رشاًa fawn سجدَprostrated itself الجمالُbeauty لوجنتيهِbefore his two cheeks
رشاً سجدَ الجمالُ لوجنتيهِ
كماas سَجدَprostrated themselves النَّصارىthe Christians للصَّليبِbefore the cross
كما سَجدَ النَّصارى للصَّليبِ
A fawn—beauty prostrated itself before his cheeks,
With submission the beauty bowed to my cheeks
as Christians prostrated themselves before the cross.
As Christians bowed to the cross
عليهِupon him منfrom محاسنهِhis charms شُهودٌwitnesses
عليهِ من محاسنهِ شُهودٌ
تؤدِّيهاconvey them العيونُthe eyes إلىto القلوبِthe hearts
تؤدِّيها العيونُ إلى القلوبِ
On him, his charms stand as witnesses,
Of his beauty witnesses abound
which the eyes convey to the hearts.
Brought through eyes to hearts
يلاعبُhe plays with ظِلَّهُhis shadow طرَباًin joy ولهْواًand amusement
يلاعبُ ظِلَّهُ طرَباً ولهْواً
كماas لعبَplayed الشمالُthe north wind معwith الجَنوبُthe south wind
كما لعبَ الشمالُ مع الجَنوبُ
He plays with his shadow in joy and amusement,
His shadow plays enchantment and delight
as the north wind played with the south wind.
As north played with south
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.