اللهُGod يعلمknows كيفhow سرىhe traveled by night
اللهُ يعلم كيف سرى
وماand what لقيتI suffered وكيفand how بِتُّI spent the night
وما لقيت وكيف بِتُّ
God knows how he traveled by night,
God knows how it came to pass
and what I suffered, and how I spent the night,
And what I met and how I fared
حَذَراًin fear عليكَfor you وُقيتُmay I be spared فيكconcerning you
حَذَراً عليكَ وُقيتُ فيك
منfrom الحوادثthe misfortunes ماwhat حَذرِتُI feared
من الحوادث ما حَذرِتُ
in fear for you—may I be spared, where you are concerned,
I took great care concerning you
the misfortunes I feared.
From mishaps I've always spared
إنif لمnot تَمُنَّyou graciously grant بوصفwith a description of حاcondi- (beginning of 'your condition')
إن لم تَمُنَّ بوصف حا
لِكَ-tion of yours (completing 'your condition') ليto me بِخطِّin the handwriting of يديكyour two hands متُّI shall die
لِكَ لي بِخطِّ يديك متُّ
If you do not graciously give an account of your condi-
Unless you show some tenderness
tion to me in your own handwriting, I shall die.
For me, then by your hand I'm slain
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.