بَدرُthe full moon البَهاof beauty فيin فَلَكِthe orbit of خَدَّيكyour two cheeks قَدhas أَنجُمshone forth
بَدرُ البَها في فَلَكِ خَدَّيك قَد أَنجُم
وَهوَand it الَّذيthe one that لِلعَواذِلِfor the reproachful women وَالوُشاةِand the tale-bearers الجَمbridled; silenced
وَهوَ الَّذي لِلعَواذِلِ وَالوُشاةِ الجَم
The full moon of beauty has shone forth in the orbit of your cheeks.
A moon of beauty on your cheek has risen
It is this that has bridled the reproachful women and tale-bearers.
And it's the one the flirts and wicked gaze upon
وَالحُسنِby beauty (an oath) قَدhas خَطَّinscribed فيupon خَدِّكَyour cheek وَقَدand has تَرجَمtranslated; interpreted
وَالحُسنِ قَد خَطَّ في خَدِّكَ وَقَد تَرجَم
سَطرَينِtwo lines بِالمِسكِwith musk ذاthis one مُعرِبٍexpressing clearly وَذاand this one مُعجِمexpressing obscurely
سَطرَينِ بِالمِسكِ ذا مُعرِبٍ وَذا مُعجِم
By beauty, it has inscribed upon your cheek and interpreted
Beauty wrote two lines on your cheek
Two lines in musk—one eloquent, the other obscure.
In musk - one in Arabic and one in a foreign tongue
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.