فيin خَميسٍan army كَأَنَّماas though السُمرُthe brown spears وَالأَبand the heroes (word begins here)
في خَميسٍ كَأَنَّما السُمرُ وَالأَب
طالُcompletion of “heroes” فيهِwithin it غِيلٌa thicket حَمَتهُguarded it أُسودُlions
طالُ فيهِ غِيلٌ حَمَتهُ أُسودُ
In an army, as though the brown spears and heroes
On a Thursday when the night and full moon
within it were a thicket guarded by lions.
Were clothed in darkness and gloom
سَلبَrobbed الشَمسthe sun ضوءهاits light بِشموسٍwith suns
سَلبَ الشَمس ضوءها بِشموسٍ
طالِعاتٍrising أَفلاكُهُنَّtheir celestial spheres حَديدُiron
طالِعاتٍ أَفلاكُهُنَّ حَديدُ
It robbed the sun of its light with suns
The sun was robbed of its light by other
rising, their celestial spheres of iron.
Suns rising, their orbits iron
عارِضٌa rain cloud كُلَّماwhenever جَلَتهُlit it up بُروقُflashes of lightning الthe (attached to the next word)
عارِضٌ كُلَّما جَلَتهُ بُروقُ ال
بيضِgleaming swords حَثَّتهُspurred it on بِالصَهيلِwith neighing الرَعودُthe thunderclaps
بيضِ حَثَّتهُ بِالصَهيلِ الرَعودُ
A rain cloud, whenever lit up by lightning from the
A stallion whenever lightning flashed white
gleaming swords, was spurred on by thunder with neighing.
Would neigh loudly at the thunder's loud boom
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.