ياO ايهاyou (vocative) العلمُthe luminary الهمامُthe magnanimous one ومنand you who لهُfor him
يا ايها العلمُ الهمامُ ومن لهُ
فيماin what يرومhe seeks إلىto العلاءthe heights طريقُa path
فيما يروم إلى العلاء طريقُ
O magnanimous luminary, you who have
O you the high-aspiring science, and he who
A path to the heights in whatever you seek.
Seeks the path to supreme glory,
قاضيjudge of صفاقُسSfax ليسis not يصلحُis suitable للقضاfor judgeship
قاضي صفاقُس ليس يصلحُ للقضا
يوماon any day وليسand is not لهُfor him القضاءُjudgeship يليقُis fitting
يوما وليس لهُ القضاءُ يليقُ
The judge of Sfax is not fit for judgeship
The judge of Safaqis is not fit to judge
On any day, nor does judgeship befit him.
A single day, nor is judging seemly for him.
علّقهُsuspend him عنfrom عملthe work of القضاءjudging فإنّماfor … is only
علّقهُ عن عمل القضاء فإنّما
هُوhe لؤلؤa pearl منof شأنهits nature التّعليقُhanging; suspension
هُو لؤلؤ من شأنه التّعليقُ
Suspend him from judicial duties, for
Suspend him from the function of judge, for
He is but a pearl, meant to be hung.
He is a pearl whose nature is to be suspended.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.