أدركتyou fulfilled آمالَthe hopes of الشريعةthe Sacred Law فيagainst العداthe foes
أدركت آمالَ الشريعة في العدا
وتركتand you left نظمthe formation of جموعهمtheir hosts متبدداscattered
وتركت نظم جموعهم متبددا
You fulfilled the Sacred Law’s hopes against the foes,
I have realized the hopes of the Law in vengeance
and left the ordered ranks of their hosts scattered.
And left the rhythms of their groups scattered
وكففتand you checked منfrom دونshort of المدىthe limit جمحاتهمtheir headlong charges
وكففت من دون المدى جمحاتهم
منfrom بعدafter ماthat رامواthey sought المزيدmore علىbeyond المدىthe limit
من بعد ما راموا المزيد على المدى
You checked their headlong charges short of the limit,
And I checked their violent attacks short of the goal
after they had sought to go beyond that limit.
After they sought to gain more ground
وثنتand thwarted عزائمهمtheir resolves عزائمكyour resolves التيwhich
وثنت عزائمهم عزائمك التي
أغنتmade unnecessary عنfor الأسيافthe swords أنto تتقلداbe girded on
أغنت عن الأسياف أن تتقلدا
And your resolves thwarted theirs—resolves which
And I made their resolutions submit to your resolutions
made it needless for swords to be girded on.
That sufficed instead of swords to be girded
وتضحضحتand grew shallow فرقاًin terror بحورُthe seas of جيوشهمtheir armies
وتضحضحت فرقاً بحورُ جيوشهم
لماwhen أتاهمcame upon them بحرthe sea of جيشكَyour army مُزبداfoaming
لما أتاهم بحر جيشكَ مُزبدا
The seas of their armies grew shallow with fear
And their armies' seas were fragmented
when the sea of your army came upon them, foaming.
When your army's turbulent sea came to them
ألقواthey cast بأيديهمwith their hands مافةَfear of (likely intended) صولةٍan onslaught
ألقوا بأيديهم مافةَ صولةٍ
تستأصِلُyou root out الأدنىthe nearest بهاwith it والأبعداand the farthest
تستأصِلُ الأدنى بها والأبعدا
They gave themselves up for fear of an onslaught
They threw down the sharp swords
with which you root out the nearest and the farthest.
With which they uproot the near and the far
واستسلمواand they surrendered إذwhen لمnot يرواthey saw تحتbeneath الثرىthe earth
واستسلموا إذ لم يروا تحت الثرى
نفقاًa tunnel ولاnor فوقَabove الثرياthe Pleiades مصعداًa path of ascent
نفقاً ولا فوقَ الثريا مصعداً
They surrendered, for they found beneath the earth
And they surrendered when they did not see under the ground
no tunnel, nor above the Pleiades any path of ascent.
A way out or above the ground an ascent
ماnever جاءتhas brought forth الدنياthe world بمثلكَanyone like you ناصراًas a champion
ما جاءت الدنيا بمثلكَ ناصراً
للدينfor the faith منصورَgranted victory اللواءِthe banner علىover العداthe foes
للدين منصورَ اللواءِ على العدا
The world has never brought forth your like as a champion
The world has not brought forth one like you, supporting
of the faith, your banner victorious over foes.
The religion, triumphant over the banners of vengeance
أعلىhighest among الملوكِthe kings يداًin hand وأمنعهُمand the most impregnable of them حمىًin realm
أعلى الملوكِ يداً وأمنعهُم حمىً
واعمهمand the most encompassing of them صفحاًin pardon وأبعدُهُمand the farthest-reaching of them مدىin reach
واعمهم صفحاً وأبعدُهُم مدى
Of kings, yours is the strongest hand, the most impregnable realm,
Highest of kings in power and most impregnable in protection
the most encompassing pardon, the farthest reach.
Broadest in clemency and farthest in reach
عمَّhe embraced الورىall creation عدلاًwith justice وجوداًand generosity فاغتدىso became
عمَّ الورى عدلاً وجوداً فاغتدى
هذاthis لهمfor them ظِلاshade وهذاand this مورِداa watering place
هذا لهم ظِلا وهذا مورِدا
He embraced all creation with justice and bounty, so
He brought justice and generosity to the world so it transgressed
the one became their shade, the other their watering place.
This was their shade and this their watering place
ماnot الجُودُgenerosity مماamong what كانwas فيin طبعِthe nature of الحياrain
ما الجُودُ مما كان في طبعِ الحيا
لكنbut رأىit saw منهُfrom him المواهِبَthe gifts فاقتدىso it followed his example
لكن رأى منهُ المواهِبَ فاقتدى
Bounty was not part of the rain’s nature,
Generosity was not what had been in the nature of life
but it saw his gifts and followed his example.
But it saw the gifts in him so it emulated
والنجمُand the star لوif لمnot يسرِit traveled by night فيin جُنحِthe wing of الدجاdarkness
والنجمُ لو لم يسرِ في جُنحِ الدجا
ورأىand seen دليلاًa guide منfrom هُداهُhis guidance لماwould not اهتدىhave found its way
ورأى دليلاً من هُداهُ لما اهتدى
And the star, had it not traveled under the wing of darkness
The star, had it not traveled on the wings of darkness
and seen a guide in his guidance, would not have found its way.
