بدرfull moon تمٍّfullness مذsince قرfound delight طرفيmy gaze منهin him
بدر تمٍّ مذ قر طرفي منه
بطلوعat a rising شاهدتI beheld أحسنfairest طلعةcountenance
بطلوع شاهدت أحسن طلعة
A full moon—since my gaze found delight in him,
The full moon rose before my eyes
At his rising I beheld the fairest countenance.
As it ascended, I saw the finest rising
عجباhow wondrous! كيفhow فاقsurpassed أهلmasters of المعانيmeanings
عجبا كيف فاق أهل المعاني
فيin فنونbranches of العلومthe sciences وهوand he is ابنson of جمعهJumʿah (also: a week)
في فنون العلوم وهو ابن جمعه
How wondrous! How did he surpass the masters of meaning
A wonder - how he surpassed the learned
In the branches of learning, though he is Ibn Jumʿah ('a week old')?
In varied branches of knowledge, though just a boy
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.