عَجَّroared العَجاجُthe swirling dust وكانَand was أَوَّلَthe first طاعِنٍto thrust
عَجَّ العَجاجُ وكانَ أَوَّلَ طاعِنٍ
أَنطِيلُخٌAntilochus بِطَلائِعِat the vanguard of الطُّروادِthe Trojans
أَنطِيلُخٌ بِطَلائِعِ الطُّروادِ
The dust roared up, and the first to strike
The eager one urged on and was the first attacker
was Antilochus against the Trojan vanguard.
An Mycenaean with the vanguards of the Trojans
طَعَنَstabbed ابنَthe son of ثالسياسَThalysius إِيخُوفُولُساًEchepolus
طَعَنَ ابنَ ثالسياسَ إِيخُوفُولُساً
فيin خُوذَةٍa helmet سُبِكَتcast لِصَدِّto repel صِعادِspears
في خُوذَةٍ سُبِكَت لِصَدِّ صِعادِ
He stabbed Echepolus, son of Thalysius,
He stabbed the son of Telephus, Echepolus
through a helmet cast to fend off spears.
In a helmet forged to ward off blows
نفَذَpassed through السِّنانُthe spearhead بِفَودِهِthrough his temple لِدِماغِهِto his brain
نفَذَ السِّنانُ بِفَودِهِ لِدِماغِهِ
فَانغَضَّthen drooped طَرفاهُhis two eyes بِغَيرِwithout رَشَادِawareness
فَانغَضَّ طَرفاهُ بِغَيرِ رَشَادِ
The spearhead passed through his temple to his brain;
The spear penetrated through his temple to his brain
then both his eyes drooped, bereft of sense.
And his eyelids closed without guidance
فيin ساحَةِthe field of الهَيجَاءَِbattle كالطَّودِlike a mountain ارتَمَىhe fell
في ساحَةِ الهَيجَاءَِ كالطَّودِ ارتَمَى
فأَغَذَّthen hastened اَلفِينُورُElephenor بالإسآدِwith swift advance
فأَغَذَّ اَلفِينُورُ بالإسآدِ
He fell like a mountain upon the battlefield;
In the raging battle he fell like a towering mountain
then Elephenor hurried swiftly forward.
And the dust rose with the fallen
واجَتَرَّهُand dragged him مِنby أَخمَصَيهِhis heels لِخَلوَةٍto a secluded spot
واجَتَرَّهُ مِن أَخمَصَيهِ لِخَلوَةٍ
يَبغيseeking استِلابَto strip away سِلاحِهِhis armor الوَقَّادِgleaming
يَبغي استِلابَ سِلاحِهِ الوَقَّادِ
He dragged him by his heels to a secluded spot,
And he dragged him from his heels to a secluded place
seeking to strip away his gleaming armor.
Seeking to seize his burning weapons
ماnot نالَgained إِلاَّexcept خَيبَةًdisappointment وبِدَارُهُand his haste
ما نالَ إِلاَّ خَيبَةً وبِدَارُهُ
فيat الحِينِthat moment عادَrecoiled عَلَيهِupon him شَرَّthe worst مَعَادِreturn
في الحِينِ عادَ عَلَيهِ شَرَّ مَعَادِ
He gained nothing but disappointment, and his haste
But he only met with disappointment, and in that moment
at once recoiled upon him in the worst way.
The worst of fates befell him
فَالتُّرسُthen the shield مالَtilted بِمَيلِهِas he bent عَنaway from خَصمِهِhis foe
فَالتُّرسُ مالَ بِمَيلِهِ عَن خَصمِهِ
وهُناكَand there آغِينُورُAgenor بالمِرصادِlay in wait
وهُناكَ آغِينُورُ بالمِرصادِ
His shield, as he bent, veered away from his foe,
For his shield slipped away from his opponent
and there Agenor lay in wait.
And there was Agenor lying in wait
فانقَضَّthen swooped يَطعَنُهُstabbing him بأَسمَرَwith a brown spear عاسِلٍswaying
فانقَضَّ يَطعَنُهُ بأَسمَرَ عاسِلٍ
فَلَواهُthen bent him down مَطرُوحاًprostrate كَلِيلَexhausted فُؤَادِin heart
فَلَواهُ مَطرُوحاً كَلِيلَ فُؤَادِ
He swooped and stabbed him with a swaying brown spear,
He pounced to stab him with his dark spear
and laid him low, his heart's strength spent.
