لَولاwere it not for قَضاؤُكَyour arbitration بَينَbetween الحُكمِjudgment وَالحَكَمِand the judge
لَولا قَضاؤُكَ بَينَ الحُكمِ وَالحَكَمِ
لَماwould not جَرىhave raced السَيفُthe sword فيin شَأوٍa race مَعَwith القَلَمِthe pen
لَما جَرى السَيفُ في شَأوٍ مَعَ القَلَمِ
Were it not for your arbitration between judgment and judge,
Had you not judged between rule and rule,
the sword would not have run a race alongside the pen.
The sword would not have flowed with the pen.
لَكَyours are النَدىgenerosity وَالهُدىand guidance نَجلوwe dispel بِنورِهِماby the light of both
لَكَ النَدى وَالهُدى نَجلو بِنورِهِما
لَيلاًa night مِنَof الجَهلِignorance أَوor لَيلاًa night مِنَof العَدَمِpoverty
لَيلاً مِنَ الجَهلِ أَو لَيلاً مِنَ العَدَمِ
Yours are generosity and guidance; by their light we dispel
The dew and the guidance, we are illuminated by their light,
a night of ignorance or a night of poverty.
A night of ignorance, or a night of oblivion.
أَطلَعتَyou brought forth صُبحَthe dawn الهُدىof guidance وَالعَدلِand justice فاِمتَحِقاso both swept away
أَطلَعتَ صُبحَ الهُدى وَالعَدلِ فاِمتَحِقا
دُجُنَّةَthe gloom الفاحِمَينِof the two coal-black ones الظُلمِinjustice وَالظُلَمِand darkness
دُجُنَّةَ الفاحِمَينِ الظُلمِ وَالظُلَمِ
You raised the dawn of guidance and justice, and both swept away
You brought forth the dawn of guidance and justice, so adhere,
the gloom of the two coal-black ones: injustice and darkness.
To the gloom of oppressors, injustice and gloom.
فاِنهَضso rise بِجِدِّكَwith your resolve فيin حَسمِrooting out الضَلالِerror كَماjust as
فاِنهَض بِجِدِّكَ في حَسمِ الضَلالِ كَما
دَبَّcrept السَناradiance فيthrough الدُجىdarkness وَالبَرءُand healing فيthrough سَقَمِsickness
دَبَّ السَنا في الدُجى وَالبَرءُ في سَقَمِ
So rise with your resolve to root out error, just as
So rise with your dedication to end misguidance, as
radiance crept through darkness, and healing through sickness.
The spear point advanced in the darkness and the innocent in disease.
لاnot يَغرَقُdrown البَحرُthe sea فيin غَمرِthe flood السَرابِof the mirage وَلاnor
لا يَغرَقُ البَحرُ في غَمرِ السَرابِ وَلا
يُخِلُّdetracts بِالنَبعِfrom the bow-wood tree فَرعُa branch الضالِof wild lote وَالسَلَمِand acacia
يُخِلُّ بِالنَبعِ فَرعُ الضالِ وَالسَلَمِ
The sea does not drown in the flood of a mirage, nor
The sea does not drown in the delusion of mirage, nor
do branches of wild lote and acacia detract from the bow-wood tree.
Does the run-off of the lost affect the spring.
لَوif أَنَّthat أَرضاًa land سَعَتhastened شَوقاًin longing لِمُصلِحِهاfor its reformer
لَو أَنَّ أَرضاً سَعَت شَوقاً لِمُصلِحِها
جاءَتكَwould come to you أَندَلُسٌal-Andalus تَمشيwalking عَلىon قَدَمِfoot
جاءَتكَ أَندَلُسٌ تَمشي عَلى قَدَمِ
If a land could hasten in longing for its reformer,
If a land had expanded in yearning for its reformer,
al-Andalus would come to you, walking on foot.
Andalusia would have come to you walking on foot.
