ترىyou see النجمَthe star مكحولاًlined with kohl بمَيلِwith the kohl-stick of سُهادِهhis sleeplessness
ترى النجمَ مكحولاً بمَيلِ سُهادِه
نعمyes وأُعيرَand was lent البرقُlightning خفْقَthe beating of فؤادِهِhis heart
نعم وأُعيرَ البرقُ خفْقَ فؤادِهِ
You see the star kohled with the kohl-stick of his sleeplessness.
The star appears intoxicated, leaning in its place of rest
Yes, and lightning was lent the beating of his heart.
Yes, and lightning loans the fluttering of its heart
كذاكlikewise علىupon عينيهِhis two eyes عهدَهُhis pledge مدمعٍa tear duct
كذاك على عينيهِ عهدَهُ مدمعٍ
يعلِّمُteaches دمعَthe tears of الغيثِrain سحّthe pouring of عِهادِهits showers
يعلِّمُ دمعَ الغيثِ سحّ عِهادِه
Likewise, upon his eyes rests his pledge—a wellspring of tears,
Just so, pledged to his eyes are tears
teaching the tears of rain the outpouring of its showers.
Teaching the rain’s tears the flowing of its clouds
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.