حَدّثناtell us ياO فَتىyoung man وَأَخبرناand inform us
حَدّثنا يا فَتى وَأَخبرنا
وَأَيِّماand whichever شِئتَyou wish مِنهُماof the two فَقُلِthen say it
وَأَيِّما شِئتَ مِنهُما فَقُلِ
Tell us, young man, and inform us;
Speak to us, O youth, and narrate,
and whichever of the two you wish, say it.
And whichever of the two you wish, then say,
عَنعِنْnarrate using ‘on the authority of’ رِجالَthe men الهَوىlove وَمُسنَدَهُand its chain of transmission
عَنعِنْ رِجالَ الهَوى وَمُسنَدَهُ
عَنfrom رَجُلٍa man مِنهُمُamong them إِلىto رَجُلِa man
عَن رَجُلٍ مِنهُمُ إِلى رَجُلِ
Cite love’s men and its chain of transmission,
About the men of passion and their support,
from one man among them to another man,
From a man among them to another man,
عَنabout حَيَّةٍa serpent فيupon الخُدودِthe cheeks ظالِمَةٍcruel
عَن حَيَّةٍ في الخُدودِ ظالِمَةٍ
تَمنَعُit prevents مِنfrom شَمِّsmelling وَردِهاtheir roses الخَضِلِdewy
تَمنَعُ مِن شَمِّ وَردِها الخَضِلِ
about a cruel serpent upon the cheeks,
About a serpent in the cheeks doing wrong,
that keeps one from smelling their dewy roses.
Preventing the smelling of its tender bud.
إِنَّindeed لَهاfor it رُقيَةًan incantation مُجَرَّبَةًtried and tested
إِنَّ لَها رُقيَةً مُجَرَّبَةً
وَإِنَّand indeed أَلفاظَهاits words مِنَof القُبَلِkisses
وَإِنَّ أَلفاظَها مِنَ القُبَلِ
There is indeed a proven incantation for it,
Verily it has a proven incantation,
and its words are made of kisses.
And verily its words are from kisses.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.