كَأَنَّهُas though he مِنbecause of سُموloftiness همتهhis ambition
كَأَنَّهُ مِن سُمو همته
يَأتيhe comes to طَريقthe path العُلىglory فَيُختَصَرُand so it is shortened
يَأتي طَريق العُلى فَيُختَصَرُ
It is as though, through the loftiness of his ambition,
As if by the loftiness of his ambition
he takes the path to glory, and it is shortened.
He takes the path of glory and shortens it
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.