أَماindeed وَبَسّامby the ever-smiling one المحيّاthe countenance الطلقcheerful
أَما وَبَسّام المحيّا الطلق
لاحَappeared لَناto us كَالبَدرlike the full moon تَحتَbeneath الغَسَقِthe dark of night
لاحَ لَنا كَالبَدر تَحتَ الغَسَقِ
Indeed, by the ever-smiling one of cheerful countenance,
With a radiant smile that shines
who appeared to us like the full moon beneath the dark of night:
You appeared to us like the full moon in the dark of night
ماnot ذاكَthat إِلّاexcept الشَمسthe sun فَوقَabove الأُفقِthe horizon
ما ذاكَ إِلّا الشَمس فَوقَ الأُفقِ
قَدindeed رَجعتhas returned غبِّjust after اِحمِرارreddening الشَفَقِthe twilight
قَد رَجعت غبِّ اِحمِرار الشَفَقِ
that is none other than the sun above the horizon,
That is none but the sun above the horizon
which has returned after twilight's reddening.
Returned red in the flushing of sunset
فتنةa temptation كُلّevery ذيone possessing عَفافchastity وَتقىand piety
فتنة كُلّ ذي عَفاف وَتقى
كَدُميةlike a figurine مِنof وَرقٍsilver فيin ورقِleaves
كَدُمية مِن وَرقٍ في ورقِ
A temptation to every chaste and pious soul,
Temptation to all honorable and pious
Like a silver figurine amid leaves,
Like a paper doll in paper
مورَّدrose-tinted الوَجنةthe cheek باهيsplendid الرَونَقthe luster
مورَّد الوَجنة باهي الرَونَق
معوّذplaced under protection الوَجهthe face بِرَبّby the Lord of الفَلَقِdaybreak
معوّذ الوَجه بِرَبّ الفَلَقِ
Rosy-cheeked, with splendid luster,
Rosy cheeks, beautiful complexion
His face under the protection of the Lord of daybreak.
Blessed face, by the Lord of daybreak
إِذاwhen تَندّىgrows dewy خَفَراًfrom bashfulness بِالعرقِwith sweat
إِذا تَندّى خَفَراً بِالعرقِ
يَقولsays وَردthe rose خدّهhis cheek لِلحَدقِto the eyes
يَقول وَرد خدّه لِلحَدقِ
When he grows dewy with sweat from bashfulness,
When glistening slightly with sweat
The rose of his cheek says to the eyes:
The rose of his cheek says to the eyelids
لتركبنّyou shall surely pass طَبقاًa layer عَنafter طَبَقِa layer
لتركبنّ طَبقاً عَن طَبَقِ
“You shall surely pass from layer to layer.”
I will rise degree after degree
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.