أَسفاًAlas! خَلِيفَةَheir تيذِيُوسَTydeus أَراكَI see you مِنfrom
أَسفاً خَلِيفَةَ تيذِيُوسَ أَراكَ مِن
دُونِbehind الفَوارِسِthe horsemen جازعاًfearful تَتَلَملَمُyou shrink back
دُونِ الفَوارِسِ جازعاً تَتَلَملَمُ
Alas, heir of Tydeus, I see you
Alas Khalifa Tidius I see you without
behind the horsemen, fearful and shrinking back.
The knights frustrated you mumble
هلاَّwhy not اقتَفَيتَyou followed أَباكَyour father فيin عَزمٍresolve بهِwith it
هلاَّ اقتَفَيتَ أَباكَ في عَزمٍ بهِ
قدindeed كانَhe was قَبلَbefore أُوليthose possessing العَزَائِمِfirm resolves يَعزِمُhe would resolve
قد كانَ قَبلَ أُولي العَزَائِمِ يَعزِمُ
Why not follow your father in the resolve with which
Why didn't you follow your father’s determination
he would decide before other men of resolve?
He was before the determiners determine
لَمdid not أَلقَهُI meet him لَكِنbut رَوَيتُI recounted لِمَنto one who رأَىsaw
لَم أَلقَهُ لَكِن رَوَيتُ لِمَن رأَى
عَنهُabout him فِعالاًdeeds بالفَخارِin glory تُعَظَّمُare exalted
عَنهُ فِعالاً بالفَخارِ تُعَظَّمُ
I never met him, but I have recounted to one who saw him
I did not meet him but I told those who saw
deeds of his exalted in glory.
About his great deeds so highly spoken of
ولَقَدand indeed أَتىhe came مِيكينِياMycenae وفُلينِكٌand Polynices
ولَقَد أَتى مِيكينِيا وفُلينِكٌ
ذُوpossessed of البَأسِmight ضَيفاًas a guest للجَحافِلِfor the hosts يَنظِمُhe marshals
ذُو البَأسِ ضَيفاً للجَحافِلِ يَنظِمُ
And indeed he came to Mycenae with Polynices,
Mikinis and Philinkus came
the mighty, as a guest, to marshal the hosts
The mighty guest organizing the regiments
لِحصارِfor the siege of ثِيبَةَThebes يَجمَعُhe gathers الأَجنادَthe soldiers فيamong
لِحصارِ ثِيبَةَ يَجمَعُ الأَجنادَ في
حُلَفائهِhis allies والجَيشُand the army ثَمَّthere عَرَمرَمُvast
حُلَفائهِ والجَيشُ ثَمَّ عَرَمرَمُ
for the siege of Thebes, gathering soldiers among
To besiege Thebes gathering armies
his allies; the army there was vast.
With his allies and the troops then roared
رَغِباthe two sought بنَجدَتِهِمfor their aid فَماand not بَخِلُواthey were stingy بهاwith it
رَغِبا بنَجدَتِهِم فَما بَخِلُوا بها
لَكِنَّbut زَفسَZeus علىupon الخِلافِopposition مُصَمِّمُdetermined
لَكِنَّ زَفسَ على الخِلافِ مُصَمِّمُ
The two sought their aid, and they did not withhold it;
Eager for their support so they did not stint
but Zeus was determined to oppose them.
But Zafis insisting on the conflict remained steadfast
فأَراهُمُso he showed them لِلشُؤمِof ill omen منهُfrom him إِشارَةًa sign
فأَراهُمُ لِلشُؤمِ منهُ إِشارَةً
وَلوىand he turned العَزِيمةَthe resolve عَنaway from مَرامٍan aim أَبرَمواthey firmly settled
وَلوى العَزِيمةَ عَن مَرامٍ أَبرَموا
So he showed them a sign of ill omen from himself,
So I see in it omens of misfortune
and turned their resolve away from an aim they had firmly settled.
And the firm resolution turned from the goal they agreed
نَكَصاthe two turned back ولَمَّاand when بُلِغّاthe two reached آسُوفِساًAsopus
نَكَصا ولَمَّا بُلِغّا آسُوفِساً
والخَيزُرانُand the bamboo بِضَفَتَّيَهِalong its two banks مُخَيِّمُencamped
والخَيزُرانُ بِضَفَتَّيَهِ مُخَيِّمُ
The two turned back; and when they reached Asopus,
Retreating and when they reached Asufis
and bamboo stood encamped along both its banks,
And the Khayzurans on both banks camped
فَبداthen arose لَدىamong الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks أَمرُthe matter of مُهِمّةٍa mission
فَبدا لَدى الإِغرِيقِ أَمرُ مُهِمّةٍ
فَبِتِيذِيُسso in Tydeus خَيراًgood رَأواthey saw وتَوَسَّمُواand they discerned
فَبِتِيذِيُس خَيراً رَأوا وتَوَسَّمُوا
the matter of a mission then arose among the Greeks,
So there appeared before the Greeks an important matter
so they saw and discerned good in Tydeus.
