بنفسيwith my life as ransom هلالٌa crescent يُخالُis deemed الهِلالُthe crescent moon
بنفسي هلالٌ يُخالُ الهِلالُ
لتلكَbecause of those المحاسنِbeauties منهُof his حَسُوداenvious
لتلكَ المحاسنِ منهُ حَسُودا
My life for a crescent—the crescent moon is deemed
With my own self, a crescent that rivals the crescent moon
Envious of those beauties of his.
Jealous of those beauties, from which it is hewn
كأنَّas though عقاربَscorpions أصداغِهِhis temple-locks
كأنَّ عقاربَ أصداغِهِ
غُذِينَthey were fed بمسكٍon musk فأصبحنَand so they became سُوداblack
غُذِينَ بمسكٍ فأصبحنَ سُودا
As though the scorpion-curls at his temples
As though the locks of his temple
Had been fed on musk and so turned black.
Were nurtured on musk, and turned raven black soon
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.