قدindeed طَلَعَrose البدرُthe full moon منfrom المَغرِبِthe west
قد طَلَعَ البدرُ من المَغرِبِ
فَمنْso who رأىsaw هذاthis ولمand did not يَعجَبِmarvel
فَمنْ رأى هذا ولم يَعجَبِ
The full moon has risen from the west.
The full moon rose from the west,
Who, then, has seen this and not marveled?
Whoever saw this and was not amazed,
والبحرُand the sea فيin البحرِthe sea أتىcame راكباًriding
والبحرُ في البحرِ أتى راكباً
فيin طَيِّthe folds of فُلْكٍa ship طيّبَsweet المَشرَبِthe draught
في طَيِّ فُلْكٍ طيّبَ المَشرَبِ
And the sea came riding upon the sea,
The sea came riding on the sea,
Within a ship, sweet to drink.
In the sail of a good ship.
شخصٌa person إذاwhen أقبلَapproached لكنَّهُbut he
شخصٌ إذا أقبلَ لكنَّهُ
منfrom شخصهِhis own person يَخرُجُemerges فيin مَوْكِبِa procession
من شخصهِ يَخرُجُ في مَوْكِبِ
One person when he approaches, yet he
A person, when he comes towards you,
Emerges from his own person in a procession.
Yet from him comes a procession.
فيin كلِّevery فنٍّart ولسانٍand tongue ترىyou see
في كلِّ فنٍّ ولسانٍ ترى
منهُfrom him إماماًa master مُذْهبَgilded المَذهبِthe way
منهُ إماماً مُذْهبَ المَذهبِ
In every art and tongue you see
In every art and every tongue you see,
In him a master whose way is gilded.
He is the Imam, the founder of schools.
يعلمُknows ماwhat ليسَthere is not لهُfor it عالمٌa knower
يعلمُ ما ليسَ لهُ عالمٌ
قارئَماreading what قدalready كانwas لمnot يُكتِincomplete; probably 'be written'
قارئَما قد كان لم يُكتِ
He knows what no one else knows,
He knows what no scholar knows,
Reading what had not been written.
Reading what was never written.
فيin قلبهِhis heart منof نَظَرٍinsight صادِقٍtruthful
في قلبهِ من نَظَرٍ صادِقٍ
ماthat which كذَّبَbelied العَينَthe eye ولمand did not يَكذبِlie
ما كذَّبَ العَينَ ولم يَكذبِ
In his heart is truthful insight
In his heart is honest insight,
That belies the eye, yet does not lie.
That neither deceives the eye nor lies.
دائِرَةُthe circle الحِكمةِof wisdom أقلامُهُhis pens
دائِرَةُ الحِكمةِ أقلامُهُ
أعمِدةُpillars الحقِّof truth علىupon المَنْكبِthe shoulder
أعمِدةُ الحقِّ على المَنْكبِ
His pens are wisdom's circle,
The circle of wisdom, his pens,
Pillars of truth upon the shoulder.
The pillars of truth on his shoulders.
أحاطَencompassed بالعِلمِaround knowledge وأسرارهِand its secrets
أحاطَ بالعِلمِ وأسرارهِ
إحاطةَthe encircling الهالةِof the halo بالكوكبِaround the star
إحاطةَ الهالةِ بالكوكبِ
He encompassed knowledge and its secrets
He encompassed knowledge and its mysteries,
As a halo encircles a star.
Like a halo encompasses a planet.
وكادَand almost يستقصيexplores exhaustively لُغاتِthe languages الورىof mankind
وكادَ يستقصي لُغاتِ الورى
منof مُعْجَمٍforeign speech فيهاamong them ومنand of مُعرَبِArabic speech
من مُعْجَمٍ فيها ومن مُعرَبِ
And he has nearly explored all mankind's tongues,
And he almost exhausted the languages of the world,
The foreign among them and the Arabic.
From a dictionary in them and from an Arab.
تستحضرُbrings to mind الأمرَthe matter لهُfor him فِكرَةٌa thought
تستحضرُ الأمرَ لهُ فِكرَةٌ
تَستدركُgrasps الأبَعدَthe farthest بالأقرَبِthrough the nearest
تَستدركُ الأبَعدَ بالأقرَبِ
A thought brings the matter before him,
An idea brings the matter to his mind,
Grasping the farthest through the nearest.
Grasping the furthest with the nearest.
بَدِيهُquick رأيٍin judgment منfrom وَقارٍdignity بهِin him
بَدِيهُ رأيٍ من وَقارٍ بهِ
يأبىrefuses ابتِدارَhastening القولِspeech بالمُوجَبِwith what is entailed
يأبى ابتِدارَ القولِ بالمُوجَبِ
Quick in judgment, yet out of his own dignity
His intuition has dignity and composure,
He refuses to rush to voice the conclusion.
