سَرَوْاthey traveled by night وَكأَنَّand as though اللَّيْلَthe night منbecause of بطْءِthe slowness of سَيْرهِits progress
سَرَوْا وَكأَنَّ اللَّيْلَ من بطْءِ سَيْرهِ
وَدَانيand the closeness of خُطَاهُits steps بِالنُّجُومِwith the stars مُسَمَّرُnailed in place
وَدَاني خُطَاهُ بِالنُّجُومِ مُسَمَّرُ
They traveled by night, as though the night, with its slow progress
They marched as though the night from its slow gait
and short steps, were nailed in place by the stars.
drew near me, guided by the stars made stand still.
وَلاذَتْand sought refuge سُيُوفٌswords بِالغُمُودِin the sheaths وَقدand already رَأَتْhad seen
وَلاذَتْ سُيُوفٌ بِالغُمُودِ وَقد رَأَتْ
قُلُوبَhearts رِجَالٍmen فيon الحَدِيدِiron تُؤَثِّرُleave a mark
قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ في الحَدِيدِ تُؤَثِّرُ
And swords sought refuge in their sheaths, having seen
Swords clung in their sheaths, and the hearts of men -
men's hearts leave their mark on iron.
iron itself their souls preferred - saw this.
رِجَالٌmen علَىwith خُلْقٍa nature مِنfrom الغَيْثِrain رُكِّبُواthey were fashioned
رِجَالٌ علَى خُلْقٍ مِن الغَيْثِ رُكِّبُوا
وَأُسْدٌand lions علَىwith خُلْقِa nature منfrom الناسpeople صُوِّرُواthey were shaped
وَأُسْدٌ علَى خُلْقِ من الناس صُوِّرُوا
Men fashioned with a nature drawn from rain,
Men created of moist clay were mounted on steeds,
and lions shaped with a nature drawn from men.
and lions in human form were made to ride.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.