قالَ اصغَ هَكطُورٌ فَإِنَّ بِخَاطِري

جَأشاً يُحَدِّثُني بأَن أَتَأَهَّبا

He said: Listen, Hector, for my mind's eye

forebodes that I should prepare myself,

وَأَسِيرَ للأُسطُولِ لَيلَى رَاصِداً

حَرَكاتِهِم مُتَحَسسِّاً مُتَرَقِّبا

and go to the fleet, spying out

their movements, watching, waiting.

فَارفَع عَصاكَ إِذا وَاَقسِم مُثقِلاً

أَنّي أُثَابُ إِذا عَزمتُ مُأَوِّبا

So lift your staff, and swear to me

that you will reward me if I determine,

بجِيادِ آخِيلٍ ومَركَبَةٍ بِها

فُولاذُهُ الصُّلبُ المُؤَلًّقُ رُكِّبا

with the horses of Achilles and his chariot

that holds his stubborn steel armor.

فَأَسِيرُ مُختَرِقاً إِلى لُبِّ الحِما

أَعتَانُ ثُمَّ لأَبلُغَنَّ المَركَبا

Then I'll penetrate into the heart of the fray

leading the reins, and reach the ships

حَيثُ المُلُوكُ لدى أَغَامَمنُونَ قَد

رَأَوُا الفِرارَ أَو التَّرَبُّصَ أَرغَبا

where kings by Agamemnon have

seen only flight or ambush preferable.

ما كُنتُ تَعلَمُ دَيدُباناً جاهِلاً

حَتَّى لِظَنِّكَ بي أَكُونُ مُخَيِّباً

Little did you know me, foolish Deiphobus

to think that I would fail you.

رَفَعَ العَصا بِيَدَيهِ هَكطُرُ مُقسِماً

إِستشهِدَنَّ عَلَيَّ زَفسَ المُرهِبا

With both hands Hector lifted his staff, swearing

to be my willing witness.

لَن يَعلُوَنَّ سِواكَ خَيلَ أَخِيلَ بَل

سَتَنالُها مِنِّي حَلالاً طَيِّبا

No others shall mount the horses of Achilles

I will justly win them for myself.