ثمthen أتىhe came بعاملٍwith a spear طويلlong
ثم أتى بعاملٍ طويل
وخوذةٍand a helmet ومجوبٍand a shield ثقيلheavy
وخوذةٍ ومجوبٍ ثقيل
Then he brought forth a long spear,
Then he brought a long spear,
a helmet, and a heavy shield—
and a helmet and a heavy shield—
سلاحarms سرفدونٍSarpedon الذيwhich استلبhe stripped off
سلاح سرفدونٍ الذي استلب
فطرقلPatroclus لماwhen ذلكthat القرمchampion غلبhe defeated
فطرقل لما ذلك القرم غلب
the arms of Sarpedon, stripped away
the arms of Sarpedon, stripped off
by Patroclus when he vanquished that hero.
by Patroclus when he overcame that champion.
بينamid الجموعthe gathered host طرحhe set down الجميعاthem all
بين الجموع طرح الجميعا
وصاحand he cried out يستنهضهمurging them to rise سريعاswiftly
وصاح يستنهضهم سريعا
Before the whole assembly he laid them all down
He set them all down amid the gathered host,
and cried, swiftly rousing them:
and cried out, urging them swiftly to rise:
أبسلthe bravest منof those who فيin القومthe host قرماtwo champions صدin opposition
أبسل من في القوم قرما صد
فليبرزاso let them both come forth بكلwith every ماضيkeen الحدthe edge
فليبرزا بكل ماضي الحد
“Let the host’s two bravest stand, champion against champion,
Let the two bravest opposing champions in the host
and come forth, each bearing a keen-edged weapon,
come forth with every keen-edged weapon
إلىto الطعانspear combat بينamid كلall الجندthe troops
إلى الطعان بين كل الجند
ومنand whoever هناhere سالتflowed دماءblood الندthe rival
ومن هنا سالت دماء الند
to fight before the entire army.
to duel with spears amid all the troops.
Whoever here spills his rival’s blood
And whoever here makes his rival's blood flow
بطعنهwith his thrust فوقover الحديدthe iron الصلدhard
بطعنه فوق الحديد الصلد
نعطيهwe shall give him سيفthe sword of عسطروفAsteropaeus الجلدthe stalwart one
نعطيه سيف عسطروف الجلد
with a thrust through solid iron,
over the hard iron with his thrust,
to him we shall give the sword of valiant Asteropaeus—
we shall give him the sword of stalwart Asteropaeus,
ذاكthat one الذيwhich اكتسبتهI acquired it بجديthrough my effort
ذاك الذي اكتسبته بجدي
قتيرهits studs الفضيsilvery زاهيgleaming الوفدthe assembled company
قتيره الفضي زاهي الوفد
the sword I won by my own prowess,
the one I won through my own effort,
its silver mountings splendid to behold.
its silver studs shining before the gathering.
لكنbut سلاحthe arms of سرفدونSarpedon نهديwe shall give
لكن سلاح سرفدون نهدي
إلىto كليهماboth of them شعارa token of مجدglory
إلى كليهما شعار مجد
But Sarpedon’s arms we shall award
But Sarpedon's arms we shall give
to both of them, as a badge of glory;
to both of them, as a token of glory.
ولهماand for them both منيfrom me جميلfine الوعدthe promise
ولهما مني جميل الوعد
فيin الخيمthe tents أدبةٌa feast بضافيwith ample الرغدcomfort and plenty
في الخيم أدبةٌ بضافي الرغد
and both have my gracious promise
And to them both I make a fair promise:
of a feast in the tents amid unstinting plenty.”
a feast in the tents, with plentiful fare.
فقامthen rose آياسAjax التلامونيTelamonian
فقام آياس التلاموني
ثمthen ذيوميذDiomedes الفتىthe youth السريnoble
ثم ذيوميذ الفتى السري
Then Telamonian Ajax arose,
Then Telamonian Ajax rose,
and then Diomedes, the noble youth.
then Diomedes, the noble youth.
