فقالَ أَخِيلُ يَشزِرُهُ غضُوباً

فقالَ أَخِيلُ يَشزِرُهُ غضُوباً

أَيا طَمِعاً تَدَثَّرَ بالشَّنارِ

أَيا طَمِعاً تَدَثَّرَ بالشَّنارِ

Then Achilles spoke, glaring angrily at him:

Achilles angrily rebuked him,

O greedy man, cloaked in disgrace!

"O you who greedily donned armor,

وهَل في القَومِ بعدُ فَتًى خِداعاً

وهَل في القَومِ بعدُ فَتًى خِداعاً

تَغُرُّ هُنا فَيَبدُرَ في بدارِ

تَغُرُّ هُنا فَيَبدُرَ في بدارِ

And is there still a young man among the host whom, by deceit,

Is there anyone left among these men who is crafty enough

You can beguile here into rushing eagerly forward?

That you would lure him here and attack in the wilderness?

عَلِمتَ بأَنَّني لم آتِ بُغضاً

عَلِمتَ بأَنَّني لم آتِ بُغضاً

بأَقوامِ الطَّرَاوِدةِ الكِبارِ

بأَقوامِ الطَّرَاوِدةِ الكِبارِ

You know that I did not come out of hatred

You know well that I did not come with hatred

For the mighty Trojan people;

For the great Trojans.

فَقَطُّ عَليَّ لم يَبغُوا بسُوءٍ

فَقَطُّ عَليَّ لم يَبغُوا بسُوءٍ

وما سَلَبوا خيولي او ثِياري

وما سَلَبوا خيولي او ثِياري

For they have never done me harm,

I have done them no wrong,

Nor stolen my horses or my oxen.

Nor have they stolen my horses or spoils.

وما نَهَبُوا بِأُمِّ البُهمِ فثيا

وما نَهَبُوا بِأُمِّ البُهمِ فثيا

وذاتِ الخَصبِ زَرعي في دِياري

وذاتِ الخَصبِ زَرعي في دِياري

Nor have they plundered in Phthia, mother of lambs

They have not raided the fertile fields of my land

And land of plenty, my crops in my homeland.

With their roaring army.

ففيما بَينَنا لُجَجٌ عِماقٌ

ففيما بَينَنا لُجَجٌ عِماقٌ

وغاباتٌ على الشُّمّ القِفارِ

وغاباتٌ على الشُّمّ القِفارِ

For deep waters lie between us,

Between us lie vast swamps

And forests on the lofty, desolate peaks.

And forests in the barren hills.

وإليوناً أمَمناها التماساً

وإليوناً أمَمناها التماساً

لِما يُرضِيكَ نَأخُذُهَا بِثارِ

لِما يُرضِيكَ نَأخُذُهَا بِثارِ

And we made for Ilium, seeking

We have come here to seek

To please you by taking it in vengeance,

Recompense that satisfies you, which we will take as vengeance,

ونَدفَعُ عن مَنِيلا شَرَّ بُؤسٍ

ونَدفَعُ عن مَنِيلا شَرَّ بُؤسٍ

وعَنكَ وقد جُزِيتُ بالاِحتقارِ

وعَنكَ وقد جُزِيتُ بالاِحتقارِ

And to ward off misery's harm from Menelaus,

And to ward off wretched misfortune

And from you—yet I have been repaid with contempt.

From Menoetius’ son, though I’ve been repaid with contempt,

ورُمتَ سَبِيَّةً ما نِلتُ إِلاَّ

ورُمتَ سَبِيَّةً ما نِلتُ إِلاَّ

بِبَطشي إثرَ إِعلاءِ الغُبارِ

بِبَطشي إثرَ إِعلاءِ الغُبارِ

And you coveted a captive woman I won only

And you have cast aspersions on a captive I did not take

Through my might, after raising the dust.

Except by might after the swirling dust of battle.

حَبَانِيها الأَخاءُ وأنتَ منهُم

حَبَانِيها الأَخاءُ وأنتَ منهُم

أَيا كَلباً يَصُولُ بِطَرفِ عارِ

أَيا كَلباً يَصُولُ بِطَرفِ عارِ

The Achaeans gave her to me, and you are one of them,

My brothers-in-arms granted her to me, yet you, a wretched cur,

O dog who lunges with a shameless gaze!

Snarl at me in your shamelessness.

فإِن نَمرَح بطُروادٍ زَماناً

فإِن نَمرَح بطُروادٍ زَماناً

وَعِثنا بالمَدَائن بالبَوَارِ

وَعِثنا بالمَدَائن بالبَوَارِ

For if we revel in the Troad awhile,

If we plunder Troy for a time

And wreak ruin upon the cities,

And roam its cities reducing them to ruins,

وأمسَينا نُقَسِمُ ما سَلبَنا

وأمسَينا نُقَسِمُ ما سَلبَنا

فَلِي نضزرٌ وتَحظى بالخِيَارِ

فَلِي نضزرٌ وتَحظى بالخِيَارِ

And at evening divide what we have plundered,

And in the evening divide the spoils we have seized,

Then mine is a pittance, while you take the choicest.

Let me keep my share and you take what you wish.

فحَظُّكَ قد تَراخى عَنهُ حَظِّي

فحَظُّكَ قد تَراخى عَنهُ حَظِّي

وباعي حُمِّلت ثِقلَ الطَّوَاري

وباعي حُمِّلت ثِقلَ الطَّوَاري

For my share has fallen far behind yours,

Your fortune has declined; the burden

While my arm was made to bear the burden of calamities.

Of the heavy cargo has been loaded onto me.

وأرضى قِسمَتي وأَسيرُ فيها

وأرضى قِسمَتي وأَسيرُ فيها

لِفلكي مُفعماً شَرَرَ الأُوارِ

لِفلكي مُفعماً شَرَرَ الأُوارِ

And I accept my share and go with it

Yet I am content with my portion and will follow my destiny,

To my ships, filled with sparks of searing fire.

My ship fully laden with glowing embers.

سأُقلِعُ راجعاً ولَدَيَّ خيرٌ

سأُقلِعُ راجعاً ولَدَيَّ خيرٌ

أُعاوِدُ مَوطنِي وأَحُلُّ دراي

أُعاوِدُ مَوطنِي وأَحُلُّ دراي

I shall sail homeward; I deem it better

I will set sail homeward, for I have good things there -

To return to my homeland and settle in my home.

I will return to my homeland and unfasten my helmet strap -

وأَشهَدُ لستَ تَلقى بَعدَ خَذلي

وأَشهَدُ لستَ تَلقى بَعدَ خَذلي

كُنُوزَ المالِ في جُرُفِ البِحارِ

كُنُوزَ المالِ في جُرُفِ البِحارِ

And I declare: once I withdraw my support, you will not find

And I will testify that after my withdrawal you will not find

Treasures of wealth along the cliffs of the seas.

Treasures of gold in the rocky pits of the sea."