Claude 2

  1. غب التحية أنهي

    الى العليم بكنهي

    With greetings I begin,

    To the All-Knowing I complain,

  2. أعذار خل فإن هي

    قد أقنعته وإلا

    Excuses though they be vain,

    I hoped they'd make you satisfied, if not,

  3. لا مستخفا بوعد

    ولا اشتغالا بدعد

    I'm not one to break a promise,

    Nor busy with the distance across us,

  4. لكنما صوت رعد

    استمطر السحب وبلا

    But thunder roared like a promise,

    The clouds rained without pause,

  5. ما أقلعت عن حياها

    وقل فينا رغاها

    It abandoned its life,

    And seldom found its voice,

  6. وأقشعت عن سماها

    حتى تطهرت غلا

    The sky clouded above,

    Until clarity was rid of.

  7. لما شرعت أصلي

    صلاة فرضي ونفلي

    When I began to pray,

    Obligatory or extra as they may,

  8. وجدت نفسي لجهلي

    ما كنت للفرض أهلا

    I found my ignorance had led me astray,

    Unworthy I was on that day.

  9. فعند ذاك انكمشت

    في مجثمي واندهشت

    So I recoiled in my cloak,

    Bewildered, I hoped that if I spoke,

  10. فلو رضيت انتعشت

    فاصفح لتزداد فضلا

    You would be gentler if I invoked,

    Please forgive me to increase your grace untold.

  11. يا من أبيت التراضي

    فلا احتياج لقاض

    O You who refuses appeasement,

    No need for a judge or settlement,

  12. احكم فحكمك ماض

    ما شئته كان عدلا

    Rule as you wish for your judgement is just,

    However you decide is right and robust.

  13. بادر بأمرك بادر

    واحكم فانك قادر

    Act now, act fast!

    Judge, for you have the power to cast,

  14. اقتل وعذب وصادر

    فلا معقب أصلا

    Kill, torture, confiscate amass,

    None can question you, first and last.

  15. لكنما حسن ظني

    فيكم يخفف عني

    But my good faith in you,

    Lightens my duress it's true,

  16. وما يشاهد مني

    صدقه قولا وفعلا

    And my honesty which you view,

    In word and deed, rings true.

  17. الله يحفظ فينا

    هذا الوداد الثمينا

    May God protect within us,

    This precious affection between us,

  18. من ذا سواه يقينا

    مما يبدد شملا

    Who else truly can guarantee us?

    From dispersing, making us asunder.

  19. هذي يدي لا تمد

    إلا لمن فيه ود

    My hands do not extend,

    Except to a loyal friend,

  20. حاشا لكفي ترد

    ولا إخالك إلا

    Never will I offend,

    Or treat you in any other way.

  21. صلى الاله وسلم

    على النبيء المعظم

    Blessings and peace be upon,

    The noble exalted Prophet,

  22. من بالعروج يكرم

    ومن عليه يصلّى

    Honored is he in ascent,

    And those who pray him present.