ألاBehold إنindeed فنart النظمverse composition يحتاجneeds ربهits master
ألا إن فن النظم يحتاج ربه
إلىto لطفrefinement ذوقtaste فيin مجالrealm مجازهits figurative language
إلى لطف ذوق في مجال مجازه
Behold, the master of the art of verse needs
Verily, the art of poetry needs its Lord
a refined taste in the realm of its figurative language,
To have refined taste in the realm of metaphor
وكسبand attaining علوeminence فيin علومٍbranches of learning إذاwhen أتىhe comes
وكسب علو في علومٍ إذا أتى
إلىto بابهits door ألقتthey cast aside حجابthe veil حجازهits barrier
إلى بابه ألقت حجاب حجازه
and the attainment of eminence in branches of learning which, when he comes
And to gain height in sciences, so when
to its door, cast aside the veil of its barrier.
It comes to its door, it casts off its veil
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.