وَخَفَّت بَنَوُ الطُّروَادِ زَحفاً بِصَدرِهِم

وَخَفَّت بَنَوُ الطُّروَادِ زَحفاً بِصَدرِهِم

يُصادِمُ هَكطُورُ العِدى وَيُصادِرُ

يُصادِمُ هَكطُورُ العِدى وَيُصادِرُ

And the sons of Troy hastened to attack; at their head

The sons of Troy marched forward with their chests,

Hector clashed with the foes and confronted them.

Colliding with the enemy host, despoiling them.

فَأَردى مَنَستِيساً ونَخيَالُساً معاً

فَأَردى مَنَستِيساً ونَخيَالُساً معاً

بِمَركَبَةٍ قَلَّتهُما وَهوَ سائِرُ

بِمَركَبَةٍ قَلَّتهُما وَهوَ سائِرُ

Then he slew Menesthes and Anchialus together,

Then Menestheus and Ajax fell together

In a chariot that bore them both, while he advanced.

when fate betrayed them in battle.

فَهاجَت بآياسَ العَواطِفُ فانبرَى

فَهاجَت بآياسَ العَواطِفُ فانبرَى

يُطيرُ قَناةً فَرعُها مُتَطايرُ

يُطيرُ قَناةً فَرعُها مُتَطايرُ

Then Ajax's passions flared, and he sprang forward,

Ayax was roused by the tides of passion

Sending a spear flying, its tip hurtling onward.

as branches of his madness wildly tossed.

فَأَصمى ابنَ إِسلاغُوسَ أَمِفيُّسَ الذي

فَأَصمى ابنَ إِسلاغُوسَ أَمِفيُّسَ الذي

بِفِيسُوسَ قد فاضَت عَلَيهِ الذَّخائِرُ

بِفِيسُوسَ قد فاضَت عَلَيهِ الذَّخائِرُ

Then he struck dead Amphius, son of Selagus, who

Deafening Amphius, the son of Oïleus

At Paesus had been awash in treasures.

on whom the gifts of Zeus once richly poured.

بَغَى نُصرَةَ الطُّروَادِ والحَتفُ ساقهُ

بَغَى نُصرَةَ الطُّروَادِ والحَتفُ ساقهُ

إِلى حَيثُ شكَّت بالنِّجادِ الخَوَاصِرُ

إِلى حَيثُ شكَّت بالنِّجادِ الخَوَاصِرُ

He sought to aid Troy, and death drove him

Eager to defend Troy, his zeal propelled him

To where flanks and sword-belts were transfixed together.

where the joints of his armor began to bend.

فأَهوَى وأَهوَى طامِعاً في سلاحِهِ

فأَهوَى وأَهوَى طامِعاً في سلاحِهِ

أَيَاسُ فَصَدَّتهُ السِّهام المَواطِرُ

أَيَاسُ فَصَدَّتهُ السِّهام المَواطِرُ

He fell; and down swooped, eager for his armor,

Grasping at enemies’ weapons, over-eager,

Ajax, but the showering arrows thwarted him.

Ayax was checked by the sharp showering arrows.

على جُثَّةِ المَقتولِ أَثبَتَ رِجلَهُ

على جُثَّةِ المَقتولِ أَثبَتَ رِجلَهُ

يَجُرُّ سَنِينَ النَّصلِ والفَتكُ دائرُ

يَجُرُّ سَنِينَ النَّصلِ والفَتكُ دائرُ

Upon the slain man's corpse he planted his foot,

Standing on the corpse of the slain, he dragged it

Drawing out the keen-bladed spear while slaughter raged.

while slaughter and death continuously whirled.

وَكَفَّ يَبَاري بالمِجَنِّ نِبالَهُم

وَكَفَّ يَبَاري بالمِجَنِّ نِبالَهُم

مَخافَةَ أَن يَلهُو فَتَدها الجَماهرُ

مَخافَةَ أَن يَلهُو فَتَدها الجَماهرُ

And he desisted, parrying their arrows with his shield,

He refrained from equalling their ire

Lest he grow distracted and the throngs overwhelm him.

lest the masses notice and mock his frenzy.

وَعِندَ التِحامِ الحَربِ ساقَت يَدُ القَضا

وَعِندَ التِحامِ الحَربِ ساقَت يَدُ القَضا

لِسَرفِيدُنٍ إِطلُوفُلِيمَ يُبادِرُ

لِسَرفِيدُنٍ إِطلُوفُلِيمَ يُبادِرُ

And amid the clash of battle, the hand of fate drove

And when the war peaked, the hand of fate

Tlepolemus rushing toward Sarpedon.

led Sarpedon to first accost Tlepolemus.

نظِيران في زَفسَ ابنُهُ وَحفِيدُهُ

نظِيران في زَفسَ ابنُهُ وَحفِيدُهُ

سَليلُ هِرَقلٍ وَالقَرِينُ المُناظِرُ

سَليلُ هِرَقلٍ وَالقَرِينُ المُناظِرُ

Two peers in Zeus's line—his son and his grandson—

Two peers: Zeus’ son and grandson,

The scion of Heracles and his equal adversary.

seed of Heracles, his twin and counterpart.

وَلَمَّا عَلى مَرمَى القُنِيِّ تَدَانَيا

وَلَمَّا عَلى مَرمَى القُنِيِّ تَدَانَيا

عَلَيهِ الهِرَقلِيُّ استَطالَ يَفاخِرُ

عَلَيهِ الهِرَقلِيُّ استَطالَ يَفاخِرُ

And when they drew near, within spear-cast range,

And as they closed in on striking distance,

The Heraclid acted haughtily toward him, boasting.

the Heraclean lengthened, vaunting himself.