اللَهُGod أَكرَمُmost generous مَنthose who يُناجىare confided in
اللَهُ أَكرَمُ مَن يُناجى
وَالمَرءُand a man إِنif داجَيتَyou dissemble داجىhe dissembles
وَالمَرءُ إِن داجَيتَ داجى
God is the most generous of those one confides in.
God honors whoever whispers to Him,
And a man, if you dissemble with him, dissembles.
And man, if you whisper to Him, whispers back.
وَالمَرءُand a man لَيسَis not بِمُعظِمٍone who esteems
وَالمَرءُ لَيسَ بِمُعظِمٍ
شَيئاًa thing يُقَضّيhe fulfills مِنهُfrom it حاجاneeds
شَيئاً يُقَضّي مِنهُ حاجا
And a man does not hold in esteem
Man cannot value highly
a thing through which he fulfills his needs.
A thing that fulfills his needs.
كَدَرُclouding الصَفاءِpurity مِنَfrom الصَديthe friend (first part)
كَدَرُ الصَفاءِ مِنَ الصَدي
قِcompletion of 'the friend' فَماso not تَرىyou see إِلّاexcept مِزاجاa mixture
قِ فَما تَرى إِلّا مِزاجا
The clouding of purity comes from a friend;
The calm is troubled by discord,
so you see nothing but a mixture.
So you see only a mixture.
وَإِذاand when الأُمورُaffairs تَزاوَجَتpair together
وَإِذا الأُمورُ تَزاوَجَت
فَالصَبرُthen patience أَكرَمُهاthe noblest of them نِتاجاoffspring
فَالصَبرُ أَكرَمُها نِتاجا
And when affairs are wedded,
When matters are interwoven,
then patience yields the noblest offspring.
Patience is the noblest result.
وَالصِدقُand truth يَعقِدُfastens فَوقَabove رَأhead (first part)
وَالصِدقُ يَعقِدُ فَوقَ رَأ
سِcompletion of 'head' حَليفِهِits ally لِلبِرِّfor righteousness تاجاa crown
سِ حَليفِهِ لِلبِرِّ تاجا
And truth sets upon the head
Truth crowns the head
of its ally a crown of righteousness.
Of its ally, righteousness, with a crown.
وَالصِدقُand truth يَثقُبُkindles زَندُهُits firestick
وَالصِدقُ يَثقُبُ زَندُهُ
فيin كُلِّevery ناحِيَةٍquarter سِراجاa lamp
في كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ سِراجا
And truth's firestick kindles
Truth pierces its arrows
a lamp in every quarter.
In every direction, lamps.
وَلَرُبَّماand many a time صَدَعَit split الصَفاthe hard rock
وَلَرُبَّما صَدَعَ الصَفا
وَلَرُبَّماand many a time شَعَبَit mended الزُجاجاthe glass
وَلَرُبَّما شَعَبَ الزُجاجا
And many a time it has split hard rock,
It may crack etiquette at times
and many a time it has mended glass.
Or split hypocrisy at times.
يَأبىrefuses المُعَلَّقُthe one bound بِالهَوىto passion
يَأبى المُعَلَّقُ بِالهَوى
إِلّاexcept رَواحاًafternoon travel وَادِّلاجاand pre-dawn travel
إِلّا رَواحاً وَادِّلاجا
The one bound to passion refuses
The one hanging on to passion
all but afternoon and pre-dawn journeys.
Wants only winds and darkness.
اِرفُقbe gentle فَعُمرُكَfor your life عودُa stick ذيpossessing
اِرفُق فَعُمرُكَ عودُ ذي
أَوَدٍa bend رَأَيتُI have seen لَهُin it اعوِجاجاcrookedness
أَوَدٍ رَأَيتُ لَهُ اعوِجاجا
Be gentle, for your life is a stick with
Be gentle, your life is a green branch
a bend; I have seen its crookedness.
I saw crookedness in.
وَالمَوتُand death يَختَلِجُsnatches away النُفوthe souls (first part)
وَالمَوتُ يَختَلِجُ النُفو
سَcompletion of 'the souls' وَإِنand even if سَهَتthey are heedless عَنهُof it اختِلاجاa wrenching snatch
سَ وَإِن سَهَت عَنهُ اختِلاجا
And death snatches souls away,
Death convulses souls
with a wrench, even if they are heedless of it.
Even if its convulsion is slight.
اِجعَلmake مُعَرَّجَكَyour stopping-place التَكَرُّgenerosity (first part)
اِجعَل مُعَرَّجَكَ التَكَرُّ
مَcompletion of 'generosity' ماas long as وَجَدتَyou find لَهُtoward it انعِراجاa turning
مَ ما وَجَدتَ لَهُ انعِراجا
Make generosity your stopping-place,
Make your ascent rejection
as long as you find a turning toward it.
Of what you found crooked.
ياah رُبَّmany a بَرقٍlightning flash شِمتُهُI watched it
يا رُبَّ بَرقٍ شِمتُهُ
عادَتbecame مَخيلَتُهُits promise of rain عَجاجاswirling dust
عادَت مَخيلَتُهُ عَجاجا
Ah, many a lightning flash I watched—
O Lord of lightning I sensed
its promise of rain turned to swirling dust.
Whose idea came back confused.
وَلَرُبَّand many a عَذبٍsomething sweet صارَbecame بَعafter (first part)
وَلَرُبَّ عَذبٍ صارَ بَع
دَcompletion of 'after' عُذوبَةٍsweetness مِلحاًsalty أُجاجاbitterly briny
دَ عُذوبَةٍ مِلحاً أُجاجا
And many a sweet thing has become, after
Many a sweet that after sweetness
sweetness, salty and bitter.
Became bitter, effervescent.
وَلَرُبَّand many a أَخلاقٍcharacter traits حِساfine (first part)
وَلَرُبَّ أَخلاقٍ حِسا
نٍcompletion of 'fine' عُدنَthey became أَخلاقاًcharacter traits سِماجاugly
نٍ عُدنَ أَخلاقاً سِماجا
And many fine traits
Many fine morals
have turned into ugly traits.
Became, when old, coarse morals.
هَوِّنmake light عَلَيكَfor yourself مَضايِقَnarrow straits الدthe world (first part)
هَوِّن عَلَيكَ مَضايِقَ الد
ُنياcompletion of 'the world' تَعُدthey will become سُبُلاًroads فِجاجاbroad
ُنيا تَعُد سُبُلاً فِجاجا
Ease for yourself the straits of the
Lessen the squeezes of the world for you,
world; they will become broad, open roads.
Making ways out of passes.
لاdo not تَضجَرَنَّever grow impatient لِضيقَةٍbecause of hardship
لا تَضجَرَنَّ لِضيقَةٍ
يَوماًon any day فَإِنَّfor indeed لَهاfor it انفِراجاrelief
يَوماً فَإِنَّ لَها انفِراجا
Do not grow impatient with hardship
Don't fret from the narrowness of a day,
on any day, for there is relief for it.
It will have an outlet.
مَنwhoever عاجَturns aside مِنfrom شَيءٍone thing إِلىto
مَن عاجَ مِن شَيءٍ إِلى
شَيءٍanother thing فَإِنَّthen indeed لَهُhe has مَعاجاa place to turn
شَيءٍ فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعاجا
Whoever turns from one thing to
Who suffers from something to something
another surely has a place to turn.
Will find relief.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.