الحُسنُbeauty جادَwas generous عَلىto الأَحبابِthe beloveds فَاِزدادواso they increased
الحُسنُ جادَ عَلى الأَحبابِ فَاِزدادوا
لَكِنَّbut أَحبابَناour beloveds فيwith الحُسنِbeauty ماnot جادواthey were generous
لَكِنَّ أَحبابَنا في الحُسنِ ما جادوا
Beauty was generous to the beloveds, so they grew more beautiful.
Beauty has been generous to loved ones, so they increased
But our beloveds were not generous with their beauty.
But our loved ones were not generous in beauty
فيهِنَّin them مِنof شَبَهِlikeness to الغِزلانِthe gazelles أَربَعَةٌfour
فيهِنَّ مِن شَبَهِ الغِزلانِ أَربَعَةٌ
نَفْرٌstartled flight وَطيبٌand fragrance وَأَحداقٌand eyes وَأَجيادُand necks
نَفْرٌ وَطيبٌ وَأَحداقٌ وَأَجيادُ
They share four traits with gazelles:
Among them are four gazelle-like ones
Startled flight, fragrance, eyes, and necks.
A group, perfume, eyelids, and steeds
وَقَدand indeed بَكَتhave wept لِضَنىover the wasting sickness of العُشّاقِthe lovers أَربَعَةٌfour
وَقَد بَكَت لِضَنى العُشّاقِ أَربَعَةٌ
طِبٌّmedicine وَفُرشٌand beds وَسُمّارٌand night companions وَعُوّادُand sickbed visitors
طِبٌّ وَفُرشٌ وَسُمّارٌ وَعُوّادُ
Four have wept over the lovers' wasting sickness:
And four have wept for lovers' agony
Medicine, beds, night companions, and sickbed visitors.
Incense, furnishings, late nights, and chronic pains
هَمّيmy grief بِهِمfor them زائِدٌgrowing زادَتهُincreased it أَربَعَةٌfour
هَمّي بِهِم زائِدٌ زادَتهُ أَربَعَةٌ
يَنميgrows وَيَهميand pours down وَيَستَشريand spreads unchecked وَيَزدادُand increases
يَنمي وَيَهمي وَيَستَشري وَيَزدادُ
My grief for them grows; four things have increased it:
Concern for them grows, increased by four things
It grows, pours down, spreads unchecked, and increases.
Increasing, worrying, spreading, and growing
وَكَيفَand how يُبقيspare عَلىto العَينَينِthe two eyes أَربَعَةٌfour
وَكَيفَ يُبقي عَلى العَينَينِ أَربَعَةٌ
عِداًenemies وَدَمعٌand tears وَإِطراقٌand a downcast gaze وَتَسهادُand sleeplessness
عِداً وَدَمعٌ وَإِطراقٌ وَتَسهادُ
And how can four things spare the eyes:
And how can four remain in the eyes
Enemies, tears, a downcast gaze, and sleeplessness?
Numbers, tears, kohl, and sleeplessness
هَيهاتَhow unlikely يَصدُقُfulfill مِنكَfrom you الظَنَّthe expectation أَربَعَةٌfour
هَيهاتَ يَصدُقُ مِنكَ الظَنَّ أَربَعَةٌ
عَهدٌa pledge وَوُدٌّand affection وَأَقوالٌand words وَميعادُand a promised meeting
عَهدٌ وَوُدٌّ وَأَقوالٌ وَميعادُ
How unlikely that four things from you should fulfill my hopes:
Alas! Four believe your vows
A pledge, affection, words, and a promised meeting.
A pact, love, words, and promises
لَهُhe has مِنَfrom الغُصُنِthe branch الرَيّانِlush أَربَعَةٌfour
لَهُ مِنَ الغُصُنِ الرَيّانِ أَربَعَةٌ
عالٍlofty وَباهٍand splendid وَمَيّالٌand bending وَمَيّادُand swaying
عالٍ وَباهٍ وَمَيّالٌ وَمَيّادُ
He has four qualities of a lush branch:
It has four swaying branches
Lofty, splendid, bending, and swaying.
