تَسَلَّيْتَyou found solace حَتَّىuntil أُنْسِيَwas made to forget الهائِمُthe lovelorn الهَمَّاsorrow
تَسَلَّيْتَ حَتَّى أُنْسِيَ الهائِمُ الهَمَّا
وأَغْنَيْتَand you enriched حَتَّىuntil أُعْدِمَwas deprived of المُعْدِمُthe destitute العُدْمَاdestitution
وأَغْنَيْتَ حَتَّى أُعْدِمَ المُعْدِمُ العُدْمَا
You found solace, till the lovelorn was made to forget sorrow;
You give solace until the anxious forgets anxiety,
and enriched others, till the destitute was stripped of destitution.
And you enrich until the annihilator abolishes annihilation.
وإِلّاand if not فكيفَthen how اغتالَتِit ambushed القُطْبَthe Pole Star والسُّهاand Suhā
وإِلّا فكيفَ اغتالَتِ القُطْبَ والسُّها
وعارَضَتِand it confronted الجوزاءَal-Jawzāʾ واعْتامَتِand it singled out النَّجْماthe star
وعارَضَتِ الجوزاءَ واعْتامَتِ النَّجْما
Otherwise, how could it have ambushed the Pole Star and Suhā,
Otherwise, how could Capricorn and Cancer be overcome?
confronted al-Jawzāʾ and singled out the star?
And Gemini intercepted and the star obscured?
وكيفَand how دَنَتْdrew near منكَto you الخطوبُcalamities وَمَاwhile not رَجَتْthey hoped
وكيفَ دَنَتْ منكَ الخطوبُ وَمَا رَجَتْ
بساحَةِwithin the precincts of منwhoever والاكَbefriended you ظُلْماًwrong ولاnor هَضْماinjury
بساحَةِ من والاكَ ظُلْماً ولا هَضْما
How could calamities approach you, when they dared not hope
And how could misfortunes approach you without advancing or retreating
to inflict wrong or injury within the precincts of your allies?
In the domain of one who allies with you, unjustly or vengefully?
وكيفَand how ابْتَغَتْit sought للسُّقْمِfor sickness عِنْدَكَwithin you موضِعاًa place
وكيفَ ابْتَغَتْ للسُّقْمِ عِنْدَكَ موضِعاً
وأَنتَwhile you الَّذِيthe one who يشفيheals الإِلَهُGod بِهِthrough him السُّقْماsickness
وأَنتَ الَّذِي يشفي الإِلَهُ بِهِ السُّقْما
How could it seek a place for sickness within you,
And how could illness seek a place near you
when you are the one through whom God heals sickness?
When you are the one God uses to cure illness?
وكمand how often رُعْتَهاyou terrified it بالسَّيْفِwith the sword فِيin كُلِّevery بَلْدَةٍtown
وكم رُعْتَها بالسَّيْفِ فِي كُلِّ بَلْدَةٍ
فإِنْso if أَقْدَمَتْit advanced يَوْماًone day ففِيthen during بَسْطِكَyour extending السَّلْماpeace
فإِنْ أَقْدَمَتْ يَوْماً ففِي بَسْطِكَ السَّلْما
How often you terrified it with the sword in every town!
And how often have you guarded it with the sword in every land -
So if it ever advanced, it was when you held out peace.
If it dares one day, it will be in your peaceful embrace.
أَلاwhy not أَقْدَمَتْit advanced فِيinto حَوْمَةِthe thick of الموتِdeath والرَّدىand destruction
أَلا أَقْدَمَتْ فِي حَوْمَةِ الموتِ والرَّدى
تُطارِدُهُyou pursue it حمراred [steeds] وتبهرهand you outstrip it قدماin daring
تُطارِدُهُ حمرا وتبهره قدما
Why did it not advance into the thick of death and destruction,
Indeed, it ventured into the frenzy of death and destruction,
as you pursued it on red steeds and outstripped it in daring?
Chasing it red and dazzling it white.
وَهَلَّاand why not وأَبْصارُwhile the eyes of الكُماةِthe warriors شواخِصٌstare fixedly
وَهَلَّا وأَبْصارُ الكُماةِ شواخِصٌ
وبِيضُand the white الظُّبىblade-edges تَحْمىgrow hot وسُمْرُand the brown القَناspears تَدْمىgrow bloodied
وبِيضُ الظُّبى تَحْمى وسُمْرُ القَنا تَدْمى
And why not, when the warriors' eyes stared fixedly,
Why not, while the eyes of the champions are watchful,
and bright sword-edges grew hot, and brown spears ran with blood?
And the white forelocks protect and the tips of the spears redden?
