جدّدrenew لنيّتكfor your destination القصيّةfar-off نيّةًa resolve
جدّد لنيّتك القصيّة نيّةً
فكأنfor it is as though بمحتومwith the inevitability of الردىdeath قدalready كاناhas come to pass
فكأن بمحتوم الردى قد كانا
Renew your resolve for your far-off destination;
Renew your noble intention with an intention
for it is as though inevitable death has already come.
As if with the destiny of demise we had been
وانظرand look لنفسكto yourself راشداًrightly guided أودعor leave it فكمfor how many a
وانظر لنفسك راشداً أودع فكم
تربٍpeer إلىto التربthe dust استقلّset out وباناand departed
تربٍ إلى الترب استقلّ وبانا
And look to yourself wisely—or leave it; for how many
And look to yourself as a guided one who has deposited - so how
a peer has set out for the dust and departed!
Many handfuls to the soil? Rise and be distinct
بالموتthrough death ينتَبِهُawakens الفتىthe young man منfrom غفلةٍheedlessness
بالموت ينتَبِهُ الفتى من غفلةٍ
صحبتهُaccompanied him طولthroughout حياتهhis life وسناناdrowsy
صحبتهُ طول حياته وسنانا
Through death the young man awakens from heedlessness
With death is the youth roused from heedlessness
that accompanied him all his life while he was drowsy.
His company all his life and years
ياalas بؤسَwretchedness للدنياfor the world الدنيةthe base ضرّجَتit stained with blood
يا بؤسَ للدنيا الدنية ضرّجَت
بدمائهwith his blood مستبسلاًa valiant man وجباناand a coward
بدمائه مستبسلاً وجبانا
Woe to the base world! It has stained
Oh, the misery of the lowly world that has stained
the valiant man and the coward with their own blood.
With his blood recklessly and cowardly
لوif أنّthat صرعىthose slain ليلهاits night ونهارهاand its day
لو أنّ صرعى ليلها ونهارها
حسبواwere counted لفاتواthey would surely surpass العدّcounting والحسباناand reckoning
حسبوا لفاتوا العدّ والحسبانا
If those slain by its night and its day
If only the slain of her night and day
were counted, they would surpass all counting and reckoning.
Were counted, they would exceed all counting
بينbetween اضطرابturmoil واضطرامٍand blazing flame كلّeveryone منwho
بين اضطراب واضطرامٍ كلّ من
يرجوhopes for مكاناًa place ساكناtranquil وزماناand a time
يرجو مكاناً ساكنا وزمانا
Caught between turmoil and flame is everyone who
Among turmoil and inflammation, each who
hopes for a tranquil place and time.
Hopes for a settled place and time
لاdo not تأمنِtrust الأيّامthe days واخشand fear صروفهاtheir vicissitudes
لا تأمنِ الأيّام واخش صروفها
فلرُبّfor many a عزّglory صيّرَتهthey turned it into هواناhumiliation
فلرُبّ عزّ صيّرَته هوانا
Do not trust the days, and fear their vicissitudes;
Do not feel safe from days and fear their caprices
for often they have turned glory into humiliation.
For many a glory has it made abject
وعلىand according to خلائقهاits traits الخلائقpeople ركبواwere fashioned
وعلى خلائقها الخلائق ركبوا
أوor ماnot ترىyou see أوفاهمthe most faithful of them خوّاناhabitually treacherous
أو ما ترى أوفاهم خوّانا
And people were fashioned after its nature;
And upon its manners the manners have ridden
or do you not see that their most faithful is treacherous?
Or do you not see their loyalty treacherous?
كمhow many a ضامنٍguarantor of لكto you منهمamong them إخلاصهُhis sincerity
كم ضامنٍ لك منهم إخلاصهُ
فإذاthen when استحالتit changes يستحيلُhe becomes ضماناinfirm
فإذا استحالت يستحيلُ ضمانا
How many a man among them guarantees you his sincerity,
How many guarantors of their loyalty to you
then, when the world changes, he becomes infirm.
When qualities change, guarantees change
بأبيwith my father as ransom بصيرٌone with insight بالزمانinto time وأهلهand its people
بأبي بصيرٌ بالزمان وأهله
قطعَcut ties with الأنامmankind وواصلَand kept communion with الرحماناthe All-Merciful
قطعَ الأنام وواصلَ الرحمانا
May my father be ransom for one who understands time and its people,
By my father, one perspicuous of the times and its people
who cut ties with mankind and kept communion with the All-Merciful.
Who has severed humanity and joined with the Merciful
ماnever راهنcompeted for stakes against الزهادthe ascetics إلّاexcept that فاتهُمhe outstripped them
ما راهن الزهاد إلّا فاتهُم
سبقاًin the race وأحرزَand won كيفhowever شاءhe wished رهاناthe stakes
سبقاً وأحرزَ كيف شاء رهانا
He never wagered against the ascetics without outstripping them
What the ascetics wagered on escaped them
in the race, and winning the stakes however he wished.
Preceding and winning however he wished to bet
أخلقhow fitting بهfor him والناسwhile people يومon the Day العرضof Presentation
أخلق به والناس يوم العرض
منfrom خوفfear سكارىdrunk أنto يفيقawaken أماناin safety
من خوف سكارى أن يفيق أمانا
How fitting that he, while people on the Day of Presentation
I have comported with Him while people on the day of presentment
are drunk with fear, should awaken in safety!
Will fearfully awake sober from intoxication
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.