يَحكونَthey recount أَنَّthat رَجُلاًa man كُردِيّاKurdish
يَحكونَ أَنَّ رَجُلاً كُردِيّا
كانَhe was عَظيمَhuge الجِسمِof body هَمشَرِيّاa burly tough
كانَ عَظيمَ الجِسمِ هَمشَرِيّا
They tell of a Kurdish man,
They tell of a Kurdish man
huge of frame, a swaggering ruffian,
Who was huge of frame, a burly tough.
وَكانَand he would يُلقيcast الرُعبَterror فيinto القُلوبِthe hearts
وَكانَ يُلقي الرُعبَ في القُلوبِ
بِكَثرَةِthrough the abundance of السِلاحِweapons فيin الجُيوبِthe pockets
بِكَثرَةِ السِلاحِ في الجُيوبِ
who struck terror into hearts
And he would cast terror into hearts
with all the weapons in his pockets.
With the many weapons in his pockets.
وَيُفزِعُand he frightens اليَهودَthe Jews وَالنَصارىand the Christians
وَيُفزِعُ اليَهودَ وَالنَصارى
وَيُرعِبُand he terrifies الكِبارَthe adults وَالصِغاراand the children
وَيُرعِبُ الكِبارَ وَالصِغارا
He frightened Jews and Christians,
And he would frighten Jews and Christians,
and terrified old and young.
And terrify adults and children.
وَكُلَّماand whenever مَرَّhe passed هُناكَthere وَهُناand here
وَكُلَّما مَرَّ هُناكَ وَهُنا
يَصيحُhe shouts بِالناسِat the people أَناI أَناI أَناI
يَصيحُ بِالناسِ أَنا أَنا أَنا
Whenever he passed, there or here,
And whenever he passed there and here,
he shouted at the people, “Me! Me! Me!”
He would shout at people, "I! I! I!"
نَمىreached حَديثُهُword of him إِلىto صَبِيٍّa boy
نَمى حَديثُهُ إِلى صَبِيٍّ
صَغيرِsmall جِسمٍof body بَطَلٍa hero قَوِيِّstrong
صَغيرِ جِسمٍ بَطَلٍ قَوِيِّ
Word of him reached a boy,
Word of him reached a boy,
small of body, a strong hero.
Small of frame, a mighty hero.
لاnot يَعرِفُknow الناسُthe people لَهُin him الفُتُوَّهvalor
لا يَعرِفُ الناسُ لَهُ الفُتُوَّه
وَلَيسَand he was not مِمَّنamong those who يَدَّعونَclaim القُوَّهstrength
وَلَيسَ مِمَّن يَدَّعونَ القُوَّه
No one knew him for feats of prowess,
The people did not know of his valor,
and he was not one to lay claim to strength.
And he was not among those who claimed strength.
فَقالَso he said لِلقَومِto the people سَأُدريكُمI will inform you بِهِabout him
فَقالَ لِلقَومِ سَأُدريكُم بِهِ
فَتَعلَمونَso you will know صِدقَهُhis truthfulness مِنfrom كِذبِهhis falsehood
فَتَعلَمونَ صِدقَهُ مِن كِذبِه
He told the crowd, “I’ll show you what he is,
So he told the people, "I will show you what he is,
and you shall distinguish his truth from his lie.”
So you will know whether he speaks truth or lies."
وَسارَand he went نَحوَtoward الهَمشَرِيِّthe burly tough فيin عَجَلhaste
وَسارَ نَحوَ الهَمشَرِيِّ في عَجَل
وَالناسُand the people مِمّاat what سَيَكونُwill happen فيin وَجَلfear
وَالناسُ مِمّا سَيَكونُ في وَجَل
He hurried toward the swaggering ruffian,
And he hurried toward the burly tough,
while the people dreaded what would come.
While the people feared what was to come.
وَمَدَّand he extended نَحوَهُtoward him يَميناًa right hand قاسِيَهhard
وَمَدَّ نَحوَهُ يَميناً قاسِيَه
بِضَربَةٍwith a blow كادَتnearly تَكونُwas القاضِيَهthe finishing blow
بِضَربَةٍ كادَت تَكونُ القاضِيَه
He thrust a punishing right at him,
And he thrust a hard right hand toward him,
a blow that nearly proved the deathblow.
With a blow that nearly finished him off.
فَلَمyet did not يُحَرِّكmove ساكِناًanything still وَلاnor اِرتَبَكbecome flustered
فَلَم يُحَرِّك ساكِناً وَلا اِرتَبَك
وَلاnor اِنتَهىdesist عَنfrom زَعمِهِhis boast وَلاnor تَرَكabandon it
وَلا اِنتَهى عَن زَعمِهِ وَلا تَرَك
Yet the man did not move a muscle or flinch,
Yet he did not stir or lose his composure,
nor recant his boast or desist.
Nor desist from his boast or abandon it.
بَلrather قالَhe said لِلغالِبِto the victor قَولاًwords لَيِّناgentle
بَل قالَ لِلغالِبِ قَولاً لَيِّنا
الآنَnow صِرناwe have become اِثنَينtwo أَنتَyou وَأَناand I
الآنَ صِرنا اِثنَين أَنتَ وَأَنا
Instead, he said gently to his conqueror,
Instead, he spoke gently to the victor:
“Now we are two—you and I.”
"Now we are two—you and I."
Sol 6.1