ليسnot تَغْوِيgoes astray أُمَّةa nation فِيهَاin it هُدَاةُguides
ليس تَغْوِي أُمَّة فِيهَا هُدَاةُ
بَشِّرُواbring good news to المَظْلُومَthe wronged person فِيin مِصْرَEgypt قُضَاةُjudges
بَشِّرُوا المَظْلُومَ فِي مِصْرَ قُضَاةُ
A nation with guides does not go astray.
A nation led astray cannot be misguided
Bring the wronged good news: there are judges in Egypt.
When righteous judges are appointed in Egypt
أَسْعَدُthe happiest الأَقْوَامِof peoples قَوْمٌa people عِنْدَهُمْamong them
أَسْعَدُ الأَقْوَامِ قَوْمٌ عِنْدَهُمْ
رَسَخَtook firm root الْحَقُّjustice وَأَجْلَىand departed الافْتِئَاتُarbitrary injustice
رَسَخَ الْحَقُّ وَأَجْلَى الافْتِئَاتُ
The happiest of peoples are those among whom
The happiest of all people is a people who have
Justice has taken root, and arbitrary injustice has fled.
Truth firmly established and injustice dispelled
مَاليءُone who fills الأَسْمَاعِthe ears دُرَّاًwith pearls قَدْalready نَجَاwas saved
مَاليءُ الأَسْمَاعِ دُرَّاً قَدْ نَجَا
فَأَقَرَّتْso gladdened أَعْيُناًeyes تِلْكَthat النَّجاةُdeliverance
فَأَقَرَّتْ أَعْيُناً تِلْكَ النَّجاةُ
He who fills ears with pearls has been saved,
Ears overflowing with the precious pearls that have brought salvation
And that deliverance has gladdened eyes.
Eyes now calmed by that deliverance
ذَلِكَthat الْفَوْدُthe temple of the head الَّذِيwho نَمَّتbecame manifest لَهُfor him
ذَلِكَ الْفَوْدُ الَّذِي نَمَّت لَهُ
خِلَّتَاthe two traits الْفَوْزِof triumph ذَكَاءٌintelligence وَثَبَاتُand steadfastness
خِلَّتَا الْفَوْزِ ذَكَاءٌ وَثَبَاتُ
That head, in whom became manifest
That outstanding group which has grown
The two traits of triumph: intelligence and steadfastness.
The traits of success being intelligence and steadfastness
لَمْdid not يَزَلْcease يَدْأَبُlabor diligently فِيin مَطْلَبِهِhis pursuit
لَمْ يَزَلْ يَدْأَبُ فِي مَطْلَبِهِ
وَنَصِيرَاهُand his two allies رَجَاءٌhope وَأَنَاةُand calm deliberation
وَنَصِيرَاهُ رَجَاءٌ وَأَنَاةُ
He never ceased to labor at his pursuit,
It did not cease striving towards its goal
And his two allies were hope and calm deliberation.
While hope and patience were its support
نَاهِضاًrising أَوor رَابِضاًcrouching حَتَّىuntil بَدَتْappeared
نَاهِضاً أَو رَابِضاً حَتَّى بَدَتْ
آيَةُa sign الإِنْصَافِof fairness تَجْلُوهَاilluminates it إِياةُsunlight
آيَةُ الإِنْصَافِ تَجْلُوهَا إِياةُ
Rising or crouching, until there appeared
Rising up or settled down until the sign of justice emerged
A sign of fairness, illuminated by sunlight.
Made clear by a divine manifestation
فَانْبَرَىthen he sprang forward مُنْتَهِزاًseizing فُرْصَتَهَاits opportunity
فَانْبَرَى مُنْتَهِزاً فُرْصَتَهَا
وَالْفَتَىand the young man مَنْone who لَمْdid not تَفُتْهُescape him الفُرُصَاتُopportunities
وَالْفَتَى مَنْ لَمْ تَفُتْهُ الفُرُصَاتُ
Then he sprang forward, seizing its opportunity,
So it seized its opportunity
And a true man is one who lets no opportunities slip.
As the gallant seizes opportunities
ذَادَdefended ذَوْداًa defense رَائعاًsplendid عَنْin defense of حَوْضِهِhis watering-place
ذَادَ ذَوْداً رَائعاً عَنْ حَوْضِهِ
يَتَجَارَىrace one another لَفْظُهُhis speech وَالْعَبَرَاتُand tears
يَتَجَارَى لَفْظُهُ وَالْعَبَرَاتُ
He splendidly defended his watering-place,
It made a splendid defense of its pond
His words and tears racing one another.
Its words flowing with emotion
لاَno لَعَمْرِيby my life لَيْسَis not مُنْقَضّاًcollapsing حِمىًa sanctuary
لاَ لَعَمْرِي لَيْسَ مُنْقَضّاً حِمىً
وَلَهُand it has فِيin الْمَوْقِفِthe situation الصَّعبِdifficult حُمَاةُdefenders
وَلَهُ فِي الْمَوْقِفِ الصَّعبِ حُمَاةُ
No, by my life, no sanctuary collapses,
No, by my life, its sanctuary is not lost
While it has defenders in the difficult trial.
And in hard times it has defenders
شَرَفاًhonor يَاO مُبْرِئِيهِhis acquitters إِنَّهُindeed it is so
شَرَفاً يَا مُبْرِئِيهِ إِنَّهُ
لَيْسَthere is no فِيin الْحَقِّjustice عَلَىthroughout الدَّهْرِtime فَوَاتُloss
لَيْسَ فِي الْحَقِّ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ فَوَاتُ
Honor to you who acquitted him! Truly,
Honorably, o you who declare it innocent
Justice is never lost, however much time passes.
