ربعthe abode التهانيof congratulations بالمسرةwith joy زاهيradiant
ربع التهاني بالمسرة زاهي
لماwhen بداappeared بدرthe full moon الجمالof beauty الباهيthe splendid
لما بدا بدر الجمال الباهي
The abode of congratulations is radiant with joy
The congratulations of joy with pleasure are blooming,
when the splendid full moon of beauty appears.
When the bright full moon of beauty appeared.
يهتزhe sways كالغصنlike the branch الرطيبthe supple وينثنيand bends
يهتز كالغصن الرطيب وينثني
تيهاًin pride فياللَهand O God! منwhat a تيّاهproud one
تيهاً فياللَه من تيّاه
He sways like a supple branch and bends
It sways like a moist branch and bends,
in pride—by God, how proud he is!
Lost in yearning, by Allah, what yearning!
رشاءٌa young gazelle تشاغلتbecame engrossed العقولminds بلحظهِby his glance
رشاءٌ تشاغلت العقول بلحظهِ
ويصولand assails فيamong عشاقهhis lovers متلاهِplayfully
ويصول في عشاقه متلاهِ
A young gazelle whose glance engrosses minds,
A gazelle whose glance preoccupied minds,
he playfully assails his lovers.
And roams among her lovers restlessly.
أخذhe took الفؤادthe heart كناسهas his lair ولكمand how often بهِfor his sake
أخذ الفؤاد كناسه ولكم بهِ
ياO عاذليmy reproacher خالفتI defied نهيthe prohibition الناهيof the forbidder
يا عاذلي خالفت نهي الناهي
He has made my heart his lair; how often, for him,
It has taken my heart hostage, and how much it torments it!
O my reproacher, have I defied the forbidding one's command!
My critic, you have violated the prohibition of the prohibitor.
أفديهI would ransom him ريانsated الجفونin his eyelids منwith الكرىsleep
أفديه ريان الجفون من الكرى
ويبتand spends the night عاشقهhis lover سهيداًsleepless ساهِdistracted
ويبت عاشقه سهيداً ساهِ
I would give my life for him, his eyelids sated with sleep,
I ransom with it the eyelids from anguish,
while his lover spends the night sleepless and distracted.
And its lover spent the night suffering, moaning.
بدرٌa full moon منamong الأتراكthe Turks ضأshone جمالهhis beauty
بدرٌ من الأتراك ضأ جماله
فأدالand defeated غيthe error العاذلof the reproacher الفواهthe loudmouthed
فأدال غي العاذل الفواه
A full moon among the Turks, whose beauty shone
A full moon from the Turks, whose beauty shone,
and put the loudmouthed reproacher's error to rout.
So the passionate became distracted.
واهاًah! لعادلfor the symmetry of قدهhis stature المياسthe gracefully swaying بلrather
واهاً لعادل قده المياس بل
منbecause of ظلمهhis oppression of العشاقthe lovers اهاah! اهah!
من ظلمه العشاق اها اه
Ah, for his well-proportioned, swaying stature—rather,
Woe to the passionate whose reason is confounded!
for his oppression of lovers—ah, ah!
The lovers-oh!-from his injustice, woe!
فالردفfor the hips منهof him مثلlike وجديmy passion راجحٌare weighty
فالردف منه مثل وجدي راجحٌ
والخصرand the waist منهof him مثلlike صبريmy patience واهis frail
والخصر منه مثل صبري واه
For his hips are weighty, like my passion,
His buttocks are like my determination, overweighing,
and his waist is frail, like my patience.
And his waist is like my patience-woe!
ياO لائميmy censurer سبقpreceded الملامةthe reproach فارعويso desist
يا لائمي سبق الملامة فارعوي
سحرthe magic العيونof the eyes وخندريسand the aged wine شفاهof lips
سحر العيون وخندريس شفاه
O my censurer, your blame was preceded—so desist—
Oh my critic, blame came before you, so be gentle with me.
by the spell of eyes and the aged wine of lips.
The magic of the eyes and the dimples of his lips.
