إِهنَأْrejoice بِرُتْبَتِكَin your rank العُلْيَاlofty وَيَهْنِئُهَاand brings it joy
إِهنَأْ بِرُتْبَتِكَ العُلْيَا وَيَهْنِئُهَا
مَاwhat أَحْرَزَتْit has gained بِكَthrough you مِنْof جَاهٍprestige وَمِنْand of شَرَفhonor
مَا أَحْرَزَتْ بِكَ مِنْ جَاهٍ وَمِنْ شَرَف
Rejoice in your lofty rank, and may it be gladdened
I congratulate you on your high rank, which is also congratulated,
By the prestige and honor it has gained through you.
For what you have achieved with it of glory and honor,
بِبَعْضِfor part of مَاwhat لَكَbelongs to you مِنْof فضْلٍmerit رَفَعْتَyou raised بِهِby it
بِبَعْضِ مَا لَكَ مِنْ فضْلٍ رَفَعْتَ بِهِ
مَكَانَthe standing قَوْمِكَof your people أَيُّwhich التَّكْرِمَاتِhonors يَفِيsuffices
مَكَانَ قَوْمِكَ أَيُّ التَّكْرِمَاتِ يَفِي
For even part of your merit, by which you raised
With some of your excellence you have raised
Your people's standing—what honors could suffice?
The status of your people - which honor is more perfect?
ياO أَنْبَهَmost distinguished الخَلْقِhumankind فِيin عِلْمٍlearning وَفِيand in عَمَلٍdeeds
يا أَنْبَهَ الخَلْقِ فِي عِلْمٍ وَفِي عَمَلٍ
وَأَنْزَهَand most free الخَلْقِhumankind عَنْfrom زَهْوٍvanity وَعَنْand from صَلَفِarrogance
وَأَنْزَهَ الخَلْقِ عَنْ زَهْوٍ وَعَنْ صَلَفِ
O most distinguished of humankind in learning and deeds,
O most perceptive of creation in knowledge and in action,
And, of all humankind, the freest from vanity and arrogance.
And most detached from vanity and arrogance,
ثَأَرْتَyou avenged لِلشَّرْقِfor the East مِنْagainst دَهْرٍan age قَضَاهُit passed through it وَلاَand no
ثَأَرْتَ لِلشَّرْقِ مِنْ دَهْرٍ قَضَاهُ وَلاَ
ذِكْرَىremembrance لَهُof it غَيْرُother than مَاwhat يُحْكَىis told عَنِabout السَّلَفِthe forebears
ذِكْرَى لَهُ غَيْرُ مَا يُحْكَى عَنِ السَّلَفِ
You avenged the East against an age it endured, with no
You have avenged the East for an era that passed it by
Remembrance of it save what is told of the forebears.
With no memory of it except what is told of past generations.
وَجَانِبُand the side المجدِof glory مِنْهُof it قَدْhad أَلَمَّdescended بِهِupon it
وَجَانِبُ المجدِ مِنْهُ قَدْ أَلَمَّ بِهِ
دَاءٌan illness تَدَارَكْتَهُyou came to its aid مُسْتَعصِياًintractable فَشُفِيso it was healed
دَاءٌ تَدَارَكْتَهُ مُسْتَعصِياً فَشُفِي
And its realm of glory had been afflicted
And the aspect of glory - it was afflicted
By an intractable illness; you came to its aid, so it was healed.
With an illness you strove to remedy though difficult, and it was healed,
حَصَّلْتَyou attained مَاwhat لَمْdid not يُحَصِّلْهُattain it النَّوَابغُthe brilliant minds فِيamong
حَصَّلْتَ مَا لَمْ يُحَصِّلْهُ النَّوَابغُ فِي
قَوْمٍa people فَجاوَزْتَهُمْso you surpassed them سَبْقاًracing ahead وَلَمْand did not تَقِفِstop
قَوْمٍ فَجاوَزْتَهُمْ سَبْقاً وَلَمْ تَقِفِ
You attained what the brilliant minds had not attained among
You accomplished what the eminent could not accomplish
A people; you surpassed them, racing ahead, and did not stop.
Among a people you surpassed in excellence and did not stop,
وَمَاand not تَخَيَّرْتَyou chose بَعْدَafter الكَدِّtoil تَلْهِيَةًa diversion
وَمَا تَخَيَّرْتَ بَعْدَ الكَدِّ تَلْهِيَةً
إِلاَّexcept بِبَعْثِby reviving بَقَايَاthe remnants الْفَنِّof art وَالتُّحَفِand treasures
إِلاَّ بِبَعْثِ بَقَايَا الْفَنِّ وَالتُّحَفِ
And after toil you chose no diversion
And after enduring hardship you chose no diversion
Except by reviving the remnants of art and treasures.
Except by reviving remnants of art and masterpieces
مِنْof كُلِّevery مفْخَرَةٍsource of pride لَوْif لَمْhad not تُتِحْكَprovided you لَهاfor it
مِنْ كُلِّ مفْخَرَةٍ لَوْ لَمْ تُتِحْكَ لَها
يَدُthe hand الْعِنَايَةِof providence لَمْwould not تَسْلَمْescape unharmed مِنَfrom التَّلَفِdestruction
يَدُ الْعِنَايَةِ لَمْ تَسْلَمْ مِنَ التَّلَفِ
Each a source of pride that, had you not been granted to it
Of every source of pride - had the hand of Providence
By providence's hand, would not have escaped destruction.
Not strengthened them, they would not have escaped ruin.
أَمَّاas for السَّجَايَاvirtues فَقَدْthen indeed أُوتِيتَyou were granted زِينَتَهَاtheir adornment
أَمَّا السَّجَايَا فَقَدْ أُوتِيتَ زِينَتَهَا
مِنْof كُلِّevery مُخْتَلفٍdiverse حُسْناًin beauty وَمُؤْتَلِفِand harmonious
مِنْ كُلِّ مُخْتَلفٍ حُسْناً وَمُؤْتَلِفِ
As for virtues, you have indeed been granted their adornment,
As for virtues, you were granted their adornment
Of every kind, distinct in beauty yet harmonious.
From every type, beautifully harmonious and well-proportioned.
يَاoh لُطْفَهَاtheir loveliness فِيin نِظَامٍan arrangement لاَdoes not يُنَافِسُهُrival it
يَا لُطْفَهَا فِي نِظَامٍ لاَ يُنَافِسُهُ
عِقْدٌa necklace بِهِin it نُظِمَتْwere strung شَتَّىvarious kinds مِنَof الطُّرَفrarities
عِقْدٌ بِهِ نُظِمَتْ شَتَّى مِنَ الطُّرَف
How lovely they are in an arrangement unmatched
O their subtlety in a system none can rival,
By any necklace strung with assorted rarities!
An arrangement in which various charms are strung!
أَلْبَأْسُstrength وَالحَزْمُand resolve وَالإِقْدَامُand boldness فِيat طَرَفone end
أَلْبَأْسُ وَالحَزْمُ وَالإِقْدَامُ فِي طَرَف
وَالجُودُand generosity وَالْظَّرْفُand refinement وَالإحْسَانُand benevolence فِيat طرَفِthe other end
وَالجُودُ وَالْظَّرْفُ وَالإحْسَانُ فِي طرَفِ
Strength, resolve, and boldness at one end,
Valor, discretion, daring on one side
And generosity, refinement, and benevolence at the other.
Generosity, finesse, and beneficence on the other!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.