وَمَاand not كَانَتِwas الحُمَّىfever بأَوَّلِthe first كاشِحٍhidden foe
وَمَا كَانَتِ الحُمَّى بأَوَّلِ كاشِحٍ
سَعىstrove لَكَfor you بالبُؤْسَىwith misery فجازَيْتَهُso you repaid him النُّعْمَىkindness
سَعى لَكَ بالبُؤْسَى فجازَيْتَهُ النُّعْمَى
Fever was not the first hidden foe
The fever was not with the first assailant -
who sought to bring you misery, yet you repaid him with kindness.
It sought your misery, but you rewarded it with bounty.
فأَوْلَيْتَهاso you granted it الصَّبْرَpatience اللَّجوجَunyielding إِلَىtoward العِدىenemies
فأَوْلَيْتَها الصَّبْرَ اللَّجوجَ إِلَى العِدى
وَعَرَّفْتَهاand you taught it الصَّبْرَpatience الخَرُوجَthat escapes منfrom الغُمَّىdistress
وَعَرَّفْتَها الصَّبْرَ الخَرُوجَ من الغُمَّى
So you gave it patience relentless toward enemies,
You made it yield to obstinacy unto justice,
and taught it the patience that wins free of distress.
And you taught it to show patience to overcome tribulation.
ومنand from قبلُbefore مَاindeed أَوْسَعْتَهاyou lavished on it صَدْرَthe heart of صافِحٍone who forgives
ومن قبلُ مَا أَوْسَعْتَها صَدْرَ صافِحٍ
ونفساًand a soul يَلَذُّdelights المِسْكَmusk أَنفاسُهاits breaths شَمَّاin smelling
ونفساً يَلَذُّ المِسْكَ أَنفاسُها شَمَّا
And before that, you had offered it a forgiving heart,
And before, how you expanded the chest of a greeter,
and a soul whose breath even musk delights to smell.
A soul that finds the scent of musk exhilarating!
فإِنْso if جُدِّدَتْwas renewed فِيin بُعْدِهاits absence لَكَfor you صِحَّةٌhealth
فإِنْ جُدِّدَتْ فِي بُعْدِها لَكَ صِحَّةٌ
فمِنْthen from بَعْدِafter أَنْthat زَوَّدْتَهاyou provisioned it with الطِّيبَfragrance والحلْماand forbearance
فمِنْ بَعْدِ أَنْ زَوَّدْتَها الطِّيبَ والحلْما
So if health was renewed for you in its absence,
If your health is renewed after distance from you,
it was after you had provisioned it with fragrance and forbearance.
It is because you first provided it with goodness and forbearance.
وإِنْand if تَلْقَit encounters جِسْماًa body بعدafter جِسْمِكَyour body فِيamong الورىhumankind
وإِنْ تَلْقَ جِسْماً بعد جِسْمِكَ فِي الورى
وكَيْفَand how بِهَاfor it أَنْto تَرْتَضِيbe content with بَعْدَهُafter it جِسْماa body
وكَيْفَ بِهَا أَنْ تَرْتَضِي بَعْدَهُ جِسْما
And should it find a body among humankind after yours—
And if it encounters a body after yours in existence,
though how could it be content with any body after yours?—
How can it be content with another body after you?
فَقَدْthen indeed أَهْدَتِit has brought البُشْرىglad tidings إِلَيْهِto him وأَفْرَغَتْand poured
فَقَدْ أَهْدَتِ البُشْرى إِلَيْهِ وأَفْرَغَتْ
عَلَيْهِupon him السُّرورَjoy المَحْضَpure والكَرَمَand generosity الجَمَّاabundant
عَلَيْهِ السُّرورَ المَحْضَ والكَرَمَ الجَمَّا
then it will have brought him glad tidings and poured
For it gave good tidings to him and lavished
upon him pure joy and abundant bounty.
Upon him pure happiness and abundant nobility.
وَمَاand whatever نَقَصَتْhave taken منكَfrom you اللياليthe nights فَعُوَّدٌthen they return
وَمَا نَقَصَتْ منكَ الليالي فَعُوَّدٌ
عَلَيْكَto you بِهِwith it إِلّاexcept الخَطِيئَةَtransgression والإِثْماand sin
عَلَيْكَ بِهِ إِلّا الخَطِيئَةَ والإِثْما
And whatever the nights have taken from you, they will bring back
And the nights have not detracted anything from you -
to you—except transgression and sin.
An accustomed sin and wrongdoing to you.
