ياO ذكيَّkeen العقلِthe mind بانَappeared لناto us
يا ذكيَّ العقلِ بانَ لنا
لوذعياًsharp-witted فيin تحاجيهِhis riddles
لوذعياً في تحاجيهِ
O keen-minded one, he appeared to us,
O wise one, it has become clear to us
Sharp-witted in his riddles.
Taking refuge in its verses
إنif تَكُنyou are واريsparking الزِنادِthe fire-steel فقُلthen say
إن تَكُن واري الزِنادِ فقُل
شملunion احفظremember ماwhat يضاهيهِresembles it
شمل احفظ ما يضاهيهِ
If your fire-steel strikes sparks, then say:
If you are concealing the flint, then say
'Union'—remember what resembles it.
Its cover preserves what rivals it
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.