عُوجواturn aside عَلىto تُونسَTunis الخَضراءِthe green وَاِبتَهِجواand rejoice
عُوجوا عَلى تُونسَ الخَضراءِ وَاِبتَهِجوا
وَأَشفواand relieve الظماءَthe thirsty بِماwith what تَحييgives life بِهِthrough it المُهَجُthe souls
وَأَشفوا الظماءَ بِما تَحيي بِهِ المُهَجُ
Turn aside to green Tunis and rejoice.
Turn to verdant Tunis and rejoice,
And relieve the thirsty with what gives life to souls.
Quench your thirst with the life she inspires,
وَشاهِدواand behold فيin مَعاليthe heights المَجدof glory بَدرَa full moon هُدىًof guidance
وَشاهِدوا في مَعالي المَجد بَدرَ هُدىً
أَعلامُهُhis banners مِنfrom حِبالِcords النورِof light تَنتَسِجُare woven
أَعلامُهُ مِن حِبالِ النورِ تَنتَسِجُ
And behold, in the heights of glory, a full moon of guidance.
And see in the heights of glory the moon of guidance,
His banners are woven from cords of light.
Its banners of light intertwined.
هُناكَthere صادَحَةٌa songbird فيon الأُفقِthe horizon يَطرِبَكُمdelights you
هُناكَ صادَحَةٌ في الأُفقِ يَطرِبَكُم
عِندَupon اِستِماعhearing الثَناpraise مِنfrom لَحنِهاits melody هَزَجُa joyful lilt
عِندَ اِستِماع الثَنا مِن لَحنِها هَزَجُ
There is a songbird on the horizon; you are delighted,
There resounds in the horizon a thrilling tune,
As you hear the praise, by the lilt of its melody.
That gladdens you when its melody stirs,
تَثنيpraise مُلوكthe kings البَراياof humankind وَالشُعوبand the peoples عَلىupon
تَثني مُلوك البَرايا وَالشُعوب عَلى
مَولىa lord لِسانُthe tongue العُلىof greatness فيin مَدحِهِhis praise لهجُever engaged
مَولى لِسانُ العُلى في مَدحِهِ لهجُ
The kings of humankind and the peoples praise
Kings and nations sing praise,
A lord whose praise is ever on the tongue of greatness.
To the Master whose eloquent tongue lauds Him.
الصادِقُAl-Sadiq (the truthful) الفاضِلُthe virtuous الفَردُthe peerless الَّذيwhose اِنتَشَرَتhave spread
الصادِقُ الفاضِلُ الفَردُ الَّذي اِنتَشَرَت
صِفاتُهُhis qualities فَغَداso it became يُستَنشَقُis breathed in الأَرجُthe fragrance
صِفاتُهُ فَغَدا يُستَنشَقُ الأَرجُ
Al-Sadiq, the virtuous, the peerless, whose
The truthful, the virtuous, the peerless one, whose traits
Qualities have spread, so their fragrance is now breathed in.
Spread till the aroma was widely breathed,
شَمسٌa sun مِنfrom الغَربthe West قَدindeed مَدَّتhas extended أَشِعَّتُهاits rays
شَمسٌ مِن الغَرب قَد مَدَّت أَشِعَّتُها
فَأَصبَحَso it became الشَرقُthe East يُبديهاdisplays them وَيَبتَهِجُand rejoices
فَأَصبَحَ الشَرقُ يُبديها وَيَبتَهِجُ
A sun from the West has extended its rays,
A sun from the west whose rays reached,
So the East now displays them and rejoices.
And the east greets it and is joyous.
قَدindeed أَسَّسَestablished الهَدءَtranquility فيin الأَقطارِthe lands مُحتَفِظاkeeping watch
قَد أَسَّسَ الهَدءَ في الأَقطارِ مُحتَفِظا
عَلىover العِبادthe people فَلاso no طَيشٌrecklessness وَلاand no هَوَجُrash folly
عَلى العِباد فَلا طَيشٌ وَلا هَوَجُ
He has established tranquility throughout the lands, keeping watch
He established calm in all regions, preserving
Over the people, so there is neither recklessness nor rash folly.
