وصاحبand a companion منfrom بنيthe sons of الآمالhopes خُضتI plunged بهwith him
وصاحب من بني الآمال خُضت به
بحراًa sea منof الليلِthe night ذاhaving لُجٍّdeep water وتَيَّارِand a surging current
بحراً من الليلِ ذا لُجٍّ وتَيَّارِ
And a companion, one of hope's sons, with whom I plunged
And I have a companion of high hopes with whom
into a sea of night, with deep waters and a surging current.
I sailed an ocean of night full of waves and currents
يلفُّهُenvelops him النومsleep أحياناًsometimes فأُفْرِشُهُso I spread for him
يلفُّهُ النوم أحياناً فأُفْرِشُهُ
حديثtalk of مجدٍglory يُجَلِّيdispels نومةِthe drowsiness of الساريthe night traveler
حديث مجدٍ يُجَلِّي نومةِ الساري
Sleep sometimes wraps him, so I spread before him
Sleep overcomes him sometimes, so I spread for him
talk of glory that dispels the night traveler's drowsiness.
Talk of glory to dispel the drowsiness of the whip
يرجوhe hopes ويرقدُand sleeps عماheedless of what قدalready سهرتُI kept vigil لهُfor it
يرجو ويرقدُ عما قد سهرتُ لهُ
والمجدُand glory لاnot يُبتنىis built إلاexcept بمسْهارِby one who keeps vigil
والمجدُ لا يُبتنى إلا بمسْهارِ
He hopes, yet sleeps, heedless of what I have kept vigil for;
He hopes and sleeps about what I stayed up for him
and glory is built only by one who keeps vigil.
And glory is not built except with vigilance
إذاwhenever اطَّباهُenticed him مُناخٌa campsite عندnear باديةٍa desert tract
إذا اطَّباهُ مُناخٌ عند باديةٍ
أذْكرتهI reminded him دعَةًease منfrom ريفthe fertile countryside of أمْصارِcities
أذْكرته دعَةً من ريف أمْصارِ
Whenever a campsite near a desert tract enticed him,
If fatigue spoke to him in the wilderness
I reminded him of ease in the fertile countryside of cities,
I reminded him of the calmness of rural cities
علماًknowing بأنof the fact that اعْتزاميmy resolve سوفwill يُنزلناlodge us
علماً بأن اعْتزامي سوف يُنزلنا
بمنْزلٍat a lodging منfrom غِياثِGhiyath الدينal-Din مُخنارِprobably 'chosen'
بمنْزلٍ من غِياثِ الدين مُخنارِ
knowing that my resolve would lodge us
Knowing that my determination will take us down
at a [chosen] lodging from Ghiyath al-Din.
To a dwelling of saving the faith, eminent
حتىuntil أنخناwe made our camels kneel بميمونٍwith one blessed نقيبتُهُhis disposition
حتى أنخنا بميمونٍ نقيبتُهُ
مُنزَّهِunblemished العِرْضhonor عنfrom ذامٍreproach وعنand from عارِdisgrace
مُنزَّهِ العِرْض عن ذامٍ وعن عارِ
Until we made our camels kneel before one of blessed nature,
Until I arbitrate with good omen, I made him
whose honor is free of reproach and disgrace:
Of immaculate honor, free of blemish and shame
القاتلthe slayer of المحْلdrought حيثwhen المُزنrainclouds مكديةٌyielding nothing
القاتل المحْل حيث المُزن مكديةٌ
بهاطلٍwith a downpour منْfrom ندىthe bounty of كفَّيهِhis two palms مدْرارِcopiously flowing
بهاطلٍ منْ ندى كفَّيهِ مدْرارِ
the slayer of drought when rainclouds yield nothing,
The killer place where the grieved are dejected
with a copious downpour of bounty from his two palms.
With lies from the dew of his hands, bitter
يجلُّhe is too exalted عنfor منحةِthe granting of الأموالwealth آونَةًat times
يجلُّ عن منحةِ الأموال آونَةً
فالجودُfor bounty منهfrom him بآجالٍthrough lifespans وأعْمارِand years of life
فالجودُ منه بآجالٍ وأعْمارِ
At times he rises above the granting of wealth,
He refrains from the grace of money for a time
for his bounty grants lifespans and years of life.
For his generosity is in terms and lifetimes
ويكرمand he honors السيفthe sword عنabove غِمدٍa scabbard فيغمدهُso he sheathes it
ويكرم السيف عن غِمدٍ فيغمدهُ
إذاwhenever يُجردهُhe draws it فيin رأسِthe head of جَبَّارِa tyrant
إذا يُجردهُ في رأسِ جَبَّارِ
He deems the sword too noble for a scabbard, so sheathes it—
And he honors the sword from its sheath so he sheathes it
whenever he draws it—in a tyrant's head.
When he unsheathes it at the head of an unjust tyrant
ويركبand he rides into الهولterror فرداًalone منthrough عزائمهhis firm resolves
ويركب الهول فرداً من عزائمه
فيamid جحفلٍa mighty host كعُبابِlike the surge of البحرthe sea جَرَّارِvast
في جحفلٍ كعُبابِ البحر جَرَّارِ
And he rides into terror alone, driven by his firm resolves,
And he rides horror alone with his resolves
amid a vast host like the sea's swelling surge.
In a great army like the heavy, roaring sea
ويوسعand he lavishes upon الطارقاتsudden calamities الدهمdark حينwhen دهتthey strike
ويوسع الطارقات الدهم حين دهت
رأياًjudgment يحولُchanges لهthrough it مُحْلولكُthe deepest blackness of القارِpitch
رأياً يحولُ له مُحْلولكُ القارِ
And he lavishes upon dark calamities, whenever they strike,
And he expands the paths of valor when they shook
a judgment that transforms the very blackness of pitch.
