Claude 2

  1. شِيَةٌ كَأَنَّ الشَمسَ فيها أَشرَقَت

    وَأَضاءَ فيها البَدرُ عِندَ تَمامِهِ

    A steed as though the sun therein did rise

    And the full moon therein gave light likewise

  2. وَكَأَنَّهُ مِن تَحتِ راكِبِهِ رُكوبه

    ما لاحَ بَرقٌ لاحَ تَحتَ غَمامِهِ

    And as though thereunder its rider's seat

    Flashed no lightning flash but was bright and complete

  3. ظَهرٌ كَجَريِ الماءِ لينُ رُكوبِهِ

    في حالَتي إِتعابِهِ وَجَمامِهِ

    A back smooth-running as running water, bearing

    His weight and the packsaddle and trappings spare.

  4. سَفِهَت يَداهُ عَلى الثَرى فَتَلاعَبَت

    في جَريِهِ بِسُهولِهِ وَإِكامِهِ

    His forearms on the sandy soil did win

    At the gallop, in the plaintext and on the hill.

  5. عَن حافِرٍ كَالصَخرِ إِلّا أَنَّهُ

    أَقوى وَأَصلَبُ مِنهُ في اِستِحكامِهِ

    By hooves as of rock, save that they surpassed

    Rock itself for strength and for fixedness fast.

  6. ما الخَيزُرانُ إِذا اِنثَنَت أَعطافُهُ

    في لينِ مَعطِفِهِ وَلينِ عِظامِهِ

    When the wild cows bend, what are the khazran-canes

    To the gentle curves of its ribs and bones.

  7. عُنُقٌ يَطولُ بِها فُضولَ عِنانِهِ

    وَمُحَزَّمٌ يَغتالُ فَضلَ حِزامِهِ

    A neck Fate-watered, long, whereby he takes

    The whole of the thrown rein, and half the stakes.

  8. وَكَأَنَّهُ بِالريحِ مُنتَعِلٌ وَما

    جَريُ الرِياحِ كَجَريِهِ وَدَوامِهِ

    And as though thereon, with the winds allied,

    He continued running and ceased not to stride.

  9. أَخَذَ المَحاسِنَ آمِناً مِن عَيبِهِ

    وَحَوى الكَمالَ مُبَرّأً مِن ذامِهِ

    He assumed all beauty, perfection entire,

    And was quit of all reproach and all blame.