مُرهَفَةٌa keen-edged blade تُعْجِزُdefies وَصْفَdescription اللسَانْthe tongue
مُرهَفَةٌ تُعْجِزُ وَصْفَ اللسَانْ
للسَّيْفِfor the sword مَعْنَىa purpose ولهاand it has معنيانْtwo purposes
للسَّيْفِ مَعْنَى ولها معنيانْ
A keen-edged blade defies the tongue’s description.
Delicate, defying description by the tongue
The sword has one purpose, and this blade has two.
The sword has one meaning, she has two
تَخْلُفُهُreplaces it فيin حَدّهِits edge تَارةًsometimes
تَخْلُفُهُ في حَدّهِ تَارةً
وتارةًand sometimes تَخْلُفُreplaces حَدَّthe point of السِّنَانْthe spearhead
وتارةً تَخْلُفُ حَدَّ السِّنَانْ
At times it takes the sword’s place in sharpness,
Sometimes she leaves it behind in its sharpness
And at times it replaces the spearhead’s point.
And sometimes she leaves the blade behind
ماnot أَبصرَhad seen الناظرُthe beholder منfrom قبلهاbefore it
ما أَبصرَ الناظرُ من قبلها
ماءًwater وناراًand fire جُمِعَاwere both united فيin مكَانْa place
ماءً وناراً جُمِعَا في مكَانْ
No beholder had ever seen before it
Never before has a beholder seen
Water and fire united in one place.
Water and fire gathered in one place
أُىُّwhat سِلاَحٍweapon هىَit أَوor عُدَّةٌequipment
أُىُّ سِلاَحٍ هىَ أَو عُدَّةٌ
لِرابطِfor one steadfast in الجاشِheart جَرِيءbold in الجنَانْheart
لِرابطِ الجاشِ جَرِيء الجنَانْ
What a weapon it is—or what equipment—
What weapon is she? Or gear
For one steadfast of heart and bold of spirit!
For the audacious warrior in the fray
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.