أغلىmost precious هداياgifts حاكمٍa ruler ونظامِand a government
أغلى هدايا حاكمٍ ونظامِ
للناسfor the people ، حُكْمُrule شَريعَةِthe law of الإسْلامِIslam
للناس ، حُكْمُ شَريعَةِ الإسْلامِ
The most precious of a ruler’s and a government’s gifts
The most precious gifts of a ruler and regime
to the people is rule by the law of Islam.
For the people, are ruling by the Shari'ah of Islam
أغلىmost precious الهداياgifts للشُّعوبِfor nations ، حمَايةٌprotection
أغلى الهدايا للشُّعوبِ ، حمَايةٌ
للمالِfor wealth ، والأعراضِand honor ، والأَفْهامِand understanding
للمالِ ، والأعراضِ ، والأَفْهامِ
The most precious of gifts to nations is protection
The most precious gifts for nations are protection
of wealth, honor, and minds:
Of wealth, honor, and intellect
إغلاقُclosing أبوابِthe doors of المفاسِدِcorruption والهوىand caprice
إغلاقُ أبوابِ المفاسِدِ والهوى
ومنافِذِand the channels of التَّضليلِmisguidance وand الإيهَامِdeception
ومنافِذِ التَّضليلِ و الإيهَامِ
closing the doors to corruption and caprice,
Closing the doors of corruption and desire
and the channels of misguidance and deception.
And the conduits of misguidance and delusion
أغلىmost precious الهداياgifts للبلادِfor the land وأهْلهَand its people
أغلى الهدايا للبلادِ وأهْلهَ
تطبيقُapplication of شرعthe law of اللهGod فيin الأحكامِlegal rulings
تطبيقُ شرع الله في الأحكامِ
The most precious of gifts to the land and its people
The most precious gifts for countries and their people
is applying God’s law in legal rulings.
Are implementing Allah's Law in rulings
أغلىmore precious منَthan الدُّنياthe world ، ومنand than لذَّاتِهits pleasures
أغلى منَ الدُّنيا ، ومن لذَّاتِه
وبرِيقِand the glitter of ماwhat فيهاis in it منَof الأوهامِillusions
وبرِيقِ ما فيها منَ الأوهامِ
More precious than the world and its pleasures,
More precious than the world, and its pleasures
and the glitter of the illusions within it,
And the mirage of its delusions
رَفْعُlifting الملامةِblame عنْfrom دُعاةِadvocates of فضيلَةٍvirtue
رَفْعُ الملامةِ عنْ دُعاةِ فضيلَةٍ
نشرواthey spread الهُدىguidance وأئمَّةٍand imams أعْلامِdistinguished
نشروا الهُدى وأئمَّةٍ أعْلامِ
is lifting blame from advocates of virtue
Is removing blame from callers to virtue
who spread guidance, and from distinguished imams.
Who spread guidance, and renowned leaders
هُمْthey يحرسُونَguard الدَّارَthe homeland منfrom مُتسلِّلٍan infiltrator
هُمْ يحرسُونَ الدَّارَ من مُتسلِّلٍ
يرْميstrikes بحربتِهِwith his spear صُدورَthe chests of نِيامِsleepers
يرْمي بحربتِهِ صُدورَ نِيامِ
They guard the homeland from an infiltrator
They guard the abode from infiltrators
who strikes the chests of sleepers with his spear.
Who stab with their spears the chests of the sleeping
كمْhow often أطْفأواthey extinguished نيرانَthe fires of هتْكِviolation of فضيلةٍvirtue
كمْ أطْفأوا نيرانَ هتْكِ فضيلةٍ
وحمواand they protected بعونِwith the help of اللهGod عِرْضَthe honor of كِرامِnoble people
وحموا بعونِ الله عِرْضَ كِرامِ
How often they have quenched the fires of virtue’s violation
How many fires of violated honor they extinguished
and, with God’s help, protected the honor of the noble.
And protected with Allah's help, the dignity of the honorable
أغْلىmost precious الهَدَاياgifts حِسْبَةٌmoral oversight محمُدَةٌpraiseworthy
أغْلى الهَدَايا حِسْبَةٌ محمُدَةٌ
بينَamong الأنامِhumankind ، تشُدُّbolsters أزْرَthe strength of نِظامِa government
بينَ الأنامِ ، تشُدُّ أزْرَ نِظامِ
The most precious of gifts is praiseworthy moral oversight
The most precious gift is a Muhammadan calculation
among humankind, strengthening the government.
