أصغَتْshe listened attentively لستمعَto hear شكوتيmy complaint وتظلُّميand my grievance
أصغَتْ لستمعَ شكوتي وتظلُّمي
لمَّاwhen رأتْshe saw دمعيmy tears جرىflowed كالعنْدَمِlike crimson dye
لمَّا رأتْ دمعي جرى كالعنْدَمِ
She listened to hear my complaint and my grievance,
She listened to hear my complaint and grievance
When she saw my tears flow like crimson dye.
When she saw my tears flowing like resin
واستنطقتْand she made speak قانونهاher qanun (zither; also “law”) فأجابهاso it answered her
واستنطقتْ قانونها فأجابها
فيconcerning حلِّthe lawfulness of قتلِkilling المستهامِthe love-stricken المغرمthe enamored
في حلِّ قتلِ المستهامِ المغرم
And she made her qanun speak, and it answered her
And she questioned her law, and it answered her
That killing the love-stricken, enamored man was lawful.
In dissolving the killing of the passionate lover
سلْask مَنْwho أباحpermitted لهاto her دميmy blood قانونهاher qanun (zither; also “law”)
سلْ مَنْ أباح لها دمي قانونها
هلwhether قالdecreed قانونٌa law بإهراقfor shedding الدمblood
هل قال قانونٌ بإهراق الدم
Ask her qanun who permitted her to shed my blood:
Ask whose law permitted her my blood
Has any law decreed the shedding of blood?
Did any law say to shed blood
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.