مولايmy lord عونAwn الدينal-Din يحيىYahya لقدindeed
مولاي عون الدين يحيى لقد
أحييتyou revived شرعthe law of الكومthe heaps (perhaps 'generosity') الدارسِthe effaced
أحييت شرع الكوم الدارسِ
My lord, Awn al-Din Yahya, you have indeed
My master, the helper of the religion Yahya
Revived the faded law of [generosity?].
You have revived the law of the studious pillar
لاnot زلتyou cease ذاpossessing رأيjudgment يرىis seen مشرقاradiant
لا زلت ذا رأي يرى مشرقا
فيin كلevery حطبfirewood (perhaps 'crisis') مظلمdark دامسِpitch-black
في كل حطب مظلم دامسِ
May you ever possess judgment that shines bright
You still have an opinion that sees the east
In every dark and murky [crisis?].
In every dark despised wood
تبسمyou smile للطلابto petitioners بشراcheerfully إذاwhen
تبسم للطلاب بشرا إذا
قطبscowled وجهthe face of الزمنTime العابسِthe frowning
قطب وجه الزمن العابسِ
You smile cheerfully upon petitioners when
Smile at the students with good news when
The face of frowning Time scowls.
The face of time frowns
ياO حارسguardian of الملكthe realm بتدبيرهthrough administering it
يا حارس الملك بتدبيره
منfrom العداfoes نفديكwe would ransom you منwhat a حارسِguardian
من العدا نفديك من حارسِ
O guardian of the realm through your stewardship of it,
O guardian of the kingdom, with his management
From foes—we would ransom you, what a guardian!
We ransom you from the guard
ولابسِand wearer of الحزمprudence دروعاcoats of armor إذاwhen
ولابسِ الحزم دروعا إذا
لمnot يغنavails حزمresolve; girding الدارعthe armored man اللابسِthe wearer
لم يغن حزم الدارع اللابسِ
And you who wear prudence as coats of armor, when
And the wearer of firm armor when
An armored, mail-clad man's resolve is no help.
The tying of the armor does not benefit the wearer
كفكyour palm بالجودwith generosity غدتhas become صبةa torrent
كفك بالجود غدت صبة
تزويdiminishes; draws aside بصوبwith the downpour of الواكفthe dripping one الواجسthe murmuring one
تزوي بصوب الواكف الواجس
Your palm has become a torrent of generosity,
Your palm with generosity has become a flask
Dwarfing the downpour of the dripping, murmuring cloud.
That waters the side of the anxious stopper
ماnot اسودgrew black ليلthe night of النفعbenefit (perhaps 'battle dust') إلاexcept that غدتbecame
ما اسود ليل النفع إلا غدت
بيضكyour white blades حمراred بالدمwith blood الوارسِstaining like dye
بيضك حمرا بالدم الوارسِ
Whenever the night of [battle dust?] grew black,
The night of usefulness did not blacken except you made
Your white blades turned red with dye-staining blood.
Your whiteness red with the bleeding investigator
هومdozed قومsome people عنaway from طلابseeking العلىhigh honors
هوم قوم عن طلاب العلى
ولستand you are not بالوانيslack ولاnor الناسيِforgetful
ولست بالواني ولا الناسيِ
Some people dozed instead of seeking high honors,
A group attacked the students of knowledge
But you are neither slack nor forgetful.
And I am not the one who forgets or the one who despairs
غرستيmy planting (probably 'you planted') بالجودthrough generosity مستثمراseeking fruit
غرستي بالجود مستثمرا
محامديmy praises بشراكglad tidings to you منwhat a غارسِplanter
محامدي بشراك من غارسِ
Through generosity you [planted?], seeking fruit,
You planted my generosity an investment
My praises—glad tidings to you, what a planter!
My praises to you are from the planter
فاسمعso listen حديثيmy story إنهit is indeed معجبastonishing
فاسمع حديثي إنه معجب
معwith فرسa horse ليbelonging to me مقعدcrippled خائسِworthless
مع فرس لي مقعد خائسِ
So hear my tale: it is astonishing,
So listen to my talk, it is amazed
About a horse of mine, crippled and worthless.
