Claude 2

  1. الدَهرُ أَصبَحَ مُشرِقاً بِتَجَلّيهِ

    وَأَرى المَعالي بِالبَهاءِ تَجَلَّت

    Time has become radiant with his appearance

    And I see glory manifested in splendor

  2. وَمَظاهِرُ الإيناسِ يَسطَعُ نورُها

    وَاليَمَنُ قارَنَها بِأَبهى بَهجَة

    The aspects of fellowship, their light shines forth

    And good fortune has paired it with the most delightful joy

  3. حَيثُ الأَماني بِالتَهاني آذَنَت

    وَأَتى البَشيرُ يَجُرُّ ذَيلَ العِزَّة

    Where hopes have proclaimed congratulations

    And the herald comes dragging the train of honor

  4. وَرَنا إِلى العُليا وَرَطِبَ سَمعُنا

    بِبِشارَةٍ جاءَت بِأَطرَبِ رَنَّة

    Our sights have been raised to the Most High and our hearing moistened

    With news that came with the most pleasing melody

  5. وَلَوِ اِستَطَعتَ حَشَوتَ فاهُ جَواهِراً

    وَلَو أَنَّ روحي في يَدي ما عَزَّت

    If only my mouth could contain gems as fillers

    And if my soul were in my hands, it would not have sufficed

  6. قالَ اِحمَدوا وَالحَمدُ أَوَّلَ واجِبٍ

    وَالشُكرُ مَفروضٌ إِزّاءَ النِعمَة

    Say "Praise God", for praise is the first duty

    And gratitude is obligatory in the face of blessing

  7. فَالحَقُّ يَقدِرُ قَدرَ أَربابِ النُهى

    وَيُمَيِّزُ الحُسنى وَيَجزي بِالَّتي

    The Truth appreciates the worth of the abstainers

    And distinguishes the good and rewards with it

  8. هَذاكَ خَيري أَحمَدَ المَشكورَ مِن

    رِفعَتٍ لَهُ في المَجدِ أَرفَعُ رايَة

    That is my best Ahmad, thanked

    For a raising for him in glory, the highest banner

  9. عِلمُ الفَضائِلِ نُخبَةِ العَصرِ الَّذي

    عَصرُ الزَمانِ بِقُوَّةٍ وَبِمِرَّة

    The scholar of virtues, the elite of the age

    The epoch whose time is forceful and excellent

  10. لَمّا رَأَوهُ يَحوزُ أَكرَمَ شيمَةٍ

    وَمَقامُهُ أَحرى بِكُلِّ كَرامَة

    When they saw him possess the most noble traits

    And his status is the most deserving of all prestige

  11. قَد جَلوهُ بِرُتبَةِ الباشا الَّتي

    هِيَ في الحَقيقَةِ كَم إِلَيهِ تَمَنَّت

    They made him a Pasha, a title

    Which in truth had long wished for him

  12. لِتَفوزَ مِنهُ بِعِزَّةٍ لَم تَلفِها

    وَتَذوقُ طَعمَ إِمارَةٍ وَنَزاهَة

    So it may gain honor from him, unparalleled

    And taste the flavor of governance and integrity

  13. وَأَضاءَ كَونَ مَهابَةٍ هُوَ بَدرُها

    حَفَّت بِهِ العَلياءُ حَفَّ الهالَة

    And the universe shone with his awe, its full moon

    The exalted ones have surrounded him with an aura like a halo

  14. دَع عَنكَ لَومي عاذِلي في حُبِّهِ

    فَاللَومُ إِغراءٌ وَأُذني صَمت

    Leave your blaming, my critic in his love

    For blame is enticement and my ear is deaf