ماnot إِنemphatic particle هدرتresounded شَقشَقَةُclatter الأَقداحِthe goblets
ما إِن هدرت شَقشَقَةُ الأَقداحِ
إِلّاthan وَرَفَضتُand I rejected قَولَthe words of هَذاthis اللاحيfaultfinder
إِلّا وَرَفَضتُ قَولَ هَذا اللاحي
No sooner did the goblets’ clatter resound
No sooner did the clinking of goblets sound
than I rejected this faultfinder’s words.
Than I refused the utterance of this fool
لاnot يُدفَعis driven away بِالأَصابِعwith the fingers الهمُّgrief فَدَعso stop
لا يُدفَع بِالأَصابِع الهمُّ فَدَع
لَوميblaming me فَعَسىso perhaps أَدفعهI drive it away بِالراحِwith wine (also: with the palm)
لَومي فَعَسى أَدفعه بِالراحِ
Grief cannot be driven away with fingers, so stop
Do not drive away care with your fingers, leave off
blaming me; perhaps I can drive it away with wine.
Blaming me, perhaps I will drive it away by departing
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.