تَسَعَّرَتاthey both blazed with rage وقدand already دَنَتاthey both drew near مَقاماin position
تَسَعَّرَتا وقد دَنَتا مَقاما
فَهَمهَمتَاthen they both muttered وقدand indeed بَغَتَاthey both sought انتِقاماrevenge
فَهَمهَمتَا وقد بَغَتَا انتِقاما
Both blazed with rage, now close beside each other,
and both muttered, intent on revenge.
فآثِيناthen Athena اشمَأَزَّتshe recoiled in disgust مِنfrom أَبِيهاher father
فآثِينا اشمَأَزَّت مِن أَبِيها
وكادَand nearly يَبُزُّهاoverpowers her الحَنَقُrage اهتِضاماat being wronged
وكادَ يَبُزُّها الحَنَقُ اهتِضاما
Athena recoiled from her father in disgust,
and rage at the affront nearly overwhelmed her.
عَلىdespite حَسَراتهاher sorrows كَظَمَتshe restrained her anger وَهِيراand Hera
عَلى حَسَراتها كَظَمَت وَهِيرا
أَبَتshe refused صَبراًpatience وأَغلَظَتِand made harsh الكَلاماthe speech
أَبَت صَبراً وأَغلَظَتِ الكَلاما
Despite her sorrows, she restrained her anger; but Hera
refused patience and spoke harsh words.
تَقُولُshe says ولمand did not تُطِقmanage إِخمادَquenching نارٍa fire
تَقُولُ ولم تُطِق إِخمادَ نارٍ
تؤَجِّجُinflames جَوفَهاher breast الغاليseething اضطراماblazing
تؤَجِّجُ جَوفَها الغالي اضطراما
She spoke, unable to quench a fire
that fiercely inflamed her seething breast:
بَغَيتَyou acted unjustly عَليَّagainst me ياO ابنَson of قُرُونَCronus هَلاَّwhy not?
بَغَيتَ عَليَّ يا ابنَ قُرُونَ هَلاَّ
بَغَيتَyou sought تُبيدُto destroy آماليmy hopes انصِراماutterly
بَغَيتَ تُبيدُ آمالي انصِراما
'You have wronged me, son of Cronus! Why not
seek to wipe my hopes out utterly,
وتُحبطُand you thwart بُغيَتيmy aim وتُخِيبُand you frustrate جَهدِيmy labor
وتُحبطُ بُغيَتي وتُخِيبُ جَهدِي
وخَيليand my horses أُوهِنَتwere weakened جَسَداًin body وَهاماand heads
وخَيلي أُوهِنَت جَسَداً وَهاما
and thwart my aim and make my labor fruitless,
while my horses are exhausted, body and head?
عَلىagainst فِريامَPriam قدalready سُقتُI drove السَّراياthe troops
عَلى فِريامَ قد سُقتُ السَّرايا
تُجَرِّعُforces to drink آلهُhis household المَوتَdeath الزُّؤَاماdreadful
تُجَرِّعُ آلهُ المَوتَ الزُّؤَاما
Against Priam I have driven the troops,
to force his household to drink dreadful death.
فَنَجِّهِمِso save them وماand not الأَربابُthe gods طُراًّall together
فَنَجِّهِمِ وما الأَربابُ طُراًّ
بِراضِيةٍpleased وإِنand although صَمَتُواthey kept silent احتٍراماout of respect
بِراضِيةٍ وإِن صَمَتُوا احتٍراما
Then save them—but the gods, one and all,
are displeased, though silent out of respect.'
فقالَthen he said وقدand already غلاhe boiled حَنَقاًwith rage وماذاand what
فقالَ وقد غلا حَنَقاً وماذا
يَسُومُكِsubjects you to ياO ظَلُومَهُمُtheir cruel oppressor احتِداماfury
يَسُومُكِ يا ظَلُومَهُمُ احتِداما
He said, seething with rage, 'And what
drives you to such fury, you who wrong them so?
عَلَيكِagainst you فَماso what جَنَواhave they done wrong حَتَّىthat تَرُوميyou seek
عَلَيكِ فَما جَنَوا حَتَّى تَرُومي
دِماءَهُمُtheir blood اعتِسافاًunjustly واعتزِاماand resolutely
دِماءَهُمُ اعتِسافاً واعتزِاما
What have they done against you, that you should seek
their blood with such injustice and resolve?
