كَأَنَّas though فُؤاديmy heart فيin مَخاليبِthe talons of طائِرٍa bird
كَأَنَّ فُؤادي في مَخاليبِ طائِرٍ
غَداwent forth صُبحَin the morning of يَومٍa day ثُمَّthen باتَspent the night عَلىin a state of فَقدِdeprivation
غَدا صُبحَ يَومٍ ثُمَّ باتَ عَلى فَقدِ
As though my heart were in the talons of a bird
My heart is like the claws of a bird
that went forth one morning, then spent the night in want.
That woke at dawn then slept when you were lost.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَرادَit wished for الصَيدَhunting جَلّىraised its head and looked لِنَهضَةٍfor a spring
إِذا ما أَرادَ الصَيدَ جَلّى لِنَهضَةٍ
وَهَزَّand shook جَناحَيهِits two wings كَحاشِيَتَيlike the two edges of بُردِa cloak
وَهَزَّ جَناحَيهِ كَحاشِيَتَي بُردِ
Whenever it wishes to hunt, it raises its head, ready to spring,
When he prepares to seize his prey, he spreads
and shakes its two wings like the two edges of a cloak.
His wings like sleeves lined white with winter frost.
فَضَمَّthen it closed مَخاليباًtalons عَليهِupon it كَأَنَّهاas though they were
فَضَمَّ مَخاليباً عَليهِ كَأَنَّها
شُصوصُfishhooks حِبالٍcords قَدalready جُمِعنَwere gathered إِلىinto عِقدِa necklace
شُصوصُ حِبالٍ قَد جُمِعنَ إِلى عِقدِ
Then it closes its talons upon it, as though they were
He folds his claws upon it, as if they
fishhooks on cords, gathered into a necklace.
Were strands of rope all gathered in a knot.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.