وعندَand at ذُبُولِthe withering of الرَّوْضِthe garden يُرْجىis hoped for لَهُfor it الحَياrain
وعندَ ذُبُولِ الرَّوْضِ يُرْجى لَهُ الحَيا
وعِنْدَand at محاقِthe darkening of البدرِthe full moon يَسْتَقْبِلُit approaches التِّماfullness
وعِنْدَ محاقِ البدرِ يَسْتَقْبِلُ التِّما
And when the garden withers, rain is hoped for it,
When the meadow withers, its revival is hoped for,
and when the full moon darkens, it turns toward fullness.
And when the full moon wanes, it faces completion.
ومَنْand whoever يَصْلَendures نارَthe fire of الحربِwar فِيin جاحِمِthe blaze of الوغىbattle
ومَنْ يَصْلَ نارَ الحربِ فِي جاحِمِ الوغى
فلاthen no غَرْوَwonder أَنthat يَحصىturn stony حشاهُhis innards وأَنْand that يَحْمىgrow hot
فلا غَرْوَ أَن يَحصى حشاهُ وأَنْ يَحْمى
And whoever endures war's fire in the furnace of battle,
Whoever joins the battle fire in the raging fray
no wonder his innards turn stony and grow hot.
Should not be surprised if his footsteps and body burn.
ولاand no عَجَبٌwonder منat وَهْنthe weakness of جسمٍa body تعاوَرَتْhave assailed in turn
ولا عَجَبٌ من وَهْن جسمٍ تعاوَرَتْ
قواهُits powers الحصونَfortresses الصُّمَّunyielding والمُدُنَand cities الشُّمَّاlofty
قواهُ الحصونَ الصُّمَّ والمُدُنَ الشُّمَّا
Nor is it strange that a body should weaken, after
It is no wonder that a body falters, whose strength
its powers have assailed unyielding fortresses and lofty cities in turn.
Assailed the deaf fortresses and protected cities.
فَبَسْطَةُfor the breadth of باعٍa reach جازَتِhas surpassed الوَهْمَimagination والمدىand all bounds
فَبَسْطَةُ باعٍ جازَتِ الوَهْمَ والمدى
ورَحْبُand the breadth of ذِراعٍan arm حازَتِhas encompassed العُرْبَthe Arabs والعُجْماand non-Arabs
ورَحْبُ ذِراعٍ حازَتِ العُرْبَ والعُجْما
For your broad reach has surpassed imagination and all bounds,
For the outstretched hand surpasses conception and range,
and your ample arm has encompassed Arabs and non-Arabs.
And the broad arm encompasses both Arab and foreigner.
فإِنْso if يَبْقَremains منof شكواكَyour ailment باقٍanything remaining فَهَذِهِthen these are
فإِنْ يَبْقَ من شكواكَ باقٍ فَهَذِهِ
تمائِمُكَyour talismans اللاتيwhich شَفَيْتَyou healed بِهَاwith them قِدْماlong ago
تمائِمُكَ اللاتي شَفَيْتَ بِهَا قِدْما
So if anything remains of your ailment, these are
If any of your sorrows remain, here are your amulets
your talismans, with which you brought healing long ago:
With which you have healed your steps.
خيولاًhorses كساهاclothed them in الجَوُّthe sky نُوراًlight فأَقْدَمَتْso they advanced
خيولاً كساها الجَوُّ نُوراً فأَقْدَمَتْ
مُحَجَّلَةًwhite-stockinged غُرّاًwhite-blazed وإِنْeven though نُتِجَتْthey were foaled دُهْماblack
مُحَجَّلَةً غُرّاً وإِنْ نُتِجَتْ دُهْما
horses the sky clothed in light, so they advanced
Horses the atmosphere clothed with light, so they advanced
white-stockinged and white-blazed, though they were foaled black;
Adorned with valor, even if spawned as cowards.
وبيضاًand white swords تَشَكَّتْthey complained منbecause of شَكاتِكَyour illness وَحْشَةًestrangement
وبيضاً تَشَكَّتْ من شَكاتِكَ وَحْشَةً
بماfrom what أَنِسَتْthey had enjoyed حَتَّىuntil قَرَنْتَyou joined بِهَاto them العَزْماresolve
بما أَنِسَتْ حَتَّى قَرَنْتَ بِهَا العَزْما
and white swords that, through your illness, bewailed estrangement
And white steeds that feared your fearlessness,
from what they once enjoyed, until you joined resolve to them;
Until you tamed them and tied them with resolve.
وسُمْراًand brown lances كَأَنَّas though الليلَthe night لماwhen سَرَيْتَهُyou traversed it by night
وسُمْراً كَأَنَّ الليلَ لما سَرَيْتَهُ
كَساclothed كُلَّevery لَدْنٍsupple shaft منfrom كواكِبِهِits stars نَجْماa star
كَسا كُلَّ لَدْنٍ من كواكِبِهِ نَجْما
and brown lances, as though the night, when you traversed it,
And chestnut as if when you paraded night,
had clothed every supple shaft in one of its stars;
You clothed every tender part of it with a star.
