قاسوكthey compared you بغصنto a branch البانthe bān tree لماwhen وصفواthey described
قاسوك بغصن البان لما وصفوا
لاno ذنبblame لهمon them لأنهمbecause they ماnot عرفواthey knew
لا ذنب لهم لأنهم ما عرفوا
They compared you to a branch of the bān tree when they described you.
They compared you to a branch of ebony when they described,
They are not to blame, for they did not know.
They have no fault, for they did not know,
هبgrant أنّthat لهit has ملامحاًfeatures منكfrom you بدتappeared
هب أنّ له ملامحاً منك بدت
منfrom أينwhere لخيوطfor the threads البانthe bān tree هذاthis الهيفُgraceful slenderness
من أين لخيوط البان هذا الهيفُ
Grant that some features of yours appeared in it;
Grant that you have features from it that appeared,
How could the bān tree's threads possess such slender grace?
From where does ebony have this splendor?
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.