With a horse I have, sitting miserable
سيسرhe will delight ولكنbut لاnot يساويequals in value إذاwhen
سيسر ولكن لا يساوي إذا
نوديwas called out عليهover him أجرةthe wages of السائسِthe groom
نودي عليه أجرة السائسِ
He will delight, yet is not worth, when
It walks but it is not worth it when
Auctioned, even the groom's wages.
Its wage is called upon by the walker
لاnot جذعa young horse السنin age ولكنَّهbut he
لا جذع السن ولكنَّه
يرىis seen كِذعٍunclear; perhaps 'like a trunk' نحرthroat (perhaps 'palm') يابسِdry
يرى كِذعٍ نحر يابسِ
He is not young in years, but
Not young of age but it
Looks like [a withered palm-trunk?].
Sees a neck, a dry slaughtered
وهوand he وأنand that (perhaps 'and though') كانwas سكبتyou poured (perhaps 'a laggard') فقدyet indeed
وهو وأن كان سكبت فقد
أدركlived to see يومthe day of السبقthe race منof داحسِDahis
أدرك يوم السبق من داحسِ
And though he was [a laggard?], he indeed
And even if it was poured, it had
Lived to see Dahis's day of racing.
Reached the day of racing from leaping
الراجلthe man on foot الأعرجthe lame أنجىlikelier to escape إذاwhen
الراجل الأعرج أنجى إذا
مافرhe flees (emphatic) منfrom راكبهhis rider الفارسِthe knight
مافر من راكبه الفارسِ
A lame man on foot is likelier to escape when
The limping footman is safer when
He flees from this horse's knightly rider.
The rider escapes from the knight
يميسhe sways ضعفاfrom weakness لاnot دلالاfrom coy grace إذاwhen
يميس ضعفا لا دلالا إذا
ماemphatic particle فرhe flees منfrom راكبهhis rider الفارسِthe knight
ما فر من راكبه الفارسِ
He sways from weakness, not coquettish grace, when
It weakens out of weakness, not coquetry when
He flees from his knightly rider.
The rider escapes from the knight
بأربعon four legs يمشيhe walks فيأتيand so he comes إلىto
بأربع يمشي فيأتي إلى
معلفهhis feeding trough فيon يومهhis day الخامسthe fifth
معلفه في يومه الخامس
He walks on four legs, and reaches
On four it walks to come to
His feeding trough on the fifth day.
Its manger on its fifth day
لاقيتI found منهin him جدutterly مستوحشwary
لاقيت منه جد مستوحش
منof سرجهhis saddle بالأكلwith eating مسنأنسِunclear; probably 'at ease'
من سرجه بالأكل مسنأنسِ
I found him utterly wary
I faced from it seriousness alienated
Of his saddle, but [quite at home?] with eating.
From its saddle, intimate with food
فأمننso bestow a favor عليهupon him بشعيرwith barley وخذand take
فأمنن عليه بشعير وخذ
أجربmangy (perhaps 'a reward') وأجرand shelter الهرمthe aged البائسِthe wretched
أجرب وأجر الهرم البائسِ
So favor him with barley, and take
So favor it with barley and take
A [reward?], and shelter the wretched old creature.
The wage and the wage of the miserable old
واسلمand stay safe فكمfor how often أجريتyou made flow منof مرةa time
واسلم فكم أجريت من مرة
ماءthe water of الندىbounty; dew فيin عوديmy bough اليابسِthe dry
ماء الندى في عودي اليابسِ
And may you stay safe! How often you have made flow
And hand it over, for how many times have I drank
The water of bounty through my withered bough.
The water of dew in my dry stick
ولستand I am not معgiven لطفلكfor your child (perhaps 'your kindness') بيtoward me منكof you فيin
ولست مع لطفلك بي منك في
تخفيفlightening أثقاليmy burdens بالآيسِdespairing
تخفيف أثقالي بالآيسِ
And, given your [kindness?] toward me, I am not
And I am not with your kindness to me among you in
Without hope that you will lighten my burdens.
Alleviating my burdens with despair
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.