لوif كنتyou were تعلمto know ماwhat الصبابةyearning is والهوىand passion
لو كنت تعلم ما الصبابة والهوى
لعلمتyou would know انthat العذلreproach is فرطsheer شفاهfolly (apparently سفاه)
لعلمت ان العذل فرط شفاه
Had you known what yearning and passion are,
If you knew what youth and passion mean,
you would have known that reproach is sheer folly.
You would know that passion exceeds restraint.
هلاhave you not رأيتseen غصونbranches بأنof bān trees (apparently بان) اطلعتbring forth
هلا رأيت غصون بأن اطلعت
ليلthe night الشعورof hair علىabove بدورfull moons جباهof foreheads
ليل الشعور على بدور جباه
Have you not seen bān-tree branches bring forth
Why didn't you see the branches when you looked
the night of tresses above full moons of foreheads?
At the night of hair upon shining foreheads?
لاno خيرgood فيin صبan ardent lover يطيعwho obeys ملامةreproach
لا خير في صب يطيع ملامة
فيمنconcerning the one whom يحبhe loves وعاشقand a lover أواهgiven to sighing
فيمن يحب وعاشق أواه
There is no good in an ardent lover who obeys reproach
No good in a youth who obeys blame
concerning his beloved, nor in a lover given to sighing.
From one who loves, while lovers moan.
اليتI swore لاnot ادعُto abandon التغزلlove poetry والهوىand passion
اليت لا ادعُ التغزل والهوى
حتىuntil ألاقيI encounter ماwhat لقىencountered أشباهيthose like me
حتى ألاقي ما لقى أشباهي
I have sworn never to abandon love poetry and passion
I will not claim to be flirtatious or passionate
until I meet what those like me have met.
Until I experience what my peers have.
ياO صاحfriend قدalready بسمsmiled الصباحthe morning وأيقظتand awakened
يا صاح قد بسم الصباح وأيقظت
ورقdoves الرياضof the gardens سواجعcooing songsters الأمواهِof the waters
ورق الرياض سواجع الأمواهِ
Friend, the morning has smiled and awakened
Oh friend, the dawn has smiled and awakened
the garden-doves, songsters beside the waters.
The leaves of the gardens, the sleeping passions.
وافترتand smiled الأزهارthe flowers حينwhen تنبهتawoke
وافترت الأزهار حين تنبهت
أجفانthe eyelids نرجسهof its narcissus يلاwithout (apparently بلا) استنباهِbeing roused
أجفان نرجسه يلا استنباهِ
And the flowers smiled when there awoke
The flowers relaxed when they awakened,
the eyelids of their narcissus, without being roused.
The eyelids of its narcissi-come, awaken!
قمrise هاتهاbring it صفراءyellow فوقabove كؤوسهاits cups
قم هاتها صفراء فوق كؤوسها
حببٌbubbles حكىresembled درراًpearls بلاwithout استشباهِambiguity
حببٌ حكى درراً بلا استشباهِ
Rise, bring it yellow; above its cups are
Stand up, bring it yellow above its cups
bubbles resembling pearls, beyond any doubt.
Scattered pearls without any doubt.
أوor هاتهاbring it حمراءred كوجنةlike the cheek شادنٍof a young gazelle
أو هاتها حمراء كوجنة شادنٍ
للَهby God! منhow wondrous أجفانهhis eyelids للَهby God!
للَه من أجفانه للَه
Or bring it red, like the cheek of a young gazelle—
Or bring it red like the cheek of a delighted one,
by God, what eyelids he has! By God!
By Allah, its eyelids, by Allah!
تجلوit clears الهمومsorrows عنfrom القلوبhearts كأنهاas though it were
تجلو الهموم عن القلوب كأنها
اقبالthe advent ذيof the possessor of المجدglory الوسيعfar-reaching الجاهِprestige
اقبال ذي المجد الوسيع الجاهِ
It clears sorrows from hearts, as though it were
They dispel worries from hearts as if they are
the advent of the man of glory and far-reaching prestige:
The rising of the Owner of Great Glory.
الشهمthe noble-hearted فتحvictory (in Fath Allah) اللَهGod (in Fath Allah) أحمدAhmad منwho سماrose above
الشهم فتح اللَه أحمد من سما
منin respect of رتبةrank العلياءthe sublime heights كلevery مضاهِrival
من رتبة العلياء كل مضاهِ
the noble Fath Allah Ahmad, who rose
The brave Ahmad opened, by the will of Allah,
above every rival in exalted rank.
