هاتهاbring it ياO نَديمdrinking companion مِنfrom خَدcheek أَهيفْa slender youth
هاتها يا نَديم مِن خَد أَهيفْ
سَيفُthe sword of لحظيهhis two glances فيalong المَضاربthe cutting edges مُرهفْkeen-edged
سَيفُ لحظيه في المَضارب مُرهفْ
Bring it, O drinking companion, from a slender youth's cheek;
Bring it here, O cupbearer, from the cheek of a gazelle,
The sword of his two glances is keen along its cutting edges.
A sword whose glances in battle are cutting,
وَاسقنيهاand give it to me to drink مَمزوجةmingled برضابwith saliva
وَاسقنيها مَمزوجة برضاب
طابَwas sweet ليto me مِنهُof it فيin الصَبابةardent love مرشفa sip
طابَ لي مِنهُ في الصَبابة مرشف
And give it to me to drink, mingled with saliva,
And mix it for me with pure wine,
A sip of which was sweet to me in ardent love.
Pleasant to me in youth with bubbles rising.
فَهيَfor it is نعمexcellent الدَواءthe remedy مِنfor كُلevery داءailment
فَهيَ نعم الدَواء مِن كُل داء
لِمُحبfor a lover عَنfrom وَجدهhis passion ماnot تَخلَّفheld back
لِمُحب عَن وَجده ما تَخلَّف
For it is a fine remedy for every ailment,
It is indeed the best remedy for every malady,
For a lover who has not shrunk from his passion.
For a lover whose passion does not subside,
عاطِنيهاhand it to me وَلاand do not تَخفfear كيدَthe scheming of واشٍa slanderer
عاطِنيها وَلا تَخف كيدَ واشٍ
مانَlied فيin قَولهhis words وَخانَand betrayed وَأَسرَفand went to excess
مانَ في قَوله وَخانَ وَأَسرَف
Hand it to me, and do not fear a slanderer's scheming,
Give it to me, and fear not the guile of a slanderer,
Who lied in his words, betrayed, and went to excess.
False in word, treacherous, overweening,
عاطنيهاhand it to me فَالدَهرfor Time بَعدَafter عِنادhostility
عاطنيها فَالدَهر بَعدَ عِناد
سالمتناmade peace with us صُروفهits vicissitudes وَتلطَّفand grew gentle
سالمتنا صُروفه وَتلطَّف
Hand it to me, for after Time's hostility,
Give it to me, for time after obstinacy,
Its vicissitudes have made peace with us, and it has grown gentle.
Its vicissitudes have mellowed and softened.
حَيثsince فيin مَصرEgypt قامَtook charge بِالأَمرof affairs صَدرa chief
حَيث في مَصر قامَ بِالأَمر صَدر
صادقtrue to الوَعدthe promise بِالمَكارمthrough noble deeds أَسعَفgave aid
صادق الوَعد بِالمَكارم أَسعَف
For in Egypt a chief took charge of affairs,
Now in Egypt rules a noble leader,
True to his promise, he gave aid through noble deeds.
True to his word, generous and gallant,
وَأَنامand put to sleep الأَنامthe people فيin ظلthe shade of أَمنsafety
وَأَنام الأَنام في ظل أَمن
بَعدafter رَوعterror مِنهُfrom it الكميّthe armored warrior تَخوّفwas afraid
بَعد رَوع مِنهُ الكميّ تَخوّف
And let the people sleep beneath the shade of safety,
And people sleep in the shade of security,
After a terror before which the armored warrior quailed.
After fear that overwhelmed the valiant,
وَأَعادَand restored الرُسومthe traditions بَعدَafter اِندِراسeffacement
وَأَعادَ الرُسوم بَعدَ اِندِراس
لِلعُلومof the sciences الَّتيwhich بِهاwith them الجدthe grandfather أَتحفbestowed as gifts
لِلعُلوم الَّتي بِها الجد أَتحف
And restored, after their effacement, the traditions
He restored institutions after their decline,
Of the sciences his grandfather had bestowed.
With the sciences by which glory is graced,
وَاِنتَضىand unsheathed عَزمهhis resolve لِحفظto protect بِلادa land
وَاِنتَضى عَزمه لِحفظ بِلاد
كادَalmost جَيشthe army of العِداthe enemies بِهاthrough it يَتطوّفroam
كادَ جَيش العِدا بِها يَتطوّف
And unsheathed his resolve to safeguard a land
His determination rose to guard the land,
Through which the enemy army was about to roam.
