ظَهَرَتْappeared حَيَاةٌa life فِيin البِلاَدِthe land جَدِيدَةٌnew
ظَهَرَتْ حَيَاةٌ فِي البِلاَدِ جَدِيدَةٌ
مَلأَتْfilled جَوَانِبَهَاits reaches بِلاَwithout إِمْهَالِdelay
مَلأَتْ جَوَانِبَهَا بِلاَ إِمْهَالِ
A new life arose in the land,
A new life has appeared in the country
Filling its reaches without delay.
It has filled its corners without delay
قَدْindeed كَانَwas أَوَّلَthe first of بَاعِثِيهَاthose who awakened it مُصْطَفَىMustafa
قَدْ كَانَ أَوَّلَ بَاعِثِيهَا مُصْطَفَى
وَتَلاَand followed فَرِيدٌFarid وَهْوُand he was نِعْمَexcellent التَّالِيthe successor
وَتَلاَ فَرِيدٌ وَهْوُ نِعْمَ التَّالِي
Mustafa was indeed the first to awaken it,
The first to inspire it was Mustafa
And Farid followed—an excellent successor.
Then Farid followed, and he is the best successor
وَاسْتَنَّand followed أَحْمَدْAhmad ذَلِكَthat السَّننَthe path الَّذِيwhich
وَاسْتَنَّ أَحْمَدْ ذَلِكَ السَّننَ الَّذِي
عَانَىendured مَصَاعِبَهُits hardships بِغَيْرِwithout كَلاَلِweariness
عَانَى مَصَاعِبَهُ بِغَيْرِ كَلاَلِ
And Ahmad followed that path, whose
And Ahmed held on to that tradition
Hardships he endured without weariness,
He endured its difficulties without fatigue
لِيُتِمَّto complete فِيin سُبُلِthe paths of العُلَىgreatness مَاwhat أَبْدَأhe began
لِيُتِمَّ فِي سُبُلِ العُلَى مَا أَبْدَأ
وَيَمُوتَand die وَهْوَwhile he is بَقيَّةthe last remaining of الأَبدَالِthe saints
وَيَمُوتَ وَهْوَ بَقيَّة الأَبدَالِ
To complete, on the paths to greatness, what he began,
To complete the paths to glory that was started
And die as the last remaining of the saints.
And he died as the remainder of the righteous
تِلْكَthat الحَيَاةُthe life عَلَىdespite حَدَاثَةِthe newness of عَهْدِهاits inception
تِلْكَ الحَيَاةُ عَلَى حَدَاثَةِ عَهْدِها
قَوِيَتْgrew strong بِهَاthrough it نَزَعَاتُyearnings for الاِستِقْلاَلِindependence
قَوِيَتْ بِهَا نَزَعَاتُ الاِستِقْلاَلِ
That life, despite its recent inception,
That life, despite its recent beginning
Strengthened the yearnings for independence.
Its tendencies toward independence grew strong
وَعَلَتْand rose شِكَايَةُthe complaint of رَاسِفٍone fettered فِيin قَيْدِهِhis chains
وَعَلَتْ شِكَايَةُ رَاسِفٍ فِي قَيْدِهِ
مِنْover أَلْفِa thousand وَعْدٍpromises أُعْقِبَتْwere followed بِمِطَالِby delay
مِنْ أَلْفِ وَعْدٍ أُعْقِبَتْ بِمِطَالِ
And the complaint of one fettered in his chains rose,
And the complaint of the one bound in chains arose
Over a thousand promises followed by delay.
From a thousand promises met with procrastination
وَاسْتُسْمِعَتْand were heard بَعْدَafter الشْوَادِيthe songbirds فِيon رُبَىthe hills of
وَاسْتُسْمِعَتْ بَعْدَ الشْوَادِي فِي رُبَى
مِصْرٍEgypt وَفِيand in الْوَادِيthe valley لُيُوثُlions of دِحَالِِlairs
مِصْرٍ وَفِي الْوَادِي لُيُوثُ دِحَالِِ
And after the songbirds, there were heard on the hills
And after the plateau between Egypt and the valley
Of Egypt and in the valley lions of the lairs.
