للهto God درُّexcellence جوادِكَyour steed الأصدَىrust-colored
لله درُّ جوادِكَ الأصدَى
بالحقِrightfully أنthat يُهدَىbe given as a gift ويُستَهدَىand be sought as a gift
بالحقِ أن يُهدَى ويُستَهدَى
How splendid is your rust-colored steed!
The echo of your generous steed is praiseworthy to God
Rightly should he be given and sought as a gift.
To be guided and to guide rightly by the truth
ماwhatever شئتَyou wish منof خلقphysical form ومنand of خلقtemperament
ما شئتَ من خلق ومن خلق
عُنقاًin neck وسَبقاًand in speed جاوزَexceeded الحدَاthe limit
عُنقاً وسَبقاً جاوزَ الحدَا
All you could wish for in form and temperament;
Whatever creature you wished and whoever you created
In neck and speed, he has surpassed all bounds.
Exceeding bounds in nobility and precedence
يَختالًhe prances منfrom فرطِexcess المراحِexuberance فَمَاand how
يَختالً من فرطِ المراحِ فَمَا
أحلاهُlovely he is هَزلاًplayfulness شِيبَwas mingled أوor جداearnestness
أحلاهُ هَزلاً شِيبَ أو جدا
He prances from sheer exuberance—how
Prancing from an excess of joy, yet he does not
lovely he is, whether mingled with play or earnestness!
Make it frivolity, whether frolicsome or staid
ماwhat lies بينَbetween شُقرَتِهِhis chestnut hue وحُمرَتِهِand his redness
ما بينَ شُقرَتِهِ وحُمرَتِهِ
لونٌa color تَلأَلأglittered نورُهُits radiance وقداablaze
لونٌ تَلأَلأ نورُهُ وقدا
Between his chestnut hue and his redness
Between his blondness and redness is a hue
lies a color whose radiance glitters, ablaze.
Whose light glitters and kindles
متوقدblazing اللحظاتِthe glances تحسِبُهاyou think them
متوقد اللحظاتِ تحسِبُها
مُلِئَتwere filled علىagainst أعدائِهِhis enemies حقداwith hatred
مُلِئَت على أعدائِهِ حقدا
His glances blaze; you would think them
With blazing glances you'd think were filled
filled with hatred toward his enemies.
With rancor against his enemies
يسريhe sweeps علىagainst الأعداءِthe enemies صاعقةٌa thunderbolt
يسري على الأعداءِ صاعقةٌ
ولمنand for whoever يُحبكloves you كوكباًa star سعداauspicious
ولمن يُحبك كوكباً سعدا
He sweeps against enemies, a thunderbolt,
He charges the enemies like lightning
and for those who love you, a star of good fortune.
And for those you love a fortunate star
ذوpossessing غرةa white forehead blaze سالتflowed فتحسبهاso you think it
ذو غرة سالت فتحسبها
خَيطَthe thread الصَّبَاحِof dawn بوجههon his face امتداstretched out
خَيطَ الصَّبَاحِ بوجهه امتدا
He bears a flowing white blaze; you would think it
With a forelock that flows and you'd reckon it
the thread of dawn stretched across his face.
The morning's thread stretched across his face
وحوافرٌand hooves مِثلُlike الزمرَّدِemerald فيin
وحوافرٌ مِثلُ الزمرَّدِ في
لونٍcolor وإنand though كانتthey were صفاًsmooth rock صلداhard
لونٍ وإن كانت صفاً صلدا
And hooves like emeralds in
And hooves like emerald even if
color, though they are smooth, hard stone.
They were solid rock in hue
جارىhe raced جيادsteeds العُدوَتَينِof the two shores فماyet not
جارى جياد العُدوَتَينِ فما
عرفتyou discerned لهof him صَدراًdeparture ولاnor وِرداًarrival
عرفت له صَدراً ولا وِرداً
He raced the steeds of both shores, yet you never
Racing the steeds of both battle lines yet none
could discern his going or his coming.
Knew a chest or rosebed faster
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.