غصونُbranches الخلافthe willow اكتستْclothed themselves فانبرتْand so came forward
غصونُ الخلاف اكتستْ فانبرتْ
لهاto them الطيرُthe birds دارسةًrehearsing شدْوَهَاtheir song
لها الطيرُ دارسةً شدْوَهَا
The willow branches clothed themselves; then came
The branches of discord have been clothed and soared aloft
the birds to them, rehearsing their song.
The birds circle them, studying their melody
مقدِّمةٌa herald لورودِfor the arrival of الربيspring (الربيع, continued on the next line)
مقدِّمةٌ لورودِ الربي
عfinal letter of الربيع (spring) تشخصُgaze intently أبصارُناour eyes نحوَهاtoward them
ع تشخصُ أبصارُنا نحوَها
A herald of spring’s arrival,
Announcing the spring’s blossoms
toward them our eyes gaze intently.
Our sights set upon them
أحستthey became aware برحلةِof the departure of فصلِthe season of الشتاءwinter
أحست برحلةِ فصلِ الشتاء
فجاءتso they came وقدand had already قلبتturned inside out فَرْوَهاtheir fur coat
فجاءت وقد قلبت فَرْوَها
They sensed the winter season’s departure,
Sensing the winter’s journey
so they came, having turned their fur coat inside out.
It came and turned its page
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.