1. وإِذ انتَهى أَلقَى أَخِيلُ إِلى الثَّرى

    بِالمحجَنِ المُزدَانِ في قُتُرِ الذَّهَب

    And when he had finished, Achilles flung to the ground

    The hooked staff, adorned with studs of gold.

  2. واحتَلَّ مَجلِسَهُ وأَترِيذُ على

    كُرِسِيِّهِ مُتَسَعِرٌ بِلَظَى الغَضَب

    And took his seat, while Atreides, upon

    His chair, blazed with the flame of anger.

  3. فانسابَ بينَهما المُوَفِّقُ نَسطُرٌ

    والشَّهدُ من شَفَتَيَهِ بِالنُّطقِ انسَكَب

    Then Nestor, the reconciler, glided between them,

    And honey poured from his lips as he spoke.

  4. وَهُوَ الخَطيبُ أَخُو الفَصاحَةِ والنُّهى

    في فِيلُسٍ فأَرادَ إِخمادَ الشَّغَب

    He was the orator, gifted with eloquence and wisdom,

    In Pylos, and he sought to quell the turmoil.

  5. قد كانَ يَحكُمُ ثالِثَ الأجيالِ في

    ها بعد أَن جِيلَينِ عاصَرَ وَاصطَحَب

    He was already ruling the third generation in

    That city, after living alongside and keeping company with two generations.

  6. مُتَجَلِّلاً برَزانةٍ ورَصانَةٍ

    في مَجمَعِ الإِغرِيق مُنتصَباً خَطَب

    Clad in dignity and composure,

    He stood upright and spoke in the assembly of the Greeks.