And struck him down feeble and fainthearted
فَاشتَدَّthen intensified مُعترَكُthe clash of الجُيُوشِthe armies مُغِيرَةًcharging
فَاشتَدَّ مُعترَكُ الجُيُوشِ مُغِيرَةً
كالذِّئبِlike a wolf أَفرَادٌindividuals عَلىagainst أَفرادِindividuals
كالذِّئبِ أَفرَادٌ عَلى أَفرادِ
Then the armies' clash grew fiercer as they charged,
So the clash of armies grew violent
wolf-like, man against man.
Like solitary wolves upon solitary wolves
فسَطاthen attacked أَياسُAjax علىagainst ابنشthe son of أَنثِيمِيُّنٍAnthemion
فسَطا أَياسُ على ابنش أَنثِيمِيُّنٍ
يَفَعٌa youth تَرعرَعَgrew up فانبَرىthen stepped forth لِطَرادِfor combat
يَفَعٌ تَرعرَعَ فانبَرى لِطَرادِ
Then Ajax attacked Anthemion's son,
Then Ajax spread over his son Anthemion
a youth who had grown and come forth to fight.
A young shoot grown up for the chase
نَسَباًby association لِسموِيسٍwith Simois دُعِيwas named سِموِيسساًSimoeisius
نَسَباً لِسموِيسٍ دُعِي سِموِيسساً
مُذsince فازَwas favored فيon شاطِيهِits bank بالميلادِwith birth
مُذ فازَ في شاطِيهِ بالميلادِ
After the Simois, he was named Simoeisius,
Named after Simoeis since he was victorious
since he had been born upon its bank,
On its banks from the time of his birth
زَمَناًat a time أَتىcame منfrom طَودِMount إِيذاIda أَهلُهُhis family
زَمَناً أَتى من طَودِ إِيذا أَهلُهُ
لِيرَواto see قِطاعَهُمُtheir flocks بِذَاكَin that الواديvalley
لِيرَوا قِطاعَهُمُ بِذَاكَ الوادي
when his family came from Mount Ida
A time came when his kin from Mount Ida
to see their flocks in that valley.
Came to see their land in that valley
ماnot نالَreceived أًهلُوهُhis family جَزاءَreward for عَنَائِهِمtheir toil
ما نالَ أًهلُوهُ جَزاءَ عَنَائِهِم
وقَضىand spent الحَيَاةَlife قصِيرَةَshort الآمادِin duration
وقَضى الحَيَاةَ قصِيرَةَ الآمادِ
His family received no reward for their toil,
But his kin did not get a reward for their troubles
and he lived a life of brief duration.
And he lived a short lifetime
بِقَناby the spear of ابنِthe son of تِيلاَمُونَTelamon قُوِّضَwas ended عَيشُهُhis life
بِقَنا ابنِ تِيلاَمُونَ قُوِّضَ عَيشُهُ
لمَّاwhen عَلاrose بالقَومِamong the host وَقعُthe clash of جِلادِcombat
لمَّا عَلا بالقَومِ وَقعُ جِلادِ
By the spear of Telamon's son, his life was ended,
By the spear of Telamonian Ajax his livelihood was destroyed
when the clash of combat rose among the host.
When calamity befell the people with the blows of swords
خَرَقَpierced السِّنانُthe spearhead لِمَنكِبَيهِthrough to his shoulders صَدرَهُhis chest
خَرَقَ السِّنانُ لِمَنكِبَيهِ صَدرَهُ
كَدَمَstruck الحَضِيضَthe ground مُذَبَّلَwith withered الأَورَادِblossoms
كَدَمَ الحَضِيضَ مُذَبَّلَ الأَورَادِ
The spearhead pierced his chest through to his shoulders;
The spear gashed his shoulders and his chest
he struck the ground, his blossoms withered.
