فَتحٌa victory كَمُنبَلِجlike the breaking الصَباحِof dawn المُسفِرِradiant
فَتحٌ كَمُنبَلِج الصَباحِ المُسفِرِ
تَجنيهِyou reap it مِنfrom وَقعِthe impact القَناof the spears المُتَاطِّرِbending
تَجنيهِ مِن وَقعِ القَنا المُتَاطِّرِ
A victory like the breaking of radiant dawn,
A victory like the dawn of a radiant morning,
you reap it from the blows of bending spears.
Sheltering it from the impact of pouring rain.
هَذاthis مُحَيّاthe face السَعدِof good fortune باهٍsplendid مُشرِقٌradiant
هَذا مُحَيّا السَعدِ باهٍ مُشرِقٌ
يَرنوgazes إِلَيكَtoward you بِطلعَةِwith the countenance المُستَبشِرِof one rejoicing
يَرنو إِلَيكَ بِطلعَةِ المُستَبشِرِ
This is fortune's splendid, radiant face,
This is a greeting of good fortune, shining and bountiful,
gazing toward you with the countenance of one rejoicing.
Yearning towards you at the rise of a harbinger.
أَيُقاوِمُcan they withstand? الأَعداءُthe enemies صَولَةَthe onslaught بأسِهِof his might
أَيُقاوِمُ الأَعداءُ صَولَةَ بأسِهِ
هَلis there? لِلغَمامِfor the clouds يدٌpower بِعاصِفِagainst a raging wind صَرصَرِhowling
هَل لِلغَمامِ يدٌ بِعاصِفِ صَرصَرِ
Can the enemies withstand the onslaught of his might?
Can the enemies resist the ferocity of its valor?
Have clouds any power against a raging, howling gale?
Can the clouds possess a hand against the roaring tempest?
أَهدَيتهُنَّyou presented them with كتائباًbattalions نُظِمَتarrayed عَلىupon
أَهدَيتهُنَّ كتائباً نُظِمَت عَلى
ظَهرِthe surface البَسيطَةِof the earth كَانتِظامِlike the ordering الأَسطُرِof written lines
ظَهرِ البَسيطَةِ كَانتِظامِ الأَسطُرِ
You presented them with battalions, arrayed upon
You have granted it battalions, organized
the earth's surface like ordered lines of script.
On the back of the desert like rows of script.
مِنof كُلِّevery دِمرٍfierce warrior طالَماso often خاضَplunged into الوَغىbattle
مِن كُلِّ دِمرٍ طالَما خاضَ الوَغى
صالٍseared بِنيرانِby the fires الحُروبِof wars مُسَعَّرِset ablaze
صالٍ بِنيرانِ الحُروبِ مُسَعَّرِ
Of every fierce warrior who has often plunged into battle,
From every destroyer who has long waged war
seared by the fires of war, set ablaze.
A stalwart with the fires of battle inflamed.
ريعَتwere terrified بِهاby them أُمَمُthe peoples الجَنوبِof the South كَأَنَّهاas though they were
ريعَت بِها أُمَمُ الجَنوبِ كَأَنَّها
كُتَلُherds السَوائِمِof grazing beasts أجفَلَتbolted مِنfrom قَسوَرِa lion
كُتَلُ السَوائِمِ أجفَلَت مِن قَسوَرِ
The peoples of the South were terrified by them, as though they were
The nations of the south have galloped with them as if they were
herds of grazing beasts that bolted from a lion.
Groups of chargers loosed from the horse pens.
شَرِقَتchoked نُسورُthe eagles ظُباكَof your sword-edges مِنهُمon them بَعدَماafter
شَرِقَت نُسورُ ظُباكَ مِنهُم بَعدَما
نَهِلَتdrank a first draught وَعَلَّتand drank again مِنof نَجيعِblood أحمرِcrimson
نَهِلَت وَعَلَّت مِن نَجيعِ أحمرِ
The eagles of your sword-edges choked on them after
Your eagles have shone after they
drinking once and again of crimson blood.
Descended and ascended from the valley of red death.
تَعِسواthey were ruined ونالَهُمُand overtook them الشَقاmisery وَكَذاكَand likewise مَنwhoever
تَعِسوا ونالَهُمُ الشَقا وَكَذاكَ مَن
ناوىopposed جَلالَكَyour majesty فهوَthen he is أَتعَسُthe most wretched مَعشَرِcompany
ناوى جَلالَكَ فهوَ أَتعَسُ مَعشَرِ
They fell to ruin, and misery overtook them; likewise, whoever
Woe to them - misery has befallen them and likewise anyone
opposes your majesty is the most wretched of men.
