بَاتَتْspent the night نُجُومُthe stars of الأُفْقِthe horizon دُونَbeneath عُلاَكَاyour eminence
بَاتَتْ نُجُومُ الأُفْقِ دُونَ عُلاَكَا
وَتَحَلَّتِand adorned itself الدُّنْيَاthe world بِبَعْضِwith some of حُلاَكَاyour ornaments
وَتَحَلَّتِ الدُّنْيَا بِبَعْضِ حُلاَكَا
The horizon's stars spent the night beneath your eminence,
The stars of the horizon slept beneath your height,
and the world adorned itself with some of your ornaments.
And the world was adorned with some of your ornaments.
وَالدِّينُand the religion دِينُthe religion of اللِهGod أَنْتَyou عِمَادُهُits pillar
وَالدِّينُ دِينُ اللِه أَنْتَ عِمَادُهُ
قَدْalready كَانَwould have أَصْبَحَbecome مَائِلاًleaning لَوْلاَكَاbut for you
قَدْ كَانَ أَصْبَحَ مَائِلاً لَوْلاَكَا
And religion—God's religion—you are its pillar;
Religion is the religion of God and you are its pillar,
it would already have leaned askew but for you.
It would have tilted in the morning were it not for you.
أَنْسَىmade forgotten زَمَانُكَyour age كُلُّevery عَصْرٍera ذَاهِبٍbygone
أَنْسَى زَمَانُكَ كُلُّ عَصْرٍ ذَاهِبٍ
حُسْناًin beauty وَأَكْسَدَand devalued ذِكْرُكَyour renown الأَمْلاَكَاthe kings
حُسْناً وَأَكْسَدَ ذِكْرُكَ الأَمْلاَكَا
Your age has caused every bygone era to be forgotten
Your time makes every passing age forget excellence,
in beauty, and your renown has devalued kings.
And your mention tarnishes the angels.
فَإِذَاso when هُمُthey رَامُواْsought لِمَجْدِكَfor your glory غَايَةُan utmost limit
فَإِذَا هُمُ رَامُواْ لِمَجْدِكَ غَايَةُ
كَانَwas الْقُصُورُfalling short لَدَيْهِمُfor them إِدْرَاكَاattainment
كَانَ الْقُصُورُ لَدَيْهِمُ إِدْرَاكَا
So when they aspire to the summit of your glory,
So when they aspire to your glory as their goal,
falling short is, for them, attainment.
Palaces to them seemed like aspirations.
وَمَحَتْand effaced مَآثِرُكَyour achievements الْمَآثِرَthe achievements عِنْدَمَاwhen
وَمَحَتْ مَآثِرُكَ الْمَآثِرَ عِنْدَمَا
نُظِّمْنَwere strung فِيupon نَحْرِthe breast of الْعُلاَglory أَسْلاَكَاnecklace strands
نُظِّمْنَ فِي نَحْرِ الْعُلاَ أَسْلاَكَا
Your achievements effaced all other achievements when
And your glorious deeds erase all other glories when
they were strung as necklaces upon glory's breast.
They are compiled in the slaughter of the most high.
شَرَفٌnobility يَجُرُّdrags عَلَىacross الْمَجَرَّةِthe Milky Way ذَيْلَهُits train
شَرَفٌ يَجُرُّ عَلَى الْمَجَرَّةِ ذَيْلَهُ
بَلَغَreached السَّمَاءَthe sky وَزَاحَمَand jostled الأَفْلاَكَاthe celestial spheres
بَلَغَ السَّمَاءَ وَزَاحَمَ الأَفْلاَكَا
A nobility that drags its train across the Milky Way
An honor that drags its train on the galaxy,
has reached the sky and jostled the celestial spheres.
Reached the sky and competed with the orbits.
