قالَhe said هذَاthis وانقَضَّand swooped down يَطعَنُto stab ذِيقُوDeïco-
قالَ هذَا وانقَضَّ يَطعَنُ ذِيقُو
نَ-on بنَson of فِرغاسَPergasus بادِئاًbeginning بالهُجُومِwith the assault
نَ بنَ فِرغاسَ بادِئاً بالهُجُومِ
He said this and swooped to stab Deïcoon,
son of Pergasus, opening the assault.
تِربَpeer of أَنياسَAeneas كانَhe was وَهوَand he لَدَيهِمamong them
تِربَ أَنياسَ كانَ وَهوَ لَدَيهِم
كابنِlike a son of فِريامَPriam ذُوpossessing مقَامٍrank قَدِيمِlongstanding
كابنِ فِريامَ ذُو مقَامٍ قَدِيمِ
He was Aeneas's peer, and among them
held longstanding rank, like a son of Priam.
لِلنَّجادِinto the sword-belt السنِّانُthe spearhead أُولِجwas thrust يَفريcleaving الthe
لِلنَّجادِ السنِّانُ أُولِج يَفري ال
تُّرسَshield حَتَّىas far as حشَاthe depths of الفُؤَدِthe heart الصَّمِيمِinnermost
تُّرسَ حَتَّى حشَا الفُؤَدِ الصَّمِيمِ
The spearhead was thrust into his sword-belt, cleaving the
shield, down to the heart's innermost core.
فَالتَوَىthen he writhed تَحتَbeneath طَعنةٍa thrust وَكُلُومٍand wounds
فَالتَوَى تَحتَ طَعنةٍ وَكُلُومٍ
وصَلِيلُand the clanging of السِّلاحِthe armor فَوقَover الكَلِيمِthe wounded man
وصَلِيلُ السِّلاحِ فَوقَ الكَلِيمِ
He writhed beneath the thrust and wounds,
and armor clanged over the wounded man.
كَرَّنَحوَcharged toward الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks يَطلُبُseeking ثَأراًvengeance
كَرَّنَحوَ الإِغرِيقِ يَطلُبُ ثَأراً
آنِياسٌAeneas كُرُورَthe charge of لَيثٍa lion غَشُومِruthless
آنِياسٌ كُرُورَ لَيثٍ غَشُومِ
He charged toward the Greeks, seeking vengeance—
Aeneas, charging like a ruthless lion.
ثُمَّthen َأردَىhe slew أُرسِيلُخُوسَOrsilochus وإِكرِيand Cre-
ثُمَّ َأردَى أُرسِيلُخُوسَ وإِكرِي
ثُوناً-thon ابنَيthe two sons of ذِيُوDio- كَلِيسَ-cles الحَكِيمِthe wise
ثُوناً ابنَي ذِيُو كَلِيسَ الحَكِيمِ
Then he slew Orsilochus and Crethon,
the two sons of Diocles the wise,
وحَفيدَيand the two grandsons of أَرسِيلُخُوسَOrsilochus الذيبwho (apparent typo) كاwas (first part)
وحَفيدَي أَرسِيلُخُوسَ الذيب كا
نَwas (completion) أخاpossessor of صَولَةٍprowess ومُلكٍand dominion جَسِيمِmighty
نَ أخا صَولَةٍ ومُلكٍ جَسِيمِ
and grandsons of Orsilochus, who was
a man of prowess and mighty dominion.
وَهُوَand he ابنٌa son لِلنَّهرِof the river أَلفاسَAlpheus أبقَىleft behind
وَهُوَ ابنٌ لِلنَّهرِ أَلفاسَ أبقَى
لابنِهِto his son ثَروَةَa fortune of الغِناwealth المَركُومِheaped-up
لابنِهِ ثَروَةَ الغِنا المَركُومِ
And he, a son of the river Alpheus, left
his son a fortune of heaped-up wealth.