Tall, splendid, leaning, bending
لهhe has منfrom الكوكبthe star الدريِّradiant أربعةٌfour
له من الكوكب الدريِّ أربعةٌ
نشرٌdiffusion وشكرٌand gratitude وإصدارٌand sending forth وإيرادُand bringing in
نشرٌ وشكرٌ وإصدارٌ وإيرادُ
He has four things from the radiant star:
It has four from the shining star
Diffusion, gratitude, sending forth, and bringing in.
Scattering, thanking, issuing, giving
لَهُhe has إِذاwhen سُلَّis drawn سَيفُthe sword of المَدحِpraise أَربَعَةٌfour
لَهُ إِذا سُلَّ سَيفُ المَدحِ أَربَعَةٌ
غَيظٌwrath وَوَثبٌand leaping وَإيقادٌand kindling وَإِزنادُand striking sparks
غَيظٌ وَوَثبٌ وَإيقادٌ وَإِزنادُ
When the sword of praise is drawn, he has four things:
When the sword of praise is drawn, it has four
Wrath, leaping, kindling, and striking sparks.
Rage, leaping, igniting, blazing
وَليand I have مِنَfrom الدَهرِtime عَمّاinstead of what رُمتُI sought أَربَعَةٌfour
وَلي مِنَ الدَهرِ عَمّا رُمتُ أَربَعَةٌ
كَدٌّtoil وَرَدٌّand rejection وَإِقصاءٌand banishment وَإِقصادُand mortal wounding
كَدٌّ وَرَدٌّ وَإِقصاءٌ وَإِقصادُ
And time gives me four things instead of what I sought:
And I have from fate, for my hopes, four
Toil, rejection, banishment, and a mortal blow.
Toil, prevention, exclusion, limitation
وَليand I have مِنَfrom السَعيِstriving فيfor المَرجُوِّwhat is hoped for أَربَعَةٌfour
وَلي مِنَ السَعيِ في المَرجُوِّ أَربَعَةٌ
بَأسٌdistress وَيَأسٌand despair وَإِخلالٌand failure وَإِخلادُand inactivity
بَأسٌ وَيَأسٌ وَإِخلالٌ وَإِخلادُ
And in striving for what I hope for, I have four things:
And for my efforts toward hopes, four
Distress, despair, failure, and inactivity.
Strife, despair, failure, perishing
وَلِلعَزيزِand for al-Aziz مِنَfrom المُملوكِthe bondservant أَربَعَةٌfour
وَلِلعَزيزِ مِنَ المُملوكِ أَربَعَةٌ
قلبٌa heart ونطقٌand speech وأخلاقٌand character وإحمادُand commendation
قلبٌ ونطقٌ وأخلاقٌ وإحمادُ
And al-Aziz has four things from his bondservant:
And the precious one has from the slave, four
A heart, speech, character, and commendation.
A heart, speech, character, and acquiescence
تجمَّعتhave gathered فيin مديحيmy praise فيهof him أربعةٌfour
تجمَّعت في مديحي فيه أربعةٌ
سَبكٌcasting وَنَظمٌand versification وَإِنشاءٌand composition وَإِنشادُand recitation
سَبكٌ وَنَظمٌ وَإِنشاءٌ وَإِنشادُ
Four things have gathered in my praise of him:
Collected in my praise are four
Casting, versification, composition, and recitation.
Rhyming, composing, creating, reciting
جَوابُthe response of راويthe reciter of ثَنائيmy praise فيهِof him أَربَعَةٌfour
جَوابُ راوي ثَنائي فيهِ أَربَعَةٌ
نَسخٌcopying وَدَرسٌand study وَتَكريرٌand repetition وَإيرادُand delivery
نَسخٌ وَدَرسٌ وَتَكريرٌ وَإيرادُ
The response of the reciter of my praise of him is fourfold:
The poet's dual answer has four
Copying, study, repetition, and delivery.
Copying, studying, repeating, presenting
أَيّامَناour days وَاللَياليand the nights فيهِwith him أَربَعَةٌfour
أَيّامَنا وَاللَيالي فيهِ أَربَعَةٌ
فِعلٌaction وَأُنسٌand conviviality وَأَعراسٌand weddings وَأَعيادُand festivals
فِعلٌ وَأُنسٌ وَأَعراسٌ وَأَعيادُ
Our days and nights with him hold four things:
Our days and nights have four
Action, conviviality, weddings, and festivals.
