قَلَّدَhe adorned الْجِيدَthe neck وَهْوَand he رَبُّa master of اجْتِهَادٍindependent reasoning
قَلَّدَ الْجِيدَ وَهْوَ رَبُّ اجْتِهَادٍ
واْنتِقادٍand critical discernment قَلائِدَnecklaces الْعِقْيانِpure gold
واْنتِقادٍ قَلائِدَ الْعِقْيانِ
He adorned the neck—he, a master of independent reasoning
He donned the necklace, though he is the Lord of endeavor
and critical discernment—with necklaces of pure gold.
And critique, necklaces of the blind.
نَظْمُهُhis verse الدُّرُّthe pearls دَلَّshowed مِنْfrom غَيْرِother than شَكٍّdoubt
نَظْمُهُ الدُّرُّ دَلَّ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَكٍّ
أنَّهُthat he الْبَحْرُthe ocean فيin عُلُومthe sciences of الْبَيَانِeloquence
أنَّهُ الْبَحْرُ في عُلُوم الْبَيَانِ
His verse is pearls; it showed beyond doubt
His rhyme is pearls that undoubtedly showed
that he is an ocean in the sciences of eloquence.
That he is the sea in the sciences of rhetoric.
قَدْindeed تَيَقَّنْتُI became certain أَنَّنيthat I السَّعْدُgood fortune لَمّاwhen
قَدْ تَيَقَّنْتُ أَنَّني السَّعْدُ لَمّا
صَارَbecame هَذاthis الشَّريفُthe noble man مِنْamong خِلاّنيmy close friends
صَارَ هَذا الشَّريفُ مِنْ خِلاّني
I knew for certain that I was good fortune itself when
I became certain that I am blessed when
this noble man became one of my close friends.
This noble one became one of my companions.
ياO قَريعَforemost man of الأوانِthe age ياO سَيِّدَmaster of الأَقْthe peers (first part)
يا قَريعَ الأوانِ يا سَيِّدَ الأَقْ
رَانِpeers (continuation) ياO فَرْدَpeerless one among أَهْلِthe people of هَذَاthis الزَّمانِtime
رَانِ يا فَرْدَ أَهْلِ هَذَا الزَّمانِ
O foremost man of the age, O master of
O discipliner of the times, O master of the epochs,
peers, O peerless one among the people of this time,
O unique one of the people of this era.
دُمْتَmay you continue تُحْييyou revive عُلُومَthe learning of أَيَّامِكَyour days الْغُthe radiant (first part)
دُمْتَ تُحْيي عُلُومَ أَيَّامِكَ الْغُ
رِّradiant (continuation) وتُجْليand you clear away مِنْهاfrom it صَدَاrust الأَذْهانِthe minds
رِّ وتُجْلي مِنْها صَدَا الأَذْهانِ
may you ever revive the learning of your radiant days
You continue to revive the sciences of your glorious days
and clear from it the rust of minds.
And elucidate their echo in minds.
وعَلَيْكَand upon you السَّلامُpeace ياO زِينَةَornament of الأَعْthe luminaries (first part)
وعَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ يا زِينَةَ الأَعْ
لاَمِluminaries (continuation) ياO بْنَson of الْكِرامِthe noble men مِنْfrom عَدْنانِAdnan
لاَمِ يا بْنَ الْكِرامِ مِنْ عَدْنانِ
And peace be upon you, O ornament of
And peace be upon you, O pride of the flags,
the luminaries, O son of the noble men of Adnan.
O son of the generous ones from Adnan.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.