أَلبَستَyou clothed حِمصَHims سِلاحاًin arms لاnot يُفَلُّis blunted وَقَدand already
أَلبَستَ حِمصَ سِلاحاً لا يُفَلُّ وَقَد
سَلَّhad drawn النِفاقُhypocrisy عَلَيهاagainst her سَيفَthe sword مُنتَقِمِof an avenger
سَلَّ النِفاقُ عَلَيها سَيفَ مُنتَقِمِ
You clad Hims in arms that cannot be blunted, when
You clothed Homs in undefeatable armor, though
hypocrisy had drawn an avenger's sword against her.
Hypocrisy had already drawn its avenging sword against it.
وَخَلِّand leave قَوماًa people تَلواthey recited ماwhat لَيسَdoes not يَنفَعُهُمbenefit them
وَخَلِّ قَوماً تَلوا ما لَيسَ يَنفَعُهُم
كَأَنَّماas though عَكَفواthey devoted themselves فيهِin it عَلىto صَنَمِan idol
كَأَنَّما عَكَفوا فيهِ عَلى صَنَمِ
And leave a people who recited what does not benefit them,
And leave a people reciting what does not benefit them,
as though, in doing so, they had devoted themselves to an idol.
As if they were idols in dedication to an idol.
ظَنّواthey supposed الشَقاوَةَmisery فيماin what فيهِin it فَوزُهُمُtheir triumph
ظَنّوا الشَقاوَةَ فيما فيهِ فَوزُهُمُ
لاnot تَثقُلُweighs heavily الدِرعُthe coat of mail إِلّاexcept عِندَfor مُنهَزِمِa routed man
لا تَثقُلُ الدِرعُ إِلّا عِندَ مُنهَزِمِ
They thought misery lay in what held their triumph;
They thought misery was where their success laid,
a coat of mail weighs heavy only to a routed man.
Armor weighs down none but the defeated.
غَرَّتهُمُbeguiled them بَهجَةُthe splendor الآمالِof hopes إِذwhen بَسَمَتthey smiled
غَرَّتهُمُ بَهجَةُ الآمالِ إِذ بَسَمَت
وَهَلand does يَسُرُّdelight اِبتِسامُthe smile الشَيبِof gray hair فيamong اللَمَمِthe locks
وَهَل يَسُرُّ اِبتِسامُ الشَيبِ في اللَمَمِ
The splendor of hopes beguiled them when they smiled;
The delight of hopes deceived them when it smiled,
but does the smile of gray hair among the locks bring joy?
Does the smile of old age please in adversities?
أَضحىhas become أَبوAbu عَمرٍAmr اِبنَson of الجَدِّal-Jadd مُنفَرِداًunmatched
أَضحى أَبو عَمرٍ اِبنَ الجَدِّ مُنفَرِداً
فيamong الناسِpeople كَالغُرَّةِlike the forehead blaze البَيضاءِwhite فيamong الدُهَمِblack horses
في الناسِ كَالغُرَّةِ البَيضاءِ في الدُهَمِ
Abu Amr ibn al-Jadd now stands unmatched
Abu Amr the son of dignity became unmatched
among men, like a white blaze among black steeds,
Among the people like a white pearl in coal.
مُحَبَباًbeloved كَالصِباlike youth فيin نَفسِthe soul ذيone with هَرَمٍold age
مُحَبَباً كَالصِبا في نَفسِ ذي هَرَمٍ
مُعَظَّماًrevered كَالغِنىlike wealth فيin عَينِthe eye ذيone with عَدَمِpoverty
مُعَظَّماً كَالغِنى في عَينِ ذي عَدَمِ
beloved as youth in an old man's soul,
Beloved like the breeze to one of old age,
revered as wealth in a poor man's eyes.
Revered like wealth in the eye of the penniless.
