للَهto God درexcellence نظامverse عبدAbd (servant) الباقيal-Baqi (the Everlasting)
للَه در نظام عبد الباقي
هوit سلكa strand درهits pearls حليةan adornment الأعناقof necks
هو سلك دره حلية الأعناق
How splendid is the verse of Abd al-Baqi!
For God, the order of Abd al-Bāqī
It is a strand whose pearls adorn the necks.
It is a thread in which is the adornment of necks
المخرسthe one who silences العشرthe ten العقولintellects بنطقهwith his speech
المخرس العشر العقول بنطقه
والمحتبيand the one sitting enfolded منfrom فضلهhis excellence بنطاقin a girdle
والمحتبي من فضله بنطاق
He who silences the ten intellects with his speech,
The dumb, their minds speak through his speech
And sits enfolded in a girdle of his own excellence.
And the shy benefit from his excellence with a belt
ذوpossessor of الباقياتthe enduring deeds الصالحاتthe righteous وهلand is there سوىother than
ذو الباقيات الصالحات وهل سوى
هاتيكthose فيin دارthe abode البقاof eternity منany باقيthing remaining
هاتيك في دار البقا من باقي
He possesses enduring righteous deeds—and does anything but
Possessor of righteous works, and is there anything besides
Those remain in the abode of eternity?
These in the abode of eternity that remains
سحرbewitched العقولminds بآيwith wondrous verses نظمٍof poetry لمnot أجدI found
سحر العقول بآي نظمٍ لم أجد
إلاexcept سماعhearing نشيدهhis song ليfor me راقيa healer by incantation
إلا سماع نشيده لي راقي
He bewitched minds with wondrous verse; I found
Charming minds with verses of order I did not find
No spell-breaker for me but hearing his song.
Except listening to his chant was uplifting for me
وافيarrived فخلتso I imagined مدادthe ink رسمtracing سطورهits lines
وافي فخلت مداد رسم سطوره
فيهin it سوادthe blackness نواظرof the pupils الأحداقof the eyes
فيه سواد نواظر الأحداق
It arrived, so I imagined the ink tracing its lines
Fulfilling, so I left the ink depicting his lines
Held the blackness of the eyes' pupils.
In it is the blackness of penetrating sights
ولقدand indeed نشرتI was revived بنشرهby its fragrance لماwhen انطوىlay folded
ولقد نشرت بنشره لما انطوى
سرthe secret البلاغةof eloquence منهfrom it فيin الأوراقthe pages
سر البلاغة منه في الأوراق
Indeed, its fragrance revived me when there lay folded
And it has spread with its diffusion when folded
The secret of its eloquence within the pages.
The secret of eloquence from it in the papers
أغنىdispensed عنwith الشمسthe sun المنيرةthe shining بهجةًin splendor
أغنى عن الشمس المنيرة بهجةً
وسناهand its radiance أغنىdispensed عنwith مدامthe wine الساقيof the cupbearer
وسناه أغنى عن مدام الساقي
Its splendor left no need for the shining sun,
It made the shining sun dispensable in delight
And its radiance left no need for the cupbearer's wine.
And its brilliance made the cupbearer's wine dispensable
قطبthe pivot مدارof the orbit طباقof harmonious matching كلof every فريدةٍpeerless pearl
قطب مدار طباق كل فريدةٍ
تجلوreveals نظامa string الدرof pearls فيin إطباقperfect accord
تجلو نظام الدر في إطباق
The pivot around which every peerless pearl finds harmony,
Axis of the cycle of each unique pearl
Each revealing a string of pearls in perfect accord.
Revealing the order of pearls in embrace
نادتproclaimed مفاخرهhis glories برفعthe elevation of محلهhis station
نادت مفاخره برفع محله
فترىso you see الفحولthe master poets لديهbefore him فيin إطراقhead-bowed silence
فترى الفحول لديه في إطراق
His glories proclaimed his exalted station,
Its glories called to exalt his status
So you see the master poets before him with heads bowed.
So you see the eminent around him in fervor
علمlearning وآدابand letters وغرand radiant مناقبvirtues
علم وآداب وغر مناقب
كالشهبlike bright stars فيin اللألاءglitter والإشراقand radiance
كالشهب في اللألاء والإشراق
Learning, letters, and radiant virtues,
Knowledge and manners and a cave of virtues
Like bright stars in glitter and radiance.
Like embers in pearls and dawn
خلقa character تشاطرshared والنسيمwith the breeze لطافةdelicacy
خلق تشاطر والنسيم لطافة
وكذاand thus تكونare مكارمthe noble qualities الأخلاقof character
وكذا تكون مكارم الأخلاق
A character that shares the breeze's delicacy,
A creation sharing gentleness with the breeze
And such are the noble traits of character.
