ياO حبَّذاhow lovely خدّcheek الحبيبthe beloved
يا حبَّذا خدّ الحبيب
فقدfor indeed أضاءhas shone شريقهits sun
فقد أضاء شريقه
O, how lovely is the beloved's cheek!
O beloved's cheek, how radiant it is
For its sun has shone.
For its dawn has brightened
إنif لمnot يكنit is فيin الحسنِbeauty نفself (first fragment of نفس)
إن لم يكن في الحسنِ نف
سself (final fragment of نفس) الروضthe garden فهوthen it is شقيقهits brother
س الروض فهو شقيقه
If, in beauty, it is not the very
If it bears not the soul of beauty
self of the garden, then it is its brother.
It is at least its brother
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.