أَراكِI see you ياO هِندُHind فيin مُباعَدَتيkeeping me at a distance
أَراكِ يا هِندُ في مُباعَدَتي
مُعتَلَّةًmaking excuses ليto me لِتَقطَعيso that you sever سَبَبيmy bond
مُعتَلَّةً لي لِتَقطَعي سَبَبي
I see you, O Hind, in keeping me at a distance,
I see you, O Hind, distancing yourself from me
making excuses to me to sever my bond.
Weakening our bond to sever my hopes
هِندُHind أَطاعَتheeded بِيَabout me الوُشاةَthe slanderers فَقَدand so, indeed
هِندُ أَطاعَت بِيَ الوُشاةَ فَقَد
أَمسَتhas become تَرانيsees me كَعُرَّةِlike a sore الجَرِبِof one with mange
أَمسَت تَراني كَعُرَّةِ الجَرِبِ
Hind has heeded the slanderers about me, and so
Hind has obeyed the slanderers against me
she now sees me as a sore on one with mange.
Now you see me like a mangy dog
ياO هِندُHind لاdo not تَبخَليbe stingy بِنائِلِكُمwith your bounty
يا هِندُ لا تَبخَلي بِنائِلِكُم
عَنّاfrom us فَلَمfor … not أَقضِI have satisfied مِنكُمُfrom you أَرَبيmy desire
عَنّا فَلَم أَقضِ مِنكُمُ أَرَبي
O Hind, do not withhold your bounty
O Hind, do not deny us your gifts
from us, for I have not yet obtained from you what I desire.
For I have not had my fill of you
ياO بِنتَdaughter of خَيرِthe best of المُلوكِkings مَأثُرَةًin noble deeds
يا بِنتَ خَيرِ المُلوكِ مَأثُرَةً
لينيbe gentle لِذيto one with حاجَةٍa need وَمُرتَقَبِand something hoped for
ليني لِذي حاجَةٍ وَمُرتَقَبِ
O daughter of the best of kings in noble deeds,
O daughter of the best of kings, noble lady
be gentle to one with a need and a hope.
Be gentle with one in need and waiting
وَاِقتَصِديand be moderate فيin المَلامِreproach وَاِتَّرِكيand leave aside
وَاِقتَصِدي في المَلامِ وَاِتَّرِكي
بَعضَsome of التَجَنّيunjust blame عَلَيَّagainst me وَالغَضَبِand anger
بَعضَ التَجَنّي عَلَيَّ وَالغَضَبِ
And be moderate in reproach, and leave aside
Be sparing in blame and leave off
some of your unjust blame against me and your anger.
Some of the anger and wrath against me
وَأَجِّليناand appoint for us لِوَعدِكُمfor your promise أَجَلاًa fixed time
وَأَجِّلينا لِوَعدِكُم أَجَلاً
ثُمَّthen اِصدُقيناbe truthful with us لاno خَيرَgood فيin الكَذِبِlying
ثُمَّ اِصدُقينا لا خَيرَ في الكَذِبِ
And set us a date for your promise,
Grant us a delay to your promise
then be truthful with us: there is no good in lying.
Then keep true faith, for lies have no good
قالَتshe said فَميعادُكَthen your tryst التَقَمُّرُgoing out by moonlight فيduring
قالَت فَميعادُكَ التَقَمُّرُ في
أَوَّلِthe first عَشرٍten nights خَلَونَthat have passed مِنof رَجَبِRajab
أَوَّلِ عَشرٍ خَلَونَ مِن رَجَبِ
She said, “Then your tryst is a moonlit outing during
She said: your appointment is at the new moon
the first ten nights of Rajab.”
On the first ten days past Rajab
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.