وَكَيفَand how يُرَجّىcan be hoped for وَصلُunion with لَيلىLayla وَقَدwhen already جَرىhas set out
وَكَيفَ يُرَجّى وَصلُ لَيلى وَقَد جَرى
بِجَدِّby severing القُوىthe rope-strands وَالوَصلِand union أَعسَرُleft-handed حاسِرُunarmored
بِجَدِّ القُوى وَالوَصلِ أَعسَرُ حاسِرُ
And how can union with Layla be hoped for, when one has already set out
How can union with Layla be hoped when fate
To sever the strands and union—left-handed and unarmored,
Has made attaining union the most difficult quest
صَديعُsplit العَصاthe staff صَعبُdifficult المَرامِto reach إِذاwhenever اِنتَحىhe turns toward
صَديعُ العَصا صَعبُ المَرامِ إِذا اِنتَحى
لِوَصلِtoward the union of اِمرِئٍa man جَذَّتsevered عَلَيهِaround him الأَواصِرُthe bonds
لِوَصلِ اِمرِئٍ جَذَّت عَلَيهِ الأَواصِرُ
With a split staff, hard to reach—whenever he turns
One whose purpose is hard, whose path blocked with woe
Against a man's union, the bonds around him are severed.
If he quests for the love of a lady in chains
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.