خرُglory (probable reading; text unclear) الوَرىhumankind حيدريٌّof Haydar’s line عمَّembraced all نائِلُهُhis bounty
خرُ الوَرى حيدريٌّ عمَّ نائِلُهُ
فجرُdawn الهُدىguidance ذوpossessor of المَعاليlofty excellences الباهراتِdazzling عليAli
فجرُ الهُدى ذو المَعالي الباهراتِ علي
The [glory] of humankind, a Haydari whose bounty embraces all;
The best of creation, my master Haydar
The dawn of guidance, Ali, possessor of dazzling eminence.
The dawn of guidance, the one with glorious heights, Ali
نجمُstar السُّهىSuha فلكيّاتٌcelestial مراتِبُهhis ranks
نجمُ السُّهى فلكيّاتٌ مراتِبُه
باديmanifest السّناradiance نيّرٌluminary يسموrises علىabove زُحَلِSaturn
بادي السّنا نيّرٌ يسمو على زُحَلِ
The star Suha, his ranks celestial;
The star of felicity, with celestial ranks,
Manifest in radiance, a luminary rising above Saturn.
A shining sun rising above Saturn
ليثُlion الثّرىearth قبَسٌflame تَهميrain down أنامِلُهhis fingertips
ليثُ الثّرى قبَسٌ تَهمي أنامِلُه
غيثُrain النّدىgenerosity مورِدٌwatering-place أشهىmore delectable منthan العسَلِhoney
غيثُ النّدى مورِدٌ أشهى من العسَلِ
Earth’s lion, a flame—his fingertips rain down;
The lion of the earth, a firebrand whose strikes blaze
A rain of bounty, a watering-place more delectable than honey.
The rain of munificence, a downpour sweeter than honey
بدْرُfull moon البَهاsplendor أفُقٌhorizon تَبدوappear كواكِبُهits stars
بدْرُ البَها أفُقٌ تَبدو كواكِبُه
شمسُsun الدُّناworlds صُبْحُdawn ليلِnight الحادِثِcalamity الجَلَلِgrave
شمسُ الدُّنا صُبْحُ ليلِ الحادِثِ الجَلَلِ
Splendor’s full moon, a horizon whose stars appear;
The full moon of splendor, a horizon with twinkling stars
The sun of the worlds, the dawn of a night of grave calamity.
The sun of faith, the dawn dispelling the darkness of calamities
ساميlofty الذَرىsummits صاعدٌascending تُخشىare feared نوازِلُهhis calamities
سامي الذَرى صاعدٌ تُخشى نوازِلُه
حتفُdoom العِداfoes ضارِبُsmiter of heads الهاماتِand crowns of heads والقُللِheads
حتفُ العِدا ضارِبُ الهاماتِ والقُللِ
Lofty of summit, ascending, feared are the calamities he brings;
Exalted in lineage, feared are his reprisals
The doom of foes, smiter of heads and crowns.
The death of enemies, striking the foreheads and summits
طودُmountain النُّهىwisdom عندَat بيتِhouse المالِwealth صاحِبُهhis companion
طودُ النُّهى عندَ بيتِ المالِ صاحِبُه
سِمطُnecklace الثّناpraise زينةُadornment الأجيادِnecks والدُّولِand realms
سِمطُ الثّنا زينةُ الأجيادِ والدُّولِ
A mountain of wisdom; his companion is at the treasury;
The pillar of guidance, its master near the public treasury
A necklace of praise, an ornament to necks and realms.
The perfect example, adornment of steeds and realms
طِبُّmaster of القِرىhospitality كفُّhand يُمنِgood fortune الدّهرِtime كاهِلُهُhis shoulder
طِبُّ القِرى كفُّ يُمنِ الدّهرِ كاهِلُهُ
نابُfang الرّدىdeath أجلٌappointed end فيin صورةِform الرَّجُلِa man
نابُ الرّدى أجلٌ في صورةِ الرَّجُلِ
A master of hospitality, his shoulder the hand of Time’s blessing;
The healer of towns, whose left hand bears creation's burden
Death’s fang, the appointed end in the form of a man.
The fang against evil, the greatest in the form of a man
روضٌgarden زَهاbloomed منهلٌwatering-place طابَتْbecame pleasant مشارِبُهits waters
روضٌ زَها منهلٌ طابَتْ مشارِبُه
روحُsoul المُنىhopes منبعُwellspring الآلاءِblessings والخَوَلِand retainers
روحُ المُنى منبعُ الآلاءِ والخَوَلِ
A garden in bloom, a watering-place whose waters are sweet;
A blossoming meadow, its springs pure and plentiful
The soul of hopes, the wellspring of blessings and retainers.
The spirit of purpose, a fountain of favors and friendship
بحرٌsea جَرىflowed علقَميٌّcolocynth-bitter مُجَّwas spat out عاسِلُهits honey-sweet water
بحرٌ جَرى علقَميٌّ مُجَّ عاسِلُه
مُرويquencher of الصّدىthirst مورِدِbringing to water العسّالةِthe swaying spears الذُّبُلِslender
مُروي الصّدى مورِدِ العسّالةِ الذُّبُلِ
A flowing sea, bitter as colocynth, its honey-sweet water spat out;
An abundant sea, Al-Qamari in flood
Quencher of thirst, bringing the slender, swaying spears to drink.
Quenching thirst, a source of sweet water
مُعطيgiver of اللّهىgifts نبويّاتٌprophetic مناقبُهhis virtues
مُعطي اللّهى نبويّاتٌ مناقبُه
رحبُspacious الفناcourtyard نجلُscion خيرِbest of الخلْقِcreation والرُسُلِand messengers
رحبُ الفنا نجلُ خيرِ الخلْقِ والرُسُلِ
A giver of gifts, his virtues are prophetic;
Bestower of divine gifts, his virtues abound
Spacious of courtyard, a scion of the best of creation and messengers.
Vast grace, the son of the best of mankind and messengers
مَقْنىbestower (reading uncertain) الثّرىriches فاضلٌvirtuous عمّتreached all فواضِلُهhis bounties
مَقْنى الثّرى فاضلٌ عمّت فواضِلُه
عفُّchaste الرِّداcloak علَويٌّof Ali’s line طاهرُpure الخُلَلِcharacter traits
عفُّ الرِّدا علَويٌّ طاهرُ الخُلَلِ
A [bestower] of riches, a virtuous man whose bounties reach all;
Excellent in merit, his superabundant virtues spreading
Chaste of cloak, of Ali’s line, pure in character.
Chaste and sublime, purified of all defects
دهرٌage دَهاstruck قدَرٌfate دارَتْrevolved نوائِبُهits calamities
دهرٌ دَها قدَرٌ دارَتْ نوائِبُه
كنزُtreasure الغِنىwealth كهفُsheltering cave أمْنِsafety الخائِفِthe fearful one الوجِلِtrembling
كنزُ الغِنى كهفُ أمْنِ الخائِفِ الوجِلِ
An age that has struck, a fate whose calamities have come round;
An age of splendor, ruled by its turns of fate
Wealth’s treasure, a cave of safety for the fearful and trembling.
The treasure of wealth, a refuge for the anxious and wary
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.