مُغرِّدُthe singer الليلof the night ماnot يألوكَwithholds from you تغريداsinging
مُغرِّدُ الليل ما يألوكَ تغريدا
ملَّgrew weary of الكرىsleep فهوso he يدعوcalls الصبحَthe dawn مجهوداexhausted
ملَّ الكرى فهو يدعو الصبحَ مجهودا
The singer of the night spares you no song.
The nightingale never ceases its melodious singing,
He has tired of sleep, so he calls to dawn, exhausted.
It has filled the land as it calls out to the dawn with great effort.
لماwhen تَطَرَّبgrew rapturous هزَّshook العطفَthe flank منfrom طرَبٍdelight
لما تَطَرَّب هزَّ العطفَ من طرَبٍ
ومدَّand stretched للصوتِfor the voice لماwhen مدَّهhe prolonged it الجيداthe neck
ومدَّ للصوتِ لما مدَّه الجيدا
When he grew rapturous, he shook his flank with delight,
When it became enraptured it shook its wings in rapture,
And stretched his neck for his cry as he prolonged it.
And stretched its voice as the neck stretches.
كلابسٍlike one wearing مِطرفاًa bordered cloak مرُخٍletting hang loose جوانبهُits sides
كلابسٍ مِطرفاً مرُخٍ جوانبهُ
تضاحِكُlaughs with البيضُthe white ones منat أَطرافِهits edges السوداthe black ones
تضاحِكُ البيضُ من أَطرافِه السودا
Like one wearing a bordered cloak, letting its sides hang loose,
Like one wearing a bejeweled collar, with flowing sides,
The white at its edges laughs with the black.
The white flowers laugh from its black edges.
حاليadorned المقلَّدِthe neck لوif قيستْwere compared قلادتهhis necklace
حالي المقلَّدِ لو قيستْ قلادته
بالوردwith roses قصَّرَwould fall short عنهاof it الوردُthe roses توريداin rosy color
بالورد قصَّرَ عنها الوردُ توريدا
His neck is adorned; were his necklace compared
If my state with its imitation necklace were compared
With roses, the roses would fall short of its rosy hue.
To the roses, the roses' adornment would fall short.
رانٍgazing بِفُصَّيْwith two gems of عقيقٍagate يدركانthe two perceive لهfor him
رانٍ بِفُصَّيْ عقيقٍ يدركان له
منthrough حِدَّةٍkeenness فيهماwithin them both ماwhat ليسis not محدوداbounded
من حِدَّةٍ فيهما ما ليس محدودا
He gazes with two agate gems, which perceive for him
Two earrings of ruby that attain for it
Through the keenness within them what has no bounds.
A sharpness beyond limit.
تقولُyou say هذاthis عقيدُa sworn companion of الملكthe king منتسباًtracing his lineage
تقولُ هذا عقيدُ الملك منتسباً
فيin آلthe house of كسرىKisra عليهupon him التاجُthe crown معقوداfastened
في آل كسرى عليه التاجُ معقودا
You would say: this is the king's sworn companion, tracing his descent
You would say this is the chieftain's necklace attributed
To the house of Kisra, with a crown fastened upon him.
To the house of Chosroes on which the crown is fastened.
أوor فارسٌa horseman شدَّfastened مِهْمازَيْهِhis two spurs حينwhen رأىhe saw
أو فارسٌ شدَّ مِهْمازَيْهِ حين رأى
لواءَthe banner of قائِدهِhis commander للحربِfor war معقوداset up
لواءَ قائِدهِ للحربِ معقودا
Or a horseman who fastened his two spurs when he saw
Or a knight who tightened his reins when he saw
His commander's banner set up for war.
The banner of his leader fastened for battle.
مذكراًbringing to mind بابنهof his son العنقودthe grape-cluster حينwhen حكتresembled
مذكراً بابنه العنقود حين حكت
لهto him الثرياthe Pleiades قبيلjust before الصبحdawn عنقوداa bunch of grapes
له الثريا قبيل الصبح عنقودا
Calling to mind his son, the grape-cluster, when
Reminding of his son, the cluster, when
To him, just before dawn, the Pleiades resembled a bunch of grapes.
The Pleiades told him of the cluster before dawn.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.