لَوif شاءَhe wished بِالسَعدِwith good fortune رَدَّwould turn back السَهمَthe arrow فيwith لُطُفٍgentleness
لَو شاءَ بِالسَعدِ رَدَّ السَهمَ في لُطُفٍ
بَعدَafter المُروقِpiercing through وَنالَand reach النَجمَthe star مِنfrom أَمَمِclose range
بَعدَ المُروقِ وَنالَ النَجمَ مِن أَمَمِ
If he wished, with fortune's favor he could gently turn an arrow back
If he willed, he would gently return the arrow after its shooting,
after it had pierced through, and reach a star at close range.
And take back the star from decline.
أَغَرُّradiant يَنظُرُgazes طَرفُthe eye الفَضلِof excellence عَنwith حَوَرٍdark irises against bright whites
أَغَرُّ يَنظُرُ طَرفُ الفَضلِ عَن حَوَرٍ
مِنهُfrom him وَيَشمَخُand rises proudly أَنفُthe nose المَجدِof glory عَنwith شَمَمِproud loftiness
مِنهُ وَيَشمَخُ أَنفُ المَجدِ عَن شَمَمِ
Radiant is he: excellence's eye gazes with dark-eyed beauty
How strange, the eye of virtue looks away from him
drawn from him, and glory's nose rises with his proud loftiness.
And the nose of glory turns up from his aroma.
لَوif أَنَّthat لِلبَدرِfor the full moon إِشراقاًradiance كَغُرَّتِهِlike his bright brow
لَو أَنَّ لِلبَدرِ إِشراقاً كَغُرَّتِهِ
كانَwould be الكُسوفُeclipse عَلَيهِupon it غَيرَnot مُتَّهَمِsuspected
كانَ الكُسوفُ عَلَيهِ غَيرَ مُتَّهَمِ
If the full moon had radiance like his brow's,
If the full moon had radiance like his,
none would suspect an eclipse could darken it.
Eclipses over it would not be suspect.
دارَتrevolved نُجومُthe stars العُلاof eminence مِنهُin him عَلىaround عَلَمٍa beacon
دارَت نُجومُ العُلا مِنهُ عَلى عَلَمٍ
وَأُضرِمَتand was kindled مِنهُfrom him نارُthe fire الفَخرِof pride فيon عَلَمِa mountain
وَأُضرِمَت مِنهُ نارُ الفَخرِ في عَلَمِ
The stars of eminence revolve around him as their beacon,
The stars of ascent revolved around his banner,
and from him pride's fire is kindled on a mountain.
And from it the fire of pride was lit in a banner.
مُوَكَّلٌentrusted بِحُقوقِwith the rights المُلكِof sovereignty يَحفَظُهاhe safeguards them
مُوَكَّلٌ بِحُقوقِ المُلكِ يَحفَظُها
بِالمَجدِwith nobility وَالجِدِّand diligence حِفظَsafeguarding الشُكرِgratitude لِلنِعَمِfor blessings
بِالمَجدِ وَالجِدِّ حِفظَ الشُكرِ لِلنِعَمِ
Entrusted with the rights of sovereignty, he safeguards them
Appointed over the rights of the kingdom, he preserves them
with nobility and diligence, as gratitude safeguards blessings.
With glory and dedication like gratitude preserves bounty.
نامَتslept بِهِthrough him مُقلَةُthe eye التَوحيدِof monotheism آمِنَةًsecure
نامَت بِهِ مُقلَةُ التَوحيدِ آمِنَةً
وَعَينُهُwhile his eye لَمhas not تَذُقtasted غَمضاًa wink وَلَمand has not تَنَمِslept
وَعَينُهُ لَم تَذُق غَمضاً وَلَم تَنَمِ
Through him, the eye of monotheism has slept secure,
The eye of monotheism slept by him safely,
while his own eye has not tasted a wink, nor slept.
His eye did not taste sleepiness nor slept.
تُضحيbecome الرِياضُthe gardens هَشيماًdry stubble إِذwhen تُحارِبُهُthey wage war on him
تُضحي الرِياضُ هَشيماً إِذ تُحارِبُهُ
وَيورِقُand sprouts leaves الصَخرُrock إِنif أَلقىit extends يَدَthe hand السَلَمِof peace
وَيورِقُ الصَخرُ إِن أَلقى يَدَ السَلَمِ
Gardens turn to dry stubble when they wage war on him,
Gardens become devastated when battling him
and rock sprouts leaves if it extends the hand of peace.
