حملتcarried سناكِyour radiance مواكبُprocessions الأعوامِthe years
حملت سناكِ مواكبُ الأعوامِ
فَخُذِيso take سبيلَكِyour path واضحَclear الأعلامِthe landmarks
فَخُذِي سبيلَكِ واضحَ الأعلامِ
The processions of years have carried your radiance.
The years have carried your sunlit processions,
So take your path, its landmarks clear.
So take your path, clear of landmarks.
ماnot أنتِyou إلاbut موكبٌa procession جَمعَgathered الهُدَىguidance
ما أنتِ إلا موكبٌ جَمعَ الهُدَى
فيهwithin it جلالَthe majesty العلمِknowledge والإلهامِand inspiration
فيه جلالَ العلمِ والإلهامِ
You are but a procession; guidance has gathered
You are but a procession that gathered guidance,
Within it the majesty of knowledge and inspiration.
In it the majesty of knowledge and inspiration.
سِيرِيwalk علىby نُورِthe light الكتابِthe Book فإنَّهُfor it
سِيرِي على نُورِ الكتابِ فإنَّهُ
لكِfor you إنif أردتِyou desire الرُّشدَright guidance خيرُthe best إمامِguide
لكِ إن أردتِ الرُّشدَ خيرُ إمامِ
Walk by the light of the Book, for it is
Walk in the light of the Book, for it
Your best guide, if you desire right guidance.
Is for you, if you want right guidance, the best imam.
أَرْخِيloosen زمامَكِyour reins لاno عِثارَstumbling لآخذٍfor one taking hold
أَرْخِي زمامَكِ لا عِثارَ لآخذٍ
منfrom ربّهhis Lord وكتابهِand His Book بزمامِof a rein
من ربّه وكتابهِ بزمامِ
Loosen your reins; none stumbles who takes hold
Release your reins, no stumbling for the taker
Of a rein from his Lord and His Book.
From his Lord and His Book with reins.
هذيthese المنازلُthe stations أُزلِفَتْhave been brought near لكِfor you فاسحَبِيso trail
هذي المنازلُ أُزلِفَتْ لكِ فاسحَبِي
بُردَيْكِyour two cloaks منof أمنٍsafety بهاthere وسلامِand peace
بُردَيْكِ من أمنٍ بها وسلامِ
These stations have been brought near for you, so trail
These dwellings have been brought near for you, so pitch
Your two cloaks of safety and peace there.
Your tent in safety and peace therein.
وَصِفِيand describe لهذاto this الجيلِgeneration أيّامَthe days الأُلىthose who
وَصِفِي لهذا الجيلِ أيّامَ الأُلى
سبقوكِthey preceded you منamong صحبٍcompanions عليكِto you كِرامِdear
سبقوكِ من صحبٍ عليكِ كِرامِ
And tell this generation of the days of those
And describe for this generation the days of the loved ones
Who preceded you—companions dear to you.
Who preceded you, the honorable companions.
رَفَعُواthey raised علىupon الحقِّtruth الحياةَlife فأعجزتand it defied
رَفَعُوا على الحقِّ الحياةَ فأعجزت
أقوَىthe strongest البُناةِbuilders وأقْدرَand the ablest الهُدّامِdestroyers
أقوَى البُناةِ وأقْدرَ الهُدّامِ
They raised life upon truth, and it defied
They raised life upon the truth, so the strongest
The strongest builders and the ablest destroyers.
Of builders and most capable of destroyers were incapacitated.
لمّاwhen أقامواthey laid بالسّيوفwith swords أساسَهاits foundation
لمّا أقاموا بالسّيوف أساسَها
جعلواthey made البناءَthe structure منfrom الطُّلىthroats والهامِand heads
جعلوا البناءَ من الطُّلى والهامِ
When they laid its foundation with swords,
When they established it with swords they made
They made the structure from throats and heads.
The structure from ruins and rubble.
