سَقياًa blessing of rain لِطَيفِكِfor your phantom مِنof خَيالٍa vision طارقِvisiting by night
سَقياً لِطَيفِكِ مِن خَيالٍ طارقِ
وَلّىdeparted وَحُسنُand the beauty حَديثِهِof its speech لَمnot يُسأَمِwas found tiresome
وَلّى وَحُسنُ حَديثِهِ لَم يُسأَمِ
May rain bless your phantom, a vision visiting by night.
A drink for your gentle spirit from a visiting apparition
It departed, though its lovely speech had not yet grown tiresome.
Who is gone, though the charm of his talk did not grow tiring
أَنّىhow اِهتَدَيتِyou found your way وَأَنتِthough you are غَيرُnot رَجيلَةٍa hardy walker
أَنّى اِهتَدَيتِ وَأَنتِ غَيرُ رَجيلَةٍ
لمبيتِto the night quarters شُعثٍdisheveled men كالأَسِنَّةِlike spearheads سُهَّمِgaunt
لمبيتِ شُعثٍ كالأَسِنَّةِ سُهَّمِ
How did you find your way, though you are no hardy walker,
How did you find your way when you were no pathfinder?
to the night quarters of disheveled men, gaunt as spearheads?
To a night’s camp as prickly as hedgehogs bristling
عَزَمَfirmly enjoined الأَميرُthe commander عَليهمُupon them فَمَبيتُهمso their night quarters
عَزَمَ الأَميرُ عَليهمُ فَمَبيتُهم
أَدنىthe nearest الصُفوفِthe ranks مِنto العَدوِّthe enemy المُعلِمِbearing battle insignia
أَدنى الصُفوفِ مِن العَدوِّ المُعلِمِ
The commander charged them firmly, so their night quarters
The Emir was determined against them, so their night’s camp
are in the ranks nearest the enemy bearing battle insignia.
Was closest to the ranks of the enemy in battle
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.