رَمَىshot الجَاهِلُthe ignorant one البَاغِيthe aggressor فَأَوْدَىand so brought death بِجَارِهِto his neighbor
رَمَى الجَاهِلُ البَاغِي فَأَوْدَى بِجَارِهِ
تَوَهمَhe imagined أَنَّthat اللهَGod بِالشَّرِّthrough evil يُخْدَمُis served
تَوَهمَ أَنَّ اللهَ بِالشَّرِّ يُخْدَمُ
The ignorant aggressor shot and killed his neighbor;
The ignorant oppressor attacked and destroyed his neighbor
He imagined that God is served through evil.
Believing that evil serves God
فمَاso what قَوْلُكُمْyour opinion فِيabout مُصْلِحٍone who repairs صُنْعَthe handiwork رَبِّهِof his Lord
فمَا قَوْلُكُمْ فِي مُصْلِحٍ صُنْعَ رَبِّهِ
وَحِكْمَتُهُand his wisdom قَوْسٌa bow وَمَغْزَاهُand his purpose أَسْهُمُarrows
وَحِكْمَتُهُ قَوْسٌ وَمَغْزَاهُ أَسْهُمُ
What, then, do you say of one who mends his Lord's handiwork,
What do you say of one who improves the work of his Lord?
Whose wisdom is a bow and whose purpose is arrows?
His wisdom is a bow and his means are arrows
أَيَنْقُضُdoes he undo? حَرْباًa war لَمْdid not يَرَsee اللهُGod نَقْصَهُits deficiency
أَيَنْقُضُ حَرْباً لَمْ يَرَ اللهُ نَقْصَهُ
وَيَنْمِيand he increases عَدِيدَthe number وَاللهُwhile God مُرغَمُis compelled
وَيَنْمِي عَدِيدَ وَاللهُ مُرغَمُ
Does he undo a war whose deficiency God did not see,
Does he undo a war not diminished by God?
And increase the number, while God is compelled?
And multiply armies while God is forced?
أَلاlisten! أَيُّهَاO you الجَّانِيthe wrongdoer عَلَىagainst نُظَرَائِهِhis peers
أَلا أَيُّهَا الجَّانِي عَلَى نُظَرَائِهِ
وَإِخْوَتِهِand his brothers سَاءَevil is الَّذِيwhat تَتَوَهَّمُyou imagine
وَإِخْوَتِهِ سَاءَ الَّذِي تَتَوَهَّمُ
Hear this, you who wrong your peers
Oh you who wrong your peers and brothers
And your brothers: evil is what you imagine!
Evil is what you assume
أَخَاكَyour brother فَأَحْبِبْهُso love him بِأَنَّكَbecause you are نَاصِرٌa supporter
أَخَاكَ فَأَحْبِبْهُ بِأَنَّكَ نَاصِرٌ
لِعِيسَىof Jesus وَسَالِمْهُand be at peace with him بِأَنَّكَbecause you are مُسْلِمُa Muslim
لِعِيسَى وَسَالِمْهُ بِأَنَّكَ مُسْلِمُ
Your brother—love him, for you are a supporter
Love your brother for you are Christ's helper
Of Jesus; be at peace with him, for you are a Muslim.
And greet him well for you are Muslim
وَإِلاَّand otherwise فَأَيَّاًthen whatever كَانَmay be دِينُكَyour religion لَمْnot تَكُنْyou were
وَإِلاَّ فَأَيَّاً كَانَ دِينُكَ لَمْ تَكُنْ
مُجَاهِدَa fighter حَرْبٍwar إِنَّمَاonly أَنْتَyou مُجْرِمُa criminal
مُجَاهِدَ حَرْبٍ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُجْرِمُ
Otherwise, whatever your religion, you are not
Otherwise whatever your religion you were no
A fighter in war; you are only a criminal.
Warrior but a criminal
أَيُقْبِلُwill there come? يَوْمٌa day تَنْتَفِيvanish مِنْfrom نُفُوسِنَاour souls
أَيُقْبِلُ يَوْمٌ تَنْتَفِي مِنْ نُفُوسِنَا
ضَغَائِنُgrudges تَخْبُوdie down حِقْبَةًfor a time ثُمَّthen تُضْرَمُare kindled
ضَغَائِنُ تَخْبُو حِقْبَةً ثُمَّ تُضْرَمُ
Will a day come when there vanish from our souls
Will there come a day when hatred in our souls
Grudges that die down for a time, then are rekindled?
Hidden for an era then ignited, passes?
وَقَفْنَاwe have halted بِهَاbecause of them مُسْتَأْخِرِينَlagging behind لِضِعْفِنَاbecause of our weakness
وَقَفْنَا بِهَا مُسْتَأْخِرِينَ لِضِعْفِنَا
وَأَدْنَىand the lowliest البَرَايَاof creatures دُونَنَاbeneath us تَتَقَدَّمُadvance
وَأَدْنَى البَرَايَا دُونَنَا تَتَقَدَّمُ
Because of them we have halted, lagging behind through our weakness,
We stand behind it weakened while
While the lowliest of creatures, beneath us, advance.
The lowest of creatures surpass us
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.