رَسموهُthey portrayed him بالشمسwith the sun المنيرةradiant مثلماjust as ارfirst fragment of ‘took shape’
رَسموهُ بالشمس المنيرة مثلما ار
تسمَremaining fragment of ‘took shape’ الهلالthe crescent moon بجنحunder cover of ليلa night أَقمراmoonlit
تسمَ الهلال بجنح ليل أَقمرا
They portrayed him with the radiant sun, just as
They drew it with the shining sun
the crescent took shape under cover of a moonlit night.
As the crescent was drawn with the wings of a moonlit night
رسمٌa portrait نؤَرّخُهُwe date it جَميلٌbeautiful واعجبواand marvel
رسمٌ نؤَرّخُهُ جَميلٌ واعجبوا
مِمَّنat one who تَصوَّرwas pictured قبلbefore أَنthat يَتَصَوَّراhe imagines
مِمَّن تَصوَّر قبل أَن يَتَصَوَّرا
A beautiful portrait whose date we record—and marvel
It is a beautiful drawing we are dating
at one who was pictured before he could imagine.
By one who imagined before being imagined
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.