And they saw Tidius as the best option and hoped
بَعَثُوهُthey sent him سارَhe went فَجاءَthen he came أَبناthe sons of قَدمُسٍCadmus
بَعَثُوهُ سارَ فَجاءَ أَبنا قَدمُسٍ
فيin صَرحِthe palace of إِتيُكلٍEteocles ومُدَّand was laid out المَطعَمُthe feast
في صَرحِ إِتيُكلٍ ومُدَّ المَطعَمُ
They sent him; he went and came to the sons of Cadmus
They sent him, he went and came to the sons of Kadmus
in Eteocles' palace, where the feast was laid out.
In the citadel of Attica and the food was extended
ماراعَهُit did not daunt him أَنthat كانَhe was مُنفَرِداًalone لَدىamong
ماراعَهُ أَن كانَ مُنفَرِداً لَدى
قَومِthe people of العِدىthe enemies وبَداand he appeared بِبأسٍwith might يُفحِمُsilences
قَومِ العِدى وبَدا بِبأسٍ يُفحِمُ
It did not daunt him that he was alone among
It scared him that he was alone with
the enemy's people, and he showed a might that silenced them.
The enemy people yet he showed formidable prowess
باراهُمُhe competed with them واحتازُand he won أَعظَمَthe greatest نُصرَةٍvictory
باراهُمُ واحتازُ أَعظَمَ نُصرَةٍ
ولَهُand he had بآثِيناin Athena النَّصِيرُthe champion الأَعظَمُthe greatest
ولَهُ بآثِينا النَّصِيرُ الأَعظَمُ
He competed with them and won the greatest victory,
They saw him gain the greatest victory
and in Athena he had his greatest champion.
And Athens was his greatest ally
فَتَحَدَّمُواthen they blazed غَيظاًin rage عَلَيهِagainst him وأَكمَنُواand they posted in ambush
فَتَحَدَّمُوا غَيظاً عَلَيهِ وأَكمَنُوا
خَمسينَfifty أَخمَسَlionlike warriors بالحَدِيدِin iron استَلأمواthey donned armor
خَمسينَ أَخمَسَ بالحَدِيدِ استَلأموا
Then they burned with rage against him and set in ambush
So they snarled angrily at him and ambushed
fifty lionlike warriors, clad in iron armor.
Fifty armed to the teeth
وبِرَأسِهِمand at their head ذُوpossessed of العَزمِresolve لِيفوفُنطسٌLycophontes
وبِرَأسِهِم ذُو العَزمِ لِيفوفُنطسٌ
ومِيُونُand Maeon ذُوpossessed of الطَّولِmight الشَّدِيدِstrong الأَيهَمُdauntless
ومِيُونُ ذُو الطَّولِ الشَّدِيدِ الأَيهَمُ
And at their head was resolute Lycophontes,
Led by Lufuntis the determined
and Maeon, a man of might, strong and dauntless.
And Mion very tall and grim
أَفناهُمُhe annihilated them عَنfrom بَكرَةِthe whole stock الأَبآءِthe forefathers لاno
أَفناهُمُ عَن بَكرَةِ الأَبآءِ لا
ناجٍa survivor نَجاescaped الأَمِيُونٌexcept Maeon مِنهُمamong them
ناجٍ نَجا الأَمِيُونٌ مِنهُم
He wiped them out to the last man; no
He finished them off early in the morning no
survivor escaped among them except Maeon.
Survivor survived except the helpless among them
أَبقاهُhe spared him إِذعاناًin obedience لأَربابِto the lords of العُلىthe heights
أَبقاهُ إِذعاناً لأَربابِ العُلى
فلذَاكَso that one تِيذِيُسٌTydeus وهَذاand this one الإِبنُمُthe son
فلذَاكَ تِيذِيُسٌ وهَذا الإِبنُمُ
He spared him in obedience to the lords on high.
He spared him in obedience to the lords on high
That, then, was Tydeus, and this is his son:
That’s why Tidius and this son
ماnot كانَhe was مِثلَlike أَبِيهِhis father إِبَّانَduring الوَغىbattle
ما كانَ مِثلَ أَبِيهِ إِبَّانَ الوَغى
وأَبُوهُand his father لَمdid not يَكُhe was مَثلَهُlike him يَتَعَظَّمُvaunt himself
وأَبُوهُ لَم يَكُ مَثلَهُ يَتَعَظَّمُ
He was not like his father in the hour of battle,
He was not like his father during turmoil
and his father did not, like him, vaunt himself.
And his father was never like him ever grand
Sol 6.1