مَنْwhoever غَداbecomes مُسْتَحْكِمَfirmly gripped by الطَّمعِgreed
مَنْ غَدا مُسْتَحْكِمَ الطَّمعِ
عاشَlives طُولَthroughout الدَّهْرِa lifetime فيin جَزَعِanguish
عاشَ طُولَ الدَّهْرِ في جَزَعِ
Whoever becomes firmly gripped by greed
He who curbs excessive desires
Lives all his life in anguish.
Lives long free of distress and grief
أيُّهاO you الْمُضْنَىthe worn-out one بنَيْلِby attaining مُنىًwishes
أيُّها الْمُضْنَى بنَيْلِ مُنىً
حَكِّمِappoint as judge الأَقْدَارَthe decrees of fate واتّبِعِand follow
حَكِّمِ الأَقْدَارَ واتّبِعِ
O you worn out in pursuit of your wishes,
O you who seek glory and fortune
Let fate's decrees be the judge, and follow them.
Accept what is decreed and follow it
كُلُّall أطُماعِcravings الْفَتَىthe young man شَرَهٌgreed
كُلُّ أطُماعِ الْفَتَى شَرَهٌ
مالَهاthey have no نَفْعٌbenefit سِوىexcept الْهَلَعِpanic
مالَها نَفْعٌ سِوى الْهَلَعِ
All a young man's cravings are greed;
All the ambitions of youth are evil
They bring no benefit except panic.
Of no benefit save confusion
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.