The roars of lions were heard in the wilderness
فَإِذَاthen behold الدِّيَارُthe land وَمَاand not الدِّيَارُthe land كَعَهْدِهَاas it once was
فَإِذَا الدِّيَارُ وَمَا الدِّيَارُ كَعَهْدِهَا
وَإِذَاand behold كَحَدِّlike the edge of المُنْصُلِthe sword المُتَلاَلِيgleaming
وَإِذَا كَحَدِّ المُنْصُلِ المُتَلاَلِي
Then behold the land, no longer as it was,
So the homelands became as they once were
And behold—like the edge of a gleaming sword.
As the sharp, unsheathed sword
وَإِذَاand behold حِجَابُthe veil of اليَأْسِdespair شُقَّwas torn وَدُوَنَهُand behind it
وَإِذَا حِجَابُ اليَأْسِ شُقَّ وَدُوَنَهُ
أَمَلٌhope كَحَدِّlike the edge of المُنْصَلِthe sword المُتَلاَلِيgleaming
أَمَلٌ كَحَدِّ المُنْصَلِ المُتَلاَلِي
And behold, despair's veil was torn, and behind it
And the veil of despair was torn, beyond it
Hope, like the edge of a gleaming sword.
Hope like the sharp, unsheathed sword
وَإِذَاand behold الضِّعافُthe weak الْوَادِعْونَthe peaceable تَقَحَّمُواplunged forward
وَإِذَا الضِّعافُ الْوَادِعْونَ تَقَحَّمُوا
مُسْتَصْغِرِينَmaking light of عَظَائِمَthe enormities of الأَهْوَالِthe terrors
مُسْتَصْغِرِينَ عَظَائِمَ الأَهْوَالِ
And behold, the weak and peaceable plunged forward,
And the weak and resigned charged forth
Making light of the mightiest terrors.
Belittling the enormities of the tribulations
لَكِنْbut تَصَدَّىstood forth لِلزَّمَانِagainst time يَعُوقُهُhindering it
لَكِنْ تَصَدَّى لِلزَّمَانِ يَعُوقُهُ
مَنْone who خَالَthought نَهْضَةَthe awakening of مِصْرَEgypt ضَرْبَa kind of مُحَالِimpossibility
مَنْ خَالَ نَهْضَةَ مِصْرَ ضَرْبَ مُحَالِ
But there stood against time, obstructing it,
But time was opposed by one who hindered
One who thought Egypt's awakening a kind of impossibility.
The rise of Egypt, an impossible feat
قَاسَmeasured العَتِيدَthe present عَلَىagainst الْعَهِيدِthe past لِوَهْمِهِbecause of his delusion
قَاسَ العَتِيدَ عَلَى الْعَهِيدِ لِوَهْمِهِ
أَنَّthat الجُمُودَstagnation بَعِيدُfar from الاسْتِئْصالِeradication
أَنَّ الجُمُودَ بَعِيدُ الاسْتِئْصالِ
He measured the present against the past, in his delusion
He measured the new against the old in his delusion
That stagnation was far from being uprooted.
That stagnation was hard to uproot
خَطَلٌa folly قَدِيمٌancient لَمْnot يَدَعْceased فِيin أُمَّةٍa nation
خَطَلٌ قَدِيمٌ لَمْ يَدَعْ فِي أُمَّةٍ
أَنْto يَرْمِيَassail الآسَادَthe lions بِالأَشْبَالِwith the cubs
أَنْ يَرْمِيَ الآسَادَ بِالأَشْبَالِ
An ancient folly that has never ceased in any nation
An old misconception that does not allow
To assail lions with cubs.
