سلطانناour sultan المحمودpraised فيin أوصافهhis qualities
سلطاننا المحمود في أوصافه
فخرpride الملوكthe kings وسيدand lord الأفرادthe distinguished men
فخر الملوك وسيد الأفراد
Our sultan, praised for his qualities,
Our praised Sultan in his qualities
The pride of kings and lord of distinguished men.
The pride of kings and chief of individuals
اللَهGod أسعدناgladdened us بمولودٍwith a newborn لهfor him
اللَه أسعدنا بمولودٍ له
قدindeed جاءcame يحيىto revive دولةthe dynasty الأجدادthe forefathers
قد جاء يحيى دولة الأجداد
God has gladdened us with a child born to him,
God has made us happy with a newborn for him
Who has come to revive the dynasty of his forefathers.
Who came to revive the state of ancestors
بالتسعon the ninth منof ذيDhu (possessor of) الحجةal-Hijjah (the pilgrimage) اعتلتrose high لناfor us
بالتسع من ذي الحجة اعتلت لنا
بشراهthe glad news of him واحتاطتand encompassed بكلthroughout every بلادland
بشراه واحتاطت بكل بلاد
On the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah, there rose for us
On the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah you arose for us
The glad news of him, and it encompassed every land.
With good tidings and enveloped all countries
لماwhen تهناrejoiced الكونthe universe فيهin him جاءcame منone who
لما تهنا الكون فيه جاء من
صارbegan يؤرخrecords the date of موقعthe occasion الميلادthe birth
صار يؤرخ موقع الميلاد
When the universe rejoiced in him, there came one
When the universe rejoiced in him, he came from
Who began to record the date of his birth.
One who dated the location of the birth
فتراهso you see it فيin بيتينtwo verses شعرpoetry فيهماin both of them سرٌّa secret
فتراه في بيتين شعر فيهما سرٌّ
سرٌّa secret بداbecame apparent للماهرto the skillful one النقادthe discerning critic
سرٌّ بدا للماهر النقاد
So you see it in two poetic verses that hold a secret—
You see in two verses of poetry a secret in them
A secret revealed to the skillful, discerning critic.
A secret that was clear to the skilled critics
فيin كلeach شطرٍhalf-verse منهماof the two تاريخهhis date
في كل شطرٍ منهما تاريخه
جاءappeared جليّاًplainly كاملcomplete in الأعدادthe numbers
جاء جليّاً كامل الأعداد
In each half-verse of the two, his birth-date
In each of its verses is its date
Appears plainly, its numbers complete.
Came clearly, complete in numbers
وبمهملاتand through the undotted حروفletters كلٍّeach منهماof the two
وبمهملات حروف كلٍّ منهما
تجدyou find الحسابthe reckoning متممcompleting التعدادthe count
تجد الحساب متمم التعداد
And through the undotted letters of each of them,
And with neglected letters of each of them
You find the reckoning completing the count.
You find the account completing the count
وكذاكand likewise معجمthe dotted letters كلeach بيتٍverse فيهin it تاdate (first part)
وكذاك معجم كل بيتٍ فيه تا
ريخصريحdate (completion), clear للنواظرto the eyes باديapparent
ريخصريح للنواظر بادي
Likewise, the dotted letters of each verse contain a
And so is the lexicon of each verse in it the
Clear date, apparent to the eyes.
date is clear to insights evident
وكذاand likewise حسابthe reckoning العجمthe Persians فيهin it وكيفماand however
وكذا حساب العجم فيه وكيفما
قلبتهyou turn it over تهديyou are guided لخيرto the best رشادright guidance
قلبته تهدي لخير رشاد
And likewise, the Persian reckoning is in it; however
And so is the calculation of foreigners in it and how
You turn it, you are led to the best guidance.
Ever turned it guides to good guidance
وبذاكand thereby يعلنit reveals سرهits secret الخافيthe hidden الذيwhich
وبذاك يعلن سره الخافي الذي
فيهin it المعانيthe meanings بالبيانthrough eloquence تهاديare offered as gifts
فيه المعاني بالبيان تهادي
And thus it reveals its hidden secret,
And with that the hidden secret is declared
In which meanings are offered as gifts through eloquence.
In which meanings flow with eloquence
صدعa rift الدهورthe ages لآلfor the House of عثمانOsman انجلىvanished
صدع الدهور لآل عثمان انجلى
خاصاًespecially لرؤياat the sight of جوهرjewel الأولادthe children
خاصاً لرؤيا جوهر الأولاد
The rift of the ages has vanished for the House of Osman,
The eras called out to the house of Uthman, shining
Especially at the sight of the jewel among children.
Especially for the vision of the essence of the children
كمhow often قلتI said معwith صدقsincerity الرجاhope لمديحهin his praise
كم قلت مع صدق الرجا لمديحه
محمودMahmud (praised) مجدٍglory هاكhere, take this خيرthe finest مرادMurad (what is desired)
محمود مجدٍ هاك خير مراد
How often, with sincere hope, I have said in his praise:
How much I said with truthful hope in praising him
Glorious Mahmud, here is the finest Murad!
Mahmoud, glory, here is the best purpose
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.