شُكريmy gratitude لِسَيبِfor the outpouring of نَوالِكَyour bounty الغَمرِabundant
شُكري لِسَيبِ نَوالِكَ الغَمرِ
شُكرُgratitude الرِياضِthe gardens لِوابِلِfor the downpour of القَطرِrain
شُكرُ الرِياضِ لِوابِلِ القَطرِ
My gratitude for the flood of your abundant bounty
My gratitude for the downpour of your gifts,
Is the gardens' gratitude for the downpour of rain.
Like a garden's gratitude for the rain's showers.
ياO مَنyou who أَمِنتُI became safe بِجودِthrough the generosity of راحَتِهِhis palm
يا مَن أَمِنتُ بِجودِ راحَتِهِ
ماwhat كُنتُI used to أَحذَرُهُfear it مِنَfrom الدَهرِTime
ما كُنتُ أَحذَرُهُ مِنَ الدَهرِ
O you, through whose generous palm I am safe
O you whom I trusted in the goodness of his comfort,
From what I once feared from Time.
I did not fear what fate held from him.
بِنَداكَthrough your bounty ياO اِبنَson of أَبيAbu (father of) المَضاءِal-Mada مَضىpassed
بِنَداكَ يا اِبنَ أَبي المَضاءِ مَضى
عَنّاfrom us زَمانُthe age of البُؤسِmisery وَالعُسرِand hardship
عَنّا زَمانُ البُؤسِ وَالعُسرِ
Through your bounty, O son of Abu al-Mada, there passed
With your blessing, O son of Abi Mada'a,
From us the age of misery and hardship.
The time of misery and hardship has passed from us.
وَبِجودِand through the generosity of شَمسِShams (sun) الدينِal-Din (the faith) أَسفَرَdawned ليfor me
وَبِجودِ شَمسِ الدينِ أَسفَرَ لي
حَظّيmy fortune وَعادَand became again مُسالِميat peace with me دَهريmy fate
حَظّي وَعادَ مُسالِمي دَهري
And through Shams al-Din's generosity, there dawned for me
And with the generosity of the sun of faith,
Good fortune, and Time became my ally again.
My fortune shone, and my life became peaceful.
لَولاwere it not for الأَميرُthe emir مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad دَرِسَتwere effaced
لَولا الأَميرُ مُحَمَّدٌ دَرِسَت
سُبُلُthe paths of الهُدىguidance وَمَعالِمُand the landmarks of البِرِّgoodness
سُبُلُ الهُدى وَمَعالِمُ البِرِّ
But for Emir Muhammad, erased would be
If not for the Prince Muhammad,
The paths of guidance and the landmarks of goodness.
The paths of guidance and the milestones of righteousness would have faded.
رَبُّmaster of السَماحَةِgenerosity وَالفَصاحَةِand eloquence وَالand the
رَبُّ السَماحَةِ وَالفَصاحَةِ وَال
إِقدامِboldness وَالمَعروفِand kindness وَالبِشرِand cheerfulness
إِقدامِ وَالمَعروفِ وَالبِشرِ
Master of generosity, eloquence, and
Lord of generosity, eloquence,
Boldness, kindness, and good cheer.
Courage, kindness, and good tidings.
عَبَقُfragrant الشَمائِلِcharacter traits فيin سِيادَتِهِhis lordship
عَبَقُ الشَمائِلِ في سِيادَتِهِ
حُلوُsweet الفَكاهَةِhumor طَيِّبُpleasant النَشرِfragrance
حُلوُ الفَكاهَةِ طَيِّبُ النَشرِ
Fragrant of character in his lordship,
The fragrance of noble traits lies in his leadership.
Sweet in his wit, pleasant in his fragrance.
Sweet of jest, good of spread.
غَمرُabundant الرِداءِthe mantle خَلَتwas free جَوانِحُهُhis breast
غَمرُ الرِداءِ خَلَت جَوانِحُهُ
لِلناسِtoward people مِنof حِقدٍhatred وَمِنand of غِمرِrancor
لِلناسِ مِن حِقدٍ وَمِن غِمرِ
His mantle brims with bounty; his breast is free
The abundance of knowledge filled his essence,
Of hatred and rancor toward others.
Free of any resentment or bitterness toward people.
يَجلوdispels الظَلامِdarkness ضِياءُthe radiance of غُرَّتِهِhis brow
يَجلو الظَلامِ ضِياءُ غُرَّتِهِ
وَتَغارُand are jealous مِنهُof him مَطالِعُthe rising places of البَدرِthe full moon
وَتَغارُ مِنهُ مَطالِعُ البَدرِ
The radiance of his brow dispels the darkness,
The light of his virtues dispels the darkness,
And the full moon's rising places envy him.
And the full moons are humbled before him.
