أُمَّO mother of سَلّامٍSallām أَيِثبيreward عاشِقاًa lover
أُمَّ سَلّامٍ أَيِثبي عاشِقاً
يَعلَمُknows اللَهُGod يَقيناًwith certainty رَبُّهُhis Lord
يَعلَمُ اللَهُ يَقيناً رَبُّهُ
Umm Sallām, reward a lover.
O mother of Salam, I have fallen in love
God, his Lord, knows for certain
God knows for certain that you are his Lord
أَنَّكُمthat you (plural) مِنof عَيشِهِhis life فيwithin نَفسِهِhis soul
أَنَّكُم مِن عَيشِهِ في نَفسِهِ
ياO سُلَيمىSulaymā فَاِعلَميهِso know it حَسبُهُenough for him
يا سُلَيمى فَاِعلَميهِ حَسبُهُ
That you, within his soul, are all the life
That you are his life and soul
He needs—O Sulaymā, so know this.
O Suleima, let him know this is enough
فَاِرحَميهِso have mercy on him إِنَّهُindeed he يَهذيraves بِكُمabout you (plural)
فَاِرحَميهِ إِنَّهُ يَهذي بِكُم
هائِمٌwandering in love صَبُّlovesick قَدَalready اودىperished قَلبُهُhis heart
هائِمٌ صَبُّ قَدَ اودى قَلبُهُ
So have mercy on him: he raves about you.
So have mercy on him, for he raves about you
He wanders, lovesick; his heart has perished.
Infatuated, pouring out, his heart consumed
أَنتِyou (feminine) لَوif كُنتِyou were (feminine) لَهُto him راحِمَةًmerciful
أَنتِ لَو كُنتِ لَهُ راحِمَةً
لَمnot يكَدِّرbe muddied ياO سُلَيمىSulaymā شِربُهُhis draught
لَم يكَدِّر يا سُلَيمى شِربُهُ
If you were merciful to him,
If you were kind to him
His draught would not be muddied, O Sulaymā.
Suleima, his drinking would not be bitter
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.