وَمُتَّفِقاتِand alike الشَكلِin shape مُختَلِفاتِهِdiffering in it
وَمُتَّفِقاتِ الشَكلِ مُختَلِفاتِهِ
لَبِسنَthey donned ظَلاماًdarkness بِالصَباحِwith morning light مُرَقَّعاpatched
لَبِسنَ ظَلاماً بِالصَباحِ مُرَقَّعا
And birds alike in shape, yet different in appearance,
With forms alike yet different essences,
Have donned darkness patched with morning light.
They donned obscurity in dawn's motley dress;
أَخَذنَthey took مِنَfrom الكافورِcamphor أَنفاًa nose وَمِنسَراًand a beak
أَخَذنَ مِنَ الكافورِ أَنفاً وَمِنسَراً
وَخَضَّبنَand they dyed بِالحِنّاءِwith henna كَفّاًa palm وَأَصبَعاand a finger
وَخَضَّبنَ بِالحِنّاءِ كَفّاً وَأَصبَعا
They took from camphor a nose and a beak,
With camphor shaping nose and slender waist,
And dyed palm and finger with henna.
With henna tinging palm and finger's end;
وَتَرنوand they gaze بِأَبصارٍwith eyes إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أَدَرنَهاthey turn them
وَتَرنو بِأَبصارٍ إِذا ما أَدَرنَها
جَلَونَthey revealed عَقيقاًagate لِلعُيونِto the eyes مُرَصَّعاinlaid
جَلَونَ عَقيقاً لِلعُيونِ مُرَصَّعا
And they gaze with eyes; whenever they turn them,
With glances killing, whensoe'er they turned,
They reveal to the eye an inlay of agate.
Ruby of eyes with gems they overlay lend;
تَطيرُthey fly بِأَمثالِwith the likes of الجِلامِshears كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تَطيرُ بِأَمثالِ الجِلامِ كَأَنَّها
جَنادِلُboulders تَدحوهاyou fling them ثَلاثاًthree at a time وَأَربَعاand four at a time
جَنادِلُ تَدحوها ثَلاثاً وَأَربَعا
They fly with wings like shears, as though they were
They fly, like cranes in line, as though they were
Boulders you fling in threes and fours.
Broods, in threes and fours, by ringdoves fed;
تَبوغُthey sweep بِهاwith them فيin الجَوِّthe air مِنwith غَيرِno فَترَةٍpause
تَبوغُ بِها في الجَوِّ مِن غَيرِ فَترَةٍ
كَأَنَّas though مَجاذيفاoars تَبوغُthey ply بِهاwith them مَعاtogether
كَأَنَّ مَجاذيفا تَبوغُ بِها مَعا
With them they sweep through the air without a pause,
They row in air, unceasing, to and fro,
As though they were plying oars in unison.
As, ceaseless rowing, sweep along the oars;
إِذاwhen هِيَthey عَبَّتdrink deeply فيin الغَديرِthe pool حَسِبتَهاyou would think them
إِذا هِيَ عَبَّت في الغَديرِ حَسِبتَها
تَزُقُّthey feed beak-to-beak فِراخاchicks فيin المَغاوِرِthe caves جُوَّعاhungry
تَزُقُّ فِراخا في المَغاوِرِ جُوَّعا
When they drink deeply from the pool, you would think them
If, plying in the tank, you should espy them,
Feeding hungry chicks, beak to beak, within the caves.
You'd deem them diving birds with hunger sore.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.