وكُلَّand every غَريقٍone submerged فِيin الحديدِiron كَأَنَّماas though
وكُلَّ غَريقٍ فِي الحديدِ كَأَنَّما
تَسَرْبَلَhe robed himself منfrom غَزْلِthe spun threads of الغزالَةِthe sun واعْتَمَّاand turbaned himself
تَسَرْبَلَ من غَزْلِ الغزالَةِ واعْتَمَّا
and every man submerged in iron, as though
And every one drowning in iron as if
he had robed and turbaned himself in the sun's spun threads.
He was wearing the yarn of a doe and took cover.
تهاوَتْswept headlong بِهِwith him الأَهواءُpassions حَتَّىuntil أَمَمْتَهُyou guided him
تهاوَتْ بِهِ الأَهواءُ حَتَّى أَمَمْتَهُ
إِلَىto طاعَةِobedience to الرحمنِthe Merciful فانْقَادَso he submitted وائتَمَّاand followed your lead
إِلَى طاعَةِ الرحمنِ فانْقَادَ وائتَمَّا
Passions had swept him headlong, until you guided him
The passions collapsed around it until you guided it
to obedience to the Merciful; he submitted and followed your lead.
To obeying the Merciful, so it yielded and took cover.
فلمso he did not يَدْرِknow إِلّاexcept ظِلَّthe shade of مُلْكِكَyour rule مَوْطِناًas a homeland
فلم يَدْرِ إِلّا ظِلَّ مُلْكِكَ مَوْطِناً
ولاnor والِداًa father إِلّاexcept لَدَيْكَat your side ولاnor أُمَّاa mother
ولا والِداً إِلّا لَدَيْكَ ولا أُمَّا
Thus he knew no homeland but the shade of your rule,
It knew no home but the shade of your kingdom,
nor any father or mother save at your side.
No father but in your presence, nor mother.
وياand O ذَاpossessor of الرِّياساتِthe high commands افْتَتِحْconquer فَقَدِfor already انْجَلَتْhave become clear
ويا ذَا الرِّياساتِ افْتَتِحْ فَقَدِ انْجَلَتْ
فواتِحُكَyour opening victories اللاتِيwhich ضَمِنَّhave guaranteed لَكَfor you الحَتْماthe certain outcome
فواتِحُكَ اللاتِي ضَمِنَّ لَكَ الحَتْما
And O lord of command, conquer: now stand revealed
O holder of leadership, unleash, for your openings have shone,
your opening victories, which have assured you certain triumph.
Those that guaranteed triumph for you.
وياand O مُنْذِرَMundhir (warner) الراياتِthe banners والسَّابحاتِand coursing steeds قُمْarise
ويا مُنْذِرَ الراياتِ والسَّابحاتِ قُمْ
فأَنْذِرْso warn عِداكَyour enemies الذُّلَّabasement والخِزْيَand disgrace والرَّغْماand humiliation
فأَنْذِرْ عِداكَ الذُّلَّ والخِزْيَ والرَّغْما
And O Mundhir of banners and coursing steeds, arise;
And o warning of flags and armadas, arise
and warn your enemies of abasement, disgrace, and humiliation.
And warn your enemies of humiliation, disgrace and coercion.
ونادَتْand called out بكَto you الدنياthe world أَباAbu (father of) الحَكَمِal-Hakam احْتَكِمْrule as you will
ونادَتْ بكَ الدنيا أَبا الحَكَمِ احْتَكِمْ
بِحَوْلِby the might of الَّذِيHim who أَلقىplaced إِلَىinto يَدِكَyour hand الحُكْماauthority
بِحَوْلِ الَّذِي أَلقى إِلَى يَدِكَ الحُكْما
And the world has called to you: ‘Abu al-Hakam, rule
The world called you, O father of wisdom, judge!
by the might of Him who placed authority in your hand!’
By the power that cast leadership into your hands.
وأَوْفِand rise عَلَىto العَلْياءِthe heights واسْتَوفِand claim in full أَنعُماًblessings
وأَوْفِ عَلَى العَلْياءِ واسْتَوفِ أَنعُماً
حباكَbestowed on you الَّذِيthe One who يَحْبُوbestows بأَجْزَلِهاwith the richest of them قِسْماas a share
حباكَ الَّذِي يَحْبُو بأَجْزَلِها قِسْما
And rise to the heights, and claim in full the blessings
And fulfill upon the noble and obtain bounties -
the Giver bestowed on you in their richest share.
The love for you which rises to give in plenty.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.