And so moral traits come to be
ذوpossessing طلعةa countenance بدرthe full moon السماءof heaven قرينهاits peer
ذو طلعة بدر السماء قرينها
لوif لمnot يشنbe marred بدرthe full moon السماof heaven بمحاقby its dark phase
لو لم يشن بدر السما بمحاق
He has a countenance whose peer would be heaven's full moon,
With the rising moon in the sky as his companion
Were heaven's full moon not marred by waning into darkness.
If the moon in the sky did not descend in annihilation
وأضاءand shone فيin الدنياthe world سناthe radiance أعراقهof his ancestral roots
وأضاء في الدنيا سنا أعراقه
فيin شامهاits Levant وحجازهاand its Hijaz وعراقand Iraq
في شامها وحجازها وعراق
And the radiance of his lineage shone across the world,
And illuminated in the world the brilliance of his integrity
In its Levant, its Hijaz, and Iraq.
In its Levant, Hejaz and Iraq
ياO منyou who لهhave belonging to you فيamong العالمينall peoples سوابغٍabundant favors
يا من له في العالمين سوابغٍ
هيthey فيupon رقابthe necks الناسof people كالأطواقlike collars
هي في رقاب الناس كالأطواق
O you whose abundant favors among all peoples
O you who in both worlds has complete
Lie upon people's necks like collars.
Which around people's necks are like necklaces
متبوءtaking up residence ربعin the precinct الفضيلةof virtue منزلاًas a dwelling
متبوء ربع الفضيلة منزلاً
وسواهand those besides him لاdo not يدنوهapproach it باستطراقby passing through
وسواه لا يدنوه باستطراق
Taking the precinct of virtue as his dwelling,
Settled in the quarter of virtue with an abode
While none besides him can approach it even in passing.
And the rest cannot approach it in aspiration
قصرتfell short خطاthe steps الأوهامof imagination عنof تحديدهdefining him
قصرت خطا الأوهام عن تحديده
فيin العلمlearning فيin المفهومconcept والمصداقand actual embodiment
في العلم في المفهوم والمصداق
The steps of imagination fell short of defining him
Imaginations fell short of delineating him
In learning, in concept and actual embodiment.
In knowledge, in conception, and in reality
هدرتroared شقاشقهhis oratorical outbursts بفضلwith the excellence of خطابهhis speech
هدرت شقاشقه بفضل خطابه
إنif أخرسsilenced العلماءthe scholars وقعthe impact شقاقof discord
إن أخرس العلماء وقع شقاق
His eloquent outbursts roared with the excellence of his speech,
His cheeks shone through the excellence of his discourse
If discord's impact struck the scholars dumb.
Even the mute scholars occurred discord
سبقpreceded السؤالthe request ندىbounty فسحso poured down سحابهhis clouds
سبق السؤال ندى فسح سحابه
منwith غيرno أرعادthundering ولاnor إبراقlightning
من غير أرعاد ولا إبراق
His bounty preceded the request, so his clouds poured down,
Thirst preceded the dew of his vast clouds
Without thunder or lightning.
Without clamor and lightning
متفردpeerless بزكيin pure أخلاقvirtues زكتthat flourished
متفرد بزكي أخلاق زكت
أزرتput to shame بنفحthe waft of المسكmusk فيin استنشاقinhalation
أزرت بنفح المسك في استنشاق
Peerless in pure virtues that have flourished,
Singular with the honor of manners that purified
Putting the waft of musk to shame when inhaled.
I was delighted by the musk scent in inhaling
فاقsurpassed الورىhumankind طراًentirely وقدand indeed فاتoutstripped الألىthose who
فاق الورى طراً وقد فات الألى
سبقواthey came before وأتعبand wearied منthose who بقىremained بلحاقin catching up
سبقوا وأتعب من بقى بلحاق
He surpassed all humankind, and outstripped those
He surpassed people in ascent and even transcended
Who came before, and wearied those who remain in pursuit.
Those preceding, exhausting those lagging in pursuit
دامتmay remain رقائقthe fine leaves فضلهof his excellence منشورةًspread abroad
دامت رقائق فضله منشورةً
ماas long as غردتwarbled ورقgrey doves علىupon الأوراقthe leaves
ما غردت ورق على الأوراق
May the fine leaves of his excellence remain spread abroad,
May the delicacies of his abundant merit remain diffused
As long as grey doves warble upon the leaves.
As long as sheets rustled upon sheets
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.