فقالتthen she said أَياسٌAjax حُصنُهُمtheir bulwark وتُجَاهَهُand opposite him
فقالت أَياسٌ حُصنُهُم وتُجَاهَهُ
إِذومِينُIdomeneus فيamong أَجنادِthe troops of إِكرِيتَCrete أَمَّارُa commander
إِذومِينُ في أَجنادِ إِكرِيتَ أَمَّارُ
Then she said: “Ajax is their bulwark; opposite him
Ayas, their fortress and pillar, spoke
Idomeneus commands the troops of Crete.
When they were settled in the armies of Ikrit the commander
تَرَاهُyou see him كَرَبٍّlike a god قامَstood فيamong زُعَمائِهاits leaders
تَرَاهُ كَرَبٍّ قامَ في زُعَمائِها
تُحِيطُsurround بهِaround him مِنfrom نُخبَةِthe choicest of الصِّيدِnoble chiefs أَنصَارُsupporters
تُحِيطُ بهِ مِن نُخبَةِ الصِّيدِ أَنصَارُ
You see him standing like a god among its leaders,
You see him as a grave danger risen among its chiefs
Surrounded by supporters chosen from the noble chiefs.
Surrounded by the elite of hunters as supporters
وَكَمand how often حَلَّhe lodged فيناamong us قَبلُbefore ضَيفاًas a guest مُكَرَّماًhonored
وَكَم حَلَّ فينا قَبلُ ضَيفاً مُكَرَّماً
وبَعليand my husband مَنِيلاMenelaus مُكرِمُone who honors الضَّيفِthe guest مَيَّارُa supplier of food
وبَعلي مَنِيلا مُكرِمُ الضَّيفِ مَيَّارُ
And how often he lodged among us before, an honored guest!
And how often before has a noble guest stayed with us
And my husband Menelaus honors guests and provides food.
And Baali's who welcomes guests generously manor
وَهَاهُمand here they are جَميعاًall together سَلask أُنَبِئكَI will tell you عَنهُمُabout them
وَهَاهُم جَميعاً سَل أُنَبِئكَ عَنهُمُ
لدَيكَbefore you بَدَاappeared مِنهُمfrom among them عَمِيدُونَchieftains كُبَّارُgreat
لدَيكَ بَدَا مِنهُم عَمِيدُونَ كُبَّارُ
And here they all are; ask, and I will tell you about them.
And here they all are, ask and I will tell you about them
Great chieftains from among them have appeared before you.
The great elders among them stand before you
وَلكِنand yet شَقِيقَيَّmy two brothers الوَدُودَينِthe two loving ones لاnot أَرَىI see
وَلكِن شَقِيقَيَّ الوَدُودَينِ لا أَرَى
هُماthe two are كَستُرُCastor الرَّوَّاضُthe master horse-tamer إِنif شُقَّis opened مِضمارُa racecourse
هُما كَستُرُ الرَّوَّاضُ إِن شُقَّ مِضمارُ
And yet I do not see my two loving brothers:
But I do not see my two dear brothers
They are Castor, the master horse-tamer when a racecourse is opened,
They are the veil of chastity, if the racecourse is breached
وفُولُكُسٌand Pollux صَرَّاعُone who throws كُلِّevery مُصَارِعٍwrestler
وفُولُكُسٌ صَرَّاعُ كُلِّ مُصَارِعٍ
أَمِنis it from لَقَدمُوناLacedaemon لَمdid not يَسيرَاthey both set out بِمَنwith those who سارواthey went
أَمِن لَقَدمُونا لَم يَسيرَا بِمَن ساروا
And Pollux, who throws every wrestler.
And Pholcos, vanquisher of all warriors
Did they not set out from Lacedaemon with those who went,
Did they not march with our troops or
أَمِor احتَجَبَافيthey both hid in الفُلكِthe ships خَوفَfor fear of تَعَرُّضٍexposure
أَمِ احتَجَبَافي الفُلكِ خَوفَ تَعَرُّضٍ
لعارٍto disgrace لهُit bears فيin مَسِّstaining عِرضيَmy honor أَوزَارُburdens of guilt
لعارٍ لهُ في مَسِّ عِرضيَ أَوزَارُ
Or did they hide in the ships, fearing exposure
Did they seclude themselves on the ship, fearing dishonor
To disgrace, with its burdens of blame for the stain upon my honor?”
Which would taint me if their honor was breached
وماand not عَلِمَتshe knew والأَرضُwhile the earth فيin وطَنٍa homeland خَلاlay deserted
وما عَلِمَت والأَرضُ في وطَنٍ خَلا
تَضُمُّهُماenfolds them both والعُمرُand life كالطَّيفِlike a phantom مَرَّارُever passing
تَضُمُّهُما والعُمرُ كالطَّيفِ مَرَّارُ
And she did not know: the earth, in the deserted homeland,
Nor have I known on this earth in any homeland
Enfolded them both—and life, like a phantom, is ever passing.
That embraced them, while life is fleeting
Sol 6.1