مُتَواضِعٌhumble لِعُفاتِهِtoward his petitioners كَبُرَتgrew great
مُتَواضِعٌ لِعُفاتِهِ كَبُرَت
أَخلاقُهُhis virtues وَعَلَتand rose عَنِabove الكِبرِarrogance
أَخلاقُهُ وَعَلَت عَنِ الكِبرِ
Humble toward his petitioners; exalted are
Humble in his chastity, his manners grew,
His virtues, which rise above arrogance.
And rose above arrogance.
ذوpossessing عَزمَةٍresolve كَالنارِlike fire مُضرَمَةٍblazing
ذو عَزمَةٍ كَالنارِ مُضرَمَةٍ
وَخَلائِقٍand qualities كَالماءِlike water وَالخَمرِand wine
وَخَلائِقٍ كَالماءِ وَالخَمرِ
Possessed of resolve like a blazing fire,
With will like raging fire,
And a character like water and wine,
And morals like water and wine.
وَيَدٍand a hand يُقَصِّرُfalls short دونَshort of غايَتِهاits utmost reach
وَيَدٍ يُقَصِّرُ دونَ غايَتِها
فيin الجودِgenerosity جودُthe generosity of الغَيثِrain وَالبَحرِand the sea
في الجودِ جودُ الغَيثِ وَالبَحرِ
And a hand whose full reach exceeds
With hands that fall short of their limit
In bounty, the bounty of rain and sea.
In generosity, compared to rain and sea.
ياO اِبنَson of الأولىthose who ناطواhung مَناقِبَهُمtheir glorious deeds
يا اِبنَ الأولى ناطوا مَناقِبَهُم
بِمَعاقِدِat the stations of العَيّوقِal-Ayyuq وَالنَسرِand al-Nasr
بِمَعاقِدِ العَيّوقِ وَالنَسرِ
O son of those who hung their glorious deeds
O son of highborn ones who wore their merits
At the stations of al-Ayyuq and al-Nasr.
with necklaces of sapphire and eagle.
أَنتَyou الَّذيwho جَلَّلتَنيclothed me نِعماًblessings
أَنتَ الَّذي جَلَّلتَني نِعماً
لاnot يَستَقِلُّcan bear بِعِبئِهاwith their burden شُكريmy gratitude
لا يَستَقِلُّ بِعِبئِها شُكري
You are the one who clothed me in blessings
You are the one who has honored me with gifts,
Whose weight my gratitude cannot bear.
That my gratitude falls short of reciprocating.
كَمhow many مِنَّةٍa favor أَولَيتَنيyou bestowed on me ضَعفَتgrew too weak
كَم مِنَّةٍ أَولَيتَني ضَعفَت
عَنfor حَملِهاbearing them لَكَfor you مُنَّةُstrength الشِعرِpoetry
عَن حَملِها لَكَ مُنَّةُ الشِعرِ
How many favors you have granted me, too heavy
How many favors you have bestowed upon me,
For poetry's strength to bear for you!
That my poetry falls short of praising.
مازِلتُI have continued (context suggests 'you') تَسحَبِyou draw فيover ثَرىthe soil of أَمَليmy hope
مازِلتُ تَسحَبِ في ثَرى أَمَلي
كَرَماًgenerously سَحابَthe clouds of عَطائِكَyour giving الثَرِّcopious
كَرَماً سَحابَ عَطائِكَ الثَرِّ
You have kept drawing across the soil of my hope,
You continue to pull in the soil of my hopes
In generosity, the clouds of your copious giving,
Generously, clouds of your gifts and goodness.
حَتّىuntil غَدَوتُI became بِوَصفِin describing جودِكَyour generosity مَكwearied (first part)
حَتّى غَدَوتُ بِوَصفِ جودِكَ مَك
دودَwearied (completion) القَريحَةِpoetic inspiration مُتعَبَexhausted الفِكرِthought
دودَ القَريحَةِ مُتعَبَ الفِكرِ
Until, describing your bounty, I became
To the point I have become, in describing your munificence,
Wearied in inspiration, exhausted in thought.
Of exhausted ingenuity and weary mind.
ضاقَتran short مَعاذيرُthe excuses of الزَمانِTime بِماbecause of what
ضاقَت مَعاذيرُ الزَمانِ بِما
فيamong الناسِpeople مِنof بُخلٍstinginess وَمِنand of غَدرِtreachery
في الناسِ مِن بُخلٍ وَمِن غَدرِ
Time's excuses ran short because of
The excuses of time fell short considering
The stinginess and treachery among people.
The stinginess and betrayal that exist among people.
أَحصاهُمُit counted them عَدَداًone by one فَماyet not اِشتَمَلَتincluded
أَحصاهُمُ عَدَداً فَما اِشتَمَلَت
مِنهُمamong them جَريدَتُهُits register عَلىon حُرِّa noble soul
مِنهُم جَريدَتُهُ عَلى حُرِّ
It counted them one by one, yet there was not
I counted them in number, but
One noble soul among them in its register.
