خانهbetrayed him الحظfortune بأهلin kin وحمىand shelter
خانه الحظ بأهل وحمى
فانبرىso he set out يسعىstriving فقيراًpoor معدماdestitute
فانبرى يسعى فقيراً معدما
Fortune betrayed him in kin and shelter.
The house of fortune shelters those with kin and hearth
So he set out striving, poor and destitute.
So the destitute poor arose seeking, with nothing to his name
بائسٌwretched لكنهbut he ذوpossessed of شممproud dignity
بائسٌ لكنه ذو شمم
ربmany a بؤسٍhardship لاnot ينافيcontradicts الشمماproud dignity
رب بؤسٍ لا ينافي الشمما
Wretched, yet possessed of proud dignity:
Wretched yet possessing dignity
many a hardship does not contradict pride.
Lord of misery yet his dignity intact
راحَhe went on يشقىtoiling عاملاًas a worker لاnot سائلاًbegging
راحَ يشقى عاملاً لا سائلاً
غيرother than باريهhis Maker يليهbestows on him كرماgenerosity
غير باريه يليه كرما
He went on toiling as a worker, asking no one
He toiled not begging, only working
but his Maker to bestow kindness upon him.
With none but his Creator to turn to
كدhe toiled فيin الدنياthe world ولمand did not يبرحcease بهupon him
كد في الدنيا ولم يبرح به
كدهhis toil حتىuntil رماهstruck him down فارتمىso he collapsed
كده حتى رماه فارتمى
He toiled in this world, and it never stopped afflicting him—
He struggled in life and did not stop
his toil—until it felled him and he collapsed.
Struggling until he collapsed and fell
اجهدhe exhausted الجسمthe body ولماand when ضارهit harmed him
اجهد الجسم ولما ضاره
نشبlodged السلtuberculosis بهin him مستحكماfirmly entrenched
نشب السل به مستحكما
He exhausted his body, and when this harmed him,
He exhausted his body and when harm befell him
tuberculosis lodged in him, taking firm hold,
Consumption took hold, established within
عائثاًravaging فيin صدرهhis chest يأكلfeeding منon
عائثاً في صدره يأكل من
رئتيهhis two lungs شرهاravenously ملتهماdevouring
رئتيه شرها ملتهما
ravaging his chest, feeding on
Ravaging his chest, consuming his lungs
his two lungs, ravenously devouring them.
Voraciously devouring them
دقhe grew thin كالطيفlike a phantom هزالاًthrough wasting فإذاand whenever
دق كالطيف هزالاً فإذا
مرتpassed الريحthe wind عليهover him جثماhe crouched
مرت الريح عليه جثما
Wasting thinned him to a phantom; whenever
Emaciated like a specter, the slightest wind
the wind swept over him, he crouched.
Made him crouch down limp
وذويand withered وردthe roses محياهُhis face فصاand became (word continued)
وذوي ورد محياهُ فصا
رًcompletion of 'became' بهاراًyellow blossoms ماnot علاهtinged it عندماcrimson dye
رً بهاراً ما علاه عندما
The roses of his face withered, becoming
And death visited his life so he became
yellow blossoms untouched by crimson dye.
A lifeless body, though once exalted when living
واستقرتand settled روحهhis soul فيin مقلتيهhis two eyes
واستقرت روحه في مقلتيه
فلاحتso it shone قبساًan ember مضطرماblazing
فلاحت قبساً مضطرما
And his soul settled in his eyes,
And his soul settled into the hollows of his eyes
then shone like a blazing ember.
Shining like an inflamed ember
قبسٌan ember فيin ناظريهhis eyes وهوand he لاnot
قبسٌ في ناظريه وهو لا
يبصرsees الأيامthe days إلاexcept ظلماdarkness
يبصر الأيام إلا ظلما
An ember in his eyes, yet he cannot
An ember in his eyes though he could not
see the days as anything but darkness.
See anything but darkness
ووهتand weakened اعصابهhis nerves حتىuntil بداhe appeared
ووهت اعصابه حتى بدا
وهوand he فيat العشرينtwenty شيخاًan old man هرماdecrepit
وهو في العشرين شيخاً هرما
And his nerves weakened until he appeared,
His nerves were addled until he seemed
though twenty years old, a decrepit old man.
