إنif يئِسَتdespaired نفسُهhis soul وإنand if قَنَطاhe lost hope
إن يئِسَت نفسُه وإن قَنَطا
وسرَّand he was delighted بِالاعتِزالِin withdrawal واغتَبَطاand he rejoiced
وسرَّ بِالاعتِزالِ واغتَبَطا
If his soul has despaired, and if he has lost hope,
If his soul despairs, and if he becomes hopeless,
and he has delighted in withdrawal and found contentment,
And is pleased to withdraw into seclusion,
فَذاكthen that is أنَّbecause الكرامَthe noble قَدindeed رَجَعواturned back
فَذاك أنَّ الكرامَ قَد رَجَعوا
عنfrom جُودِهمtheir generosity يحسبونَهthey deem it غَلَطاa mistake
عن جُودِهم يحسبونَه غَلَطا
it is because the noble have turned away
That is because the generous people have turned away
from their generosity, deeming it a mistake,
From their generosity, thinking it a mistake,
حتَّىuntil لَقدindeed أصبحَbecame السلامُthe greeting مِنfrom الthe
حتَّى لَقد أصبحَ السلامُ مِن ال
قاصِدِpetitioner حيفاًan injustice وردُّهand returning it شَطَطاan excess
قاصِدِ حيفاً وردُّه شَطَطا
till even a greeting from the
To the point that giving greetings of peace
petitioner has become an injustice, and returning it an excess.
Has become, to the one who intends it, dangerous and hazardous.
وأجمَعواand they resolved أمرَهُمtheir course فماso none خَرقَbroke الthe
وأجمَعوا أمرَهُم فما خَرقَ ال
إِجماعَconsensus إلاexcept المطهَّرُal-Mutahhar ابنُson of عَطاAta
إِجماعَ إلا المطهَّرُ ابنُ عَطا
They resolved upon their course; none broke the
And they are unanimous in their stance - none has breached
consensus except al-Mutahhar ibn Ata.
The consensus except the pure son of 'Aṭā,
يشدُّhe clenches كَفاًa hand عَلىupon الثناءِpraise وحسand good-
يشدُّ كَفاً عَلى الثناءِ وحس
نِ-ness الظنِّof opinion منhe who كانَwas مالُهhis wealth فرطاfreely spent
نِ الظنِّ من كانَ مالُه فرطا
He closes his hand on praise and good
Who restrains his hand from praise and thinks good
opinion—he whose wealth is freely spent.
Thoughts of one whose wealth was once abundant,
ويَحكمُand exercise control القاصِدونَthe petitioners فيهover it كَماjust as
ويَحكمُ القاصِدونَ فيه كَما
يَحكمُhe exercises control حتَّىso that كأنَّهُمas though they were خُلَطاpartners
يَحكمُ حتَّى كأنَّهُم خُلَطا
The petitioners dispose of it just as
And the critics judge him as if they are
he does, so that they seem to be partners.
His equal, without distinction between them.
علَتrose high بِهwith him إذwhen دَنَتstooped low خلائِقُهhis manners
علَت بِه إذ دَنَت خلائِقُه
وربَّand many a شيءٍthing يَعلوrises إذاwhen هَبَطاit descends
وربَّ شيءٍ يَعلو إذا هَبَطا
His manners raised him high as they stooped low,
He rose high when his character came near,
and many a thing rises when it descends.
And many a thing ascends when it descends lower.
كيفَhow يَبينُbecomes distinct الندىbounty لِراجِيهto one hoping for it
كيفَ يَبينُ الندى لِراجِيه
منfrom الرَّدىdeath بَعدَماafter قدalready اختَلَطاthe two mingled
من الرَّدى بَعدَما قد اختَلَطا
How can one who hopes for bounty distinguish it
How can the radiance of his hopes shine through
from death, after the two have mingled?
The gloom, now that the two have intermingled?
كأنَّماas though الدهرُTime حينَwhen خوَّلَهendowed him اسstip-
كأنَّما الدهرُ حينَ خوَّلَه اس
تَثنَى-ulated عَلَيهِupon him بالجودِwith generosity واشتَرَطاand set a condition
تَثنَى عَلَيهِ بالجودِ واشتَرَطا
As though Time, when it endowed him,
It is as if Time, when it appointed him,
required generosity of him and made it a condition.
Singled him out for generosity and stipulated conditions.
وماand not جَرَتhas prevailed عادةُthe custom الزَّمانِof Time بِأَنto
وما جَرَت عادةُ الزَّمانِ بِأَن
يَأتيit brings بِخيرٍwith good فَماso what لَهُis with it نَشَطاit grew eager
يَأتي بِخيرٍ فَما لَهُ نَشَطا
And it is not Time's accustomed way to
The habit of Fate is not to bring about good,
bring good—so why has it grown eager?
So it has no energy left for him.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.