بنوthe sons of المُظفَّرِal-Muẓaffar والأيامُand the days شاهدةٌbearing witness
بنو المُظفَّرِ والأيامُ شاهدةٌ
بيضُwhite; unsullied العوارفkindnesses والأنْسابِand lineages والأثرand legacy
بيضُ العوارف والأنْسابِ والأثر
The sons of al-Muẓaffar—days bear witness—
The tribe of al-Muzaffar, time bears witness,
are unsullied in kindnesses, lineage, and legacy.
Are pure in lineage, morals, and deeds.
لاnot يعضلُthwarts المحلُdrought جدواهمtheir bounty لطارقهمfor their night visitor
لا يعضلُ المحلُ جدواهم لطارقهم
ولاand not يحلُّونَthey settle فيin الغُلاَّنِwooded hollows والخَمَرِand thickets
ولا يحلُّونَ في الغُلاَّنِ والخَمَرِ
Drought cannot thwart their bounty to their night visitor,
Their places never perplex the visitor,
nor do they camp in wooded hollows and thickets.
Nor do they recline amidst decadence or wine.
تشكوcomplain مراجلهمtheir cauldrons فرطَthe excess of الوقودِfuel كماjust as
تشكو مراجلهم فرطَ الوقودِ كما
تشكوcomplain النَّواصفthe serving maids فرطthe excess of القرِّbitter cold والخصرand numbing chill
تشكو النَّواصف فرط القرِّ والخصر
Their cauldrons complain of excessive fuel, just as
Their cooking pots complain of excess wood,
their serving maids complain of excessive cold and numbing chill.
As do their waists of excess flesh and hips.
فساهراتٌso sleepless منfrom التَّرْدادgoing back and forth فيin صَردbitter cold
فساهراتٌ من التَّرْداد في صَرد
وراسياتٌand firmly set منfrom الإِيقادِthe stoking فيamid سُعُرِblazing flames
وراسياتٌ من الإِيقادِ في سُعُرِ
So the maids stay sleepless from going back and forth in bitter cold,
In vigil they toss about deliriously,
while the cauldrons stay firmly set, stoked amid flames.
And awake stoking flames into a blaze.
إذاwhen استراحتْrest ظُباهمْtheir sword-edges منfrom مُنازلةٍcombat
إذا استراحتْ ظُباهمْ من مُنازلةٍ
فلاغِباتٌthen wearied بعقْرby slaughtering النِّيبِold she-camels والجُزُرِand camels for slaughter
فلاغِباتٌ بعقْر النِّيبِ والجُزُرِ
When their sword-edges rest from combat,
When their youth rest from courting,
they tire from slaughtering old she-camels and camels for meat.
Absent are those who rend the hyena and billy goat.
همُthey نمَوْاthey brought forth عضدʿAḍud (support) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) الجوادthe generous one وقدand already
همُ نمَوْا عضد الدين الجواد وقد
غاضhad ebbed النَّوالbounty وذلَّتand was humbled نجدةُthe valor of البشرِhumankind
غاض النَّوال وذلَّت نجدةُ البشرِ
They brought forth the generous ʿAḍud al-Dīn, when
They grew to support the arm of the noble religion when
bounty had ebbed and human valor had been humbled.
Assistance was scarce and the common folk submissive.
فجاءso he came أغلبَa mighty lion مَضَّاءًunflinching لِعَزْمتهِin pursuing his resolve
فجاء أغلبَ مَضَّاءً لِعَزْمتهِ
تُغْنيrender needless سحائبthe clouds of كفَّيْهِhis two palms عنin place of المطرِrain
تُغْني سحائب كفَّيْهِ عن المطرِ
Then he came, a mighty lion, unswerving in his resolve;
Then came al-Aghlab with his white intention,
the clouds of his palms make rainfall needless.
Whose palms' clouds suffice instead of rain.
يُكاثرُrivals in abundance الخِضْرِمthe vast sea الزَّخارthe surging نائلهُhis bounty
يُكاثرُ الخِضْرِم الزَّخار نائلهُ
ويغلبand surpasses البأسُvalor حدَّthe edge of الصَّارمِthe cutting sword الذكرthe hard-tempered
ويغلب البأسُ حدَّ الصَّارمِ الذكر
His bounty rivals the vast, surging sea in abundance,
He defeats green palm trees with his gifts
and his valor surpasses the edge of a keen, hard-tempered sword.
And overpowers the memory of the sharp sword.
ويفضلُand surpasses الأورقthe gray mountain العاديَّthe ancient مُحْتَبياًsitting with knees clasped
ويفضلُ الأورق العاديَّ مُحْتَبياً
إذاwhen استخفتgrow unsteady حلومthe minds of الرجَّحِthe sober-minded الصُّبُرthe patient
إذا استخفت حلوم الرجَّحِ الصُّبُر
And, seated with knees clasped, he surpasses the ancient gray mountain,
The lame bests the firm-footed in flight
when the minds of the sober and patient grow unsteady.
When the flesh of the feather-legged is weakened.
ولاand not يَمُنُّhe holds favors over others وإنْand even if أغْنَتْenrich مكارمهُhis generous deeds
ولا يَمُنُّ وإنْ أغْنَتْ مكارمهُ
لكنbut لدثرof the wealth of العطاياgifts أيُّwhat an utter مُحتقرِone who deems insignificant
لكن لدثر العطايا أيُّ مُحتقرِ
Nor does he hold his favors over others, though his generosity enriches them;
He disdains not to bestow gifts,
yet he counts his lavish gifts as utterly trifling.