An old decrepit man in his twenties
خائراًfeeble إِنif همَّhe resolved بالأمرon a task خطاhe stepped
خائراً إِن همَّ بالأمر خطا
خطوةًa step ثمthen يهيhe weakens محرنحيماhuddled up (unclear form)
خطوةً ثم يهي محرنحيما
Feeble, whenever he meant to act, he took
Faltering when he tried to walk
one step, then drooped, huddled up [last word unclear].
Stumbling at every step
لاnot تراهyou see him هائجاًagitated مشتكياًcomplaining
لا تراه هائجاً مشتكياً
بلrather تراهyou see him هادئاًcalm مكتتماkeeping silent
بل تراه هادئاً مكتتما
You do not see him agitated or complaining;
You would not see him raging and complaining
rather, you see him quiet, keeping his pain within.
But calm and restrained
يتلاشىhe fades away نفساًa breath فيin نفسٍa breath
يتلاشى نفساً في نفسٍ
طاوياًhiding فيin كلevery عضوlimb الماpain
طاوياً في كل عضو الما
He fades away, breath by breath,
His soul withering within his body
hiding pain in every limb.
Bearing anguish in every limb
راثياًmourning عهدthe days صباهhis youth منشداًreciting
راثياً عهد صباه منشداً
جادكmay it bless you الغيثthe rain إذاwhen الغيثthe rain همىpours down
جادك الغيث إذا الغيث همى
Mourning the days of his youth, he recites:
Grieving for his youth, singing
“May rain bless you when the rain pours down.”
Your rain clouds promised rain when they gathered
والصباand youth محتضرٌdying ينشدهsings to him
والصبا محتضرٌ ينشده
لمdid not يبكيhe weeps (apparently corrupt) وصلكunion with you لاnot (apparently corrupt) حلماa dream
لم يبكي وصلك لا حلما
And youth, dying, sings to him:
His youth on its deathbed, he sings to it
“Union with you was nothing but a dream” [apparent reading; text corrupt].
He did not cry for your union, not even in a dream
كلماwhenever نحنحhe clears his throat عنfrom اوجاعهhis pains
كلما نحنح عن اوجاعه
ارسلhe sends out الاناتthe groans منfrom فيهhis mouth ذمماreproaches
ارسل الانات من فيه ذمما
Whenever he clears his throat from pain,
Whenever he moaned from his pains
he sends groans from his mouth in reproach.
He would choke back his groans
حائراًbewildered يبحثhe searches عنfor امالهhis hopes
حائراً يبحث عن اماله
فيرىso he finds النفسthe soul استحالتhas turned into سأماweariness
فيرى النفس استحالت سأما
Bewildered, he searches for his hopes,
Lost, searching for his hopes
and finds his soul turned to weariness.
He sees his soul has turned to loathing
وهوand he لولاwere it not for النفسthe breath الباقيremaining لماwould not
وهو لولا النفس الباقي لما
طهunclear verb; apparently 'deem him' الرائيthe onlooker سوىother than احدىone of الدمىthe dolls
طه الرائي سوى احدى الدمى
And, but for his remaining breath, he would not
And were it not for the soul within him
be seen by the onlooker as anything but a doll [verb unclear].
The beholder would see just an inanimate body
اطبقclosed in الداءthe illness عليهupon him فهوىso he fell
اطبق الداء عليه فهوى
طالباًseeking فيin قبرهhis grave معتصماa refuge
طالباً في قبره معتصما
Disease closed in upon him, and he fell,
The disease overwhelmed him and he fell
seeking a refuge in his grave.
Seeking refuge in his grave, sheltered
ينكرhe resents الساجعthe songbird انthat يسجعit sings فيin
ينكر الساجع ان يسجع في
ايكهits grove والفجرand the dawn انthat يبتسماit smiles
ايكه والفجر ان يبتسما
He resents the songbird for singing in
He refuses to weep in his misery
its grove, and the dawn for smiling.
And dawn refuses to smile
ينكرhe resents الليلthe night إذاwhen الليلthe night جلاunveiled
ينكر الليل إذا الليل جلا
قمراًa moon فيin جوهits sky اوor انجماstars
قمراً في جوه او انجما
He resents the night when the night unveils
He denies the night when night falls
a moon in its sky, or stars.
The moon in its expanse or any stars
ينكرhe rejects الدنياthe world كماjust as انكرهrejected him
ينكر الدنيا كما انكره
اهلهاits people واعتزلوهand shunned him مسقماsick
اهلها واعتزلوه مسقما
He rejects the world, just as he was rejected
He denies the world as it denied him
by its people, who shunned him in his sickness.
