خليليَّmy two friends هلquestion marker أعطيتماyou two have given اللحظَthe gaze حقهُits due
خليليَّ هل أعطيتما اللحظَ حقهُ
منof البركةِthe pool الحسناءِthe beautiful شكلاًin form ومنظراand appearance
من البركةِ الحسناءِ شكلاً ومنظرا
My two friends, have you given your gaze its due
My beloved, have we given the moment its due
in the lovely pool’s form and appearance?
Of the blessed beauty, in shape and sight
إذاwhen باشرتْit touches أولىthe first stirrings of النسيمthe breeze حسبتهاyou would think it
إذا باشرتْ أولى النسيم حسبتها
منof الرنجِranj cloth المفروكِcrumpled ثوباًa garment منشراspread out
من الرنجِ المفروكِ ثوباً منشرا
When it meets the breeze’s first breath, you would think it
When the first breeze touches, you'd think it
a spread-out garment of crumpled ranj cloth.
A garment of scattered elegance spread open
كأنَّas though شباكاًnets ألقيتْhad been cast فيupon متونهاits surfaces
كأنَّ شباكاً ألقيتْ في متونها
فأبقتْand so they left مثالاًa pattern فوقهاupon it قدalready تسطراwas traced in lines
فأبقتْ مثالاً فوقها قد تسطرا
As though nets had been cast upon its surfaces,
As if nets were cast in her depths
leaving a pattern traced in lines upon it.
Leaving an imprint above as lines drawn
ويتركهاand leaves it مرُّthe passage of القبولthe east wind كماjust as انثنتbent
ويتركها مرُّ القبول كما انثنت
معاطفُthe folds of ثوبيthe two robes of راقصٍa dancer قدhas تكسراswayed
معاطفُ ثوبي راقصٍ قد تكسرا
And the passing east wind leaves it like the bending
And the tides of acceptance leave it as it bent
folds of a dancer’s two robes as he sways.
Like the folds of my dancing robe broken open
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.