أينwhere نصحيmy counsel لكمto you وأينand where نذيريmy warning
أين نصحي لكم وأين نذيري
أيهاO الناسpeople منincluding زعيمa leader وحاكمْand a ruler
أيها الناس من زعيم وحاكمْ
Where is my counsel to you, and where my warning,
Where is my advice to you and where is my warner
O people, leaders and rulers alike?
O people, leaders and rulers
قربتhas drawn near ساعةthe hour القضاءof judgment وأنتمwhile you
قربت ساعة القضاء وأنتم
تترامونyou pelt one another بالحصىwith pebbles فيat الولائمْbanquets
تترامون بالحصى في الولائمْ
The hour of judgment draws near, while you
The hour of fate has drawn near while you
pelt one another with pebbles at banquets.
Fling pebbles at banquets
كلكمeach of you يبتغيseeks نصيباًa share منof السلpower (first fragment)
كلكم يبتغي نصيباً من السل
طانpower (final fragment) والجاهand prestige والغريمand the adversary يساومْbargains
طان والجاه والغريم يساومْ
Each of you seeks a share of power
You all seek a share of power, fame and wealth
and prestige, while the adversary bargains.
As the foe bargains away
كدتمُyou nearly تحملونcarry مصرEgypt إليهto him
كدتمُ تحملون مصر إليه
وهوwhile he بينamong الجميعeveryone بالأمرof affairs قائمin charge
وهو بين الجميع بالأمر قائم
You have nearly delivered Egypt to him,
You nearly delivered Egypt to him
while he, among you all, is in command.
While he rises above all with command
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.