كَأَنَّماas though سُرجُlights قَناديلِهاof its lanterns
كَأَنَّما سُرجُ قَناديلِها
مِنof بَهِجٍlovely مِنهاamong them وَمِنand of أَزهَرِradiant
مِن بَهِجٍ مِنها وَمِن أَزهَرِ
As though the lights of its lanterns—
Her lanterns' trappings seem to be
some lovely, others radiant—
Of her radiance and her blossoms,
لَينوفَرٌwater lilies مِنof ذَهَبٍgold أَصفَرٍyellow
لَينوفَرٌ مِن ذَهَبٍ أَصفَرٍ
فيin بِرَكٍpools مِنof ذَهَبٍgold أَحمَرِred
في بِرَكٍ مِن ذَهَبٍ أَحمَرِ
were water lilies of yellow gold
A smooth-running brook of yellow gold
in pools of red gold.
In a valley of red gold,
يَعثُرُstumbles مِنهاamong them الطَرفَthe gaze فيin مَشيِهِits walking
يَعثُرُ مِنها الطَرفَ في مَشيِهِ
بِجَوهَرٍover a jewel رُكِّبَwas set فيwithin جَوهَرِa jewel
بِجَوهَرٍ رُكِّبَ في جَوهَرِ
The gaze stumbles as it wanders among them
So that the glance trips over it
over a jewel set within a jewel.
In a jeweled pavement set.
كَأَنَّهاas though they إِذwhen لَمَعَتgleamed فيin الدُجىthe darkness
كَأَنَّها إِذ لَمَعَت في الدُجى
تُريكَshow you كافوراًcamphor عَلىupon عَنبَرِambergris
تُريكَ كافوراً عَلى عَنبَرِ
As though, when they gleamed in the darkness,
When she shone forth in the gloom,
they were showing you camphor upon ambergris.
It showed you camphor upon ambergris.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.