أُدعُsummon القضاءَfate فَقَدfor indeed دَعوتَyou summoned قَريباone close at hand
أُدعُ القضاءَ فَقَد دَعوتَ قَريبا
وَمُرِand command الزَّمانtime فقدfor indeed أمرتَyou commanded مُجيباone who answers
وَمُرِ الزَّمان فقد أمرتَ مُجيبا
Summon fate, for you have summoned one close at hand.
I call upon destiny, for you have called it soon
And command time, for you have commanded one who answers.
And command time, for you have commanded it obedient
وَالحكمُand the decree حكمكyour decree فاقترحso make a request تَجِدِyou will find المُنىwishes
وَالحكمُ حكمك فاقترح تَجِدِ المُنى
مُتَسابِقاتٍracing one another تلتقيكmeeting you ضُروباin varied forms
مُتَسابِقاتٍ تلتقيك ضُروبا
The decree is yours; ask, and you will find your wishes
And the judgment is your judgment, so propose and you will find bliss
racing one another to meet you in many forms.
Racing each other, kinds meet you
انif كانَwas يظفرwins بالأَمانيwishes طالِباًas a seeker
ان كانَ يظفر بالأَماني طالِباً
احدٌanyone فانتَthen you تَنالهاattain them مطلوباbeing sought
احدٌ فانتَ تَنالها مطلوبا
If wishes are won through seeking
If anyone is to attain his wishes seeking
by anyone, you attain them while yourself being sought.
You attain them sought
حَسبُit suffices for الموفَّقthe fortunate one انto ينالwin رضاكyour approval فيin
حَسبُ الموفَّق ان ينال رضاك في
شيءٍsomething وانand to يَلقىfind لديكwith you نَصيباa share
شيءٍ وان يَلقى لديك نَصيبا
For the fortunate, it is enough to win your approval in
It suffices the successful one to attain your approval in
something, and to find a share of favor with you.
Something and to find with you a share
واجلُّand the noblest منof those whom لحظَتهُregarded him عَينُan eye of عنايةٍfavor
واجلُّ من لحظَتهُ عَينُ عنايةٍ
مَنthe one who انَunclear; perhaps 'was' عبدَكyour servant فيamong الوَرىhumankind محسوباreckoned
مَن انَ عبدَك في الوَرى محسوبا
And the noblest whom the eye of favor has regarded
And the greatest of the moment of his care's eye
is he who [was] reckoned your servant among mankind.
Is he who is your slave in the world counted
انتَyou الخَليفةُthe vicegerent للالهِof God وظِلُّهُand His shadow
انتَ الخَليفةُ للالهِ وظِلُّهُ
وَعَلىand over عبادthe servants of اللَهGod قمتَyou stood رَقيباas guardian
وَعَلى عباد اللَه قمتَ رَقيبا
You are God's vicegerent and His shadow,
You are the caliph of God and His shadow
and over God's servants you stand as guardian.
And over God's servants you have stood a watcher
تَرعىyou tend الوَرىhumankind بالعدلwith justice والانصافand fairness فيin
تَرعى الوَرى بالعدل والانصاف في
مُلكa realm بِهin it أَلِفgrew familiar with الخَروفُthe lamb الذيباthe wolf
مُلك بِه أَلِف الخَروفُ الذيبا
You tend mankind with justice and fairness in
You pasture the world with justice and equity in
a realm where the lamb is at ease with the wolf.
A kingdom in which thousands of sheep have become wolves
مُلكٌa realm يَدُthe hand of الرحمنthe Merciful عاضدةٌsupporting لَهُfor it
مُلكٌ يَدُ الرحمن عاضدةٌ لَهُ
ابداًalways تقيهِprotects it نوازلاًcalamities وخطوباand tribulations
ابداً تقيهِ نوازلاً وخطوبا
A realm supported by the hand of the Merciful,
A kingdom which the hand of the Merciful aids
ever shielding it from calamities and tribulations.
Forever protecting it from accidents and afflictions
جَرتِflowed السَعادةُhappiness فيهِwithin it بينamong شُعوبِهِits peoples
جَرتِ السَعادةُ فيهِ بين شُعوبِهِ
كالمآءِlike water فيin روضthe garden of الجِنانparadise خصيباfertile
كالمآءِ في روض الجِنان خصيبا
Happiness flows through it among its peoples,
Happiness flowed in it among its peoples
like water through the fertile garden of paradise.
Like water in the meadow of gardens fertile
فترشَّفتso they sipped كأسَthe cup of الصَفاءِserenity هنيئةpleasant to drink
فترشَّفت كأسَ الصَفاءِ هنيئة
وتوشَّحتand they donned بُردَthe mantle of الهناءhappiness قشيباfresh and new
وتوشَّحت بُردَ الهناء قشيبا
So they sipped the pleasant cup of serenity
So the cup of purity has been honored
and donned the fresh mantle of happiness.