نشَاَgrew up فيin فِيرِسPheres وأَلفاسُand Alpheus فيهاthere
نشَاَ في فِيرِس وأَلفاسُ فيها
فاضَflowed abundantly فيthrough فيلِياPylia بِخَيرٍwith bounty عَميمِabundant
فاضَ في فيلِيا بِخَيرٍ عَميمِ
He grew up in Pheres, and there Alpheus
flowed through Pylia with abundant bounty.
تَوأَماtwins in شِدَّةٍstrength حَدِيثانِyoung لَكِنyet
تَوأَما شِدَّةٍ حَدِيثانِ لَكِن
يَلَواmastered (both) بِالنِّزَالِin combat كُلَّall العُلُومِthe arts
يَلَوا بِالنِّزَالِ كُلَّ العُلُومِ
Twins in strength, young in years, yet
they had mastered every art of combat.
رَكِباthe two sailed لُجَّةَthe depths of البحارِthe seas انتصاراًin support
رَكِبا لُجَّةَ البحارِ انتصاراً
لِمنيلاof Menelaus وَعِرضهِand his honor المَثلومِwounded
لِمنيلا وَعِرضهِ المَثلومِ
They sailed the seas' deep waters in support
of Menelaus and his wounded honor.
سَدَلَdrew down المَوتُdeath فَوقَover عَينَيهِماtheir two eyes السِّthe veil (first part)
سَدَلَ المَوتُ فَوقَ عَينَيهِما السِّ
ترَveil (completion) بحُكمِby the decree of المَنِيَّةِfate المَحتُومِinexorable
ترَ بحُكمِ المَنِيَّةِ المَحتُومِ
Death drew over their eyes the
veil, by fate's inexorable decree.
شِبهَlike شِبلَينشtwo lion cubs قدhad غَذَتnourished لَبوَةٌa lioness فيin
شِبهَ شِبلَينش قد غَذَت لَبوَةٌ في
أَكَمِthe hillocks of الغَابِthe forest فَوقَupon طَودٍa mountain عَظِيمِmighty
أَكَمِ الغَابِ فَوقَ طَودٍ عَظِيمِ
Like two cubs a lioness had nourished in
the forest's hillocks upon a mighty mountain,
عَبِثاthe two sported فِيهِthere فيamong شِياهٍsheep سِمانٍfat
عَبِثا فِيهِ في شِياهٍ سِمانٍ
وَعُجُولٍand calves بِمَنعَةٍin safety وَنَعِيمِand plenty
وَعُجُولٍ بِمَنعَةٍ وَنَعِيمِ
they sported there among fat sheep
and calves, in safety and plenty.
وَاستَطالاand the two grew bold حَتَّىuntil الرُّعاةُthe shepherds أَعدَّتprepared
وَاستَطالا حَتَّى الرُّعاةُ أَعدَّت
لَهُماfor them both الحَتفَdeath بالسِّنانِwith the spear القَوِيمِstraight
لَهُما الحَتفَ بالسِّنانِ القَوِيمِ
They grew bold, until the shepherds prepared
death for both with the straight spear.
هَوِياthe two fell مِثلَlike أَرزَتَينِtwo cedars عَلىupon التُّرthe earth (first part)
هَوِيا مِثلَ أَرزَتَينِ عَلى التُّر
بِearth (completion) بِجِذعٍwith a trunk مُقَوَّضٍfelled مَحطُومِshattered
بِ بِجِذعٍ مُقَوَّضٍ مَحطُومِ
They fell like two cedars upon the
earth, their trunks felled and shattered.
فَمَنيلاthen Menelaus انبرَىsprang forth يُجِيلُbrandishing قَناهُhis spear
فَمَنيلا انبرَى يُجِيلُ قَناهُ
شائِكاًfully armed فيin سِلاحِهِhis armor المَوسُومشemblazoned
شائِكاً في سِلاحِهِ المَوسُومش
Then Menelaus sprang forth, brandishing his spear,
bristling in his emblazoned armor.
ساقَهُdrove him آرسٌAres لأَنيَاسَtoward Aeneas يَبغيseeking
ساقَهُ آرسٌ لأَنيَاسَ يَبغي
لِمَنيلاfor Menelaus شَرًّاharm لِسَبقِfor the advantage of الغَرِيمِthe opponent
لِمَنيلا شَرًّا لِسَبقِ الغَرِيمِ
Ares drove him toward Aeneas, seeking
harm for Menelaus, so his foe might prevail.
