إلْيَاسُElias يَاO ابْنَson of سَلِيمٍSalim أَيُّwhat مَفْخَرَةٍhonor
إلْيَاسُ يَا ابْنَ سَلِيمٍ أَيُّ مَفْخَرَةٍ
كَأَنْlike the fact that تَكُونَyou are لَهُfor him فِيamong قَوْمِهِhis people خَلَفَاa successor
كَأَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ فِي قَوْمِهِ خَلَفَا
Elias, O son of Salim, what honor
Elias, O son of Suleim, what pride is there
could equal being his successor among his people?
Like being the successor of his people after him?
ذَاكَthat man الَّذِيwho كَانَwas فِيهِمْamong them مُفْرَداًpeerless عَلَماًan eminent figure
ذَاكَ الَّذِي كَانَ فِيهِمْ مُفْرَداً عَلَماً
فَمَاso no يُحِيطُencompasses بِهِhim وصْفٌdescription إِذَاwhen وَصَفَاit describes
فَمَا يُحِيطُ بِهِ وصْفٌ إِذَا وَصَفَا
That man who stood peerless among them, a luminary—
He who was unique among them as a towering flag,
so no description can encompass him in its telling.
That no description can encompass when described.
أُعْطِيتَyou were given رُتْبَتَهُhis rank أَحْبِبْhow welcome! بِعَوْدَتِهَاits return
أُعْطِيتَ رُتْبَتَهُ أَحْبِبْ بِعَوْدَتِهَا
إِلىto الحِمىthe sanctuary فِيin ازْدِهَارٍflourishing طَابَwas delightful مُؤْتَنَفَاnewly begun
إِلى الحِمى فِي ازْدِهَارٍ طَابَ مُؤْتَنَفَا
You have been given his rank—how welcome its return
You were given his rank, so love to restore it
to the sanctuary, in fresh, delightful bloom!
To glory in a flourishing renewal.
هَلْis there مِنْany كَمَالperfection لِمَنْfor one whose تَسْموsoars مَكَانَتُهُhis standing
هَلْ مِنْ كَمَال لِمَنْ تَسْمو مَكَانَتُهُ
كالمَجْدِlike glory وَالخُلقِand character العَالِيnoble إِذاwhen ائتَلفَاthe two unite
كالمَجْدِ وَالخُلقِ العَالِي إِذا ائتَلفَا
For one whose standing soars, is there any perfection
Is there any perfection for one whose status is exalted
like glory and noble character when they unite?
Like glory and sublime morals when combined?
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.