For the elders to cast aside the youth
مَنْwho ذَاis it that يَرُدُّholds back عَنِfrom التَّقلُّبِchange دَهرَهُhis age
مَنْ ذَا يَرُدُّ عَنِ التَّقلُّبِ دَهرَهُ
إِنْif شَاءَit wills وَهْوَand it is مُحَوِّلُthe transformer of الأَحْوَالِconditions
إِنْ شَاءَ وَهْوَ مُحَوِّلُ الأَحْوَالِ
Who can hold his age back from change,
Who can divert the changes of time
If it so wills, being the transformer of conditions?
If it wills, as it alters conditions?
لاَno يَوْمَday كَالْيَوْمِlike the day الَّذِيwhich فُجِعَتْwas bereaved بِهِon it
لاَ يَوْمَ كَالْيَوْمِ الَّذِي فُجِعَتْ بِهِ
مِصْرٌEgypt وَقَدْand indeed فُجِئَتْwas surprised بِصْرعَةِby the fatal fall of غَالِيGhali
مِصْرٌ وَقَدْ فُجِئَتْ بِصْرعَةِ غَالِي
No day is like the day that brought grief to
No day like the day Egypt was struck with grief
Egypt, caught unawares by Ghali's fatal fall.
Struck with the loss of its most precious
لَكَأَنَّas though indeed زَنْداًa fire-striker وَارِياًsparking فِيin صُبْحِهِits morning
لَكَأَنَّ زَنْداً وَارِياً فِي صُبْحِهِ
وَصَلَjoined الجَنُوبَthe south دَوِيُّهits roar بِشَمَالِto the north
وَصَلَ الجَنُوبَ دَوِيُّه بِشَمَالِ
It was as though a fire-striker sparked that morning,
As if in the morning an awakened volcano
Its roar linking the south to the north;
Reached the south, its echo to the north
أَلْقَتْcast عَلَىupon الرَّجْلِthe man الْعَظِيمgreat بِنَارِهِwith its fire
أَلْقَتْ عَلَى الرَّجْلِ الْعَظِيم بِنَارِهِ
يَدُthe hand of مُقْدِمٍa bold man لِحَيَاتِهِwith his life بِذَّالِlavish
يَدُ مُقْدِمٍ لِحَيَاتِهِ بِذَّالِ
Its fire was hurled upon the great man
The hand of an assailant threw its fire
By the hand of a bold man, lavish with his life,
At the great man, disgracing his life
مِنْfrom عُصْبةٍa band لِلتَّفدِيَاتِfor acts of self-sacrifice تَطَوَّعَتْvolunteered
مِنْ عُصْبةٍ لِلتَّفدِيَاتِ تَطَوَّعَتْ
وَفَدَتْand ransomed عَقِيدَتَهَاits creed بِالاِسْتِبْسَالِwith valor
وَفَدَتْ عَقِيدَتَهَا بِالاِسْتِبْسَالِ
From a band that volunteered for self-sacrifice
From a faction volunteering
And ransomed its creed with valor.
To ransom its creed through sacrifice
ظَنَّتit thought حُمَاةَthe defenders of الْحَيِّthe community قَدhad غَرَّتْهُمُdeceived them
ظَنَّت حُمَاةَ الْحَيِّ قَد غَرَّتْهُمُ
أَقْسَامُthe oaths of حَنَّاثِينَoath-breakers فِيهِin it حِلاَلِdwelling
أَقْسَامُ حَنَّاثِينَ فِيهِ حِلاَلِ
It thought the community's defenders had been deceived
They thought the guardians of the living were duped
By the oaths of oath-breakers dwelling there.
By the oaths of traitors permitting what was forbidden
فَرَمَتْso it aimed إِلىto إيقَاظِهِمْawakening them لَكِنْbut رَمَتْit struck
فَرَمَتْ إِلى إيقَاظِهِمْ لَكِنْ رَمَتْ
بِأَشَدَّwith a more severe قَارِعَةًcalamity مِنَthan الزَّلْزَالِthe earthquake
بِأَشَدَّ قَارِعَةً مِنَ الزَّلْزَالِ
So it aimed to awaken them, but struck
So they moved to awaken them, but they moved
With a calamity fiercer than an earthquake.
