عهدَage الجدودthe forefathers سقاكmay it water you صوبُa downpour عهادِrecurring rains
عهدَ الجدود سقاك صوبُ عهادِ
ورجعتand may you return للأحفادto the grandchildren بالاسعادِwith happiness
ورجعت للأحفاد بالاسعادِ
O age of the forefathers, may recurring showers water you,
The ancestors pledged you to quench the thirst of unity
and may you return to the grandchildren, bringing happiness.
And you returned to the descendants with happiness
ماضٍa bygone age تحصنتbecame fortified البلادthe land بظّلهbeneath its shade
ماضٍ تحصنت البلاد بظّله
منfrom كيدthe scheming of منتدبa mandate-holder وصولةand the assault of عادan aggressor
من كيد منتدب وصولة عاد
A past beneath whose shade the land found protection
A past that the country was fortified under its shade
from a mandate-holder's scheming and an aggressor's assault.
From the deceit of the delegate and the onslaught of enmity
المشرفيةthe Mashrafi swords فيin الوغىbattle خطباؤهits orators
المشرفية في الوغى خطباؤه
تعلوmount منابرpulpits منof متونbacks جيادsteeds
تعلو منابر من متون جياد
Mashrafi swords were its orators in battle,
Al Mishrifiya in turmoil, its orators
mounting pulpits made of the backs of steeds.
Ascend the podiums of the backs of steeds
وشباand the sharp points of الأسنةthe spearheads فيهin it ألسنَةٌtongues إذاwhen
وشبا الأسنة فيه ألسنَةٌ إذا
نطقتthey spoke فمنطقthen speech of سؤددٍnobility وسدادand sound judgment
نطقت فمنطق سؤددٍ وسداد
And there the spearheads' points were tongues that, when
And eloquent tongues grew in it, if
they spoke, spoke with nobility and sound judgment.
They speak, it is coherent and proper speech
وطنيةpatriotism إنif يكنbe عُرِفwas known اسمُهاits name
وطنية إن يكن عُرِف اسمُها
لمnot يَخفَwas hidden جوهرهاits essence علىfrom الأجدادِthe forefathers
لم يَخفَ جوهرها على الأجدادِ
Patriotism—if its name has become known,
Patriotism, if its name was known
its essence was not hidden from the forefathers.
Its essence was not hidden from the ancestors
وتحرّجواand they were scrupulous أنthat لاnot يمسtouch حروفهاits letters
وتحرّجوا أن لا يمس حروفها
قلمُthe pen of الجبانthe coward يخطُّهاinscribes them بمدادwith ink
قلمُ الجبان يخطُّها بمداد
And they were scrupulous that its letters should not be touched
And they were shy that the pen of a coward
by a coward's pen, tracing them in ink.
Would scribble it with ink
حمراءred أوردهاmade it drink الدماءَblood حفاظهمtheir defense of honor
حمراء أوردها الدماءَ حفاظهم
كدراءdusky لمnot تنفضshook off غبارthe dust of جهادstruggle
كدراء لم تنفض غبار جهاد
Red—their defense of honor made it drink blood;
Red are its vales from their blood guarding it
dusky, it had not shaken off the dust of struggle.
Murky, no dust of jihad was shaken off it
سائلask بهاabout it عزّونAzzun كيفhow تخضبتit was dyed
سائل بها عزّون كيف تخضبت
بدمwith the blood of الفرنجةthe Franks عندat جوفthe hollow of الواديthe valley
بدم الفرنجة عند جوف الوادي
Ask Azzun about it: how it was dyed
Ask them, O mighty ones, how it was dyed
with the Franks' blood in the hollow of the valley.
With the blood of the Franks at the bosom of the valley
دعتit called الرجالthe men ولمand did not تكدalmost حتىuntil مشتmarched
دعت الرجال ولم تكد حتى مشت
هِممmighty wills إلىtoward الهيجاءbattle كالأطوادlike towering mountains
هِمم إلى الهيجاء كالأطواد
It called the men, and scarcely had it done so when there marched
It called upon the men and no sooner said than done
mighty wills toward battle, like towering mountains.
Resolved to the turmoil like pegs
ثمthen التقواthey met تحتbeneath السيوفthe swords وبينهمand among them
ثم التقوا تحت السيوف وبينهم
كأسa cup الحتوفof death تقولsays هلis there منany صادthirsty one
كأس الحتوف تقول هل من صاد
Then they met beneath the swords, and among them
Then they met under the swords and between them
a cup of death said, “Is anyone thirsty?”
A cup of perdition saying: Is there anyone to catch?
كسرواthey broke منfrom النسرthe eagle الكبيرthe great جناحهhis wing
كسروا من النسر الكبير جناحه
ذيpossessor of التاجthe crown والأَعلامand the banners والأجنادand the armies
ذي التاج والأَعلام والأجناد
They broke the great eagle's wing—
They broke a wing of the great eagle
the bearer of the crown, the banners, and the armies.
With the crown, flags, and soldiers
تركوهthey left him يجمعgathering فيin الشعابthe ravines فلولهhis routed remnants
تركوه يجمع في الشعاب فلوله
ويصبand pours لعنتهhis curse علىupon القوادِthe commanders
ويصب لعنته على القوادِ
They left him gathering his routed remnants in the ravines,
They left it gathering its remnants in the ravines
and pouring his curse upon the commanders.