Among people, supporting the system
ياO خادِمَCustodian of الحرمينِthe Two Holy Sanctuaries ، دولتناour state التيwhich
يا خادِمَ الحرمينِ ، دولتنا التي
قامتْwas founded علىupon الإسلامِIslam خيرَthe finest قيامِfoundation
قامتْ على الإسلامِ خيرَ قيامِ
O Custodian of the Two Holy Sanctuaries, our state, which
O servant of the Two Holy Mosques, our state
was founded upon Islam in the finest manner,
Which was established on Islam, the best foundation
مدَّتْstretched out يديهاits two hands للموحِّدِto the unifier حينمwhen
مدَّتْ يديها للموحِّدِ حينم
نادىhe called بشرعfor the law of الواحِدِthe One العلاَّمِthe All-Knowing
نادى بشرع الواحِدِ العلاَّمِ
held out both hands to the unifier when
It extended its hand to the monotheists when
he called for the law of the One, the All-Knowing.
He called to the Law of the One, the All-Knowing
لمَّاwhen رأتْهُit saw him إلىto المؤذِّنِthe caller to prayer مُصغيlistening attentively
لمَّا رأتْهُ إلى المؤذِّنِ مُصغي
ومُصلِّياًand praying للهِto God خلفَbehind إمامِan imam
ومُصلِّياً للهِ خلفَ إمامِ
When it saw him listening to the caller to prayer,
When it saw him inclining to the caller to prayer
and praying to God behind an imam,
And praying to Allah behind the imam
ركضتْit ran إليهِto him بنَخْلِهاwith its palm trees وبسدرِهand with its lote trees
ركضتْ إليهِ بنَخْلِها وبسدرِه
وبِشِيحِهاand with its wormwood وعَرارهاand its arar flowers وخُزامِand lavender
وبِشِيحِها وعَرارها وخُزامِ
it ran to him with its palm trees and lote trees,
It rushed to him with its palm trees and lotus
and with its wormwood, its arar flowers, and lavender.
And its acacia and planes and gardens
ركضتit ran بعزمِwith the resolve of رجالِهاits men ونسائِهand its women
ركضت بعزمِ رجالِها ونسائِه
وبشَيْخهَاand with its elder وبِكهْلِهاand with its middle-aged man وغُلامِand a youth
وبشَيْخهَا وبِكهْلِها وغُلامِ
It ran with the resolve of its men and women,
It rushed with the resolve of its men and women
and with its elder, its middle-aged man, and its youth.
And its elders, adults, and boys
ميزانُهاits measure قُرْآنُهاits Qur’an ، وحديثُهand its Hadith
ميزانُها قُرْآنُها ، وحديثُه
وand المَسْجِدانِthe two mosques وقوَّةُand the strength of الإلْهامِinspiration
و المَسْجِدانِ وقوَّةُ الإلْهامِ
Its measure is its Qur’an and its Hadith,
Its measure is its Quran, Hadith,
and the Two Mosques and the strength of inspiration,
The Two Holy Mosques, and the strength of inspiration
وand الأمرُenjoining بالمعروفِwhat is right،مهماwhatever حاولوthey try
و الأمرُ بالمعروفِ،مهما حاولو
منْthose who يُفْلِتونَlet loose القولَspeech دونَwithout زِمامِa rein
منْ يُفْلِتونَ القولَ دونَ زِمامِ
and enjoining what is right, no matter what they try—
And enjoining right, no matter how much
those who unleash speech without a rein.
Those who let opinions loose without reins try
إنِّيindeed I لأسمعهاsurely hear it تقولُit says لكاتبٍto a writer
إنِّي لأسمعها تقولُ لكاتبٍ
مُستغْربٍWesternized ، ومُفكِّرٍand a thinker " خَمْخَامِmumbling "
مُستغْربٍ ، ومُفكِّرٍ " خَمْخَامِ "
I indeed hear it speaking to a writer,
I hear it say to the skeptical writer
Westernized, and to a “mumbling” thinker,
And thinker, "babbler"
ولمَنْand to whoever تشبَّهَimitated بالغُرابِthe crow ، فماso did not مشىwalk
ولمَنْ تشبَّهَ بالغُرابِ ، فما مشى
مَشْيَthe walk of الغُرابِthe crow ، ولامشَىand did not walk كحمامِlike doves
مَشْيَ الغُرابِ ، ولامشَى كحمامِ
and to whoever imitated the crow, yet did not walk
And to whoever resembles the crow, who did not walk
as the crow does, nor like doves.
The walk of crows, nor walked like a pigeon
وتقولُand it says للمُتَنطِّعينَto pedants ، ومنْand those who غلوwent to excess
وتقولُ للمُتَنطِّعينَ ، ومنْ غلو
فيin دينهمtheir religion ، وتشبَّعواand filled themselves بِخِصامِwith strife
في دينهم ، وتشبَّعوا بِخِصامِ
And it speaks to the pedants and those who went to excess
And it says to the pretentious, and those
in their religion and filled themselves with strife.
