لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed أَغَنَتكَhas spared you صورَةُthe appearance واحِدٍof one individual
لَعَمري لَقَد أَغَنَتكَ صورَةُ واحِدٍ
مِنَof الإِنسِhumankind فيamong الأَقوامِthe peoples عَنfrom needing كُنيَةٍa byname وَاِسمِand a name
مِنَ الإِنسِ في الأَقوامِ عَن كُنيَةٍ وَاِسمِ
By my life, one individual's appearance has spared you,
By my life, the image of one
Among the peoples of humankind, the need for a byname or name.
Of mankind in the tribes has made dispensable for you a teknonym and name
وَلَكِنand yet بَيانٌclarification زيدَwas added فيكَconcerning you وَإِنَّماand merely
وَلَكِن بَيانٌ زيدَ فيكَ وَإِنَّما
جَرَيناwe proceeded مِنَfrom الأَمرِthe practice القَديمِancient عَلىaccording to رَسمِa custom
جَرَينا مِنَ الأَمرِ القَديمِ عَلى رَسمِ
Yet clarification was added concerning you; we merely
But you were given more clarity and we
Followed an age-old custom.
Have been proceeding according to the ancient way
وَماand whatever كانَwas فيناamong us مِنof سَجِيَّةِthe disposition مُخطِئٍof one who errs
وَما كانَ فينا مِن سَجِيَّةِ مُخطِئٍ
فَقَدthen indeed وُجِدَتwas found فيin حَيِّthe tribe of عادٍʿĀd وَفيand in طَسمِṬasm
فَقَد وُجِدَت في حَيِّ عادٍ وَفي طَسمِ
Whatever fault of character there is among us
And whatever failing nature there was in us
Was already found in the tribe of ʿĀd and in Ṭasm.
Was found in the tribe of 'Aad and in Thasm
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle تَفَرَّقناwe disperse خَلَصناwe are freed مِنَfrom الأَذىharm
إِذا ما تَفَرَّقنا خَلَصنا مِنَ الأَذى
وَلَمand not يُحَوَجِbe made to need الراعيthe shepherd المُسيمُwho pastures his flock إِلىto الوَسمِbranding
وَلَم يُحَوَجِ الراعي المُسيمُ إِلى الوَسمِ
When we disperse, we are freed from harm,
When we separate we are rid of harm
And the shepherd pasturing his flock has no need to brand it.
And the herdsman of marked animals has no need for marking
تَحَمَّلdepart عَنِfrom الأَرضِthe earth المَريضَةِailing غادِياًsetting out in the morning
تَحَمَّل عَنِ الأَرضِ المَريضَةِ غادِياً
وَلاand do not تَرضَbe content لِلداءِfor the disease العَياءِincurable سِوىanything but الحَسمِexcision
وَلا تَرضَ لِلداءِ العَياءِ سِوى الحَسمِ
Depart from the ailing earth in the morning,
Bearing away from the sick land going on
And accept nothing for the incurable disease but excision.
And accept no remedy for persistent disease except decisive settlement
وَماand not فَتِأَتceased روحُthe soul الفَتىof the young man فيamid نَوائِبٍcalamities
وَما فَتِأَت روحُ الفَتى في نَوائِبٍ
تُمارِسُهاit grapples with them حَتّىuntil اِستَقَلَّتit broke free عَنِfrom الجِسمِthe body
تُمارِسُها حَتّى اِستَقَلَّت عَنِ الجِسمِ
And a young man's soul never ceased, amid calamities,
And the spirit of the young man did not cease
To grapple with them until it broke free of the body.
To experience tribulations until it became independent of the body
صَبَرناwe endured patiently لِحُكمِunder the decree of اللَهِGod وَالنَفسُwhile the soul حُرَّةٌfree
صَبَرنا لِحُكمِ اللَهِ وَالنَفسُ حُرَّةٌ
وَقَدand already عَلِمَتit knew فَضلَthe advantage التَفاوُتِof disparity فيin القِسمِallotted shares
وَقَد عَلِمَت فَضلَ التَفاوُتِ في القِسمِ
We patiently endured God's decree, though the soul was free,
We have patience for God's judgement and the soul is free
And it knew the advantage conferred by unequal shares.
And it has known the excellence of variation in apportionment
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.