His servants from chaos and turmoil,
وَشادَand raised لِلعَدلِfor justice صَرحاًan edifice فيamong مَعالِمِهِhis landmarks
وَشادَ لِلعَدلِ صَرحاً في مَعالِمِهِ
فَشيَّدَthus built up الحَقَّtruth لاno زيغٌdeviation وَلاand no عِوَجُcrookedness
فَشيَّدَ الحَقَّ لا زيغٌ وَلا عِوَجُ
And he raised an edifice for justice among his landmarks,
And built justice a palace in its realms,
Thus building up truth, with neither deviation nor crookedness.
Elevating truth, no deviance nor crooked ways.
فيon خَدِّthe cheek صارِمِهِhis keen sword المَصقولpolished مَنصلهits blade
في خَدِّ صارِمِهِ المَصقول مَنصله
ماءُthe water الجَمالِof beauty بِماءِwith the water المَوتِof death مُنَدَمِجُmingled
ماءُ الجَمالِ بِماءِ المَوتِ مُنَدَمِجُ
On the cheek of his keen sword, whose blade is polished,
In the sharp polished blade of his sword,
The water of beauty mingles with the water of death.
The water of beauty and the water of death blend,
وَفيand in فَمِthe mouth القَلَمِthe pen المَرفوعُraised قائِمُهُits shaft
وَفي فَمِ القَلَمِ المَرفوعُ قائِمُهُ
ماءُthe water الحَيوةِof life بِماءِwith the water الرُشدِof right guidance مُمتَزِجُblended
ماءُ الحَيوةِ بِماءِ الرُشدِ مُمتَزِجُ
And in the mouth of the pen, whose shaft is raised,
And in the mouth of his supreme pen,
The water of life blends with the water of right guidance.
The water of life and guidance combine.
طَوراًat times بِبَسطby spreading الهَناhappiness تَجريflows إِرادَتُهُhis will
طَوراً بِبَسط الهَنا تَجري إِرادَتُهُ
وَتارَةًand at other times بِالقَضاwith the decree المَحتومthe inevitable تَندَرِجُfalls within
وَتارَةً بِالقَضا المَحتوم تَندَرِجُ
At times his will flows in the spreading of happiness,
At times by extending prosperity his will flows,
And at others it falls under the inevitable decree.
At others by destined decree it is confined,
فيin بَطنِthe hollow راحَتِهِhis palm الأَقدارُthe fates قَدindeed كَتَبَتhave written
في بَطنِ راحَتِهِ الأَقدارُ قَد كَتَبَت
ياO مَنone who بَغَىsought فَرَجاًrelief هَذاthis هُوَit الفَرَجُthe relief
يا مَن بَغَى فَرَجاً هَذا هُوَ الفَرَجُ
In the hollow of his palm, the fates have written:
In his serene palm the fates have written,
O seeker of relief, this is relief itself.
"Oh you who desired relief, this is the relief!"
وَفيand in سَماthe sky وَجهِهِhis face الهاديguiding بِرَونَقِهِwith its radiance
وَفي سَما وَجهِهِ الهادي بِرَونَقِهِ
صُبحُthe dawn الرَجاءِof hope إِلىto الأَفكارِthoughts مُنبَلِجُbreaking forth
صُبحُ الرَجاءِ إِلى الأَفكارِ مُنبَلِجُ
And in the sky of his face, guiding with its radiance,
And in his calm guiding visage and its glow,
The dawn of hope breaks forth upon the mind.
The dawn of hope to thoughts is revealed.
رِجالُهُhis men زانَتِadorned الأَعصارَthe ages إِذwhen نُخِبَتwere chosen
رِجالُهُ زانَتِ الأَعصارَ إِذ نُخِبَت
مِنfrom كُلِّevery شَهمٍgallant man بِهِin him العَلياءُlofty glory تَبتَهِجُrejoices
مِن كُلِّ شَهمٍ بِهِ العَلياءُ تَبتَهِجُ
His men adorned the ages, chosen as they were
His men were the adornment of eras, carefully selected,
From every gallant man in whom lofty glory rejoices.
