إِذاif لَمdid not أَرِدI intend تَعجيلَhastening حاجَةِneed صاحِبٍa friend
إِذا لَم أَرِد تَعجيلَ حاجَةِ صاحِبٍ
مَنَعتُI refused وَبَعضُand some المَنعِrefusal خَيرٌbetter مِنَthan المَطلِdelay
مَنَعتُ وَبَعضُ المَنعِ خَيرٌ مِنَ المَطلِ
If I do not intend to fulfill a friend's need promptly,
When I do not wish to hasten a friend's request
I refuse, and some refusals are better than delay.
I withhold, and some withholding is better than giving in.
وَعَدتَyou promised وَلَمand not تُكرَهyou were compelled وَأَخلَفتَand you broke your promise طائِعاًwillingly
وَعَدتَ وَلَم تُكرَه وَأَخلَفتَ طائِعاً
لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed بالَغتَyou went to extremes فيin البُخلِstinginess وَالجَهلِand ignorance
لَعَمري لَقَد بالَغتَ في البُخلِ وَالجَهلِ
You promised without being compelled, and willingly broke your promise.
You promised, yet were not compelled, and willingly failed -
By my life, you have indeed gone to extremes in stinginess and ignorance.
By my life! You have reached the height of meanness and ignorance.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.