Deeds, intimacy, weddings, holidays
فَلَمso did not يَطُفwander بِاِعتِقادِthrough the beliefs of الخَلقِthe people أَربَعَةٌfour
فَلَم يَطُف بِاِعتِقادِ الخَلقِ أَربَعَةٌ
نَصبٌhostility to Ali's family وَرَفضٌand rejection of the early caliphs وَإِشراكٌand polytheism وَإِلحادُand unbelief
نَصبٌ وَرَفضٌ وَإِشراكٌ وَإِلحادُ
So four things have not entered people's beliefs:
Yet four do not encompass people's beliefs
Hostility to Ali's family, rejection of the early caliphs, polytheism, and unbelief.
Affliction, rejection, association, atheism
الأَمنُsafety ماwhenever سُلِكَتare traversed فيon الأَرضِthe earth أَربَعَةٌfour
الأَمنُ ما سُلِكَت في الأَرضِ أَربَعَةٌ
بَرٌّland وَبَحرٌand sea وَأَغوارٌand lowlands وَأَنجادُand highlands
بَرٌّ وَبَحرٌ وَأَغوارٌ وَأَنجادُ
There is safety whenever four parts of the earth are traversed:
Safety is not found where four are on earth
Land, sea, lowlands, and highlands.
Land, sea, depths, and deserts
ماnot دونَshort of مُنقَطَعٍa remote tract فيon الأَرضِthe earth أَربَعَةٌfour
ما دونَ مُنقَطَعٍ في الأَرضِ أَربَعَةٌ
لَيثٌa lion وَذِئبٌand a wolf وَقُطّاعٌand highwaymen وَمُرّادُand rebels
لَيثٌ وَذِئبٌ وَقُطّاعٌ وَمُرّادُ
Four are found only in remote tracts of the earth:
What's below the sky without end, four
A lion, a wolf, highwaymen, and rebels.
Lion, wolf, bandits, and seekers
تُحمىare protected بِهِby him مِنof بِلادِthe lands of اللَهِGod أَربَعَةٌfour
تُحمى بِهِ مِن بِلادِ اللَهِ أَربَعَةٌ
مِصرٌEgypt وَشامٌand Syria خُراسانٌKhurasan وَبَغدادُand Baghdad
مِصرٌ وَشامٌ خُراسانٌ وَبَغدادُ
Through him four of God's lands are protected:
Four protect God's lands
Egypt, Syria, Khurasan, and Baghdad.
Egypt, Shām, Khurāsān, Baghdad
إِنif يَبقَremain فيهاin them بَقاياremnants فَهيَthen they are أَربَعَةٌfour
إِن يَبقَ فيها بَقايا فَهيَ أَربَعَةٌ
تَنأىthey lie distant فَتُفتَحُthen they are conquered تَستَعصيthey resist فَتَنقادُthen they submit
تَنأى فَتُفتَحُ تَستَعصي فَتَنقادُ
If remnants remain in them, their condition is fourfold:
If remnants remain, they are four
They lie distant, then are conquered; they resist, then submit.
Fleeing, opening, resisting, submitting
يُدَبِّرُgovern المُلكَthe kingdom مِنfrom عُثمانَUthman أَربَعَةٌfour
يُدَبِّرُ المُلكَ مِن عُثمانَ أَربَعَةٌ
عَزمٌresolve وَحَزمٌand prudence وَأَفكارٌand thoughts وَأَرصادُand vigilance
عَزمٌ وَحَزمٌ وَأَفكارٌ وَأَرصادُ
Four things from Uthman govern the kingdom:
Four manage the kingdom from Uthman
Resolve, prudence, thoughts, and vigilance.
Resolve, caution, thoughts, and surveillance
يُثنيlavish praise عَلَيهِupon him مِنَof الأَوقاتِthe times أَربَعَةٌfour
يُثني عَلَيهِ مِنَ الأَوقاتِ أَربَعَةٌ
يَومٌa day وَشَهرٌand a month وَأَعوامٌand years وَآبادُand ages
يَومٌ وَشَهرٌ وَأَعوامٌ وَآبادُ
Four spans of time praise him:
Four praise him among times
A day, a month, years, and ages.