Who have gone to extremes in their religion, and are consumed with discord
وتَقولُand it says للمُتطرِّفينَto extremists جميعهمْall of them
وتَقولُ للمُتطرِّفينَ جميعهمْ
ولكُلِّand to all مَنْwho جَنَحواinclined إلىtoward الإجْرامِcrime :
ولكُلِّ مَنْ جَنَحوا إلى الإجْرامِ :
And it speaks to all extremists,
And it says to all extremists
and to all who have inclined toward crime:
And everyone who has gravitated to criminality:
لاnot يلْتَقيmeet سَيْفانِtwo swords فيin الغِمْدِthe sheath الذيwhich
لا يلْتَقي سَيْفانِ في الغِمْدِ الذي
عَشِقتْfell in love with سريرتُهُits inner heart برِيقَthe gleam of حُسامِa keen sword
عَشِقتْ سريرتُهُ برِيقَ حُسامِ
Two swords do not meet in the sheath whose
Two swords do not clash in one sheath, which
inner heart has fallen in love with a keen sword’s gleam.
Its core loved the gleam of polished swords
شتَّانَhow far apart بينَbetween ضياءِthe light of نجمٍa star باهتٍfaint
شتَّانَ بينَ ضياءِ نجمٍ باهتٍ
سخِرَmocked الظلامُdarkness بهِat it ، وبدْرِand a full moon تمامِfullness
سخِرَ الظلامُ بهِ ، وبدْرِ تمامِ
What a gulf between a faint star’s light,
Vast is the difference between the glow of a dim star
which darkness mocked, and a full moon!
That darkness ridiculed, and a full moon
شتَّانhow far apart بينَbetween مساجِدِthe mosques of اللهGod التيwhich
شتَّان بينَ مساجِدِ الله التي
تُبْنىare built وبينَand between شواهِقِthe towering heights of الأهرامِthe pyramids
تُبْنى وبينَ شواهِقِ الأهرامِ
What a gulf between God’s mosques, which
Great is the difference between Allah's mosques
are built, and the towering pyramids!
Which are built, and the towering pyramids
قدْmay يُصبحُbecome البُنيانُa building صرْحاًa grand edifice، وهوwhile it is فيin
قدْ يُصبحُ البُنيانُ صرْحاً، وهو في
ميزانِthe scales of شرعِthe law of اللهGod مثلُlike رُكامِrubble
ميزانِ شرعِ الله مثلُ رُكامِ
A building may become a grand edifice, yet on
The edifice may become a citadel, yet in
the scales of God’s law it is like rubble.
The measure of Allah's Law, is like rubble
أسمىthe loftiest البناءِbuilding ، بِناءُbuilding of نفسٍa soul حُرَّةٍfree
أسمى البناءِ ، بِناءُ نفسٍ حُرَّةٍ
سَلِمتْis free سرِيرَتُهاits inner self منَfrom الأسْقامِailments
سَلِمتْ سرِيرَتُها منَ الأسْقامِ
The loftiest building is the building of a free soul,
The most sublime structure is that of a free soul
whose inner self is free of ailments.
Whose innermost being is safe from ills
وأعزُّand more precious منthan مليونِa million بُرْجٍa tower شاخِصٍstanding tall
وأعزُّ من مليونِ بُرْجٍ شاخِصٍ
أبراجُthe towers of همَّةِthe resolve of عالمٍa scholar وإمامِand an imam
أبراجُ همَّةِ عالمٍ وإمامِ
And more precious than a million towers standing tall
And more dear than a million lofty towers
are the towers of a scholar’s and an imam’s resolve—
Are the spires of the resolve of a scholar and imam
أبراجُthe towers of جيلٍa generation مُؤمنٍbelieving مُتطلِّعٍaspiring
أبراجُ جيلٍ مُؤمنٍ مُتطلِّعٍ
يرْقىrises بهِمَّتِهِthrough its resolve أعَزَّthe noblest مقامِstation
يرْقى بهِمَّتِهِ أعَزَّ مقامِ
the towers of a believing, aspiring generation
The spires of a faithful, aspiring generation
that rises through its resolve to the noblest station,
Who ascend with their resolve to the most noble station
يلْقىmeets الحياةِlife بدينِهِwith its faith وبعلْمِهِand with its knowledge
يلْقى الحياةِ بدينِهِ وبعلْمِهِ
لُقْياthe meeting of زهورِflowers الرَّوضِthe garden قَطْرَthe rain of غَمَامِclouds
لُقْيا زهورِ الرَّوضِ قَطْرَ غَمَامِ
meeting life with its faith and its knowledge
Who experience life with their religion and knowledge
as garden flowers meet the rain of clouds.