Like the withering of meadow flowers
مُلقىًlying fallen حَكىresembled صَفصَافَةًa willow مَمشُوقَةًtall and slender
مُلقىً حَكى صَفصَافَةً مَمشُوقَةً
والرَّأسُand the crown غَضٌّtender يانِعُflourishing الأَفنادِbranches
والرَّأسُ غَضٌّ يانِعُ الأَفنادِ
Lying fallen, he resembled a tall, slender willow,
Lying discarded, he resembled a chopped branch
its crown tender, its branches flourishing,
And his head still shapely budded
رَبِيَتhad grown عَلىbeside عَذبِsweet المِيَاهِwater فَقُطِّعَتthen were cut
رَبِيَت عَلى عَذبِ المِيَاهِ فَقُطِّعَت
آصَالُهاits roots بِقَوَاطِعِby the cutting tools of الحَدَّادِthe smith
آصَالُها بِقَوَاطِعِ الحَدَّادِ
grown beside sweet water, then cut
Raised on sweet water, then hacked apart
at its roots by the smith's blades.
By the blades of blacksmiths
مِنهاfrom it يَرُومُhe seeks عِجَالَwheels for مَركَبَةٍa chariot زَهَتthat was splendid
مِنها يَرُومُ عِجَالَ مَركَبَةٍ زَهَت
فَتَجِفُّthen it dries مُلقاةًcast down عَلىupon الأَجدَادِthe banks
فَتَجِفُّ مُلقاةً عَلى الأَجدَادِ
From it he seeks wheels for a splendid chariot;
From it the felloes of a gilded chariot were made
and it dries, cast upon the banks.
Left to dry out on tree trunks
فَرَمَىthen hurled ابنُthe son of فِريامَPriam الفتىthe young man أَنطِيفُسٌAntiphus
فَرَمَى ابنُ فِريامَ الفتى أَنطِيفُسٌ
بِقَناتِهِwith his spear للقاتِلِat the slayer المُرتادِsought out
بِقَناتِهِ للقاتِلِ المُرتادِ
Then Priam's son, the young Antiphus, hurled
Then the son of Priam, the brave Antiphus,
his spear at the slayer he sought.
Threw his spear at the expected killer
فَنَبَتthen it missed ولَكِنbut أُنفِذَتwas driven through فيinto لُوقُسٍLeucus
فَنَبَت ولَكِن أُنفِذَت في لُوقُسٍ
ذيpossessing البَأسِvalor صَاحِبِcompanion of أُوذِسَOdysseus الشَّدَّادِmighty
ذي البَأسِ صَاحِبِ أُوذِسَ الشَّدَّادِ
It missed, but was driven through Leucus,
But it was in vain, spent on the mighty Leucus
the valiant companion of mighty Odysseus.
Of Odysseys, firm in combat
قدalready كانَwas يَحتَمِلُcarrying القَتِيلَthe slain man لِسَلبِهِto strip him
قد كانَ يَحتَمِلُ القَتِيلَ لِسَلبِهِ
فَمَضَتthen it passed بِحالِبهِthrough his groin كَوَريlike a spark from زِنادِa fire-striker
فَمَضَت بِحالِبهِ كَوَري زِنادِ
He had been carrying the slain man to strip him,
Who was carrying the corpse to despoil it
and it pierced his groin like a fire-striker's spark.
So his greed, like a heavy bag, weighed him down
سَقَطَfell القَتِيلُthe dead man ِإلىto الحَضِيضِthe ground ولوقُسٌand Leucus
سَقَطَ القَتِيلُ ِإلى الحَضِيضِ ولوقُسٌ
وَرَدَcame to الرَّدىdeath منamong جُملَةِthe company of الوُرَّادِthose who came
وَرَدَ الرَّدى من جُملَةِ الوُرَّادِ
The dead man fell to the ground, and Leucus
The corpse fell to the ground, and Leucus
met death among the many who met it.
Returned destruction to the group of marauders
فَانقَضَّthen charged بالزَّرَدِin chain mail المُؤَلَّقِgleaming أُوذِسٌOdysseus
فَانقَضَّ بالزَّرَدِ المُؤَلَّقِ أُوذِسٌ
لِطِلابِto seek ثًأرِvengeance for أَلِيفهِhis friend وَذِيادِand to repel
لِطِلابِ ثًأرِ أَلِيفهِ وَذِيادِ
Then Odysseus charged in gleaming mail,
Then, armed with the linked corslet, Odysseus
seeking vengeance for his friend and to repel the foe.
