قامتit stood علىupon يدهاher hand قيامthe standing of وصيفِa young attendant
قامت على يدها قيام وصيفِ
فيamid فاحمٍcoal-black منof شعرهاher hair المحفوفِtrimmed
في فاحمٍ من شعرها المحفوفِ
It stood upon her hand like a young attendant,
She stood up in attendance like a maid,
Amid the coal-black of her trimmed hair.
In the fragrant mist of her perfumed braid.
وثَنَتand she bent عليهِover it فدَّهاher figure (uncertain reading) فكأنّهاso it was as though she
وثَنَت عليهِ فدَّها فكأنّها
مالتshe leaned إلىtoward التَعنيقِembracing والترشيفِand sipping kisses
مالت إلى التَعنيقِ والترشيفِ
And she bent her figure (reading uncertain) over it, as though
She leaned towards him, offering her neck,
She leaned toward embracing and sipping kisses.
As if to embrace and honor him instead.
علىfor طَيشthe recklessness of الذُّبابthe fly فأنصَفتso she exacted justice
على طَيش الذُّباب فأنصَفت
منهُfrom it فمرّthen it passed بجانبٍwith a side محذوفِcut off
منهُ فمرّ بجانبٍ محذوفِ
For the fly's recklessness, she exacted justice
Above the fluttering of insects she rose,
From it; then it passed with one side cut off.
And passed by his side with her neck exposed.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.