ألؤمُO vile one بنَson of لؤمٍa vile one ماwhat عداrushed بكَwith you حاسِراًunarmored
ألؤمُ بنَ لؤمٍ ما عدا بكَ حاسِراً
إِلىtoward بَطَلٍa hero ذيpossessing جُرأةٍdaring وشكيمِand resolve
إِلى بَطَلٍ ذي جُرأةٍ وشكيمِ
O vile one, son of a vile one, what drove you, unarmored,
The hopes of a hopeless man, none but you can revive,
Against a hero endowed with daring and resolve,
Of a bold and wise hero of great repute,
مُعاوِدِrepeatedly undertaking ضربِstriking الدَّارعينthe armored men بسيفهِwith his sword
مُعاوِدِ ضربِ الدَّارعين بسيفهِ
علىupon الهامِthe heads عندَat the time of الرَّوعterror غيرَnot لئيمignoble
على الهامِ عندَ الرَّوع غيرَ لئيم
Who repeatedly strikes armored men with his sword
Repeatedly striking armored men with his sword,
Upon their heads in the hour of terror, never ignoble;
Fearless in the thick of battle.
إلىtoward فارسِthe champion of الغارينthe two armies يومon the day تلاقياthey both met
إلى فارسِ الغارين يوم تلاقيا
بصِفَّينat Siffin قرمٍa noble chief خيرthe finest نجِلِoffspring of قُرومnoble chiefs
بصِفَّين قرمٍ خير نجِلِ قُروم
Against the champion of both armies, the day they met
To the horseman who storms the foe on the day they meet,
At Siffin—a noble chief, the finest scion of chiefs?
With ranks of strong warriors, the best sons of nobility,
حسبتَyou thought ابنَO son of بَرصاءِa woman white-blotched on الحِتَارِthe anal rim قتالهِfighting him
حسبتَ ابنَ بَرصاءِ الحِتَارِ قتالهِ
قتالَكyour fighting زيداًZayd يومَon the day of دارِthe house of حكيمHakim
قتالَك زيداً يومَ دارِ حكيم
You thought, son of a woman with a white-blotched anal rim, that fighting him
You'd think him Barṣā’s gallant son in combat,
Was like your fighting Zayd on the day at Hakim’s house.
As if fighting Zayd at Dar Ḥakīm.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.