يَهَبُhe gives الطَّلاقَةَa cheerful welcome والنَّوالَand bounty مَعاًtogether
يَهَبُ الطَّلاقَةَ والنَّوالَ مَعاً
فالحمدُso praise بينbetween الجودِgenerosity والبِشْرِand good cheer
فالحمدُ بين الجودِ والبِشْرِ
He gives a cheerful welcome and bounty together,
He bestows eloquence and fluency together
so praise is shared between generosity and good cheer.
So praise between generosity and good news
ويَفوقُand he surpasses ماwhat شادَتْbuilt أوائلُهُhis forebears
ويَفوقُ ما شادَتْ أوائلُهُ
فالمجدُso glory بينbetween السَّعْيendeavor والنَّجْرِand lineage
فالمجدُ بين السَّعْي والنَّجْرِ
And he surpasses what his forebears built,
And he surpasses what the predecessors erected
so glory is shared between endeavor and lineage.
So glory between effort and success
وتَفُلُّand routs جيشَthe army of الخطْبِcalamity هِمَّتُهُhis resolve
وتَفُلُّ جيشَ الخطْبِ هِمَّتُهُ
والحرْبُand war بالإقْدامِwith daring والصَّبْرِand patience
والحرْبُ بالإقْدامِ والصَّبْرِ
And his resolve routs calamity's army,
His determination overwhelms the army of orators
and war is fought with daring and patience.
And war with courage and patience
للرِّفْدِfor giving والمعروفِand benevolence ثَرْوَتُهُhis wealth
للرِّفْدِ والمعروفِ ثَرْوَتُهُ
والنَّجْدَةُand valor القَعْساءُunyielding للنَّصْرِfor victory
والنَّجْدَةُ القَعْساءُ للنَّصْرِ
His wealth is for giving and benevolence,
His wealth for support and good deeds
and his unyielding valor is for victory.
And steadfast victory for triumph
عَضُدthe arm of الهُدىguidance والدِّينand faith رِدْؤهُماthe support of both
عَضُد الهُدى والدِّين رِدْؤهُما
صَدْرُthe foremost man of الزَّمانِthe time وواحِدُand the peerless man of العصْرthe age
صَدْرُ الزَّمانِ وواحِدُ العصْر
The arm of guidance and faith, the support of both,
The pillar of guidance and religion is their coat
foremost of his time and peerless in his age.
The chest of time and the only one of the age
صَدْرٌa chief إذاwhen بُلِيَتْare tested مَناقِبُهُhis virtues
صَدْرٌ إذا بُلِيَتْ مَناقِبُهُ
فضلَتْsurpass رياضَthe meadows of الحَزْنthe rugged uplands فيin النَّشْرfragrance
فضلَتْ رياضَ الحَزْن في النَّشْر
A chief whose virtues, when put to the test,
A chest, if its virtues are tested
surpass the upland meadows in fragrance.
The gardens of sorrow overflow with blossom
يتأرَّجُgrows fragrant النَّاديthe gathering بسيرَتِهِwith his conduct
يتأرَّجُ النَّادي بسيرَتِهِ
فضَّthe unsealing by التِّجارِthe merchants عَتائدَthe cases of العِطْرِperfume
فضَّ التِّجارِ عَتائدَ العِطْرِ
The gathering is fragrant with his conduct,
The club is fragrant with his biography
as when merchants unseal cases of perfume.
The perfume merchants have unpacked their perfume
فيat دَسْتِهِhis seat of office صَبْراًin fortitude ومكْرُمَةًand in generosity
في دَسْتِهِ صَبْراً ومكْرُمَةً
رَعْنُthe peak of الأشَمِّthe lofty mountain وغارِبand the crest of البَحْرِthe sea
رَعْنُ الأشَمِّ وغارِب البَحْرِ
At his seat of office, in fortitude and generosity,
In his hand, patience and generosity
he is a lofty mountain's peak and the sea's crest.
The softly blowing wind and the setting sun
ولهُand he has لَدىin سَلْمٍpeace ومُعْتَرَكٍand battle
ولهُ لَدى سَلْمٍ ومُعْتَرَكٍ
جَلَدُthe endurance of الصُّخورِrocks ورِقَّةُand the delicacy of الخمْرwine
جَلَدُ الصُّخورِ ورِقَّةُ الخمْر
And in peace and on the battlefield he has
And he has in peace and battle
the endurance of rocks and the delicacy of wine.
The endurance of boulders and the softness of wine
سَلِمَتْhave remained free رَزانَتُهُhis composure ونَجْدَتُهُand his valor
سَلِمَتْ رَزانَتُهُ ونَجْدَتُهُ
منْfrom شُبْهَةِsuspicion of النَّزَقاتِrash impulses والكِبْرِand arrogance
منْ شُبْهَةِ النَّزَقاتِ والكِبْرِ
His composure and valor remain free
His composure and help have been protected
from any suspicion of rashness or arrogance.
From the suspicions of slander and arrogance
وتكَرَّمَتْand rose nobly نُعماهُhis bounty آنِفَةًdisdainful
وتكَرَّمَتْ نُعماهُ آنِفَةً
عنْabove وقْفةٍa pause جَنَحتْinclined إلىtoward عُذْرِan excuse
عنْ وقْفةٍ جَنَحتْ إلى عُذْرِ
And his bounty, nobly disdainful, rises above
And his favors were generous
any pause that inclines toward an excuse.
Beyond a pause that leaned toward excuse
فَعُفاتُهُso his petitioners وادٍa valley ونائلُهُand his bounty
فَعُفاتُهُ وادٍ ونائلُهُ
كالسَّيْلِlike a torrent لاnot يُثْنىis diverted عنِfrom القَعْرِthe depths
كالسَّيْلِ لا يُثْنى عنِ القَعْرِ
Thus his petitioners are a valley, and his bounty
So his chastity and aspirations
is like a torrent, never diverted from the valley's depths.
Are like a torrent that does not deviate from the abyss
بقيَmay endure الوزيرُthe minister الصَّدْرُthe chief ماas long as طردَتْdrive away
بقيَ الوزيرُ الصَّدْرُ ما طردَتْ
سُدَفَthe shadows of الظَّلامِdarkness طَلائعُthe vanguards of الفَجْرdawn
سُدَفَ الظَّلامِ طَلائعُ الفَجْر
May the chief minister endure as long as
The minister, the chest, remained as long as
dawn's vanguards drive away the shadows of darkness.
The vanguards of dawn dispelled the darkness of night
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.