كَذا أغرَاهُ بالوَعدِ احتِيَالا

وغادَرَهُ يرَى ما لَن يَنالا

Thus he enticed him with the promise of guile

And abandoned him to see what he’d never attain

فَلاحَ لهُ وَما أغوَاهُ يعلو

بذاكَ اليَومِ إِليُونَ احتِلالا

So he had no luck even with what had misled him

On that day to take Ilioun by storm

ولم يَعلَم نَوايا الرَّبِّ لَمَّا

عَلَيهِ قَدَّرَ الحَربِ السِّجَالا

And he did not know the Lord's intentions when

He had ordained for all the tribes that war of clashing

أَعدَّ لِجُملَةِ القَومَينِ بُؤساً

وأَرزَاءً إِذا اشتَبَكُوا اقتِتالا

That would bring misery for the masses of both sides

And calamities when they engaged in deadly combat

أَفاقَ وَصَوتُ رَبِّ الطَّيفِ يَدوِي

حَوَالَيهِ فَهَبَّ وَقَامَ حَالا

He awoke and the voice of the Lord of apparitions roared

Around him so he sprang up swiftly

تدَثَّرَ فِى شَعارٍ ذِي بهَاءٍ

وَأردَفَ حُلَّةً تَزهُو جَمالا

He donned a splendid, radiant cloak

And a robe that shone with beauty

وَأَوثَقَ خِفَّه الزَّاهي وأَلقَى

على كَتِفَيهِ سَيفاً قد تَلالا

He tied his bright sword and slung

A blade across his shoulders that glittered

وأمسَكَ صَولَجاناً خَالِدِياً

لأَهلِيهِ وَنحوَ الفُلكِ مالا

He grasped his everlasting spear

And headed for his ship

وأَمَّت رَبَّةُ الفَجرِ المَعالي

لِزَفسٍ وَالمَيامِينِ امتِثالا

And the mistress of dawn, lofty in her glories

Rose for Zephyros and the rosy-fingered Morn

تُبَشِّرُهُم بِطّرِ الصُّبحِ لمَّا

اَغامَمنُونُ بَينَ القَومِ جالا

Heralding to them the Beauty of the dawn when

Nemonoan moved among the horde

وَنادى في الدُّعاةِ بأَن يَصيحُوا

بأَعلى الصَّوتِ للشُّورى ارتِحالا

And called out among the heralds to cry

In the loudest voice for the council to depart

فَلَبَّوهُ وأَقبَلَتِ السَّرَايا ال

شُّكَاةُ إِلَيهِ تَنتَضِلُ انتِضالا

And they hastened to obey him, and the troops came

Thronging to him, gathering round

وَقَد عَقَدَ الشُّيُوخُ قُبَيلَ هذا

بجانبِ فُلكِ نَسطُورَ احتِفالا

The elders had met shortly before this

Beside Nestor's ship, celebrating

بِهِم أَترِيذُ نادَى مُستَشِيراً

لما زَعمَوا مِنَ الأَمرِ احتِمالا

And among them, the pupil called out asking

What they claimed of the situation to endure