And rock blooms if he extends a hand of peace.
حَمىhe protected الهُدىguidance وَأَباحَand made freely available الرِفدَbounty سائِلَهُto its seeker
حَمى الهُدى وَأَباحَ الرِفدَ سائِلَهُ
فَالرِفدُso bounty فيin حَرَبٍplunder وَالدَينُand religion فيin حَرَمِa sanctuary
فَالرِفدُ في حَرَبٍ وَالدَينُ في حَرَمِ
He protected guidance and made bounty free to its seeker;
He protected the true path and provided for those requesting him,
so bounty is open to plunder, while religion is in a sanctuary.
So plenty is at war and religion in a sanctuary.
فَجودُso the generosity راحَتِهِof his palm رَيٌّthirst-quenching بِلاwithout شَرَقٍchoking
فَجودُ راحَتِهِ رَيٌّ بِلا شَرَقٍ
وَضَوءُand the radiance سيرَتِهِof his conduct نورٌlight بِلاwithout ظُلَمِdarkness
وَضَوءُ سيرَتِهِ نورٌ بِلا ظُلَمِ
So his palm's generosity quenches thirst without choking,
The open-handedness of his comfort is irrigation without horizons,
and his conduct's radiance is light without darkness.
And the light of his conduct is illumination without gloom.
ياO مَنyou who عَلىupon المَدحِpraise شَينٌa blemish فيin سِواهُanyone other than him كَماjust as
يا مَن عَلى المَدحِ شَينٌ في سِواهُ كَما
يُستَقبَحُis deemed ugly التاجُthe crown مَعقوداًfastened عَلىupon صَنَمِan idol
يُستَقبَحُ التاجُ مَعقوداً عَلى صَنَمِ
O you—praise of another is a blemish upon praise, just as
O you who praise is disgraceful compared to him, as
a crown is deemed ugly when fastened upon an idol.
A crown is deemed ugly when placed on an idol.
وَمَنand you whose جَرىflowed نَيلُهُhis bounty بَحراًas a sea فَغاصَso dived بِهِinto it
وَمَن جَرى نَيلُهُ بَحراً فَغاصَ بِهِ
أَهلُthe masters الثَناءِof praise عَلىfor دُرٍّpearls مِنَof الكَلِمِwords
أَهلُ الثَناءِ عَلى دُرٍّ مِنَ الكَلِمِ
And you whose bounty flowed as a sea, into which dived
And he whose attainment was an ocean so its people
the masters of praise in search of pearls of speech:
Of praise dived deeply for pearls of words.
لَئِنif indeed هَزَزتُكَI brandished you لِلدَهرِagainst Time الخَؤونِthe treacherous فَماthen not
لَئِن هَزَزتُكَ لِلدَهرِ الخَؤونِ فَما
هَزَزتُI brandished لِلحَربِfor war غَيرَother than الصارِمِthe keen sword الخَذِمِcleaving
هَزَزتُ لِلحَربِ غَيرَ الصارِمِ الخَذِمِ
if I have brandished you against treacherous Time, I have not
If I provoke you during hard times it is not
brandished for war anything but the keen, cleaving sword.
Provocation for war but for the cutting blade.
وَإِنand if جَنَيتُI reaped بِكَthrough you التَرفيهِease مِنfrom شَظَفٍhardship
وَإِن جَنَيتُ بِكَ التَرفيهِ مِن شَظَفٍ
فَرُبَّthen many a مَغفِرَةٍpardon تُنجيsaves مِنَfrom النَدَمِregret
فَرُبَّ مَغفِرَةٍ تُنجي مِنَ النَدَمِ
And if through you I have reaped ease from hardship,
And if I obtain from you amusement from adversity
then many a pardon saves one from regret.
Then many a forgiveness saves from regret.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.