When the armies of enemies through it roamed,
وَعَلىand for ذَلِكَthat اِستَعانsought assistance بِشَهمfrom a noble man
وَعَلى ذَلِكَ اِستَعان بِشَهم
وافرabundant in الحَزمprudence بِالرعيةtoward the subjects يَرأفshows compassion
وافر الحَزم بِالرعية يَرأف
And for this he sought the aid of a noble man,
For that he secured the aid of a bold man,
Abounding in prudence, showing compassion to the subjects.
Compassionate to the people, wise and apt,
راغبdesiring فيfor رَفاهةprosperity للأَهاليfor the people
راغب في رَفاهة للأَهالي
بِسَدادwith sound judgment فيin أَمرهمtheir affairs يَتصَرفhe manages
بِسَداد في أَمرهم يَتصَرف
Desiring prosperity for the people,
Eager for the welfare of the citizens,
He manages their affairs with sound judgment.
Rightly handling their affairs with tact,
لِلدَواوينfor the bureaus وَالمَجالسand the councils هادa guide
لِلدَواوين وَالمَجالس هاد
مُرشدa counselor فيهماin both of them لكلto every مُوظفofficial
مُرشد فيهما لكل مُوظف
A guide to the bureaus and councils,
A guide in councils and gatherings, gentle,
A counselor in both to every official.
Instructing every official and representative,
وَالأَقاليمand the provinces أَخصبتgrew fertile بَعدَafter مَحلdrought
وَالأَقاليم أَخصبت بَعدَ مَحل
مِنهُfrom it كادَalmost المَحصولthe harvest لَولاهbut for him يتلفperish
مِنهُ كادَ المَحصول لَولاه يتلف
And the provinces grew fertile after a drought
The provinces flourished after decline,
That, but for him, would have all but ruined the harvest.
But for him, crops were about to spoil and rot,
وَاِستَقامَتand were set right بِهِthrough him المَصالحpublic affairs لَماwhen
وَاِستَقامَت بِهِ المَصالح لَما
زَحزَحremoved المُفسدينthe corrupt عَنهاfrom them وَعنَّفand sternly rebuked
زَحزَح المُفسدين عَنها وَعنَّف
And through him public affairs were set right when
Affairs were set right when he drove away
He removed the corrupt from them and sternly rebuked them.
Corrupters from them, strong and selective,
وَبَدَتand appeared مِنهُfrom him لِلقَوانينfor the laws شَمسa sun
وَبَدَت مِنهُ لِلقَوانين شَمس
فيin سَماthe sky of مَصرEgypt نُورُهاits light لَيسَis not يكسفeclipsed
في سَما مَصر نُورُها لَيسَ يكسف
And from him a sun arose for the laws,
Through him, the sun of laws appeared
In Egypt's sky, its light is not eclipsed.
In Egypt's sky, never to be eclipsed,
وَسَعىand strove فيfor اِنتِشارِهاtheir dissemination حَيثsince فيهاin them
وَسَعى في اِنتِشارِها حَيث فيها
رَحمةmercy لَمnot يَزَلcease بِهاthrough it يَتعطَّفshows compassion
رَحمة لَم يَزَل بِها يَتعطَّف
And he strove to spread them, for in them lies
He strove to propagate them whereverfound,
Mercy, through which he never ceases to show compassion.
With mercy he never ceased to encompass,
إِذfor بِتنفيذهاthrough their enforcement تُرَدّare restored سَريعاًswiftly
إِذ بِتنفيذها تُرَدّ سَريعاً
لِذَويهاto their owners الحُقوقthe rights مِمَّنfrom whoever توقفheld back
لِذَويها الحُقوق مِمَّن توقف
For through their enforcement are swiftly restored
As enforcing them brings rights back swiftly,
Rights to their owners, from those who withheld them.
To those deprived, however encumbered,
وَعَليهاand on them مَدارdepends زجرthe chastisement of شَقيّa wretch
وَعَليها مَدار زجر شَقيّ
نَقضbroke العَهدthe pledge وَاِفتَرىand fabricated lies وَتعسفand acted unjustly
نَقض العَهد وَاِفتَرى وَتعسف
And on them depends the chastisement of a wretch
On them depends curbing the wicked,
Who broke his pledge, fabricated lies, and acted unjustly,
Contract-breaking, false pretense and aggression,
وَتعدّىand overstepped حُدودهhis bounds وَهوَwhile he is عَبدa servant
وَتعدّى حُدوده وَهوَ عَبد
بِاتِباعto follow الأُصولthe principles حَتماًnecessarily مكلَّفduty-bound
بِاتِباع الأُصول حَتماً مكلَّف
And overstepped his bounds, though he is a servant,
Transgressing his limits though a servant,
Bound beyond question to follow the established principles.
