وشادنٍand a young gazelle (a beautiful youth) فيin يدهِhis hand مُديةٌa knife
وشادنٍ في يدهِ مُديةٌ
جرَّدَهاhe unsheathed it للفتكfor killing منfrom غِمدهاits sheath
جرَّدَها للفتك من غِمدها
And a young gazelle had a knife in his hand;
With a sword in his hand, ready
he drew it from its sheath to kill.
He drew it from its sheath for slaughter
ماnot كانwas محتاجاًin need إلىof مِثلهاone like it
ما كان محتاجاً إلى مِثلها
ولحظهُand his glance أَقطعُsharper منthan حِدّهاits edge
ولحظهُ أَقطعُ من حِدّها
He had no need of such a knife,
He had no need for one like it
for his glance was sharper than its edge.
Yet his gaze was sharper than its blade
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.