ساراthey both went يَسُوقُهمَاdrives them both الأَمرُthe command العَنِيفُharsh علىalong
سارا يَسُوقُهمَا الأَمرُ العَنِيفُ على
البَحرِthe sea المَخوفِfearsome علىwith رَغمٍreluctance علىwith ألمِpain
البَحرِ المَخوفِ على رَغمٍ على ألمِ
They both went, driven by the harsh command, along
the fearsome sea, unwilling and in pain.
بَينَamong المَرَامِدَةِthe Myrmidons الغضبَىangry أَخيلُAchilles بَداappeared
بَينَ المَرَامِدَةِ الغضبَى أَخيلُ بَدا
لدىbeside سفِينَتِهِhis ship السَّودَاءِblack والخِيَمِand the tents
لدى سفِينَتِهِ السَّودَاءِ والخِيَمِ
Among the angry Myrmidons Achilles appeared,
beside his black ship and the tents.
رآهُماhe saw them both فَتَلَظَّىso he blazed with anger واحتِرامُهُماand their reverence
رآهُما فَتَلَظَّى واحتِرامُهُما
والخَوفُand fear صَدَّاهماheld them both back عنfrom وَاجِبِthe obligation of الكَلِمِspeech
والخَوفُ صَدَّاهما عن وَاجِبِ الكَلِمِ
He saw them and blazed with anger; their reverence
and fear kept them from the words they owed.
فاستُوقِفاso they were halted وَجَلاَin fear والقَلبُand the heart أَنبَاهُinformed him
فاستُوقِفا وَجَلاَ والقَلبُ أَنبَاهُ
فقالso he said مُبتَدِراًtaking the initiative بالبِشرwith friendliness والسَّلَمِand peace
فقال مُبتَدِراً بالبِشر والسَّلَمِ
So they stood halted in dread; his heart told him,
and he hastened to speak with friendliness and peace:
ياO مُرسَلَيtwo messengers of زَفسَZeus والناسand men ادنُوَاcome near, both of you عَجَلاًquickly
يا مُرسَلَي زَفسَ والناس ادنُوَا عَجَلاً
ماnot الذَّنبُthe fault ذنبُكماyour fault, both of you إِنif تَقَصُداyou both approach عَلَميmy standard
ما الذَّنبُ ذنبُكما إِن تَقَصُدا عَلَمي
"Messengers of Zeus and men, come quickly near.
The fault is not yours if you approach my standard.
أَتريذُAtreides يَبغيwants بَرِيساBriseis فاso أتِيَنَّdo come بهاwith her
أَتريذُ يَبغي بَرِيسا فا أتِيَنَّ بها
فَطرُقلُPatroclus ياO مُجتبَىchosen one of زَفسٍZeus فَهيتَso come قُمِrise
فَطرُقلُ يا مُجتبَى زَفسٍ فَهيتَ قُمِ
Atreides wants Briseis; do bring her,
Patroclus, chosen of Zeus—come, rise!
ليأخُذاهاlet them both take her وعندَand before الخالِدِينَthe immortals وعِنand before (continued)
ليأخُذاها وعندَ الخالِدِينَ وعِن
دَ(completes 'before') النَّاسِmen والمُعتَدِيand the aggressor فَليَشهدَاso let them both witness قَسميmy oath
دَ النَّاسِ والمُعتَدِي فَليَشهدَا قَسمي
Let them take her, and before the immortals and before
men and the aggressor, let them witness my oath,
لئِنif indeed تَوَلَّتovertakes سُرىthe leaders of الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks نازِلَةٌa calamity
لئِن تَوَلَّت سُرى الإِغرِيقِ نازِلَةٌ
واستَدفَعُواand they seek to repel العارَdisgrace واضطُرُّواand are compelled إِلىto هِمَميmy valor
واستَدفَعُوا العارَ واضطُرُّوا إِلى هِمَمي
should calamity overtake the leaders of the Greeks
and they seek to avert disgrace, forced to call upon my valor.
لاno شَكَّdoubt أَودَىbrought ruin بهِupon him الغَيظُwrath المَشُومill-omened فلمso he did not
لا شَكَّ أَودَى بهِ الغَيظُ المَشُوم فلم
يَذكُرtake thought ولمnor did he يَتَرَوَّcarefully consider الأَمرَthe matter بالحِكَمِwith wisdom
يَذكُر ولم يَتَرَوَّ الأَمرَ بالحِكَمِ
Surely his accursed wrath has undone him; he has not
reflected or wisely weighed the matter,
حتىso that إِذاwhen قاتلُواthey fight فيin ظِلِّthe shadow of فُلكهِمِtheir ships
حتى إِذا قاتلُوا في ظِلِّ فُلكهِمِ
ظَلَّremained الأَخاءَةُthe Achaeans فيin أَمنٍsafety وفيand in سَلَمِpeace
ظَلَّ الأَخاءَةُ في أَمنٍ وفي سَلَمِ
so that, when they fight in the shadow of their ships,
the Achaeans might remain safe and at peace."
