ياO ذَاpossessor of النوالbounty الغادِرtreacherous
يا ذَا النوال الغادِر
وابنَand son of الإمامthe imam الطاهرِpure
وابنَ الإمام الطاهرِ
O possessor of treacherous bounty,
O you of generous favours,
And son of the pure imam,
And son of the pure Imam,
وأخَاand brother to المعالِىnoble attainments والعلاand eminence
وأخَا المعالِى والعلا
والناصرand al-Nasir (the champion) بنson of الناصرِal-Nasir (the champion)
والناصر بن الناصرِ
And brother to noble attainments and eminence,
And brother of the exalted and sublime,
And al-Nasir, son of al-Nasir,
And supporter, son of supporter,
والواهبِand the giver المزرِىputting to shame علىin comparison with
والواهبِ المزرِى على
الغيثِthe rain المُلثِّunceasing الماطرِpouring
الغيثِ المُلثِّ الماطرِ
And the giver who puts to shame
And bestower of abundant rain
The unceasing, pouring rain,
Upon plentiful pouring showers,
ومعزَّand the one who exalts أهلthe people of الدينthe faith
ومعزَّ أهل الدين
بالدينthrough the faith الحنيفِّيupright; monotheistic الطاهرِpure
بالدين الحنيفِّي الطاهرِ
And you who exalt the people of faith
And strengthener of the people of religion
Through the upright, pure faith,
With the pure, Hanifi faith,
ومذلَّand the one who humbles أهلthe people of الجَوْرِinjustice باwith (prefix fragment)
ومذلَّ أهل الجَوْرِ با
لذرِبِthe keen (article continued) السنانِspearhead القاطِرdripping
لذرِبِ السنانِ القاطِر
And you who humble the unjust with
And subduer of the people of tyranny
The keen, dripping spearhead,
With piercing, penetrating blades,
والطاهرand the pure one ابنson of الطاهرthe pure one
والطاهر ابن الطاهر
ابنson of الطاهرthe pure one ابنson of الطاهرِthe pure one
ابن الطاهر ابن الطاهرِ
And the pure one, son of the pure one,
You are the pure, son of the pure,
Son of the pure one, son of the pure one.
Son of the pure, son of the pure,
ياO منyou who لهhave رأىjudgment يَفُblunts (first part)
يا من له رأى يَفُ
لُّcompletion of 'blunts' شَباsharp edge الحُسَامthe sword البَاترِcleaving
لُّ شَبا الحُسَام البَاترِ
O you whose judgment blunts
O you whose opinion turns
The edge of the cleaving sword,
The edges of penetrating swords,
أنتyou المجيرُthe protector المستجthe refuge-seeker (first part)
أنت المجيرُ المستج
يرُcompletion of 'refuge-seeker' مِنfrom الزمانtime الجابرِoverpowering
يرُ مِن الزمان الجابرِ
You are the protector of the one seeking refuge
You are my rescuer and refuge
From overpowering time.
From the tyranny of time,
ماnot البيعُthe sale منّيfrom me حيلةٌa stratagem
ما البيعُ منّي حيلةٌ
لطلابِfor seeking وفرٍwealth وافرِabundant
لطلابِ وفرٍ وافرِ
My sale is no stratagem
Selling is no trickery of mine
For seeking abundant wealth.
For seekers of abundant grace,
أتظنُّdo you think أنىthat I قدindeed أتيتُكhave come to you
أتظنُّ أنى قد أتيتُك
باحتيالٍwith a ruse نادرِuncommon
باحتيالٍ نادرِ
Do you think that I have come to you
Do you think I came to you
With an uncommon ruse?
With some rare deceit?
كنْbe عاذلاًa reprover فالبرىfor the innocent (first part)
كنْ عاذلاً فالبرى
ءُcompletion of 'innocent' مِنamong الورَىmankind كالعاثرِlike one who stumbles
ءُ مِن الورَى كالعاثرِ
Be a reprover, for the innocent
Be gentle, for the innocent
Among mankind is like one who stumbles.
Stumble like the negligent,
ليسَis not الكفُورthe ungrateful one بنعمةٍfor a blessing
ليسَ الكفُور بنعمةٍ
منfrom ربهhis Lord كالشاكرِlike the thankful one
من ربه كالشاكرِ
One who is ungrateful for a blessing
The ungrateful for blessings
From his Lord is not like one who gives thanks.
From his Lord is not like the thankful,
لاno; nor والمصدقُand the one who believes مؤمناًhaving faith
لا والمصدقُ مؤمناً
بإلهِهin his God كالكافرِlike the unbeliever
بإلهِه كالكافرِ
Nor is one who believes, with faith
Nor is the believing affirmant
In his God, like the unbeliever.
Of his God like the denier,
لاno; nor والذيand the one who ينسَىforgets الهوَىlove
لا والذي ينسَى الهوَى
مثلُlike المحبِّthe lover الذاكرِwho remembers
مثلُ المحبِّ الذاكرِ
Nor is the one who forgets love
Nor is one who forgets passion
Like the lover who remembers.
Like the enamoured rememberer,
لاno; nor والذيand the one who عشقfell in love with الكرَىslumber
لا والذي عشق الكرَى
مثلlike الكئيبِthe sorrowful one الساهرِthe wakeful one
مثل الكئيبِ الساهرِ
Nor is the one enamored of slumber
Nor is one who desires separation
Like the sorrowful one who stays awake.
Like the sleepless lover,
ياO شاعرَpoet of العلياءthe heights; eminence كنْbe
يا شاعرَ العلياء كنْ
ذَاpossessing عطفَةٍcompassion للشاعرِtoward the poet
ذَا عطفَةٍ للشاعرِ
O poet of the heights, be
O poet of the sublime, be
Compassionate toward the poet.
Of kindness to this poet,
يُنْبيكَinforms you ظاهرُthe outward aspect of حالتىmy condition
يُنْبيكَ ظاهرُ حالتى
عماof what تُكِنُّconceal ضمائرِىmy innermost thoughts
عما تُكِنُّ ضمائرِى
The outward aspect of my condition tells you
The reality of my condition warns you
Of what my innermost thoughts conceal.
Of what my conscience conceals,
وكداكَand likewise (probable reading) سائرall of خاطِرىmy thoughts
وكداكَ سائر خاطِرى
يُنْبِيكَinforms you عنهاof them ظاهِرىmy outward appearance
يُنْبِيكَ عنها ظاهِرى
And likewise, all my thoughts—
And so does the rest of my mind
My outward bearing tells you of them.
Warn you of it through my appearance,
فاقْبلso accept معاذيراًexcuses أتتْhave come
فاقْبل معاذيراً أتتْ
مِنىfrom me وكنْand be ليfor me عاذرِىthe one who excuses me
مِنى وكنْ لي عاذرِى
So accept the excuses that have come
So accept my excuses that
From me, and be one who excuses me.
Came from me, and excuse me!
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.