With a blow more jolting than an earthquake
نَظَرَتْit looked إِلىtoward رَجُلِthe man of الْحِمَىthe homeland وَقَضَتand put an end عَلَىto
نَظَرَتْ إِلى رَجُلِ الْحِمَى وَقَضَت عَلَى
ذِيthe possessor of الْعزَّةِmight الْقَعْسَاءِunassailable بِالإِعْجَالِwith haste
ذِي الْعزَّةِ الْقَعْسَاءِ بِالإِعْجَالِ
It looked toward the homeland's champion and struck down
They looked upon the man of resolve and decided
The man of unassailable might, in haste.
To destroy the dignified with haste
فَهَوَىthen plunged بِهِwith him فِيamid كِبْرِياءِthe pride of فَخَارِهِhis glory
فَهَوَى بِهِ فِي كِبْرِياءِ فَخَارِهِ
وَبُزُوغِand the dawning of دَوْلَتِهِhis power الشِّهابُthe meteor الصَّالِيsearing
وَبُزُوغِ دَوْلَتِهِ الشِّهابُ الصَّالِي
Then he was brought down amid his proud glory
So he fell in the glory of his prime
And the dawn of his power, by the searing meteor.
And the rise of his state, the rising flame
لَمْnot يَجْهَلِwas unaware الْعَادِيthe assailant عَلَيْهِagainst him أَنَّهُthat he
لَمْ يَجْهَلِ الْعَادِي عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ
يُودَىwould be slain بِهِwith him وَأنْقَضَّand swooped down غَيْرَnot مُبَالِيcaring
يُودَى بِهِ وَأنْقَضَّ غَيْرَ مُبَالِي
His assailant was not unaware that he
The attacker did not realize he
Would be slain, yet swooped down without a care.
Would perish and collapse without a care
لَوْif ظَنَّهhe thought him بِالرَّأْيِthrough judgment بَالِغَattaining أَمْرِهِhis aim
لَوْ ظَنَّه بِالرَّأْيِ بَالِغَ أَمْرِهِ
لَمْnot يَبْغِهِwould have wanted him بِمُقَطَّعwith severed الأَوْصَالِlimbs
لَمْ يَبْغِهِ بِمُقَطَّع الأَوْصَالِ
Had he thought him able to achieve his aim through judgment,
Had he thought his matter through
He would not have wished him torn limb from limb,
He would not have torn him limb from limb
مُسْتَبْقِياًpreserving لِبِلاَدِهِfor his country وَلِقَوْمِهِand for his people
مُسْتَبْقِياً لِبِلاَدِهِ وَلِقَوْمِهِ
عَزَمَاتِthe resolves of ذَاكَthat المِقْوَلeloquent speaker الْفَعَّالِman of action
عَزَمَاتِ ذَاكَ المِقْوَل الْفَعَّالِ
Preserving for his country and his people
Preserving for his country and people
The resolves of that eloquent man of action.
The will of that effective saying
أَرَأَيْتَdid you see أَحْمَدَAhmad كَيْفَhow هَبَّhe sprang up مُنَاضِلاًas a defender
أَرَأَيْتَ أَحْمَدَ كَيْفَ هَبَّ مُنَاضِلاً
فِيin مَوْقِفٍa stand نَابstood in place of بِكُلَّfor every نِضَالِstruggle
فِي مَوْقِفٍ نَاب بِكُلَّ نِضَالِ
Did you see how Ahmad sprang up as a defender,
Did you see how Ahmed rose up fighting
In a stand that took the place of every struggle?