An opinion that turns reversed situations for him
يُذمُّgrants protection منهfrom him رعاياهhis subjects إذاwhen اختلفتْthey disagree
يُذمُّ منه رعاياه إذا اختلفتْ
عدلٌjustice يجمعbrings together بينbetween الماءِwater والنارِand fire
عدلٌ يجمع بين الماءِ والنارِ
His subjects, when they disagree, are protected by his
His subjects seek justice from him when they differ
justice, which unites water and fire.
Justice that combines between water and fire
تُناطُis tied حبْوتهُhis knee-binding wrap فيon يومِthe day of ندوتهِhis council
تُناطُ حبْوتهُ في يومِ ندوتهِ
بصافحٍaround one who pardons عنover عظيمgrave الجُرْمcrime غَفّارِever forgiving
بصافحٍ عن عظيم الجُرْم غَفّارِ
On the day of his council, his sitting-wrap is tied
His affection is tied on the day of his gathering
around one who pardons grave crime, ever forgiving.
With a handshake from the Forgiver of grave sins
أغْنتْhave sufficed for مواقفهُhis exploits القُراءreaders فيin سِيرٍchronicles
أغْنتْ مواقفهُ القُراء في سِيرٍ
عنfor يومthe Day of ذيDhu نجبٍNajab أوor يومthe Day of ذيDhu قارِQar
عن يوم ذي نجبٍ أو يوم ذي قارِ
His exploits in chronicles have left readers no need
His positions have enriched readers in biographies
for the Day of Dhu Najab or the Day of Dhu Qar.
Of a day of glory or a day of disaster
يُلثمُveils النَّقعُbattle dust منهof him نوجهَprobably 'face' مُبتسمٍa smiling man
يُلثمُ النَّقعُ منه نوجهَ مُبتسمٍ
مُفَحِّمٍconfounding فيamid غِمارِthe depths of الموتِdeath كَرَّاِprobably 'ever-charging'
مُفَحِّمٍ في غِمارِ الموتِ كَرَّاِ
Battle dust veils his smiling [face];
From him, the slain sips the drink of a smiling face
he confounds, [ever charging] through the depths of death.
Silencing amidst the darkness of death, generous
يجلُّhe is too exalted عنfor بعثsending جيشٍan army منfrom عساكرهhis forces
يجلُّ عن بعث جيشٍ من عساكره
إلىto دارياprobably 'abodes' العدىthe enemies منfrom غيرabsence of إنذارِwarning
إلى داريا العدى من غير إنذارِ
He is too noble to send an army from his forces
He refrains from sending an army of his soldiers
to the enemies' [abodes] without warning.
To Dariya of the enemy without warning
وتكرهُand detest الطعنَthrusting فيat الهَزْمىthe defeated ذوابلهhis slender spears
وتكرهُ الطعنَ في الهَزْمى ذوابله
فماso they do not تحاولُseek إلاexcept نحْرَthe throat of مِغْوارِa daring warrior
فما تحاولُ إلا نحْرَ مِغْوارِ
His slender spears detest thrusting at the defeated,
And its raids dislike attacking the defeated
so they seek only a daring warrior's throat.
For they only attempt slaughtering the fleeing
يؤمُّseek ضِيفانُهhis guests خِرْقاًa generous noble أخاa brother of سَرَفٍlavishness
يؤمُّ ضِيفانُه خِرْقاً أخا سَرَفٍ
لاnot يكْسعِleave unmilked الشَّوْلَmilk-poor she-camels منout of بخلstinginess بأغبارِwith milk remnants
لا يكْسعِ الشَّوْلَ من بخل بأغبارِ
His guests seek a generous noble, a brother of prodigality,
His guests are sheltered, though being wasteful
who does not, from stinginess, leave his milk-poor camels' last drops unmilked.
Not stingy with food, even if it is dust
فيin الجودgenerosity غيرnot مُغبٍّintermittent in giving للعُفاةِto bounty-seekers وفيand in الthe
في الجود غير مُغبٍّ للعُفاةِ وفي ال
وغىbattle مُستمرٌsteadfast غيرُnot فَرّارِone who repeatedly flees
وغى مُستمرٌ غيرُ فَرّارِ
Unceasing in generosity to petitioners, and in the
In generosity he is not neglectful of the poor and in
battle, steadfast, never fleeing.
Battle continuous, not fleeing
لاnot يركبhe resorts to البغيoppression إماif سرَّهُdelights him ظفرٌvictory
لا يركب البغي إما سرَّهُ ظفرٌ
ولاand not يبيتُhe spends the night علىharboring ضِغْنٍrancor وأوْغارِand burning grudges
ولا يبيتُ على ضِغْنٍ وأوْغارِ
He does not turn to oppression when victory delights him,
He only rides animosity if his secrecy is victory
nor spend the night harboring rancor and burning grudges.
And doesn't spend the night feeling spite and hatred
ماnever دبَّcrept فيinto عطفهhis side كبرٌpride وإنْand even though خضعتْbowed
ما دبَّ في عطفه كبرٌ وإنْ خضعتْ
لهto him البراياall creatures بإعظامٍwith reverence وإكْبارِand profound esteem
له البرايا بإعظامٍ وإكْبارِ
No pride ever crept into his bearing, though all creatures bowed
No arrogance crept into his compassion even if
to him with reverence and profound esteem.
The lands bowed to him in veneration and pride
Sol 6.1