منfrom أينwhere للبدرfor the full moon مثلthe like of مبسِمِهِhis smiling mouth
من أين للبدر مثل مبسِمِهِ
واللؤلؤand the pearls الرَّطبِfresh لُؤلؤٍpearls بفَمِهin his mouth
واللؤلؤ الرَّطبِ لُؤلؤٍ بفَمِه
How could the full moon rival his smiling mouth?
Whence came this cheek’s rose, who set it there?
And how could fresh pearls rival the pearls in his mouth?
Or caused its moisture like a pearl to appear?
منfrom أينwhere للغصنfor the bough حُسنthe beauty of قامتهhis stature
من أين للغصن حُسن قامته
أصبحhas become بدرُthe full moon of السماءthe sky منamong خَدَمهhis servants
أصبح بدرُ السماء من خَدَمه
How could a bough possess the beauty of his stature?
Whence came the graceful form which stands by his side
The full moon of heaven has become one of his servants.
Like a full moon whose radiance fills the sky?
وأينand where حدُّthe edge of الحسامthe sharp sword منcompared with نظرٍa glance
وأين حدُّ الحسام من نظرٍ
يحكمrules فيover لحمthe flesh of عبدِهِhis slave ودَمِهand his blood
يحكم في لحم عبدِهِ ودَمِه
And how can the sword's edge compare with a glance
Whose is the sword that cut love’s final thread
That rules over his slave's flesh and blood?
Judging between a servant and his own flesh and blood?
نورٌa light منfrom النورthe light لمnot (context suggests لو, 'if') تأمَّلهhe contemplated him
نورٌ من النور لم تأمَّله
لقمانُLuqman يوماًone day لظلَّhe would have remained منamong حَشَمِهhis retinue
لقمانُ يوماً لظلَّ من حَشَمِه
A light from light—[had] he been contemplated
A light of light whom Luqman never knew
By Luqman one day, Luqman would have remained among his retinue.
Nor hidden in any darkness could he view
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.