أفصحSpeak plainly ودعنيand spare me منfrom الرموزthe allusions
أفصح ودعني من الرموز
قدalready دخلbedded الشيخthe old man بالعجوزwith the old woman
قد دخل الشيخ بالعجوز
Speak plainly, and spare me the allusions.
Speak clearly, leave me be from hints -
The old man has already bedded the old woman.
The old man came in with the crone
منwho ليfor me بهاwith her حينwhen ضاجعتهshe lay with him
من لي بها حين ضاجعته
فيin ذلكthat الموضعthe place الحريزwell-guarded
في ذلك الموضع الحريز
Who could get her for me when she lay with him
Who can I blame when I lay with her
in that well-guarded place?
In that secret intimate place
فكنتthen I would be أخراshitting علىon زليخاZulaikha
فكنت أخرا على زليخا
وهيwhile she إلىat جانبthe side of العزيزal-Aziz
وهي إلى جانب العزيز
Then I would shit on Zulaikha,
So I ended up with Zulikha
while she was beside al-Aziz.
While she was next to the dear one
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.