In a critical situation full of strife
وَأَتَىand achieved عَجَائِبَwonders فِيin بَدِيعthe brilliance of دِفَاعِهِhis defense
وَأَتَى عَجَائِبَ فِي بَدِيع دِفَاعِهِ
لَمْnot يَأْتِهنَّhad performed them أَوَاخِرٌlater men وَأَوَالِيand earlier ones
لَمْ يَأْتِهنَّ أَوَاخِرٌ وَأَوَالِي
And wrought wonders in his marvelous defense,
And performed wonders in his eloquent defense
That neither later nor earlier men had achieved.
Not just at first, but until the end
فَلَوِso if القَتِيلُthe slain man مِنَof الْخَطِيبِthe orator بِمَسْمَعٍwithin earshot
فَلَوِ القَتِيلُ مِنَ الْخَطِيبِ بِمَسْمَعٍ
لَعَفَاhe would surely pardon وَرَأْيُand the judgment of المَجْدِglory فِيهِof him عَالِيlofty
لَعَفَا وَرَأْيُ المَجْدِ فِيهِ عَالِي
Had the slain man been within earshot of the orator,
If only the deceased could have heard the orator
He would surely have pardoned, with glory's esteem for him high,
He would have forgiven, for glory was his aim
وَأَبَىand would refuse قِيَامَthe rise of الخُلْفِdiscord فِيin آثَارِهِhis wake
وَأَبَى قِيَامَ الخُلْفِ فِي آثَارِهِ
سُوقاًa market لِبَيْعِfor selling قَدِيمَةِold الأَسْمَالِrags
سُوقاً لِبَيْعِ قَدِيمَةِ الأَسْمَالِ
And would have refused to let discord rise in his wake
But he refused the succession in his footsteps
As a market for selling old rags.
Dragged to sell the old goods
قَدْmay يَضْربُstrike الحَدَثُthe calamity المُفَاجِيءُsudden ضَرْبَهُits blow
قَدْ يَضْربُ الحَدَثُ المُفَاجِيءُ ضَرْبَهُ
بِيَدِby the hand of المُدَمِّرthe destroyer أَوْor يَدِthe hand of المُغْتَالِthe assassin
بِيَدِ المُدَمِّر أَوْ يَدِ المُغْتَالِ
A sudden calamity may strike its blow
Circumstance may strike its sudden blow
By the hand of the destroyer or the assassin.
By the hand of the destroyer or assassin
فَيَبِيتُso spends the night قَوْمٌa people وَالْهُمُومُand worries بِهَامِهِمْupon their heads
فَيَبِيتُ قَوْمٌ وَالْهُمُومُ بِهَامِهِمْ
نَاءَتْweighed heavily كَبَاهِظَةٍlike a crushing one مِنَamong الأَثْقَالِthe burdens
نَاءَتْ كَبَاهِظَةٍ مِنَ الأَثْقَالِ
So a people spends the night, with worries upon their heads,
And a people will sleep with worries as their pillows
Weighing heavily, like crushing burdens.
Weighted down like heavy loads
لاَno صَوْتَsound أَنْكَرُmore repugnant إِذْwhen تُرَاجِعُreviews أُمَّةٌa nation
لاَ صَوْتَ أَنْكَرُ إِذْ تُرَاجِعُ أُمَّةٌ
تَارِيخَهَاits history مِنْthan صَيْحَةِthe cry of الدَّلاَّلِthe auctioneer
تَارِيخَهَا مِنْ صَيْحَةِ الدَّلاَّلِ
No sound is more repugnant, when a nation reviews
No surprising sound when a nation reviews
Its history, than the auctioneer's cry.
Its history with the cry of the guide
لَكِنَّهbut it is خُلْفٌdiscord عَفَتْvanished آثَارُهُits traces
لَكِنَّه خُلْفٌ عَفَتْ آثَارُهُ
بِكِيَاسَةِthrough the prudence of الأَبْرَارِthe righteous فِيamong الأَنْجَالِthe descendants
بِكِيَاسَةِ الأَبْرَارِ فِي الأَنْجَالِ
But it is discord whose traces have vanished
But it is a succession that has transcended
Through the prudence of the righteous among the descendants.
With the wisdom of the righteous in dire straits
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.