بِنَفسيwith my life as ransom أَخٌa brother ليof mine خَلقُهُhis outward form مِثلُlike خُلقِهِhis character
بِنَفسي أَخٌ لي خَلقُهُ مِثلُ خُلقِهِ
يِشَفُّshines through لِوُدّيfor my affection مِنهُfrom him جَوهَرُthe jewel رِفقِهِhis gentleness
يِشَفُّ لِوُدّي مِنهُ جَوهَرُ رِفقِهِ
My life for a brother of mine, whose outward form matches his character.
My own soul is a brother to me, his nature is like my nature
For my affection, the jewel of his gentleness shines forth from him.
The essence of his kindness heals my affection for him
إِذاwhen مَرَّpasses قَصدُthe purpose المَرءِof a man يَسحَبُtrails ذَيلَهُits hem
إِذا مَرَّ قَصدُ المَرءِ يَسحَبُ ذَيلَهُ
إِلىtoward جودِهِhis bounty المَوجودِavailable قامَhe attends بِحَقِّهِto his rightful claim
إِلى جودِهِ المَوجودِ قامَ بِحَقِّهِ
When a man's purpose passes, trailing its hem,
When a man's aim passes by, he drags his tail
Toward his ready bounty, he grants the man his due.
To his innate generosity, he stands by his right
لَوif أَبصَرَتِbeheld الحُذّاقُthe experts مِنamong صاغَةِthe goldsmiths of النَدىgenerosity
لَو أَبصَرَتِ الحُذّاقُ مِن صاغَةِ النَدى
حُلِيَّthe ornaments عَطاياهُhis gifts أَقَرَّتattested بِحِذقِهِto his skill
حُلِيَّ عَطاياهُ أَقَرَّت بِحِذقِهِ
If the experts among the goldsmiths of generosity beheld
If the connoisseurs could see the one who pours the dew
The ornaments of his gifts, they would attest to his skill.
The adornments of his gifts, they would acknowledge his skill
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.