And seen a guide in his guidance, would not have found its way
منfrom حيثُwherever قابلتِmet العيونُthe eyes جبينَهُhis brow
من حيثُ قابلتِ العيونُ جبينَهُ
حسبتthey deemed سناهثhis radiance (likely intended) نيراًa luminary متوقداblazing
حسبت سناهث نيراً متوقدا
From wherever eyes encountered his brow,
Whenever eyes faced his forehead
they deemed his radiance a blazing luminary.
They thought it a burning torch
لمnot ترتوdrink their fill الأبصارُthe eyes منof لألأئهhis glitter
لم ترتو الأبصارُ من لألأئه
إلاexcept that وعادتand they returned نحوهُtoward him تشكوcomplaining of الصدىthirst
إلا وعادت نحوهُ تشكو الصدى
Never did eyes drink their fill of his glitter
Eyes were not sated by his brilliance
without returning toward him, complaining of thirst.
Save to return to him complaining of dazzle
خُلِعَتwas draped سريرتُهُhis inner nature عليهِupon him فاغتدىso he became
خُلِعَت سريرتُهُ عليهِ فاغتدى
متحملاًbearing منهاfrom it بأجملِwith the fairest مُرتدىgarment
متحملاً منها بأجملِ مُرتدى
His inner nature was draped upon him, so he became
His glorious raiment was stripped from him so he took
clad through it in the fairest attire.
Bearing from it the finest of clothes
لاmay not يعدمُlack الإسلامُIslam منكَfrom you حياطةًguardianship
لا يعدمُ الإسلامُ منكَ حياطةً
ورعايةًand care وحمايَةًand protection وتفقداand attentive oversight
ورعايةً وحمايَةً وتفقدا
May Islam never lack your guardianship,
Islam will never lack from you protection
your care, protection, and attentive oversight.
And care and preservation and vigilance
وأراكَand may He show you رَبُّكَyour Lord فيin بنيكَyour sons كفايةًcapable support
وأراكَ رَبُّكَ في بنيكَ كفايةً
ترعىthat tends المضاعَthe neglected وتجمَعُand gathers المتبدداthe scattered
ترعى المضاعَ وتجمَعُ المتبددا
And may your Lord show you in your sons capable support
And your Lord sees you as sufficient for your sons
that tends the neglected and gathers the scattered.
To watch over the weak and gather the scattered
كملَwas perfected السُرورُjoy بهمthrough them وتمَّand was fulfilled وعمَّهمand encompassed them all
كملَ السُرورُ بهم وتمَّ وعمَّهم
فضلٌgrace إلهيdivine وخصَّand singled out محمداMuhammad
فضلٌ إلهي وخصَّ محمدا
Joy was perfected and fulfilled through them; all were embraced
Joy in them was perfected and fulfilled, and a divine
by divine grace, which singled out Muhammad.
Grace enveloped them, singling out Muhammad
اهنأrejoice أميرَO Commander of المؤمنينَthe Faithful بأنجمٍin stars
اهنأ أميرَ المؤمنينَ بأنجمٍ
منهاamong them تقابِلُyou encounter فيat المطالِعِthe risings أسعداa most auspicious one
منها تقابِلُ في المطالِعِ أسعدا
Rejoice, Commander of the Faithful, in stars
Congratulations to the Commander of the Faithful for stars
among which, at their rising, you encounter a most auspicious one.
From which the auspicious risings can be divined
واللَهand God خَصَّكَsingled you out بالكمالِfor perfection وشاءَand willed أنthat
واللَه خَصَّكَ بالكمالِ وشاءَ أن
يبقىendure علىthrough الأيامِthe days أمرُكَyour rule سَرمَداforever
يبقى على الأيامِ أمرُكَ سَرمَدا
And God has singled you out for perfection, and willed that
And God distinguished you with perfection and willed that
your rule endure forever through the days.
Your command should endure for all time
رؤياa dream-vision لأمرِكُمfor your rule العليِّexalted بعزِّهِof its might
رؤيا لأمرِكُم العليِّ بعزِّهِ
تقضيforetells وطُولand the long duration of بقائِهِits continuance متجدِّداever renewed
تقضي وطُول بقائِهِ متجدِّدا
A dream-vision concerning your exalted rule
A vision of your most high command in its glory
foretells its might and long continuance, ever renewed.
Judging and its long survival made new
أضحىbecame حبيبٌHabib (beloved) كاسمِهِtrue to his name لمَّاwhen غداhe became
أضحى حبيبٌ كاسمِهِ لمَّا غدا
ليfor me فيin المنامِthe dream علىin امتداحِكَpraising you مُنجِداa helper
لي في المنامِ على امتداحِكَ مُنجِدا
Habib proved ‘beloved,’ true to his name, when he became
He became a beloved, like his name, when he came
my helper in a dream in praising you.
To me in my sleep, supporting me in your praise
أوصىhe gave counsel إليَّto me فقمتُso I arose غيرَnot مُضيِّعٍneglecting
أوصى إليَّ فقمتُ غيرَ مُضيِّعٍ
لوصايَةٍof a charge منهُfrom him أغنيI sing منشداreciting verse
لوصايَةٍ منهُ أغني منشدا
He gave me counsel; I rose, not neglecting
He enjoined me, so I stood, not failing
his charge, singing and reciting verse.
To carry out a behest from him, enriched by a gift
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.