Charged for blood vengeance for his fallen comrade
قَصَدَmade for الطَّلائِعَthe vanguard دانياًdrawing near مُتَشَوِّفاًwatchful
قَصَدَ الطَّلائِعَ دانياً مُتَشَوِّفاً
وأَطارَand hurled صِعدتَهُhis spear علىat الأَجنادِthe soldiers
وأَطارَ صِعدتَهُ على الأَجنادِ
He approached the vanguard, drawing near and watchful,
Heading eagerly for the vanguard
and sent his spear flying against the soldiers.
And routing their ranks in the meadow
فَتَبعثَرُواthen they scattered لَكِنَّهاbut it سُلكَىstraight through مَضَتsped
فَتَبعثَرُوا لَكِنَّها سُلكَى مَضَت
وأَطارَand hurled صِعدَتَهُhis spear علىat الأَجنادِthe soldiers
وأَطارَ صِعدَتَهُ على الأَجنادِ
They scattered, but it sped straight through;
But they were scattered, and the hooked arrows sped
and sent his spear flying against the soldiers.
To Deïcoön with quivers calling out
فتَبعثَرُواthen they scattered لَكِنَّهاbut it سُلكَىstraight through مَضَتsped
فتَبعثَرُوا لَكِنَّها سُلكَى مَضَت
لِذِمِيكُوُونٍto Democoon بالحُتُوفِwith death تُنَادِيcalling
لِذِمِيكُوُونٍ بالحُتُوفِ تُنَادِي
They scattered, but it sped straight through,
calling Democoon to death.
An offspring of Priam came from Abydos
نَغلٌan illegitimate son لِفِريامٍof Priam أَتىcame مِنfrom آبِذُسAbydos
نَغلٌ لِفِريامٍ أَتى مِن آبِذُس
يَجرِيrushing الَيهِto him عَلىon سِراعِswift جِيادِsteeds
يَجرِي الَيهِ عَلى سِراعِ جِيادِ
An illegitimate son of Priam, he had come from Abydos,
Running to him with the speed of steeds
rushing to him on swift steeds.
And it crashed into his temples, and he wandered in darkness
وَخضَتit pierced بِصُدغَيهِthrough his temples فَراحَthen he fell مُجندَلاًprostrate
وَخضَت بِصُدغَيهِ فَراحَ مُجندَلاً
بِصَلاصِلٍwith clangs تَحتَbeneath السِّلاحِthe armor شِدادِloud
بِصَلاصِلٍ تَحتَ السِّلاحِ شِدادِ
It pierced his temples, and he fell prostrate,
With ringing in his ears beneath the weapons
with loud clanging beneath his armor.
The Trojans fled back in retreat
نَكَصَdrew back الطَّرَاوِدُthe Trojans لِلوَراءِbackward تَقَهقُراًin retreat
نَكَصَ الطَّرَاوِدُ لِلوَراءِ تَقَهقُراً
وكذاكَand likewise هَكطُرُHector عُمدَةُmainstay of الأَمجادِthe illustrious
وكذاكَ هَكطُرُ عُمدَةُ الأَمجادِ
The Trojans drew backward in retreat,
As did Hector, champion of champions
and so did Hector, mainstay of the illustrious.
And the Greeks advanced between battle cries
وتَقَدَّمَand advanced الإغرِيقُthe Greeks بَينَamid هَلاهِلٍcheers
وتَقَدَّمَ الإغرِيقُ بَينَ هَلاهِلٍ
وسَعَواand set about بِجَمعِgathering مُشَتَّتِthe scattered الأَجسَادِbodies
وسَعَوا بِجَمعِ مُشَتَّتِ الأَجسَادِ
The Greeks advanced amid cheers,
And sought to gather the scattered bodies
and set about gathering the scattered bodies.
