رشفsipped المجدglory بالمسرةwith joy كاسهits cup
رشف المجد بالمسرة كاسه
واضاand lit السعدgood fortune للعلىfor high glory نبراسهits lamp
واضا السعد للعلى نبراسه
Glory sipped its cup with joy.
The cup of glory shines with joy,
And good fortune lit its lamp for high glory.
And happiness shines for the exalted a lamp.
وتجلىand appeared الهناhappiness بوجهٍwith a face صبيحٍfair
وتجلى الهنا بوجهٍ صبيحٍ
مشرقٍradiant فوقabove قامةٍa figure مياسهswaying
مشرقٍ فوق قامةٍ مياسه
And happiness appeared with a fair face,
Our good fortune appeared with a radiant face,
Radiant above a swaying figure.
Shining above the stature of its pillar.
وتغنتand sang ورقthe doves المعاليof high honors فاهدتso bestowed
وتغنت ورق المعالي فاهدت
كلevery قطرland منof السرورjoy قياسهits measure
كل قطر من السرور قياسه
And the doves of high honors sang, bestowing
The leaves of glory sang, each
On every land its measure of joy.
Raining drops of joy in its measure.
وبدورand the full moons الأفراحof rejoicing ضاءتshone بعدلwith justice
وبدور الأفراح ضاءت بعدل
نالobtained كلٌّeveryone منamong الأنامhumankind اقتباسهa share of its light
نال كلٌّ من الأنام اقتباسه
And the full moons of rejoicing shone with justice,
With the cycles of joy there shone with justice,
From which everyone among humankind drew light.
Each of the people kindled its sparks.
فالمعاليfor high honors منازلٌare mansions ولكلand for each
فالمعالي منازلٌ ولكل
كوكبٌa star تستجيرseeks refuge فيهاwithin them كناسهits retreat
كوكبٌ تستجير فيها كناسه
For high honors are mansions, and each
Glories are dwellings, and for each
Has a star seeking refuge there in its retreat.
A planet in which its hawk nests.
ومقامand the station الرئاسةof leadership ازدادincreased مجداًin glory
ومقام الرئاسة ازداد مجداً
برشيدthrough Rashid العلىof eminence وبدرand the full moon of السياسهstatecraft
برشيد العلى وبدر السياسه
And the station of leadership grew in glory
The position of leadership grew in glory
Through Rashid of eminence, the full moon of statecraft.
With Rashid the Sublime and the Full Moon of Politics.
نعمexcellent مولىًa lord لهُin his favor المواليthe retainers أقرتaffirmed
نعم مولىً لهُ الموالي أقرت
أنهُthat he الفردis peerless حكمةًin wisdom وفراسهand discernment
أنهُ الفرد حكمةً وفراسه
An excellent lord, of whom the retainers affirmed
Yes, my Master whom the loyalists acknowledged
That he is peerless in wisdom and discernment.
To be uniquely wise and perspicacious.
سيدٌa lord فضلهُhis excellence أينسgladdened علاهُhis lofty rank
سيدٌ فضلهُ أينس علاهُ
ياah! رعىmay preserve اللَهGod بالعلىin high honor أيناسهhis comforting presence
يا رعى اللَه بالعلى أيناسه
A lord whose excellence gladdened his lofty rank—
A lord whose nobility brought warmth,
Ah, may God preserve his comforting presence in high honor!
O may God protect with the Sublime his companion!
حاذقٌskilled بالأمورin affairs وضاحradiant رأيٍin judgment
حاذقٌ بالأمور وضاح رأيٍ
بذكاءwith the brilliance of الذكاءintellect فاقsurpassed أياسهits Iyas
بذكاء الذكاء فاق أياسه
Skilled in affairs, radiant in judgment,
Skilled in affairs, clear in opinion,
With the brilliance of intellect, he surpassed its Iyas.
In intelligence surpassing despair.
ماno بداarose شامسٌunruly thing منamong الأمرaffairs إلّاbut
ما بدا شامسٌ من الأمر إلّا
باقلwith the least of القليلthe little راضtamed شماسهits restiveness
باقل القليل راض شماسه
No unruly matter ever arose but
No perplexing matter arose
He tamed its restiveness with the merest effort.
Except with little, it pleased its clerk.
وإذاand whenever مشكلٌa difficult problem بداarose فيin التباسٍconfusion
وإذا مشكلٌ بدا في التباسٍ
حلresolved فوراًpromptly أشكالهits difficulty والتباسهand its ambiguity
حل فوراً أشكاله والتباسه
And whenever a difficult problem arose in confusion,
And if a complex riddle appeared in confusion
He promptly resolved its difficulty and ambiguity.
