تَمَنَّع في الطُّروادِ يَخفُرُ جُندُهُم

وفرطُ الأَسى والبَثِّ هَدَّ الأَخائِيا

They fortified in Troy, their troops keeping watch

And the excess of sorrow and separation weakened the Achaeans

يُسَاقُ لَهُم مِن مَوقِفِ الخُلدِ رِعدَةٌ

يُلاَزِمُها داعي الفِرارِ مُبَارِيا

Thunder is brought to them from the stance of eternity

Accompanied by the caller to flee challenging

وتَحقُقُ أَحشاهُم كَما اللُّجُّ خافِقٌ

إِذا لَقِيَ البَخرُ الرِّياحَ السَّوَفِيا

And their insides tremble as the waves turbulent

When the sail meets the winds sweeping

ومن بَطنِ إِثرَاقا دَبُورٌ وشَمأَلٌ

مَعاً هَبَّتا فِيهِ هُبُوباً مُفَاجِيا

And from the belly of Ithaca, craftiness and trickery

Together blew in it blowing suddenly

فَتَركُمُ دُهمَ المَوجِ مِن فَوقِ يَمِّهِ

وتَقذِفُها حَتَّى تَجُوزَ الشَّواطيا

So it left them the wave's commotion from above the sea

And it tosses them until it crosses the shores

وأَترِيذُ والتَّبرِيحُ يَنتَابُ لُبَّهُ

يَطُوفُ بِهِم يَدعُو الدُّعاةَ تَوالياي

And confusion and turmoil attack its core

Revolving around them, the callers follow one another

ويَأمُرُ بالشُّورى بِأَن يَهمِسُوا بِها

بأَسمائِهِم لِلصِّيدِ واجتَازَ عادِيا

And it commands the council that they whisper in it

With their names for the prey and it crossed habitually

وبَلَّغَ صَدرَ الجُندِ حَتَّى إِذا بَدَوا

جُلُوساً وصَمتُ الحُزنِ بَرَّحَ بادِيا

And it delivered the chests of the troops until when they appeared

Sitting and the silence of grief rejoiced spreading

عَلى قَدَمَيهِ قامَ والدَّمعُ هامِرٌ

تَدَفَّقَ مِن عَينَيهِ كالسَّيلِ هاميا

On his feet he stood and tears laden

Flowed from his eyes like torrential rain

كَشُؤبُوبِ ماءٍ شُقَّ من قَلبِ صخرَةٍ

وفي زَفَراتِ الحُزنِ صاحَ مُنَادِيا

Like the outpour of water split from the heart of a rock

And in the breaths of grief he shouted calling

أَحِبَّايَ وَالاقيالَ والصِّيدَ خِلتُني

رَمانَي زَفسٌ في حَبائِلِ آتِيا

My beloveds Ajax and Teucer, the prey made me lonely

Disaster in the ropes coming

وقد كانَ والاني بإِيماءِ رَأسِهِ

بِأَنَّا بإِليُونٍ نَدُكُّ المَراميا

And Teucer was by nodding his head

That we in Ilion will crush the aims

ولا نَنثَني للأَهلِ إِلاَّ بِسَبيِها

فمانَ وَما أَغرَاهُ فِيما رَمانِيا

And we don't return to the family unless with its captives

So what made him in what he threw me

فَقَدت صَنادِيدَ الرِّجالِ وقد قَضى

عَليَّ إِلى أَرغُوسَ أَرجِعُ خاسِيا

I have lost the chiefs of men and he has ordained

To Argos I return humiliated

نَعَم ذَاكَ أَمرٌ شَاءَهُ الآمِرُ الَّذي

يُقَوِّضُ أَركانَ البِلادِ العَوَاتِيا

Yes, that is an order the Ordainer wanted

Which undermines the pillars of the open lands

فَهَيُّوا أَطِيعُوني الهَزِيمَةُ مَغنَمٌ

بِعَودَتِنا إِنِّي أَرى زَفسَ قاضِيا

So come obey me defeat is profitable

With our return, I see disaster judging

وَأَصدُقُكُم وَعداً يَقيناً فَلَن نَرَى

مَعاقِلَ إِليُونٍ رُكاماً فَوَانِيا

And I promise you truly so we won't see

The fortresses of Ilion ruins transient

أَصاخُوا وطالَ الصَّمتُ فَوقَ وُجُومِهِم

فَصاحَ ذِيُومِيذٌ أَخُو البَاس عَاليا

They shouted and the silence lasted above their frowns

So Diomedes, the brave brother, shouted next

شَطَطتَ أََأَترِيذٌ وأَوَّلُ مُنكِرٍ

لِقَولَكَ ذَا لا تَحنَقَنَّ أَرانِيا

You have exaggerated Atreides, the first denier

Of your saying, this one, don't get angry at me

فذا حَقُّ شُورانا وقَبلُ بِهِمَّتي

عبِثتَ وقَد أَعَلَنتَ عَزمِيَ واهِيا

So this is the right of our council and I have accepted with my determination

You have fooled and you have declared my will weak

بِذا شَهِدَ المُردَانُ والشِّيبُ جُملَةً

على أَنَّ زَفساً قَسَّخمَ الرِّزقَ وافِيا

With this the elders and the old altogether

Testified that you Atreides have tightened the guaranteed provision

فَلَم تُؤتَ بَأسَ الكَفِّ والبَأُسُ أَولٌ

وأُوتِيتَ فخرَ المُلكِ والعِزِّ ثانِيا

So you were not given the might of palm and might is first

And you were given the pride of reign and honor second

أََأَحمَقُ هَل خِلتَ الأَراغِسَ أُوهِنُوا

فإِن رُمتَ عَوداَ دُونَكَ السُّبلَ هاهِيا

Am I a fool? Did you leave Argos humiliated?

