كلُّevery شَيءthing مُشرِقٍradiant حَسَنِbeautiful
كلُّ شَيء مُشرِقٍ حَسَنِ
مثلُهُlike him شمسٌa sun علىupon غصُنِa branch
مثلُهُ شمسٌ على غصُنِ
Every radiant, lovely thing
Everything beautiful is radiant
is like him—a sun upon a branch.
Like the sun on a branch
بعثَhe sent forth الأبصارَthe gazes داعيةًas heralds
بعثَ الأبصارَ داعيةً
لقلوبِto the hearts الناسِof the people بالفِتَنِwith temptations
لقلوبِ الناسِ بالفِتَنِ
He sent forth gazes as heralds
It rouses the eyes
to people's hearts, bearing temptations.
Calling to people's hearts with temptation
جلَّhe was exalted فيin التشبيهِcomparison عنbeyond صَنَمٍan idol
جلَّ في التشبيهِ عن صَنَمٍ
وَعلاand he rose فيin الوَصفِdescription عنbeyond وَثَنِan idol
وَعلا في الوَصفِ عن وَثَنِ
In comparison he was far above an idol,
He excelled in simile over an idol
and in description he rose beyond an idol.
And rose above description over a statue
هُوhe أضواbrighter مِنthan مركبةٍa composite form
هُو أضوا مِن مركبةٍ
منfrom لُبابِthe essence النُّورِof light فيin بَدَنِa body
من لُبابِ النُّورِ في بَدَنِ
He is brighter than a form fashioned
He is lighter than a chariot
from the essence of light within a body.
Of pure light in a body
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.