From high Pergamos Apollo saw
مِنfrom فَوقِatop فِرغامٍPergamus أَفُلُّونٌApollo رَأَىsaw
مِن فَوقِ فِرغامٍ أَفُلُّونٌ رَأَى
فَدَعاهُمُthen called them لِتصلُّبٍto stand firm وعِنادِand defiance
فَدَعاهُمُ لِتصلُّبٍ وعِنادِ
From atop Pergamus, Apollo saw,
And called them to stand firm and show endurance:
and called them to firmness and defiance:
ياO قَومَpeople of إِليُونَIlium الكِرَامَnoble تَقَدَّمُواadvance
يا قَومَ إِليُونَ الكِرَامَ تَقَدَّمُوا
فَلَقَدfor indeed دَعاhas called داعيthe herald of الرَّدىdeath البَدَّادِthe scatterer
فَلَقَد دَعا داعي الرَّدى البَدَّادِ
Noble people of Ilium, advance!
"O people of Ilium, go forward
For the herald of scattering death has called.
For the caller of havoc, the pitiless one, has called
لاdo not تَستَذَِلُّواsubmit فالعِدىfor the enemies لَيسُواare not مِنَmade of الthe
لا تَستَذَِلُّوا فالعِدى لَيسُوا مِنَ ال
فُولاذِsteel والجُلمُودِand solid rock يَومَon the day of جِلادِcombat
فُولاذِ والجُلمُودِ يَومَ جِلادِ
Do not submit, for your foes are not made of
Do not be disgraced, for the enemy are not
steel and solid rock on the day of battle,
Made of steel and stubbornness on the day of combat
لِيَكِلَّso as to falter وَقعُthe impact of نِصاَلِكُمyour blades وَقنيِّكُمand your spears
لِيَكِلَّ وَقعُ نِصاَلِكُم وَقنيِّكُم
وأَخِيلُand Achilles لَيسَis not بِجُملَةِamong الأَعدادِthose counted
وأَخِيلُ لَيسَ بِجُملَةِ الأَعدادِ
to blunt the blows of your blades and spears.
Let the impact of your spears and arrows land
And Achilles is not among their number;
For Achilles is not with them in number
ماnot زالَceased بَينَamong الفُلكِthe ships مُحتَدِماًraging عَلىover
ما زالَ بَينَ الفُلكِ مُحتَدِماً عَلى
ماwhat نالَهُbefell him مِنfrom شِدَّةِthe harshness of الأَضدادِthe adversaries
ما نالَهُ مِن شِدَّةِ الأَضدادِ
he still rages among the ships over
He still rages between the ships, enraged
what he suffered from his adversaries' harshness.
At the severity of these adversities"
وبِجَحفَلِand in the host of الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks آثيناAthena انبَرَتstepped forth
وبِجَحفَلِ الإِغرِيقِ آثينا انبَرَت
بَينَamong الصُّفُوفِthe ranks بِعَزمِهاwith her resolve المُعتادِaccustomed
بَينَ الصُّفُوفِ بِعَزمِها المُعتادِ
And in the Greek host, Athena stepped forth,
And at the cry of the Greeks the people of Athens charged
among the ranks with her accustomed resolve.
Between the ranks with their customary resolve
راحَتshe went on تَهِيجُrousing نُفُوسَهُمtheir spirits وتُثِيرُهاand stirring them
راحَت تَهِيجُ نُفُوسَهُم وتُثِيرُها
وتَحُثُّand spurring ذاthe one with الإِمسَاكِrestraint والتَّردَادِand hesitation
وتَحُثُّ ذا الإِمسَاكِ والتَّردَادِ
She went about rousing and stirring their spirits,
They began to provoke their spirits and rouse them
and spurring those who held back and wavered.
And urge on those hesitating and holding back
وإِذاand suddenly بِصَخرٍa rock مِنfrom يَدَيthe hands of فِيرُوُّسٍPeirous
وإِذا بِصَخرٍ مِن يَدَي فِيرُوُّسٍ
مَولَىlord of الثّراقَةِThrace بالأغارِقِat the Greeks غادِيrushing
مَولَى الثّراقَةِ بالأغارِقِ غادِي
Suddenly a rock from the hands of Peirous,
lord of Thrace, came rushing at the Greeks.
And then a boulder thrown from the hands of Pherous
فأَصَابَthen it struck رِجلَthe leg of ذِيُورُسٍبِشَظِيَّةٍDiores with a splinter
فأَصَابَ رِجلَ ذِيُورُسٍبِشَظِيَّةٍ
سُحِقَتwas crushed فَمَدَّthen he stretched out يَدَيهِhis hands لاستنِجَادِto seek help
سُحِقَت فَمَدَّ يَدَيهِ لاستنِجَادِ
It struck Diores' leg with a splinter;
Loyal squire of the Thracians going forth
it was crushed, and he stretched out his hands for help.