Who schemes against your glory is the most wretched of groups.
لمdid not يَبقَremain حامٍa defender مِنamong بَنيthe sons حامٍof Ham وَلَمand did not
لم يَبقَ حامٍ مِن بَني حامٍ وَلَم
تورِدهُyou bring him to drink مِنfrom حَدّيthe two edges صَوارِمَof keen swords بُتَّرِsevering
تورِدهُ مِن حَدّي صَوارِمَ بُتَّرِ
No defender among the sons of Ham remained whom you had not
No defender remains among the sons of defenders, and no
made drink from the twin edges of severing swords.
Swords from my sheath will be returned blunted.
قَدindeed أَقفَرَتbecame empty منهاof them الغُمودُthe scabbards فَطالَماfor so often
قَد أَقفَرَت منها الغُمودُ فَطالَما
طَرَحَتthey cast aside لُقىًas refuse عَنهاaway from them وَلَمّاand not yet تَغمُرِbe sheathed
طَرَحَت لُقىً عَنها وَلَمّا تَغمُرِ
Their scabbards have been emptied of them; how often
The clouds have been emptied of them, after they
they have cast them aside as refuse, and are not yet sheathed.
Have long laid down their burdens never to be filled again.
بيضٌwhite مَضارِبُهُنَّtheir striking edges إِنif يَعثُرstumbles بِهاagainst them
بيضٌ مَضارِبُهُنَّ إِن يَعثُر بِها
فيin ضَنكِthe straits حَربٍof battle خَطوُthe stride عُمرٍof a life يَقصُرِis cut short
في ضَنكِ حَربٍ خَطوُ عُمرٍ يَقصُرِ
Their striking edges shine white; should there stumble against them,
White encampments - if they stumble in
in battle's straits, a life's stride, it is cut short.
The straits of war, the steps of life grow short.
وَصَواهِلٌand neighing steeds وَصَواعِقٌand thunderbolts وَحَواصِبٌand stone-laden storms
وَصَواهِلٌ وَصَواعِقٌ وَحَواصِبٌ
وَكَفَتpoured down كمُنهلِّlike the downpour السَحابof clouds المُمطرِrain-bearing
وَكَفَت كمُنهلِّ السَحاب المُمطرِ
And neighing steeds, and thunderbolts, and stone-laden storms
Cavalry, armed men, and patient warriors
poured down like rain-bearing clouds in full flow.
And it was enough, like the cloudburst’s downpour.
فَمَلَكتَso you possessed أَقطارَthe regions الجنوبِof the South وَماand never سَمَتrose
فَمَلَكتَ أَقطارَ الجنوبِ وَما سَمَت
لِمَنالِto attain ذَلِكthat هِمَّةُthe ambition الإِسكَندرِof Alexander
لِمَنالِ ذَلِك هِمَّةُ الإِسكَندرِ
Thus you mastered the southern lands; never did rise
You have ruled the lands of the south, and never
to such attainment the ambition of Alexander.
Did the ambition of Alexander reach the likes of that.
وَتَنالُand you will gain أَندَلُساًal-Andalus يَجودُdrenches abundantly رُبوعَهاits lands
وَتَنالُ أَندَلُساً يَجودُ رُبوعَها
بَرَدُhail المَنِيَّةِof death مِنfrom غمامِclouds العثيرِof dust
بَرَدُ المَنِيَّةِ مِن غمامِ العثيرِ
And you will gain al-Andalus, whose lands are drenched
You will take Andalusia, whose meadows teem
by the hail of death from clouds of dust.
With the coolness of dew from the cloud of bliss.
فَقُدِso lead الجِيادَthe steeds إِلىtoward الضَلالِerror تَسومُهاyou subject it to
فَقُدِ الجِيادَ إِلى الضَلالِ تَسومُها
حُكمَthe judgment الرَدىof death وَتَدوسُand you trample مِغطسthe baptismal pool قَيصرِof Caesar
حُكمَ الرَدى وَتَدوسُ مِغطس قَيصرِ
So lead the steeds against error, subjecting it to
Drive the steeds to corruption - wickedness guides them
death's judgment, and trample Caesar's baptismal pool.
And Caesar’s decree tramples them.
أَدرِكobtain بِهاwith them الثَأرَvengeance المُنيمَsleep-bringing فَطالَماfor so long
أَدرِك بِها الثَأرَ المُنيمَ فَطالَما
أَلوىturned بِهِwith it للدينِagainst the faith رَهطُthe people الأَصفرِof al-Asfar
أَلوى بِهِ للدينِ رَهطُ الأَصفرِ
Win with them vengeance that brings sleep; for long
Avenge the deferred vengeance - long has
al-Asfar's people have turned it against the faith.
