راقصdance فدتكmay it ransom you نفسيmy soul
راقص فدتك نفسي
لآلfor the house of عبدʿAbd (servant of) شمسShams (the sun)
لآل عبد شمس
Dance—may my soul be your ransom—
My soul I sacrifice for you, dancer
For the house of ʿAbd Shams;
Of the family of Abd Shams
فهمfor they سراةthe chiefs of الحمسthe Ḥums (the zealous)
فهم سراة الحمس
علىthroughout قديمancient الحرسtime
على قديم الحرس
For they are the chiefs of the Ḥums,
They understand the mysteries of zeal
From time immemorial.
On the ancient guard
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.