كمhow many a رُكنِpillar مملكةٍkingdom تصدّعَcracked إذwhen رمتit struck
كم رُكنِ مملكةٍ تصدّعَ إذ رمت
آطامَهاits strongholds العُلياlofty بركنٍwith a pillar دامِbloodied
آطامَها العُليا بركنٍ دامِ
How many a kingdom's pillar cracked when it struck
How many pillars of kingdoms cracked when
Its lofty strongholds with a bloodied pillar!
Their lofty pillars were pelted with lasting pillars.
زخرتsurged حوالَيْهاaround it القتوحُconquests فغيَّبتthen engulfed
زخرت حوالَيْها القتوحُ فغيَّبت
غرقىthe drowned الممالكِkingdoms فيin العُبابِthe flood الطّاميoverflowing
غرقى الممالكِ في العُبابِ الطّامي
Conquests surged around it, engulfing
Ruins teemed around them, so they buried
The drowned kingdoms in the overflowing flood.
The drowned kingdoms in the murky gloom.
تهوِيfall جوانبُهاits sides علىupon الأُممthe nations التيthat
تهوِي جوانبُها على الأُمم التي
حَملتْit bore وماand there is no مِنany عاصمٍprotector أوor حامِdefender
حَملتْ وما مِن عاصمٍ أو حامِ
Its sides crash down upon the nations that
Its sides collapse upon the nations that
It bore, with neither protector nor defender.
Carried yet had no defender or protector.
منwho يَعصِمُcan protect الأقطارَthe lands منfrom دَيّانِهاtheir judge
من يَعصِمُ الأقطارَ من دَيّانِها
ويَرُدُّand repel غارتَهُhis raid عنِfrom الأقوامِthe peoples
ويَرُدُّ غارتَهُ عنِ الأقوامِ
Who can shield the lands from their judge,
Who will protect the lands from their judge
And turn his raid away from the peoples?
And repel his plunder from the peoples?
ياO غارةًonslaught تمضِيadvances إلىtoward غاياتِهاits goals
يا غارةً تمضِي إلى غاياتِها
تَطوِيtraverses المَدىthe distance وتَرومُand seeks كلَّevery مَرامِaim
تَطوِي المَدى وتَرومُ كلَّ مَرامِ
O onslaught that advances toward its goals,
O plunder that goes to its ends,
Covering the distance and pursuing every aim!
Traversing the distance and coveting every goal.
ضاعتwere lost ثُغورُfrontier strongholds المسلِمينَthe Muslims فأدرِكيso rescue
ضاعت ثُغورُ المسلِمينَ فأدرِكي
سُؤرَwhat remains الهُدَىguidance وبقيّةَand the remnant الإسلامِIslam
سُؤرَ الهُدَى وبقيّةَ الإسلامِ
The Muslims' frontier strongholds are lost; so rescue
The marches of the Muslims are lost, so overtake
What is left of guidance and the remnant of Islam.
The citadels of guidance and remainder of Islam.
عزّgrew mighty الذّليلُthe abject one منamong الثعالبِthe foxes وانقضَىand vanished
عزّ الذّليلُ من الثعالبِ وانقضَى
عِزُّthe might الأسودِthe lions وسُؤددُand the lordship الآجامِthe thickets
عِزُّ الأسودِ وسُؤددُ الآجامِ
The lowliest of foxes has grown mighty, and gone are
The disgraced gained glory from the foxes, and perished is
The lions' might and the lordship of the thickets.
The glory of the lions and killing of the brave.
ماhow أكثرَnumerous الأبطالَthe heroes إلاyet أنّهمthat they
ما أكثرَ الأبطالَ إلا أنّهم
أبطالُheroes وَهْمٍillusion فيin سلاحِarms كلامِwords
أبطالُ وَهْمٍ في سلاحِ كلامِ
How numerous the heroes are! Yet they are
How numerous the heroes except they are
Heroes of illusion, armed with words.
