فقالَ أَغاممنُونُ يا شَيخُ حِكمةً

فقالَ أَغاممنُونُ يا شَيخُ حِكمةً

نَطَقتَ ولكِن ذَا المُقاتِلُ يَستَعلي

نَطَقتَ ولكِن ذَا المُقاتِلُ يَستَعلي

Then Agamemnon said, “Old man, words of wisdom

Agamemnon said, "O wise elder

you have spoken; but this warrior grows arrogant.

You have spoken, but this warrior seeks

يرُومُ امتلاَكَ الأَمرِ والنَّهيِ إِنما

يرُومُ امتلاَكَ الأَمرِ والنَّهيِ إِنما

بِعلميَ مَن لا يَتَّفيهِ ولا يُدلي

بِعلميَ مَن لا يَتَّفيهِ ولا يُدلي

He seeks the power to command and forbid; yet

To control command and prohibition. Only

I know one who neither fears him nor yields.

By my knowledge of those who do not mock or submit.

وإن تَكُنِ الأَربابُ أَولَتهُ شِدَّةً

وإن تَكُنِ الأَربابُ أَولَتهُ شِدَّةً

فَهَل هُم أَباحُوا أن يُهِينَ أُولِى الفَضل

فَهَل هُم أَباحُوا أن يُهِينَ أُولِى الفَضل

Even if the gods have granted him strength,

And if the masters have granted him arrogance

have they allowed him to insult men of worth?”

Did they sanction the disgrace of the virtuous?

أَجابَ أَخِيلٌ للحَدِيثِ مُقاطِعاً

أَجابَ أَخِيلٌ للحَدِيثِ مُقاطِعاً

بأمرِكَ مُر غيرِي فَلم يَمتَثِل مِثلي

بأمرِكَ مُر غيرِي فَلم يَمتَثِل مِثلي

Achilles answered, interrupting the speech:

Achilles responded, interrupting the speech

“Give your orders to someone else; why should one like me obey?

Order another unlike me to obey.

فإن رُحتُ مُنقاداً لقَولٍ تَقُولُهُ

فإن رُحتُ مُنقاداً لقَولٍ تَقُولُهُ

إِذَاً فادعُني نَذلاً وأَوضَعَ مَن نذلِ

إِذَاً فادعُني نَذلاً وأَوضَعَ مَن نذلِ

For if I submit to something you say,

If I come guided by a saying you state

then call me a wretch, the lowest of the low.

Then call me lowly and more abject than the abject

ولكنَّ لي قَولاً صَرِيحاً فَخُذ بهِ

ولكنَّ لي قَولاً صَرِيحاً فَخُذ بهِ

لأَجلِ فَتاتي لَستُ مُنتضِياً نَصلي

لأَجلِ فَتاتي لَستُ مُنتضِياً نَصلي

But I have a plain word to say; heed it:

But I have an explicit word, take it

I will not draw my blade over my girl,

I will not defend any of you

ولَن أَتَصَدَّى للدِّفَاعِ لأَيِّكُم

ولَن أَتَصَدَّى للدِّفَاعِ لأَيِّكُم

لِسَلبِكُمُ بِالعُنفش ما نِلتُ بالعَدلِ

لِسَلبِكُمُ بِالعُنفش ما نِلتُ بالعَدلِ

nor confront any of you in her defense,

To rob me by force what I obtained by justice

since you seize by force what I gained by right.

And without it, beware of reaching for what

ومِن دُونشها احذَر أَن تَمُدَّ يداً لِما

ومِن دُونشها احذَر أَن تَمُدَّ يداً لِما

حَوَت سُفُنُي وافعَل إِذَا تُقتَ للفِعلِ

حَوَت سُفُنُي وافعَل إِذَا تُقتَ للفِعلِ

And apart from her, beware of reaching a hand toward what

My ships contain, and act if called to act

my ships contain. Act, if you are eager for action:

The army will show you and my spear swiftly

يرَ الجَيشُ ما تُبدِي ورُمِحيَ عاجِلاً

يرَ الجَيشُ ما تُبدِي ورُمِحيَ عاجِلاً

يُسِيلُ دِماكَ السُّودَ فابلُ إِذا تُبلِي

يُسِيلُ دِماكَ السُّودَ فابلُ إِذا تُبلِي

the army will see what you do, and my spear will swiftly

Will spill your black blood. So erupt when provoked."

spill your black blood—try me, if you would put me to the test.”

Thus they parted after discord and hatred

كَذَا انفَصَلا بَعدَ اختِصامٍ وَحِدَّةٍ

كَذَا انفَصَلا بَعدَ اختِصامٍ وَحِدَّةٍ

وَفُضَّ اجتِماعُ الحَشدِ من بَعدِ ذَا الفصلِ

وَفُضَّ اجتِماعُ الحَشدِ من بَعدِ ذَا الفصلِ

Thus the two parted after quarrelling and anger,

And the crowd's gathering dispersed after this split

and the gathering of the host broke up after this parting.