وَنَدىًand generosity كَصَوْبِlike the downpour of الْغَيْثِrain إِلاَّexcept أَنَّهُthat it
وَنَدىً كَصَوْبِ الْغَيْثِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ
لاَnot يَعْرِفُknows الإِمْحَالَdrought وَالإِمْسَاكَاand withholding
لاَ يَعْرِفُ الإِمْحَالَ وَالإِمْسَاكَا
And generosity like pouring rain, except that it
And a call like pouring rain except that it
knows neither drought nor withholding.
Does not know impossibility or cessation.
وَخَلاَئِقٌand virtues كَالرَّوْضِlike a garden زَاوَلَهُtended it الْحَيَاthe rain
وَخَلاَئِقٌ كَالرَّوْضِ زَاوَلَهُ الْحَيَا
غِبّاًat intervals وَدَبَّجَهُand embroidered it الرَّبِيعُspring وَحَاكَاand wove
غِبّاً وَدَبَّجَهُ الرَّبِيعُ وَحَاكَا
And virtues like a garden that rain has tended
And creatures like a garden, life adorned it
at intervals, and spring has embroidered and woven.
Lush and spring embroidered it and tailored it.
وَرَجَاجَةٌand sound judgment (apparently intended) لَوْif كَانَwere بَعْضُsome of وَقَارِهَاits gravity
وَرَجَاجَةٌ لَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُ وَقَارِهَا
بِالرِّيحِin the wind كَانَتْit would be لاَnot تُحِيرُproduce حَرَاكَاmovement
بِالرِّيحِ كَانَتْ لاَ تُحِيرُ حَرَاكَا
And sound judgment—if some of its gravity
And sublimity that if some of its composure
were in the wind, it would not move at all.
Were blown away by wind, it would not lose balance.
إِنْif رَاعَterrified مِنْfrom يَوْمِthe day of الْوَغَىbattle عَبَّاسُهُits scowling face
إِنْ رَاعَ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْوَغَى عَبَّاسُهُ
فِيin الْحَرْبِwar كَانَwas جَبِينُكَyour brow الضَّحَّاكَاthe ever-smiling one
فِي الْحَرْبِ كَانَ جَبِينُكَ الضَّحَّاكَا
If battle's day struck terror with its scowl,
When Abbas was alarmed on the day of turmoil in
your brow in war was all smiles.
Battle, your forehead was shining.
مَنْwho لِلْحَيَاfor the rain بِنَوَالِwith the bounty of كَفِّكَyour palm إِنْif هَمَىit pours
مَنْ لِلْحَيَا بِنَوَالِ كَفِّكَ إِنْ هَمَى
مَنْwho لِلسَّوابِقِfor the racing steeds أَنْto تَجُوزَsurpass مَدَاكَاyour reach
مَنْ لِلسَّوابِقِ أَنْ تَجُوزَ مَدَاكَا
Who could make rain match your palm's bounty, should it pour?
Who by the attainment of your palm aspires to live
Who could make the racing steeds surpass your reach?
Who of the first places will outpace your attainments
سَيْبٌlargesse وَسَيْفٌand a sword ضُمِّنَاwere contained together فِيin رَاحَةٍa palm
سَيْبٌ وَسَيْفٌ ضُمِّنَا فِي رَاحَةٍ
ضَمِنَتْguaranteed حَيَاةًlife لِلْوَرَىto humankind وَهَلاكاَand destruction
ضَمِنَتْ حَيَاةً لِلْوَرَى وَهَلاكاَ
Largesse and a sword are contained within a palm
Sword and lance contained in a palm
that guarantees humankind both life and destruction.
That guaranteed life for people and death.
لَمْdid not تَأَلُspare effort فِيin حِفْظِguarding الرَّعَايَاthe subjects جَاهِداًstriving
لَمْ تَأَلُ فِي حِفْظِ الرَّعَايَا جَاهِداً
وَمُرَاقِباًand mindful of فِيهَاconcerning them مَنِthe One who اسْتَرْعَاكَاentrusted you with their care
وَمُرَاقِباً فِيهَا مَنِ اسْتَرْعَاكَا
You spared no effort in guarding your subjects,
You did not stop striving to protect the flock
and were mindful, in their care, of the One who entrusted them to you.