Refusing to initiate speech with flattery.
يَعفوُpardons علىdespite قُدرتهِhis power مُغضِياًaverting his eyes
يَعفوُ على قُدرتهِ مُغضِياً
منout of حلِمهِhis forbearance عنfrom نَظَرthe gaze المغُضَبِof an angered man
من حلِمهِ عن نَظَر المغُضَبِ
He pardons despite his power, averting his eyes
He pardons according to his power, suppressing anger
Out of his forbearance, avoiding an angry glare.
From his clemency against the wrathful gaze.
يحتالُcontrives فيin التَّرْكِavoidance لذَنبٍof a fault فإنْand if
يحتالُ في التَّرْكِ لذَنبٍ فإنْ
كانَexists ففيthen in معذِرَةِexcusing المُذنِبِthe offender
كانَ ففي معذِرَةِ المُذنِبِ
He finds ways to avoid a fault; and if
He contrives to leave a sin, so if
There is one, it lies in excusing the offender.
It was, in the apology of the sinner.
بديعُexquisite لُطفٍin gentleness كنسيمlike a breeze الصَبَاof the east wind
بديعُ لُطفٍ كنسيم الصَبَا
يُهدِيgives الرُبىthe hills عَرْفَthe scent الكِباof incense الطيّبِsweet
يُهدِي الرُبى عَرْفَ الكِبا الطيّبِ
Exquisite in gentleness, like the east wind's breeze,
A refined charm, like the morning breeze,
Giving the hills the sweet scent of incense.
Guides the dew, the good smell of amber.
رَحْبُbroad النُهَىintellect والصدرِand heart والباعِand reach والand the— (continued)
رَحْبُ النُهَى والصدرِ والباعِ وال
مَنطِقِspeech والدارِand home كريمُnoble الأبِfather
مَنطِقِ والدارِ كريمُ الأبِ
Broad in mind, heart, reach, and—
Vast nobility, chest, resolve, neither
Speech and home; born of a noble father.
Eloquence, nor house fail the generous father.
إنif كانis خيرُthe best الناسِof people منhe who ينفَعُbenefits النْthe— (continued)
إن كان خيرُ الناسِ من ينفَعُ النْ
نَاسَpeople فقُلْthen say هذاthis one ولاand do not تَرْهبِfear
نَاسَ فقُلْ هذا ولا تَرْهبِ
If the best of people is he who benefits the—
If the best of people is he who benefits people,
people, then say, 'This is he,' and do not fear.
Then say this and do not waver.
ورُبماand sometimes ضَرَّharmed حَسُوداًan envious man لهُof him
ورُبما ضَرَّ حَسُوداً لهُ
أتعَبهُwearied him جرياًby running ولمand did not يتعَبِtire
أتعَبهُ جرياً ولم يتعَبِ
And sometimes he has harmed one who envies him:
And perhaps it annoyed an envier of him,
He wore him out running, yet did not tire.
Exhausting him running, and he did not tire.
ياO لابساًwearer ثَوبَa robe سَوادٍblackness كماjust as
يا لابساً ثَوبَ سَوادٍ كما
يلبَسُwears بدرٌa full moon حُلَّةَa robe الغَيهَبِof deep darkness
يلبَسُ بدرٌ حُلَّةَ الغَيهَبِ
O wearer of a robe of black, just as
O you wearing the garment of black, as
A full moon wears a robe of darkness,
The full moon wears the dress of absentness.
هَيَّجتyou stirred بيin me فيin الشعرpoetry بعدafter النَّوىseparation
هَيَّجت بي في الشعر بعد النَّوى
وَجداًa longing قدِيماًold فيin الحَشاthe breast قدalready ربيgrew
وَجداً قدِيماً في الحَشا قد ربي
You stirred in me, in poetry, after separation,
You stirred in me after resolve poetry
An old longing that had grown within my breast.
And passion, long ago in the impassioned that was nurtured.
والشِعرُand poetry مثلُlike المُهرِthe colt فيin خُلقِهِits nature
والشِعرُ مثلُ المُهرِ في خُلقِهِ
إنif طالَgrew long عهدُthe period الرَّبْطِof tethering لمnot يُركَبِbe ridden
إن طالَ عهدُ الرَّبْطِ لم يُركَبِ
And poetry is like a colt in its nature:
And poetry is like a stallion in its nature,
If kept tethered long, it cannot be ridden.
If the tether is long, it is not ridden.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.