حرa free man تربىgrew up مستقلاًindependent جاهداًstriving
حر تربى مستقلاً جاهداً
طلبhe sought العلاءeminence فنالهand attained it كمرادهas he wished
طلب العلاء فناله كمراده
A free man, raised independent and striving,
A free man raised independent, striving
He sought eminence and attained it as he wished.
Seeking the heights, attaining them as he desired
إنif يفتخرboasts يوماًone day سواهsomeone other than him بجدهof his grandfather
إن يفتخر يوماً سواه بجده
فخرa boast الرمادashes ففخرهbut his pride بجهادهin his striving
فخر الرماد ففخره بجهاده
If another one day boasts of his grandfather—
If another boasts one day of his ancestors
A boast of ashes—his pride lies in his own striving.
Glory to ashes! His glory is in his strife!
ماnot همconcern عبدservant of اللهGod زخرفةornament ولاnor
ما هم عبد الله زخرفة ولا
غيرother than المكارمnoble virtues تلتقيgather فيin نادهhis assembly
غير المكارم تلتقي في ناده
Abdullah's concern is not ornament, nor
Abdullah is no mere decoration
Does anything but noble virtue gather in his assembly.
Only virtues gather in his circle
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.