جِسمٌa body أَخفُّlighter منthan المياهِwater وعكسُهُand its opposite
جِسمٌ أَخفُّ من المياهِ وعكسُهُ
وُزِناwere both weighed بهاin it فالكلُّso the whole يَنقُصdecreases ثقلهُits weight
وُزِنا بها فالكلُّ يَنقُص ثقلهُ
A body lighter than water, and its opposite,
A body lighter than water, yet
were weighed in it; the whole's weight decreases.
Weighed against it, all loses weight
وَالنقصُand the loss قدhas عدَلequaled الخَفيفَthe light body وفوقهُand beyond it
وَالنقصُ قد عدَل الخَفيفَ وفوقهُ
جزءٌa portion منof الثانيthe second فَيَبقىso remains فضلهُits surplus
جزءٌ من الثاني فَيَبقى فضلهُ
The loss has equaled the light body and, beyond it,
The loss balances the light and tops it
a portion of the second, so its surplus remains.
A part of the second remains in excess
فَكلاهماso both of them فيin المآءِwater اثقلُheavier منهماthan both of them
فَكلاهما في المآءِ اثقلُ منهما
وزنُthe weight الثَقيلof the heavy body اذwhen الهوآءُair محلهُits medium
وزنُ الثَقيل اذ الهوآءُ محلهُ
Thus, heavier than the two together in water
So both in water are heavier than both
is the heavy body's weight when air is its medium.
The weight of the heavy, when air is its place
وَكلاهماand both of them كلٌّa whole وذلكand that جزؤُهُits part
وَكلاهما كلٌّ وذلك جزؤُهُ
فالجزءُso the part باتhas become يقلُّis less عنهُthan it كلهُits whole
فالجزءُ بات يقلُّ عنهُ كلهُ
And the two together are a whole, and that is its part;
And both are wholes, that being their part
so the part now outweighs its whole.
So the part comes to be less than its whole
ومنand from الضرورةnecessity انthat يزيدbe greater الجزءُthe part عنthan
ومن الضرورة ان يزيد الجزءُ عن
كلٍّa whole بقلبهماby reversing both of them فذلكso that مثلهُis like it
كلٍّ بقلبهما فذلك مثلهُ
And necessarily the part must exceed
And of necessity the part exceeds
a whole when the two are reversed; that case is similar.
Any whole by inverting them, that being its likeness
واذاand if اِعتبرتَyou considered الامرَthe matter هانbecame easy عليكfor you انto
واذا اِعتبرتَ الامرَ هان عليك ان
تُبقيهاyou leave them منfrom دونwithout ثقلٍweight فابلُهُso test it
تُبقيها من دون ثقلٍ فابلُهُ
And if you consider the matter, you will find it easy to
And if you consider the matter, it is easy for you to
leave them weightless—so put it to the test.
Keep them without weight, so inform him
فَتَرىso you see بذاكby that الكلَّthe whole معدوماًnonexistent وقدand already
فَتَرى بذاك الكلَّ معدوماً وقد
كانwas الوجودُexistence بِهِwith it يَفوزُattains اقلهُits lesser part
كان الوجودُ بِهِ يَفوزُ اقلهُ
Thus you see the whole nonexistent, although
Thus you see the whole as nonexistent, though
its lesser part had attained existence.
Existence through it gains the least
وَلِمَنand for whoever يجيءُcomes لناto us ببرهانٍwith a proof لذاfor this
وَلِمَن يجيءُ لنا ببرهانٍ لذا
فضلٌmerit وَنشكرهُand we thank him بماwith what هوhe اهلهُis worthy of
فضلٌ وَنشكرهُ بما هو اهلهُ
And whoever brings us a proof of this
And to whoever brings us proof of this
has merit, and we thank him as he deserves.
Favor belongs, and we thank him as befits him
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.