غَدرُtreachery اِبنson of جرموزٍJurmuz بفارسِagainst a knight بهمةٍa formidable warrior
غَدرُ اِبن جرموزٍ بفارسِ بهمةٍ
يومَon the day of اللّقاءِthe battle encounter وكانand he was غيرnot معرّدِone who flees
يومَ اللّقاءِ وكان غير معرّدِ
Ibn Jurmuz's treachery against a formidable knight,
The treachery of Ibn Jarmuz towards a valiant knight
On the day of battle, when he was no man to flee.
On the day of battle, though he was not prepared
ياO عمرُوAmr لَوif نبّهتهُyou roused him لَوجدتهُyou would have found him
يا عمرُو لَو نبّهتهُ لَوجدتهُ
لاnot طائِشاًreckless رعشَtrembling in الجنانthe heart ولاnor اليدِthe hand
لا طائِشاً رعشَ الجنان ولا اليدِ
O Amr, had you roused him, you would have found him
O Amr, had you cautioned him, you would have found him
Neither reckless nor trembling in heart or hand.
Neither confused, nor trembling of hand
كَمhow many a غمرةٍbattle's tumult قَدindeed خاضَهاhe plunged into it لمdid not يثنهِturn him aside
كَم غمرةٍ قَد خاضَها لم يثنهِ
عَنهاfrom it طرادكَyour charges ياO اِبنson of فقعthe truffle of القرددِthe rocky hill
عَنها طرادكَ يا اِبن فقع القرددِ
How many a battle's tumult he plunged into, undeterred
How many deep waters has he traversed and not been deterred
From it by your charges, O son of the rocky hill's truffle!
By your pursuit, O Ibn Fuqai'a al-Qurashi
فَاِذهَبso go فَماfor never ظفرتprevailed يداكَyour two hands بمثلهِover his equal
فَاِذهَب فَما ظفرت يداكَ بمثلهِ
فيمنamong those who مَضىhave passed on ممّنof those who يَروحُgo forth at evening وَيغتديand go forth at dawn
فيمن مَضى ممّن يَروحُ وَيغتدي
So go—your hands have never overcome his equal
So go, your hands will never capture one like him
Among those gone before, who went forth at evening and dawn.
Among those who have passed, those who ride off and raid
إِنّindeed الزبيرَal-Zubayr لذوsurely possessed of بلاءٍvalor in battle صادقٍgenuine
إِنّ الزبيرَ لذو بلاءٍ صادقٍ
سمحٌgenerous سجيّتهُhis nature كريمُnoble in المشهدِpresence
سمحٌ سجيّتهُ كريمُ المشهدِ
Indeed, al-Zubayr was a man of genuine valor,
Indeed Az-Zubayr is truly steadfast in trial
Generous in nature, noble in presence.
Good-natured, noble in bearing
هَبلتكmay she be bereft of you أمّكَyour mother أنbecause قتلتَyou killed لمسلماًindeed a Muslim
هَبلتك أمّكَ أن قتلتَ لمسلماً
حقّتbecame due عليكَupon you عقوبةُthe punishment of المتعمّدِthe deliberate killer
حقّت عليكَ عقوبةُ المتعمّدِ
May your mother be bereft of you, for you have indeed killed a Muslim!
Your mother has miscarried you in killing a Muslim
The punishment of a deliberate killer is your due.
The punishment of intentional killing is obligatory upon you
Sol 6.1