بَيدَbut أَنَّthat ابنَthe son of نَسطُرٍNestor أَنطِلُوخاًAntilochus
بَيدَ أَنَّ ابنَ نَسطُرٍ أَنطِلُوخاً
هَبَّsprang up فيin إُثرِهِhis wake هُبُوبَthe blowing of النَّسِيمِthe breeze
هَبَّ في إُثرِهِ هُبُوبَ النَّسِيمِ
But Nestor's son Antilochus
rushed in his wake like a stirring breeze,
خَشيَةًfor fear أَنthat يُمَسَّhe be afflicted بالضَّيمِwith harm والآand hopes (first part)
خَشيَةً أَن يُمَسَّ بالضَّيمِ والآ
مالُhopes (completion) تَفنَىperish بِقَتلِwith the killing of ذاكَthat الزَّعيمِleader
مالُ تَفنَى بِقَتلِ ذاكَ الزَّعيمِ
fearing he might suffer harm, and their
hopes perish with that leader's death.
فَمضَىso he advanced والقَرنانِwhile the two opponents كداstrove hard اشتِباكاًin close combat
فَمضَى والقَرنانِ كدا اشتِباكاً
يَقرنانِthe two brought together القَناthe spears بِصَدرِagainst the breasts of الجُسُومِthe bodies
يَقرنانِ القَنا بِصَدرِ الجُسُومِ
He advanced as the two champions strove in combat,
bringing their spears against each other's breasts.
فالتوَىthen faltered ثَمَّthere عَزمُthe resolve of أَنياسَAeneas لَمَّاwhen
فالتوَى ثَمَّ عَزمُ أَنياسَ لَمَّا
لَقِيَhe encountered اثنينِtwo فانثَنَىand withdrew للتُّخُومِto the borders
لَقِيَ اثنينِ فانثَنَى للتُّخُومِ
There Aeneas's resolve faltered when
he faced two men, and withdrew to the battle's edge.
دَفَعاthe two brought جُثَةَthe body of القَتيلَينِthe two slain men لِلقَوضto the troops (fragment; apparent typo)
دَفَعا جُثَةَ القَتيلَينِ لِلقَوض
مِtroops (completion) وعاداand the two returned بِصَولَةٍwith an onslaught وَهَزِيمِand a roar
مِ وعادا بِصَولَةٍ وَهَزِيمِ
The two brought the slain men's bodies to the
troops, then returned with an onslaught and a battle-roar.
جَندَلاthe two struck down قيلَthe chieftain of بفَلغُونَةPaphlagonia فِيليPylae-
جَندَلا قيلَ بفَلغُونَة فِيلي
مينَ-menes رَوَّاعَterrifier of كُلِّevery شَهمٍvaliant man عَزُومِresolute
مينَ رَوَّاعَ كُلِّ شَهمٍ عَزُومِ
They felled Paphlagonia's chieftain, Pylaemenes,
the terror of every brave, resolute warrior.
فَمَنيلاthen Menelaus عَلَيهِat him مالَlunged بطَعنِwith a thrust
فَمَنيلا عَلَيهِ مالَ بطَعنِ
وأَقَرَّand lodged السِّنانَthe spearhead بالبُلعومِin the throat
وأَقَرَّ السِّنانَ بالبُلعومِ
Menelaus lunged at him with a thrust
and lodged the spearhead in his throat.
وابنُand the son of نَسطُورَNestor صَدَّstopped خادِمَهُhis servant مِيMy-
وابنُ نَسطُورَ صَدَّ خادِمَهُ مِي
ذُونَ-don مُذwhen رامَsought نَجوَةَescape of المَهزُومِthe defeated
ذُونَ مُذ رامَ نَجوَةَ المَهزُومِ
And Nestor's son checked his servant Mydon,
when, beaten, he tried to escape.
