أَيَخشىdoes he fear? صُروفvicissitudes الدَهرtime أَصدَقmost faithful خادمservant
أَيَخشى صُروف الدَهر أَصدَق خادم
لِدَولةto the realm of إسماعيلIsmail رَبlord of المَراحمِmercies
لِدَولة إسماعيل رَب المَراحمِ
Does he fear time's vicissitudes—the most faithful servant
Does the vicissitude of time frighten the most loyal servant
To the realm of Ismail, lord of mercies?
Of the state of Ismail, Lord of Mercy
وَتظلمهand wrong him الأَيامthe days وَالعيدwhile the feast ناشرunfurling
وَتظلمه الأَيام وَالعيد ناشر
لِواهits banner عَلىover الأَوطانthe homelands فيamid جيشan army حازمresolute
لِواه عَلى الأَوطان في جيش حازم
And can the days wrong him, while the feast unfurls
Though times oppress him when prosperity spreads
Its banner over the homelands amid a resolute army?
Its banners over the lands with a resolute army
وَكَيفَand how تُعاديهoppose him اللَياليthe nights وَإِنَّهُwhile indeed he
وَكَيفَ تُعاديه اللَيالي وَإِنَّهُ
غُلامservant of الحسينal-Husayn الصَدرthe chief بَحرan ocean of المَكارمnoble deeds
غُلام الحسين الصَدر بَحر المَكارم
And how can the nights oppose him, when he is indeed
And how can the nights oppose him when he is
The servant of al-Husayn, the chief, an ocean of noble deeds?
The young al-Hussein, an ocean of nobility
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.