قالواthey said فُلانso-and-so خَفيفlight; light-witted فَاِبتَدَرتso I hastened لَهُمto them
قالوا فُلان خَفيف فَاِبتَدَرت لَهُم
بِعُذرهwith his excuse ثُمَّthen لَمdid not أَخرُجI stray عَنfrom الصَدَدِthe matter at hand
بِعُذره ثُمَّ لَم أَخرُج عَن الصَدَدِ
They said, 'So-and-so is light,' and I hastened to offer them
They said so-and-so is fickle, so I rushed
an excuse for him, then did not stray from the matter at hand.
To defend him, yet did not deviate from composure.
فَقُلتso I said ماno فيهِin him نَقصdeficiency لَوif وزنتI weighed لَكُمfor you
فَقُلت ما فيهِ نَقص لَو وزنت لَكُم
صِفاتهhis qualities ياO بدورfull moons الحلمforbearance وَالرَشدِand sound judgment
صِفاته يا بدور الحلم وَالرَشدِ
So I said, 'There is no deficiency in him, were I to weigh for you
I said there is no flaw in him. If I were to weigh
his qualities, O full moons of forbearance and sound judgment.
For you his traits, O full moons of dreams and wisdom,
ماwhatever خَفَّbecame light مِنof عَقلهhis mind يَوماًever فَقَدfor indeed ثَقلتgrew heavy
ما خَفَّ مِن عَقله يَوماً فَقَد ثَقلت
بِهِin him الطِباعthe dispositions فَلَمso did not ينقصdiminish وَلَمand did not يَزدِincrease
بِهِ الطِباع فَلَم ينقص وَلَم يَزدِ
What his mind has ever lacked in weight is offset by the heaviness
His intellect has never lightened. Rather,
of his temperament, so he has neither lost nor gained.'
His nature has been weighed down by it, neither less nor more.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.