دَعَتناcalled us لمسرىto a night journey لَيلَةٍa night رَجَبيَّةٍof Rajab
دَعَتنا لمسرى لَيلَةٍ رَجَبيَّةٍ
جَلاrevealed بَرقُهاits lightning جَونَthe black mass of الصَناديدِmighty storm clouds مُظلِماdark
جَلا بَرقُها جَونَ الصَناديدِ مُظلِما
A Rajab night called us to journey by night;
She called us to a journey on a rajab night,
its lightning unveiled the dark mass of mighty storm clouds.
Its lightning lit up the dark dens of snakes.
يَزيفُsways يَمانِيهِits southern flank لأَجزاعِtoward the valley bends of بيشَةٍBisha
يَزيفُ يَمانِيهِ لأَجزاعِ بيشَةٍ
وَيَعلوand rises over شَآميهِits northern flank شَرورىSharawra وَأَظلَماand Azlam
وَيَعلو شَآميهِ شَرورى وَأَظلَما
Its southern flank sways toward Bisha's valley bends,
Its right side whistles to tree trunks of bishah,
and its northern flank rises over Sharawra and Azlam.
And its left rises with evil and darker still.
وَسِرناand we journeyed بِمَطلولٍwith a dew-soft strain مِنَof اللَهوِmusical diversion لَيِّنٍgentle
وَسِرنا بِمَطلولٍ مِنَ اللَهوِ لَيِّنٍ
يَحُطُّdraws down إِلىto السَهلthe plain اليَسوميّof Yasum أَعصَماa white-forelegged ibex
يَحُطُّ إِلى السَهل اليَسوميّ أَعصَما
And we traveled with a gentle, dew-soft strain of song
And we walked with soft, indulgent gaits
that draws a white-legged ibex down to Yasum's plain.
That descend to the easy, smooth plain.
تَنادَواthey called to one another بِأَغباشِin the dimness of السَوادِdarkness فَقَرَّبَتthen were brought near
تَنادَوا بِأَغباشِ السَوادِ فَقَرَّبَت
عَلافيفstout she-camels قَدalready ظاهَرنَhad put on layers of نِيّاًfat مُعَوَّماabundant
عَلافيف قَد ظاهَرنَ نِيّاً مُعَوَّما
They called to one another in the dim darkness; then were brought
They called in the darkness of blackness, and brought near
stout she-camels, already layered with abundant fat.
Milk-filled waterskins that plainly overflowed.
يَقرمنَthey nip سَعدانَsa'dan plants الأَباهِرal-Abahir فيin النَدىthe dew
يَقرمنَ سَعدانَ الأَباهِر في النَدى
وَعذقَand flower-clusters of الخُزامىlavender وَالنصيّand nasi-grass المُجَمَّعاgrowing in clumps
وَعذقَ الخُزامى وَالنصيّ المُجَمَّعا
They nip al-Abahir's sa'dan in the dew,
They pick sa'dan roses in the dew
and lavender clusters and the thickly bunched nasi-grass.
And clusters of khuzami and nusayri heaped up.
وَإِنand if سَبَّتَتهshe crops it close مالَit droops جَثلاًin a thick mass كَأَنَّماas though it were
وَإِن سَبَّتَته مالَ جَثلاً كَأَنَّما
سَدىthe warp of واثِلاتٍwomen seated at their work مِنamong نَواسِجِthe women weavers of خَثعَماKhath'am
سَدى واثِلاتٍ مِن نَواسِجِ خَثعَما
And if she crops it close, it droops in a thick mass, as though it were
And if she passes a withered jathal it's as though
the warp of women seated at their work, weavers of Khath'am.
She crossed withered branches of kuth'am.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.