ماthere is no مِلَّةٌcreed فَوقَupon وَجهِthe face of الأَرضِthe earth منamong مِلَلِcreeds
ما مِلَّةٌ فَوقَ وَجهِ الأَرضِ من مِلَلِ
لاdoes not َتَهيَّبُshrink in fear عَنfrom تَسالِquestioning مُعتَزليa Muʿtazilite
لا َتَهيَّبُ عَن تَسالِ مُعتَزلي
There is no creed among the creeds upon the face of the earth
No sect above the face of the earth is free from error,
that does not shrink from a Muʿtazilite's questioning.
Nor one that flees from being questioned by any scholar.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen ناظَرواthey debate صالواthey attack بِحجتهمwith their argument
قَومٌ إِذا ناظَروا صالوا بِحجتهم
صَولَthe attack of البُزاةِthe hawks عَلىupon الدَرّاجِthe francolins وَالحَجَلِand the partridges
صَولَ البُزاةِ عَلى الدَرّاجِ وَالحَجَلِ
A people who, when they debate, strike with their argument,
A people, when they look, pray with their proofs,
as hawks strike at francolins and partridges.
While fools rush against facts and reason.
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّهُمُtheir excellence عِلماًin learning وَمَعرِفَةًand knowledge
لِلَّهِ دَرُّهُمُ عِلماً وَمَعرِفَةً
وَفِطنَةًand acumen لِعُلومin the sciences of الحَقِّtruth وَالجَدَلِand dialectic
وَفِطنَةً لِعُلوم الحَقِّ وَالجَدَلِ
God bless them for their learning and knowledge,
Their merit, by God, is knowledge and wisdom,
and their acumen in the sciences of truth and dialectic!
And wit to fathom truth and controversy.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.