أشهدناHe made us behold منfrom ذاتِناour essence ذاتهHis essence
أشهدنا من ذاتِنا ذاته
وذاكand that فيat موقفناour station الأنبهْthe most illustrious
وذاك في موقفنا الأنبهْ
He made us behold His essence from our own essence,
We witnessed from our very selves His self,
And that at our most illustrious station.
And that in our most perceptive stance.
لوif أنهthat He يدركهapprehends Him خلقهHis creation
لو أنه يدركه خلقه
لكانthen He would be مخلوقاًa created being وأعزِزand how mighty بهHe is (literally: with Him)
لكان مخلوقاً وأعزِز به
If His creation could apprehend Him,
If His creation could but perceive Him,
He would be a created being—and how mighty He is!
They would be His creatures, but be ennobled by Him.
مذهبناour doctrine مذهبthe doctrine of أمٍّa mother لناof ours
مذهبنا مذهب أمٍّ لنا
مذهبُthe doctrine of ابنِthe son of العمthe paternal uncle اذهبgo بهwith it
مذهبُ ابنِ العم اذهب به
Our doctrine is that of a mother of ours;
Our creed is of a mother to us,
The paternal cousin's doctrine—take it away.
The creed of our paternal uncle - go with it!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.