His register did not contain any free ones.
فَاليَومَso today قَدindeed أَضحىit has become بِجودِكَthrough your generosity مَغforgiven (first part)
فَاليَومَ قَد أَضحى بِجودِكَ مَغ
فورَforgiven (completion) الذُنوبِsins مُوَسَّعَamply allowed العُذرِexcuse
فورَ الذُنوبِ مُوَسَّعَ العُذرِ
So today, through your bounty, it has become
So today, your generosity has made
Forgiven its sins, its excuses amply accepted.
Abundantly forgiving of sins and broadly excusing.
فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as though it were لَيلٌa night تَبَسَّمَsmiled مِنfrom
فَكَأَنَّهُ لَيلٌ تَبَسَّمَ مِن
لَألاءِthe brilliance of وَجهِكَyour face عَنrevealing سَناthe radiance of فَجرِdawn
لَألاءِ وَجهِكَ عَن سَنا فَجرِ
As though it were a night that smiled from
It is as though it is a night that smiled
Your face's brilliance, revealing the radiance of dawn.
From the brilliance of your face at the break of dawn.
سَكَنَتgrew calm لِأَوبَتِكَat your return القُلوبُthe hearts وَكاand were (first part)
سَكَنَت لِأَوبَتِكَ القُلوبُ وَكا
نَتwere (completion) مِنbecause of تَطاوُلِهاits long delay عَلىin ذُعرِdread
نَت مِن تَطاوُلِها عَلى ذُعرِ
Hearts grew calm at your return, though they
The hearts calmed at your justice,
Had been in dread at its long delay.
And ceased from their trembling and fear.
وَحَلَلتَand you alighted زَوراءَZawra العِراقِIraq كَماas
وَحَلَلتَ زَوراءَ العِراقِ كَما
حَلَّalighted الغَمامُthe clouds بِماحِلِupon parched ground لقَفرِof a wilderness
حَلَّ الغَمامُ بِماحِلِ لقَفرِ
And you alighted in Iraq's Zawra, as
And you made the pretenders of Iraq as though
Clouds alight upon parched desert ground.
The clouds made a waterless desert bloom.
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though طَلعَتَكَyour appearance الهِلالُthe crescent تَراwatched for (first part)
فَكَأَنَّ طَلعَتَكَ الهِلالُ تَرا
ءَتهُwatched for it (completion) النَوَظِرُthe watching eyes لَيلَةَthe night of الفِطرِEid al-Fitr
ءَتهُ النَوَظِرُ لَيلَةَ الفِطرِ
As though your appearance were the crescent,
It is as if your rise is the crescent that
Watched for by eyes on the night of Eid al-Fitr.
The watchers sighted on the eve of Eid.
فَتَمَلَّso enjoy شَهرَthe month of اللَهِGod مُغتَبِطاًrejoicing
فَتَمَلَّ شَهرَ اللَهِ مُغتَبِطاً
بِبَشائِرِwith glad tidings of الإِقبالِgood fortune وَالنَصرِand victory
بِبَشائِرِ الإِقبالِ وَالنَصرِ
So enjoy God's month, rejoicing
So the month of God was completed, delighted
In glad tidings of good fortune and victory.
With the tidings of favor and victory.
كُلّاًeach نُهَنّيهِwe congratulate him بِمَقدَمِهِon his coming
كُلّاً نُهَنّيهِ بِمَقدَمِهِ
وَبِكَand through you الهَناءُrejoicing لِمَقدَمِat the coming of الشَهرِthe month
وَبِكَ الهَناءُ لِمَقدَمِ الشَهرِ
We congratulate each on his coming,
Each we congratulate on his arrival,
And through you, the month's coming is a joy.
And happiness to the arrival of the month.
وَأَصِخand listen إِلىto عَذراءَa virgin ناهِدَةٍwith budding breasts
وَأَصِخ إِلى عَذراءَ ناهِدَةٍ
حَلِيَتadorned بِمَدحِكَwith praise of you حُرَّةٍfreeborn بِكرِuntouched
حَلِيَت بِمَدحِكَ حُرَّةٍ بِكرِ
And listen to a virgin with budding breasts,
And I urge an unsullied doe
Adorned with praise of you, freeborn and untouched:
Who has adorned your praise in free verses.
مِدَحاًpraises كَأَنفاسِlike the breaths of الرِياضِthe gardens سَرَتstole forth
مِدَحاً كَأَنفاسِ الرِياضِ سَرَت
وَهَناًlate at night تَفُضُّunsealing لَطائِمَcaskets العِطرِperfume
وَهَناً تَفُضُّ لَطائِمَ العِطرِ
Praises that, like the gardens' breaths, stole forth
Praise like the breaths of gardens blew,
Late at night, unsealing caskets of perfume.
And affection poured from the perfume carrier.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.