A day, month, years, and forever
تَندىgrow moist بِجودِكَwith your generosity عامَin the year of المَحلِdrought أَربَعَةٌfour
تَندى بِجودِكَ عامَ المَحلِ أَربَعَةٌ
أُفقٌhorizon وَأَرضٌand earth وَأَنفاسٌand breaths وَأَكبادُand livers
أُفقٌ وَأَرضٌ وَأَنفاسٌ وَأَكبادُ
Four things grow moist with your generosity in a year of drought:
With your generosity, the year's regions drip four
The horizon, the earth, breaths, and livers.
Horizon, earth, breaths, and livers
وَفيهِand in him مِنfrom صادِقاتِthe promise-keeping السُحبِclouds أَربَعَةٌfour
وَفيهِ مِن صادِقاتِ السُحبِ أَربَعَةٌ
فَيضٌoverflow وَسَيلٌand a torrent وَإِبراقٌand lightning وَإِرعادُand thunder
فَيضٌ وَسَيلٌ وَإِبراقٌ وَإِرعادُ
And he has four traits of clouds true to their promise:
And in it four truthful clouds
Overflow, a torrent, lightning, and thunder.
Rain, floods, lightning, and thunder
أُعطيwas granted العَزيزُal-Aziz عَزيزُmighty in النَصرِvictory أَربَعَةٌfour
أُعطي العَزيزُ عَزيزُ النَصرِ أَربَعَةٌ
عَدلٌjustice وَبَأسٌand might وَإِرفاقٌand kindness وَإِرفادُand bounty
عَدلٌ وَبَأسٌ وَإِرفاقٌ وَإِرفادُ
Al-Aziz, mighty in victory, was granted four things:
The precious, pride of victory, is given four
Justice, might, kindness, and bounty.
Justice, might, gentleness, aid
وَنَشَّرَتand unfurled عَزمَهُhis resolve بِالنَصرِwith victory أَربَعَةٌfour
وَنَشَّرَت عَزمَهُ بِالنَصرِ أَربَعَةٌ
سَعيٌeffort وَسَعدٌand good fortune وَراياتٌand banners وَأَعوادُand flagstaffs
سَعيٌ وَسَعدٌ وَراياتٌ وَأَعوادُ
And four things unfurled his resolve with victory:
And his resolve in victory has spread four
Effort, good fortune, banners, and flagstaffs.
Effort, fortune, banners, tent pegs
بِهِthrough him لِنارِfor the fire of العِداthe enemies فيin الحَربِwar أَربَعَةٌfour
بِهِ لِنارِ العِدا في الحَربِ أَربَعَةٌ
رَفعٌraising وَخَفضٌand lowering وَإِطفاءٌand quenching وَإِيقادُand kindling
رَفعٌ وَخَفضٌ وَإِطفاءٌ وَإِيقادُ
Through him the enemies' fire in war undergoes four things:
With it, the fire of enemy war has four
Raising, lowering, quenching, and kindling.
Raising, lowering, extinguishing, igniting
أَمّاas for المُلوكُthe kings لِمَولاناfor our lord فَأَربَعَةٌthen four
أَمّا المُلوكُ لِمَولانا فَأَربَعَةٌ
رِقٌّbondservants وَجُندٌand troops وَأَنصارٌand allies وَأَعضادُand supporters
رِقٌّ وَجُندٌ وَأَنصارٌ وَأَعضادُ
As for kings, to our lord they are four things:
As for the kings, for our Master four
Bondservants, troops, allies, and supporters.
Submission, army, supporters, pillars
هَذاthis وَفيكَand in you لَهُمfor them بِالحَقِّrightfully أَربَعَةٌfour
هَذا وَفيكَ لَهُم بِالحَقِّ أَربَعَةٌ
لُطفٌgentleness وَعَطفٌand compassion وَتَثقيفٌand discipline وَإِرشادُand guidance
لُطفٌ وَعَطفٌ وَتَثقيفٌ وَإِرشادُ
This is so; and in you they rightfully find four things:
And for them, with truth, you have four
Gentleness, compassion, discipline, and guidance.