And watching over those who sought you.
إِنْeven if عَزَّis inaccessible مَثْوَاكَyour dwelling الْمُمَنَّعwell-defended ظَاهِراًoutwardly
إِنْ عَزَّ مَثْوَاكَ الْمُمَنَّع ظَاهِراً
فَصُدُورُهَاthen their bosoms وَقُلُوبُهَاand their hearts مَثْوَاكَاyour dwelling
فَصُدُورُهَا وَقُلُوبُهَا مَثْوَاكَا
Though your well-defended dwelling is outwardly inaccessible,
If your forbidden abode became inaccessible externally
yet their bosoms and hearts are your dwelling.
Their hearts and chests are your abode.
يَحْلُوis sweet حَديثُtalk of عُلاكَyour eminence فِيin أَسْمَاعِهَاtheir ears
يَحْلُو حَديثُ عُلاكَ فِي أَسْمَاعِهَا
وَيَلَذُّand is delightful فِيin أُفْوَاهِهَاtheir mouths ذِكْرَاكَاremembrance of you
وَيَلَذُّ فِي أُفْوَاهِهَا ذِكْرَاكَا
Talk of your eminence is sweet to their ears,
Talk of your eminence is sweet in their ears
and mention of you tastes sweet in their mouths.
And your mention is delicious in their mouths.
مَاno رَوْضَةٌa garden ضَحِكَتْlaughed ثُغُورُthe mouths of أَقَاحِهَاits daisies
مَا رَوْضَةٌ ضَحِكَتْ ثُغُورُ أَقَاحِهَا
طَرَباًwith joy وَحَيَّاهَاand greeted it الْحَيَاthe rain فَتَبَاكَىthen feigned weeping
طَرَباً وَحَيَّاهَا الْحَيَا فَتَبَاكَى
No garden whose daisies' mouths laugh
No garden has smiled revealing its blooms
with joy, greeted by rain that feigns weeping,
Elated and revived by life thus crying.
حَضَرَarrived الْوَلِيُّthe following shower وَأَحْكَمَتْand firmly sealed ريِحُthe wind الصَّبَاthe east wind
حَضَرَ الْوَلِيُّ وَأَحْكَمَتْ ريِحُ الصَّبَا
بَيْنَbetween الْغَمَامِthe clouds وَبَيْنَهَاand between it إِمْلاكَاa marriage contract
بَيْنَ الْغَمَامِ وَبَيْنَهَا إِمْلاكَا
where the following shower arrives, and the east wind seals
The Guardian came and the morning breeze solidified
a marriage between the clouds and the garden,
Between the clouds and it a barrier.
بَاتَتْspent the night تُغَنِّيهَاsinging to it الْحَمَامُthe doves فَتَنْثَنِيso it sways
بَاتَتْ تُغَنِّيهَا الْحَمَامُ فَتَنْثَنِي
طَرَباًin delight وَتُسْنِيهَاand water it السَّحَابُthe clouds دِرَاكَاin close succession
طَرَباً وَتُسْنِيهَا السَّحَابُ دِرَاكَا
where doves spend the night singing to it, and it sways
The doves sing to it so it sways in rapture
in joy while clouds water it in swift succession,
And the clouds allure it to leak.
وَالرِّيحُand the wind تَحْسِبُهَاyou think it كَصَائِدِlike a fisherman of لُجَّةٍdeep water
وَالرِّيحُ تَحْسِبُهَا كَصَائِدِ لُجَّةٍ
يَرْمِيcasts عَلَىupon صَفْحِthe surface of الْغَدِيرِthe pool شِبَاكَاnets
يَرْمِي عَلَى صَفْحِ الْغَدِيرِ شِبَاكَا
and whose wind you would take for a deep-water fisherman,
And the wind takes it for a fisherman of a creek
casting nets across the surface of the pool,
Who casts his net on the surface of the pool.