وَرَماهُand struck him بِفهِرِwith a handstone of صَخرٍrock شَدِيدٍhard
وَرَماهُ بِفهِرِ صَخرٍ شَدِيدٍ
فَتَوَارىand it disappeared بِزَندِهِinto his forearm المَقصُومِshattered
فَتَوَارى بِزَندِهِ المَقصُومِ
He struck him with a hard stone,
and it vanished into his shattered forearm.
فاستَطارتthen flew away أَعِنَّةُthe reins of الخَيلِthe horses مِنهُfrom him
فاستَطارت أَعِنَّةُ الخَيلِ مِنهُ
سابِحاتٍcoursing swiftly تَخُبُّtrotting فَوقَover الأديمِthe earth's surface
سابِحاتٍ تَخُبُّ فَوقَ الأديمِ
Then the horses' reins flew from him,
as they coursed, trotting over the earth.
فَعَلَيهِthen upon him بالسَّيفِwith the sword بالصُّدغِat the temple ثَنَّىhe struck again
فَعَلَيهِ بالسَّيفِ بالصُّدغِ ثَنَّى
فَثَناهُand toppled him للأَضِto the earth حَدُّthe edge of الصَّرُومِthe keen sword
فَثَناهُ للأَضِ حَدُّ الصَّرُومِ
He followed with a sword-blow to the temple,
and the keen sword's edge toppled him to the ground,
ناشِراًspreading لِلهَوَاءِinto the air رِجَلَيهِhis two legs لكِنbut
ناشِراً لِلهَوَاءِ رِجَلَيهِ لكِن
رَأسُهُhis head تَحتَbeneath رَملِهاits sand المَركُومِheaped-up
رَأسُهُ تَحتَ رَملِها المَركُومِ
with his legs spread into the air, but
his head beneath its heaped-up sand.
ظَلَّhe remained حَتَّىuntil جِيَادُهُhis horses بِخُطَاهاwith their steps
ظَلَّ حَتَّى جِيَادُهُ بِخُطَاها
طَرحَتهُthrew him للأَرضِto the ground دَاميbleeding from الكُلُومِthe wounds
طَرحَتهُ للأَرضِ دَامي الكُلُومِ
He stayed so until his horses, with their steps,
threw him to the ground, bleeding from his wounds.
وابنُand the son of نَسطُورَNestor ساقَهاdrove them لِحِماهُto his camp
وابنُ نَسطُورَ ساقَها لِحِماهُ
مَغنَماًas booty مِنof أَجَلِّthe finest أَصلٍstock كَرِيمِnoble
مَغنَماً مِن أَجَلِّ أَصلٍ كَرِيمِ
And Nestor's son drove them to his camp,
as booty of the finest, noblest stock.
تَحَدَّمَblazed with rage هَكطُورٌHector لِماat what هُوَhe باصِرُwas seeing
تَحَدَّمَ هَكطُورٌ لِما هُوَ باصِرُ
فصاحَthen he shouted مُغيراcharging واقتَفَتهُand followed him العَساكِرُthe troops
فصاحَ مُغيرا واقتَفَتهُ العَساكِرُ
Hector blazed with rage at what he saw,
then shouted as he charged, and the troops followed him.
وفيand at صَدرِهمtheir forefront رَبُّthe lord of الوَغىbattle يَستَحِثُّهُمurged them on
وفي صَدرِهم رَبُّ الوَغى يَستَحِثُّهُم
وإِنيُوand Enyo تُثِيرُstirred up الشَّغبَstrife والشَّغبُand strife ثائرُwas raging
وإِنيُو تُثِيرُ الشَّغبَ والشَّغبُ ثائرُ
At their head the lord of battle urged them on,
and Enyo stirred up strife as strife raged.
وآريسُand Ares هَكطُوراًHector يَليstayed close to فَهوَso he was تارَةًat times
وآريسُ هَكطُوراً يَلي فَهوَ تارَةً
ظهيرٌa supporter وَطَوراًand at times دُونَهُbefore him مُتَظَاهِرُshowing himself
ظهيرٌ وَطَوراً دُونَهُ مُتَظَاهِرُ
And Ares stayed close to Hector, at times
his supporter, at times showing himself before him.
