جَعَلواthey made الحَجَّthe pilgrimage حُجَّةًa pretext لِلْفِراقِfor parting
جَعَلوا الحَجَّ حُجَّةً لِلْفِراقِ
وَاسْتَحَلّواand they deemed lawful خِيانَةَbetrayal of المِيثاقِthe covenant
وَاسْتَحَلّوا خِيانَةَ المِيثاقِ
They made the pilgrimage a pretext for parting,
They made the pilgrimage an excuse for parting,
and deemed betrayal of the covenant lawful.
And deemed the betrayal of covenants licit.
دُونَin place of تِلْكَthose الجِمالِthe camels لَوْif قَدْhad (marking completion) أَقامُواthey stayed
دُونَ تِلْكَ الجِمالِ لَوْ قَدْ أَقامُوا
لَحَمَلْناهُمُwe would have carried them عَلىupon الأَحْداقِthe eyes
لَحَمَلْناهُمُ عَلى الأَحْداقِ
In place of those camels, had they stayed,
Had they but dwelt with that beauty, assuredly
we would have carried them upon our eyes.
We would have borne them up to the highest heavens.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.