فَلَمَّا انتَهى ضَجَّ الجَمِيعُ تَحَمُّساً

فَلَمَّا انتَهى ضَجَّ الجَمِيعُ تَحَمُّساً

دَوِيًّا كَعَجِّ البَحرِ بالجرف يقصِفُ

دَوِيًّا كَعَجِّ البَحرِ بالجرف يقصِفُ

When he had finished, all the gathering roared with fervor—

When he finished, everyone cried out with enthusiasm,

a thunderous din, like the sea’s tumult battering the cliff,

With a roar like the sea crashing against the cliff,

كنُوطُسَ إِذ مِن كُلِّ صَوبٍ وهَبَّةٍ

كنُوطُسَ إِذ مِن كُلِّ صَوبٍ وهَبَّةٍ

لأَعلى حَزِيزِ الصَّخرِ بِالمَوجِ يَقذِفُ

لأَعلى حَزِيزِ الصَّخرِ بِالمَوجِ يَقذِفُ

like Notus when, from every quarter, gust on gust,

As Notus, from every quarter and with every gust,

he flings the waves against the highest rocky ridge.

Hurls waves up to the highest rocky ridge.

وسارُوا شَتَاتاً هارِعينَ لخَيمِهِم

وسارُوا شَتَاتاً هارِعينَ لخَيمِهِم

بها أَضرَمُوا ناراً ولم يَتَوقَّفُوا

بها أَضرَمُوا ناراً ولم يَتَوقَّفُوا

They scattered, hurrying away to their tents;

And they scattered, hurrying to their tents;

there they kindled fires and did not linger.

There they kindled fires and did not delay.

طَعَامَهُمُ نالوا وزَكَّوا تَقادِماً

طَعَامَهُمُ نالوا وزَكَّوا تَقادِماً

لأَربابِهِم كُلٌ لِمَن كانَ يألَفُ

لأَربابِهِم كُلٌ لِمَن كانَ يألَفُ

They took their food and, as of old, made pure offerings

They ate their food and consecrated offerings

to their gods—each to the one he was accustomed to honor.

To their gods, each to the one he favored.

وقد سألُوهم كَفَّ رُزءٍ وبَينَهُم

وقد سألُوهم كَفَّ رُزءٍ وبَينَهُم

إِلى زَفسَ أَترِيذٌ غدَا يَتَزَلَّفُ

إِلى زَفسَ أَترِيذٌ غدَا يَتَزَلَّفُ

They asked them to ward off calamity; and from among them

And they asked them to avert calamity; among them,

Atrides went to win the favor of Zeus.

Atreides sought to win the favor of Zeus.

فضَحَّى بثَورٍ مُربِعٍ بعدَ أَن دَعا

فضَحَّى بثَورٍ مُربِعٍ بعدَ أَن دَعا

لأُدبَتِه صِيدَ السُّرَى فتأَلَّفُوا

لأُدبَتِه صِيدَ السُّرَى فتأَلَّفُوا

He sacrificed a four-year-old bull, after inviting

So he sacrificed a four-year-old bull, after inviting

the noble leaders of the night march to his feast; they assembled.

The proud, noble chiefs to his feast, and they gathered.

وأَوَّلُهم نَسطُورُ ثُمَّ إِذُومنٌ

وأَوَّلُهم نَسطُورُ ثُمَّ إِذُومنٌ

وآياسُ آياسٌ قلَيلاً تَخَلَّفُوا

وآياسُ آياسٌ قلَيلاً تَخَلَّفُوا

First among them was Nestor, then Idomeneus,

And first among them was Nestor, then Idomeneus,

and Ajax, Ajax—they had lagged a little.

And Ajax and Ajax, who lagged only a little behind.

تلا ذِيُميذٌ ثمَّ أُوذِيسُ مَن غدا

تلا ذِيُميذٌ ثمَّ أُوذِيسُ مَن غدا

بِحكمةِ مَولى الخالدِينَ يُعرَّفُ

بِحكمةِ مَولى الخالدِينَ يُعرَّفُ

Diomedes followed, then Odysseus, who

Diomedes followed, then Odysseus, who had become

was renowned for wisdom from the Lord of the immortals.

Known for the wisdom of the lord of the immortals.

وجاءَ مَنِيلا القَرمُ من غَيرِ دَعوَةٍ

وجاءَ مَنِيلا القَرمُ من غَيرِ دَعوَةٍ

لِما بِأَخِيهِ مِن عَنا النَّفسِ يَعرِفُ

لِما بِأَخِيهِ مِن عَنا النَّفسِ يَعرِفُ

Menelaus the champion came without invitation,

And Menelaus, the champion, came uninvited,

knowing the anguish of spirit that afflicted his brother.

For he knew the anguish in his brother's soul.

لَدى الثَّورِ قامُوا ثُم ذَرُّوا شَعِيرَهُم

لَدى الثَّورِ قامُوا ثُم ذَرُّوا شَعِيرَهُم

وفيهِم اَغامَمنُونُ يَدعُو ويَهتِفُ

وفيهِم اَغامَمنُونُ يَدعُو ويَهتِفُ

They stood around the bull, then scattered their barley,

They stood beside the bull, then scattered their barley,

and among them Agamemnon prayed and cried aloud.

And among them Agamemnon prayed and called aloud.