تُفّاحَةٌan apple أُهدِيَتwas given as a gift إِلَيهِto him
تُفّاحَةٌ أُهدِيَت إِلَيهِ
حَمراءُred فيin لَونِcolor وَجنَتَيهِhis two cheeks
حَمراءُ في لَونِ وَجنَتَيهِ
An apple was given to him,
An apple was gifted to him
Red in the hue of his cheeks.
Red in the color of its cheeks
هَمَّintended بِتَقبيلِهاto kiss it فَزارَتso it visited
هَمَّ بِتَقبيلِها فَزارَت
فاهُhis mouth عَلىin رَغمِspite of مُقلَتَيهِhis two eyes
فاهُ عَلى رَغمِ مُقلَتَيهِ
He meant to kiss it, so it visited
He wished to kiss it, so it blushed
His mouth, to the chagrin of his eyes.
His mouth watered despite his resistance
بِاللَهِby God ياO زَهرَblossoms مِحجَرَيهِhis two eye sockets
بِاللَهِ يا زَهرَ مِحجَرَيهِ
دَعنيlet me أَسَلask آسَmyrtle عارِضيهِthe two sides of his face
دَعني أَسَل آسَ عارِضيهِ
By God, O blossoms of his eye sockets,
By God, oh blossom of my soul
Let me ask the myrtle of his cheeks:
Let me ask if your brows are sore
لِمwhy باكَرَتit visited early أقحُوانُdaisies فيهِhis mouth
لِم باكَرَت أقحُوانُ فيهِ
بِقَرعِby knocking بابِdoor المُنىwishes عَلَيهِupon him
بِقَرعِ بابِ المُنى عَلَيهِ
Why did it visit the daisies of his mouth early,
Why did the kisses weep in it
Knocking at his door of wishes?
With the knocking on the door of wishes upon it
لَعَلَّهُperhaps he قَدalready أَعارَlent يَوماًone day
لَعَلَّهُ قَد أَعارَ يَوماً
نَكهَتَهاits scent طيبَfragrance مَرشفَيهِhis two lips
نَكهَتَها طيبَ مَرشفَيهِ
Perhaps he had once lent
Perhaps one day
His lips’ perfume to its scent;
It shared the sweetness of its syrupy lips
فَباكَرَتهُso it visited him early عَلىin حَياءٍshyness
فَباكَرَتهُ عَلى حَياءٍ
تَصرفُreturning أَنفاسَهُhis breaths إِلَيهِto him
تَصرفُ أَنفاسَهُ إِلَيهِ
So it visited him early, shyly,
So it wept in shyness
Returning his breaths to him.
Turning its breaths toward him
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.