أَقْبِلُواcome forward راشِدينَrightly guided فالأمرُfor the matter جِدُّserious
أَقْبِلُوا راشِدينَ فالأمرُ جِدُّ
أيُّwhat نهجٍpath للحقِّto truth لمnot يَبْدُbecome clear بَعْدُyet
أيُّ نهجٍ للحقِّ لم يَبْدُ بَعْدُ
Come, rightly guided, for the matter is grave.
Come with guidance, for the matter is serious
What path to truth has not yet become clear?
What path to truth has not yet begun?
أقبلواcome forward راشدينrightly guided ماno لثقيفٍfor Thaqif
أقبلوا راشدين ما لثقيفٍ
وسواهاand others besides it ممّاfrom what قَضَىdecreed اللَّهُGod بُدُّescape
وسواها ممّا قَضَى اللَّهُ بُدُّ
Come, rightly guided: neither Thaqif
Come with guidance, not like Thaqif
nor anyone else can escape what God has decreed.
Or others whom Allah has judged as wicked
ياO ابنَson of غيلانَGhaylan مَرحباًwelcome جِئتَyou came فيin الركthe caravan (fragment)
يا ابنَ غيلانَ مَرحباً جِئتَ في الرك
بِ(completes 'the caravan') وَحَادِيand the camel-driver of الهُدَىright guidance يَسوقُdrives onward ويَحْدُوand sings the camels onward
بِ وَحَادِي الهُدَى يَسوقُ ويَحْدُو
O son of Ghaylan, welcome! You have come in the caravan,
O Son of Ghaylan, welcome you came
and guidance's camel-driver drives it onward and sings.
With the guided camels walking steadily
أينwhere منamong قومِكَyour people الأُلىthose who رَكبواrode into الغيerror (fragment)
أين من قومِكَ الأُلى رَكبوا الغي
يَ(completes 'error') فلمso did not يَثنِهمturn them back عنfrom الإثمِsin رُشْدُright guidance
يَ فلم يَثنِهم عن الإثمِ رُشْدُ
Where are those of your people who rode into error,
Where are your tribe, the misguided, who rode
whom right guidance did not turn back from sin?
Astray, whom guidance could not deter?
قتلواthey killed عروةَʿUrwah الشَّهيدَthe martyr علىon account of أنthat
قتلوا عروةَ الشَّهيدَ على أن
آثَرَhe preferred اللَّهَGod فَهْوَso he is للشِّركِto polytheism ضِدُّan opponent
آثَرَ اللَّهَ فَهْوَ للشِّركِ ضِدُّ
They killed ʿUrwah the martyr because
They killed Urwah the martyr though
he chose God and stood opposed to polytheism.
He chose Allah; to idolatry a foe
جَاءَhe came إثرَin the wake of النبيِّthe Prophet يَشهدُbearing witness أنَّthat الGod (fragment)
جَاءَ إثرَ النبيِّ يَشهدُ أنَّ ال
لَهَ(completes 'God') حقٌّtrue عاليexalted in الجَلالةِmajesty فَرْدُunique
لَهَ حقٌّ عالي الجَلالةِ فَرْدُ
He came in the Prophet's wake, bearing witness that God
He came after the Prophet witnessing
is true, exalted in majesty, unique.
None deserves worship but the Exalted King
وأتىand he came to قَوْمَهُhis people يظنُّthinking بهمof them خيgood (fragment)
وأتى قَوْمَهُ يظنُّ بهم خي
راً(completes 'good') فمالواbut they strayed عنfrom السّبيلِthe path وصَدُّواand turned away
راً فمالوا عن السّبيلِ وصَدُّوا
He came to his people, thinking well of them,
He went to his tribe thinking well of them
but they strayed from the path and turned away.
But they turned away from truth and barred the way
هكذاthus أخبرَforetold النبيُّthe Prophet ولكنbut
هكذا أخبرَ النبيُّ ولكن
ليسthere is not للأمرِfor the matter حينwhen يُقدَرُit is decreed رَدُّa reversal
ليس للأمرِ حين يُقدَرُ رَدُّ
Thus the Prophet foretold, but
Thus the Prophet told, but when
there is no reversing a matter once it is decreed.
Affairs are preordained, none can gainsay
قالhe said دَعْهمleave them لمالكِto the Master of المُلْكِdominion وَاعْلَمْand know
قال دَعْهم لمالكِ المُلْكِ وَاعْلَمْ
أنّهمthat they قاتِلوكَwill kill you فالقومُfor the people لُدُّfiercely contentious
أنّهم قاتِلوكَ فالقومُ لُدُّ
He said, “Leave them to the Master of dominion, and know
Let them be, he said, for the King of kings
that they will kill you, for these people are fiercely contentious.”
Know they'll fight you, for evil the people bring
غَرَّهُdeceived him رأيهُhis judgment فلمso not يَكُthere was حُبٌّlove
غَرَّهُ رأيهُ فلم يَكُ حُبٌّ
غيرother than حُبِّlove of الأذىharm ولمand not يَكُthere was وُدُّaffection
غير حُبِّ الأذى ولم يَكُ وُدُّ
His judgment deceived him; there was no love
Misled by his own views, no love had he
but love of harm, and no affection.
Save love of harm and enmity
بُورِكَwas blessed الوفدُthe delegation إذwhen أتىit came to الكوكبَthe star الدُّرpearl-bright (fragment)
بُورِكَ الوفدُ إذ أتى الكوكبَ الدُّر
رِيِّ(completes 'pearl-bright') فيin نورِهِits light يَروحُit goes at evening ويغدوand goes in the morning
رِيِّ في نورِهِ يَروحُ ويغدو
Blessed was the delegation when it came to the pearl-bright star,
Blessed the delegation that came to the shining
in whose light it goes forth at evening and morning.
Star in his light, solace and joy bringing
يَتلَّقىit receives السَّناthe radiance تَبينُbecome clear بهthrough it السُّبْthe paths (fragment)
يَتلَّقى السَّنا تَبينُ به السُّبْ
لُ(completes 'the paths') وِضَاءًshining بعدafter الخفاءِobscurity وتبدوand appear
لُ وِضَاءً بعد الخفاءِ وتبدو
It receives the radiance by which the paths become clear,
Receiving guidance, the path is clarified
shining after obscurity, and come into view.
Shining after darkness, now magnified
وَردcame to drink الدِّينَthe faith صافياًpure ماno يُضاهيrivals
وَرد الدِّينَ صافياً ما يُضاهي
هِit لمنfor one who يَبْتَغِيseeks السَّلامةَsalvation وِرْدُa draught of water
هِ لمن يَبْتَغِي السَّلامةَ وِرْدُ
It came to the pure faith; no draught rivals
Bringing pure religion that equals none
it for one who seeks salvation.
For those seeking safety and tender care
وقَضَىand completed أمرَهُits business فَعادَso it returned ومنهand from it
وقَضَى أمرَهُ فَعادَ ومنه
حِيلةٌa stratagem أُحكمتْwas carefully devised ورأيٌand a judgment أَسدُّsounder
حِيلةٌ أُحكمتْ ورأيٌ أَسدُّ
It completed its business and returned; from it came
His command fulfilled, he returned; in him
a carefully devised stratagem and a sounder judgment.
Resolve unshaken and wisdom supreme
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.