وَفَرَسٍAnd a horse عَلىwith المَساthe faults (word begins here)
وَفَرَسٍ عَلى المَسا
ويcompletion of 'faults' كُلِّهاall of them مُحتَوِيَهencompassing
وي كُلِّها مُحتَوِيَه
And a horse, with faults—
A horse on all of the plains
all of them contained within it.
Encompassing them in their entirety
فَماSo … not مَساويهاits faults لِمَنfor whoever
فَما مَساويها لِمَن
عَدَّدَهاcounts them مُنتَهِيَهending; finite
عَدَّدَها مُنتَهِيَه
So its faults, for anyone
So what are its plains compared to one
who counts them, have no end.
Who has numbered its limits?
وَلَيسَAnd there is no فيهاin it خَصلَةٌa trait
وَلَيسَ فيها خَصلَةٌ
واحِدَةٌa single one مُستَوِيَهsound; well-formed
واحِدَةٌ مُستَوِيَه
And there is no trait in it
And in it there is not a single trait
that is sound—not a single one.
That is balanced.
ياOh قُبحَهاits ugliness مُقبِلَةًapproaching
يا قُبحَها مُقبِلَةً
وَقُبحَهاand its ugliness مُوَلِّيَهturning away
وَقُبحَها مُوَلِّيَه
How ugly it is as it approaches,
How ugly is its approach!
and how ugly as it turns away!
And how ugly is its departure!
مالِكُهاits owner مِنfrom خَجلَةٍembarrassment
مالِكُها مِن خَجلَةٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though he فيin مَخزِيَهdisgrace
كَأَنَّهُ في مَخزِيَه
Its owner, from sheer embarrassment,
Its owner is embarrassed
is as though in disgrace.
As if he is in disgrace.
مُستَقبَحٌdeemed repugnant رُكوبُهاriding it
مُستَقبَحٌ رُكوبُها
مِثلُlike رُكوبِcommitting; literally, riding المَعصِيَهsin
مِثلُ رُكوبِ المَعصِيَه
Riding it is deemed repugnant,
Riding it is as despised
like committing a sin.
As committing sin.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.