يدافعwards off آناءthe hours of الملالةweariness وجهُهُhis face
يدافع آناء الملالة وجهُهُ
ويختدعand beguiles العينthe eye اختداعthe beguiling of الزخارفِornaments
ويختدع العين اختداع الزخارفِ
His face wards off the hours of weariness,
His face defends against the tedium of time
And beguiles the eye as ornaments do.
And deludes the eye like ornament's delusion
إذاwhen غبنتنيrobs me طرفتيmy blink منهof him نظرتيmy glimpse
إذا غبنتني طرفتي منه نظرتي
تمنَّيتُI wish for عيناًan eye جفنهاits eyelid غيرnot طارفblinking
تمنَّيتُ عيناً جفنها غير طارف
When my blink robs me of a glimpse of him,
If I turn my glance away, deceived by him
I wish for an eye whose lid never blinks.
I wish for an eye whose lid does not blink
فليتso, if only جفونthe eyelids of العاشقينlovers تغمدتhad sheathed
فليت جفون العاشقين تغمدت
عيونَهُمُtheir eyes منfrom قبلbefore جريthe course of المعارفacquaintance
عيونَهُمُ من قبل جري المعارف
So would that lovers' eyelids had sheathed
If only lovers' eyelids would close
Their eyes before acquaintance began.
Their eyes before the flow of acquaintances
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.