ومنand whoever يأمنtrusts الأيامthe days يوماًone day يرعنهthey frighten him
ومن يأمن الأيام يوماً يرعنه
كماjust as رنماunclear; probably 'sometimes' قدalready كنthey were روعاًterrors فواجياsudden
كما رنما قد كن روعاً فواجيا
And whoever trusts the days, one day they will frighten him.
He who feels secure from the days, one day they will harm him
Just as they had [probably: sometimes] been sudden terrors.
As he who was singing, had once been frightened
كعهدٍas in the days of أبيAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas فيin نورthe radiance of ملكهhis reign
كعهدٍ أبي العباس في نور ملكه
يسوسhe governs أموراًaffairs ثمthen أصبحhe became غادياdeparting in the morning
يسوس أموراً ثم أصبح غاديا
As in the days of Abu al-Abbas, amid the radiance of his reign,
Like the era of Al-Abbas during his reign
He governed affairs, then set out in the morning.
Governing matters, then it was gone
صروفvicissitudes اللياليthe nights رمنهthey sought him out ففجعنهand so they bereaved him
صروف الليالي رمنه ففجعنه
بمهجةof the lifeblood of نفسa soul كانhe had been عنهاon its behalf محامياًdefending
بمهجة نفس كان عنها محامياً
The vicissitudes of the nights sought him out and bereaved him
The nights' turns pained him, so it saddened him
Of the lifeblood of a soul he had been defending.
With the delight of a soul he was its defender
عدونthey assailed عليهagainst him وهوwhile he فيin دارthe abode of ملكهhis kingship
عدون عليه وهو في دار ملكه
وكنand they were علىagainst المغبوطthe envied man قدماًof old عوادياassailants
وكن على المغبوط قدماً عواديا
They assailed him while he was in his royal abode,
Enemies attack him while in his kingdom
And they had long been assailants of the envied man.
Yet he was a consolation to the fortunate earlier
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.