وإذاand when أعوزَwas lacking الصَّوابُsound judgment وأضحىand became
وإذا أعوزَ الصَّوابُ وأضحى
مِنهُمُfrom them القَولُspeech مُرْتَجَbarred الأبوابِthe doors
مِنهُمُ القَولُ مُرْتَجَ الأبوابِ
And when sound judgment is lacking, and
And when truth fails and their words
Their speech has become barred at every door,
Become confused at the gates,
وانبَرَىand arose دونَbefore ضوئهِits light وتَجَلِّيand radiance
وانبَرَى دونَ ضوئهِ وتَجَلِّي
هِits نِقابٌa veil يَضِلُّleads astray رأيَjudgment النِّقابِthe discerning expert
هِ نِقابٌ يَضِلُّ رأيَ النِّقابِ
And before its light and radiance rises
And between its light and revelation
A veil that leads the discerning expert's judgment astray,
Arises a veil that misguides opinion,
بعثَتْsent forth نفسُهُhis soul النَّفيسَةُprecious فيهِwithin him
بعثَتْ نفسُهُ النَّفيسَةُ فيهِ
فِكَراًthoughts تَستَدِرُّdraw forth صَوْابَrightness الصَّوابِsound judgment
فِكَراً تَستَدِرُّ صَوْابَ الصَّوابِ
His precious soul sends forth within him
His precious soul awakens in him
Thoughts that draw forth the rightness of sound judgment.
A thought that seeks the rightness of right.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.