Struck the leg of Deïochus with shards
للأَرضِto the earth أُلقِيَhe was thrown يَستَغِيثُcalling for help بِقَومِهِto his people
للأَرضِ أُلقِيَ يَستَغِيثُ بِقَومِهِ
لَكِنَّbut فِيرُؤُسPeirous تَقَدَّمَadvanced عادِيattacking
لَكِنَّ فِيرُؤُس تَقَدَّمَ عادِي
Thrown to the earth, he called upon his people for aid,
That crushed it, so he stretched out his hands calling for help
but Peirous advanced to attack.
He was thrown to the ground calling to his people
أَحشَاءَهُhis entrails بالرُّمحِwith the spear شَقَّhe split فَمُزِّقَتthen they were torn
أَحشَاءَهُ بالرُّمحِ شَقَّ فَمُزِّقَت
وَعَلىand on الرِّمالِthe sands بدَتthey appeared لَدىbefore الأَندادِthe foes
وَعَلى الرِّمالِ بدَت لَدى الأَندادِ
He split his entrails with the spear, tearing them open,
But Pherous advanced in attack
and they lay exposed upon the sands before his foes.
He ripped open his guts with the spear, and they spilled out
فعَداthen rushed ثُوَاسُThoas علىat العَدُوِّthe enemy بِطَعنَةٍwith a thrust
فعَدا ثُوَاسُ على العَدُوِّ بِطَعنَةٍ
يَبغيseeking انتِقاماًrevenge واريkindling الأَحقادِgrudges
يَبغي انتِقاماً واري الأَحقادِ
Then Thoas rushed at the enemy with a thrust,
And lay on the sand for all to see
seeking vengeance, his grudges aflame.
Then Thoas charged the foe with a stab
وَلَجَتit entered بأَعلىthrough the top of ثَدِيهِhis breast فيinto صَدرِهِhis chest
وَلَجَت بأَعلى ثَدِيهِ في صَدرِهِ
وَقَفَتit stopped عَلىagainst رِئَةٍa lung بِنَصلٍwith a point باديshowing
وَقَفَت عَلى رِئَةٍ بِنَصلٍ بادي
It entered at his upper breast, into his chest,
Seeking vengeance, full of burning hatred
and stopped against a lung, its point exposed.
It entered his upper chest and into his heart
فَدَناthen he drew near وأَخرَجَهاand pulled it out وسَلَّand drew حُسَامَهُhis sword
فَدَنا وأَخرَجَها وسَلَّ حُسَامَهُ
وبِجَوفِهِand in his belly واراهُhe buried it غَيرَwithout مُمَادِlingering
وبِجَوفِهِ واراهُ غَيرَ مُمَادِ
He drew near, pulled it out, and unsheathed his sword,
Stopping with its blade showing
and buried it in his belly without delay.
He approached and pulled it out and drew his sword
نالَhe attained المُرادَhis aim بِسَلبِby taking away نُورِthe light of حَياتِهِhis life
نالَ المُرادَ بِسَلبِ نُورِ حَياتِهِ
وبِكَسبِand in gaining سَلبٍspoils لَمnot يَفُزsucceeded بِمُرَادِin his aim
وبِكَسبِ سَلبٍ لَم يَفُز بِمُرَادِ
He gained his wish by taking the light of his life,
And hid his corpse without delay
but failed to win his wish of gaining the spoils.
He got what he wanted by robbing the light of his life
فَذَوُوهُfor his kinsmen مَنthose who وُسِمُواwere marked بعَقصِby knotting غَدَائِرٍbraids
فَذَوُوهُ مَن وُسِمُوا بعَقصِ غَدَائِرٍ
طَلَبُوهُpursued him مُندَفِعينَrushing للأندَادِagainst their rivals
طَلَبُوهُ مُندَفِعينَ للأندَادِ
For his kinsmen, marked by their knotted braids,
But did not win any gains from what he plundered
pursued him, rushing at their rivals.
