رُبَّmany a سِربٍflock لوif جاءَcame فيin عهدthe time of موسىMoses
رُبَّ سِربٍ لو جاءَ في عهد موسى
كَانَwould have been لِلّهِfor God افضلَthe finest الإِنعامِbounty
كَانَ لِلّهِ افضلَ الإِنعامِ
Many a flock, had it come in Moses' time,
Many a flock, had it lived in Moses’ days
would have been the finest gift to God.
Would have found God’s best blessings in their ways
ياO رُعاةَshepherds of الالهِGod خيرَthe finest قطيعٍflock
يا رُعاةَ الالهِ خيرَ قطيعٍ
قدmay يرىbe seen سُنةًan example عنaway from الآثامِsins
قد يرى سُنةً عن الآثامِ
O shepherds of God, finest of flocks,
O shepherds of God! The best of all the sheep
that may be seen as an example free of sins.
Could see the years pass free of sin and sleep
سخلهُits lamb قامstood in عنfor مِئِينَhundreds كباشاًrams
سخلهُ قام عن مِئِينَ كباشاً
فَذَّهُits lone one نابstood in عنfor أُلوفthousands توامِtwins
فَذَّهُ ناب عن أُلوف توامِ
Its lamb stood in for hundreds of rams;
A foolish goat stood up ‘gainst hundreds of rams
its lone one replaced thousands of twins.
Yet with one thrust of horns routed countless lambs
لمdid not يَرُعهمalarm them منfrom البَساطةِsimplicity ثَلمٌa flaw
لم يَرُعهم من البَساطةِ ثَلمٌ
هلhas ...? صَفاةٌa hard stone شَكَتcomplained of أَذىharm الإِنثِلامِbeing chipped
هل صَفاةٌ شَكَت أَذى الإِنثِلامِ
No flaw arising from simplicity alarmed them;
In their naivete no tear did the lambs create
has a hard stone ever complained of the hurt of chipping?
Did the pure ewer feel the jar’s chaotic weight?
ليسَthere is no حقٌّright لَهاfor it فليسَso there is no عليهاupon it
ليسَ حقٌّ لَها فليسَ عليها
منany حِسابٍreckoning يَدِقُّis exacting يومَon the day of القِيامِResurrection
من حِسابٍ يَدِقُّ يومَ القِيامِ
It has no rights, and so it faces no
No right has she, so no duty binds her way
exacting reckoning on the Day of Resurrection.
On Judgement Day to give the scales their sway
وإذاand when ماfor emphasis استرَدَّtakes back ماwhat وهبَgave اللهُGod
وإذا ما استرَدَّ ما وهبَ اللهُ
لعبدٍto a servant كفاهُspares him شَرَّthe harm of المَلامِreproach
لعبدٍ كفاهُ شَرَّ المَلامِ
And when God takes back what He gave
And when God takes back what He gave in grace
a servant, He spares him the harm of reproach.
To a servant, it protects from harm and disgrace
شَرَفُhonor المرءِthe person قائِمٌrests بسَدادٍon uprightness
شَرَفُ المرءِ قائِمٌ بسَدادٍ
منهُfrom him لاnot بالظُهورon backs والأَرحامِand wombs
منهُ لا بالظُهور والأَرحامِ
A person's honor rests on uprightness
A man's honor comes from righteous deeds and care
of his own, not on backs and wombs.
Not from lineage or bonds that worldly fare
فَهيَfor they تنقادُare led بالغريزةِby instinct طبعاًby nature نحوَtoward
فَهيَ تنقادُ بالغريزةِ طبعاً نحوَ
مرغوبهاwhat they desire بغيرِwithout زِمامِa rein
مرغوبها بغيرِ زِمامِ
For they are led by instinct, naturally, toward
By instinct they're led, nature's unbridled course
what they desire, without a rein.
To what they desire, without bit, rein or force
انماonly يَغلِبُovercomes التطبُّعَacquired habit طبعٌinborn nature
انما يَغلِبُ التطبُّعَ طبعٌ
وخِصالٌand traits مركوزةٌembedded فيin العِظامِthe bones
وخِصالٌ مركوزةٌ في العِظامِ
Acquired habit is overcome only by inborn nature
Only nature itself can overwhelm what we're born with
and traits embedded in the bones.
And virtues ingrained deep in muscle and bone
فانتقالُthus changing الطِباعِinnate dispositions حالٌa matter عسيرٌdifficult
فانتقالُ الطِباعِ حالٌ عسيرٌ
كرُجوعِlike the return of الوُجودِexistence للاعدامِto nonexistence
كرُجوعِ الوُجودِ للاعدامِ
Thus changing innate dispositions is a difficult matter,
So moving past nature is no easy role
like existence returning to nonexistence.
Like returning to naught from existence's shoal
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.