قَدindeed دَخلَناwe entered حَمّامَكُمyour bathhouse فَرَأَيناand so we saw
قَد دَخلَنا حَمّامَكُم فَرَأَينا
عَجَباًa marvel مِنfrom تَجَمُّعِthe coming together الضِدَّينِthe two opposites
عَجَباً مِن تَجَمُّعِ الضِدَّينِ
Indeed, we entered your bathhouse and saw
We entered your bathhouse and saw
a marvel in the joining of two opposites:
A wonder in the gathering of opposites
بارِدُcold الماءِthe water وَالوَقودِand the fuel جَميعاًboth alike
بارِدُ الماءِ وَالوَقودِ جَميعاً
فَهوَso it is لِلمُستَحِمِّfor the bather سُخنَةُheat; vexation عَينِof the eye
فَهوَ لِلمُستَحِمِّ سُخنَةُ عَينِ
its water and fuel alike are cold,
The water cold and the firewood all
so to the bather it is a vexation to the eye.
Yet for the bather it is the heat of the eyes
وَبِهِand in it قَيِّمٌan attendant بَغيضٌodious غَليظٌcoarse
وَبِهِ قَيِّمٌ بَغيضٌ غَليظٌ
عابِسُscowling الوَجهِin the face قالِصُdrawn back المِنخَرَينِboth nostrils
عابِسُ الوَجهِ قالِصُ المِنخَرَينِ
Within it is an odious, coarse attendant,
And in it a rough coarse attendant
scowling of face, with nostrils drawn back.
Frowning of face, flattened of nostrils
قَيِّمٌan attendant غَيرُnot قَيِّمٍworthy; competent خَشُنَتhas grown rough مُدhis razor (word begins)
قَيِّمٌ غَيرُ قَيِّمٍ خَشُنَت مُد
يَتُهُhis razor (word ends) وَهوَwhile he is ناعِمُsoft الكَفَّينِin both palms
يَتُهُ وَهوَ ناعِمُ الكَفَّينِ
An attendant, but no good one; rough is his
An attendant unlike attendants, harsh became his
razor, though both his palms are soft.
Forearm yet he has soft palms
بِيَدٍwith a hand كَالحَريرِlike silk لاnot يَرفَعُlifts; removes الأَوthe dirt (word begins)
بِيَدٍ كَالحَريرِ لا يَرفَعُ الأَو
ساخَthe dirt (word ends) تَدليكُهاits rubbing عَنِfrom المَنكِبَينِboth shoulders
ساخَ تَدليكُها عَنِ المَنكِبَينِ
With one hand like silk, unable to lift the
With a hand like silk he does not raise the
dirt from the shoulders by its rubbing,
Dirt of his kneading from the shoulders
وَيَدٍand a hand كَرُّهاits repeated strokes يُغادِرُleaves فيin الناthe people (word begins)
وَيَدٍ كَرُّها يُغادِرُ في النا
سِthe people (word ends) كُلوماًwounds شَلَّتmay they be paralyzed إِذاthen مِنof (exclamatory) يَدَينِtwo hands
سِ كُلوماً شَلَّت إِذا مِن يَدَينِ
and another whose repeated strokes leave
And a hand whose palm in people
people wounded—may such a pair of hands be palsied!
Leaves bruises when it is from two hands
فَخُذواso exact, all of you ليfor me مِنهُfrom him القَصاصَretribution فَقَدfor indeed أَوdestroyed me (word begins)
فَخُذوا لي مِنهُ القَصاصَ فَقَد أَو
بَقَنيdestroyed me (word ends) بِالجِراحِwith wounds فيin الأَخدَعَينِthe two neck veins
بَقَني بِالجِراحِ في الأَخدَعَينِ
So exact retribution from him for me, for he has
So take my retribution from him for he has
destroyed me with wounds in both neck veins.
Afflicted me with wounds on the temples
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.