عجباًHow wondrous! لعاريةat a naked woman كساclothed
عجباً لعارية كسا
هاher الفنart حسناًbeauty رائعاmarvelous
ها الفن حسناً رائعا
How wondrous, a naked woman clothed
How strange is the one who walks bare
by art in marvelous beauty!
Art made her beauty outstanding
سمراءa dusky woman وشتهاembroidered her بناits fingertip (initial fragment)
سمراء وشتها بنا
نتهits fingertip (final fragment) بياضاًwhiteness ناصعاbrilliant
نته بياضاً ناصعا
A dusky woman, embroidered by its
Dark-skinned, her cheeks are white
fingertip in gleaming white.
Her brightness is dazzling
شبهlike الفرائدthe rare pearls قدalready كسينthey were clothed
شبه الفرائد قد كسين
فيin الغمامthe clouds براقعاveils
في الغمام براقعا
Like rare pearls that have been clothed
She's dressed like pearls in the clouds
in veils amid the clouds,
Covered in a glittering veil
خبأنthey hid نصفاhalf فيin الدجىthe darkness
خبأن نصفا في الدجى
وجلونand they revealed نصفاhalf لامعاshining
وجلون نصفا لامعا
they have hidden half in the darkness
Half hidden in the darkness
and revealed a shining half.
Half shining bright
منfrom أيwhich وديانvalleys الظباthe gazelles (initial fragment)
من أي وديان الظبا
ءthe gazelles (final fragment) ملاعباplaygrounds ومراتعاand grazing grounds
ء ملاعبا ومراتعا
From which valleys of gazelles—
From which valley of gazelles
playgrounds and grazing grounds?
Of meadows and pastures
منfrom عبقرAbqar ومنand from الالمOlympus (initial fragment)
من عبقر ومن الالم
بOlympus (final fragment) ومنand from فنونهماthe arts of both of them معاtogether
ب ومن فنونهما معا
From Abqar and from Olympus,
FromPerfumer and Painter
and from the arts of both together.
And both their arts together
تبدينyou reveal ريانfull and plump الثديthe breast (initial fragment)
تبدين ريان الثدي
يthe breast (final fragment) لناto us وخصراًand a hungry waist جائعاhungry
ي لنا وخصراً جائعا
You reveal a full breast
You show your breast's radiance
to us, and a hungry waist.
And a yearning waist
وترينand you show كوناa universe يشبهresembling الthe
وترين كونا يشبه ال
كونuniverse (word continuation) الرحيبspacious الواسعاexpansive
كون الرحيب الواسعا
And you show a universe resembling the
You show a creation resembling
vast, expansive universe,
The vast, open universe
متغايرvaried الإبداعcreative artistry مُخdifferent (initial fragment)
متغاير الإبداع مُخ
تلفdifferent (final fragment) المحاسنthe beauties جامعاall-embracing
تلف المحاسن جامعا
varied in its artistry,
Creativity of differing kinds
diverse in its beauties, embracing all.
United in perfections
لكyou have خفةlightness الطيرthe bird المحلsoaring (initial fragment)
لك خفة الطير المحل
لقsoaring (final fragment) طائراًflying أوor واقعاalighting
لق طائراً أو واقعا
You have the lightness of a soaring bird,
You have the lightness of a bird in flight
whether flying or alighting.
Flying or still
لكyou have خفةagility البطلthe champion المجلvictorious (initial fragment)
لك خفة البطل المجل
ليvictorious (final fragment) مقبلاًadvancing أوor راجعاreturning
لي مقبلاً أو راجعا
You have the agility of the victorious champion,
You have the lightness of a hero in battle
whether advancing or returning,
Advancing or retreating
متمهلاًunhurried للخصمwith the opponent متئداًdeliberate
متمهلاً للخصم متئداً
وحيناand at times للّقاءto the encounter مسارعاhastening
وحينا للّقاء مسارعا
unhurried with his opponent, deliberate,
Slowing for the enemy, quick
and at times hastening to the encounter.
To the encounter when called
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.