شَمسa sun حَقtruth تَلألأتglittered فَوقَabove عَرشa throne
شَمس حَق تَلألأت فَوقَ عَرش
فَأَزالَتso it dispelled بِنورهاwith its light كُلall غشdeceit
فَأَزالَت بِنورها كُل غش
A sun of truth glittered above a throne,
The sun of truth shone above the throne
and with its light dispelled all deceit.
Dispelling with its light all deceit
شَهدتهاbeheld it بَصائرeyes of insight الكَونcreation لكنbut
شَهدتها بَصائر الكَون لكن
يظهرbecomes clear الفَرقthe difference بَينَbetween إِنسhumankind وَوَحشand wild beasts
يظهر الفَرق بَينَ إِنس وَوَحش
The discerning eyes of creation beheld it, yet
The eyes of the universe witnessed it, but
the difference between humans and wild beasts becomes clear.
The difference between man and beast was clear
شَيمةthe hallmark القَومthe people أَنَّهُمthat they حينَwhen لاحَتit shone forth
شَيمة القَوم أَنَّهُم حينَ لاحَت
فهمواthey understood مِنfrom سطورهاits lines كُلevery نَقشinscription
فهموا مِن سطورها كُل نَقش
The people's hallmark is that, when it shone forth,
The mark of the people when it appeared
they understood every inscription in its lines.
Was that they understood its every verse
شاعَspread فيamong الناسthe people طيبهاits fragrance فَتَراهمso you see them
شاعَ في الناس طيبها فَتَراهم
بَينَbetween نضحsprinkling عَلىupon القُلوبthe hearts ورشand spraying
بَينَ نضح عَلى القُلوب ورش
Its fragrance spread among the people, so you see them
Its goodness spread among the people, you see them
amid sprinkling and spraying upon hearts.
Sprinkled upon hearts and watered
شَرفan honor يخرقpierces السَماءthe sky مَداهits reach
شَرف يخرق السَماء مَداه
لِنَبيfor a prophet ماnot فاهspoke يَوماًever بِفحشwith obscenity
لِنَبي ما فاه يَوماً بِفحش
An honor whose reach pierces the sky,
Its nobility pierced the heavens in reach
for a prophet who never once spoke obscenely.
For a prophet whose mouth never uttered lewdness
شَرعهhis law ناسخan abrogator لشرعof the law سواهothers besides him
شَرعه ناسخ لشرع سواه
ثابتsteadfast لَمnot يسمbe afflicted بهزwith shaking وَرَعشand trembling
ثابت لَم يسم بهز وَرَعش
His law supersedes the law of others,
Its law superseded all other laws
steadfast, untouched by shaking or trembling.
Firm, unshaken by caprice or tremors
شادهُbuilt it up المُصطَفىthe Chosen One بِذكرwith a Reminder قَديمeternal
شادهُ المُصطَفى بِذكر قَديم
مِنfrom حَكيمa Wise One لاnot مِنfrom فَصيحan eloquent speaker وَمنشيand an author
مِن حَكيم لا مِن فَصيح وَمنشي
The Chosen One built it up with an eternal Reminder,
The Chosen One revered it through ancient mention
from a Wise One, not from an eloquent speaker or author.
Not from an eloquent speaker or able author
شَرحتهexpounded it عِصابةa band وَتَلَتهُمand followed them
شَرحته عِصابة وَتَلَتهُم
فتيةyoung men بَينَbetween ناسخa copyist وَمَحشيand a glossator
فتية بَينَ ناسخ وَمَحشي
A band expounded it, and after them came
A group upheld it and recited it
young men, some copyists, some glossators.
Youth amidst transmitter and exegete
شَهروهthey made it known تَواتراًthrough mass transmission إِذاwhen رووهthey transmitted it
شَهروه تَواتراً إِذا رووه
مِنthrough طَريقa route يُعزىis attributed لحفصto Hafs وَورشand Warsh
مِن طَريق يُعزى لحفص وَورش
They made it widely known through mass transmission when they passed it on,
They transmitted it successively when they related it
through a route attributed to Hafs and Warsh.
Through a chain attributed to Hafs and Warsh
شَنفadorn السَمعhearing مِنهُfrom it فيin جنحthe darkness of لَيلnight
شَنف السَمع مِنهُ في جنح لَيل
وَعَلىand upon نَهجهits path المقومupright فامشso walk
وَعَلى نَهجه المقوم فامش
Adorn your hearing with it in the darkness of night,
Ears recoiled from it in the wings of night
and walk along its upright path.
And upon its balanced path they walked
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.