If you wanted a path lower than you here are the ways ready

وذِي السُّفُنُ الّلاءِي عَزَمتَ بِهِنَّ مِن

مِكِينا تَراها بالجُدُودِ رَواسِيا

And the one with the ships that you were determined with them from

Mikina you see them with the moorings anchored

وسائِرُنا لَن نَبرَحَنَّ بِأَرضِنا

إِلى أَن نَرى هذي الحُصُونَ بَوادِيا

And the rest of us will not move from our land

Until we see these citadels in the valleys

وإن آثرَ الكُلُّ انهِزَاماً وَعَودَةً

فإِنِّي وَأَستِينِيلُ نَكفِي الأَعَادِيا

And if all prefer defeat and return

Then I and Sthenelus will suffice the enemies

نُقَاتِلُهُم حَتَّى نَفُوزَ بِدَكِّها

وَيَنصُرُني رَبٌّ لِحَربٍ دَعانِيا

We will fight them until we succeed in destroying it

And a Lord supports me for a war He called me to

فَضَجَّت لَهُ الإِغرِيقُ ضِجَّةَ مُطرَبٍ

وقامَ بِهم نَسطُورُ يَخطُبُ تالِيا

So for him the Greeks cheered the cheer of an enchanter

And Nestor stood with them making a speech next

سَمَوتَ ذِيُومِيذٌ بِبأسِكَ مِثلَما

بِرَأيِكَ بالأَترابِ قد كُنتَ سامِيا

You have reached the highest, Diomedes, with your might as

With your opinion among the crowds you were sublime

فَما لَكَ في الإِغرِيقِ لَومةُ لائِمٍ

ولِكنَّ فَصلَ القَولِ ما زالَ خافِيا

What is the blaming of the blamer against you among the Greeks

But the judgment of speech still hidden

فَأَنتَ فَتًى لَو قِيسَ عُمرُكَ لَم يَكُن

لأَحدَثِ أَبنائِي الصِّغارِ مُساوِيا

So you are a young man if your age was measured it wouldn't be

Equal to the youngest of my little children

عَلى أَنَّكَ اختَرتَ الحَصافَةَ مَنهجاً

وصِيدَ السُّرَى خَاطَبتَ بالحَقِّ عانِيا

Although you have chosen the elite approach

And you addressed the elite with the truth suffering

وإِنِّي وحَسبي الشَّيبُ دُونَكَ مَفخَراً

سَيَجمَعُ أَطرافَ الحَدِيثِ كَلامِيا

And I, and it suffices me the old below you proudly

Will gather the edges of the speech with my speech

ولَن أَلتَقي بالقَومِ حَتَّى زَعِيمِهِم

أَخِي المَجدِ أَترِيذٍ لِقَولِيَ لاحِيا

And I won't meet the people until their leader

My brother in glory Atreides comprehends my saying

فَلا شَرعَ لا مَأوى ولا أُسرَةٌ لِمَن

بِفِتنَتِهِ في القَومِ يُفسِدُ عاثِيا

So no law, no shelter, and no family for he who

With his sedition among the people corrupts roaming

فَقَد خَيَّمَ اللَيلُ البَهِيمُ فَهَيّئُوا

طَعَامَكُمُ وَلنُحكِمَنَّ التَّصافِيا

The beastly night has settled so prepare

Your food and we will make reconciliation

وَيَخفُرُ مِن فِتيَانِنَا حَرَسٌ عَلى

حَفِيرٍ خَطَطناهُ لَدى السُّورِ صاحِيا

And a troop of our youths will keep guard

On a trench we drew near the fence awake

لَكَ الأَمرُ أَترِيذٌ أَقِمهُم وأَولِمَن

لِشِيبَكَ مِنهُم تَأخُذِ الرأَيَ شافِيا

The order is yours Atreides, organize them and take

From their old the opinion you take healing

فَخَيمُكَ فاضَت بالرَّحيقِ تَسُوقُهُ

سَفائِنُ إِثراقا بها جاءَ ضافِيا

So your tent overflowed with drink directed

By the ships of Ithaca in which he came hosting

وعِندَكَ ما تَبغي لِخَيرِ وَلِيمَةٍ

وعِدَّةُ غُلمانٍ تَناهَت تَناهِيا

And you have what you wish for the best feast

And a few young men that were endless

وعِندَ التِئامِ القَومِ تَجمَعُ رَأَيَهُم

وتَتبَعُ ما قد كانَ بالقَصدِ وافِيا

And at the gathering of the people, you gather their opinion

And you follow what was with purpose fulfilling

فَما أَحوَجَ الإِغرِيقَ لِلرَّأي والعِدى

أُوارُهُمُ أَضحَى لَدى الفُلكِ وارِيا

So how much the Greeks need the opinion and intellect

