فيin روضةgarden المقياسthe Nilometer ربعa dwelling أعربتeloquently expressed
في روضة المقياس ربع أعربت
عنهabout it محاسنهits beauties بلطفthrough the grace of بناءconstruction
عنه محاسنه بلطف بناء
In the garden of the Nilometer stands a dwelling, eloquently described
In the garden of measurement I pitched a tent
by its beauties through the grace of its construction.
Whose beauty I extolled with gentle rhyme
ألفhas grown fond of المقيمthe resident بهin it ملاعبplaygrounds نونهits fish
ألف المقيم به ملاعب نونه
فيin النيلthe Nile إذwhen يبدوappears لعينto the eye of الرائيthe beholder
في النيل إذ يبدو لعين الرائي
The resident there has grown fond of its fish’s playgrounds
Where dwelt the letter Nun in frolic bent
in the Nile, as it appears to the beholder’s eye.
When glimpsed by watchful eyes midst waters fine
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.