لاdo not تلمblame سيديmy master فحظيfor my share فيin الأظfirst part of 'the backs'
لا تلم سيدي فحظي في الأظ
هرcompletion of 'the backs' معdespite خسةinferiority البياضwhiteness يجوزis permissible
هر مع خسة البياض يجوز
Do not blame me, my master, for my share in backs—
Do not blame me, my lord, for my luck in life
—is permissible, despite the inferiority of whiteness.
Along with the meanness of hoariness is excusable
قدmay يميلincline الفتىthe young man إلىtoward المردbeardless youths إنif لمnot
قد يميل الفتى إلى المرد إن لم
يلفتcatches the eye بينamong النساءwomen إلاexcept عجوزan old woman
يلفت بين النساء إلا عجوز
A young man may incline toward beardless youths if no one
The young man may incline towards rebellion if
among women catches his eye except an old woman.
Among the women he finds none but the aged
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.