عَينَيَmy two eyes لِلحَدَثِfor the calamity الجَليلِgrievous
عَينَيَ لِلحَدَثِ الجَليلِ
جوداpour forth, both of you بِأَربَعَةٍwith streams هُمولِflowing freely
جودا بِأَربَعَةٍ هُمولِ
My two eyes, for this grievous calamity,
My eyes for the momentous event
Pour forth freely flowing streams.
Overflowing with four rivers
جوداpour forth, both of you بِدَمعٍwith tears إِنَّهُindeed it
جودا بِدَمعٍ إِنَّهُ
يَشفيheals الفُؤادَthe heart مِنَfrom الغَليلِburning anguish
يَشفي الفُؤادَ مِنَ الغَليلِ
Pour forth tears, for they
Overflowing with tears, for they
Relieve the heart of burning anguish.
Heal the heart from anguish
لِلَهِto God, expressing admiration قَبرٌa grave ضُمِّنَتwere enclosed
لِلَهِ قَبرٌ ضُمِّنَت
فيهِwithin it عِظامُthe bones اِبنِson of الطَويلِal-Tawil (the tall one)
فيهِ عِظامُ اِبنِ الطَويلِ
What a grave, by God, in which were laid
To God belongs a grave wherein
The bones of Ibn al-Tawil!
Lay the bones of the Tall One
ماذاhow much تَضَمَّنَit contained إِذwhen ثَوىhe lay at rest
ماذا تَضَمَّنَ إِذ ثَوى
فيهِwithin it مِنَof اللُبِّwisdom الأَصيلِnoble
فيهِ مِنَ اللُبِّ الأَصيلِ
How much it held, when he lay
What did it contain when he rested
Within it, of noble wisdom!
In it but noble essence?
قَدindeed كُنتُI used to آويseek refuge مِنthrough هَواaffection
قَد كُنتُ آوي مِن هَوا
كَyour إِلىto ذَرىthe shelter of كَهفٍa cave ظَليلِshady
كَ إِلى ذَرى كَهفٍ ظَليلِ
I used to find refuge through your affection,
I used to take refuge from love
In the shelter of a shady cave.
As to the shade of a cool cave
أَصبَحتُI have become بَعدَكَafter you واحِداًalone
أَصبَحتُ بَعدَكَ واحِداً
فَرداًsolitary بِمَدرَجَةِin the path of السُيولِthe torrents
فَرداً بِمَدرَجَةِ السُيولِ
After you, I have been left alone,
After you I've become solitary
Solitary in the path of the torrents.
Alone on the stair of torrents
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.