أَلاindeed لَوif حُصنَهُمtheir citadel أَعلَيتِyou scaled يَوماًone day
أَلا لَو حُصنَهُم أَعلَيتِ يَوماً
وهِضتِand you crushed اللَّحمِthe flesh تَفرِينَyou cut through العِظاماthe bones
وهِضتِ اللَّحمِ تَفرِينَ العِظاما
Indeed, if one day you scaled their citadel,
and crushed their flesh, cutting through their bones,
ولمand did not تُبقِيyou leave لِملَّتِهِمfor their people رُسُوماًtraces
ولم تُبقِي لِملَّتِهِم رُسُوماً
لَبُلِّغَthen would be brought حِقدُكِyour hatred الحَدَّthe limit التَّماماcomplete
لَبُلِّغَ حِقدُكِ الحَدَّ التَّماما
and left no trace of their people,
then your hatred would reach its uttermost limit.
إِلَيكِto you زِمامَهُمtheir reins ماwhatever شِئتِyou wish فاقضِيso decree
إِلَيكِ زِمامَهُم ما شِئتِ فاقضِي
لِئَلاَّlest يُورِثَbreed المَنعُrefusal اختِصاماa quarrel
لِئَلاَّ يُورِثَ المَنعُ اختِصاما
Their reins are yours: decree whatever you wish,
lest refusal breed a quarrel.
ولَكِنbut عِيheed مَقاليmy speech واسمَعيهِand hear it
ولَكِن عِي مَقالي واسمَعيهِ
إِذاwhen ماever رُمتُI intend أَنفَذتُI carry out المَراماthe aim
إِذا ما رُمتُ أَنفَذتُ المَراما
But heed my words and listen to them:
whenever I desire a thing, I carry out my purpose.
وإنand if ماever شِئتُI wish إيقاعاًto strike بِقَومٍagainst a people
وإن ما شِئتُ إيقاعاً بِقَومٍ
وَدَدتِyou love فَلاthen do not تَسُومِينيsubject me to احتِكاماarbitration
وَدَدتِ فَلا تَسُومِيني احتِكاما
And if I wish to strike a people
you love, do not force me into arbitration.
وهَبتُكَand I granted you ماwhat سَأَلتِyou asked بِطيبِwith gladness نَفسٍof heart
وهَبتُكَ ما سَأَلتِ بِطيبِ نَفسٍ
وإنand though أَكُقدI may already have تَكَلَّفتُI undertook الحرَاماthe forbidden
وإن أَكُقد تَكَلَّفتُ الحرَاما
And I have freely granted you what you asked,
though I may have undertaken a forbidden deed.
فَتَحتَfor beneath الشَّمسِthe sun والزُّهرِand the bright stars الدَّراريglittering
فَتَحتَ الشَّمسِ والزُّهرِ الدَّراري
مَدائِنُcities جَمَّةٌmany حَوَتِhave housed الأناماhumankind
مَدائِنُ جَمَّةٌ حَوَتِ الأناما
For beneath the sun and the radiant stars
are many cities filled with humankind;
ولَيسَand none لَديَّto me مِنthan إِليُونَIlium أَوفىmore faithful
ولَيسَ لَديَّ مِن إِليُونَ أَوفى
وفِريَامٍand Priam وأَهلِيهِand his household ذِماماin loyalty
وفِريَامٍ وأَهلِيهِ ذِماما
and none is more faithful to me than Ilium,
or Priam and his household.
فَفَوقَfor upon مذَابحيmy altars أَبداًalways أَقامُواthey laid
فَفَوقَ مذَابحي أَبداً أَقامُوا
ذَبائِحهُمtheir sacrifices مُشَرَّبةًdrenched in مُداماwine
ذَبائِحهُم مُشَرَّبةً مُداما
For on my altars they have always laid
their sacrifices, drenched in wine,
وظلَّand continued دُخانُهاtheir smoke لِلجَوِّto the sky يَعلُوto rise
وظلَّ دُخانُها لِلجَوِّ يَعلُو
وبالعَدلِand justly استباحُوهاthey partook of them lawfully اقتساماsharing them out
وبالعَدلِ استباحُوها اقتساما
and their smoke has kept rising to the sky;
and they have rightfully taken their share of them.'