Then his relatives, marked by misfortune
فَنشَاطُهُyet his vigor وثَبَاتُهُand his steadfastness ماnot أَغنَياavailed
فَنشَاطُهُ وثَبَاتُهُ ما أَغنَيا
أَنthat عادَhe returned مُنثِينياًretreating بِغَيرِwithout تَهاديlingering
أَن عادَ مُنثِينياً بِغَيرِ تَهادي
His vigor and steadfastness were of no avail;
Charged for him, rushing at the enemy
he turned back in retreat, without lingering.
But his vigor and steadfastness did not avail
فكذَاand thus ثَوىlay النِّدَّانِthe two rivals مَولَىthe lord of إِيفياEpeia
فكذَا ثَوى النِّدَّانِ مَولَى إِيفيا
وثِراقَةٍand Thrace قَتلاًslain بِذاكَin that النَّاديarena
وثِراقَةٍ قَتلاً بِذاكَ النَّادي
Thus the two rivals lay, the lord of Epeia
That he returned, carried without resistance
and the lord of Thrace, slain in that arena.
So perished the lord of the Trhacians and Epia
وَعَلَيهِماand upon them both تَنهالُrained down مِنfrom قَومَيهمَاtheir two peoples
وَعَلَيهِما تَنهالُ مِن قَومَيهمَا
أَجسَادُbodies of قَتلَىthe slain باشتِباكِin the clash of أَعاديenemies
أَجسَادُ قَتلَى باشتِباكِ أَعادي
And upon the pair, from both their peoples, rained
Murdered in that ravine
bodies of the slain in the clash of enemies.
And upon them the bodies of their slain people fell
لَوif كانَthere were بَينَamong صُفُوفِهِمtheir ranks راءٍan onlooker يَرىseeing
لَو كانَ بَينَ صُفُوفِهِم راءٍ يَرى
ويَجُولُand roaming بَينضamong مَواقِفِthe positions of الأَشهادِthose present
ويَجُولُ بَينض مَواقِفِ الأَشهادِ
Had there been among their ranks an onlooker to behold,
In the entanglement with the enemy
roaming among the positions of those assembled,
If one with vision had walked among their ranks
وَوَقتهُand shielded him فالاسُPallas الحُتُوفَfrom death وقدand already مضىwent
وَوَقتهُ فالاسُ الحُتُوفَ وقد مضى
مُتَوَشِّحاًwrapped مِنfrom حِفظِهاher protection بِبِجِادِwith a cloak
مُتَوَشِّحاً مِن حِفظِها بِبِجِادِ
with Pallas shielding him from death as he went,
And wandered between the positions of the fallen
wrapped in a cloak of her protection,
He would have seen the ravages of weapons and breaches
لَرَأىhe would have seen الحِرَابَthe spears نَوَافِذاَpiercing وخَوَارِقاًand transfixing
لَرَأى الحِرَابَ نَوَافِذاَ وخَوَارِقاً
ورَاَىand seen السِّهامَthe arrows غَوادِياًrushing forth وصَوَاديand thirsting
ورَاَى السِّهامَ غَوادِياً وصَوَادي
he would have seen spears piercing and transfixing,
And lines of arrows traveling and descending
and seen arrows speeding forth and thirsting.
And terror intensified, and evil elaborated
والهَولُand the terror شُدِّدَwas intensified والتَّفَنُّنُand the skill مُحكَمٌwas consummate
والهَولُ شُدِّدَ والتَّفَنُّنُ مُحكَمٌ
لاnot تَعتَرِيهِtouched it لَومَةُthe reproach of النُّقَّادِthe critics
لا تَعتَرِيهِ لَومَةُ النُّقَّادِ
The terror was intense, the skill consummate,
Free from the criticisms of censors
untouched by the critics' reproach.
And the face of the earth was clothed in currents of blood
وَكَساand clothed أَدِيمَthe surface of الأَرضِthe earth تَيَّارُa torrent of الدِّماblood
وَكَسا أَدِيمَ الأَرضِ تَيَّارُ الدِّما
وعَدِبدُand the number of قَتلاَهُمtheir dead بِلاwithout تَعدَادِcounting
وعَدِبدُ قَتلاَهُم بِلا تَعدَادِ
A torrent of blood clothed the face of the earth,
And waves of their dead, beyond counting
and the number of their dead was beyond counting.
Partial English translation: 104 of 108 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1