For in truth there is no time limit on justice
أَيُّwhich حَيِّliving person أُتِيَwas granted العِصْمَةَprotection from error فِيin
أَيُّ حَيِّ أُتِيَ العِصْمَةَ فِي
حُكْمِهِhis judgment مِنْfrom خُطَّةa course of action فِيهَاin it هَنَاتُfaults
حُكْمِهِ مِنْ خُطَّة فِيهَا هَنَاتُ
Which mortal has been granted protection, in
What living being has ever attained
His judgment, from a course that harbors faults?
Immunity in their rule from erring
وَمَنِand who المُوْحَىthe one inspired إِلَيْهِto him مِنْfrom عَلٍon high
وَمَنِ المُوْحَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ عَلٍ
مُطْلَقُabsolute الإِنْصَافِfairness وَالرَّأْيُand judgment البَتَاتُconclusive
مُطْلَقُ الإِنْصَافِ وَالرَّأْيُ البَتَاتُ
And to whom are revealed from on high
And who revealed from on high is completely
Absolute fairness and conclusive judgment?
Fair in judgement, definitive in reason
أُوْتِيَwas granted العَقْلُreason وَلَمْand not يُؤْتَbe granted الْهَوَىpassion
أُوْتِيَ العَقْلُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ الْهَوَى
عِلْمُknowledge مَنْwho هُمْthey are أَبْرِياءٌinnocent أَوor جُنَاةُwrongdoers
عِلْمُ مَنْ هُمْ أَبْرِياءٌ أَو جُنَاةُ
Reason has been granted—but passion has not—
Given reason but not passion
Knowledge of who is innocent or guilty.
Knowing who are innocent or criminal
وَأَدَقُّand the most precise النَّاسِof people فِيin تَقْدِيرِهِhis assessment
وَأَدَقُّ النَّاسِ فِي تَقْدِيرِهِ
طَالَمَاoften غُمَّتwere obscured عَلَيْهِto him التَّبعَاتُliabilities
طَالَمَا غُمَّت عَلَيْهِ التَّبعَاتُ
And even the most precise of men in his assessment
And most discerning of people in his estimation
Has often found liabilities obscured from him.
Though many ambiguities clouded it
بَرِّئُواacquit ذَلِكَthat أَزْكَىpurer كُلَّمَاwhenever
بَرِّئُوا ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى كُلَّمَا
أَعْرَضَتْintervened دُونَbefore اليَقِينِcertainty الشُّبهَاتُdoubts
أَعْرَضَتْ دُونَ اليَقِينِ الشُّبهَاتُ
Acquit—that is more righteous—whenever
Declare that one most pure whenever
Doubts stand in the way of certainty.
Suspicions turn away from certainty
أَيُّهاO النَّابِغَةُgenius الشَّهمُnoble-hearted الَّذِيwho
أَيُّها النَّابِغَةُ الشَّهمُ الَّذِي
بِالرَّزَايَاby calamities صُقِلَتْwas polished مِنْهُof him الحَصَاةُdiscernment (literally, a pebble)
بِالرَّزَايَا صُقِلَتْ مِنْهُ الحَصَاةُ
O noble-hearted genius, whose
O eminent poet, valiant man who
Pebble of wisdom has been polished by calamities,
Has had stones polished by tribulations
عُدْreturn إِلَىto مَنْصِبِكِyour office الْمَرْفُوعِexalted فِيin
عُدْ إِلَى مَنْصِبِكِ الْمَرْفُوعِ فِي
خَفْضِease عَيْشٍof life وَلْتَعِشْand may live مِصْرُEgypt الفَتَاةُthe maiden
خَفْضِ عَيْشٍ وَلْتَعِشْ مِصْرُ الفَتَاةُ
Return to your exalted office, in
Return to your esteemed position
A life of ease; and long live Egypt, the maiden!
And let Egypt live in humble circumstances
مِصْرُEgypt ذَاتِpossessing الشَّعبِthe people حُرَّاًfree وَاحِداًunited
مِصْرُ ذَاتِ الشَّعبِ حُرَّاً وَاحِداً
لاَnot الَّتِيshe who ذُلَّتْwas abased وَأَهْلُوهَاand her people شَتَاتُscattered
لاَ الَّتِي ذُلَّتْ وَأَهْلُوهَا شَتَاتُ
Egypt whose people are free and united,
Egypt of one free united people
Not she who was abased, with her people scattered.
Not the one humiliated with its people scattered
عُدْreturn وَكُنْand be نَادِرَةَthe marvel العَصْرِof the age الَّذِيwho
عُدْ وَكُنْ نَادِرَةَ العَصْرِ الَّذِي
قَوْلُهُhis word الْقَوْلُthe definitive word إِذَاwhen ارْتَابَdoubted الثِّقَاتُthe trustworthy
قَوْلُهُ الْقَوْلُ إِذَا ارْتَابَ الثِّقَاتُ
Return, and be the marvel of the age, whose
Return and be unique in an age
Word is final when the trustworthy are in doubt.
Whose word is the word when the upright doubt
فَلَقَدْfor indeed أَعْطَاكَgave you مَاwhat كَابَدْتَهُyou endured it
فَلَقَدْ أَعْطَاكَ مَا كَابَدْتَهُ
مِنْof أَسىًsorrow أَنْفَسَthe most precious مَاwhat تُعْطَىis given الْحَيَاةُlife
مِنْ أَسىً أَنْفَسَ مَا تُعْطَى الْحَيَاةُ
For what you endured has given you,
For what anguish you endured
Out of sorrow, the most precious gift that life receives.
Gave you the best that life can give
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.