From the rank of the exalted, equaling them all.
مولىًa lord لهhe has هممٌhigh aspirations تضيءُthat shine محاسناًwith virtues
مولىً له هممٌ تضيءُ محاسناً
كالشمسlike the sun تستغنيhas no need عنof الأبراهِproof (unclear form)
كالشمس تستغني عن الأبراهِ
A lord whose aspirations shine with excellence,
He has ambitions that illuminate virtues
like the sun, needing no proof.
Like the sun shining without need of flames.
طالتtowered مفاخرthe glories مجدهof his greatness فتقاصرتand fell short
طالت مفاخر مجده فتقاصرت
عنهاof them يداthe two hands متفاخرof a boastful man متجاهِseeking prestige
عنها يدا متفاخر متجاهِ
The glories of his greatness towered beyond the reach
The glories of his greatness were so extensive
of both hands of any boastful claimant to rank.
That the hands of the arrogant and pretentious fall short of them.
أبهىthe most splendid وزيرminister وزرتهsupported him يدthe hand العلىof exaltation
أبهى وزير وزرته يد العلى
والمجدand glory فيin عليائهhis lofty eminence متباهِboasting
والمجد في عليائه متباهِ
The most splendid minister, supported by the hand of exaltation,
He appointed as his minister the hand of the Most High,
while glory boasts in his lofty eminence.
And glory in His sublimity is self-congratulating.
أخذhe took الشجاعةcourage والسماحةand generosity والحجىand wisdom
أخذ الشجاعة والسماحة والحجى
يخدمنهthey serve him طوعاًwillingly بلاwithout إكراهِcoercion
يخدمنه طوعاً بلا إكراهِ
He has taken courage, generosity, and wisdom
He took courage, generosity and wisdom
to serve him willingly, without coercion.
To willingly serve him without any coercion.
أسدٌa lion تبيتspend the night علىon الأسنةspearheads والظباand sword-blades
أسدٌ تبيت على الأسنة والظبا
أعدأوهhis enemies وحليفهand his ally بالراهِin comfort (unclear form)
أعدأوه وحليفه بالراهِ
A lion: on spearheads and sword-blades spend the night
A lion who spends the night awake while the beasts
his enemies, while his ally lies at ease.
And his allies sleep.
كمhow many حلresolved عضبthe keen sword ذكاءهof his intelligence منof مشكلٍa difficulty
كم حل عضب ذكاءه من مشكلٍ
أسرheld captive العقولminds بغامضwith obscure الاشكاهِperplexity (unclear form)
أسر العقول بغامض الاشكاهِ
How many a difficulty has the keen sword of his wit resolved,
How many angry problems has his intelligence solved,
one that held minds captive in obscure perplexity!
Perplexing minds with the obscure doubts!
جميعall الأنامhumankind علىin مديحpraise صفاتهof his qualities
جميع الأنام على مديح صفاته
منfrom كلevery ذيpossessor of شرفٍhonor ومنand from دهداهِa lowly man
من كل ذي شرفٍ ومن دهداهِ
All humankind joins in praising his qualities,
All people praise his traits,
every person of honor and every lowly man.
Every person of nobility and low status.
متكبرٌproud يومon the day الحفيظةof fierce resolve والوغىand battle
متكبرٌ يوم الحفيظة والوغى
لكنهbut he فيin السلمpeace ليسis not بزاهِat all vainglorious
لكنه في السلم ليس بزاهِ
Proud on the day of fierce resolve and battle,
Arrogant on the day of wrath and battle,
yet in peace he is not vainglorious.
But in peace he is not vainglorious.
أوفىthe most faithful جوادٍgenerous man قدindeed روتhave recounted عنof جودهhis generosity
أوفى جوادٍ قد روت عن جوده
ديمُgentle rainclouds الحياءِof rain بأفصحwith the most eloquent الأفواهِmouths
ديمُ الحياءِ بأفصح الأفواهِ
The most faithful giver: his bounty has been recounted
The most loyal generous one, whose generosity
by rain-bearing clouds with the most eloquent mouths.