تسلحاthey both armed themselves فيat طرفthe edge of الكتائبthe ranks
تسلحا في طرف الكتائب
وبرزاand they both came forth بروزcoming forth ليثٍa lion واثبleaping
وبرزا بروز ليثٍ واثب
They armed themselves at the edge of the ranks
They armed themselves at the edge of the ranks,
and came forth like two lions springing,
and came forth like a leaping lion,
يحتدمانthey both burn fiercely للقاfor the clash أواراwith fiery heat
يحتدمان للقا أوارا
بأعينwith eyes قادحةٍstriking شراراsparks
بأعين قادحةٍ شرارا
ablaze with the fire of encounter,
burning with fierce heat for the clash,
their eyes striking sparks.
with eyes that struck out sparks.
تدانياthey drew near one another ووقعand unfolded ذاكthat المنظرsight
تدانيا ووقع ذاك المنظر
لهولهat its horror ارتاعwas frightened جميعall العسكرthe army
لهوله ارتاع جميع العسكر
They drew near, and that spectacle began;
They drew near, and that scene unfolded;
at its terror the entire army recoiled.
its horror struck fear into the whole army.
كرّاthey both charged ثلاثاًthree times وثلاثاًand three times أعلناthey both displayed
كرّا ثلاثاً وثلاثاً أعلنا
ظبيspearpoints القناthe spears ثمthen أياسٌAjax طعناthrust
ظبي القنا ثم أياسٌ طعنا
Three times they charged, and three times renewed the onset.
Thrice they charged, and thrice they brandished
The gazelle of spears, then Ajax, made their thrusts.
their spearpoints; then Ajax thrust.
فخرقso it pierced المجوبthe shield لكنbut ماnot ولجentered فيinto الthe
فخرق المجوب لكن ما ولج في ال
جسمbody بلrather فيin اللأمةthe armor الرمحthe spear اختلجquivered
جسم بل في اللأمة الرمح اختلج
The shield was pierced, yet the spear did not enter the—
It pierced the shield, but did not enter the
body; rather, it caught and quivered in the cuirass.
body; instead, the spear quivered in the armor.
ثمthen ذيوميذDiomedes أجالswung العاملاthe spear
ثم ذيوميذ أجال العاملا
بهat him أياسAjax طالباًseeking مقابلاface-to-face
به أياس طالباً مقابلا
Then Diomedes swung the spear
Then Diomedes swung his spear
at Ajax, seeking an answering stroke,
at Ajax, seeking to meet him head-on,
يرقبwatching for فرصةًan opportunity لشقto cleave الجيدthe neck
يرقب فرصةً لشق الجيد
منfrom تحتbeneath ترسthe shield of ذلكthat الصنديدmighty champion
من تحت ترس ذلك الصنديد
watching for a chance to cleave the neck
watching for a chance to cleave his neck
from beneath that champion’s shield.
from beneath that mighty champion's shield.
فاشفقso they feared القومthe men علىfor أياسAjax
فاشفق القوم على أياس
وأمرواand they ordered بالكفto halt خوفfor fear of الباسviolence in combat
وأمروا بالكف خوف الباس
The host grew anxious for him—for Ajax—
So the men feared for Ajax
and ordered them to desist, fearing disaster,
and ordered a halt, fearing the combat's violence,
وقسمةand a division of الجزاءthe prize بالسواءequally
وقسمة الجزاء بالسواء
لكنbut آخيلAchilles بلاwithout إبطاءdelay
لكن آخيل بلا إبطاء
and to divide the prize equally.
and an equal division of the prize.
But Achilles, without delay,
But Achilles, without delay,
ألقىhe cast إلىto ذيومذDiomedes الحساماthe sword
ألقى إلى ذيومذ الحساما
والغمدand the scabbard والنجادand the baldric ثمthen قاماthey both rose
والغمد والنجاد ثم قاما
gave Diomedes the sword,
cast the sword to Diomedes,
the scabbard and baldric; then the two arose.
and the scabbard and baldric; then both rose.
Sol 6.1