ياO حُسنَbeauty مَبدىappearance الخَيلِthe horses فيat بُكورِهاtheir early-morning emergence
يا حُسنَ مَبدى الخَيلِ في بُكورِها
تَلوحُthey gleam كَالأَنجُمِlike the stars فيin دَيجورِهاtheir deep darkness
تَلوحُ كَالأَنجُمِ في دَيجورِها
O, the beauty of the horses as they emerge at dawn!
O beauty of horses in their early gallop
They gleam like stars in the darkness about them,
Shining like stars in their darkness
كَأَنَّماas though أَبدَعَmasterfully fashioned فيin تَشحيرِهاtheir coloring
كَأَنَّما أَبدَعَ في تَشحيرِها
مُصَوِّرٌa painter حَسَّنَbeautified مِنof تَصويرِهاtheir portrayal
مُصَوِّرٌ حَسَّنَ مِن تَصويرِها
as though their coloring had been masterfully wrought
As if an artist perfected their adornment
by a painter who perfected their portrayal.
Beautifying them with his painting
تَحمِلُthey carry غِربَناًravens عَلىupon ظُهورِهاtheir backs
تَحمِلُ غِربَناً عَلى ظُهورِها
فيin السَرَقِsilken fabrics المَنقوشِpatterned مِنof حَريرِهاtheir silk
في السَرَقِ المَنقوشِ مِن حَريرِها
They carry ravens upon their backs,
Bearing ornaments on their backs
in patterned fabrics of their silk.
On the embroidered saddles of silk
إِنif حاذَرواthey feared النَبوَةَbeing unseated مِنfrom نُفورِهاtheir shying
إِن حاذَروا النَبوَةَ مِن نُفورِها
أَهوَواthey reached down بِأَيدِهِمwith their hands إِلىtoward نُحورِهاtheir throats
أَهوَوا بِأَيدِهِم إِلى نُحورِها
If they fear being unseated when the horses shy,
If they shun inspiration in their aloofness
they reach down with their hands toward the horses' throats.
Their hands lead them to their demise
كَأَنَّهاas though they were وَالحَبلُand the rope فيacross صُدورِهاtheir breasts
كَأَنَّها وَالحَبلُ في صُدورِها
أَجادِلٌfalcons تَنهَضُrising فيin سُيُرِهاtheir jesses
أَجادِلٌ تَنهَضُ في سُيُرِها
They seem, with the rope across their breasts, like
As if the rope were in their chests
falcons rising in their jesses.
Arguing, rising up in their walk
مَرَّتthey passed تُباريracing الريحَthe wind فيin مُرورِهاtheir passage
مَرَّت تُباري الريحَ في مُرورِها
وَالشَمسُand the sun قَدalready غابَvanished ضِياءُthe radiance نورِهاof its light
وَالشَمسُ قَد غابَ ضِياءُ نورِها
They sped past, racing the wind as they went,
Passing, vying with the wind in their striding
while the sun's radiant light had vanished
While the sun's light has disappeared
فيin الرَهَجِthe dust الساطِعِshining مِنfrom تَنويرِهاits illumination
في الرَهَجِ الساطِعِ مِن تَنويرِها
حَطّىuntil إِذاwhen أَصغَتthey heeded إِلىto مُديرِهاtheir guide
حَطّى إِذا أَصغَت إِلى مُديرِها
in the dust shining with its illumination.
In the radiant dusk of their pacing
Until, when they heeded their guide
Stepping softly when harkening to their driver
وَاِنقَلَبَتand they turned back تَهبِطُdescending فيin حُدورِهاtheir descent
وَاِنقَلَبَت تَهبِطُ في حُدورِها
تَصَوّبَthe swooping الطَيرِof birds إِلىtoward وكورِهاtheir nests
تَصَوّبَ الطَيرِ إِلى وكورِها
and turned back, plunging in their descent,
Then turning to descend to their enclosures
like birds swooping down toward their nests,
Heading home the birds in their flocks
فيon حَلبَةٍa racecourse تَضحَكُsmiles عَنto reveal بُدورِهاits full moons
في حَلبَةٍ تَضحَكُ عَن بُدورِها
صارَbecame الرِجالُthe men شُرُفاًbattlements لِسورِهاfor its wall
صارَ الرِجالُ شُرُفاً لِسورِها
on a racecourse smiling to reveal its full moons,
In an arena laughing beyond their tents
where men became battlements for its wall,
The men became honor to its walls
أُعطِيَwas granted فَضلَthe honor السَبقِof first place مِنfrom among جُمهورِهاtheir throng
أُعطِيَ فَضلَ السَبقِ مِن جُمهورِها
مَنthe one who فَضَلَsurpassed الأومَّةَthe nation فيin أُمورِهاits affairs
مَن فَضَلَ الأومَّةَ في أُمورِها
the honor of first place among their throng was granted
Given precedence in the race by the crowds
to him who surpassed the nation in its affairs,
He who excelled the nation in its affairs
فيin فَضلِهاits excellence وَبَذلِهاand its generosity وَخَيرِهاand its goodness
في فَضلِها وَبَذلِها وَخَيرِها
جَعفَرٌJa'far الذائِدُthe defender عَنof ثُغورِهاits frontiers
جَعفَرٌ الذائِدُ عَن ثُغورِها
in its excellence, its generosity, and its goodness:
In its merit, generosity, and goodness
Ja'far, the defender of its frontiers.
Ja'far, who warded off from its borders
تَبهىis resplendent بِهِthrough him وَهوَwhile he عَلىupon سَريرِهاits throne
تَبهى بِهِ وَهوَ عَلى سَريرِها
خِلافَةٌa caliphate وُفِّقَhe was granted success فيin تَدبيرِهاits governance
خِلافَةٌ وُفِّقَ في تَدبيرِها
Resplendent in him, as he sits upon its throne,
It glories in him while he is on its throne
is a caliphate he has been granted success in governing.
A caliphate ordained in its management
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.