Rather he cloaks the despised in his generosity.
إذاwhen الحياrain صابpours upon منfrom كفَّيْهِhis two palms شائمَهُthe one watching for it
إذا الحيا صاب من كفَّيْهِ شائمَهُ
أغضىhe lowers his eyes حياءًout of modesty وكفَّand restrains الطرفhis gaze عنfrom نظرlooking
أغضى حياءً وكفَّ الطرف عن نظر
When rain from his palms showers upon the one awaiting it,
If an asker comes to his palms,
he lowers his eyes in modesty and restrains his gaze from looking.
He looks away in shyness and averts his gaze.
وإنْand though تَعالىgrow haughty رجالٌmen عندat the time of جُودهُمُtheir generosity
وإنْ تَعالى رجالٌ عند جُودهُمُ
فمخبتٌthen humble غيرُnot ذيpossessed of كبرarrogance ولاand no أشَرwanton pride
فمخبتٌ غيرُ ذي كبر ولا أشَر
And though men grow haughty when they give,
And if men rise above his generosity,
he remains humble, without arrogance or insolent pride.
He is tranquil, neither arrogant nor wicked.
فيin الودِّaffection أغْيدُsupple غُصنٍa branch لانَhas softened ملمسهُits touch
في الودِّ أغْيدُ غُصنٍ لانَ ملمسهُ
وفيand in الحفيظةindignation شختُslender الحدِّthe edge ذوpossessing أثرa mark
وفي الحفيظة شختُ الحدِّ ذو أثر
In affection, he is a supple branch, soft to the touch;
In love, I am a pliant branch, smooth to the touch,
and in indignation, a fine-edged blade that leaves its mark.
In protection, a sharp sword leaving a trace.
مُحمَّدُMuhammad الخيرof goodness مِطْعامُa lavish provider of food العشيِّthe evening إذاwhen
مُحمَّدُ الخير مِطْعامُ العشيِّ إذا
هَرَّsnarls الشتاءwinter وعاثand ravages القُرُّbitter cold فيin الدَّثرabundant wealth
هَرَّ الشتاء وعاث القُرُّ في الدَّثر
Muhammad the good, a lavish giver of evening meals, when
Muhammad is sustenance on a wintry night
winter snarls and bitter cold ravages wealth.
When the cold grows intense and pierces skins.
كأنماas though ذكرُهmention of him فيin كلevery مُجتمعٍgathering
كأنما ذكرُه في كل مُجتمعٍ
نفحa fragrant waft منfrom الروضthe gardens أوor نشرٌfragrance منfrom القُطُرaloeswood
نفح من الروض أو نشرٌ من القُطُر
As though the mention of him in every gathering
Mentioning him in any gathering
were a waft from the gardens, or the fragrance of aloeswood.
Is like a meadow's breeze or sprinkle of rain.
أستصغرI deem inadequate القولspeech فيregarding إِسهابِthe profusion of نعمتهِhis bounty
أستصغر القول في إِسهابِ نعمتهِ
إذاwhen مدحتُI praise فإسهابيthen my lengthy account كمُختصرِlike an abridgment
إذا مدحتُ فإسهابي كمُختصرِ
I find words too small for the vastness of his bounty;
My words fall short describing his generosity;
when I praise him, my fullest account is like an abridgment.
My praise, though prolonged, is but concise.
ويعجبُand marvel الناسthe people منat بحرٍa sea يجودُbestows generously لهupon it
ويعجبُ الناس من بحرٍ يجودُ له
راجيهits hopeful seeker عنin return for فائضoverflowing النَّعماءbounty بالدُّررِwith pearls
راجيه عن فائض النَّعماء بالدُّررِ
And people marvel at a sea receiving generous gifts
And people wonder at a sea which bestows
of pearls from its hopeful seeker, in return for its overflowing bounty.
Its seekers pearls in excess bounty.
أناI الأخيرthe last ولكنيand yet I سبقتُI outstripped بنيthe sons of الthe
أنا الأخير ولكني سبقتُ بني ال
فضلmerit الأوائلthe earlier ones منamong بدوٍnomads ومنand among حضرtownsfolk
فضل الأوائل من بدوٍ ومن حضر
I am the last, yet I have outstripped the men of
I am the last, though I surpassed the sons
merit who came before, both nomads and townsfolk.
Of former and latter nobility in merit.
طابbecame fragrant النسيمthe breeze دُجىًby night فيwith كلevery غاليةٍrich blended perfume
طاب النسيم دُجىً في كل غاليةٍ
للنَّاشقينfor those inhaling it وكانand was الفضلthe preeminence للسَّحرِfor the hour before dawn
للنَّاشقين وكان الفضل للسَّحرِ
The breeze grows sweet by night with every rich perfume,
The morning breeze was sweet in every lofty abode,
for those who inhale it; yet preeminence belongs to the hour before dawn.
To the passionate, and the excellence was of poetry.
فهنِّيَso was congratulated الدهرtime لمdid not أخصصI single out بهfor it رجَباًRajab
فهنِّيَ الدهر لم أخصص به رجَباً
نُعمىthe blessing of بقائكyour continued life زينُthe adornment of الدهرtime والعُصُرand the ages
نُعمى بقائك زينُ الدهر والعُصُر
Thus time is congratulated; I have not singled out Rajab for this:
Give me glad tidings; I specified it not only for Rajab,
the blessing of your continued life adorns time and the ages.
The prosperity of your existence graces time and era!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.