أَنعتُهI describe it مُعَصْفَرَsafflower-dyed البُرْدَيْنِthe two mantles
أَنعتُه مُعَصْفَرَ البُرْدَيْنِ
أبيضَwhite قانيdeep crimson حُمْرَةِredness الجَنبينِthe two flanks
أبيضَ قاني حُمْرَةِ الجَنبينِ
I describe it, its two mantles safflower-dyed,
I describe him as wearing a yellow cloak,
White, with both flanks deep crimson.
White-skinned with rosy cheeks,
خُلِّفَwas left to suckle شَهْرَيْنِtwo months علىat الخِلْفَيْنِthe two teats
خُلِّفَ شَهْرَيْنِ على الخِلْفَيْنِ
ثمthen رَعَىgrazed بعدَهُماafter those two شَهْرَيْنِtwo months
ثم رَعَى بعدَهُما شَهْرَيْنِ
It was left to suckle for two months at the two teats,
Left behind for two months with the rear guard,
Then, after those two, it grazed for two months.
Then he grazed for two months after them,
فجسمهُso its body شِبرانِtwo handspans فيby شِبْرَيْنِtwo handspans
فجسمهُ شِبرانِ في شِبْرَيْنِ
ياoh حُسْنَهُits beauty وهوand it is صَريعُlaid low الحَيْنِdeath
يا حُسْنَهُ وهو صَريعُ الحَيْنِ
So its body is two handspans by two handspans.
So his body was two spans in two spans,
How beautiful it is, though laid low by death!
Oh his beauty while he lies slain!
تَعرُقُهstrips its flesh مُرْهَفَةُa sharpened blade الحدَّيْنِboth edges
تَعرُقُه مُرْهَفَةُ الحدَّيْنِ
بكَفِّin the hand of شاوٍa roaster عَطِرِfragrant الكَفَّيْنِboth palms
بكَفِّ شاوٍ عَطِرِ الكَفَّيْنِ
A blade honed on both edges strips its flesh,
Sweat drips from his sharp spear,
In the hand of a roaster with fragrant palms.
In a hand more fragrant than hands,
واقعةٌfalling فيهupon it سِهامُarrows العَيْنِthe eye
واقعةٌ فيه سِهامُ العَيْنِ
بينَbetween ذِراعَيْنِtwo forelegs مُفَصَّلَيْنِsevered at the joints
بينَ ذِراعَيْنِ مُفَصَّلَيْنِ
The eye's arrows fall upon it,
An arrow implanted in him from eyes,
Between two forelegs severed at the joints,
Between two outstretched arms,
كَسارِقٍlike a thief حُدَّpunished by amputation منfrom اليَدَيْنِboth hands
كَسارِقٍ حُدَّ من اليَدَيْنِ
وطَرَفٍand a marvel مُستَوقِفِarresting الطَّرْفَيْنِboth eyes
وطَرَفٍ مُستَوقِفِ الطَّرْفَيْنِ
Like a thief with both hands cut off as punishment.
Like a thief whose hands are amputated,
And a marvel that arrests both eyes,
And a gaze holding both gazes,
يُريكَit shows you مِرآةًa mirror منof اللُّجَيْنِsilver
يُريكَ مِرآةً من اللُّجَيْنِ
مُذْهَبَةًgilded المَقبِضِthe handle والوَجْهَيْنِand both faces
مُذْهَبَةً المَقبِضِ والوَجْهَيْنِ
It shows you a mirror of silver,
It shows you a mirror from the two cheeks,
Gilded on its handle and both faces.
Gilded at the handle and both sides,
شَقَّsplit open حشاهits belly عنto reveal شَقيقَتَيْنِtwo sisters
شَقَّ حشاه عن شَقيقَتَيْنِ
أُخْتَيْنِtwo sisters فيin القَدِّsize شَبيهَتَيْنِalike
أُخْتَيْنِ في القَدِّ شَبيهَتَيْنِ
Its belly was split open to reveal two sisters,
His armpit hair split from two sisters,
Two sisters alike in size,
Twin sisters equal in stature,
كماjust as قَرَنْتَyou paired بينَbetween كَمْأَتَيْنِtwo truffles
كما قَرَنْتَ بينَ كَمْأَتَيْنِ
أوor كُرَتَيْtwo balls مِسْكٍmusk لَطيفَتَيْنِdelicate
أو كُرَتَيْ مِسْكٍ لَطيفَتَيْنِ
As when you paired two truffles,
As you paired two bracelets,
Or two delicate balls of musk.
Or two gentle musk pods,
إنif شِينَis marred ذُوone with رَوْقَيْنِtwo horns نَاجِمَيْنِsprouting
إن شِينَ ذُو رَوْقَيْنِ نَاجِمَيْنِ
فإنَّهthen indeed it is زَيْنٌbeauty بِغَيْرْwithout شَيْنِblemish
فإنَّه زَيْنٌ بِغَيْرْ شَيْنِ
If one with two sprouting horns is marred,
Shīn has two stars rising,
Then it is beauty without blemish.
So it is beauty without sin.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.