قاضa judge يجورُwrongs علىagainst الضعيفthe weak وربماand at times
قاض يجورُ على الضعيف وربما
لقيmet القويَّthe powerful بمثلِwith the like of حلمforbearance الأحنفِal-Ahnaf
لقي القويَّ بمثلِ حلم الأحنفِ
A judge wrongs the weak, and at times
A judge who wrongs the weak, perhaps
Meets the powerful with forbearance like al-Ahnaf’s.
Will meet the strong with equal grace.
لعبتtoyed بطلعتهwith his countenance الرُّشاbribes لعبthe play of الرَّشاthe fawn
لعبت بطلعته الرُّشا لعب الرَّشا
بفؤادِwith the heart of خفَّاقِfluttering الجوانحِthe ribs مُدنفlovesick
بفؤادِ خفَّاقِ الجوانحِ مُدنف
Bribes toyed with his countenance as a fawn toys
Fate toyed with him as with the dice—
With the heart of a lovesick man whose ribs flutter.
That heart whose wings once longed for flight.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.