حَيِّياgreet, you two أَثلَةَAthla إِذwhen جَدَّgrew urgent رَواحdeparture
حَيِّيا أَثلَةَ إِذ جَدَّ رَواح
وَسَلاهاand ask her, you two هَلis there لِعانٍfor a captive مِنany سَراحrelease
وَسَلاها هَل لِعانٍ مِن سَراح
You two, greet Athla as departure grows urgent,
Greetings to Athalah when she hurried at dawn
And ask her: is there any release for a captive?
And bid it farewell, "Is there no respite for grief?"
هَلis there لِمَتبولٍfor one love-stricken بِهاby her مُستَقبَلٌa future
هَل لِمَتبولٍ بِها مُستَقبَلٌ
دَنَفِailing القَلبِin heart عَميدٍdeeply love-stricken غَيرِnot صاحsober
دَنَفِ القَلبِ عَميدٍ غَيرِ صاح
Is there a future for one love-stricken by her,
"Is there no future for the lovesick one in it?"
Sick at heart, sorely stricken, not sober?
The heart throbs except for the cry of agony.
كانَhe was وَالوُدَّalong with the love الَّذيwhich يَشكوhe laments بِهاbecause of her
كانَ وَالوُدَّ الَّذي يَشكو بِها
كَمَريقِlike one pouring out الماءِwater فيonto الأَرضِthe ground الشَحاحhard and barren
كَمَريقِ الماءِ في الأَرضِ الشَحاح
He, with the love he laments because of her, was
It was the love that laments through her
Like one pouring water onto hard, barren ground.
Like the flow of water in arid land.
أَيُّهاO you السائِلُناwho ask us عَنabout حُبِّهاlove for her
أَيُّها السائِلُنا عَن حُبِّها
تُكثِرُyou multiply المَنطِقَspeech فيin غَيرِabsence of اِتِّضاحclarity
تُكثِرُ المَنطِقَ في غَيرِ اِتِّضاح
O you who ask us about love for her,
O you who asked about our love for her
You speak at length without clarity.
You speak much without clarification.
خُلِقَتwas created ذِكرَتُهاremembering her مِنfrom شيمَتيmy nature
خُلِقَت ذِكرَتُها مِن شيمَتي
ماas long as أَضاءَilluminates الأَرضَthe earth تَبليجُthe first light الصَباحof dawn
ما أَضاءَ الأَرضَ تَبليجُ الصَباح
Remembering her was made part of my nature,
The memory of her was created from my nature
As long as dawn's first light illuminates the earth.
Not since the dawn illuminated the earth.
ماnot لَهاfor her عِندِيَwith me مِنany هَجرٍestrangement وَلاnor
ما لَها عِندِيَ مِن هَجرٍ وَلا
سِرُّهاher secret عِندِيَin my keeping بِالفاشيpublicly divulged المُباحfreely disclosed
سِرُّها عِندِيَ بِالفاشي المُباح
I do not forsake her, nor
She has no estrangement or secrecy with me
Is her secret in my keeping divulged and laid bare.
Her secret is open with me.
تَسأَلُshe asks for الوُدَّaffection وَوَدَّتand she wished أَنَّنيthat I
تَسأَلُ الوُدَّ وَوَدَّت أَنَّني
بَينَamid أَسيافِswords الأَعاديof enemies وَالرِماحand spears
بَينَ أَسيافِ الأَعادي وَالرِماح
She asks for affection, yet has wished that I were
You ask of love while I loved that
Amid enemies' swords and spears.
I am between the swords of enemies and spears.
قادَتِled العَينُthe eye إِلَيهاto her قَلبَهُhis heart
قادَتِ العَينُ إِلَيها قَلبَهُ
عَقِبَafter التَشريقِthe festival prayer مِنon يَومِthe day الأَضاحof sacrifices
عَقِبَ التَشريقِ مِن يَومِ الأَضاح
The eye led his heart to her,
My heart followed my eyes leading to her
After the festival prayer on the Day of Sacrifice.
After sunrise from the day of sacrifice.
نَظرَةٌa glance بِالعَينِwith the eye أَدَّتbrought on سَقَماًsickness
نَظرَةٌ بِالعَينِ أَدَّت سَقَماً
نَظرَةٌa glance يَوماًone day وَصَحبيwhile my companions بِالصِفاحat al-Sifah
نَظرَةٌ يَوماً وَصَحبي بِالصِفاح
A glance of the eye brought on sickness,
A glance of the eye caused sickness
A glance one day, while my companions were at al-Sifah.
A glance one day while my friend looked on.
أَحدَثَتit caused رَدعاًa setback وَرَجعاًand a relapse بَعدَماafter
أَحدَثَت رَدعاً وَرَجعاً بَعدَما
طَمِعَhoped العائِدُthe sickbed visitor مِنّاamong us بِالسَراحfor release
طَمِعَ العائِدُ مِنّا بِالسَراح
It caused a setback and a relapse, after
It caused refusal and return after
The sickbed visitor among us had hoped for release.
The returning one hoped to be released from me.
وَشَكَوتُand I complained الحُبَّof love مِنهاbecause of her صادِقاًtruthfully
وَشَكَوتُ الحُبَّ مِنها صادِقاً
لَيلَةَon the night المَأزِمِat al-Ma'zim فيin قَولٍspeech صُراحfrank
لَيلَةَ المَأزِمِ في قَولٍ صُراح
And I truthfully complained of my love for her,
I complained of love sincerely from her
On the night at al-Ma'zim, in frank words,
The night of affliction in candid words.
واقِفَholding still البِرذَونِthe non-Arabian riding horse أُخفيI conceal مَنطِقيmy speech
واقِفَ البِرذَونِ أُخفي مَنطِقي
مُظهِراًmaking known عُذرِيَmy excuse فيwith غَيرِno نَجاحsuccess
مُظهِراً عُذرِيَ في غَيرِ نَجاح
With my riding horse halted, I concealed my speech,
Standing, I hid my speech in the cloak
Making my excuse known, but without success.
Pretending unsuccessfully to excuse myself.
لَنwill not تَقودينِيَyou lead me بِالهَجرِby estrangement وَلَنand will not
لَن تَقودينِيَ بِالهَجرِ وَلَن
تُدرِكيyou win وُدّيmy love بِجَدٍّby severance وَاِطِّراحand rejection
تُدرِكي وُدّي بِجَدٍّ وَاِطِّراح
You will not lead me by forsaking me, nor
You will not lead me to abandonment, and you will not
Win my love by cutting me off and casting me aside.
Attain my love with effort and exertion.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.