الشُهدُhoney صابٌbitter sap عِندَbeside مَطعَمِthe taste of خُلقِهِhis character
الشُهدُ صابٌ عِندَ مَطعَمِ خُلقِهِ
وَالماءُand water صَخرٌrock عِندَbeside مَلمَسِthe touch of نُطقِهِhis speech
وَالماءُ صَخرٌ عِندَ مَلمَسِ نُطقِهِ
Honey is bitter sap beside the savor of his character.
Honey is sharp at the taste of its nature
And water is rock beside the touch of his speech.
And water is rock at the touch of its speech
خِلٌّa close friend يَعِزُّis dear عَلىto الخَليلِthe companion لِبِرِّهِfor his kindness
خِلٌّ يَعِزُّ عَلى الخَليلِ لِبِرِّهِ
وَيُجِلُّand is esteemed فيin نَفسِthe heart of الصَديقِthe friend لِصِدقِهِfor his truthfulness
وَيُجِلُّ في نَفسِ الصَديقِ لِصِدقِهِ
A friend dear to his companion for his kindness,
A friend who finds it hard to part with a friend for his virtue
And esteemed in his friend's heart for his truthfulness.
And esteems in his heart a friend for his honesty
إِنif أَنتَyou لَمdid not تَنفُقfind favor عَلَيهِwith him صَداقَةًin friendship
إِن أَنتَ لَم تَنفُق عَلَيهِ صَداقَةً
نَفَقَتfound favor صَداقَتُهُhis friendship عَلَيكَwith you لِصِدقِهِfor his sincerity
نَفَقَت صَداقَتُهُ عَلَيكَ لِصِدقِهِ
If you find no favor with him as a friend,
If you have not spent friendship on him
His friendship finds favor with you through his sincerity.
His friendship spent itself upon you for his honesty
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.