لأهلfor the people of زمانناour time فخرٌpride ببخلin stinginess
لأهل زماننا فخرٌ ببخل
كماjust as افتخرtook pride الأوائلُthe earlier generations بالنّوالin generosity
كما افتخر الأوائلُ بالنّوال
The people of our time take pride in stinginess,
Our people take pride in stinginess
Just as earlier generations took pride in generosity.
As did the ancients in generosity.
وماand what عدّconsidered الأوائلُthe earlier generations فيهin it نقصاًa shortcoming
وما عدّ الأوائلُ فيه نقصاً
يراهsee it الآخرونthe later generations منas part of الكمالperfection
يراه الآخرون من الكمال
And what earlier generations deemed a shortcoming in it,
What the ancients considered a flaw
Later generations see as part of perfection.
The latter-day men view as perfection.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.