هذاthis عَلِيٌّAli عَلِيٌّexalted فيin مَحاسِنِهِhis fine qualities
هذا عَلِيٌّ عَلِيٌّ في مَحاسِنِهِ
كَأَنَّماas though حَسبُهُenough for him أَنto يَبلُغَattain الأَملاthe desired goal
كَأَنَّما حَسبُهُ أَن يَبلُغَ الأَملا
This is Ali, exalted in his fine qualities.
This is Ali, Ali with his virtues,
As though attaining his desire were enough for him.
As if his only goal is to reach high aspirations,
وَكَمand how often أَقولُI say وَقَدand indeed أَبصَرتُI beheld طَلعَتُهُhis countenance
وَكَم أَقولُ وَقَد أَبصَرتُ طَلعَتُهُ
هذاthis الَّذيthe one who فيin طرازِweaving workshop اللَهِGod قَدindeed عُملاwas fashioned
هذا الَّذي في طرازِ اللَهِ قَد عُملا
And how often I say, having beheld his countenance:
How much can I say when I have seen his excellence,
“This is the one fashioned in God's weaving workshop.”
He who was created in the ideal form of God.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.