Achilles to his camp and tent on the far plain

فآخِيلُ في فَطرُقلَ والصَّحبِ قافلاً

فآخِيلُ في فَطرُقلَ والصَّحبِ قافلاً

إِلى فُلكِهِ والخَيمِ في مُنتهى السَّهل

إِلى فُلكِهِ والخَيمِ في مُنتهى السَّهل

Then Achilles returned with Patroclus and his companions

And Agamemnon launched for the sailors a ship

to his ships and the tents at the far end of the plain.

With twenty sailors cleared without delay

وَأترِيذُ أَلقى للعُبَابِ سَفِينةً

وَأترِيذُ أَلقى للعُبَابِ سَفِينةً

بِعِشرِين مَلاَّحاً تَنَقَّى بلا مَهلِ

بِعِشرِين مَلاَّحاً تَنَقَّى بلا مَهلِ

And Atreides launched a ship onto the surging sea,

Aboard were Chryseis and gifts for Phoebus

with twenty sailors he selected without delay.

Its captain was Odysseus, virtuous and wise

وَفيها خَرِيسا والضَّحايا لِفيبُسٍ

وَفيها خَرِيسا والضَّحايا لِفيبُسٍ

ورَبَّانُها أُوذِيسُ ذُو الفَضلِ والعَقلِ

ورَبَّانُها أُوذِيسُ ذُو الفَضلِ والعَقلِ

And aboard her were Chryseis and the sacrificial beasts for Phoebus,

And since Agamemnon embarked, he called his troops

and her captain was Odysseus, a man of merit and wisdom.

For ablution and cleansing. They rose to wash

وَمُذ مَخَرَت أَترِيذُ نادَى بِجُندِهِ

وَمُذ مَخَرَت أَترِيذُ نادَى بِجُندِهِ

وُضُوءاَ وَتَطهِيراً فقامُوا إِلَى الغُسلِ

وُضُوءاَ وَتَطهِيراً فقامُوا إِلَى الغُسلِ

And once she cleaved the waves, Atreides called on his troops

Donned them and poured out refuse in the sea

to wash and purify themselves; they rose to bathe.

And led the best calves and lambs as offerings

ولَبَّوهُ وَالأقذًارَ في البَحرِ أَفرَغُوا

ولَبَّوهُ وَالأقذًارَ في البَحرِ أَفرَغُوا

وَقادُوا الضَّحايا خِيرَة الثَّورِ والسَّخلِ

وَقادُوا الضَّحايا خِيرَة الثَّورِ والسَّخلِ

And they answered his call and poured the impurities into the sea,

They lit for them on the shore a fire that rose

and led the sacrificial beasts, the choicest bulls and kids,

As smoke to the sky, its aromas rising high

وأَذكَوا لها في الجُرفِ ناراً تَصَاعَدَت

وأَذكَوا لها في الجُرفِ ناراً تَصَاعَدَت

دُخَاناً إِلى الزَّرقا رَوائِحَها تُعلِي

دُخَاناً إِلى الزَّرقا رَوائِحَها تُعلِي

and kindled for them a fire on the bank, which rose

Thus they busied themselves while Agamemnon

as smoke to the blue sky, lifting their aromas aloft.

Kept devising tricks against noble Achilles

بذَا اشتَغلُوا طُراًّ وَأَترِيذُ لم يَزَل

بذَا اشتَغلُوا طُراًّ وَأَترِيذُ لم يَزَل

بِهاجِسِهِ في كَيدِ آخيلَ ذَا شُغلِ

بِهاجِسِهِ في كَيدِ آخيلَ ذَا شُغلِ

All were busy with this, while Atreides remained

He called Euribates and Talthybius, men

absorbed in his thoughts of plotting against Achilles.

Who were his most faithful friends and messengers

دَعا أُورِبَاتاً ثم تَلثيبِيُوسَ مَن

دَعا أُورِبَاتاً ثم تَلثيبِيُوسَ مَن

لهُ لَم يزالا أَصدَقَ الصَحبِ والرُّسلِ

لهُ لَم يزالا أَصدَقَ الصَحبِ والرُّسلِ

He summoned Eurybates, then Talthybius, who

And said, "Go, lead away Briseis by her wrist

had always been his most faithful companions and messengers,

And if he refuses I will come myself

وَقال اذهَبا اقتَادا بَرِيسا بِزَندِها

وَقال اذهَبا اقتَادا بَرِيسا بِزَندِها

إِلَيَّ هُنا من خَيمِ آخيلَ ذي النُّبلِ

إِلَيَّ هُنا من خَيمِ آخيلَ ذي النُّبلِ

and said, “Go, both of you; lead Briseis by her wrist

With a band and his humiliation will mount on disgrace.”

here to me from noble Achilles’ tents.

وإن هُوَ يَأبَى جِئتُهُ بِعِصَابَةٍ

وإن هُوَ يَأبَى جِئتُهُ بِعِصَابَةٍ

بِنَفسي فَيزدَادَ انخِذَالاً على خَذل

بِنَفسي فَيزدَادَ انخِذَالاً على خَذل

And if he refuses, I will come to him with a band of men

myself, and he will suffer defeat upon defeat.”