Their light has become at the ships flowing

فَلَيلَتُنا هَذي وَواحَظَّ مَن رَأَى

سَنَهلِكُ فيها أَو نَنالُ الأَمانِيا

So this night of ours and watch who saw

We will perish in it or attain the wishes

اصاخُوا ولَبَّوا ثُمَّ هَبَّت خِفارَةٌ

بِشِكَّتِها مِنهُم تَجِدُّ المَساعِيا

They shouted and a small troop hastened

With their thirst from them seeking the efforts

يَقُودُهُمُ مِن نُخبَةِ الجُندِ سَبعَةٌ

ثَرِيسِيمُ نَسطُورَ المُلقَّبِ راعِيا

Leading them from the elite of the troops are seven

Thersites, Nestor nicknamed the shepherd

ويَلمِينُ عَسقَالافُ من وِلدِ آرِسٍ

ومِريُونُ ذِيفِيرٌ كذاك أَفارِيا

And Idomeneus the descendant of Ares

And Meriones, Difyrus likewise Afarius

ولِيقُومُ فُريُونٍ وكلٌّ مُؤَمَّرٌ

عَلى مِئِةٍ مِنهُم تَقِلُّ العَوَالِيا

And to stand Furions and each one commissioned

Over a hundred of them, the heights are few

فَحَلُّوا انتِظاماً بَينَ سُورٍ وَخَندَقٍ

وأَكَوا لإِعدادِ الطَّعَامِ المَذاكِيا

So they lined up between a fence and a trench

And fell asleep to prepare the ready food

وأَترِيذُ وَافى بالشُّيُوخِ لِخَيمِهِ

لِمَأَدَبَةٍ فاضَت طَعاماً مُوافِيا

And Atreides met with the old at his tent

For a banquet overflowing with fulfilling food

فَلَمَّا بِأَيدِيهِم قَضَوا مِن أَمامِهِم

وكُلُّ الظَّما والجُوعِ أُجليَ نائِيا

So when with their hands they finished what was in front of them

And all the thirst and hunger was dismissed distant

بَدا مَن بِهِم فَاقَ اختِباراً وحِكمَةً

نَبِيلُهُمُ نَسطُورُ يَخطُبُ بادِيا

The one among them exceeding in experience and wisdom appeared

Their noble Nestor making a speech starting

أََأَترِيذُ مَولى الصِّيدِ أَوَّلَ مَن جَرى

وآخِرَ مَن يَجرِي إِلَيهِ مَقالِيا

Atreides master of prey, the first to run

And the last one to run to his saying

تَوَلَّيتَ مِن زَفسٍ عَصا المُلكِ والِياً

شُعُوباً سَمَت عَدَّا ونِلتَ المَعالِيا

You have turned away from Xerxes the stick of reign governing

Nations that reached number and attained high status

لَكَ الرَّأيُ والإصغاءُ والأَمرُ تَنتَقي

بآرائنا ما شِئتَ تَأتِيهِ راضِيا

Yours is the opinion, listening, and command you choose

With our views what you wish coming pleased

وتُنفِذُ قَولاً قَالَهُ أَيُّنا إِذا

مَضى عَن فُؤَادٍ ظَلَّ بالخَيرِ ساعِيا

And you execute a saying anyone of us said when

It comes from a heart that stayed with good hastening

فَرَأيي أَراني لَستَ تُؤتَى نَظِيرَهُ

وما هُوَ في ذا الحِينِ جالَ بِبالِيا

So my opinion, I don't think you will be given its like

And it's not in this time wandering in my mind

أُرَدِّدُهُ مُنذُ استَلَبتَ أَخِيلَنا

بَريسا عَلى رَغمِ الأَراغِسِ باغِيا

I've been repeating it since you robbed from our Achilles

Briseis despite the protests wrongfully

تَوَلاَّكَ كَيدُ النَّفسِ كِبراً فَلَم تُصِخ

لِحُكمِي وقَولٍ فيهِ جِئتُكَ ناهِيا

Self desire deceived you arrogance so you didn't

Listen to my rule and saying in which I forbid you

وَقُمتَ وأَغلَظتَ المَقالَ لِسَيِّدٍ

سَما شَرفاً حَتَّى بَني الخُلدِ راقِيا

And you stood and made the speech harsh to a master

Who reached honor until the people of eternity lofty

ومَهما يَكُن مِن بُعدِ مَنآهُ فَلنَجِد

سَبِيلاً لنَستصفيهِ يَاتِ مُصَافِيا

And whatever resentment's distance, we won't find

A way to reconcile it coming pure

نُلِينُ لَهُ قَولاً بِهِ نَستَلِينُهُ

ونُتحِفُهُ مِنَّا الصِلاتِ السَّوانِيا

We will soften speech to him with which we soften him

And we will gift him the finest gifts