إِهْنَأْrejoice بِمَاin what أَهْدَىbestowed المَلِيكُthe King
إِهْنَأْ بِمَا أَهْدَى المَلِيكُ
إِلَيْكَupon you مِنْof سَامِيlofty اللَّقَبْthe title
إِلَيْكَ مِنْ سَامِي اللَّقَبْ
Rejoice in what the King has bestowed
Rejoice in the honor bestowed
Upon you: a lofty title.
By the King upon you
شَرَفٌan honor خُصِصْتَyou were singled out بِهِwith it وَقَدْand indeed
شَرَفٌ خُصِصْتَ بِهِ وَقَدْ
شَمِلَembraced السُّرُورُjoy بِهِthrough it الْعَرَبْthe Arabs
شَمِلَ السُّرُورُ بِهِ الْعَرَبْ
An honor for which you were singled out; and indeed
An honor you were singled out for, bringing
Through it, joy has embraced the Arabs.
Joy to all the Arabs
وَيَعُدُّهُand regard it أُدَبَاؤُهُمْtheir men of letters
وَيَعُدُّهُ أُدَبَاؤُهُمْ
أَسْنَىmost splendid ثَوَابٍreward لِلأَدَبْfor literature
أَسْنَى ثَوَابٍ لِلأَدَبْ
And their men of letters regard it
Their men of letters deem it
As the most splendid reward for literature.
The finest reward for merit
وَيَعُدُّهُand regard it عُلَمَاؤُهُمْtheir scholars
وَيَعُدُّهُ عُلَمَاؤُهُمْ
بِالْعِلْمِwith learning مُتَّصِلَconnected السَّبَبْthe bond
بِالْعِلْمِ مُتَّصِلَ السَّبَبْ
And their scholars regard it
Their scholars see it linked
As closely bound to learning.
To knowledge by unbroken ties
مَنْwho فِيهِمْamong them نَدُّthe equal of الْجَمِيلِal-Jamil إِنْif
مَنْ فِيهِمْ نَدُّ الْجَمِيلِ إِنْ
تَرَسَّلَhe writes prose أَوْor خَطَبْhe delivers a speech
تَرَسَّلَ أَوْ خَطَبْ
Who among them equals al-Jamil when
All who excel in generosity praise it
He writes prose or delivers a speech?
In prose or verse
أَوْor مَنْwho لَهُhe has تِلْكَthat الثَّقَافَةُerudition
أَوْ مَنْ لَهُ تِلْكَ الثَّقَافَةُ
وَالْحَصَافَةُand sound judgment إِنْif كَتَبْhe writes
وَالْحَصَافَةُ إِنْ كَتَبْ
Or who has such erudition
So too all of keen intellect
And sound judgment when he writes?
And refinement if they write
حَسْبُenough for الصَّحَافَةِjournalism أَنَّهَاthat it
حَسْبُ الصَّحَافَةِ أَنَّهَا
بَلَغَتْhas attained بِهِthrough him أَقْصَىutmost أَرَبْdesire
بَلَغَتْ بِهِ أَقْصَى أَرَبْ
It is enough for journalism that it
It suffices journalism
Has attained through him its utmost desire.
To have through it attained the peak of glory
خُضْتَyou plunged into السِّيَاسَةَpolitics لَمْdid not تَجُرْyou act unjustly
خُضْتَ السِّيَاسَةَ لَمْ تَجُرْ
فِيهَاin it وَلَمْand did not تَثُرِarise الرِّيَبْsuspicions
فِيهَا وَلَمْ تَثُرِ الرِّيَبْ
You plunged into politics, yet did no wrong
You plunged into politics yet stayed
There, nor did suspicions arise.
Above suspicion or slander
تَنْفِيyou banish الْعَزَائِمَresolves فِيin مَنَاposts (first part)
تَنْفِي الْعَزَائِمَ فِي مَنَا
صِبَهَاtheir posts (completion) وَمَاand not تَشْكُوyou complain of النَّصَبْtoil
صِبَهَا وَمَا تَشْكُو النَّصَبْ
You banish resolves in their
You banish resolve though faced
Posts, and do not complain of toil.
With setbacks, never complaining of toil
وَتَظَلُّand you remain فِيهَاin them مُلْتَقَىa meeting place
وَتَظَلُّ فِيهَا مُلْتَقَى
الآمَالِhopes إِنْif خَطْبٌa calamity حَزَبْstrikes
الآمَالِ إِنْ خَطْبٌ حَزَبْ
And there you remain a meeting place
And remain a place where hopes
For hopes, should a calamity strike.
Converge when a party contends
فِيin أَيِّwhat مَعْنَىًrespect لَمْnot تَكُنْyou were
فِي أَيِّ مَعْنَىً لَمْ تَكُنْ
أَهْلاًworthy لِعَالِيَةِof lofty الرُّتَبْranks
أَهْلاً لِعَالِيَةِ الرُّتَبْ
In what respect were you not
In what pursuit were you not
Worthy of lofty ranks?
Worthy of the highest ranks?
قَلْبٌa heart كَبِيرٌgreat يُلْهِمُinspires الْعَقْلَthe mind
قَلْبٌ كَبِيرٌ يُلْهِمُ الْعَقْلَ
الكَبِيرَgreat وَلاَand no عَجَبْwonder
الكَبِيرَ وَلاَ عَجَبْ
A great heart inspires the mind,
A great heart inspiring
Itself great—and no wonder.
A great mind is no wonder
وَتَمَامُand the fullness فَضْلِbounty of اللهِGod فِيin
وَتَمَامُ فَضْلِ اللهِ فِي
حَسَبٍhonor يُزَكِّيهِenhances it النَّسَبْlineage
حَسَبٍ يُزَكِّيهِ النَّسَبْ
And the fullness of God's bounty lies in
God's full grace in a lineage
Honor enhanced by lineage.
Nobility's stamp preserves
لِلّهِfor God لِلأَوْطَانِfor the homelands لِلْفَارُوقِfor al-Faruq
لِلّهِ لِلأَوْطَانِ لِلْفَارُوقِ
قُمْتَyou rose بِمَاto what وَجَبْwas required
قُمْتَ بِمَا وَجَبْ
For God, for the homelands, for al-Faruq,
For God, for country, for Al-Farouq
You carried out what was required.
You did what duty demands
فَالرَّأْيُso opinion إِجْمَاعٌunanimity عَلَىon
فَالرَّأْيُ إِجْمَاعٌ عَلَى
شُكْرِthanking المَلِيكِthe King لِمَاfor what وَهَبْhe bestowed
شُكْرِ المَلِيكِ لِمَا وَهَبْ
So opinion is unanimous in
So all agree the King should be thanked
Thanking the King for what he bestowed.
For the gift he bestowed
هِيَit نِعْمَةٌa blessing لَمْnot يُؤْتهَاwas granted it
هِيَ نِعْمَةٌ لَمْ يُؤْتهَا
رَجُلٌa man أَحَقُّmore deserving وَلاَnor أَحَبْmore beloved
رَجُلٌ أَحَقُّ وَلاَ أَحَبْ
It is a blessing never granted to
A blessing never granted before
A man more deserving or more beloved.
To a man more deserving or beloved
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.