The yellow horde twisted that for the faith.
فكأنso it is as though بِمصرَin Egypt اغتاضَexchanged (uncertain reading) مِنfrom بَعدِafter المَدىthe span of time
فكأن بِمصرَ اغتاضَ مِن بَعدِ المَدى
مِنin exchange for جَوهَرٍJawhar بِحُسامِthrough the sword بَأسِكَof your might جُؤذُرِJudar
مِن جَوهَرٍ بِحُسامِ بَأسِكَ جُؤذُرِ
As though in Egypt, after the long interval, an exchange were made
So it is as if Egypt was revived after a long absence
of Jawhar for Judar, through the sword of your might.
With an essence by the sword of your might refined.
فلسَوفَso surely will يَطويhe traverse مَغرِباًwestern lands وَمَشارِقاًand eastern lands
فلسَوفَ يَطوي مَغرِباً وَمَشارِقاً
وَيَزورُand he visits دِجلَةَthe Tigris وَالفُراتَand the Euphrates بِعَسكرِwith an army
وَيَزورُ دِجلَةَ وَالفُراتَ بِعَسكرِ
So he will surely traverse western and eastern lands,
It will traverse the west and the east
and visit the Tigris and the Euphrates with an army.
And visit the Tigris and Euphrates with an army.
وَتَحُلُّand you settle بِالحَرَمَينِin the Two Sanctuaries رَبعاًan abode زاكِياًpure
وَتَحُلُّ بِالحَرَمَينِ رَبعاً زاكِياً
مَأوىa refuge لِجَدِّكَfor your forefather ذيpossessor of السَجاياvirtues الطُهَّرِpure
مَأوى لِجَدِّكَ ذي السَجايا الطُهَّرِ
And you will settle in the Two Sanctuaries, in a pure abode,
And you will reside in the Two Holy Places, a prosperous quarter
a refuge for your forefather, possessor of pure virtues.
And refuge for your grandfather of pure, holy traits.
لابُدَّthere must be مِنof إنجازِfulfillment ماwhat فيin الغَيبِthe unseen مِنof
لابُدَّ مِن إنجازِ ما في الغَيبِ مِن
إِبرازِbringing forth مَوعودٍwhat is promised بِهِconcerning it وَمُذخَرِand held in store
إِبرازِ مَوعودٍ بِهِ وَمُذخَرِ
What lies in the unseen must surely be fulfilled:
What is destined in the unseen must be fulfilled
the bringing forth of what is promised and held in store.
Of bringing out the promised and stored.
فمُناكَso your hope أقرَبُthe nearest مَطلَبٍgoal لَوeven if أَنَّهُthat it
فمُناكَ أقرَبُ مَطلَبٍ لَو أَنَّهُ
لَمَسَtouched الكَواكِبَthe stars لَيسَis not بِالمُتعَذِّرِbeyond reach
لَمَسَ الكَواكِبَ لَيسَ بِالمُتعَذِّرِ
So your wish is the nearest goal, even were it
For you, the nearest aspiration - if it
to touch the stars; it is not beyond reach.
Touched the stars - would not be impossible.
فمتىso whenever طَلَبتَyou seek مَنالَthe attainment أَبعَدِof the farthest غايَةٍgoal
فمتى طَلَبتَ مَنالَ أَبعَدِ غايَةٍ
أَلقىit yields مَقادَthe reins مُطاوِعِcompliant مَتَيَسِّرِeasily attained
أَلقى مَقادَ مُطاوِعِ مَتَيَسِّرِ
Whenever you seek to attain the farthest goal,
So when you seek the furthest goal
it yields its reins, obedient and easy to lead.
You will find the path of attainment facilitated.
فَلَأَنتَfor you indeed لِلعَلياءَfor lofty glory كُفءٌworthy ماجِدٌnoble
فَلَأَنتَ لِلعَلياءَ كُفءٌ ماجِدٌ
مُتَخَيَّرٌchosen مِنfrom عُنصُرٍstock مُتَخَيَّرِchosen
مُتَخَيَّرٌ مِن عُنصُرٍ مُتَخَيَّرِ
For you are indeed worthy of lofty glory, noble,
For you are a glorious peer of the exalted,
chosen from a chosen stock.
Chosen from a chosen stock.
