جُزِيتَmay you be rewarded عَنَّاon our behalf الْخَيْرَgoodness يَاO مَجْمَعاًan academy
جُزِيتَ عَنَّا الْخَيْرَ يَا مَجْمَعاً
رِجَالُهُits men عليَةُthe elite أَهْلِpeople of الأَدَبْletters
رِجَالُهُ عليَةُ أَهْلِ الأَدَبْ
May you be rewarded with goodness on our behalf, O academy,
You have done good for us, oh council,
Whose men are the elite among men of letters.
Its men are the elite of literature,
رَئِيسُهُits president مَنْwho هُوَhe فَاذْكُرْso mention لُهُfor him
رَئِيسُهُ مَنْ هُوَ فَاذْكُرْ لُهُ
مَاwhat شِئْتَهُyou wish it مِنَof نَسَبٍlineage أَوْor حَسَبْhonor
مَا شِئْتَهُ مِنَ نَسَبٍ أَوْ حَسَبْ
Its president is who he is—so ascribe to him
Its president - mention his
Whatever lineage or honor you wish.
Lineage or status as you wish.
وَصَحْبُهُand his companions فِيamong نُخَبِthe elite الشْرَقِthe East مِنْof
وَصَحْبُهُ فِي نُخَبِ الشْرَقِ مِنْ
أَهْلِpeople of الحِجِىreason وَالْعِلْمِand learning أَصْفَىthe purest of النُّخَبْthe elite
أَهْلِ الحِجِى وَالْعِلْمِ أَصْفَى النُّخَبْ
And his companions, among the East's elite of
And his company of the choicest
Men of reason and learning, are the purest of the elite.
Of the East in knowledge and wisdom.
قَدْindeed هَلَّhas dawned مِنْfrom عَزْمِكَyour resolve مَاwhat يَرْتَجَىis hoped for
قَدْ هَلَّ مِنْ عَزْمِكَ مَا يَرْتَجَى
وَلاَحَand has shone مِنْfrom فَضْلِكَyour excellence مَاwhat يُرْتَقَبْis awaited
وَلاَحَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ مَا يُرْتَقَبْ
From your resolve has dawned what is hoped for,
Your resolve has brought what was hoped,
And from your excellence has shone what is awaited.
And your excellence what was expected.
حَدِّدْset لَكَfor yourself الخَيْرَgoodness وَلاَand do not تَتَّئدْtarry
حَدِّدْ لَكَ الخَيْرَ وَلاَ تَتَّئدْ
فَإِنَّماfor only تَبْعَثُyou revive مَجْدَthe glory of العَرَبْthe Arabs
فَإِنَّما تَبْعَثُ مَجْدَ العَرَبْ
Set goodness as your goal, and do not tarry,
Specify for yourself the good, and do not hesitate,
For it is the Arabs' glory that you revive.
For you bring glory to the Arabs.
حَاضِرَةُthe metropolis of الإِسْلاَمِIslam فِيin حُقْبَةٍan age
حَاضِرَةُ الإِسْلاَمِ فِي حُقْبَةٍ
تَجْدُرَis worthy أَنْto تُدْعَىbe called بِكُبْرَىas the greatest of الْحُقُبْthe ages
تَجْدُرَ أَنْ تُدْعَى بِكُبْرَى الْحُقُبْ
Islam's metropolis, in an age
Capital of Islam in an era,
Worthy to be called the greatest of ages,
That deserves to be called the greatest eras,
وَالَتْbrought in succession عَلَىupon الدُّنْيَاthe world الفُتُوحُthe conquests الَّتِيthat
وَالَتْ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا الفُتُوحُ الَّتِي
تَعَاقَبَتْfollowed one another وَاتَّصلَتْand were linked كَالسَّببْlike a cord
تَعَاقَبَتْ وَاتَّصلَتْ كَالسَّببْ
Brought the world successive conquests that
It conquered the world with openings that
Followed one another and were linked like a cord.
Succeeded each other and were linked like a chain.
فِيin كُلِّevery مَعْنىًaspect مِنْof مَعَانِيthe aspects of الْعُلَىgreatness
فِي كُلِّ مَعْنىً مِنْ مَعَانِي الْعُلَى
مَشَىwalked بِهَاwith her اليُمْنُgood fortune وَلاَءَand not الحَرَبْruin
مَشَى بِهَا اليُمْنُ وَلاَءَ الحَرَبْ
In every aspect of greatness,
In every meaning of supreme meanings,
Good fortune walked with her, not ruin.
Through it, the right hand of Yemen marched to war.
أَنْthat تَسْتعِيدَshe regains مِنْof عِزِّهَاher glory مَاwhat مَضىhas passed
أَنْ تَسْتعِيدَ مِنْ عِزِّهَا مَا مَضى
وَهْيَand she لَهُof it أَهْلٌworthy فَهَلْso is there مِنْany عَجَبْwonder
وَهْيَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ فَهَلْ مِنْ عَجَبْ
That she should regain her bygone glory,
To regain its former glory,
Being worthy of it—is there any wonder?
