ومقيدand one bound الطرفينat both ends يضbeginning of ‘is struck’
ومقيد الطرفين يض
ربcompletion of ‘is struck’ عندwhen تضييقtightening القيودthe bonds
رب عند تضييق القيود
And one bound at both ends is struck
Handcuffed wrists
when the bonds are tightened.
O Lord, when shackles tighten
ولقدand indeed يلطمis slapped خدهits cheek
ولقد يلطم خده
فيin حالthe state of ترفيهpampering الخدودthe cheeks
في حال ترفيه الخدود
Indeed, its cheek is slapped
And cheeks get slapped
while cheeks are being pampered.
Though meant in jest
وكأنماand as though زأراتهits roars
وكأنما زأراته
يحسبنthey are taken to be زأراتthe roars of الأسودthe lions
يحسبن زأرات الأسود
And it is as though its roars
His roars
are taken for the roars of lions.
Mistaken for a lion’s growls
أنظرlook إليهat it معalongside المداbeginning of ‘the wine’
أنظر إليه مع المدا
مcompletion of ‘the wine’ ترىyou will see بروقاflashes of lightning فيamid رعودthunderclaps
م ترى بروقا في رعود
Look at it alongside the wine:
Watch him with shackles
you will see flashes of lightning amid thunderclaps.
See lightning flashes in his rage
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.