فيamong بنيthe sons of الأَسباطthe Tribes ظبيٌa gazelle
في بني الأَسباط ظبيٌ
مالكٌmaster of رِقّthe bondage of الأسودِthe lions
مالكٌ رِقّ الأسودِ
Among the sons of the Tribes is a gazelle,
Among the tribes is a graceful gazelle
who holds the lions in bondage.
Of the black antelopes, a beautiful king,
يأْسِرtakes captive الناسpeople بقدٍّwith a figure
يأْسِر الناس بقدٍّ
وبخدٍّand with a cheek وبجيدِand with a neck
وبخدٍّ وبجيدِ
He takes people captive with his figure,
Who captivates people with his stature
and with his cheek and his neck.
And his cheeks and his forehead.
تُنْبِتُcauses to bloom الأَبصارgazes فيupon
تُنْبِتُ الأَبصار في
وجنتهhis cheek وَرْدthe roses of الخُدودِthe cheeks
وجنته وَرْد الخُدودِ
Gazes bring into bloom upon
He makes eyes grow
his cheek the roses of cheeks.
In his garden, roses of cheeks.
مَلِقflattering الوعدthe promise متىwhenever
مَلِق الوعد متى
طالبهasks him اللَّحظُthe glance بجودِfor generosity
طالبه اللَّحظُ بجودِ
He is flattering in his promises whenever
He fulfills his promises whenever
a glance asks him for generosity.
Asked by a glance to be generous.
كفلتhas stood surety زهرةُthe blossom of عينيهhis two eyes
كفلت زهرةُ عينيه
بأثمارfor the fruits of الوعودthe promises
بأثمار الوعود
The blossom of his eyes stands surety
The flowers of his eyes guaranteed
for the fruits of promises.
The fruits of the promises.
صيرفيٌّa money-changer فيin غراميmy passion
صيرفيٌّ في غرامي
فيin صُروفexchanges ونقودand coins
في صُروف ونقود
A money-changer in my passion,
He is, in my passion, a money-changer:
dealing in exchanges and coins.
In transactions and coins.
أَناI فيin الدينreligion حنيفيٌّa Hanif (monotheist)
أَنا في الدين حنيفيٌّ
وفيand in الحبّlove يهوديa Jew
وفي الحبّ يهودي
I am a Hanif in religion,
In religion I am a Hanifite,
and in love, a Jew.
In love I am a Jew.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.