قالَ والنفسُ صَعَّدَت زَفَراتٍ

لَيسَ تُجدِي لما عَلِمتِ الإِعادَه

He spoke while sighs rose up,

Of no avail for what is known cannot be changed,

قُدس إِتيُونض ثِيبَةً مُذ دَهَمنا

وارتَفَدنَا منهُ أَجلَّ ارتِفادَه

The holy Ethiopian girl since we visited her,

And sought from her the greatest boon,

وُزِّعَ الكَسبُ هاهُنا وَخَرِيسا

نالَ أَترِيذُ غادَةً أَيَّ غادَه

The earnings were distributed here, worthless and noble,

Atridae took the noblest prize,

فاتانا خَرِيسُ كَاهِنُ فِيبُو

سَ مُثيرِ السِهّامِ يُلقي المقَادَه

The worthless priest of Phebus surpassed us,

Who stirs up strife and casts the lots,

يَفتَدِي بِنتهُ بغُرِّ الهدَايا

وَبِيُمنَاهُ صَولَجَانُ السِّيادَه

He ransoms his daughter with precious gifts,

And with his blessings the scepters of leadership,

صَولَجانٌ من عَسجَدٍ وعِصابا

تُ أُفُلُّونَ فوقهُ مَيَّادَه

Scepters of linen and headbands

Above which their turbans rise,

فاتانا مُستَنجِداً مُستَجِيراً

رَاجِياً من جَميعِنا إِنجادَه

He came to us seeking aid and refuge,

Beseeching all of us for deliverance,

سيَّما العاهلَينِ من نَسلِ أَترا

فَجَميعُ الإِغرِيقِ حَقُّوا مُرادَه

Especially the two rulers of Atreus' line

So all the Greeks fulfilled his wish,

آثَرُوا حِفظَ حُرمَةِ الشَّيخِ فِيهِم

وَقَبُولَ النَّفائِسِ الوَقَّاده

They preferred to keep the honor of the elder among them

And accept the fine, burnished gifts,

فابنُ أَترا استَشاطَ يَطرُدُهُ مِن

بَينِنا مُورِياً عَلَيهِ احتِدادَه

But Atreus' son raged and sought to drive him

Away from our midst, heaping hostility upon him,

ذُعرَ الشَّيخُ وانثنى بدُعاءٍ

وفِبُوسُ استَجابهُ واستَجادَه

The elder was frightened and bent in prayer,

And Phebus answered him and brought him victory,

فًرمانا سَهماً فبدَّدَنا وال

أسهُمُ الدُّهمُ أُنفِذَت بَدَّادَه

We let fly arrows but to no avail,

Our most piercing arrows were ineffective,

طَفِقَت جُندُنا تَخُرُّ رُكَاماً

بَعضُها فَوقَ بَعضِها مُنقادَه

Our troops began to fall in heaps,

Some atop the others, routed,

فَقِهَ الأَمرَ كاهِنٌ ذو سَدادٍ

واحتِدَامُ الإِلاهِ أَذَّى مفَادَه

The wise priest saw the matter,

And the raging of the god brought harm,

فَطَلبتُ استِرضاءَهُ فانبَرى أَت

رِيذُ حالاً يُبدِي عَلَيَّ اشتدَادَه

So I sought to placate him, and Atreus'

Heir rushed to heap his hostility upon me,

وأَعَدَّ الوَعِيدَ ثُمَّ قَضاهُ

وأَرادَ الإغرِيقُ مَنعَ الزِيادَه

He made threats and then carried them out,

Although the Greeks sought to prevent the addition,

فأَعَدُّوا سَفينَةً سَيَّرُوها

بِخرِيسا إِلى أَبِيها مُعَادَه

They prepared a ship and sent Chryses back

To his father, returning him,

ثُمَّ سارُوا وأَوفَدُوا بنُذُورٍ

شائقاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ خَيرَ وفاده

Then they journeyed and sent offerings

Of longing to the Lord, the best requital,

وبِذا الحِينِ قام من خَيمَي الرُّس

لُ بِسَهمٍ أُوتِيتُ حَقَّ الجَلادَه

And at that time, one of the chiefs arose,

Armed with an arrow I was granted the right to loose

لابنِ أَترا يَستَصحِبُونَ بَرِيسا

أَنجدي ابناً عَلَيكِ ألقى اعتمِادَه

At Atreus' son, they took Chryses

"Help me my son, he depends upon you

أَنصِفيهِ إِذا استَطعتِ وَسِيري

لِلعُلى في أُلمِبِ رَبِّ العِبادَه

Do him justice, if you can, and go

To high Olympus, the Lord of all creatures,

واستضغِيثي إِن كُنتش حَقًّا بِقَولٍ

أَو بِفِعلٍ خَلَبتش يَوماً فُؤَادَه

And help me if I ever with word

Or deed stole the delight of your heart

باعتِزازٍ سَما بقَصرِ أَبي كم

مرَّةٍ قد رَوَيتش خَيرَ إِفَادَه

With pride did I walk in your father's palace

Whenever I brought you the greatest benefit

عندَ ما فُوسِذٌ وَهيرا وَآثِي

نا استطالُوا على وليِّ الإِبادَه

When Pheidus, Hiera, and Aethina

Sought to destroy the champion of champions,

وتجارَوا لغلٍّ زَفسَ الذِي يَر

كُمُ غَيمَ العُلى وَيُجِي اسوِدادَه

There was none among the immortal horde

Except you to save me from intended harm,

لم يَكُن بينَ عُصبَةِ الخُلدِ إِلاَّ

كِ يقيهِ من وَرطَةٍ مُرتادَه

So you prepared the chains, and called

The smith, arming him promptly for battle,

فابتَدَرتِ الأغلالَ بالحَلِّ وَالجَ

بَّارَ حالاً دَعوَتِ يُبدِي جِهادَه

A hundred cubits for him, who was called

Brontes among the blessed people,

مِئَةٌ أَذرُعاً لَهُ وهوَ يُدعى

بَرَيارا في عُرفِ أَهل السَّعادَه

And by men is named Egion,

From high Olympus, who sought to steal in,

ولدى الناسِ إِيجِيُوَن يُسَمَّى

من فَسِيحِ الأُولِمبِ رَامَ افتِقادَه

Fiercer than his father, and in the son of Cronos

He brandished thunderbolts,

من أَبِيهِ أَشَدُّ بأساً وعندَ اب

نِ قُرُونٍ أَقامَ يُوري زِنادَه

So the gods were terrified of him,

And refrained from crafty schemes,

فاقشَعضرَّ الأَربابُ منهُ هُلُوعاً

وَارعَوَوا عن مَكِيدَةٍ نَقَّادَه

I call upon Zeus, remind him of this,

Kiss his knees and ask for an extension of his favor

أُقصُدِي زَفسَ ذَكّرِيهِ بهذَا

قَبِّلي رُكبَتيهِ وارجِي مِدَادَه

To annihilate the Greeks with the steep swell,

And come to the aid of the Trojans,

لِيُبِيدَ الإِغرِيقَ بالجُرفِ قُر

بَ الفُلكِ قَهراً وَيُنجِدَ الطُّروادَه

Let them see their mad king as he realizes

He has reaped the worst harvest,

لِيَرَوا طَيشَ مَلكِهِم وَهوَ يَدرِي

أَنَّهُ قد أَصَادَ شَرَّ إِصادَه

And Atreus' son will see with his high majesty,

Your majesty eclipses his whenever it leads."

وابنُ أَترا يرى بمَجدِ عُلاهُ

حضطُّ مَجدش المِحرَابِ أَيَّانَ قادَه