كُرُونَاCorona تَهادَتْcame swaying مِنْfrom جِماحِthe wild rush of القَوارِعِcalamities
كُرُونَا تَهادَتْ مِنْ جِماحِ القَوارِعِ
وضَجَّand roared صَداهاher echo بالدُّنَىthrough the worlds كالزَوابِعِlike whirlwinds
وضَجَّ صَداها بالدُّنَى كالزَوابِعِ
Corona came swaying out of the wild rush of calamities,
Corona raged from the wings of disasters,
And her echo roared through the worlds like whirlwinds.
Its echo roared in the world like hurricanes.
تَضُرُّshe does harm بِصَفوٍto serenity يَتعَبُgrows weary العيشُlife دونَهُwithout it
تَضُرُّ بِصَفوٍ يَتعَبُ العيشُ دونَهُ
وجُلُّand most of مُباحٍwhat is permitted يَستَويbecomes equal كالمَوانِعِlike prohibitions
وجُلُّ مُباحٍ يَستَوي كالمَوانِعِ
She mars the serenity without which life is wearisome,
It harms the serenity that life strives for,
And most of what is permitted becomes like what is forbidden.
And most pleasures become like prohibitions.
تُقَطِّعُshe severs وَصْلاًa bond كانwas بالوُدِّthrough affection قائِماًstanding
تُقَطِّعُ وَصْلاً كان بالوُدِّ قائِماً
وماand not كانwas وَصْلٌa bond يُفتَدَیis redeemed بالقَواطِعِby severing things
وما كان وَصْلٌ يُفتَدَی بالقَواطِعِ
She severs a bond that affection had sustained,
It severs a connection that was built on love,
And no bond was ever redeemed by what severs it.
No connection can be redeemed by obstacles.
تَحيَّرتُI was perplexed ضِمْنًاinwardly فيabout ابْنةِthe daughter of الصينِChina هلwhether بِهاin her
تَحيَّرتُ ضِمْنًا في ابْنةِ الصينِ هل بِها
دَسِيسَةُthe intrigue of أُنثَىa female أوor ذُكورَةُthe masculinity of خادِعِa deceiver؟
دَسِيسَةُ أُنثَى أو ذُكورَةُ خادِعِ؟
I wondered inwardly about China's daughter: does she harbor
I was confused about the daughter of China - is she
A female's intrigue, or a deceiver's masculinity?
A female conspiracy or a deceitful male?
إلیuntil أَنْthat أتَیcame مِنْfrom عندِthe place of باريسَParis هاتفٌa voice
إلی أَنْ أتَی مِنْ عندِ باريسَ هاتفٌ
بأنَّكِsaying that you – إسماًas a name مِنْamong رِقاقِdelicate المَطالِعِbeginnings
بأنَّكِ – إسماً مِنْ رِقاقِ المَطالِعِ
Until a voice came from Paris,
Until a phone call came from Paris
Saying that you, as a name, are of delicate beginnings.
That you - a name from the horizons of expectations
فلاso not أنتِyou مِمَّنamong those who يُمنَعُis prevented الضُّرَharm دُونَهُbefore him
فلا أنتِ مِمَّن يُمنَعُ الضُّرَ دُونَهُ
ولاand not أنتِyou مِمَّنْamong those who يُتَّقىis guarded against بالذَّرائِعِby expedients
ولا أنتِ مِمَّنْ يُتَّقى بالذَّرائِعِ
For you are not one before whom harm can be held back,
So you are not one whose harm is prevented,
Nor one who can be warded off by expedients.
Nor are you one who is avoided with excuses.
أَكُنْتِwere you جوادًاa steed قدalready أُميطَwas removed لِجامَهُits bridle
أَكُنْتِ جوادًا قد أُميطَ لِجامَهُ
فَأفلَتَso it broke loose مُهتاجاًraging بِتلكَin those المَرابِعِpastures؟
فَأفلَتَ مُهتاجاً بِتلكَ المَرابِعِ؟
Were you a steed whose bridle had been removed,
Were you a generous horse whose bridle was removed,
And so broke loose, raging in those pastures?
So it escaped, raging through those plains?
يَدُوسُit tramples بنَفْسٍupon a soul يَأخُذُit takes العُمْرَthe lifespan دُونَهاaway from it
يَدُوسُ بنَفْسٍ يَأخُذُ العُمْرَ دُونَها
فَتَذهَبُso it vanishes أَدراجَdown the paths of الضَنَىwasting illness والمَواجِعِand pains
فَتَذهَبُ أَدراجَ الضَنَى والمَواجِعِ
It tramples a soul, snatching its life away,
It tramples a self that takes life away,
So it vanishes down the paths of wasting illness and pain.
So the circles of grief and pain disappear.
رُوَيدَكِtake your time مَهلاًgently ياO ابْنَةَdaughter of الصِّيْتِrenown إننيindeed I
رُوَيدَكِ مَهلاً يا ابْنَةَ الصِّيْتِ إنني
أَظُنُّكِI think you وَلْهَىlove-mad تَنْتَشِيyou grow intoxicated بِالزَعازِعِby upheavals
أَظُنُّكِ وَلْهَى تَنْتَشِي بِالزَعازِعِ
Slowly, gently, O daughter of renown; indeed I
Slow down, daughter of ill-repute, I think
Think you are love-mad, intoxicated by upheavals.
