رَمَقَتهُshe gazed at him بِطَرفِwith the glance of عَينِthe eye of مَهاةٍan oryx
رَمَقَتهُ بِطَرفِ عَينِ مَهاةٍ
ثمthen قالتshe said وماand what الذِيthat which تَروِيهِyou recount it
ثم قالت وما الذِي تَروِيهِ
She glanced at him with an oryx's eye.
Then she said, “And what is this you are saying?
أَناI لاnot أَطلُبُI seek التَّفَحُّصَclose inquiry عمَّاinto what
أَنا لا أَطلُبُ التَّفَحُّصَ عمَّا
تَبتَغِيyou seek أَجرِcarry out أَنتَyou yourself ماwhat تَشتَهِيهِyou desire it
تَبتَغِي أَجرِ أَنتَ ما تَشتَهِيهِ
I do not seek to inquire into what
you intend; carry out whatever you yourself desire.
إِنَّماonly خَشيَتيmy fear منِof ابنَةِthe daughter of شَيخِthe old man of الthe
إِنَّما خَشيَتي منِ ابنَةِ شَيخِ ال
بحرِsea أَنthat تَعتَليshe may gain ascendancy بِمَكرٍthrough cunning وَتيهِand pride
بحرِ أَن تَعتَلي بِمَكرٍ وَتيهِ
My only fear is that the daughter of the old man of the
sea may gain ascendancy through cunning and pride.
وَافتشshe came to you الفَجرَat dawn وَالتَقَتكَand met you بلَثمِby kissing الthe
وَافتش الفَجرَ وَالتَقَتكَ بلَثمِ ال
رُّكبَتَينِtwo knees ابتِغَاءَseeking أَمرٍa request بَدِيهيself-evident
رُّكبَتَينِ ابتِغَاءَ أَمرٍ بَدِيهي
She came to you at dawn and met you, kissing the
knees, seeking an obvious favor.
ويَقيناًand surely أَشرتَyou signaled assent بالوَعدِwith a promise أَنthat يَحfirst part of 'he obtains'
ويَقيناً أَشرتَ بالوَعدِ أَن يَح
ظىcompletion of 'he obtains' أَخِيلٌAchilles بكلّwith all ماthat which يَبتَغِيهِhe seeks it
ظى أَخِيلٌ بكلّ ما يَبتَغِيهِ
And surely you gave your promise that
Achilles would obtain everything he desires,
وبِمَرأىand in sight of الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks فيin فُلكِهشمtheir ships تُرfirst part of 'you strike down'
وبِمَرأى الإِغرِيقِ في فُلكِهشم تُر
ديcompletion of 'you strike down' أُلُوفَthousands of الابطالthe heroes كيso that تَرتَضِيهِyou approve of him
دي أُلُوفَ الابطال كي تَرتَضِيهِ
and, before the Greeks aboard their ships, you would strike
down thousands of heroes, so that you may favor him.”
قالhe said غالَيتِyou went too far فيin مُراقَبَتيwatching me وَيwoe
قال غالَيتِ في مُراقَبَتي وَي
كِto you وأَكثَرتشand you increased ثِقلَةَthe burden of التَّمويهِdeceit
كِ وأَكثَرتش ثِقلَةَ التَّمويهِ
He said, “You have gone too far in watching me; woe
to you! And you have increased the burden of deceit.
لنwill not تَناليyou attain بِذَاكَby that الاَّexcept نُفُورِيmy aversion
لن تَنالي بِذَاكَ الاَّ نُفُورِي
بَلrather تَذُوقينَyou taste طَعمُthe taste of خَذلٍabandonment كَرِيهِloathsome
بَل تَذُوقينَ طَعمُ خَذلٍ كَرِيهِ
You will gain nothing by that but my aversion;
rather, you will taste loathsome abandonment.
ولَئِنand if indeed كُنتِyou were قَدindeed صَدَقتشyou spoke truly بماin what قُلsaid (verb stem)
ولَئِن كُنتِ قَد صَدَقتش بما قُل
تِyou (feminine suffix) لأَستَحسِنَنَّI shall certainly approve ماwhat أُجرِيهِI carry it out
تِ لأَستَحسِنَنَّ ما أُجرِيهِ
And if you have indeed spoken the truth in what you
said, I shall surely approve of what I carry out.
فالزَميso keep to الصَّمتَsilence فيin مَكانِكِyour place إِيَّاfirst part of 'beware'
فالزَمي الصَّمتَ في مَكانِكِ إِيَّا
كِyou (feminine suffix) خِلافاًdefiance وهاكِand take this أمرِيmy command فَعِيهِso heed it
كِ خِلافاً وهاكِ أمرِي فَعِيهِ
So keep silent in your place; beware
of defiance! And here is my command: heed it.
ليسnot يُنجِيكَsaves you منfrom ثُقِيلِthe weight of ذِرَاعيmy arm
ليس يُنجِيكَ من ثُقِيلِ ذِرَاعي
فيin أُلِمبيmy Olympus جَمِيعُall منwho حًلَّhas dwelt فِيهِin it
في أُلِمبي جَمِيعُ من حًلَّ فِيهِ
You cannot be saved from my heavy arm
by all who dwell in my Olympus.”
Sol 6.1