Like flowers sprinkling the meadows with cloud-bursts
وكذلِكَand likewise النَّفْسُthe soul الأبيَّةُunbowed تُبْتَنىis built
وكذلِكَ النَّفْسُ الأبيَّةُ تُبْتَنى
بالعِلْمِthrough knowledge وand الإيمَانِfaith وand الإكْرامِhonorable treatment
بالعِلْمِ و الإيمَانِ و الإكْرامِ
And likewise the unbowed soul is built
And so the noble soul is built up
through knowledge, faith, and honorable treatment.
With knowledge, faith, and benevolence
إنِّيindeed I لأَسْمعُsurely hear كُلَّevery شبْرٍhandspan شَامخٍproud
إنِّي لأَسْمعُ كُلَّ شبْرٍ شَامخٍ
منْof أرْضِناour land المرْفوعةraised الأعْلامِflags
منْ أرْضِنا المرْفوعة الأعْلامِ
I indeed hear every proud handspan
I hear every towering inch
of our land, with its flags raised high,
Of our elevated, flag-adorned land
يُلْقيoffers بألفِwith a thousand تحيَّةٍa greeting وتحِيَّةٍand a greeting
يُلْقي بألفِ تحيَّةٍ وتحِيَّةٍ
ويقولُand says ليto me قولَthe words of الفتىthe young man المِقْدامِbold :
ويقولُ لي قولَ الفتى المِقْدامِ :
offer a thousand greetings and one more,
Send a thousand greetings and salutations
and say to me the words of a bold young man:
And say to me the words of the bold hero:
للشَّمسِfor the sun أطْوارٌphases ، صباحٌa morning مُشرقٌradiant
للشَّمسِ أطْوارٌ ، صباحٌ مُشرقٌ
وظَهيرةٌand noon ، وغُروبهاand its sunset المُتراميfar-spreading
وظَهيرةٌ ، وغُروبها المُترامي
The sun has phases: a radiant morning,
The sun has phases, a radiant morning
and noon, and its far-spreading sunset;
And afternoon, and its far-reaching sunset
وتَظَلُّand remains شمسُthe sun of الحقِّtruth ذاتَpossessing توهُّجٍradiance
وتَظَلُّ شمسُ الحقِّ ذاتَ توهُّجٍ
يرْتدُّrecoils عنهاfrom it جيشُthe army of كلِّevery ظلامِdarkness
يرْتدُّ عنها جيشُ كلِّ ظلامِ
and the sun of truth remains aglow;
And the sun of truth remains effulgent
the army of every darkness recoils from it.
Turning away the army of every darkness
كمْhow many ناطِقٍa speaker ذَرِبِfluent اللِّسانِof tongue ، وقَلْبُهُand his heart
كمْ ناطِقٍ ذَرِبِ اللِّسانِ ، وقَلْبُهُ
يَغْليboils بجمْرٍwith embers للضَّغينَةِof rancor حامِburning hot
يَغْلي بجمْرٍ للضَّغينَةِ حامِ
How many a speaker is fluent of tongue, while his heart
How many glib tongues while their hearts
boils with hot embers of rancor!
Seethe with embers of rancor aflame
قُلsay ماwhat تَشاءُyou wish عنabout الحياةِlife وحُسْنهand its beauty
قُل ما تَشاءُ عن الحياةِ وحُسْنه
وجمالِand the beauty of ماwhat فيْهاis in it مِنَof الأحْلامِdreams
وجمالِ ما فيْها مِنَ الأحْلامِ
Say what you will about life and its beauty,
Say what you will about life and its beauty
and the beauty of the dreams within it;
And the charm of its dreams
فالأمرُfor enjoining بالمعروفِwhat is right خَيرُthe best هديَّةٍa gift
فالأمرُ بالمعروفِ خَيرُ هديَّةٍ
لبيوتناto our homes ، تحميprotects مِنَfrom الآثامِsins
لبيوتنا ، تحمي مِنَ الآثامِ
for enjoining what is right is the finest gift
Yet enjoining right is the best gift
to our homes, protecting them from sins.
For our homes, protecting them from sins
أرأيتَhave you seen ذاone with عقْلٍreason يَرُدُّrefuses هديَّةًa gift
أرأيتَ ذا عقْلٍ يَرُدُّ هديَّةً
منْof رحمةٍmercy ومودَّةٍand affection وسَلامِand peace ؟!
منْ رحمةٍ ومودَّةٍ وسَلامِ ؟!
Have you seen a person of reason refuse a gift
Have you seen one of sound mind who rejects
of mercy, affection, and peace?
A gift of mercy, affection, and peace?!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.