Heroes of delusion in the weapon of speech.
لمnot يَرْقَrise شعبٌa people بالكلامِthrough words ولمand not يَقُمْbe established
لم يَرْقَ شعبٌ بالكلامِ ولم يَقُمْ
مُلكٌa kingdom علىupon ضَعْفٍweakness ولاnor استسلامِsurrender
مُلكٌ على ضَعْفٍ ولا استسلامِ
No people has risen through words, nor has there stood
No people have ever thrived by speech, nor has
A kingdom upon weakness or surrender.
Any kingdom stood on weakness or surrender.
الفتحُAl-Fath (conquest) حدّثَنِيspoke to me وماand no بحديثهِin his account
الفتحُ حدّثَنِي وما بحديثهِ
كَذِبٌfalsehood وحسبُكَand enough for you أنthat تقولَshe speaks حِذامِHidhām
كَذِبٌ وحسبُكَ أن تقولَ حِذامِ
Al-Fath spoke to me, and in his account there is no
Conquest has narrated to me, and its narration
Falsehood; enough for you that Hidhām should speak.
Contains no lies, and it suffices you to say ruin.
شيخُelder الثِّقاتِthe trustworthy لهhe has علىupon أعلامهمtheir leading figures
شيخُ الثِّقاتِ له على أعلامهم
حقُّthe right الولاءِloyalty وواجبُand the duty الإِعظامِreverence
حقُّ الولاءِ وواجبُ الإِعظامِ
The elder of the trustworthy—their leaders owe him
The Shaykh of trustees, he has over their banners
Loyalty as his right and reverence as their duty.
The right of allegiance and the duty of veneration.
حَكمَruled العُقولَminds فماand did not استبدَّtyrannize ولاnor رأىhold
حَكمَ العُقولَ فما استبدَّ ولا رأى
رَأْيَthe view الأُلىthose who فَسَقُواthey transgressed منamong الحُكّامِthe rulers
رَأْيَ الأُلى فَسَقُوا من الحُكّامِ
He ruled minds without tyranny, nor did he hold
He has judged intellects, so he did not impose
The views of those rulers who transgressed.
Or see the opinion of the ruined rulers.
اللهُGod ألهَمَهُinspired him with الصّوابَright judgment وخَصَّهُand favored him
اللهُ ألهَمَهُ الصّوابَ وخَصَّهُ
بأعزِّwith the noblest منزلةٍrank وخيرِand the finest مَقامِstation
بأعزِّ منزلةٍ وخيرِ مَقامِ
God inspired him with right judgment and favored him
God inspired him right, and endowed him
With the noblest rank and the finest station.
With the most honorable station and best abode.
نعمexcellent is الصفيُّthe devoted friend رُزِقْتُهُI was granted him منby مُنعِمٍa benefactor
نعم الصفيُّ رُزِقْتُهُ من مُنعِمٍ
صافيpure in الصَّنيعةِkindness صادقِsincere in الإنعامِgiving
صافي الصَّنيعةِ صادقِ الإنعامِ
What a fine devoted friend I was granted by a benefactor
What a fine companion I was granted by a Benefactor
Pure in kindness and sincere in giving.
Of pure making, truthful in blessing.
قُلْsay ياO نجِيَّconfidant النّفسِthe soul ماwhat بالُthe plight الأُلىَthose who
قُلْ يا نجِيَّ النّفسِ ما بالُ الأُلىَ
مَلأوُاthey filled المصارعَthe killing grounds منamong ذويthose with الأرحامِkinship
مَلأوُا المصارعَ من ذوي الأرحامِ
Tell me, O confidant of the soul, what befell those
Say, O soul at rest, what ails the ruined ones
Who filled the killing grounds from among the kindred?
Who filled the battlefields, the people of relation?
