ياO مَنwho يفوقُsurpasses بعِلمِهِthrough his knowledge
يا مَن يفوقُ بعِلمِهِ
وبحُسنِand through the excellence of فطنتِهِhis discernment السُوَىothers
وبحُسنِ فطنتِهِ السُوَى
O you who surpass, through your knowledge,
O you whose knowledge excels
and the excellence of your discernment, all others—
And whose wisdom surpasses all
ماذاwhat يماثلُis equivalent to قولناour saying
ماذا يماثلُ قولنا
ياO ذاpossessor of الحِجَىreason عبdrink deeply (reading uncertain here) طوىfolded (reading uncertain here)
يا ذا الحِجَى عب طوى
What is equivalent to our saying,
How can our words compare
O possessor of reason, “ʿab ṭawā”?
O wise and brilliant one
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.