إِذاwhen اِعتَزَلواthey keep to themselves كانواthey are مُلوكاًkings أَعِزَّةًmighty
إِذا اِعتَزَلوا كانوا مُلوكاً أَعِزَّةً
وَفيand in الحَربِwar أَعوانُallies المَناياdeaths الغَواشِمِruthless
وَفي الحَربِ أَعوانُ المَنايا الغَواشِمِ
When they keep to themselves, they are mighty kings;
When they withdraw, they are proud kings,
and in war, allies of merciless death.
Yet in war, they are fierce allies of doom.
لَهُمthey have أَوجُهٌfaces غُرٌّradiant تُنَمنَمُare finely patterned فيin الوَغىbattle
لَهُم أَوجُهٌ غُرٌّ تُنَمنَمُ في الوَغى
كَأَنas though قَدalready تَغَشَّتهاhad covered them أَكُفُّhands الرواقِمِthe embroiderers
كَأَن قَد تَغَشَّتها أَكُفُّ الرواقِمِ
They have radiant faces, finely patterned in battle,
They have faces, pale as the moon, glowing in battle
as though the hands of embroiderers had overspread them.
As if veiled by hands that wield swords.
كَأَنَّas though كلومَwounds الطَّعنِthrusts وَالضَّربِand blows بَهجَةًin beauty
كَأَنَّ كلومَ الطَّعنِ وَالضَّربِ بَهجَةً
عَلىupon الوَجَناتthe cheeks الغُرِّradiant نَقشُengraving الدَّراهِمِthe dirhams
عَلى الوَجَنات الغُرِّ نَقشُ الدَّراهِمِ
As though the wounds of thrusts and blows, in their beauty,
It seems the wounds of their stabs and blows are joys
were dirham engravings upon radiant cheeks.
Etched on their pale cheeks like coins’ engravings.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.