From every gallant one the exalted rejoice.
وَجيشُهُand his army الكاسِرُthe crushing الجَرّارُthe vast عَسَكرُهُhis host بَحرٌa sea
وَجيشُهُ الكاسِرُ الجَرّارُ عَسَكرُهُ بَحرٌ
جُيوشُthe armies المَناياof death خَلفَهُbehind it لَججُdeep waters
جُيوشُ المَنايا خَلفَهُ لَججُ
And his crushing, vast army—his host is a sea;
His crushing army, its forces a raging sea,
The armies of death behind it are deep waters.
Before it the armies of death submit.
عِندَduring الطرادِpursuit طُيورٌbirds لاno ثَباتَstanding still لَهاfor them
عِندَ الطرادِ طُيورٌ لا ثَباتَ لَها
وَفيand in الثَباتِstanding firm قِلاعٌfortresses لَيسَare not تَنزَعِجُshaken
وَفي الثَباتِ قِلاعٌ لَيسَ تَنزَعِجُ
In pursuit, they are birds that never stay still,
At bombardment birds with no firm foothold,
And when standing firm, fortresses that do not budge.
And in firmness impregnable citadels unshaken.
أَحيىrevived المَعارفَlearning وَالآدابَand literature يَنشُرُهاspreading them
أَحيى المَعارفَ وَالآدابَ يَنشُرُها
فَاِرتَدَّso returned للعَربِto the Arabs ذاكَthat الرَونَقُsplendor البَهجُthe joyous
فَاِرتَدَّ للعَربِ ذاكَ الرَونَقُ البَهجُ
He has revived learning and literature, spreading them abroad,
He revived knowledge and refinement spreading them,
And so that joyous splendor has returned to the Arabs.
So the prime glory of Arabs returned.
نورُthe light التَمَدُّنof civilization فيin آفاقِهِhis horizons سَطَعَتhave shone
نورُ التَمَدُّن في آفاقِهِ سَطَعَت
عَلىupon البَريَّةِcreation مِنهُfrom him لِلهُدىfor guidance سرُجُlamps
عَلى البَريَّةِ مِنهُ لِلهُدى سرُجُ
The light of civilization—in his horizons have shone
The light of civilization shone in its horizons,
Lamps of guidance from him upon creation.
From it the desert was lit with guiding flames.
ياO صادِحاًsinger فيin أَعاليthe heights الكَونof the universe يُطرِبُهُdelighting it
يا صادِحاً في أَعالي الكَون يُطرِبُهُ
هَذيthese فَضائِلُهُhis virtues حدّثtell وَلاand no حَرَجُrestraint
هَذي فَضائِلُهُ حدّث وَلا حَرَجُ
O singer in the universe's heights, delighting it,
Oh you whose thrilling tune gladdens the cosmos,
These are his virtues; tell of them without restraint.
These are his merits, narrate them without reserve!
فَقَدfor indeed تَفَرَّدَstands alone فيin الإِفضالِgenerosity مُرتَقياًascending
فَقَد تَفَرَّدَ في الإِفضالِ مُرتَقياً
عَلىto أَثيرٍether لَدَيهِbeside it تَقصرُfall short الدرَجُthe steps
عَلى أَثيرٍ لَدَيهِ تَقصرُ الدرَجُ
For he stands alone in generosity, ascending
For he excelled in generosity, ascending
To an ethereal height beside which all steps fall short.
Above an aether, by him steps falter.
يَحييgives life البَراياhumankind نَداهُhis bounty وَهُوَand it مُنسَكِبٌpouring forth
يَحيي البَرايا نَداهُ وَهُوَ مُنسَكِبٌ
وَمِنand through رِضاهُhis favor بلاياafflictions الخُلقِof character تَنفَرِجُare relieved
وَمِن رِضاهُ بلايا الخُلقِ تَنفَرِجُ
His bounty gives life to humankind as it pours forth,
His call revives the wilderness as he pours forth,
And through his favor, the afflictions of character are relieved.
And by his pleasure the people's afflictions unravel.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.