You are a delirium that spreads with tremors.
رُوَيدَكِtake your time بَطْشاًin violence كَمhow many فَتَكْتِyou have dealt death بِأنفُسٍto souls
رُوَيدَكِ بَطْشاً كَم فَتَكْتِ بِأنفُسٍ
ضِعَافٍweak وَلَمَّاand not yet تكتفيyou are satisfied وتمانعيand you hold back
ضِعَافٍ وَلَمَّا تكتفي وتمانعي
Ease your violence—how many souls you have slain,
Slow your tyranny, how many weak souls have you destroyed,
Weak ones—yet you have still not had enough or held back.
Without being satisfied, without becoming decent?
تَباعَدَdistanced themselves أقوامٌpeoples يُريدونَthey seek عُزلَةًisolation
تَباعَدَ أقوامٌ يُريدونَ عُزلَةً
أَكَانَwas it لِزاماًnecessary أنthat تَلِيyou follow وتُتَابِعيand you pursue
أَكَانَ لِزاماً أن تَلِي وتُتَابِعي
People distanced themselves, seeking isolation;
Some people distanced themselves wanting isolation,
Was it necessary for you to follow and keep pursuing?
Was it necessary for you to follow and chase them?
إلىto أينwhere أمضيI go والشُّكُوكُwhile doubts تَلُفُّنيenvelop me؟
إلى أين أمضي والشُّكُوكُ تَلُفُّني؟
وكانَand was يَقينِيmy certainty قَبْلَbefore ذلكَthat تابِعيmy follower
وكانَ يَقينِي قَبْلَ ذلكَ تابِعي
Where shall I go while doubts envelop me?
Where can I go when doubts wrap around me?
And before that, my certainty was my follower.
My certainty before was following you.
وبِتناand we became رِجالاًmen نَستُرُwe cover الوَجهَthe face خِيفَةًout of fear
وبِتنا رِجالاً نَستُرُ الوَجهَ خِيفَةً
وماand not كانwas عَهدٌfamiliarity بالرجالِamong men البراقعِface veils
وما كان عَهدٌ بالرجالِ البراقعِ
And we men came to cover our faces out of fear,
And we became men who cover their faces in fear,
And face veils had never been customary among men.
Never accustomed were men to wear face veils.
وصِرناand we became أُناساًpeople نأخذُwe adopt العزلَisolation مَنهجاًas a way of life
وصِرنا أُناساً نأخذُ العزلَ مَنهجاً
وعيدانَand sticks وَخزٍfor pricking فيin الأنوفِthe noses الخَواضِعِsubmissive
وعيدانَ وَخزٍ في الأنوفِ الخَواضِعِ
And we became people who adopt isolation as a way of life,
And we became people who take isolation as a method,
And pricking sticks in submissive noses.
With discipline and control over submissive nostrils.
أَخذتِyou have adopted رِضاعَsuckling الداءِdisease طَبعاًas a nature وعادَةًand a habit
أَخذتِ رِضاعَ الداءِ طَبعاً وعادَةً
وتَنْأَيْنَand you keep away دَومًاalways عَنfrom فِطامِthe weaning of المَراضِعِwet nurses
وتَنْأَيْنَ دَومًا عَن فِطامِ المَراضِعِ
You have made suckling disease your nature and habit,
You have taken the suckling of disease naturally,
And always shun the wet nurses' weaning.
And you always avoid weaning from the wet nurses.
فليتكِso, if only you كالماضيlike the past إذاwhen زالَhas ceased فِعْلُهُits action
فليتكِ كالماضي إذا زالَ فِعْلُهُ
وكالفِعلِand like a verb مَرفوعاraised (in the indicative) هناhere كالمُضَارِعِlike the present-tense verb
وكالفِعلِ مَرفوعا هنا كالمُضَارِعِ
If only you were like the past, once its action has ceased,
If only you were like the past, gone when its deeds pass,
And were 'raised' here, like a present-tense verb.
And like the verb, praising it, yet present continuous.
أماis there not لَكِfor you غيرُother than الضُرِّharm طَبعاًas a nature وغايَةًand an aim،
أما لَكِ غيرُ الضُرِّ طَبعاً وغايَةً،
وعهديand my experience بِأَهلِof the people of الصينِChina كُثْرُabundant المَنافِعِbenefits
وعهدي بِأَهلِ الصينِ كُثْرُ المَنافِعِ
Have you no nature or aim other than harm,
Don't you have anything but harm inherently?
Yet I have known China's people for their many benefits.
And my covenant with the Chinese is abundant benefits.
لعلَّperhaps زَماناًan age تَذهَبينَyou will depart بِرَكبِهِwith its caravan
لعلَّ زَماناً تَذهَبينَ بِرَكبِهِ
وتُمسِينَand you will become ذِكْرَىa memory فيin العُيُونِthe eyes الدَوامِعِweeping
وتُمسِينَ ذِكْرَى في العُيُونِ الدَوامِعِ
Perhaps you will depart with the caravan of some age,
Perhaps time will take you in its caravan,
And become a memory in weeping eyes.
And you will become a memory in shining eyes.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.