قدindeed دعاهcalled on him الحمىthe homeland بهwith him مستجيراseeking protection
قد دعاه الحمى به مستجيرا
منfrom قتالfighting العدىthe enemies فلبىso he answered مجيراgranting protection
من قتال العدى فلبى مجيرا
The homeland called on him, seeking his protection
The fever called him, seeking refuge
from the foe's assault; he answered as its defender.
From fighting the enemy, so he complied seeking refuge
عسكريٌّa soldier تملكتcaptured قلبهhis heart حسbeautiful woman (first fragment)
عسكريٌّ تملكت قلبه حس
ناءbeautiful woman (final fragment) أضحىhe became بحبهاfor loving her مشهوراrenowned
ناء أضحى بحبها مشهورا
A soldier whose heart was captured by a beautiful
A soldier who was infatuated
woman had become renowned for his love of her.
With a beauty, so his love became well known
فنأىso he went away طائعاًwillingly وماand not اعتادhe was accustomed أنto يبremain (first fragment)
فنأى طائعاً وما اعتاد أن يب
قىremain (final fragment) علىdespite النأيseparation عنfrom سليمىSulayma صبوراpatient
قى على النأي عن سليمى صبورا
So he went away willingly, though unused to remaining
So he isolated himself willingly, though he was not used
patient while far from Sulayma.
To isolation from Salima, remaining patient
غيرexcept أنthat الفتىthe youth رأىconsidered نجدةthe rescue of الأوthe homelands (first fragment)
غير أن الفتى رأى نجدة الأو
طانthe homelands (final fragment) عندin the eyes of الحسناءthe beautiful woman فوزاًa triumph خطيراmomentous
طان عند الحسناء فوزاً خطيرا
Yet the youth saw the rescue of
But the young man saw saving the nation
homelands as a momentous triumph in the beauty's eyes.
In the beauty's eyes a grave danger
باشرhe undertook الحربthe war والهوىwhile love يبعثrouses الإقcourage (first fragment)
باشر الحرب والهوى يبعث الإق
دامcourage (final fragment) فيin قلبهhis heart فيسطوso he attacks مغيراraiding
دام في قلبه فيسطو مغيرا
He entered the war, while love stirred
He joined the war, and passion stirred determination
courage in his heart, so he charged forth, raiding.
In his heart, so it raged changing him
سابحاًswimming فيin الدماءthe blood يلقىhe finds عسيرdifficult الthe
سابحاً في الدماء يلقى عسير ال
أمرtask فيin حومةthe thick of الكفاحcombat يسيراeasy
أمر في حومة الكفاح يسيرا
Swimming in blood, he found a difficult
Swimming in blood, facing hardship
task easy in the thick of combat.
In the heat of battle easily
صائلاًcharging يضربhe strikes الرقابthe necks بسيفwith a sword
صائلاً يضرب الرقاب بسيف
جائلاًranging about بالقناwith lances يشقhe cleaves الصدوراthe chests
جائلاً بالقنا يشق الصدورا
Charging, he struck necks with a sword;
Lunging, striking necks with a sword
ranging with lances, he pierced chests.
Swooping with a spear, cleaving chests
بينماwhile العسكريthe soldier يزأرroars كالضرlike a lion (first fragment)
بينما العسكري يزأر كالضر
غامlion (final fragment) فيin أوجهthe faces of الأعاديthe enemies زئيراa roar
غام في أوجه الأعادي زئيرا
While the soldier roared like a
While the soldier roared like a lion
lion in the enemies' faces,
In the faces of enemies, roaring
وقعتfell عينهhis eye علىupon غادةa lovely maiden تحshe carries (first fragment)
وقعت عينه على غادة تح
ملshe carries (final fragment) فيin كفهاher palm لواءa banner صغيراsmall
مل في كفها لواء صغيرا
his eye fell upon a maiden
His eyes fell on Ghada, carrying
carrying a small banner in her palm.
In her hand a small flag
فتدانىso he drew near منهاto her فآنسthen he discerned فيهاin her
فتدانى منها فآنس فيها
شبهاًa resemblance منto جمالthe beauty of سلمىSalma كبيراgreat
شبهاً من جمال سلمى كبيرا
He drew near her and discerned in her
He approached her and sensed in her
a great resemblance to Salma's beauty.
A resemblance to Salima's great beauty
ثمthen صاحتshe called out بهto him وألقتand she delivered عليهto him
ثم صاحت به وألقت عليه
عظةan admonition كانwas وقعهاits effect مشكوراappreciated
عظة كان وقعها مشكورا
Then she cried out to him and delivered
Then she called to him and lectured him
an admonition whose effect was welcome:
Her words made an impact on him
كمhow many تميتyou kill العدىthe enemies أماis there not فيهمamong them مثlike you (first fragment)
كم تميت العدى أما فيهم مث
لكlike you (final fragment) صبa passionate lover يصلَىhe burns بمثليfor one like me سعيراa blazing fire
لك صب يصلَى بمثلي سعيرا
"How many foes you slay! Is there not among them one like
How you have killed the enemy! But don't they have
you, a lover burning in love's fire for one like me?"
Someone like you who prays for me in hell?
فارتمىso he collapsed خائرfailing القوىstrength مستكيناًsubmissive
فارتمى خائر القوى مستكيناً
ولقدand indeed كانhe had been قبلbefore ذاكthat جسوراbold
ولقد كان قبل ذاك جسورا
He collapsed, his strength spent, subdued,
So he collapsed, weak and miserable
though before that he had been bold.
And he had been brave before that
أسليمىO Sulayma أدهشتنيyou have stunned me لمwhy جئتِyou have come الnow (first fragment)
أسليمى أدهشتني لم جئتِ ال
آنnow (final fragment) فيin موقفa situation غداhas become مستطيراperilous
آن في موقف غدا مستطيرا
"O Sulayma, you have stunned me! Why have you come
Oh Salima, you have amazed me! Why have you come
now, when the situation has grown perilous?"
Now in a situation that has become dire?
جئتُI have come أرجوكI beg you أنto تكفَّyou cease عنfrom الضرstriking (first fragment)
جئتُ أرجوك أن تكفَّ عن الضر
بstriking (final fragment) وأنand to ترحمyou show mercy to العدوthe enemy الكسيراbroken
ب وأن ترحم العدو الكسيرا
"I have come to beg you to cease
I have come to beg you to stop fighting
striking, and to show mercy to the broken foe."
And have mercy on the weak enemy
فمضىso he departed العسكريthe soldier عنfrom حومةthe thick of الحرthe war (first fragment)
فمضى العسكري عن حومة الحر
بthe war (final fragment) مجيباًanswering رجاءهاher wish المبروراfulfilled
ب مجيباً رجاءها المبرورا
So the soldier left the thick of
So the soldier left the heat of battle
battle, granting her wish.
Answering her blessed plea
هكذاthus إمرةthe sway of الغوانيbeautiful women علىover المرa man (first fragment)
هكذا إمرة الغواني على المر
ءa man (final fragment) لهاit has قدرةpower تذلhumbles القديراthe mighty
ء لها قدرة تذل القديرا
Thus the sway of beautiful women over
Thus the control of women over man
a man has power to humble the mighty.
Has power to humble the powerful
Sol 6.1