يُريدُwishes المَرءُthe man أَنto يُعطىbe granted مُناهُhis desires
يُريدُ المَرءُ أَن يُعطى مُناهُ
وَيَأبىand refuses اللَهُGod إِلّاexcept ماwhat أَرادَHe willed
وَيَأبى اللَهُ إِلّا ما أَرادَ
A man wishes to be granted his desires.
Man wants what is decreed for him,
Yet God refuses all but what He has willed.
Yet God only wills what He desires.
يَقولُsays المَرءُthe man فائِدَتيmy gain وَماليand my wealth
يَقولُ المَرءُ فائِدَتي وَمالي
وَتَقوىand reverence for اللَهِGod أَفضَلُthe best ماwhat اِستَفادَhe gained
وَتَقوى اللَهِ أَفضَلُ ما اِستَفادَ
A man says, “My gain and my wealth!”
Man speaks of gain and wealth,
Yet reverence for God is the best thing he has gained.
But piety is the best gain.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.