تاهَacted haughtily عَلىover الوِلدانِthe youths وَالحورِand the houris
تاهَ عَلى الوِلدانِ وَالحورِ
مُقَرطِقٌclad in a short tunic مِنfrom آلِthe house of سابورِSabur
مُقَرطِقٌ مِن آلِ سابورِ
He lorded it over the youths and the houris—
Wandering among the lads and fair maidens
Clad in a short tunic, of the house of Sabur.
A varicolored one from the house of Sabur
تَبدوappear والهَمايينُand the money-belts عَلىon خَصرِهِhis waist
تَبدو والهَمايينُ عَلى خَصرِهِ
كَأَنَّهاas though they were فيat خَصرِthe waist of زَنبورِa wasp
كَأَنَّها في خَصرِ زَنبورِ
And the money-belts at his waist appear
The waistbands seem around his waist
As though they were at a wasp’s waist.
As if it were the waist of a hornet
كَأَنَّماas though الصُدغُthe sidelock عَلىon خَدِّهِhis cheek
كَأَنَّما الصُدغُ عَلى خَدِّهِ
غالِيَةٌghaliya (dark perfume paste) مِنfrom فَوقِabove كافورِcamphor
غالِيَةٌ مِن فَوقِ كافورِ
It is as though the sidelock on his cheek were
As if his cheek were
Dark perfume paste atop camphor.
A piece of camphor above ambergris
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.