It is capable, so is it any wonder?
صَحِبْتُI accompanied مِنْfrom مِصْرَEgypt أَخِيmy brother حَافِظاًHafiz
صَحِبْتُ مِنْ مِصْرَ أَخِي حَافِظاً
وَحَافِظُand Hafiz أَنْبِلُthe noblest مَنْone who يُصْطَحَبْis taken as a companion
وَحَافِظُ أَنْبِلُ مَنْ يُصْطَحَبْ
I accompanied my brother Hafiz from Egypt,
I accompanied my brother from Egypt,
And Hafiz is the noblest of companions.
As a protector, and protector of the noblest companion,
حَتَّىuntil حَجَجْنَاهَاwe made pilgrimage to her فَيَاso, oh لُطْفُkindness مَاwhat
حَتَّى حَجَجْنَاهَا فَيَا لُطْفُ مَا
فِيَهاwithin her لَقَيْنَاwe found مِنْof جَزَاءِreward for الْنُّصَبْtoil
فِيَها لَقَيْنَا مِنْ جَزَاءِ الْنُّصَبْ
Until we made pilgrimage to her—how gracious was
Until we performed the pilgrimage there, so gentle was
The reward for toil we found within her!
What we encountered there of reward for exertion,
جَنَّةa garden عَدْنٍEden طَالَعَتْنَاgreeted us بِمَاwith what
جَنَّة عَدْنٍ طَالَعَتْنَا بِمَا
سُرَّdelighted وَسَرَّىand consoled وَشَفَىand healed مَنْwhoever وَصَبْailed
سُرَّ وَسَرَّى وَشَفَى مَنْ وَصَبْ
A Garden of Eden greeted us with what
A garden of Eden appeared to us with
Delighted, consoled, and healed whoever ailed.
Pleasure, cheer, and healing for the troubled.
فالطَائِرُso the bird الْغِرِّيدُsweet-singing فِيin رَوْضِهَاher garden
فالطَائِرُ الْغِرِّيدُ فِي رَوْضِهَا
أَسْكَتهُsilenced him حَيْنَاfor a while تَنَاهِيthe utmost height of الطَّرَبْrapture
أَسْكَتهُ حَيْنَا تَنَاهِي الطَّرَبْ
So the sweet-singing bird in her garden
The singing bird in its meadows,
Was silenced for a while by the height of rapture.
We silenced for a time, so extreme was the rapture.
إِنْif تَسْتَزِيدُوهُyou ask him for more فَفِيthen in قَابِلٍthe coming year
إِنْ تَسْتَزِيدُوهُ فَفِي قَابِلٍ
يَسْمَعُwill hear مِنْهُfrom him كُلُّكُمْall of you مَاwhat أَحَبْhe desires
يَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ كُلُّكُمْ مَا أَحَبْ
If you ask him for more, then next year
If you want more, then at another time,
You will all hear from him what you desire.
Each of you will hear from it what you love.
يَاO سَادَةٌgentlemen صَعَّدَraised بِيwith me فَضْلُهُمْtheir generosity
يَا سَادَةٌ صَعَّدَ بِي فَضْلُهُمْ
إِلىto ذُرَاهُمْtheir summits وَمَكَانِيand my place صَبَبْa downward slope
إِلى ذُرَاهُمْ وَمَكَانِي صَبَبْ
O gentlemen whose generosity has raised me
O masters, their excellence elevated me,
To their summits, though my place is a downward slope,
To their peak and my place poured forth.
شَرَّفْتُمُونِيyou honored me بِانْتِسَابِيthrough my affiliation إلىto
شَرَّفْتُمُونِي بِانْتِسَابِي إلى
مَجْمَعِكُمْyour academy يَاoh حَبَّذَاhow splendid المُنْتَسَبْthe affiliation
مَجْمَعِكُمْ يَا حَبَّذَا المُنْتَسَبْ
You have honored me through my affiliation with
You have honored me by my affiliation
Your academy—oh, what a splendid affiliation!
To your academy, O finest affiliation!
وَفَّقنِيmay He grant me success اللهُGod إلىto خِدْمَةٍservice
وَفَّقنِي اللهُ إلى خِدْمَةٍ
أَقْضِيI discharge بِهَاthrough it مِنْof حَقَّهits due مَاwhat وَجَبْis obligatory
أَقْضِي بِهَا مِنْ حَقَّه مَا وَجَبْ
May God enable me to render service
May God enable me to serve,
Through which I may discharge what is due to it.
Fulfilling the rightful duty.
قَلَّدْتُمُونِيyou conferred upon me بَيْنَكُمْamong you رُتْبُةًa rank
قَلَّدْتُمُونِي بَيْنَكُمْ رُتْبُةً
فيin نَظَرِيmy view تَسْمُوrises above جَمِيعَall الرُّتَبْranks
في نَظَرِي تَسْمُو جَمِيعَ الرُّتَبْ
You have conferred on me a rank among you
You have appointed me among you to a position,
That, in my eyes, rises above all ranks.
Which in my eyes, surpasses all positions.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.