كأنّيas though I were قُرْصُdisk الشّمْسِthe sun عنْدَat طُلوعِهاits rising
كأنّي قُرْصُ الشّمْسِ عنْدَ طُلوعِها
وقدْand already قدِمَتْcame منfrom قلْبِهاits heart نسْمَةُbreeze الفَجْرِthe dawn
وقدْ قدِمَتْ من قلْبِها نسْمَةُ الفَجْرِ
As though I were the sun’s disk at its rising,
As if I were the sun's disk at sunrise,
And the dawn breeze has come from its heart.
And the breeze of dawn had come from its heart.
كأنas though نَسيميmy breeze والهَجيرُand the midday heat مطَنِّبٌencamped
كأن نَسيمي والهَجيرُ مطَنِّبٌ
حديثُa tale وِصالٍunion جاءَcame فيin زمَنِa time of الهَجْرِseparation
حديثُ وِصالٍ جاءَ في زمَنِ الهَجْرِ
As though my breeze, while the midday heat is encamped,
As if my breeze and murmuring were the cooing
Were a tale of union come in a time of separation.
Of a conversation of reunion in the time of estrangement.
وإلاand if not كَماjust as هبّتْblew بمُحْتَدِمِin the heat of الوَغىbattle
وإلا كَما هبّتْ بمُحْتَدِمِ الوَغى
صَباeast wind النّصْرِvictory لكِنْbut منْfrom بُنودِbanners of بَنيsons of نصْرِNasr
صَبا النّصْرِ لكِنْ منْ بُنودِ بَني نصْرِ
Or else, like what blew in the heat of battle:
Otherwise it is as the gale blew with raging tumult,
The east wind of victory—but from the banners of Banu Nasr.
The morning of victory, but among the tents of the tribe of Nasr.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.