قالَhe said اصغَlisten هَكطُورٌHector فَإِنَّfor indeed بِخَاطِريin my mind
قالَ اصغَ هَكطُورٌ فَإِنَّ بِخَاطِري
جَأشاًcourage يُحَدِّثُنيurges me بأَنthat أَتَأَهَّباI make ready
جَأشاً يُحَدِّثُني بأَن أَتَأَهَّبا
He said, “Listen, Hector, for in my mind
He said: Listen, Hector, for my mind's eye
a bold spirit urges me to make ready
forebodes that I should prepare myself,
وَأَسِيرَand I go للأُسطُولِto the fleet لَيلَىby night رَاصِداًwatching
وَأَسِيرَ للأُسطُولِ لَيلَى رَاصِداً
حَرَكاتِهِمtheir movements مُتَحَسسِّاًscouting مُتَرَقِّباkeeping watch
حَرَكاتِهِم مُتَحَسسِّاً مُتَرَقِّبا
and go by night to the fleet, watching
and go to the fleet, spying out
their movements, scouting and keeping watch.
their movements, watching, waiting.
فَارفَعso raise عَصاكَyour staff إِذاthen وَاَقسِمand swear مُثقِلاًsolemnly
فَارفَع عَصاكَ إِذا وَاَقسِم مُثقِلاً
أَنّيthat I أُثَابُam rewarded إِذاwhen عَزمتُI resolve مُأَوِّباreturning
أَنّي أُثَابُ إِذا عَزمتُ مُأَوِّبا
So raise your staff, then, and swear solemnly
So lift your staff, and swear to me
that I shall be rewarded when I resolve to return
that you will reward me if I determine,
بجِيادِwith the steeds of آخِيلٍAchilles ومَركَبَةٍand a chariot بِهاin it
بجِيادِ آخِيلٍ ومَركَبَةٍ بِها
فُولاذُهُhis steel الصُّلبُhard المُؤَلًّقُgleaming رُكِّباwas fitted
فُولاذُهُ الصُّلبُ المُؤَلًّقُ رُكِّبا
with Achilles’ steeds and a chariot in which
with the horses of Achilles and his chariot
his hard, gleaming steel has been fitted.
that holds his stubborn steel armor.
فَأَسِيرُso I go مُختَرِقاًpenetrating إِلىinto لُبِّthe heart of الحِماthe protected ground
فَأَسِيرُ مُختَرِقاً إِلى لُبِّ الحِما
أَعتَانُI reconnoiter ثُمَّthen لأَبلُغَنَّI shall surely reach المَركَباthe ship
أَعتَانُ ثُمَّ لأَبلُغَنَّ المَركَبا
Then I shall go, penetrating to the heart of the guarded camp,
Then I'll penetrate into the heart of the fray
scouting; then I shall surely reach the ship
leading the reins, and reach the ships
حَيثُwhere المُلُوكُthe kings لدىwith أَغَامَمنُونَAgamemnon قَدhave
حَيثُ المُلُوكُ لدى أَغَامَمنُونَ قَد
رَأَوُاthey considered الفِرارَflight أَوor التَّرَبُّصَwaiting أَرغَباmore desirable
رَأَوُا الفِرارَ أَو التَّرَبُّصَ أَرغَبا
where the kings with Agamemnon have
where kings by Agamemnon have
considered whether flight or waiting is preferable.
seen only flight or ambush preferable.
ماnot كُنتُI was تَعلَمُyou know دَيدُباناًa scout جاهِلاًignorant
ما كُنتُ تَعلَمُ دَيدُباناً جاهِلاً
حَتَّىso that لِظَنِّكَto your expectation بيof me أَكُونُI should be مُخَيِّباًa disappointment
حَتَّى لِظَنِّكَ بي أَكُونُ مُخَيِّباً
I was not, as you know, an ignorant scout,
Little did you know me, foolish Deiphobus
that I should disappoint your expectations of me.”
to think that I would fail you.
رَفَعَhe raised العَصاthe staff بِيَدَيهِwith both his hands هَكطُرُHector مُقسِماًswearing
رَفَعَ العَصا بِيَدَيهِ هَكطُرُ مُقسِماً
إِستشهِدَنَّI surely call to witness عَلَيَّagainst me زَفسَZeus المُرهِباfearsome
إِستشهِدَنَّ عَلَيَّ زَفسَ المُرهِبا
Hector raised the staff in both his hands, swearing:
With both hands Hector lifted his staff, swearing
“I call fearsome Zeus to witness against me:
to be my willing witness.
لَنwill not يَعلُوَنَّmount سِواكَanyone but you خَيلَthe horses of أَخِيلَAchilles بَلrather
لَن يَعلُوَنَّ سِواكَ خَيلَ أَخِيلَ بَل
سَتَنالُهاyou shall obtain them مِنِّيfrom me حَلالاًlawful طَيِّباpleasant
سَتَنالُها مِنِّي حَلالاً طَيِّبا
no one but you shall mount Achilles’ horses; rather,
No others shall mount the horses of Achilles
you shall receive them from me as a lawful, welcome gift.”
I will justly win them for myself.
Sol 6.1