تَجنيyou reap ثِمارَthe fruits العِزِّof glory مِنfrom غُصنِthe branch النَقاof the sand-dune
تَجني ثِمارَ العِزِّ مِن غُصنِ النَقا
وَثَرىand you see (uncertain reading) قُدودَthe figures الغيدِof graceful women قامَةَthe stature أَسمَرِof a brown lance
وَثَرى قُدودَ الغيدِ قامَةَ أَسمَرِ
You reap the fruits of glory from the sand-dune's branch,
You reap the fruits of might from the soft branch
and see the figures of graceful women in a brown lance's stature.
And see the necks of the brave as a dark column.
وَتَرىand you deem العُلىlofty glory ماwhat شِدتَهُyou built it مِنwith صارِمٍa keen sword
وَتَرى العُلى ما شِدتَهُ مِن صارِمٍ
أوor نِلتَهُyou gained it تَحتَbeneath العَجاجِthe swirling dust الأَغبَرِgray
أو نِلتَهُ تَحتَ العَجاجِ الأَغبَرِ
And you deem glory what you have built with a keen sword,
And you see elevation - how much undaunted courage
or gained beneath the gray, swirling dust.
You have taken or gained beneath the dusty standard.
زاكيpure العُروقِthe roots مُقَدَّسُsanctified الأَحسابِancestral honors هاpour- (word fragment)
زاكي العُروقِ مُقَدَّسُ الأَحسابِ ها
مي-ing (word fragment) الجودِgenerosity ساميlofty العِزِّhonor ناميgrowing المَفخَرِrenown
مي الجودِ سامي العِزِّ نامي المَفخَرِ
Pure in roots, sacred in ancestral honor, pouring
Pure of ancestry, sanctified of origin - behold!
forth generosity, lofty in honor, growing in renown.
The sea of generosity, the summit of glory, the rising dune.
أبقِpreserve المَآثِرَnoble deeds فَهيَfor they are ماas long as اِمتَدَّextends المَدىtime
أبقِ المَآثِرَ فَهيَ ما اِمتَدَّ المَدى
غُرَرٌradiant blazes تُخَلَّدُare immortalized فيon مُحَيّىthe face الأَعصُرِof the ages
غُرَرٌ تُخَلَّدُ في مُحَيّى الأَعصُرِ
Preserve noble deeds; for, as long as time endures, they are
Leave achievements, for they are what the ages
radiant blazes made eternal on the face of the ages.
Have extended, treasures immortalized in the preserved book.
لاdo not تَقتَنيacquire إلّاexcept جَميلَfine مَحامِدٍpraiseworthy deeds
لا تَقتَني إلّا جَميلَ مَحامِدٍ
وَكَذاand thus اِقتِناءُacquiring الحمدِpraise أَربَحُthe most profitable مَتجَرِtrade
وَكَذا اِقتِناءُ الحمدِ أَربَحُ مَتجَرِ
Acquire only fine, praiseworthy deeds;
Seek only good praise - and seeking praise
and thus acquiring praise is the most profitable trade.
Is the most profitable commerce.
تُهديyou offer الرِفاقَthe travelers حَديثَthe tale مجدِكَof your glory عَنبَراًas ambergris
تُهدي الرِفاقَ حَديثَ مجدِكَ عَنبَراً
وَتَشَرَّفَتand was ennobled بِثَناكَby praise of you ذِروةُthe summit مِنبَرِof a pulpit
وَتَشَرَّفَت بِثَناكَ ذِروةُ مِنبَرِ
You offer travelers the tale of your glory as ambergris,
You grant companions the ambergris of your glory as a gift
and a pulpit's summit has been ennobled by praise of you.
And by your praise the highest minbar is ennobled.
لاmay not زالcease يَنتابُrepeatedly assails العِدىthe foes لَكَof yours عَسكَرٌan army
لا زال يَنتابُ العِدى لَكَ عَسكَرٌ
يَسريmarches by night وَتَتبَعُهُand follow it عَوافيfood-seeking ones الأَنسُرِamong eagles
يَسري وَتَتبَعُهُ عَوافي الأَنسُرِ
May an army of yours never cease to assail the foes,
An army ceaselessly goes forth against the enemy for you
marching by night, with food-seeking eagles following it.
Followed by columns of comrades in arms.
وَتَنالُand may you attain ماwhat أَمَّلتَyou hoped for تَملِكُyou possess كُلَّall ماthat
وَتَنالُ ما أَمَّلتَ تَملِكُ كُلَّ ما
دارَتencircled بِهِaround it فيupon الأَرضِthe earth سَبعَةُseven أَبحُرِseas
دارَت بِهِ في الأَرضِ سَبعَةُ أَبحُرِ
And may you attain what you hoped for, possessing all that
You will attain all that you wish, possessing all
the seven seas upon the earth encircle.
That the seven seas have contained on earth.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.