بِديهَتُهُhis spontaneous judgment وَفِكرَتُهُand his considered thought سَواءٌalike
بِديهَتُهُ وَفِكرَتُهُ سَواءٌ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle نابَهُbefalls him الخَطبُthe calamity الكَبيرُgreat
إِذا ما نابَهُ الخَطبُ الكَبيرُ
His spontaneous judgment and his considered thought are alike,
His wit and wisdom are equal
when a great calamity befalls him.
When faced with grave affairs
وَأَحزَمُand most judicious ماnominalizing particle يَكونُhe is الدَهرَever رَأياًin judgment
وَأَحزَمُ ما يَكونُ الدَهرَ رَأياً
إِذاwhen عَيَّis at a loss المُشاوِرُthe seeker of counsel وَالمُشيرُand the counselor
إِذا عَيَّ المُشاوِرُ وَالمُشيرُ
And his judgment is never sounder
And most prudent when events unfold
than when the seeker of counsel and the counselor are at a loss.
When the advisors are perplexed
وَصَدرٌand a breast فيهِin it لِلهَمِّfor sorrow اِتِّساعٌroom
وَصَدرٌ فيهِ لِلهَمِّ اِتِّساعٌ
إِذاwhen ضاقَتgrow tight بِماwith what فيهاis in them الصُدورُthe breasts
إِذا ضاقَت بِما فيها الصُدورُ
And his breast has room for sorrow,
A heart expansive in troubles
when breasts grow tight with what they hold.
When other hearts are constricted
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.