بِأَنَمَّmore fragrant مِنْthan عَرْفِthe perfume of امْتِدَاحِكَpraising you نَفْحَةًin scent
بِأَنَمَّ مِنْ عَرْفِ امْتِدَاحِكَ نَفْحَةً
مَهْمَاwhenever ثَنَيْنَاwe turn الْقَوْلَspeech نَحْوَtoward ثَنَاكَاyour praise
مَهْمَا ثَنَيْنَا الْقَوْلَ نَحْوَ ثَنَاكَا
is more fragrant in breath than the perfume of praising you,
With the scent of praising you a breeze blew
whenever we turn our speech toward your praise.
However much we turn speech toward your praise.
كَمْhow many a قَاصِدٍseeker أَنْضَىwore out إِلَيْكَtoward you مَطِيَّهُhis mount
كَمْ قَاصِدٍ أَنْضَى إِلَيْكَ مَطِيَّهُ
مُسَتَوسِّداًresting his head on كُوراًa camel saddle لَهَاbelonging to it وَوِرَاكَاand a saddle-cushion
مُسَتَوسِّداً كُوراً لَهَا وَوِرَاكَا
How many a seeker has exhausted his mount on the way to you,
How many a rider traveled to you resting
pillowing his head on its saddle and saddle-cushion.
His mount’s saddlebags on hills around it.
شَهِدَbore witness الْعِيَانُdirect sight لَهُfor him بِصِدْقِto the truth of سَمَاعِهِwhat he had heard
شَهِدَ الْعِيَانُ لَهُ بِصِدْقِ سَمَاعِهِ
فَاسْتَصْغَرَso he found paltry اْلأخْبَارَthe reports حِينَwhen رآكَاhe saw you
فَاسْتَصْغَرَ اْلأخْبَارَ حِينَ رآكَا
Seeing confirmed for him the truth of what he had heard,
Witnesses testified to him of the truth of their hearing
then he found the reports paltry when he saw you.
So news became trivial when they saw you.
لاlet not َيَغْرُرَنَّever deceive الرَّومَthe Romans فِيduring إِمْلائِهاَtheir granted respite
لا َيَغْرُرَنَّ الرَّومَ فِي إِمْلائِهاَ
قَدَرٌa decree of fate جَرَىcame to pass فَاٌلْحَرْبُfor war هَاتِgive! وَهَاكَاand take!
قَدَرٌ جَرَى فَاٌلْحَرْبُ هَاتِ وَهَاكَا
Let the Romans not be deceived, amid their reprieve,
Do not let the Romans be fooled in their empire,
by a turn of fate: war is give and take.
Fate has taken its course so war take it and give it.
وَلِمُلْكِكَand for your kingdom الْعُقْبَىthe final triumph وَحَسْبُكَand enough for you نَاصِراًas a helper
وَلِمُلْكِكَ الْعُقْبَى وَحَسْبُكَ نَاصِراً
أَنthat الإلاَْهَGod عَدُوُّthe enemy of مَنْwhoever عَادَاكَاopposes you
أَن الإلاَْهَ عَدُوُّ مَنْ عَادَاكَا
And final triumph is your kingdom's; sufficient support for you is
And for your eternal kingdom, your supporters suffice
that God is the enemy of whoever opposes you.
That God is enemy of whoever opposes you.
لِلَّهِto God (in admiration) يُوسُفُYusuf مِنْas إِمَامِa leader of هِدَايَةٍguidance
لِلَّهِ يُوسُفُ مِنْ إِمَامِ هِدَايَةٍ
جَلَّىdispelled بِنُورِwith the light of يَقِينِهِhis certainty اْلأحْلاَكَاthe deep darkness
جَلَّى بِنُورِ يَقِينِهِ اْلأحْلاَكَا
God be praised for Yusuf, an imam of guidance,
To God, Yusuf is an imam of guidance
who dispelled deep darkness with the light of his certainty.
Who clarified with the light of his certainty the orbits.
