بِفَيضthrough the abundance of فَضلِكَyour bounty يَحيىlives العلمُlearning وَالأَدَبُand literature
بِفَيض فَضلِكَ يَحيى العلمُ وَالأَدَبُ
وَبِإِسمكَand through your name اليَومtoday أَضحتَhave come to تَفخرُtake pride الكُتُبُthe books
وَبِإِسمكَ اليَوم أَضحتَ تَفخرُ الكُتُبُ
Through the abundance of your bounty, learning and literature live.
With the grace of your excellence, knowledge and literature revive
And today, through your name, books have come to take pride.
And by your name today, books take pride
فَمِنso from سَنىthe radiance of فَكرِكَyour thought التَهذيبُrefinement مُنتَشِرٌspreading
فَمِن سَنى فَكرِكَ التَهذيبُ مُنتَشِرٌ
وَمِنand from ضَياthe light of فَهمِكَyour understanding الإِرشادُguidance مُنسَكِبُpouring forth
وَمِن ضَيا فَهمِكَ الإِرشادُ مُنسَكِبُ
From the radiance of your thought, refinement spreads,
So from the favored thoughts of your refinement spreads
And from the light of your understanding, guidance pours.
And from the light of your understanding, guidance overflows
ياO أَيُّهاyou addressed الكَوكَبُthe star العاليlofty الَّذيfor whom رَقَصتdanced
يا أَيُّها الكَوكَبُ العالي الَّذي رَقَصت
لَهُfor it المَعاليlofty glories وَخَرَّتand fell دونَهُbeneath it الشُهُبُthe meteors
لَهُ المَعالي وَخَرَّت دونَهُ الشُهُبُ
O lofty star, for whom danced
O you high star for whom glories danced
The heights of glory, and beneath whom meteors fell.
And planets bowed down before
ماnot زالَceased يَكسبُgaining مِنَfrom الشَرقُthe East رَونَقَهُits splendor
ما زالَ يَكسبُ مِنَ الشَرقُ رَونَقَهُ
حَتّىuntil إِنجَلىit shone forth وَاِنجَلَتand cleared عَنfrom وَجهِهِits face السُحُبُthe clouds
حَتّى إِنجَلى وَاِنجَلَت عَن وَجهِهِ السُحُبُ
It kept drawing its splendor from the East,
The East continues to gain its splendor from you
Until it shone forth and clouds cleared from its face.
Until the clouds cleared from its face
لَوif لَمnot يَكُنwere رَشفthe sipping of الأَفراحjoys مِنكَfrom you لَماwould not
لَو لَم يَكُن رَشف الأَفراح مِنكَ لَما
أَهدىbestowed الصَباحdawn ضَحوكاًsmiling وَهُوَwhile it يَلتَهِبُblazes
أَهدى الصَباح ضَحوكاً وَهُوَ يَلتَهِبُ
Had joys not been sipped from you, never would
If it weren't for your joyful countenance
Dawn have bestowed its gifts, smiling as it blazed.
The morning would not have smiled radiantly as it blazed
ياO صَدرchief of دَولَتِناour state الفَردpeerless الَّذيwhose سَطَعَتshone
يا صَدر دَولَتِنا الفَرد الَّذي سَطَعَت
أَنوارُthe lights of حَكمَتِهِhis wisdom فيin الكَونِthe universe تَنسَكِبُpour forth
أَنوارُ حَكمَتِهِ في الكَونِ تَنسَكِبُ
O peerless chief of our state, whose shining
O pillar of our state, unique one whose
Lights of wisdom pour forth throughout the universe.
Wisdom lights shine in the universe pouring down
أَبصارُناour eyes مَحدقاتٌgazing intently فيكَat you شاخِصَةٌfixed
أَبصارُنا مَحدقاتٌ فيكَ شاخِصَةٌ
إِلَيكَtoward you تَنظُرُlook مَعنىa meaning كُلهُall of it عَجَبُwonder
إِلَيكَ تَنظُرُ مَعنى كُلهُ عَجَبُ
Our eyes are fixed on you, gazing intently,
Our eyes are fixed on you, staring
Looking toward you, they behold a meaning that is all wonder.
At you, every sense of wonder looks
قُلوبَناour hearts بِحِماin the sanctuary of عَلياكَyour eminence لائِذَةٌseeking refuge
قُلوبَنا بِحِما عَلياكَ لائِذَةٌ
سَلَبتَهاyou stole them فَسرتso they drifted بِالطَوعِwillingly تَنسَلِبُare stolen away
سَلَبتَها فَسرت بِالطَوعِ تَنسَلِبُ
Our hearts seek refuge in the sanctuary of your eminence;
Our hearts take refuge in your sublime protection
You stole them, and they went on willingly letting themselves be stolen.
