أَبكاكَmade you weep بَدرُthe full moon السَماءِof the sky أَنthat لاحاappeared
أَبكاكَ بَدرُ السَماءِ أَن لاحا
قَدalready مَرpassed بَعدَafter مَوتِهِhis or its death قاحاunclear here; possibly 'festered'
قَد مَر بَعدَ مَوتِهِ قاحا
The sky's full moon made you weep when it appeared.
The full moon wept for you when it rose
It has passed after its death—[the final word is unclear as written].
After its death it passed by lamenting
عَلىfor حَبيبٍa beloved يَبيتُhe spends the night مُلتَدِماًbeating himself in grief
عَلى حَبيبٍ يَبيتُ مُلتَدِماً
يُبكيكَmakes you weep نَوحُthe lament الحَمامِof the doves إِنif ناحاthey mourned
يُبكيكَ نَوحُ الحَمامِ إِن ناحا
For a beloved who spends the night beating himself in grief,
For a beloved who spends the night in tears
The doves' lament makes you weep if they mourn.
The cooing of the doves makes you weep if it moans
ذَكَّرَكَreminded you البَدرُthe full moon وَجهَهاher face فَتَلاthen recited or followed
ذَكَّرَكَ البَدرُ وَجهَها فَتَلا
لِلَّهِto God; an exclamation of admiration وَجهُthe face الحَبيبِof the beloved مِصباحاa lamp
لِلَّهِ وَجهُ الحَبيبِ مِصباحا
The full moon reminded you of her face, then recited [sense uncertain].
The full moon reminded you of her face, so it rose
How wondrous the beloved's face—a lamp!
To God belongs the face of the beloved, a lantern
كَأَنَّas though فيin قَرقَرٍa woman's gown تَضَمَّنَهاit enfolded her
كَأَنَّ في قَرقَرٍ تَضَمَّنَها
سَفَرجُلاًquinces طَيِّباًfragrant وَتُفّاحاand apples
سَفَرجُلاً طَيِّباً وَتُفّاحا
As though, within the gown that enfolded her,
As if a lantern contained her
There were fragrant quinces and apples.
A journey of sweet basil and apples
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.