يجودُhe gives generously علىdespite شُحِّthe stinginess of اللَّياليthe nights وبخلهاand their miserliness
يجودُ على شُحِّ اللَّيالي وبخلها
ويُعدىand he grants aid علىagainst جورthe injustice of الزِّمانِTime وعسْفهand its oppression
ويُعدى على جور الزِّمانِ وعسْفه
He gives generously despite the nights’ stinginess and miserliness,
He bestows generously despite the stinginess of nights,
And grants aid against Time’s injustice and oppression.
And transgresses against the tyranny and aggression of time.
فللفقرِso for poverty منfrom آلائهhis bounties طرفُthe striking of طرفهits eye
فللفقرِ من آلائه طرفُ طرفه
وللدهرِand for Time منfrom آرائهhis counsels صِرفُthe pure essence of صَرْفهrepelling it
وللدهرِ من آرائه صِرفُ صَرْفه
His bounties strike poverty’s eye,
So from his bounties the poor get a bit here and there,
And his counsels utterly repel Time.
And from his principles fate gets a reversal of its reversal.
يدبِّرhe governs مُلكاًa kingdom ظلَّhas remained منتظماًordered بهthrough him
يدبِّر مُلكاً ظلَّ منتظماً به
كعقدٍlike a necklace يحلىenhances حسنَهits beauty حسنُthe beauty of وصفهits description
كعقدٍ يحلى حسنَه حسنُ وصفه
He governs a kingdom that has remained ordered through him,
He manages a kingdom whose perfection is flawless,
Like a necklace whose beauty its lovely description enhances.
Like a necklace whose beauty is enhanced by its description.
لهhe has خاطرٌa mind كالبرقlike lightning ضوءاًin brilliance وسُرعةًand speed
له خاطرٌ كالبرق ضوءاً وسُرعةً
فلوso if لاحit flashed أَودَىwould perish كُلُّevery طرفِeye بِخَطْفهthrough its snatching of sight
فلو لاح أَودَى كُلُّ طرفِ بِخَطْفه
He has a mind like lightning in brilliance and speed;
His mind is like lightning in brightness and speed,
Were it to flash, every eye would perish from its blinding sweep.
So if it shined it would destroy every eye with its snatching.
يرىhe sees منهthrough it ماwhat فيin النفسthe soul منfrom قبلِbefore ذِكرهits mention
يرى منه ما في النفس من قبلِ ذِكره
ومِنْand from خَلْفِbehind سترthe veil of الغيبِthe unseen منfrom قبلbefore كَشْفهits unveiling
ومِنْ خَلْفِ ستر الغيبِ من قبل كَشْفه
Through it he sees what is in the soul before it is mentioned,
He sees what is in the soul before mentioning it,
And what lies behind the veil of the unseen before it is revealed.
And behind the veil of the unseen before unveiling it.
وماand not تحسدenvy الأَفواهُthe mouths غيرanything except يَراعهhis reed pen
وما تحسد الأَفواهُ غير يَراعه
يُضائقهاit vies with them فيin لثمهاtheir kissing بطنُthe inner surface of كَفِّهhis hand
يُضائقها في لثمها بطنُ كَفِّه
And mouths envy nothing but his reed pen:
And mouths envy nothing but his pasturing,
It vies with them in kissing the palm of his hand.
Which cramps them in kissing the palm of his hand.
يسطرhe inscribes ماwhat يَلقىmeets السقيمُthe sick person ببرْئهwith his recovery
يسطر ما يَلقى السقيمُ ببرْئه
ويكتبُand he writes ماwhat يَلْقَىmeets الْعَدُوُّthe enemy بحتفهwith his death
ويكتبُ ما يَلْقَى الْعَدُوُّ بحتفه
He inscribes what brings the sick man his cure,
He dictates what the ailing will meet with recovery,
And writes what brings the enemy his death.
And records what the enemy will meet with his demise.
يُنَمْنِمُhe draws in fine detail فيon القِرْطاسthe paper روضاًa garden موشعاًrichly patterned
يُنَمْنِمُ في القِرْطاس روضاً موشعاً
لهit has ثمرٌfruit كِدْناwe nearly نقومrise لِقَطْفهto pluck it
له ثمرٌ كِدْنا نقوم لِقَطْفه
On the paper he finely traces a richly patterned garden,
He nods off on parchment an abundant garden,
With fruit we nearly rose to pluck.
With fruits like pearls we stand to pluck.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.