دَعْleave aside قَولَthe words of وَاشِيَةٍa female talebearer وواشِand a male talebearer
دَعْ قَولَ وَاشِيَةٍ وواشِ
وَاجْعلهُماand make them both كلْبَيْtwo dogs هِراشِbrawling
وَاجْعلهُما كلْبَيْ هِراشِ
Ignore the words of a female talebearer and a male one,
Leave the words of gossip and whisper
And make them two brawling dogs.
And make them like the barking of puppies
واشْرَبْand drink مُعَتَّقَةًaged wine تَسَلْflows (continued next line)
واشْرَبْ مُعَتَّقَةً تَسَلْ
سَلُcompletion of 'flows' فيthrough العِظامِthe bones وفيand through المُشاشِthe cartilage
سَلُ في العِظامِ وفي المُشاشِ
And drink aged wine that flows
And drink matured wine that flows
Through the bones and through the cartilage,
Flowing in the bones and in the gums
حَتَّىuntil تَرىyou see العُودَthe old man المُسنaged (continued next line)
حَتَّى تَرى العُودَ المُسن
نَcompletion of 'aged' بِهاthrough it أَرقَّmore delicate مِنَthan الخَشاشِthe slender, nimble man
نَ بِها أَرقَّ مِنَ الخَشاشِ
Until you see the aged man
Until you see the old lute
Made by it more delicate than a slender fellow.
More tender than the peach
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.