متعاشقانtwo mutual lovers منamong الزهورthe flowers تبدياthey both appeared
متعاشقان من الزهور تبديا
ببديعin a beautiful مرأىsight فيamong الغصونthe boughs عجيبwondrous
ببديع مرأى في الغصون عجيب
Two flowers in love with each other appeared,
Two lovers appeared among the flowers
in a lovely, wondrous sight among the boughs.
In a wondrous sight upon the branches, strange
يتنسمانthey both breathe in الحبlove بينهماbetween them both فماmouth
يتنسمان الحب بينهما فما
لفمٍto a mouth علىupon غصنa branch النباتthe plant رطيبtender
لفمٍ على غصن النبات رطيب
They breathe in love between them, mouth
Inhaling love between them, so the mouth
to mouth, upon the plant’s tender branch.
Upon the moist branch never changed
عجِلhastened الردىdeath بهماupon them both ولاand no عجبwonder إذاwhen
عجِل الردى بهما ولا عجب إذا
ماemphasis after 'when' أودياthey both perished بينamid الهوىlove والطيبand fragrance
ما أوديا بين الهوى والطيب
Death came swiftly for them; no wonder that
Fate hastened them, no wonder that they fell
they perished amid love and fragrance.
Between desire and goodness deranged
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.