You have captivated them so they freely yield
أَنتَyou الأَمينُthe trustee عَلىover الدُنياthe world فَكَيفَso how غَدَتhave become
أَنتَ الأَمينُ عَلى الدُنيا فَكَيفَ غَدَت
بِلُطفِكَby your kindness الساحرenchanting الأَرواحُthe souls تَنتَهِبُare plundered
بِلُطفِكَ الساحر الأَرواحُ تَنتَهِبُ
You are entrusted with the world; how, then, have
You are the trustee of the world, so how have
Souls come to be plundered by your enchanting kindness?
With your charming kindness, souls come to plunder
عَلَيكَupon you آمالُthe hopes of أَهلthe people of الأَرضِthe earth دائِرَةٌrevolving
عَلَيكَ آمالُ أَهل الأَرضِ دائِرَةٌ
وَأَنتَand you تَحييrevive رَجاهاits hope أَيُّهاO القُطُبُthe lodestar
وَأَنتَ تَحيي رَجاها أَيُّها القُطُبُ
The hopes of earth's people revolve around you,
The hopes of all people revolve around you
And you revive the earth's hope, O lodestar!
It is you who brings their aspirations to life O pole
غَنَّتsang بِمَدحكyour praise اَفواهُthe mouths of العِبادِhumankind كَماjust as
غَنَّت بِمَدحك اَفواهُ العِبادِ كَما
رَنَّتresounded بِأَوصافِكَwith descriptions of you الأَشعارُthe poems وَالخُطبُand orations
رَنَّت بِأَوصافِكَ الأَشعارُ وَالخُطبُ
The mouths of humankind have sung your praise, just as
The mouths of servants sang your praises
Poems and orations have resounded with descriptions of you.
As poems and sermons chime your attributes
أَنتَyou البَليغُthe eloquent one الَّذيwhose أَلفاظُهُhis words دُرَرٌpearls
أَنتَ البَليغُ الَّذي أَلفاظُهُ دُرَرٌ
تَهدىare offered as gifts فَتحفظهاso they preserve them فيupon جيدِهاtheir neck الحِقَبُthe ages
تَهدى فَتحفظها في جيدِها الحِقَبُ
You are the eloquent one whose words are pearls,
You are the eloquent one whose words are pearls
Offered as gifts, which the ages treasure about their neck.
That are gifted so ages may preserve them in their bosoms
لَقَدindeed رَأَيتَyou have seen لِلآدابfor literature خَيرthe finest حِماًsanctuary
لَقَد رَأَيتَ لِلآداب خَير حِماً
تَهديyou bestow القَريضpoetry فَخاراًglory مِنكَfrom you يَكتَسِبُit gains
تَهدي القَريض فَخاراً مِنكَ يَكتَسِبُ
Indeed, you have found the finest sanctuary for literature,
Indeed you have seen literature’s best patron
Bestowing on poetry a glory it gains from you.
Bestowing verses prosperity they gain from you
فَجئتُso I came أَهديكَto offer you مِنfrom رَوضاتِهِits gardens ثَمَراًfruit
فَجئتُ أَهديكَ مِن رَوضاتِهِ ثَمَراً
إِذاwhen نَظَرتَyou look إِلَيهِat it يَحصلis attained الأَرَبُthe aim
إِذا نَظَرتَ إِلَيهِ يَحصل الأَرَبُ
So I have come to offer you fruit from its gardens;
So I came to gift you from its gardens a fruit
When you look upon it, the aim is attained.
Which if you look upon, great benefit is obtained
هُوَit الكِتابُthe book الَّذيwhich قَدَمتهُI presented it سَنَداًas testimony
هُوَ الكِتابُ الَّذي قَدَمتهُ سَنَداً
عَلىto التَعلُقِdevotion مثلlike العَهدِa covenant يُكتَتَبُis written down
عَلى التَعلُقِ مثل العَهدِ يُكتَتَبُ
It is the book I have presented as testimony
It is the book I presented relying
To devotion, written down like a covenant.
On attachment, like a pact inscribed
شَرَّفتهُI honored it بِاسمكَwith your name العاليlofty فَكانَand so it became لَهُto it
شَرَّفتهُ بِاسمكَ العالي فَكانَ لَهُ
هَذاthis السَميرُevening companion الأَمينُfaithful الأنَnow يَنتَسِبُis associated
هَذا السَميرُ الأَمينُ الأنَ يَنتَسِبُ
I honored it with your lofty name, and with that name
I honored it with your lofty name so it has
This faithful evening companion is now associated.
This trusted, loyal namesake now
يَرجوit hopes for القُبولacceptance فَقَدfor indeed وافىit has arrived عَلىin خَجَلٍbashfulness
يَرجو القُبول فَقَد وافى عَلى خَجَلٍ
يَرىit sees المَهابَةَmajesty تَعلوهُtowering over it فَيَضطَرِبُso it trembles
يَرى المَهابَةَ تَعلوهُ فَيَضطَرِبُ
It hopes for acceptance, for it has come in bashfulness;
It hopes for acceptance though bashfully it came
It sees majesty towering over it, and trembles.
Seeing the awe, it quivers and shakes
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.