شغلَpreoccupied الكبارthe elders منamong الرعيَّةthe subjects فكرهمtheir thoughts
شغلَ الكبار من الرعيَّة فكرهم
فيabout شأنهمtheir affairs فكبارناso our elders كصغارناlike our young
في شأنهم فكبارنا كصغارنا
The elders among the subjects are absorbed in their thoughts
The affairs of the leaders preoccupy the minds of the people
About their affairs; so our elders are like our young.
Concerning their own matters, so our elders are like our young
ألرفقgentleness! موسىrazor الزمانtime بناwith us فقدfor indeed
ألرفق موسى الزمان بنا فقد
حلقتyou have shaved ذقونbeards صغارناour young وكبارناand our elders
حلقت ذقون صغارنا وكبارنا
Be gentle with us, O razor of time, for
If only this era would show compassion to us, for indeed
You have shaved the beards of our young and our elders.
The beards of our young and old have become white
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.