حرَّكتُI stirred عزميَmy resolve حَزماًwith firmness بعدafter ماthat سَكناit rested
حرَّكتُ عزميَ حَزماً بعد ما سَكنا
الىin سكينةِtranquility فكرٍthought صارَbecame ليfor me سَكَناa resting place
الى سكينةِ فكرٍ صارَ لي سَكَنا
I stirred my resolve with firmness after it had rested
I stirred my determination firmly after it was still
in the tranquility of thought that had become my resting place.
To the tranquility of a mind that became my home
بهِthrough it تَحرَّيتُI sought out أَجواءَexpanses السلوكِwayfaring الىtoward
بهِ تَحرَّيتُ أَجواءَ السلوكِ الى
معالمِlandmarks العلمِknowledge فاستنَّنتso I adopted ليfor myself السنناthe paths
معالمِ العلمِ فاستنَّنت لي السننا
Through it I sought the expanses of wayfaring toward
With it I explored the ways of conduct towards
the landmarks of knowledge, and adopted the paths for myself.
The landmarks of knowledge so I was taught traditions
فيin حيثwhere لاno غِيَرٌvicissitudes فيwithin طَيِّهاtheir folds عِبَرٌlessons
في حيث لا غِيَرٌ في طَيِّها عِبَرٌ
تسرمدَbecame everlasting الدَّهرُthe ages كوناًbeing والزَّمانand time فَناvanished
تسرمدَ الدَّهرُ كوناً والزَّمان فَنا
Where no vicissitudes carry lessons in their folds,
In a place where there are no lessons in its folds
the ages became everlasting being, and time vanished.
The ages last forever and time vanishes
فليسfor there is nothing إلاbut إشاراتُintimations العقولِthe intellects فماso there is no
فليس إلا إشاراتُ العقولِ فما
لغيرِهاfor anything besides them سَنَنٌa way ترميyou aim at بهاthrough them سَنَناa path
لغيرِها سَنَنٌ ترمي بها سَنَنا
For there is nothing but the intimations of intellects; so nothing
So there is only the signs of intellects thus nothing
else has a way by which you may seek the path.
Else has traditions that aims with them traditions
هيthey المطاياthe mounts فلاso no تُنجيكَsaves you مَسهَلَةٌa level plain
هي المطايا فلا تُنجيكَ مَسهَلَةٌ
مالمunless تطسyou tread فيin تَرقّيthe ascent جريهاtheir running القُنناthe peaks
مالم تطس في تَرقّي جريها القُننا
They are the mounts; no level plain can save you
They are the mounts so no easy path will save you
unless you tread the peaks as their course ascends.
Unless you tread in accelerating its measured pace
تَخذيthey stride بأَيدٍwith strength مِنfrom العِرفانِgnosis مُسرعةًswiftly
تَخذي بأَيدٍ مِن العِرفانِ مُسرعةً
تُدنيthey bring near بهاthrough it سَيرهاtheir journey المستبعدَdeemed far-off الشَّرناthe cleft
تُدني بها سَيرها المستبعدَ الشَّرنا
They stride with strength from gnosis, hastening;
Take with hands of knowledge hastily
through it, their journey draws the far-off cleft near.
To bring near with it its distant feared evil
تَطويthey traverse اليكَtoward You إلهَGod العالمينَof the worlds رُبىًhills
تَطوي اليكَ إلهَ العالمينَ رُبىً
صارَتbecame لهاfor them منthrough جناياتِthe transgressions الهوىof desire جُنناveils
صارَت لها من جناياتِ الهوى جُننا
They traverse hills toward You, God of the worlds,
It folds to you the God of the worlds kindly
hills made into veils before them by desire's transgressions.
That became for it from the sins of passion madness
خَفَّsped القطينُthe dwellers بهاon them حتىuntil اذاwhen نظرتthey saw
خَفَّ القطينُ بها حتى اذا نظرت
لألاءَthe radiance قُدسِكَof Your holiness يبدوappears ساطعاًshining brightly قُطناthey settled
لألاءَ قُدسِكَ يبدو ساطعاً قُطنا
The dwellers sped on them until, when they saw
The veil thinned with it until when you looked
the radiance of Your holiness shining bright, they settled.
At the brilliance of your holiness it appears thick
تسيرُthey journey فيهِwithin it اليهtoward Him وهيwhile they are حامِدةٌpraising
تسيرُ فيهِ اليه وهي حامِدةٌ
بكلِّin every نادٍgathering سناًradiance أنso as to تَستسِنَّthey adopt as their way سَناradiance
بكلِّ نادٍ سناً أن تَستسِنَّ سَنا
They journey within it toward Him, praising
It moves in it to Him while praising
radiance in every gathering, that they may take radiance as their way.
Every caller to prevent evil and do good
حتىuntil أُنيختthey were made to kneel علىat بابٍa gate يعزِّزهfortifies it
حتى أُنيخت على بابٍ يعزِّزه
أَذِلُّthe lowliest شيطانٍdemon نفسٍof a soul طالماfor so long شَطناstrayed
أَذِلُّ شيطانٍ نفسٍ طالما شَطنا
Until they were made to kneel at a gate fortified
Until it rested at a door strengthened
by the lowliest demon of a soul that had long strayed.
By the most humble devil self that long erred
أَتاهُcame to it عقليmy mind علىin خوفٍfear فحينَso when دناit drew near
أَتاهُ عقلي على خوفٍ فحينَ دنا
منto بَرِّa shore بِرٍّof kindness بِمَنtoward whoever ينتابُهvisits Him أَمِناit became safe
من بَرِّ بِرٍّ بِمَن ينتابُه أَمِنا
My mind came to it in fear; and when it drew near
My intellect came to it in fear so when it approached
to a shore of kindness toward whoever visits Him, it grew safe.
From the righteousness of the righteous secure
وطوَّقتهُand garlanded it أَياديthe hands جُودِهof His generosity مِنَناًfavors
وطوَّقتهُ أَيادي جُودِه مِنَناً
رَدَّتrestored علىto نفسهِits soul منthrough لُطفهِHis gentleness مُنَناstrengths
رَدَّت على نفسهِ من لُطفهِ مُنَنا
The hands of His generosity garlanded it with favors
And His generous hands embraced it favorably
that, through His gentleness, restored strength to its soul.
Reflecting on itself from His kindness favors
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.