يُجِيلُhe brandished قَنَاةًa spear أَثقَلَتweighed down كُلَّevery كاهِلٍshoulder
يُجِيلُ قَنَاةً أَثقَلَت كُلَّ كاهِلٍ
ويَفعَلُand he did ماwhat لاnot تسَتَطِيعُcould do القَساوِرُthe lions
ويَفعَلُ ما لا تسَتَطِيعُ القَساوِرُ
He brandished a spear too heavy for any shoulder,
and did what lions could not do.
ولكنbut ذِيُومِيذُDiomedes الإِلاهُthe god لَهُto him انجَلىbecame revealed
ولكن ذِيُومِيذُ الإِلاهُ لَهُ انجَلى
فَأَحجَمَso he drew back كَرَّاتِthe charges of الإلاهِthe god يُحاذِرُhe guarded against
فَأَحجَمَ كَرَّاتِ الإلاهِ يُحاذِرُ
But to Diomedes the god stood revealed,
and he drew back, wary of the god's assaults.
كَطَاوٍlike one traversing بُطُونَthe depths of البِيدِthe deserts صَدَّتهُbarred him عَنوَةًforcibly
كَطَاوٍ بُطُونَ البِيدِ صَدَّتهُ عَنوَةً
سُيُولٌtorrents غَثَتfoamed عَنهاaway from them تَزُوغُturn aside النَّواظِرُthe eyes
سُيُولٌ غَثَت عَنها تَزُوغُ النَّواظِرُ
Like a traveler through the desert's depths, forcibly barred
by foaming torrents from which the eyes recoil,
فَيَعلُوهُthen overtakes him إشفَاقٌapprehension وَتَغشاهُand envelops him خَشيَةٌfear
فَيَعلُوهُ إشفَاقٌ وَتَغشاهُ خَشيَةٌ
فينكُصَso he retreats مُنهَدَّbroken القُوَىin strength وَهوَwhile he is حائِرُbewildered
فينكُصَ مُنهَدَّ القُوَى وَهوَ حائِرُ
dread overtakes him, and fear envelops him,
so he retreats, his strength broken, bewildered.
قَالَhe said صَحبيmy companions هَكطُورَHector هَولاًa terror ظَنَنتُمyou thought
قَالَ صَحبي هَكطُورَ هَولاً ظَنَنتُم
بِقَناهُwith his lance وَالعاسِلِand the quivering spear المسَنُونِsharpened
بِقَناهُ وَالعاسِلِ المسَنُونِ
He said: “My comrades, you thought Hector a terror
with his lance and his sharpened, quivering spear.
فَاتَكُمyou overlooked أَنَّهُthat he أَوانَat the time of الوَغىbattle لَمdid not
فَاتَكُم أَنَّهُ أَوانَ الوَغى لَم
يَخلُlack يَوماًfor a single day منof مُرشدٍa guide وَمُعِينِand a helper
يَخلُ يَوماً من مُرشدٍ وَمُعِينِ
You missed that, in the hour of battle, he never
once lacked a guide and helper.
هَاكُمُhere you have آرِساًAres بِهَيئَةِin the form of إِنسٍa human
هَاكُمُ آرِساً بِهَيئَةِ إِنسٍ
حَولَهُaround him حَامَhovered كالنَّصِيرِlike the ally الأَمينِfaithful
حَولَهُ حَامَ كالنَّصِيرِ الأَمينِ
Here you have Ares, in human form,
hovering around him like a faithful ally.
فَارجِعُواso retreat والصُّدُورُwith your breasts مُنقَلِبَاتٌturned
فَارجِعُوا والصُّدُورُ مُنقَلِبَاتٌ
لِلعِدىtoward the enemy وَاتَّقُوهُand guard against him وَاتَّبِعُونيand follow me
لِلعِدى وَاتَّقُوهُ وَاتَّبِعُوني
So draw back, keeping your breasts turned
toward the enemy; beware of him, and follow me.”
Sol 6.1