مَدْحٌpraise بوَجْهِin the guise of كُدْيَةٍbegging
مَدْحٌ بوَجْهِ كُدْيَةٍ
فيهاwithin it كَمِينٌan ambush لِلرَّجاءْfor hope
فيها كَمِينٌ لِلرَّجاءْ
Praise in the guise of begging,
In praise of Kudayah's face
with hope lying in ambush within it,
In it lies an ambush for hope
مِثْلُlike المُرَقْرِقِthe one making ripples فيin الصَّبُوthe morning draught (الصبوح, continued)
مِثْلُ المُرَقْرِقِ في الصَّبُو
حِcompletion of الصبوح (morning draught) يُسِرُّconceals حَسْواًsipping فيin ارْتغاءْdrinking the froth
حِ يُسِرُّ حَسْواً في ارْتغاءْ
like one making ripples in the morning draught,
Like the tinkling in the morning draught
concealing sips as he drinks the froth.
That gladdens yearning in its quest
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.