أَراهاshowed her نُجومَstars اللَيلِthe night وَالشَمسُand the sun حَيَّةٌalive
أَراها نُجومَ اللَيلِ وَالشَمسُ حَيَّةٌ
زِحامِrivalry بَناتِdaughters الحارِثُal-Harith بنِson of عُبادِʿAbbad
زِحامِ بَناتِ الحارِثُ بنِ عُبادِ
She was shown the stars of night while the sun still lived,
I see her as the stars of night and the living sun
by the rivalry of the daughters of al-Harith ibn ʿAbbad.
Amidst the throng of girls of Harith bin Ubad
نِساءٌwomen أَبوهُنَّtheir father الأَغَرُّthe illustrious one وَلَمand not تَكُنshe was
نِساءٌ أَبوهُنَّ الأَغَرُّ وَلَم تَكُن
مِنَfrom الحُتِّal-Hutt فيin أَجبالِهاits mountains وَهَدادِand Hadad
مِنَ الحُتِّ في أَجبالِها وَهَدادِ
Women whose father is illustrious; she was not
Women whose father is the most clement but were not
of al-Hutt in its mountains, nor of Hadad.
Among the nomads in their mountains and wilderness
وَلَمand not يَكُنِwas الجَوفُal-Jawf الغَموضُdeep-lying مَحَلَّهاher dwelling
وَلَم يَكُنِ الجَوفُ الغَموضُ مَحَلَّها
وَلاnor فيamong الهِجارِيِّينَthe Hijaris رَهطِclan زِيادِZiyad
وَلا في الهِجارِيِّينَ رَهطِ زِيادِ
Nor was deep-lying al-Jawf her dwelling,
Nor was the gloomy unknown their abode
nor was it among the Hijaris, Ziyad’s clan.
Nor among the Hijarians, the tribe of Ziyad
وَلَيسَتand she is not وَإِنand even if نَبَّأتُI declared أَنّيthat I أُحِبُّهاI love her
وَلَيسَت وَإِن نَبَّأتُ أَنّي أُحِبُّها
إِلىin comparison with دارِمِيّاتِDarimi women النِجارِlineage جِيادِwell-bred
إِلى دارِمِيّاتِ النِجارِ جِيادِ
And she is not—even if I have declared that I love her—
And though I profess that I love her
a match for the well-bred women of Darimi stock.
To the abodes of the carpenters of Najran, the steeds
أَبوهاher father الَّذيwho أَدنىbrought near النَعامُةَal-Naʿamah بَعدَماafter
أَبوها الَّذي أَدنى النَعامُةَ بَعدَما
أَبَتrefused وائِلٌWa’il فيin الحَربِthe war غَيرَanything but تَمادِpersistence
أَبَت وائِلٌ في الحَربِ غَيرَ تَمادِ
Her father is he who brought al-Naʿamah near, after
Her father who brought the ostrich closer after
Wa’il refused anything but persistence in war.
Wail had declined in wars anything but resolve
عَدَلتُI straightened بِهاthrough her مَيلُwaywardness النَوارِal-Nawar فَأَصبَحَتso she became
عَدَلتُ بِها مَيلُ النَوارِ فَأَصبَحَت
وَقَدand already رَضِيَتshe was content بِالنِصفِwith half بَعدَafter بِعادِestrangement
وَقَد رَضِيَت بِالنِصفِ بَعدَ بِعادِ
Through her I set al-Nawar’s waywardness straight, and she became
I inclined with her the course of spears so she became
now content with half, after estrangement.
Content with half after separation
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.