ألقواthey cast سِهامَarrows اللهِGod منfrom أَيمْانِهمtheir right hands
ألقوا سِهامَ اللهِ من أَيمْانِهم
فتناولوهاthen they received them منfrom يمينِthe right hand الرّاميthe archer
فتناولوها من يمينِ الرّامي
They cast God's arrows from their right hands,
They cast the arrows of God from their right hand
Then received them from the archer's right hand.
Yet they received them from the right hand of the Archer.
هلdid كُنتَyou were تعرفُknow قبلbefore مصرعِthe fall قومناour people
هل كُنتَ تعرفُ قبل مصرعِ قومنا
لُغَةَthe language الجراحِwounds ومنطقَand the speech الآلامِpain
لُغَةَ الجراحِ ومنطقَ الآلامِ
Did you know, before our people's fall,
Did you know, before the death of our kinsfolk,
The language of wounds and the speech of pain?
The language of wounds and the logic of pain?
باللهِby God إنif طلبواthey seek الأُساةَhealers فكنthen be لهمfor them
باللهِ إن طلبوا الأُساةَ فكن لهم
مَثَلاًan embodiment منof الرُّوحِthe spirit البديعwondrous السّاميsublime
مَثَلاً من الرُّوحِ البديع السّامي
By God, if they seek healers, then be for them
By God, if they sought comfort, then be for them
An embodiment of the wondrous, sublime spirit.
An example of the exalted, sublime soul.
بُوركتَblessed are you منas آسٍa healer يُترجِمُtranslates طِبُّهhis medicine
بُوركتَ من آسٍ يُترجِمُ طِبُّه
لُغةَthe language الشفاءِhealing لحَامِليfor those bearing الأسقامِillnesses
لُغةَ الشفاءِ لحَامِلي الأسقامِ
Blessed are you as a healer whose medicine translates
You were blessed by a healer whose goodness
The language of healing for those who bear illness.
Translates into the language of healing for the diseased.
احفَظْpreserve بقيَّتَهمthose remaining of them وإنand even if همthey ضَيَّعواthey squandered
احفَظْ بقيَّتَهم وإن هم ضَيَّعوا
ماwhat اسْتحفِظُواthey were entrusted to guard منof حُرمةٍsanctity وذمامِand covenant
ما اسْتحفِظُوا من حُرمةٍ وذمامِ
Preserve those who remain of them, even if they squandered
Protect their remainder even if they wasted
The sanctity and covenant entrusted to their keeping.
What protections they had of sanctity and covenant.
ماnot أنتَyou بابنa child العَشْرِten أنتyou أبوthe father of الأُلىthose who
ما أنتَ بابن العَشْرِ أنت أبو الأُلى
وَلدواthey begot شُيوخَthe elders الصُّحفِnewspapers والأقلامِand pens
وَلدوا شُيوخَ الصُّحفِ والأقلامِ
You are no child of ten; you are the father of those
You are not the son of the tenth, you are father of the ruined ones
Who begot the elders of newspapers and pens.
Who birthed the elders of scriptures and pens.
ارفَعْraise منfrom الأَعْوامِthe years صَرْحَan edifice هِدايةٍguidance
ارفَعْ من الأَعْوامِ صَرْحَ هِدايةٍ
بَرَّbeneficent الشُّهورِthe months مُبارَكَblessed الأيّامِthe days
بَرَّ الشُّهورِ مُبارَكَ الأيّامِ
Raise from the years an edifice of guidance,
Raise from the years a citadel of guidance
Beneficent in its months, blessed in its days.
By the blessed, auspicious days.
واجْمَعْand unite علىunder دينthe creed الحقائقِtruths أُمّةًa nation
واجْمَعْ على دين الحقائقِ أُمّةً
عَصَفَتْraged بهاagainst it دُنياa world منof الأوهامِillusions
عَصَفَتْ بها دُنيا من الأوهامِ
And unite under the creed of truths a nation
And gather upon the religion of truths a nation
That a world of illusions has buffeted.
Which scattered dreams have blown about.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.