His people shunned him, sickened
منعواthey withheld عنهfrom him الحمىshelter حتىuntil غدتbecame
منعوا عنه الحمى حتى غدت
ساحةthe courtyard الدارof the house عليهto him حرماforbidden ground
ساحة الدار عليه حرما
They denied him shelter, until
They denied him shelter until
the house's courtyard became forbidden ground to him.
His home became forbidden to him
ويحهalas for him اينwhere يدانيhe draws near مضجعاًa bed
ويحه اين يداني مضجعاً
ويحهalas for him اينwhere يلاقيhe finds مطعماa meal
ويحه اين يلاقي مطعما
Alas for him! Where can he reach a bed?
Woe! Where can he find a place to rest?
Alas for him! Where can he find a meal?
Woe! Where can he find a meal?
ليتهif only he were طيرٌa bird فيأويso he shelters in وكنةًa nest
ليته طيرٌ فيأوي وكنةً
ليتهif only he were عيرan ass يسفgrazes on الحمحماhamham herbage
ليته عير يسف الحمحما
If only he were a bird, to find refuge in a nest!
If only he were a bird that inhabited a nest
If only he were an ass, grazing on hamham herbage!
If only he were a wild donkey that brays
ليتهif only he ماnot كانexisted فالكائنfor one who exists فيذin this (fragment)
ليته ما كان فالكائن فيذ
حالهhis condition خيرٌbetter لهfor him لوif عدماhe ceased to exist
حاله خيرٌ له لو عدما
If only he had never existed! For anyone in this
If only he did not exist, for existing
condition would be better off ceasing to exist.
In this state is better for him than nothingness
ايهاO الناسpeople اخاكمyour brother فابوهfor his father
ايها الناس اخاكم فابوه
ابوكمyour father لوif سألتمyou asked أدماAdam
ابوكم لو سألتم أدما
O people, care for your brother! For his father
O people! He is your brother and his father
is your father, if you were to ask Adam.
Is your father, if you consider Adam
إنindeed منwhoever يرحمshows mercy فيon الأرضthe earth اخاًa brother
إن من يرحم في الأرض اخاً
بائساًwretched يرحمهshows him mercy منthe One who فيin السماheaven
بائساً يرحمه من في السما
Indeed, whoever on earth shows mercy to a brother
Whoever shows mercy on earth to a
in misery will receive mercy from the One in heaven.
Wretched brother will find mercy in heaven
لكمfor you الدنياthe world مشاعٌshared in common ولهand for him
لكم الدنيا مشاعٌ وله
فاتركواso leave منهاof it لهfor him مقتسماa share
فاتركوا منها له مقتسما
The world is yours in common, and his too;
The world is shared among you all
so leave him a share of it.
So leave him some small portion
راثياًmourning عهدthe days صباهhis youth منشداًreciting
راثياً عهد صباه منشداً
جادكmay it bless you الغيثthe rain إذاwhen الغيثthe rain همىpours down
جادك الغيث إذا الغيث همى
Mourning the days of his youth, he recites:
Grieving for his youth, singing
“May rain bless you when the rain pours down.”
Your rain clouds promised rain when they gathered
والصباand youth محتضرٌdying ينشدهsings to him
والصبا محتضرٌ ينشده
لمdid not يبكيhe weeps (apparently corrupt) وصلكunion with you لاnot (apparently corrupt) حلماa dream
لم يبكي وصلك لا حلما
And youth, dying, sings to him:
His youth on its deathbed, he sings to it
“Union with you was nothing but a dream” [apparent reading; text corrupt].
He did not cry for your union, not even in a dream
كلماwhenever نحنحhe clears his throat عنfrom اوجاعهhis pains
كلما نحنح عن اوجاعه
ارسلhe sends out الاناتthe groans منfrom فيهhis mouth ذمماreproaches
ارسل الانات من فيه ذمما
Whenever he clears his throat from pain,
Whenever he moaned from his pains
he sends groans from his mouth in reproach.
He would choke back his groans
حائراًbewildered يبحثhe searches عنfor امالهhis hopes
حائراً يبحث عن اماله
فيرىso he finds النفسthe soul استحالتhas turned into سأماweariness
فيرى النفس استحالت سأما
Bewildered, he searches for his hopes,
Lost, searching for his hopes
and finds his soul turned to weariness.
