يُخَفِّفُhe lightens وَطئاًtread حينَwhen أَمشيI walk وَراءَهُbehind him
يُخَفِّفُ وَطئاً حينَ أَمشي وَراءَهُ
فَيَبخَلُso he begrudges عَنfrom عَينيmy eye بِمَسِّwith the touch of تُرابِdust
فَيَبخَلُ عَن عَيني بِمَسِّ تُرابِ
He lightens his tread when I walk behind him,
He lightens his tread as I walk behind him
So he begrudges my eye the touch of dust.
Yet denies my eyes the touch of dust from his feet
أَبىhe refused العَتبَreproach وَهوَthough he is النارُthe fire بَينَbetween جَوانِحيmy ribs
أَبى العَتبَ وَهوَ النارُ بَينَ جَوانِحي
وَأَبخَلُand the stingiest خَلقٍof creatures باخِلٌone who is stingy بِعَذابِwith torment
وَأَبخَلُ خَلقٍ باخِلٌ بِعَذابِ
He refused reproach, though he is the fire between my ribs,
He refuses reproach, though it burns within me
And the stingiest of creatures is one who begrudges torment.
No miser more sparing of torment could be
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.