تَبدوappears المَجَرَّةَthe Milky Way مُنجَرٌّtrailing ذَوائِبُهاits tresses
تَبدو المَجَرَّةَ مُنجَرٌّ ذَوائِبُها
كَالماءِlike water يَنساحُspreads out أَوor كَالأَيمِlike a serpent يَنسابُglides
كَالماءِ يَنساحُ أَو كَالأَيمِ يَنسابُ
The Milky Way appears, its tresses trailing,
The galaxy appears with flowing locks
like water spreading out, or a serpent gliding.
Like water pouring down or tears that drop
وَزَهرَةٌand Venus بِإِزاءِopposite البَدرِthe full moon واقِفَةٌstanding
وَزَهرَةٌ بِإِزاءِ البَدرِ واقِفَةٌ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were غَرَضٌa target يَنحوهُaims at it نَشّابُan archer
كَأَنَّهُ غَرَضٌ يَنحوهُ نَشّابُ
And Venus stands opposite the full moon,
A blossom standing by the full moon's glow
as though it were a target at which an archer aims.
As if a youth were wooing it, head bent low
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.