هُنِّئْتَmay you be congratulated بالعيدِon the feast وأمْثالِهِand others like it
هُنِّئْتَ بالعيدِ وأمْثالِهِ
ماas long as عَزَّis mighty غَرْبُthe edge of الصَّارمِthe keen sword الباتِرِthe cleaving
ما عَزَّ غَرْبُ الصَّارمِ الباتِرِ
May you be wished joy at the feast and others like it,
You were congratulated on the feast and the like
as long as the keen, cleaving sword's edge holds sway.
The might of the sharp and vanquishing sword did not diminish
ولاand may not خَلاbe empty أمْرُكَyour command منْof طاعَةٍobedience
ولا خَلا أمْرُكَ منْ طاعَةٍ
وسعْيُكَand your endeavor المحمودُpraiseworthy منof شاكِرِa grateful person
وسعْيُكَ المحمودُ من شاكِرِ
May your command never lack obedience,
And your command was not devoid of obedience
nor your praiseworthy endeavor a grateful soul.
And your praised endeavor from a grateful one
فبأسُكَfor your might الهازِمُvanquishing حَدَّthe sharpness of الظُّبىsword-edges
فبأسُكَ الهازِمُ حَدَّ الظُّبى
وجودُكَand your generosity المُخْجِلُbringing shame للماطِرِto the rain-cloud
وجودُكَ المُخْجِلُ للماطِرِ
For your might vanquishes the sharp edges of swords,
So your defeating might reached the extremity of towering mountains
and your bounty puts the rain-cloud to shame.
And your generosity that shames the pouring rain
يحُلُّdwells منكwith you الجارُthe protected neighbor فيin مُشْرِفٍa lofty place
يحُلُّ منك الجارُ في مُشْرِفٍ
نائيdistant الذُّرىthe summits يَعْياproves too difficult علىfor الناظِرِthe beholder
نائي الذُّرى يَعْيا على الناظِرِ
With you, the neighbor dwells in a lofty refuge,
The neighbor takes refuge in you at a lofty eminence
whose distant summits defy the beholder's gaze.
A far removed person lives depending on the onlooker
وينزُلُand alights الضيْفُthe guest إذاwhen صرَّحَتْhas openly struck
وينزُلُ الضيْفُ إذا صرَّحَتْ
شنْعاؤهُhis dire hardship بالَّلابِنِupon the milk-owner التَّامِرِthe date-owner
شنْعاؤهُ بالَّلابِنِ التَّامِرِ
And the guest alights—when openly assailed
And the guest descends when his singed mount
by his dire hardship is even the man with milk and dates—
Yearns for the ripe and delicious dates
بمُبْرمِwith one firm in الحَزْمِresolve مَريرِunyielding in القُوىstrength
بمُبْرمِ الحَزْمِ مَريرِ القُوى
جَلْدٍstout-hearted علىin enduring عَسْفِthe arduous pursuit of العُلىthe heights of honor صابِرِpatient
جَلْدٍ على عَسْفِ العُلى صابِرِ
with one of firmly bound resolve and unyielding strength,
With resolute determination, bitter strength
stout-hearted and patient in the arduous pursuit of the heights.
And skin patient to the arrogance of the sublime
لاnot يَعْضِلُhinders المحْلُdrought نَدىthe bounty of كَلِّهِhis dependent
لا يَعْضِلُ المحْلُ نَدى كَلِّهِ
إذاwhen الطَّوىhunger أجْحَفَdeals harshly بالقادِرِwith the capable
إذا الطَّوى أجْحَفَ بالقادِرِ
Drought cannot thwart even his dependent's bounty,
No part of its splendor is inaccessible
when hunger deals harshly with the able.
When the towering horse neighs with the Able One
كمالُperfection (Kamal) دينِfaith of اللّهِGod حاميguardian of الحِمىthe sanctuary
كمالُ دينِ اللّهِ حامي الحِمى
إذاwhen اسْتَغاثَcries for help المجْدُglory بالنَّاصِرِto the champion
إذا اسْتَغاثَ المجْدُ بالنَّاصِرِ
Kamal al-Din, perfection of God's faith, guardian of the sanctuary,
The perfection of Allah's religion protecting the sanctuary
when glory calls upon a champion for help.
When glory implores the victorious supporter
فهوfor he is حَياlife-giving rain المُسْنِتِthe drought-stricken يحياcomes to life بهِthrough him
فهو حَيا المُسْنِتِ يحيا بهِ
هامِدُهُhis lifeless part وهَوَلَعاand he is 'Rise again!' العاثِرِthe one who stumbles
هامِدُهُ وهَوَلَعا العاثِرِ
For he is rain to the drought-stricken; through him revives
It is the life of the honored tongue, it lives through it
what lay lifeless in him; and he is 'Rise again!' to the fallen.
Its despondent and confused stumbler
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.