أَباO father of منذِرٍMundhir رُمتَyou sought الامورَthe affairs فَقِستَهاthen you weighed them
أَبا منذِرٍ رُمتَ الامورَ فَقِستَها
وَساءلتand you inquired عَنهاabout them كالحَريصِlike the eager one المُساوِمِthe bargainer
وَساءلت عَنها كالحَريصِ المُساوِمِ
O Abu Mundhir, you sought out affairs, then weighed them,
Abu Mundhir, you examined matters and questioned them
O Abu Mundhir, you sought out matters and weighed them,
and inquired about them like a keen bargainer.
Like a hard bargainer carefully weighing options.
And inquired about them like an eager bargainer.
فَماso no كانَwas ذوa possessor of رأيٍjudgment مِنَamong الناسِthe people قِستَهُyou compared him
فَما كانَ ذو رأيٍ مِنَ الناسِ قِستَهُ
بِرأيِكَagainst your judgment الأمثلَthe finest رأيَthe judgment of البَهائِمِbeasts
بِرأيِكَ الأمثلَ رأيَ البَهائِمِ
No discerning man among the people whom you compared
Yet no man of wisdom did you test his views
Any man of judgment among the people you compared
against your finest judgment showed more than the judgment of beasts.
Against your best judgment, the wisdom of beasts.
To your exemplary judgment, had the judgment of mere beasts.
أَباO father of منذرٍMundhir لَولاwere it not for مَسيرُكَyour march لَمnot يَكُنexist
أَبا منذرٍ لَولا مَسيرُكَ لَم يَكُن
عراقٌIraq وَلاnor اِنقادَتsubmitted مُلوكُkings of الأعاجِمِnon-Arab peoples
عراقٌ وَلا اِنقادَت مُلوكُ الأعاجِمِ
O Abu Mundhir, but for your march there would have been
Without your leadership Iraq would not exist
O Abu Mundhir, were it not for your march, there would be no
no Iraq, nor would the non-Arab kings have submitted.
Nor would the Persian kings have bowed in defeat,
Iraq, nor would the kings of the non-Arabs have submitted.
وَلاnor حَجَّmade pilgrimage to بَيتَthe House of اللَهِGod مُذsince حَجَّmade pilgrimage راكِبٌa rider
وَلا حَجَّ بَيتَ اللَهِ مُذ حَجَّ راكِبٌ
وَلاnor عَمَرَinhabited البَطحاءَal-Batha بَعدَafter المَواسِمِthe pilgrimage seasons
وَلا عَمَرَ البَطحاءَ بَعدَ المَواسِمِ
Nor would any rider have made pilgrimage to God's House since pilgrimage began,
None since you would have made the pilgrim's hajj
Nor would any rider make pilgrimage to the House of Allah,
nor dwelt in al-Batha after the pilgrimage seasons.
Or dwelt in the valley after the seasons changed.
Nor would the Batha valley thrive after the pilgrimage seasons.
فَكَمand how many مِنof قَتيلٍa slain man بَينَbetween سانٍSan وَجزَّةٍand Jazza
فَكَم مِن قَتيلٍ بَينَ سانٍ وَجزَّةٍ
كَثيرِabundant in الأَياديbenefactions مِنamong مُلوكٍkings قَماقِمِmighty
كَثيرِ الأَيادي مِن مُلوكٍ قَماقِمِ
And how many a slain man between San and Jazza,
Between San and Jazza how many you left dead,
How many a slain man lies between San and Jazza,
lavish in benefactions, from among mighty kings,
Mighty lord who felled the stoutest warriors.
A bestower of abundant favors, from among the mighty kings.
تَرَكتُI left بأرضِin the land of الجوزَجانَJuzjan تَزورُهُvisit him
تَرَكتُ بأرضِ الجوزَجانَ تَزورُهُ
سِباعٌbeasts of prey وَعِقبانٌand eagles لحزِّto slit الغَلاصِمِthe throats
سِباعٌ وَعِقبانٌ لحزِّ الغَلاصِمِ
I left in the land of Juzjan, visited
In the land of Juzjan I left lions to visit them,
I left him in the land of Juzjan, visited by
by beasts of prey and eagles, to slit throats.
Hyenas and crows to feast on fallen heroes.
Beasts of prey and eagles severing his windpipes.
ذَويlords of سوَقةٍsubjects فيهِin him مِنfrom السَيفِthe sword خطةٌa wound
ذَوي سوَقةٍ فيهِ مِن السَيفِ خطةٌ
بِهِin him رَمَقٌa spark of life حامَتhovered عَلَيهِover him الحوائمthe circling birds
بِهِ رَمَقٌ حامَت عَلَيهِ الحوائم
Lords of subjects; he bore a wound from the sword,
The swords of Zuwaqa among them cut a path
A lord over subjects, bearing the deep stroke of the sword,
a spark of life still in him, while circling birds hovered above him.
Where destitute souls still lament their fate.
With but a fleeting breath of life, over whom the hovering birds circle.
فمنso some هارِبٍfleeing مِنّاfrom us وَمنand some دائِنٍsubmitting لناto us
فمن هارِبٍ مِنّا وَمن دائِنٍ لنا
أسيرٍa captive يُقاسيenduring مُبهماتِtightly locked الأداهِمِthe black fetters
أسيرٍ يُقاسي مُبهماتِ الأداهِمِ
Some fled from us, and some submitted to us,
Some flee while others owe us a blood debt,
So some flee from us, while others submit to us,
captives enduring tightly locked black fetters.
Captives who suffer at the hands of executioners.
As captives enduring heavy, unyielding shackles.
فَدَتكَmay they ransom you نُفوسٌsouls مِنfrom تَميمٍTamim وَعامِرٍand Amir
فَدَتكَ نُفوسٌ مِن تَميمٍ وَعامِرٍ
ومِنand from مُضَرِMudar الحَمراءِthe Red عندَat المآزمِthe narrow passes
ومِن مُضَرِ الحَمراءِ عندَ المآزمِ
May souls from Tamim and Amir ransom you,
To save you, Tamim and Amir have sacrificed lives,
May souls from Tamim and 'Amir be your ransom,
and from Mudar the Red, at the narrow passes.
As well as Mudar's ruddy clans in the thick of battle.
And from the Red Mudar in times of fierce crisis.
هُمُthey أَطمَعواthey made covetous خاقانَthe Khagan فيناtoward us فَأَصبَحَتand so became
هُمُ أَطمَعوا خاقانَ فينا فَأَصبَحَت
جَلائِبُهُhis mustered forces تَرجوhope for اِحتَواءَtaking possession of المَغانِمِthe spoils
جَلائِبُهُ تَرجو اِحتَواءَ المَغانِمِ
They made the Khagan covet us, and now
They roused the anger of the Khan against us till
They are the ones who made the Khaqan covetous of us, so his
his mustered forces hope to take possession of the spoils.
His hordes hoped to make our wealth their spoils.
Gathered hordes awoke, hoping to seize the spoils.
Sol 6.1