And pouring its curses upon the leaders
رجعreturned الأَباةthe unbowed الظافرونthe victorious وليسand there was not منany
رجع الأَباة الظافرون وليس من
متبجحٍa braggart فيهمamong them يصيحshouting بلاديmy country
متبجحٍ فيهم يصيح بلادي
The unbowed victors returned, and there was no
The victorious obstinates returned, and none of them
braggart among them shouting, “My country!”
Crows, saying "It's mine!"
هلdid أهلكتdestroy فروّخFarrukh الاَّexcept نخوةa sense of honor
هل أهلكت فروّخ الاَّ نخوة
منّاfrom us لعسفbecause of oppression فيهin him واستبدادand tyranny
منّا لعسف فيه واستبداد
Was Farrukh destroyed by anything but a sense of honor
Did the valor that dwells in us wane
among us, provoked by his oppression and tyranny?
Due to its oppression and tyranny?
لمَwhy ياO دعاةadvocates of السوءevil يطمسis erased فضلthe merit of منone who
لمَ يا دعاة السوء يطمس فضل من
أضحىbecame غداةon the morning of الظلمoppression أولthe first فاديredeemer
أضحى غداة الظلم أول فادي
Why, O advocates of evil, is the merit of one erased
Why, O evil callers, did the virtue of one obscure
who, on oppression's morning, became the first redeemer?
Who the day after injustice became the first redeemer?
ثارتrose up بصالحin Salih نخوةa sense of honor قذفتhurled بهhim
ثارت بصالح نخوة قذفت به
فيinto وجهthe face of اقبحthe vilest ظالمtyrant متمادِpersisting in excess
في وجه اقبح ظالم متمادِ
A sense of honor rose in Salih and hurled him
With Saleh rose their valor which cast him
into the face of the vilest, unrelenting tyrant.
In the face of the ugliest unjust tyrant
ومضتand went بهwith him صُعداًupward إلىto كرسيهhis seat
ومضت به صُعداً إلى كرسيه
والموتand death فيin يدهhis hand وراءbehind زنادa trigger
والموت في يده وراء زناد
And it bore him upward to his seat,
And carried him to its throne
with death in his hand, behind a trigger.
With death in his hand behind the flint
ألقىhe cast بهhim وبظلمهَand his tyranny منfrom حالقٍa lofty height
ألقى به وبظلمهَ من حالقٍ
متضرجينboth stained بحمرةwith the crimson of الفرصادmulberries
متضرجين بحمرة الفرصاد
He cast him and his tyranny down from a lofty height,
He threw him and his injustice from a precipice
both stained with the crimson of mulberries.
Drenched in the redness of the rocks
هلwas it عهدthe era of إبراهيمIbrahim غيرother than صحيفةa page
هل عهد إبراهيم غير صحيفة
قدindeed أشرقتshone بالعِلْيَةwith the eminent الأَمجادِthe illustrious
قد أشرقت بالعِلْيَة الأَمجادِ
Was Ibrahim's era anything but a page
Is the covenant of Ibrahim other than a scripture
that shone with illustrious nobles—
That shone with the most glorious glories?
أهلmen of الفعالdeeds الغرresplendent منamong انجادهhis champions
أهل الفعال الغر من انجاده
وذويand those with الحفاظdefense of honor المرbitter منamong أندادpeers
وذوي الحفاظ المر من أنداد
men of resplendent deeds among his champions,
The shameless slanderer is resentful of his glory
and men fierce in defending honor, among peers?
And the malicious are resentful of peers
كرمتwas noble نحيزتهمtheir nature فيهمamong them نبلاءnoble men فيin
كرمت نحيزتهم فيهم نبلاء في
أهوائهمtheir passions نبلاءnoble men فيin الأحقادhatreds
أهوائهم نبلاء في الأحقاد
Their nature was noble; among them were men noble in
Their party spirit honored them, and among them are nobles in
their passions, noble in their hatreds.
Their passions, and nobles in their hatred
قالواthey said أتمدحdo you praise? قلتI said أهلmen of فضائلvirtues
قالوا أتمدح قلت أهل فضائل
وفواضلand benefactions منfrom آلthe house of عبدAbd (servant of) الهاديal-Hadi (the Guide)
وفواضل من آل عبد الهادي
They said, “Do you praise?” I said, “Men of virtue
I said I praise people of merit
and generosity, from the house of Abd al-Hadi.”
And sublimity from the family of Abdul Hadi
أصفيتكمI sincerely gave you ودّيmy affection وأعلمand I know أنهthat it
أصفيتكم ودّي وأعلم أنه
ثقلa burden علىupon اللؤماءthe ignoble منamong حسّاديthose who envy me
ثقل على اللؤماء من حسّادي
I gave you my sincere affection, and I know that it
I purified you, my friends, and I know that
is a burden to the ignoble among those who envy me.
It is hard on the wicked from my enviers
لمnot يبتهجrejoiced قلبيmy heart كبهجتهlike its joy بكمin you
لم يبتهج قلبي كبهجته بكم
لماwhen تجمّعcame together شملthe fellowship of هذاthis الناديclub
لما تجمّع شمل هذا النادي
My heart never rejoiced as it rejoiced in you
My heart never rejoiced like its rejoicing in you
when the fellowship of this club came together.
When the union of this club came together
شمختrose high بطارفthrough the new gains of مجدكمyour glory أركانهits pillars
شمخت بطارف مجدكم أركانه
وتوطدتand were strengthened منكمthrough you بخيرby the finest تلادِancestral heritage
وتوطدت منكم بخير تلادِ
Its pillars rose high through your newly won glory,
Your glories' edges empowered its pillars
and were strengthened by your finest ancestral heritage.
And you consolidated it with the best consolidation
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.