المَرءُa man يَرفَعُelevates نَفسُهُhimself وَيُهينُهاand debases it
المَرءُ يَرفَعُ نَفسُهُ وَيُهينُها
وَيَزينُهاand adorns it بِفَعالِهِthrough his deeds وَيَشينُهاand disgraces it
وَيَزينُها بِفَعالِهِ وَيَشينُها
A man elevates himself and debases himself,
A man may raise his soul or bring it low,
And adorns himself through his deeds and disgraces himself.
Adorn it with his deeds, or shame it so.
فَإِذاso if أَهانَdebases المَرءُa man عِندَكَin your presence نَفسَهُhimself
فَإِذا أَهانَ المَرءُ عِندَكَ نَفسَهُ
فَاِرغَبthen hold dear بِنَفسِكَyourself أَنthat يُهانَbe dishonored مَصونُهاits safeguarded honor
فَاِرغَب بِنَفسِكَ أَن يُهانَ مَصونُها
So if a man debases himself in your presence,
When one belittles himself before your eyes,
Then hold yourself too dear to let your safeguarded honor be dishonored.
Seek then to spare his soul that low demise.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.