قصرshortened خطويmy stride وحناand bent صعدتيmy spear-like stature
قصر خطوي وحنا صعدتي
مرورthe passage of دهرtime خائنtreacherous خابلenfeebling
مرور دهر خائن خابل
My stride was shortened and my spear-straight frame bent
My footsteps faltered as I ascended,
by the passage of treacherous, enfeebling time.
The passing of treacherous time has failed.
وصارand became كفيmy palm مألفاa familiar resting place للعصاfor the staff
وصار كفي مألفا للعصا
منfrom بعدafter حملcarrying الأسمرthe brown lance الذابلthe slender one
من بعد حمل الأسمر الذابل
And my palm became the staff's familiar resting place,
And my hand became accustomed to the staff,
after bearing the brown, slender lance.
After carrying the withered dark one.
أمشيI walk بضعفwith weakness وانحناءand with a stoop علىon
أمشي بضعف وانحناء على
عصايmy staff مشيthe gait of الصائدthe hunter الخائلthe watchful one (literally, conjecturing)
عصاي مشي الصائد الخائل
I walk, weak and stooping, leaning on
I walk with weakness and bent over,
my staff, with a watchful hunter's gait.
Like the defeated hunter’s walk with his staff.
كأننيas though I لمdid not أمشI walk يومthe day of الوغىbattle
كأنني لم أمش يوم الوغى
إلىtoward نزالcombat with البطلthe champion الباسلthe valiant
إلى نزال البطل الباسل
As though I had never walked on the day of battle
As if I did not walk on the day of battle,
to face the valiant champion in combat,
To the fight of the brave hero.
ولمand did not أشقI cleave through الجيشthe army لاnot أختشيI fear
ولم أشق الجيش لا أختشي
منof الردىdeath كالقدرlike fate النازلdescending
من الردى كالقدر النازل
nor cleaved through the army, unafraid
And I did not pierce through the army, fearing no harm,
of death, like fate descending.
Like impending fate.
فانظرso look إلىat ماwhat فعلhas done العمرlife بيto me
فانظر إلى ما فعل العمر بي
منfrom طولهits length لمdid not أحظI gain بالطائلwith anything worthwhile
من طوله لم أحظ بالطائل
So look at what life has done to me:
So look what time has done to me,
from its long span I gained nothing worthwhile.
Despite its length, I gained no advantage.
ياO حسرتاmy sorrow! إنيindeed I غداtomorrow ميتdestined to die
يا حسرتا إني غدا ميت
علىon فراشيmy bed ميتةthe death of الخاملthe obscure man
على فراشي ميتة الخامل
Alas! Tomorrow I shall die
Oh what sorrow! Tomorrow I will be dead,
on my bed, the death of an obscure man.
Lifeless on my bed, a dormant death.
هلاwhy not أتانيcame to me الموتdeath يومthe day of الوغىbattle
هلا أتاني الموت يوم الوغى
بينamid القناthe lances والأسلand the spears الناهلthe blood-drinking
بين القنا والأسل الناهل
Why did death not come to me on the day of battle,
If only death had come on the day of battle,
amid the lances and blood-drinking spears?
Between the spear and the unsheathed sword.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.