قَدْindeed أوْضَحَmade clear اللَّهُGod للإِسْلامِfor Islam مِنْهاجاa path
قَدْ أوْضَحَ اللَّهُ للإِسْلامِ مِنْهاجا
وَالنَّاسُand the people قَدْalready دَخَلُواentered فيinto الدِّينِthe faith أَفْواجاin multitudes
وَالنَّاسُ قَدْ دَخَلُوا في الدِّينِ أَفْواجا
God has indeed made clear a path for Islam,
God has made clear to Islam a methodology,
And people have entered the faith in multitudes.
And people entered religion in droves.
وقَدْand indeed تَزيَّنتِadorned itself الدُّنياthe world لِساكِنهاfor its dweller
وقَدْ تَزيَّنتِ الدُّنيا لِساكِنها
كأَنَّماas though أُلْبِسَتْit was clothed وَشْياًembroidered fabric وَدِيباجاand brocade
كأَنَّما أُلْبِسَتْ وَشْياً وَدِيباجا
And the world has adorned itself for its dweller,
The world has been adorned for its inhabitants,
As though clothed in embroidered fabric and brocade.
As if it has been clothed in silk and brocade.
يَاO ابْنَson of الخَلائِفِthe caliphs إِنَّindeed المُزنَthe rain clouds لَوْif عَلِمَتْthey knew
يَا ابْنَ الخَلائِفِ إِنَّ المُزنَ لَوْ عَلِمَتْ
نَداكَyour generosity مَاnot كَانَwould be مِنْهاfrom them الماءُthe water ثَجَّاجاpouring in torrents
نَداكَ مَا كَانَ مِنْها الماءُ ثَجَّاجا
O son of caliphs, surely, if the rain clouds knew
O son of Caliphs, if the clouds had known
Your generosity, their waters would not pour in torrents.
Your call, water would not have poured from them as a flood.
وَالحَرْبُand war لَوْif عَلِمَتْit knew بأساًmight تَصُولُyou charge بِهِwith it
وَالحَرْبُ لَوْ عَلِمَتْ بأساً تَصُولُ بِهِ
ماnot هَيَّجَتْit would have stirred مِنْfrom حُمَيَّاكَyour fiery wrath الَّذيthat which اهْتاجاflared up
ما هَيَّجَتْ مِنْ حُمَيَّاكَ الَّذي اهْتاجا
And war, had it known the might with which you charge,
And if war had known the might with which you attack,
Would not have stirred the wrath in you that flared.
It would not have stirred up your legendary courage.
ماتَdied النِّفاقُhypocrisy وَأَعْطىand gave الْكُفْرُunbelief ذِمَّتَهُits pledge
ماتَ النِّفاقُ وَأَعْطى الْكُفْرُ ذِمَّتَهُ
وَذَلَّتِand became submissive الخَيْلُthe horses إِلْجاماًbridling وَإسْراجاand saddling
وَذَلَّتِ الخَيْلُ إِلْجاماً وَإسْراجا
Hypocrisy died, and unbelief gave its pledge,
Hypocrisy is dead, and disbelief has given up its pact,
And the horses submitted to bridle and saddle.
Horses kneel in submission and decoration.
وَأَصْبَحَand became النَّصْرُvictory مَعْقوداًbound بِأَلْويَةٍto banners
وَأَصْبَحَ النَّصْرُ مَعْقوداً بِأَلْويَةٍ
تَطْويcover المَراحِلthe journey stages تَهْجيراًmarching at midday وَإِدْلاجاand marching by night
تَطْوي المَراحِل تَهْجيراً وَإِدْلاجا
And victory became bound to banners
And victory is tied to standards
That cover the stages by midday and night marches.
That fold up the miles, traveling and lodging.
أَدْخَلْتَyou brought فيinto قُبَّةِthe dome of الإسْلامِIslam مَارِقَةًrenegades
أَدْخَلْتَ في قُبَّةِ الإسْلامِ مَارِقَةً
أَخْرَجْتَهُمْyou drove them out مِنْfrom دِيَارِthe lands of الشِّرْكِpolytheism إخْراجاan expulsion
أَخْرَجْتَهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ الشِّرْكِ إخْراجا
You brought renegades into the dome of Islam,
You have brought into the tent of Islam indirectly
Driving them right out of the lands of polytheism,
And brought them out of the lands of polytheism directly.
بِجَحْفلٍwith a vast host تَشْرَقُis choked الأَرْضُthe land الفَضَاءُopen بِهwith it
بِجَحْفلٍ تَشْرَقُ الأَرْضُ الفَضَاءُ بِه
كالبَحْرِlike the sea يَقْذِفُit hurls بالأَمْواجِwith waves أَمْوَاجَاwaves
كالبَحْرِ يَقْذِفُ بالأَمْواجِ أَمْوَاجَا
With a vast host that chokes the open land,
With an army where the earth shines open
Like the sea, casting forth wave upon wave.
Like the sea casting wave after wave.