Kindness, kindness, education, guidance
لَكَfor you الرَعِيَّةُthe subjects يَومَon the day of العَرضِpresentation for judgment أَربَعَةٌfour
لَكَ الرَعِيَّةُ يَومَ العَرضِ أَربَعَةٌ
راءٍan observer وَرادٍand a defender وَمُدّاحٌand praisers وَأَشهادُand witnesses
راءٍ وَرادٍ وَمُدّاحٌ وَأَشهادُ
For you, on the Day of Reckoning, your subjects are four kinds:
For you, the subjects on the day of judgment have four
Observers, defenders, praisers, and witnesses.
Praising, consenting, praising, witnessing
كَماjust as هُمُthey بِكَthrough you فيin دُنياكَyour earthly life أَربَعَةٌfour
كَما هُمُ بِكَ في دُنياكَ أَربَعَةٌ
راضٍcontented وَراجٍand hopeful وَقَوّامٌand ever standing in prayer وَسَجّادُand often prostrating
راضٍ وَراجٍ وَقَوّامٌ وَسَجّادُ
Just as through you, in your earthly life, they are four kinds:
As they are, in your world, four
Contented, hopeful, ever standing in prayer, and often prostrating.
Content, returning, loyal, praying
وَعِندَهُمand they have مِنfrom نَدىthe bounty of نُعماكَyour favor أَربَعَةٌfour
وَعِندَهُم مِن نَدى نُعماكَ أَربَعَةٌ
كَنزٌa treasure وَحِرزٌand protection وَأَبراكٌand camel herds وَأَمدادُand supplies
كَنزٌ وَحِرزٌ وَأَبراكٌ وَأَمدادُ
And from the bounty of your favor they have four things:
And from the dew of your blessings they have four
Treasure, protection, camel herds, and supplies.
Treasure, safekeeping, blessing, supplies
فَماso not يُصيبُهُمُafflict them ماas long as عِشتَyou live أَربَعَةٌfour
فَما يُصيبُهُمُ ما عِشتَ أَربَعَةٌ
هَمٌّworry وَغَمٌّand grief وَأَوجالٌand fears وَأَنكادُand hardships
هَمٌّ وَغَمٌّ وَأَوجالٌ وَأَنكادُ
So, as long as you live, four things do not afflict them:
So with you alive no four afflict them
Worry, grief, fears, and hardships.
Worry, sorrow, misery, perishing
يَأويseek refuge إِلىat بابِكَyour door المَفتوحِopen أَربَعَةٌfour
يَأوي إِلى بابِكَ المَفتوحِ أَربَعَةٌ
ضَعفيmy weakness وَلَهفيand my anguish وَرُوّادٌand seekers وَوُرّادُand those coming to drink
ضَعفي وَلَهفي وَرُوّادٌ وَوُرّادُ
Four things seek refuge at your open door:
Seeking your open door are four
My weakness, my anguish, seekers, and those coming to drink.
My weakness, my fervor, visitors, repeat visitors
قَلِّبsurvey عُداتَكَyour enemies فَهيَso they are اليَومَtoday أَربَعَةٌfour
قَلِّب عُداتَكَ فَهيَ اليَومَ أَربَعَةٌ
قَتلىthe slain وَأَسرىand captives وَهُرّابٌand fugitives وَحُيّادُand evaders
قَتلى وَأَسرى وَهُرّابٌ وَحُيّادُ
Survey your enemies: today they are four kinds:
Turn your munitions, today they are four
The slain, captives, fugitives, and those who shrink away.
Slain, captive, fleeing, deserted
تَشقىsuffer بِساعِدِكَby your arm المسعودِfortunate أَربَعَةٌfour
تَشقى بِساعِدِكَ المسعودِ أَربَعَةٌ
هامٌheads وَأَيدٍand hands وَأَسيافٌand swords وَأَغمادُand scabbards
هامٌ وَأَيدٍ وَأَسيافٌ وَأَغمادُ
Four things are made wretched by your fortunate arm:
By your blessed arm, four suffer
Heads, hands, swords, and scabbards.