He sees his soul has turned to loathing
وهوand he لولاwere it not for النفسthe breath الباقيremaining لماwould not
وهو لولا النفس الباقي لما
طهunclear verb; apparently 'deem him' الرائيthe onlooker سوىother than احدىone of الدمىthe dolls
طه الرائي سوى احدى الدمى
And, but for his remaining breath, he would not
And were it not for the soul within him
be seen by the onlooker as anything but a doll [verb unclear].
The beholder would see just an inanimate body
اطبقclosed in الداءthe illness عليهupon him فهوىso he fell
اطبق الداء عليه فهوى
طالباًseeking فيin قبرهhis grave معتصماa refuge
طالباً في قبره معتصما
Disease closed in upon him, and he fell,
The disease overwhelmed him and he fell
seeking a refuge in his grave.
Seeking refuge in his grave, sheltered
ينكرhe resents الساجعthe songbird انthat يسجعit sings فيin
ينكر الساجع ان يسجع في
ايكهits grove والفجرand the dawn انthat يبتسماit smiles
ايكه والفجر ان يبتسما
He resents the songbird for singing in
He refuses to weep in his misery
its grove, and the dawn for smiling.
And dawn refuses to smile
ينكرhe resents الليلthe night إذاwhen الليلthe night جلاunveiled
ينكر الليل إذا الليل جلا
قمراًa moon فيin جوهits sky اوor انجماstars
قمراً في جوه او انجما
He resents the night when the night unveils
He denies the night when night falls
a moon in its sky, or stars.
The moon in its expanse or any stars
ينكرhe rejects الدنياthe world كماjust as انكرهrejected him
ينكر الدنيا كما انكره
اهلهاits people واعتزلوهand shunned him مسقماsick
اهلها واعتزلوه مسقما
He rejects the world, just as he was rejected
He denies the world as it denied him
by its people, who shunned him in his sickness.
His people shunned him, sickened
منعواthey withheld عنهfrom him الحمىshelter حتىuntil غدتbecame
منعوا عنه الحمى حتى غدت
ساحةthe courtyard الدارof the house عليهto him حرماforbidden ground
ساحة الدار عليه حرما
They denied him shelter, until
They denied him shelter until
the house's courtyard became forbidden ground to him.
His home became forbidden to him
ويحهalas for him اينwhere يدانيhe draws near مضجعاًa bed
ويحه اين يداني مضجعاً
ويحهalas for him اينwhere يلاقيhe finds مطعماa meal
ويحه اين يلاقي مطعما
Alas for him! Where can he reach a bed?
Woe! Where can he find a place to rest?
Alas for him! Where can he find a meal?
Woe! Where can he find a meal?
ليتهif only he were طيرٌa bird فيأويso he shelters in وكنةًa nest
ليته طيرٌ فيأوي وكنةً
ليتهif only he were عيرan ass يسفgrazes on الحمحماhamham herbage
ليته عير يسف الحمحما
If only he were a bird, to find refuge in a nest!
If only he were a bird that inhabited a nest
If only he were an ass, grazing on hamham herbage!
If only he were a wild donkey that brays
ليتهif only he ماnot كانexisted فالكائنfor one who exists فيذin this (fragment)
ليته ما كان فالكائن فيذ
حالهhis condition خيرٌbetter لهfor him لوif عدماhe ceased to exist
حاله خيرٌ له لو عدما
If only he had never existed! For anyone in this
If only he did not exist, for existing
condition would be better off ceasing to exist.
In this state is better for him than nothingness
ايهاO الناسpeople اخاكمyour brother فابوهfor his father
ايها الناس اخاكم فابوه
ابوكمyour father لوif سألتمyou asked أدماAdam
ابوكم لو سألتم أدما
O people, care for your brother! For his father
O people! He is your brother and his father
is your father, if you were to ask Adam.
Is your father, if you consider Adam
إنindeed منwhoever يرحمshows mercy فيon الأرضthe earth اخاًa brother
إن من يرحم في الأرض اخاً
بائساًwretched يرحمهshows him mercy منthe One who فيin السماheaven
بائساً يرحمه من في السما
Indeed, whoever on earth shows mercy to a brother
Whoever shows mercy on earth to a
in misery will receive mercy from the One in heaven.
Wretched brother will find mercy in heaven
لكمfor you الدنياthe world مشاعٌshared in common ولهand for him
لكم الدنيا مشاعٌ وله
فاتركواso leave منهاof it لهfor him مقتسماa share
فاتركوا منها له مقتسما
The world is yours in common, and his too;
The world is shared among you all
so leave him a share of it.
So leave him some small portion
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.