يَقُودُهُleads it البَدرُthe full moon يَسريjourneys by night فيamong كواكِبِهِhis stars
يَقُودُهُ البَدرُ يَسري في كواكِبِهِ
عَرَمْرَماًimmense كَسَوادِlike the blackness of اللَّيْلِthe night رَجْراجاsurging
عَرَمْرَماً كَسَوادِ اللَّيْلِ رَجْراجا
The full moon leads it, journeying by night among his stars,
Led by the full moon sailing among its planets
Immense, surging like the blackness of night.
Noisily like the blackness of night tumbling.
يَرَونَthey see فِيهِwithin it بُرُوقَlightning flashes of المَوْتِdeath لامِعَةًgleaming
يَرَونَ فِيهِ بُرُوقَ المَوْتِ لامِعَةً
وَيَسْمعُونَand they hear بِهِwithin it لِلرَّعْدِof thunder أَهزاجاresounding chants
وَيَسْمعُونَ بِهِ لِلرَّعْدِ أَهزاجا
They see within it death's lightning flashes gleaming,
In it they see the flashes of death gleaming
And hear within it thunder's resounding chants.
And hear in it thunder rumbling.
غادَرتyou left فيin عَقوَتَيthe two outskirts of جَيَّانَJayyān مَلْحَمَةًcarnage
غادَرت في عَقوَتَي جَيَّانَ مَلْحَمَةً
أَبْكَيْتَyou made weep مِنْهَاbecause of it بِأَرْضِin the land of الشِّركِpolytheism أَعْلاجاforeign unbelievers
أَبْكَيْتَ مِنْهَا بِأَرْضِ الشِّركِ أَعْلاجا
You left carnage in Jayyān's two outskirts,
You left in Aqwatayn frowning battlegrounds
Making foreign unbelievers weep because of it in the land of polytheism.
Where you made the lands of polytheism sob.
فيin نِصْفِhalf of شَهْرٍa month تَرَكْتَyou left الأَرْضَthe land ساكِنَةًtranquil
في نِصْفِ شَهْرٍ تَرَكْتَ الأَرْضَ ساكِنَةً
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter ماthat كانَhad been فِيْهَاwithin it الجوْرُinjustice قَدْalready ماجاsurging
مِنْ بَعْدِ ما كانَ فِيْهَا الجوْرُ قَدْ ماجا
In half a month you left the land tranquil,
In half a month you left the earth settled
After injustice had surged within it.
After oppression in it had spread.
وُجِدْتَyou were found فيin الخَبَرِthe account المَأثُورِhanded down مُنْصَلِتاًswift to act
وُجِدْتَ في الخَبَرِ المَأثُورِ مُنْصَلِتاً
مِنَamong الخَلائِفِthe caliphs خَرَّاجاًever going forth وَوَلّاجاand ever coming in
مِنَ الخَلائِفِ خَرَّاجاً وَوَلّاجا
In the handed-down account you were found swift to act,
You were found in the news passed down uprooting
Among the caliphs, ever going forth and coming in.
Tyrants and appointing ministers from the caliphs.
تُمْلاis filled بِكَthrough you الأَرْضُthe earth عَدْلاًwith justice مِثْلَjust as مَاthat مُلِئَتْit was filled
تُمْلا بِكَ الأَرْضُ عَدْلاً مِثْلَ مَا مُلِئَتْ
جَوْراًwith oppression وَتُوضِحُand you make clear لِلْمَعْروفِfor goodness مِنْهاجَاa path
جَوْراً وَتُوضِحُ لِلْمَعْروفِ مِنْهاجَا
Through you the earth is filled with justice, just as it was filled
The earth fills through you with justice like it was filled
With oppression; and you make clear a path for goodness.
With injustice, and you clarify for good a methodology.
يَاO بَدْرَfull moon of ظُلْمَتِهاits darkness يَاO شَمْسَsun of صُبْحَتِهاits morning
يَا بَدْرَ ظُلْمَتِها يَا شَمْسَ صُبْحَتِها
يَاO لَيْثَlion of حَوْمَتِهاits battlefield إِنْif هائِجٌa raging one هاجاrose in fury
يَا لَيْثَ حَوْمَتِها إِنْ هائِجٌ هاجا
O full moon of its darkness, O sun of its morning,
O full moon of its darkness, O sun of its morning,
O lion of its battlefield, should a raging foe arise!
O lion of its madness, it stirs stirred up.
إنَّindeed الخَلافَةَthe caliphate لَنْwill not تَرْضىbe content وَلاnor رَضِيَتْwas content
إنَّ الخَلافَةَ لَنْ تَرْضى وَلا رَضِيَتْ
حَتّىuntil عَقدْتَyou fastened لهاfor it فيupon رَأسِكَyour head التَّاجاthe crown
حَتّى عَقدْتَ لها في رَأسِكَ التَّاجا
Indeed, the caliphate would not be content, nor was it,
Indeed the caliphate will not be pleased or content
Until you fastened its crown upon your head.
Until you have crowned its head with the crown.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.