فَقالَتthen she said إِنَّindeed ليI have مُدناًcities ثلاثاًthree
فَقالَت إِنَّ لي مُدناً ثلاثاً
عَلِقتُI grew attached بِهِنَّto them قَلباًin heart مُستَهاماlove-stricken
عَلِقتُ بِهِنَّ قَلباً مُستَهاما
She said, 'I have three cities
to which my heart is bound in passionate love:
وهُنَّand they are عَلِمتَyou know إِسبَرطاSparta وأَرغُسand Argos
وهُنَّ عَلِمتَ إِسبَرطا وأَرغُس
ومِيكِيناand Mycenae الَّتيwhich زَهتِwas resplendent انتِظاماin orderliness
ومِيكِينا الَّتي زَهتِ انتِظاما
they are, as you know, Sparta and Argos,
and Mycenae, splendid in its order.
فإنso if ماever شِئتَyou wish دَمِّرِهُنَّdestroy them إِنِّيindeed I
فإن ما شِئتَ دَمِّرِهُنَّ إِنِّي
اَبَيتُI refuse لَهُنَّto them عَوناًaid والتِزَاماand allegiance
اَبَيتُ لَهُنَّ عَوناً والتِزَاما
If you wish, destroy them; I
will offer them neither aid nor allegiance.
ولَيسَand not بِنافِعيbeneficial to me صَدِّيmy resistance لِعِلميfor I know
ولَيسَ بِنافِعي صَدِّي لِعِلمي
بِأَنكَthat you قَدalready تَمَلَّكتَyou have taken possession of الزِّماماthe reins
بِأَنكَ قَد تَمَلَّكتَ الزِّماما
My resistance would not help me, for I know
that you have taken the reins.
ولكنّيbut I حَكَيتُكَI matched you بانتسابيin my lineage
ولكنّي حَكَيتُكَ بانتسابي
لِذَاكَfor that فَضَلتُI surpassed أَرباباًgods كِراماnoble
لِذَاكَ فَضَلتُ أَرباباً كِراما
Yet I match you in lineage,
and so surpass the noble gods.
وقَدand indeed عظِّمتُI have been exalted بَينَamong بَنيthe children of قُرُونٍCronus
وقَد عظِّمتُ بَينَ بَني قُرُونٍ
وإنand though كانواthey are جَمِيعُهُمُall of them عِظاماgreat
وإن كانوا جَمِيعُهُمُ عِظاما
And I have been exalted among the children of Cronus,
though all of them are great.
فَإِنِّيfor I بِنتُdaughter of ذاكَthat one وعِرسُand wife of زَفسٍZeus
فَإِنِّي بِنتُ ذاكَ وعِرسُ زَفسٍ
مَلِيكking of الكَونِthe universe فارعَso honor ليfor me الذِّماماthe bond
مَلِيك الكَونِ فارعَ لي الذِّماما
For I am his daughter and the wife of Zeus,
king of the universe; so honor your bond with me.
فَعَمَّاso concerning what أَبتَغِيI seek حِيناًfor a time تَجاوَزbe indulgent
فَعَمَّا أَبتَغِي حِيناً تَجاوَز
وعَمَّاand concerning what تَبتَغيyou seek أَرضىI am content دَوَاماalways
وعَمَّا تَبتَغي أَرضى دَوَاما
So, for a time, indulge what I seek,
and I shall always be content with what you seek.
يَرُومُseek بَنُوthe sons of الخُلودِimmortality بِنَاafter us اقتِداءًemulation
يَرُومُ بَنُو الخُلودِ بِنَا اقتِداءً
فَمُرso command تَنقَضَّshe swoops down آَثِيناAthena اقتِحاماheadlong
فَمُر تَنقَضَّ آَثِينا اقتِحاما
The immortals seek to follow our example;
so command Athena to swoop down headlong,
تَعِيثُshe wreaks havoc بِعُهدَةِwith the pact of الجَيشَينشthe two armies لكِنbut
تَعِيثُ بِعُهدَةِ الجَيشَينش لكِن
لِيَنقُضlet them break آلُthe people of طُروَادَTroy السَّلاماthe peace
لِيَنقُض آلُ طُروَادَ السَّلاما
to disrupt the two armies' pact; but
let the people of Troy break the peace.'
Sol 6.1