فقامthen he rose فَطرُقلُPatroclus يُمضِيcarrying out أَمرَهُhis command وَأَتىand came
فقام فَطرُقلُ يُمضِي أَمرَهُ وَأَتى
بهاwith her بِقَلبٍwith a heart بنارِwith the fire of البَثِّgrief مُضطَرِمِablaze
بها بِقَلبٍ بنارِ البَثِّ مُضطَرِمِ
Then Patroclus rose to carry out his command, and brought
her, his heart ablaze with the fire of grief.
تَسلَّماهاthey both received her وساراand they both departed وَهيَwhile she was مُكرَهضةٌsorely distressed
تَسلَّماها وسارا وَهيَ مُكرَهضةٌ
لفُلكِto the ships of مَلكthe king of المَكينِيّينthe Mycenaeans ذيpossessed of العَظَمِgreatness
لفُلكِ مَلك المَكينِيّين ذي العَظَمِ
They received her and departed, with her sorely distressed,
for the ships of the mighty king of the Mycenaeans.
فَغَادَرَthen he left الرَّبعthe camp آخِيلٌAchilles وسارَand went إلىto
فَغَادَرَ الرَّبع آخِيلٌ وسارَ إلى
الجُرفِthe shore الخضلِيِّdamp يُفيضُpouring out الدَّمعَtears كَالدِّيَمِlike steady rains
الجُرفِ الخضلِيِّ يُفيضُ الدَّمعَ كَالدِّيَمِ
Then Achilles left the camp and went to
the damp shore, pouring tears like steady rain.
وصاحَand he cried out يَبسُطُstretching out ذَرعاًan arm وَهوَwhile he يُحدِقُgazed فيinto
وصاحَ يَبسُطُ ذَرعاً وَهوَ يُحدِقُ في
بَحرٍa sea طَغىsurged مُستَمِدًّاseeking رَحمَةَthe mercy of الرَّحِمِthe womb
بَحرٍ طَغى مُستَمِدًّا رَحمَةَ الرَّحِمِ
He cried, stretching out his arm, as he gazed into
a raging sea, seeking the mercy of the womb:
أُمَّاهُO my mother ثِيتيسُThetis مُذsince أُولِدتِنيyou bore me وَقضىand decreed
أُمَّاهُ ثِيتيسُ مُذ أُولِدتِني وَقضى
زَفسٌZeus بِقَصرِa short span for حَياتيmy life فَليَصُنso let him safeguard شِيميmy noble qualities
زَفسٌ بِقَصرِ حَياتي فَليَصُن شِيمي
"Mother Thetis, since you bore me, and it was decreed
by Zeus that my life be short, let him safeguard my honor.
عليَّto me ضَنَّhe begrudged بنَذرa pledge of المَجدِglory حيثُwhile أَغاAga-
عليَّ ضَنَّ بنَذر المَجدِ حيثُ أَغا
مَمنُونُ-memnon فيin طَولِهِhis might يَسطُوseizes علىupon قِسَميmy allotted share
مَمنُونُ في طَولِهِ يَسطُو على قِسَمي
He has begrudged me a pledge of glory, while Aga-
memnon, in his might, seizes my allotted share."
هَبَّتshe sprang up وقدand had سَمِعتheard منfrom لُجِّهاher depths صُعُداًupward
هَبَّت وقد سَمِعت من لُجِّها صُعُداً
مثلَlike الدُّخانِsmoke منَfrom الأَمواجِthe waves كالنَّسَمِlike breezes
مثلَ الدُّخانِ منَ الأَمواجِ كالنَّسَمِ
Having heard him, she sprang upward from her depths,
like smoke from the waves, like a breath of wind.
منfrom قُربِbeside نِيراNereus أَبِيهاher father الشَّيخthe aged man طائرَةًflying
من قُربِ نِيرا أَبِيها الشَّيخ طائرَةً
عَلَتshe rose فألفَتهُand found him يُهمِيpouring out دَمعَthe tears of مُحتَدِمِone in anguish
عَلَت فألفَتهُ يُهمِي دَمعَ مُحتَدِمِ
Flying from beside Nereus, her aged father,
she rose and found him pouring out tears in anguish.
فعانَقَتهُthen she embraced him وَصاحتand cried out ياO بُنَيَّmy dear son عَلاfor (in 'for what?')
فعانَقَتهُ وَصاحت يا بُنَيَّ عَلا
مَwhat? ذاthis البكاءُweeping فَبُحso speak openly بالضَّيمِof the injustice لاَتَجِمِdo not be silent
مَ ذا البكاءُ فَبُح بالضَّيمِ لاَتَجِمِ
She embraced him and cried, "My dear son, for
what is this weeping? Speak of your wrong; do not be silent."
Sol 6.1