تَنْمِيهِgive him his lineage مِنْamong أَبْنَاءِthe sons of نَصْرٍNasr سَادَةٌlords
تَنْمِيهِ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ نَصْرٍ سَادَةٌ
حَاطُواprotected الْعِبَادَthe people وَدَمَّرُواand destroyed اْلأشْرَاكَاidolatry
حَاطُوا الْعِبَادَ وَدَمَّرُوا اْلأشْرَاكَا
Lords among the sons of Nasr are his forebears,
It produces from the children of victory, leaders
who guarded the people and destroyed idolatry.
Who encompassed the people and destroyed idols.
فَتَرَاهُمُso you see them فِيon يَوْمٍa day مُحْتَدِمِraging الْوَغَىbattle
فَتَرَاهُمُ فِي يَوْمٍ مُحْتَدِمِ الْوَغَى
أسْداًlions وَفِيand in خَلَوَتِهِمْtheir solitude نُسَّاكَاascetics
أسْداً وَفِي خَلَوَتِهِمْ نُسَّاكَا
So you see them, on a day of raging battle,
You see them on a fiercely battled day as lions
as lions, and in their solitude as ascetics.
And in their privacy as devoted worshipers.
كَانُواthey were مَلاَئِكَةًangels إِذَاwhen جَنَّfell الدُّجَىthe deep darkness
كَانُوا مَلاَئِكَةً إِذَا جَنَّ الدُّجَى
وَإِذَاand when اْلأسِرَّةُthe thrones مُهَّدتْwere prepared أَمْلاَكَاkings
وَإِذَا اْلأسِرَّةُ مُهَّدتْ أَمْلاَكَا
They were angels when deep darkness fell,
They were angels when night fell
and kings when the thrones were made ready.
And when saddles were laid out, sovereigns.
أبْنَاءُthe sons of نَصْرٍNasr آلُthe house of سَعْدٍSa'd نَاصَرُواchampioned
أبْنَاءُ نَصْرٍ آلُ سَعْدٍ نَاصَرُوا
خَيْرَthe best of الْوَرَىmankind طُرّاًall وَمَاand what أَدْرَاكَاcould make you know
خَيْرَ الْوَرَى طُرّاً وَمَا أَدْرَاكَا
Nasr's sons, the house of Sa'd, championed
The children of Nasr, the family of Saad supported
the best of all mankind—and what could make you know his worth!
The best of creation openly and who can reveal it.
مَوْلاَيَmy lord خُذْهَاtake it حُلَّةًa robe مَوْشِيَّةًembroidered
مَوْلاَيَ خُذْهَا حُلَّةً مَوْشِيَّةً
أهْدَاكَهَاpresented it to you حَسْنَاءَbeautiful عَبْدُthe servant of عُلاَكَاyour eminence
أهْدَاكَهَا حَسْنَاءَ عَبْدُ عُلاَكَا
My lord, take it as an embroidered robe,
My Master take it a robe of good omen
beautiful, presented to you by your eminence's servant.
Gifted to you by a beautiful servant of yours.
شَرَدَتْstrayed قَوَافِيهَاits rhymes وَأضْحَتْand became نُزَّعاwayward
شَرَدَتْ قَوَافِيهَا وَأضْحَتْ نُزَّعا
عَنِّيfrom me فَرَاوَضَهَاso coaxed them اللِّسَانُthe tongue وَلاَكَاand chewed
عَنِّي فَرَاوَضَهَا اللِّسَانُ وَلاَكَا
Its rhymes strayed and became wayward
Its rhymes have wandered and become detached
from me; the tongue coaxed them and chewed them over.
From me so the tongue conversed with it.
وَعَلَىand despite إِبَايَتِهاtheir refusal فَحِينَthen when دَعَوْتُهَاI called them
وَعَلَى إِبَايَتِها فَحِينَ دَعَوْتُهَا
لِمَدِيِحِكَto praising you انْثَالَتْthey poured forth عَلَيَّupon me وِشَاكَاswiftly
لِمَدِيِحِكَ انْثَالَتْ عَلَيَّ وِشَاكَا
And despite their reluctance, when I called them
And due to its eloquence when I called it
to praise you, they poured swiftly upon me.