And been clothed in the fur of bliss aged
فاذاso when شدتsang فيهِwithin it الطيورُthe birds جواذِلاًjoyful
فاذا شدت فيهِ الطيورُ جواذِلاً
مَثَّلنَthey embodied لُسناtongues للملاfor the people وقلوباand hearts
مَثَّلنَ لُسنا للملا وقلوبا
And when the birds sing joyfully within it,
So when the birds in it chirp amorously
they embody the people's tongues and hearts.
They depict tongues for speech and hearts
واذاand when تأَلَّقflashed بارِقٌlightning شِمناwe beheld بِهِin it
واذا تأَلَّق بارِقٌ شِمنا بِهِ
ثَغراًa mouth تبسَّمsmiled فيin السماءِthe sky شنيباpearly-toothed
ثَغراً تبسَّم في السماءِ شنيبا
And when lightning flashes, we behold in it
And when a shining lightening in it flashes
a pearly-toothed mouth smiling in the sky.
A mouth smiling in the sky youthful
انتَyou المَلاذthe refuge لَهُfor it بكلin every ملَّمةٍcalamity
انتَ المَلاذ لَهُ بكل ملَّمةٍ
فاذاso when شكاit complained of الأَسقامَailments كنتَyou were طَبيباa physician
فاذا شكا الأَسقامَ كنتَ طَبيبا
You are its refuge in every calamity;
You are the refuge for it from every adversity
when it complains of ailments, you are its physician.
So if the sick complain you are the healer
واذاand when دجاgrew dark لَيلُthe night of الكروبsorrows انرتَهُyou illuminated it
واذا دجا لَيلُ الكروب انرتَهُ
بزنادwith the fire-striker of فكرٍthought منكfrom you فاقsurpassed ثُقوباin penetrating brilliance
بزناد فكرٍ منك فاق ثُقوبا
And when the night of sorrows darkens, you light it
And if the night of anguish darkens you illuminate it
with the fire-striker of your thought, surpassing all in brilliance,
With the flint of a thought from you transcending holes
وَسديدِand sound رأَيjudgment مُحكَمٍfirm يَجلوreveals لَناto us
وَسديدِ رأَي مُحكَمٍ يَجلو لَنا
صدراًa heart فسيحاًspacious فيin الامورaffairs رَحيباbroad
صدراً فسيحاً في الامور رَحيبا
and with sound, firm judgment that reveals to us
And straight opinion, perfect, which clarifies for us
a spacious heart, broad in affairs.
An ample chest in matters welcoming
عَبدservant (Abd) الحميدthe Praiseworthy (al-Hamid) المالكpossessor of الحمدpraise الَّذيwho
عَبد الحميد المالك الحمد الَّذي
ارضىpleased العُلىexalted glory والربَّand the Lord والمَربوباand the creature
ارضى العُلى والربَّ والمَربوبا
Abd al-Hamid, possessor of praise, who
Abdul Hamid the protector, praise be to Him who
has pleased exalted glory, the Lord, and His creatures.
Pleased the Most High, the Lord, and the Worshipped
نَسلُscion of السَلاطينthe sultans العِظامِmighty وَحبَّذاand how fine
نَسلُ السَلاطين العِظامِ وَحبَّذا
نَسبٌa lineage يَكونis لَهُfor it الزَمانُTime نَقيباa lineage-keeper
نَسبٌ يَكون لَهُ الزَمانُ نَقيبا
Scion of the mighty sultans—how fine
The lineage of great sultans, and excellent
a lineage whose keeper is Time!
A lineage which time will be its herald
نَسبٌa lineage يُلاقيmeets مِثلهُits equal حَسباًin merit فَلَوso even if
نَسبٌ يُلاقي مِثلهُ حَسباً فَلَو
لمnot تحوهِyou possessed it استغنيتَyou would have no need عنهُof it حسيباnoble in yourself
لم تحوهِ استغنيتَ عنهُ حسيبا
A lineage matched by equal merit; even if
A lineage which meets its like in merit, so if
you did not possess it, your own nobility would make it needless.
You had not guarded it, you would have sufficed it guarantor
الفاتحينthose who opened لكلof every صعبٍdifficult thing مُغلَقclosed
الفاتحين لكل صعبٍ مُغلَق
وَالفارجينand those who relieved نوائباًcalamities وكروباand sorrows
وَالفارجين نوائباً وكروبا
Those who opened all that was difficult and closed,
The conquerors of every difficult impasse
and dispelled calamities and sorrows.
