وشَمعَةٍand a candle فيin يَدِthe hand الغُلامِthe boy حكَتْresembled
وشَمعَةٍ في يَدِ الغُلامِ حكَتْ
عُنْقَthe neck ظَليمٍa male ostrich بغَيرِwithout مِنْقارِa beak
عُنْقَ ظَليمٍ بغَيرِ مِنْقارِ
And a candle in the boy's hand resembled
A candle in a boy's hand traced
a male ostrich's neck without a beak.
The neck of a cruel shadow without a beak
تبكيit weeps إذاwhen نارُthe fire شوقِهاits longing اضطرَمَتْblazed
تبكي إذا نارُ شوقِها اضطرَمَتْ
بِدَمْعِwith tears تِبرٍraw gold منfrom الأسىsorrow جَارِيflowing
بِدَمْعِ تِبرٍ من الأسى جَارِي
It weeps when the fire of its longing blazes,
It weeps when the fire of its longing flares up
with tears of raw gold flowing from sorrow.
With tears of sadness flowing
كأنَّهاas though it were نخلةٌa palm tree بلاwithout سَعَفٍfronds
كأنَّها نخلةٌ بلا سَعَفٍ
تَحمِلُit bears أترُجَّةًa citron منof النَّارِfire
تَحمِلُ أترُجَّةً من النَّارِ
As though it were a palm tree without fronds,
As if it were a palm tree without leaves
bearing a citron of fire.
Bearing a bundle of fire
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.