وَطرفٍand a noble steed رُدَّwas turned away عَنهُfrom him الطرفُthe gaze لَمّاwhen
وَطرفٍ رُدَّ عَنهُ الطرفُ لَمّا
تَلألأَsparkled صُبحdawn غُرّتهhis forehead's blaze وَحيّاand greeted
تَلألأَ صُبح غُرّته وَحيّا
And a noble steed from whom the gaze was turned away when
A glance averted when the dawn did gleam,
the dawn of his forehead's blaze sparkled and gave greeting.
Radiant in beauty, bursting into beam,
سَليلa scion سَوابقwinning steeds نجبٍnobly bred إِذاwhen ماfor emphasis
سَليل سَوابق نجبٍ إِذا ما
عَداhe galloped شاهدتyou beheld مِنهُfrom him عَبقَريّاa prodigy
عَدا شاهدت مِنهُ عَبقَريّا
A scion of noble winning steeds; whenever
Scion of nobles, when his steed draws nigh,
he gallops, you behold a prodigy in him.
Genius and brilliance in his mien you spy.
لَوif اِنَّindeed النَجمthe star سابقهraced him لَأَمسىit would end up
لَو اِنَّ النَجم سابقه لَأَمسى
عَلىon أَثريهhis two tracks منبتّاًcut off قَصيّاfar away
عَلى أَثريه منبتّاً قَصيّا
If the star were to race him, it would end up
If he outstripped the stars, they soon would wane
in his tracks, cut off and far behind.
Before his lead, though lofty was their gain.
هُوَhe العَربيّthe Arabian كَمhow often بَهرتdazzled لَدَيناamong us
هُوَ العَربيّ كَم بَهرت لَدَينا
مَجاريهhis runs الحَميدةpraiseworthy أَعجَميّاa non-Arab
مَجاريه الحَميدة أَعجَميّا
He is the Arabian; how often, among us,
O Arab son, what wonders you evince,
his praiseworthy runs have dazzled a non-Arab!
Outshining foreign tongues and eloquence!
فَأَسرعso, swifter مِنthan صباthe east wind سحرpredawn مَهبّاًin blowing
فَأَسرع مِن صبا سحر مَهبّاً
وَأَبدَعand more wondrous مِنthan سَناradiance قَمرٍa moon محيّاin countenance
وَأَبدَع مِن سَنا قَمرٍ محيّا
So he is swifter in his rush than the predawn east wind,
Swifter than zephyr in the witching hour,
and more wondrous in countenance than a moon's radiance.
More brilliant than the moon in silver shower.
جَرىhe raced وَالبَرقand lightning فيin حَلباتracing grounds سَبقa race
جَرى وَالبَرق في حَلبات سَبق
فَجَلّاهso he revealed it وَأَوضحهand made it clear جَليّاplainly
فَجَلّاه وَأَوضحه جَليّا
He raced with lightning on the racing grounds,
He raced as lightning flashes through the sky,
so he laid it bare and made it plainly visible.
Eclipsing, outshining them, to stand on high.
وَلَوand if أَطلقتyou let loose مِنهُfrom him عِنانthe rein عَزمresolve
وَلَو أَطلقت مِنهُ عِنان عَزم
لَكادَhe would almost بِنَعلِهِwith his horseshoe يطأُtread on الثريّاthe Pleiades
لَكادَ بِنَعلِهِ يطأُ الثريّا
And if you gave his resolve free rein,
If but his will unbridled course allowed,
he would almost tread on the Pleiades with his horseshoe.
With just his sandal he would crush the proud.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.