إنif يَحسُدُواthey envy فيin السِّلمِpeace مَنْfirst part of “my station”
إن يَحسُدُوا في السِّلمِ مَنْ
زِلتيcompletion of “my station” منof العزّglory المُنيفِtowering
زِلتي من العزّ المُنيفِ
If in peace they envy my sta-
If they envy my rank in peace
tion of towering glory,
My lofty glory undefiled
فبِماthen because of how أُهينُI hold cheap النّفسَmy life فيon ِ
فبِما أُهينُ النّفسَ في ِ
يومthe day الوغَىof battle بينَamong الصُّفوفِthe ranks
يوم الوغَى بينَ الصُّفوفِ
it is because I hold my life cheap on
It was by my humiliation in battle
the day of battle among the ranks.
Mid the clashing swords I compiled
فلطالَماfor often أقدمتُI have advanced إِقْfirst part of “advance”
فلطالَما أقدمتُ إِقْ
دَامَcompletion of “advance” الحُتوفِdeaths علىagainst الحُتوفِdeaths
دَامَ الحُتوفِ على الحُتوفِ
For often I have advanced with the ad-
Full often I plunged with intent
vance of death against death,
Through ranks of foe midst the fight
بعزيمةٍwith a resolve أمضَىsharper علىagainst
بعزيمةٍ أمضَى على
حدِّthe edge السُّيوفِof swords منthan السُّيوفthe swords
حدِّ السُّيوفِ من السُّيوف
with a resolve sharper against
With dauntless resolve I went
the swords' edge than the swords themselves.
Through swords' edge midst swords' bite
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.