ظَبْيٌa gazelle بسوقin the market الصَّرْفof money-changing منfor أَجلهhis sake
ظَبْيٌ بسوق الصَّرْف من أَجله
مَهَرْتI became skilled فيin الصَّرفmoney-changing وفيand in النقدcoin assaying
مَهَرْت في الصَّرف وفي النقد
A gazelle in the money-changing market—for his sake
A gazelle in the money changer's market
I became skilled in money-changing and in assaying coins.
For whom I became adept at money changing and cash
ماnot كنتُI was فيin my hunting صَيْديfor him لهhopeful طامعاًhopeful
ما كنتُ في صَيْدي له طامعاً
لوif لمnot يكنhad been إِبليسIblis منamong جنديmy troops
لو لم يكن إِبليس من جندي
I would not have hoped to catch him
I was not coveting her as prey
Had Iblis not been among my troops.
Had Iblis not been one of my soldiers
يقولhe says والدينارand the dinar فيin كفهhis palm
يقول والدينار في كفه
مَنْwho عندهhas it قُلتُI said لهto him عنديI have it
مَنْ عنده قُلتُ له عندي
He says, with the dinar in his palm,
Says he, a dinar in his palm
“Who has it?” I said to him, “I do.”
Who has it, I said to him, I do
وكلّمتنيand spoke to me عينُهhis eye بالرِّضاwith approval
وكلّمتني عينُه بالرِّضا
وانقدand I pay out الوعدthe promise علىfor الوعدthe promise
وانقد الوعد على الوعد
And his eye spoke to me in assent,
And his eyes spoke to me in consent
And I pay out promise for promise.
And promise followed promise
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.