And releasers of afflictions and distresses
بكthrough you عادreturned مجدهُمُtheir glory الأَنيقُsplendid معزَّزاًstrengthened
بك عاد مجدهُمُ الأَنيقُ معزَّزاً
وازدادand increased ذكرهمtheir remembrance المعطَّرُperfumed طيباin fragrance
وازداد ذكرهم المعطَّرُ طيبا
Through you their splendid glory is restored and strengthened,
Through you their elegant glory has returned honored
and their perfumed remembrance has grown still more fragrant.
And their fragrant mention increased more aromatic
ياO أَيُّهاyou المَلِكking العَظيمgreat المُرتَجىhoped in
يا أَيُّها المَلِك العَظيم المُرتَجى
ياO غيثَrain of فضلٍbounty فيin الندىgenerosity مسكوباpoured forth
يا غيثَ فضلٍ في الندى مسكوبا
O great king in whom hope is placed,
O great coveted king,
O rain of bounty poured forth in generosity!
O rain of generosity poured as bounty
شَمِلَتembraced عنايتُكyour care الجَميعَeveryone بلطفهاwith its kindness
شَمِلَت عنايتُك الجَميعَ بلطفها
وأَنَلتَنيand you granted me منfrom فَيضهاits overflow شوبوباa downpour
وأَنَلتَني من فَيضها شوبوبا
Your care has embraced everyone with its kindness,
Your care embraced all with its kindness
and you have granted me a downpour from its overflow.
And granted me from its overflow droplets
اغرقتَنيyou drowned me فيin بحرthe sea of فضلكyour bounty فاِجتَنَتso gathered
اغرقتَني في بحر فضلك فاِجتَنَت
منfrom لُجِّهِits depths دُرّاpearls يايَunclear; perhaps 'my hands' رطيباfresh
من لُجِّهِ دُرّا يايَ رطيبا
You drowned me in the sea of your bounty, and so I gathered
You flooded me in the sea of your bounty, so I salvaged
fresh pearls from its depths with [my hands].
From its depth a pearl, O quencher of thirst
وَمنحتَنيand you granted me شَرفَthe honor of التفاتكyour attention باهراًradiant
وَمنحتَني شَرفَ التفاتك باهراً
فرفَلتُso I strode proudly منكfrom you ببُردهِin its mantle مسحوباtrailing
فرفَلتُ منك ببُردهِ مسحوبا
And you granted me the radiant honor of your attention,
And you granted me the honor of your magnificent consideration
so I strode proudly, trailing its mantle bestowed by you.
So I was clothed by you in its fur dressed
اناI عبدُthe servant of شوكتكyour might المُطيعُobedient وإِنَّand indeed ليfor me
انا عبدُ شوكتك المُطيعُ وإِنَّ لي
فَخراًpride بذلكin that منكfrom you ليto me موهوباbestowed
فَخراً بذلك منك لي موهوبا
I am the obedient servant of your might, and mine is
I am your mighty sultanate's obedient slave, and I
a source of pride in this, bestowed upon me by you.
Take pride in that from you, a gift bestowed
عَبدٌa servant لسُدَّتكat your threshold الفخيمةaugust صادقٌfaithful
عَبدٌ لسُدَّتك الفخيمة صادقٌ
يتلوreciting ثناًpraise لكof you فيbefore الملاthe people مندوباcommissioned
يتلو ثناً لك في الملا مندوبا
A faithful servant at your august threshold,
A slave sincere to your lofty turban
reciting praise of you before the people, as one commissioned.
Reciting praise to you in the sovereign deputed
وَالمَدحُand praise لَيسَdoes not يَفيdo justice to عُلاكyour eminence وَلَوeven if مَلاfilled
وَالمَدحُ لَيسَ يَفي عُلاك وَلَو مَلا
صُحُفَthe pages of الرَقيعthe firmament بزُهرِهِwith its bright stars مكتوباwritten
صُحُفَ الرَقيع بزُهرِهِ مكتوبا
Yet praise cannot do justice to your eminence, even if it filled
And praise cannot fully match your sublimity even if it filled
the pages of the firmament, written with its bright stars.
Parchments of autumn with its blossoms inscribed
لاmay not زلتَyou cease فيon آفاقthe horizons of مُلككyour realm طالِعاًrising
لا زلتَ في آفاق مُلكك طالِعاً
بدراًas a full moon ولاand may not أَزمَعتَyou resolve عنهُfrom it مَغيباa disappearance
بدراً ولا أَزمَعتَ عنهُ مَغيبا
May you ever rise on the horizons of your realm
You still rise in the horizons of your kingdom a
as a full moon, and may you never resolve to vanish from it.
Full moon, nor have you intended from it to set
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.