He solved its problems and confusion at once.
ياoh! لهُfor him جهبذاًa discerning master ونعمand an excellent وزيرٌminister
يا لهُ جهبذاً ونعم وزيرٌ
حكمmade the arbiter العدلjustice ناصباًsetting upright قسطاسهits scales
حكم العدل ناصباً قسطاسه
What a discerning master he is, and an excellent minister!
O what a formidable and excellent minister!
He made justice the arbiter, setting up its scales.
He established justice, raising its scales.
لستI do not أدريknow حسامهhis sword أمor حجامهhis bridle
لست أدري حسامه أم حجامه
فيamid صعابthe difficulties of الأمورaffairs أمضىkeener حماسهardor
في صعاب الأمور أمضى حماسه
I do not know whether his sword or his bridle
I know not if his sword or his lancet
Is keener in ardor amid difficult affairs.
Is keener in formidable affairs.
رقgrew gentle انساًwith affection لضارعٍtoward a suppliant مستغيثseeking aid
رق انساً لضارعٍ مستغيث
وهوand he is ليثa lion يخشىfears الغضنفرthe fierce lion باسهhis might
وهو ليث يخشى الغضنفر باسه
He softened with affection toward a suppliant seeking aid,
Gentle to the pleading of a helpless supplicant,
And he is a lion whose might the fierce lion fears.
Yet he is a lion fearing the claws of leopards.
قامundertook يرعىto oversee فيin الخارجيةForeign Affairs أمراًa matter
قام يرعى في الخارجية أمراً
فكفاهاso sufficed it مديحهpraise of him قرطاسهhis written page
فكفاها مديحه قرطاسه
He undertook to oversee a matter in Foreign Affairs;
He rose to oversee foreign affairs,
His written page was enough for it to praise him.
His praise sufficed it papers.
وتسامىand grew exalted بهthrough him المقامthe office فأضحىand came to be
وتسامى به المقام فأضحى
رافعاًraising فوقabove مطلعthe rising-place of الشهبthe bright stars راسهits head
رافعاً فوق مطلع الشهب راسه
And the office grew exalted through him, until it stood
Through him the position was exalted,
Raising its head above the rising-place of the bright stars.
Raising his head above the rising of stars.
أيهاO الماجدnoble one الذيwho فاضoverflowed جوداًwith generosity
أيها الماجد الذي فاض جوداً
وكساand clothed العصرthe age بهجةًin splendor وكياسهand sagacity
وكسا العصر بهجةً وكياسه
O noble one, who overflowed with generosity
O you whose glory overflowed with munificence,
And clothed the age in splendor and sagacity,
And clothed the age with joy and wisdom!
مدكmay sustain you اللَهGod بالسعودwith good fortune وأولاand grant
مدك اللَه بالسعود وأولا
كyou مدىthroughout الدهرall time نعمةًblessing وحراسهand protection
ك مدى الدهر نعمةً وحراسه
May God sustain you with good fortune and grant
May God extend your good fortune and destiny,
You blessing and protection for all time.
And grant you favor and protection forever.
جاءcame عبدٌa servant يهديoffering لبابكat your door نظماًverse
جاء عبدٌ يهدي لبابك نظماً
زادهُincreased its وصفكportrayal of you الجميلfair نفاسهpreciousness
زادهُ وصفك الجميل نفاسه
A servant came, offering verse at your door;
A servant came to bring your gate poetry,
The fair portrayal of you made it more precious.
Its description of your beauty gave it value.
بدعاءٍwith a prayer يبديexpressing التهانيcongratulations ومدحٍand praise
بدعاءٍ يبدي التهاني ومدحٍ
شيدbuilt الناسthe people بالوفاقin concord أساسهits foundation
شيد الناس بالوفاق أساسه
With a prayer expressing congratulations, and praise
With a prayer expressing congratulations and praise
Whose foundation people built in concord.
That adorned people with harmony its foundation,
ويهنيءand congratulates رئاسةleadership أرخوهاthey recorded its date
ويهنيء رئاسة أرخوها
برشيدٍthrough Rashid زهتflourished أياديthe benefactions of الرئاسهleadership
برشيدٍ زهت أيادي الرئاسه
And he congratulates the leadership, whose date they recorded:
And congratulated the leadership whose banner
Through Rashid, the benefactions of leadership flourished.
Rashid raised above the heads of leadership.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.