To praise you, it poured unto me copiously.
هَذَاthis وَكَمْand how many لِيfor me مِنْof وَسِيلَةِa means of access خدْمَةٍservice
هَذَا وَكَمْ لِي مِنْ وَسِيلَةِ خدْمَةٍ
مَاnot إِنْindeed (emphatic) يَضِيعُis lost ذِمَامُهَاtheir claim to protection حَاشَاكَاfar be it from you
مَا إِنْ يَضِيعُ ذِمَامُهَا حَاشَاكَا
This—and how many ties I have through service,
This is while I have many means of serving you
whose claims are never neglected—far be that from you!
None of which would be wasted, I implore you.
هُنّيتَmay you be congratulated عِيدَthe feast of الْفِطْرِbreaking the fast أسْعَدَthe happiest قَادِمٍvisitor
هُنّيتَ عِيدَ الْفِطْرِ أسْعَدَ قَادِمٍ
حَثَّhastened السُّرَىnight travel شَوْقاًin longing إِلَىfor لُقْيَاكَاmeeting you
حَثَّ السُّرَى شَوْقاً إِلَى لُقْيَاكَا
Joy to you on Eid al-Fitr, the happiest visitor,
You graced the holiday of Fitr, most fortunate of all,
who hastened his night journey, longing to meet you.
The hidden urged longing to meet you.
وَالشَّهْرُand the month وَدَّwished بِأنْthat يَطُولُbe prolonged مُقَامُهُits stay
وَالشَّهْرُ وَدَّ بِأنْ يَطُولُ مُقَامُهُ
كَلَفاًin ardent longing بِودِّكَfor your affection مِنْهُon its part وَاسْتِمْسَاكَاand holding fast
كَلَفاً بِودِّكَ مِنْهُ وَاسْتِمْسَاكَا
And the month wished that its stay might be prolonged,
And the month lingered to prolong its stay
in its passion for your affection and its clinging fast.
Yearning your affection from it and to cling to you.
وَفَّيْتَyou fulfilled حَقَّthe due of صِيَامِهِits fasting وَقِيَامِهِand its night prayers
وَفَّيْتَ حَقَّ صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ
بِمَقَامِat a station of صِدْقٍsincerity لَمْnot يَقُمْهُoccupied it سِوَاكَاanyone other than you
بِمَقَامِ صِدْقٍ لَمْ يَقُمْهُ سِوَاكَا
You gave its fasting and its night prayers their due,
You fulfilled its right of fasting and night vigil
at a station of sincerity occupied by none but you.
With true devotion none other performed but you.
وَانْعَمْand enjoy بِمُلْكٍin a kingdom دَائِمٍlasting لاَيَنْقَضِيthat never ends
وَانْعَمْ بِمُلْكٍ دَائِمٍ لاَيَنْقَضِي
وَاخْلُدْand live forever قِوَاماًa pillar لِلْعُلَىfor glory وَمِلاَكَاand a mainstay
وَاخْلُدْ قِوَاماً لِلْعُلَى وَمِلاَكَا
And enjoy a lasting kingdom that never ends,
So enjoy an eternal kingdom that will not expire
and live forever as glory's pillar and mainstay.
And eternally endure the empowerment and possession.
فَلَوَfor if أنَّthat دُنْيَاthe world خُيِّرَتْwere given a choice مَاwhat تَبْتَغِيit seeks
فَلَوَ أنَّ دُنْيَا خُيِّرَتْ مَا تَبْتَغِي
لَمْwould not تَأمُلِhope for الدُّنْيَاthe world سِوَىother than بُقْيَاكَاyour continued life
لَمْ تَأمُلِ الدُّنْيَا سِوَى بُقْيَاكَا
For if the world were allowed to choose what it seeks,
If the whole world were given a choice, it would not wish
the world would hope for nothing but your enduring life.
For the world to aspire for other than your remaining.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.