By following procedures ever obligated,
ياO! لَهُfor him اللَهGod مِنof أَميرa prince خَطيرeminent
يا لَهُ اللَه مِن أَمير خَطير
دُونَهُbeneath him طارقTariq وَمَعنand Ma'n وَأَحنَفand Ahnaf
دُونَهُ طارق وَمَعن وَأَحنَف
O God, what an eminent prince he is!
O Allah, what an outstanding ruler!
Tariq, Ma'n, and Ahnaf fall short of him.
Below him Tariq and Ma'an and Hanif,
وَلَديهِand beside him فيin الرَأيjudgment قُسٌّQuss غُلامa boy
وَلَديهِ في الرَأي قُسٌّ غُلام
وَعصامand Isam مُنَكَّرunknown لاnot معرّفrecognized
وَعصام مُنَكَّر لا معرّف
And beside him in judgment, Quss is a mere boy,
With him in opinion a stern young man,
And Isam is an unknown name, not a recognized one.
And Asaam denying, not acknowledging,
وَبَعليائهand through his eminence المَناصبthe offices تَسموrise in dignity
وَبَعليائه المَناصب تَسمو
وَسِواهand others besides him بِحوزهاby holding them يَتشَرَّفgain honor
وَسِواه بِحوزها يَتشَرَّف
And through his eminence, offices are exalted,
By his excellence positions are exalted,
While others gain honor by holding them.
And but for him, none could aspire or hold them
وَلَقَدand indeed زادَincreased رفعةin exaltation قَدرthe standing of مَجديMajdi
وَلَقَد زادَ رفعة قَدر مَجدي
بِمَديحthrough praise عَلىto مَعاليهhis lofty merits أَوقفhe devoted
بِمَديح عَلى مَعاليه أَوقف
And Majdi's standing has indeed grown loftier
Indeed, he raised Mahmoud's fame and repute,
Through praise he devoted to the prince's lofty merits.
By praise that focused his lofty aspects,
وَبَداand appeared نجمthe star of سَعدهhis good fortune حينَwhen أَضحىhe became
وَبَدا نجم سَعده حينَ أَضحى
بِاِنتِماءthrough affiliation إِلَيهِwith him فيin الكَونthe world يُعرفhe is known
بِاِنتِماء إِلَيهِ في الكَون يُعرف
And the star of his good fortune appeared when he became
The star of his fortune rose when he became,
Known in the world through his affiliation with him.
Known through affiliation in the universe,
وَتحلىand was adorned دِيوانهhis verse collection بِمعانwith meanings
وَتحلى دِيوانه بِمعان
فيهِin it بِالحُسنby beauty وَالسلاسةand fluency توصفare characterized
فيهِ بِالحُسن وَالسلاسة توصف
And his verse collection was adorned with meanings
His office is graced with fine meanings,
Characterized within it by beauty and fluency.
Described in eloquence and fluent address,
شرحmay expand اللَهGod صَدرهhis breast فيin بِلادa land
شرح اللَه صَدره في بِلاد
دَفعrepelled الجورoppression عَنfrom بَنيهاits sons وَأَنصفand dealt justly
دَفع الجور عَن بَنيها وَأَنصف
May God expand his breast in a land
May God ease his heart in the land,
Where he drove oppression from its sons and dealt justly,
To fend injustice from its people and judge fairly,
ماas long as بحسنin the beauty of الثَناpraise عَلَيهِof him تَباهىexults
ما بحسن الثَنا عَلَيهِ تَباهى
كُلevery عقدnecklace مِنfrom اللآليpearls تَألَّفwas strung together
كُل عقد مِن اللآلي تَألَّف
As long as, in fine praise of him, exults
No jeweled necklace glories in praising him,
Every necklace strung together from pearls,
That is not strung with pure pearls polished to perfection,
وَاِزدَهىand shone فيin البَديعrhetorical art حسنbeauty of خِتامa conclusion
وَاِزدَهى في البَديع حسن خِتام
بِكَريمwith noble الإِخلاصsincerity مِنهُfrom him تَزخرفwas adorned
بِكَريم الإِخلاص مِنهُ تَزخرف
And a graceful ending shines in rhetorical art,
The ode is crowned with a beautiful conclusion,
Adorned with his noble sincerity;
Embellished with the sincerest devotion,
أَوor نَسيمthe breeze of القبولacceptance أَهدىoffered إِلَيهِto him
أَو نَسيم القبول أَهدى إِلَيهِ
نَفحa waft of طَيبperfume مِنfrom خالصpure المسكmusk أَعرفmost fragrant
نَفح طَيب مِن خالص المسك أَعرف
Or the breeze of acceptance offers him
Or a breeze of acceptance brought to him,
A waft of perfume from pure, most fragrant musk.
A sweet fragrance of pure musk I sense.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.