صغcompose لابنِfor the son of لطفLutf اللَهAllah باشاPasha مدحةًa panegyric
صغ لابنِ لطف اللَه باشا مدحةً
غراءَresplendent مثلlike صفاتهhis qualities الغراءِresplendent
غراءَ مثل صفاته الغراءِ
Compose a panegyric for the son of Lutf Allah Pasha,
Listen to the son of God's kindness, Pasha, praise him
Resplendent, like his resplendent qualities.
With virtue like his own virtue
وانثرand scatter لهfor him حللrobes الثناءpraise فإنهfor he is
وانثر له حلل الثناء فإنه
شهمٌnoble-hearted يليقُis fitting بهfor him أجلthe loftiest ثناءpraise
شهمٌ يليقُ به أجل ثناء
And scatter before him robes of praise, for he is
And bestow on him the garments of praise, for he
A noble-hearted man, worthy of the loftiest praise.
Is generous, fitting for him is the highest praise
وافىcame إلىto بيروتBeirut وهيwhile she was كئيبةٌsorrowful
وافى إلى بيروت وهي كئيبةٌ
فجلاso he dispelled الهمومَcares بكفهِwith his hand البيضاءwhite
فجلا الهمومَ بكفهِ البيضاء
He came to Beirut while she was sorrowful,
He came to grieving Beirut
So he dispelled her cares with his white hand.
And relieved anxieties with his fair hand
وأقامَand he continued يُظهرdisplaying منof ضروبvarieties ذكائهِhis intelligence
وأقامَ يُظهر من ضروب ذكائهِ
ماwhat حارَwas bewildered فيهby it ربُّa master of كلevery ذكاءِintelligence
ما حارَ فيه ربُّ كل ذكاءِ
And he continued to display forms of his intelligence
He made evident aspects of his intelligence
That baffled even a master of every kind of intelligence.
At which the lord of all intelligence was confused
جمعunited القلوبَhearts علىin الإخاءbrotherhood وقبلهاand before that
جمع القلوبَ على الإخاء وقبلها
كانتthey were عبيدَslaves to تخالفthe discord of الأهواءِpassions
كانت عبيدَ تخالف الأهواءِ
He united hearts in brotherhood; before that,
He brought hearts together in brotherhood when before
They had been slaves to discordant passions.
They were slaves, contrary to desires
إذاwhen شادbuilt للفقراءِfor the poor أمنعَthe most impregnable معقلٍstronghold
إذا شاد للفقراءِ أمنعَ معقلٍ
تحميهِprotects it كلevery خريدةٍmaiden غيداءِgraceful
تحميهِ كل خريدةٍ غيداءِ
When he built for the poor the most impregnable stronghold,
When he built for the poor an unassailable fortress
Every graceful maiden protected it.
Protected by every brave warrior
والحسنُand beauty بالإِحسانِthrough beneficence يكملbecomes complete فضلهُits merit
والحسنُ بالإِحسانِ يكمل فضلهُ
ماhow أحسنَbeautiful الإِحسانَbeneficence منfrom حسناءِa beautiful woman
ما أحسنَ الإِحسانَ من حسناءِ
And beauty's merit is perfected by beneficence;
Goodness is made complete by his kindness
How beautiful is beneficence from a beautiful woman!
How good is kindness from a beauty!
شرفٌnobility إلىjoined to كرمٍgenerosity إلىjoined to أدبٍcourtesy إلىjoined to
شرفٌ إلى كرمٍ إلى أدبٍ إلى
ظرفٍrefinement إلىjoined to بأسٍvalor إلىjoined to استحياءmodesty
ظرفٍ إلى بأسٍ إلى استحياء
Nobility joined to generosity, to courtesy, to
Nobility, to generosity, to courtesy, to
Refinement, to valor, to modesty.
Refinement, to valor, to modesty
سبحانَglory be to منHim who قسَمَapportioned الحظوظَfortunes علىamong الورىhumankind
سبحانَ من قسَمَ الحظوظَ على الورى
إذfor خصَّهُHe favored him منهاfrom them بخيرِwith the best عطاءِgift
إذ خصَّهُ منها بخيرِ عطاءِ
Glory be to Him who apportioned fortunes among humankind,
Glory to Him who apportioned lots among creation
For He favored him with the finest of these gifts.
When He singled him out for the best of gifts
فإِذاso when دعوتَyou call إلىfor السخاءِgenerosity وجدتهyou find him
فإِذا دعوتَ إلى السخاءِ وجدته
جادتgave generously يداهُhis two hands بصادقwith genuine الآلاءِbounties
جادت يداهُ بصادق الآلاءِ
So when you call for generosity, you find him
So if you call on him for generosity, you will find
Bestowing genuine bounties with both hands.
His hands generously bestowing sincere favors
وإِذاand when دعوتَyou call إلىfor النزالِbattle رأَيتهُyou see him
وإِذا دعوتَ إلى النزالِ رأَيتهُ
فوقatop المطَهَّمِthe well-built steed فارسَa knight of الهيجاءِthe fray
فوق المطَهَّمِ فارسَ الهيجاءِ
And when you call for battle, you see him
And if you call him to battle, you will see him
Atop a well-built steed, a knight of the fray.
Atop the well-trained, valiant steed
ياO منyou whom نشيدُwe sing praises بذكرهِof his renown وحديثُهُand his story
يا من نشيدُ بذكرهِ وحديثُهُ
سارتtraveled بهwith it الركبانُthe riders فيin البيداءِthe desert
سارت به الركبانُ في البيداءِ
O you whose renown we extol, and whose story
O you whom we praise in speech and whose
The riders have carried through the desert,
Conversation has delighted travelers in the desert!
عشقتكhas fallen in love with you بيروتBeirut فأنتso you are حبيبهاher beloved
عشقتك بيروت فأنت حبيبها
المأمولُthe one looked to with hope فيin السراءِprosperity والضرّاءِand adversity
المأمولُ في السراءِ والضرّاءِ
Beirut has fallen in love with you, so you are her beloved,
Beirut loves you, for you are her beloved,
Her hope in prosperity and adversity.
The hoped-for one in ease and hardship
ولذاكand for that reason واليهاher governor حباكَbestowed on you هديةًa gift
ولذاك واليها حباكَ هديةً
ذاthis الكاسَthe goblet رمزَa token of مودَّةٍaffection وصفاءِand sincerity
ذا الكاسَ رمزَ مودَّةٍ وصفاءِ
And so her governor bestowed on you a gift:
And so, her governor, you were a gift of love to her
This goblet, a token of affection and sincerity,
This cup, a symbol of affection and serenity
عرفانَin recognition of ماwhat صنعتhave done يداكَyour two hands منof الندىbounty
عرفانَ ما صنعت يداكَ من الندى
لاnever زلتَyou cease to be خدنَthe companion of المجدِglory والعلياءِand eminence
لا زلتَ خدنَ المجدِ والعلياءِ
In recognition of the bounty your two hands have bestowed.
In gratitude for what your hands have brought of dew
May you ever remain the companion of glory and eminence.
You still grasp glory and supremacy
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.