تُقيمُshe holds المَأتَمَthe mourning gathering الأَعلىthe grandest
تُقيمُ المَأتَمَ الأَعلى
عَلىwith جُهدٍanguish وَإِعوالِand wailing
عَلى جُهدٍ وَإِعوالِ
She holds the grandest mourning gathering,
with anguish and wailing.
وَلَولاand were it not for نَبلُthe arrows of عَوضٍTime
وَلَولا نَبلُ عَوضٍ
فيin خَضُمّاتيmy thick limbs وَأَوصاليand my joints
في خَضُمّاتي وَأَوصالي
And were it not for Time’s arrows
in my thick limbs and my joints,
لَطاعَنتُI would have thrust at صُدورَthe breasts of الخَيـthe hor-
لَطاعَنتُ صُدورَ الخَيـ
ـلِ-ses طَعناًwith thrusts لَيسَnot بِالآليat all slackening
ـلِ طَعناً لَيسَ بِالآلي
I would have thrust at the horses’ breasts,
with thrusts that never faltered.
تَرىyou see الخَيلَthe horses عَلىupon آثاthe tra-
تَرى الخَيلَ عَلى آثا
رِ-ces of رُمحيmy spear فيin السَناthe radiance العاليon high
رِ رُمحي في السَنا العالي
You see the horses in the wake
of my spear, in the radiance on high,
تَفاديshying away كَتضفاديlike the shying of الوَحthe wild bea-
تَفادي كَتضفادي الوَح
شِ-sts مِنfrom أَغضَفa shaggy رِئبالِlion
شِ مِن أَغضَف رِئبالِ
shying away like wild beasts
from a shaggy lion.
وَلاnor تُبقيleave صُروفthe vicissitudes of الدهti-
وَلا تُبقي صُروف الده
رِ-me إِنساناًany person عَلىin حالِone condition
رِ إِنساناً عَلى حالِ
Nor do the vicissitudes of time leave
any person unchanged.
تَفَتَّيتُI showed youthful valor بِهاin it إِذwhen كَـha-
تَفَتَّيتُ بِها إِذ كَـ
ـرِهَ-ted الشَكَّةَarms and armor أَمثاليmy peers
ـرِهَ الشَكَّةَ أَمثالي
I showed youthful valor in it, when
my peers hated arms and armor,
كَجَيبِlike the neckline of الدَفنِسِthe foolish woman الوَرهاthe wit-
كَجَيبِ الدَفنِسِ الوَرها
ءِ-less ريعَتshe was startled بَعدَafter إِجفالِtaking flight
ءِ ريعَت بَعدَ إِجفالِ
like the neckline of a foolish, witless woman,
startled after taking flight.
Sol 6.1