إِلىtoward المُصطَفىthe chosen one المَهدِيِّal-Mahdi (the rightly guided) خاضَتwaded through ركابُناour riding camels
إِلى المُصطَفى المَهدِيِّ خاضَت ركابُنا
دُجىthe darkness اللَيلِof the night يَخبِطنَthey pound السَريحِthe leather footgear المُخَدَّماsecured with ankle-straps
دُجى اللَيلِ يَخبِطنَ السَريحِ المُخَدَّما
Toward the chosen al-Mahdi our riding camels waded
Our camels marched to the Chosen One, the Mahdi
through the darkness of night, pounding in their strapped leather footgear.
Through the darkness of night, whipped by winds from all directions
يَكونُis لَهاfor them نورُthe light الإِمامِof the Imam مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
يَكونُ لَها نورُ الإِمامِ مُحَمَّدٍ
دَليلاًa guide بِهِby it تَسريthey travel by night إِذاwhen اللَيلُthe night أَظلَماgrows dark
دَليلاً بِهِ تَسري إِذا اللَيلُ أَظلَما
The light of Imam Muhammad serves them
The light of Imam Muhammad will be its guide
as a guide by which they journey when the night grows dark.
Lighting the way when darkest is the night
إِذاwhen هُنَّthey أَلقَينَthey set down الرِحالَthe camel-saddles بِبابِهِat his gate
إِذا هُنَّ أَلقَينَ الرِحالَ بِبابِهِ
حَطَطنَthey unload بِهِthere with him ثَقلاًa burden وَأَدرَكنَand they obtain مَغنَماa bounty
حَطَطنَ بِهِ ثَقلاً وَأَدرَكنَ مَغنَما
When they set down their saddles at his gate,
When we reach his door and drop our burdens
they unload a burden there and obtain a bounty.
We unload our heavy loads and attain bounty
إِلىtoward طاهِرِpure الأَخلاقِcharacter ماnever نالَhe took مِنout of رِضاًcontentment
إِلى طاهِرِ الأَخلاقِ ما نالَ مِن رِضاً
وَلاnor غَضَبٍanger مالاًwealth حَراماًunlawful وَلاnor دَماblood
وَلا غَضَبٍ مالاً حَراماً وَلا دَما
Toward one pure in character, who never took, whether pleased
To the one of pure morals, we wish no unlawful wealth
or angry, unlawful wealth, nor shed blood.
No forbidden money or blood, only his pleasure or displeasure
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.