قالتsaid الناسthe people فلانٌso-and-so قدindeed غداhas become
قالت الناس فلانٌ قد غدا
بعدafter مسِّthe touch of الفقرpoverty ذاpossessing مالٍwealth عريضvast
بعد مسِّ الفقر ذا مالٍ عريض
People said, “So-and-so has become
People said so-and-so became
a man of vast wealth after poverty’s touch.”
After the touch of poverty, a man of ample wealth
لاno وعليائكby your exalted rank ماnot عندِيَin my possession ماanything that
لا وعليائك ما عندِيَ ما
يدخلenters الوزنweight (also poetic meter) سوىexcept نظمthe composing of القريضpoetry
يدخل الوزن سوى نظم القريض
No, by your exalted rank, I have nothing
No, by your life, I have no wealth
that can be weighed, save the verse I compose.
That would fit the meter except for weaved verses
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.