أَحَجَّاجُO Hajjaj إنَّindeed اللّهَGod أَعْطاكhas given you غايَةًan utmost height
أَحَجَّاجُ إنَّ اللّهَ أَعْطاك غايَةً
يُقَصِّرُfalls short عنهاof it مَنwhoever أَرادَseeks مَداهاits reach
يُقَصِّرُ عنها مَن أَرادَ مَداها
O Hajjaj, God has granted you a height
O Hajjaj, truly God has granted you the utmost limit,
that whoever seeks to reach it falls short of.
Which the aspirations of others fall short of attaining.
أَحَجَّاجُO Hajjaj لاmay not يُفْلَلْbe blunted سِلاحُكَyour weapon إنّماonly الthe
أَحَجَّاجُ لا يُفْلَلْ سِلاحُكَ إنّما ال
مَناياdestined deaths بِكَفِّin the hand of اللّهِGod حيثُwherever يَراهاHe sees them
مَنايا بِكَفِّ اللّهِ حيثُ يَراها
O Hajjaj, may your weapon never be blunted; only the
O Hajjaj, your sword shall not be blunted, but only
hand of God holds the fates of death, wherever He sees fit.
By the decree of God wherever He has ordained it.
إذاwhen هَبَطَdescended الحَجَّاجُHajjaj أَرْضاًa land مَريضةًsick
إذا هَبَطَ الحَجَّاجُ أَرْضاً مَريضةً
تَتَبَّعَtraced out أَقْصىthe furthest extent of دائِهاits sickness فَشفاهاthen healed it
تَتَبَّعَ أَقْصى دائِها فَشفاها
When Hajjaj descends upon a sick land,
When Hajjaj descends upon an ailing land,
he traces its sickness to its furthest reaches and heals it.
He follows its disease to its furthest extent and cures it.
شَفاهاhealed it مِنَof الدّاءِthe disease العُضالِintractable الذيthat بِهاis within it
شَفاها مِنَ الدّاءِ العُضالِ الذي بِها
غُلامٌa young man إذاwhen هَزَّbrandished القَناةَthe spear سَقاهاgave it drink
غُلامٌ إذا هَزَّ القَناةَ سَقاها
It was healed of the intractable disease within it
He cures it of insoluble, entrenched disease
by a young man who, when he brandishes the spear, gives it drink.
Like a young man shaking the spear that quenches its thirst,
سَقاهاgave it drink دِماءَthe blood of المارِقينَthe renegades وعَلَّهاand gave it a second drink
سَقاها دِماءَ المارِقينَ وعَلَّها
إذاwhen جَمحَتْit bolted يَوْماًone day وَخِيفَand was feared أَذاهاits harm
إذا جَمحَتْ يَوْماً وَخِيفَ أَذاها
He gives it the blood of renegades, then a second draught,
Quenching its thirst with the blood of rebels and healing it,
when one day it bolts and its harm is feared.
When it grows restive one day and its harm is feared.
إذاwhen سَمعَheard الحجَّاجُHajjaj رِزّthe rumble of كَتِيبةٍa battalion
إذا سَمعَ الحجَّاجُ رِزّ كَتِيبةٍ
أَعَدَّprepared لهاfor it قَبْلَbefore النزولِencamping قِراهاits guest-fare
أَعَدَّ لها قَبْلَ النزولِ قِراها
When Hajjaj hears the rumble of a battalion,
When Hajjaj hears the neighing of an equine troop,
he prepares its guest-fare before it encamps.
He prepares their settlements for them before they descend.
أَعَدَّprepared لَهاfor it مَصْقُولةًpolished فارِسيَّةًPersian
أَعَدَّ لَها مَصْقُولةً فارِسيَّةً
بأَيْدِيin the hands of رجالٍmen يَحْلُبونَwho milk صُراهاtheir stored milk
بأَيْدِي رجالٍ يَحْلُبونَ صُراها
He readies for it polished Persian blades,
He prepares for them sharpened Persian scimitars
in the hands of men who draw off their stored milk.
In the hands of men who milk their lobes.
فَمَاfor never وَلَدَhave borne الأَبْكارُmaidens والعَوْنُand matrons مِثْلَهُhis like
فَمَا وَلَدَ الأَبْكارُ والعَوْنُ مِثْلَهُ
بِنَجْدٍin Najd ولاnor أَرْضٍany land يَجِفُّdries ثَراهاits soil
بِنَجْدٍ ولا أَرْضٍ يَجِفُّ ثَراها
For neither maidens nor matrons have borne his like
Thus no virgin womb or ally has birthed his equal
in Najd, nor in any land whose soil grows dry.
In Nejd or any land where its ruins decay.
أَحَجَّاجُO Hajjaj لاdo not تُعْطِgive العُصاةَthe rebels مُناهُمُtheir wishes
أَحَجَّاجُ لا تُعْطِ العُصاةَ مُناهُمُ
ولاnor اللّهُGod يُعْطِيgrants لِلْعُصاةِto the rebels مُناهاtheir wishes
ولا اللّهُ يُعْطِي لِلْعُصاةِ مُناها
O Hajjaj, do not grant the rebels their wishes,
O Hajjaj, do not grant the rebels their wish,
nor may God grant the rebels theirs,
And God does not grant the rebels their wish.
ولاnor كَلَّany حَلاَّفٍhabitual oath-swearer تَقَلَّدَundertook بَيْعَةًa pledge of allegiance
ولا كَلَّ حَلاَّفٍ تَقَلَّدَ بَيْعَةً
فأَعْظَمَthen revered عَهْدَthe covenant of اللّهِGod ثُمَّthen شَراهاsold it
فأَعْظَمَ عَهْدَ اللّهِ ثُمَّ شَراها
nor grant them to any habitual oath-swearer who undertook a pledge of allegiance,
No oath-breaking traitor who assumed the pledge
then revered God's covenant, and afterward sold it.
And broke God's covenant made it great then annulled it.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.