فيin الحلمforbearance ماthat which ينهىrestrains ذويthose possessing الارحامkinship ties
في الحلم ما ينهى ذوي الارحام
عماfrom what يخالفcontravenes عادلjust الاحكامthe judgments
عما يخالف عادل الاحكام
In forbearance lies what restrains kinsfolk
The dream forbids those of kinship
from what contravenes just judgments.
From that which opposes the just laws
ياO ناظريmy eye ويعزand it is grievous أنthat أقذىI suffer a mote in my eye وياand O
يا ناظري ويعز أن أقذى ويا
قلبيmy heart وكيفand how أروعهI frighten it بملامwith reproach
قلبي وكيف أروعه بملام
O my eye—it pains me to be troubled by a mote—and O
O you who watch me, how hard it is for me to hurt you
my heart—and how could I frighten it with reproach?
And o my heart, how can I blame it?
لأعاتبنكI shall surely reproach you مبقياًsparing مستصلحاًseeking to set things right
لأعاتبنك مبقياً مستصلحاً
قبلbefore الظباthe sword-blades بعبارةin the language of الأقلامthe pens
قبل الظبا بعبارة الأقلام
I shall surely reproach you, sparing you and seeking to set things right,
I will blame you while reconciling
before the sword-blades, in the language of pens.
Before the young doves with the pens' expressions
أسخطتyou angered عمداًdeliberately فيby عقوقيmistreating me دولةa state
أسخطت عمداً في عقوقي دولة
ثبتهاI strengthened it نصراًin support بحسنthrough the excellence of قياميmy service
ثبتها نصراً بحسن قيامي
You deliberately angered a state by mistreating me,
I have angered the state intentionally in my defiance
which I strengthened, aiding it through my faithful service.
Confirm it with victory through my good rising
عنconcerning (apparently intended as إن, 'if') كنتyou were ناصرهاits champion فإنيthen indeed I am سيفهاits sword
عن كنت ناصرها فإني سيفها
والقتلand killing لاnot يرضىis satisfied بغيرwith anything other than حسامa sharp sword
والقتل لا يرضى بغير حسام
If you are its champion, then I am its sword.
For if I was its supporter, then I am its sword
And killing is satisfied with nothing but a sharp sword.
And killing does not accept other than a sword
وبكفكand in your palm الصمصامthe keen sword منيfrom me فارعهso tend it
وبكفك الصمصام مني فارعه
حفظاًwith protective care ولاand do not تخدعbe deceived عنout of الصمصامthe keen sword
حفظاً ولا تخدع عن الصمصام
And in your palm is the keen sword that is me—so tend it
With your palm the scissors from me, lift it
with care, and do not be tricked out of the keen sword.
For protection, and do not cheat away from the scissors
لكyou have فيamong الأباعدthose outside the family منamong عداتكyour enemies شاغلٌa distraction
لك في الأباعد من عداتك شاغلٌ
عماfrom what تعقyou mistreat بهthrough it ذويthose possessing الارحامkinship ties
عما تعق به ذوي الارحام
Among your enemies outside the family, you have something to distract you
For you, those who distance themselves from your enemies are a distraction
from the acts by which you wrong your kinsfolk.
From what you suspect those of kinship
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.