بُشرَىglad tidings بإسفارِat the unveiling of صَباحِthe morning of النّجاحsuccess
بُشرَى بإسفارِ صَباحِ النّجاح
عَنof صَفْحَةِthe face of الصّفحِpardon وَخَفضِand the lowering of الجَناحthe wing
عَن صَفْحَةِ الصّفحِ وَخَفضِ الجَناح
Glad tidings: the morning of success unveils
Good tidings of the dawn of success' travel
the face of pardon and the lowering of the wing.
Of the page of pardon and the lowering of wings
قَدْindeed آذَنَhas heralded المَنُّbounty بِحَوْزِof attaining المُنىwishes
قَدْ آذَنَ المَنُّ بِحَوْزِ المُنى
وَأَعْلَنَand has proclaimed الكَدْحُtoil بِفَوْزِof the winning of القِداحlot-drawing arrows
وَأَعْلَنَ الكَدْحُ بِفَوْزِ القِداح
Bounty has heralded the attainment of wishes,
The wish has given notice of gaining what is sought
and toil has proclaimed the winning of the lot-drawing arrows.
And struggle has announced the winning of the prize
هَذاthis افتِتاحُthe opening of الصَومِthe fast مُسْتَقبَلاًwelcomed
هَذا افتِتاحُ الصَومِ مُسْتَقبَلاً
عَنafter اختِتامa closing بِالرّضىwith favor وافتِتاحand an opening
عَن اختِتام بِالرّضى وافتِتاح
This is the opening of the fast, welcomed
This is the inauguration of fasting in the future
after a closing and an opening marked by favor.
After conclusion with contentment and inauguration
إنَّindeed الإمامَthe imam الهاديَthe guiding one المُرتَضَىthe chosen one
إنَّ الإمامَ الهاديَ المُرتَضَى
أكّدَhas affirmed بالعَطْفِthrough kindness شُرُوطَthe conditions of السّماحgenerosity
أكّدَ بالعَطْفِ شُرُوطَ السّماح
Indeed, the guiding, chosen imam
Indeed the guiding Imam Al-Murtaza
has affirmed through kindness the conditions of generosity.
Has emphasized with kindness the conditions of pardon
لِينُgentleness of السّجاياcharacter traits عاطِراتٍfragrant كَماjust as
لِينُ السّجايا عاطِراتٍ كَما
هَزّstirred الرّياحينَthe fragrant herbs هُبوبُthe blowing of الرّياحthe winds
هَزّ الرّياحينَ هُبوبُ الرّياح
His traits are gentle and fragrant, as when
To soften rigid natures like
the blowing winds stir the fragrant herbs.
The blowing winds stirred the winds
وَحُسْنُand the beauty of إِسْجاحٍleniency يَليهِfollows it النّدَىbounty
وَحُسْنُ إِسْجاحٍ يَليهِ النّدَى
لِذَاfor this انِفِتاحٌopenness ولِذاَكand for that انفِساحample scope
لِذَا انِفِتاحٌ ولِذاَك انفِساح
And gracious leniency is followed by bounty:
And the beauty of submission followed by moisture
for this, openness; for that, ample scope.
Thus there is openness and so there is relaxation
لَوْif جُبِلwere fashioned الدّهْرُtime عَلىupon حِلْمِهِhis forbearance
لَوْ جُبِل الدّهْرُ عَلى حِلْمِهِ
لَمnot يَكُbe مِنْهfrom it للنُفوسِfor souls اكْتِساحa sweeping away
لَم يَكُ مِنْه للنُفوسِ اكْتِساح
Were Time fashioned after his forbearance,
If fate were created according to his forbearance
it would not sweep souls away.
There would be no overpowering of souls
عَفْواًpardon إمامَO imam of الحَقِّtruth عَنfor خاطِئa sinner
عَفْواً إمامَ الحَقِّ عَن خاطِئ
أسْرَفَwent too far للغاياتِtoward the utmost goals مِنهfrom him طِماحsoaring ambition
أسْرَفَ للغاياتِ مِنه طِماح
Pardon a sinner, O Imam of truth,
Forgive, Imam of truth, the mistaken one
whose ambition for the utmost goals went too far.
Who was excessive in his ambitions
قَدْindeed راضَهُhas tamed him بالكَبْحِby reining in تأديبُهhis chastisement
قَدْ راضَهُ بالكَبْحِ تأديبُه
وَلَمْand did not يُجَاهِرْmake an open display عامِداًdeliberately بالجِماحof defiance
وَلَمْ يُجَاهِرْ عامِداً بالجِماح
His chastisement has tamed him by reining him in,
He was pleased with himself by restraint and discipline
and he did not deliberately flaunt his defiance.
And did not openly flaunt with pride
أذْنَبَsinned لَكِنْbut تَابَrepented مِنْfrom فَوْرِهhis first instant
أذْنَبَ لَكِنْ تَابَ مِنْ فَوْرِه
وفيand in قَبُولِthe acceptance of التّوبِrepentance رَفْعُthe removal of الجُناحguilt
وفي قَبُولِ التّوبِ رَفْعُ الجُناح
He sinned, but repented at once;
He sinned but repented immediately
and accepting repentance removes guilt.
And in accepting repentance is the lifting of wings
حَسْبِيَenough for me شَفيعاًas an intercessor لكwith you فيconcerning هَفْوَتيmy lapse
حَسْبِيَ شَفيعاً لك في هَفْوَتي
حُبّlove ونُصْحٌand sincere counsel وثَنَاءٌand praise صُراحunalloyed
حُبّ ونُصْحٌ وثَنَاءٌ صُراح
Enough for me as an intercessor with you for my lapse:
My intercessor with you for my lapses is sufficient
love, sincere counsel, and unalloyed praise.
Love, advice and candid praise
بَرَحَhas tormented بِيme الشّوْقُlonging إلَىfor حَضْرَةٍa court
بَرَحَ بِي الشّوْقُ إلَى حَضْرَةٍ
لَيسَthere is no لِمَنْfor whoever وُفِّقَis granted success عَنْهاfrom it بَراحdeparture
لَيسَ لِمَنْ وُفِّقَ عَنْها بَراح
Longing has tormented me for a court
Yearning took me to a presence
from which the fortunate never depart.
That has no serenity for one deprived of it
وَهِمْتُI imagined فيهاconcerning it بِاقْتِرابٍof drawing near فَلَمْbut did not
وَهِمْتُ فيها بِاقْتِرابٍ فَلَمْ
تُثْمِرْbear fruit لِيَfor me الأقْدَارُthe fates غَيْرother than انتِزاحdistance
تُثْمِرْ لِيَ الأقْدَارُ غَيْر انتِزاح
I imagined drawing near to it, yet
I aspired to draw near but
the fates bore me no fruit but distance.
The destinies produced for me nothing but recoil
لاmay not زِلْتَyou cease والزّلاتُand lapses شَأنُthe way of الوَرَىhumankind
لا زِلْتَ والزّلاتُ شَأنُ الوَرَى
تَهْتَزُّyou are stirred للصَّفْحِto pardon اهْتِزازَthe quivering of الصِّفَاحsword blades
تَهْتَزُّ للصَّفْحِ اهْتِزازَ الصِّفَاح
May you ever—lapses being the way of mortals—
You remain while lapses are the way of the world
be stirred to pardon as sword blades quiver.
Swaying with pardon like the swaying of sieves
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.