Is continuously spoken of eloquently.
منwhoever أمّseeks دولتهhis dominion ولاذand shelters بربعهin his dwelling
من أمّ دولته ولاذ بربعه
أمنis safe from الزمانtime وكلand every خطبcalamity داهterrible
أمن الزمان وكل خطب داه
Whoever seeks his dominion and shelters in his dwelling
From the mother of his state, who took refuge in his abode,
is safe from time and every terrible calamity.
Secured from fate and every affliction that hurts.
ناظورةthe overseer الديوانof the council أشرقshone فضلهِhis excellence
ناظورة الديوان أشرق فضلهِ
ماemphatic particle بينamong أهلpeople of فضائلmerit وجباهِand leading figures
ما بين أهل فضائل وجباهِ
The council's overseer, whose excellence has shone
The overseer of the Diwan, his excellence shone
among men of merit and leading figures.
Among the people of merits and foreheads.
ورئاسةand the presidency العدليةof the judiciary الأحكامof judgments قدhas indeed
ورئاسة العدلية الأحكام قد
نالتattained بهِthrough him عزاًhonor وحسنand fine رفاهِprosperity
نالت بهِ عزاً وحسن رفاهِ
And the presidency of the Council of Judicial Rulings has
And leadership of the judiciary, its rulings have attained,
gained through him honor and fair prosperity.
Through him, honor and good prosperity.
دمremain بالهناin happiness ياO أحمدAhmad; most praiseworthy الوزاءof the ministers (apparently الوزراء) فيin
دم بالهنا يا أحمد الوزاء في
أسمىthe highest مقامٍstation ليسthat is not بالمتناهيat all finite
أسمى مقامٍ ليس بالمتناهي
Remain in happiness, Ahmad, most praised of ministers, in
Stay with us Ahmad Al-Wazir in
the highest station, one without limit.
The highest position that has no limit.
زفتwas led as a bride إلىto علياكyour high estate بنتa daughter قريحةٍof poetic inspiration
زفت إلى علياك بنت قريحةٍ
منfrom قاصرٍone whose powers fall short ماnot عندهhe has الاهيexcept her (apparently إلا هي)
من قاصرٍ ما عنده الاهي
A daughter of poetic inspiration has been led as a bride to your high estate,
I send to your sublimity the daughter of Quraisha
from one whose powers fall short, who has nothing but her.
From Qusayr who has no peers.
تهديكshe offers you منfrom دررpearls النظامof verse تهانياًcongratulations
تهديك من درر النظام تهانياً
وتقرand she admits بالتقصيرto shortcomings والافهاهِand inarticulacy
وتقر بالتقصير والافهاهِ
She offers you congratulations from the pearls of verse
She congratulates you with the pearls of harmony
and admits her shortcomings and inarticulacy.
And admits falling short and being inarticulate.
هبهاgrant her القبولacceptance فلاso may you never برحتcease مؤيداًbeing supported
هبها القبول فلا برحت مؤيداً
بمديدby enduring توفيقٍsuccess يزيدincreases الهيmy God
بمديد توفيقٍ يزيد الهي
Grant her acceptance; may you ever remain supported
Accept her, for she will not cease supporting you
by enduring success that my God increases.
With extended assistance increasing glory.
واعذرand pardon عبيداًa humble servant سأهُdistressed him شحطthe remoteness النوىof separation
واعذر عبيداً سأهُ شحط النوى
والحرand a noble man مستغنٍhas no need عنof الافقاهِexplanation
والحر مستغنٍ عن الافقاهِ
And pardon a humble servant distressed by distant separation;
Excuse the slaves whose determination was weakened
a noble man has no need of explanation.
And the free has no need of eloquence.
نلناwe attained الهناjoy لماwhen أضاhe shone ارختI marked the date فيin
نلنا الهنا لما أضا ارخت في
عدليةthe judiciary الأحكامof judgments فتحvictory (in Fath Allah) اللَهGod (in Fath Allah)
عدلية الأحكام فتح اللَه
We gained joy when he shone; I marked the date in:
We attained solace when you presided
“The Council of Judicial Rulings—Fath Allah.”
In the judiciary, may Allah grant you its opening.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.