Serpents, hands, swords, sheaths
وَحُكِّمَتand were made arbiters بِكَthrough you فيover الكُفّارِthe unbelievers أَربَعَةٌfour
وَحُكِّمَت بِكَ في الكُفّارِ أَربَعَةٌ
بيضٌwhite swords وَسُمرٌand brown spears وَأَغلالٌand shackles وَأَصفادُand fetters
بيضٌ وَسُمرٌ وَأَغلالٌ وَأَصفادُ
And through you four things were made arbiters over the unbelievers:
And by you, four are judged among the infidels
White swords, brown spears, shackles, and fetters.
Whites, browns, shackles, chains
لِلَهِfor God فيon الأَرضِthe earth مِنfrom ذاthis البَيتِhouse أَربَعَةٌfour
لِلَهِ في الأَرضِ مِن ذا البَيتِ أَربَعَةٌ
سُحبٌclouds وَرَوضٌand gardens وَأَقمارٌand moons وَأَطوادُand mighty mountains
سُحبٌ وَرَوضٌ وَأَقمارٌ وَأَطوادُ
God has four things on earth from this house:
For God on earth, from this House, four
Clouds, gardens, moons, and mighty mountains.
Clouds, gardens, moons, pegs
تَوارَثَتhave inherited in turn بِكَthrough you مُلكَdominion over الأَرضِthe earth أَربَعَةٌfour
تَوارَثَت بِكَ مُلكَ الأَرضِ أَربَعَةٌ
نَجلٌa son وَصِنوٌand a brother وَآباءٌand fathers وَأَجدادُand grandfathers
نَجلٌ وَصِنوٌ وَآباءٌ وَأَجدادُ
Through you four have inherited dominion over the earth in turn:
Four inherited, by you, earth's kingdom
A son, a brother, fathers, and grandfathers.
Son, grandson, fathers, forefathers
سيماthe hallmarks of رِجالِthe men of بَنيthe sons of أَيّوبَAyyub أَربَعَةٌfour
سيما رِجالِ بَني أَيّوبَ أَربَعَةٌ
بيضٌwhite swords وَسُمرٌand brown spears وَأَمجادُand noble men وَأَنجادُand valiant men
بيضٌ وَسُمرٌ وَأَمجادُ وَأَنجادُ
The hallmarks of the men of Banu Ayyub are four:
Namely the men of the Ayyubids, four
White swords, brown spears, noble men, and valiant men.
Whites, browns, glories, aid
وَفيهِمand in them مِنof خِلالِthe traits of الأُسدِlions أَربَعَةٌfour
وَفيهِم مِن خِلالِ الأُسدِ أَربَعَةٌ
وَثبٌleaping وَضَغمٌand biting وَإِعجالٌand haste وَإِلتادُand iltād (unclear word)
وَثبٌ وَضَغمٌ وَإِعجالٌ وَإِلتادُ
And they have four traits of lions:
And among them, four lion hearts
Leaping, biting, haste, and [unclear term: iltād].
Pouncing, biting, hastening, charging
ياO مَنthe one يُحَدِّثُspeak عَنabout جَدواهٌhis bounty أَربَعَةٌfour
يا مَن يُحَدِّثُ عَن جَدواهٌ أَربَعَةٌ
نُطقٌspeech وَحالٌand circumstance وَأَرواحٌand souls وَأَجسادُand bodies
نُطقٌ وَحالٌ وَأَرواحٌ وَأَجسادُ
O you whose bounty four things recount:
O you who speaks of their prowess, four
Speech, circumstance, souls, and bodies.
Speech, state, spirits, bodies
يَسُرُّنيgladden me وَيَسوءَand sadden القَومَthe people أَربَعَةٌfour
يَسُرُّني وَيَسوءَ القَومَ أَربَعَةٌ
أَهلٌfamily وَصَحبٌand companions وَأَعداءٌand enemies وَحُسّادُand enviers
أَهلٌ وَصَحبٌ وَأَعداءٌ وَحُسّادُ
Four groups gladden me and sadden the people:
It pleases me and upsets others, four
Family, companions, enemies, and enviers.
Family, companions, enemies, enviers
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.