جَلَسَتshe sat أُصمِتَتshe was silenced وخارَتand she grew faint فُؤَاداًat heart
جَلَسَت أُصمِتَت وخارَت فُؤَاداً
وبَنُوand the sons of الخُلدimmortality بُلبِلُواwere thrown into confusion بِلبَالاgreat turmoil
وبَنُو الخُلد بُلبِلُوا بِلبَالا
She sat, silenced and faint of heart,
and the sons of immortality were thrown into turmoil.
فَتَصَدَّىthen stepped forward الحَدَّادthe smith ذوpossessor of الشأنِrenown
فَتَصَدَّى الحَدَّاد ذو الشأنِ
هِيفِستُHephaestus لتسكينِto soothe أُمِّهِhis mother ثُمَّthen قالاhe said
هِيفِستُ لتسكينِ أُمِّهِ ثُمَّ قالا
Then the renowned smith stepped forward,
Hephaestus, to soothe his mother, and said:
فَدَحَweighed heavily الأَمرُthe matter إِنif تَكُوناyou two should be لأَجلِfor the sake of النthe people (beginning)
فَدَحَ الأَمرُ إِن تَكُونا لأَجلِ الن
اسِpeople (ending) بالأَرضِon earth تُنشِبانِyou two kindle القِتالاthe fighting
اسِ بالأَرضِ تُنشِبانِ القِتالا
“The matter is grave if you two, for the sake of the
people on earth, kindle strife.
وإِذاand if ماemphasis اَوسَعتُماناyou two heap upon us جَفاءًharshness
وإِذا ما اَوسَعتُمانا جَفاءً
كَيفَhow نَبغِيcan we seek الصَّفاharmony ونَنعَمُand enjoy بالاin mind
كَيفَ نَبغِي الصَّفا ونَنعَمُ بالا
And if you two heap harshness upon us,
how can we seek harmony and enjoy peace of mind?
لكِto you نُصحيmy counsel مَهماhowever much تَعِيyou comprehend حِكمَةًwisdom أَنto
لكِ نُصحي مَهما تَعِي حِكمَةً أَن
تَتَّقِيهِyou beware of him وأَنand to تُلينِيyou soften المَقالاthe speech
تَتَّقِيهِ وأَن تُلينِي المَقالا
My counsel to you, however wise you are, is
to beware of him and soften your speech,
خَشيَةًfor fear أَنthat يَشتَدَّhe grow severe زَجراًin rebuke فَتُمسِيso it becomes
خَشيَةً أَن يَشتَدَّ زَجراً فَتُمسِي
كأسُthe cup أَفرَاحِناof our joys بذَاكضthrough that وَبالاa calamity
كأسُ أَفرَاحِنا بذَاكض وَبالا
lest he grow fierce in rebuke, and
the cup of our joys thereby turn to woe.
هكذاthus شاءَwilled قاصِفُthe crasher of الرَّعدِthunder وهوَand he is الthe
هكذا شاءَ قاصِفُ الرَّعدِ وهوَ ال
أعظَمُgreatest الفائِقُsurpassing الجميعَeveryone كمالاin perfection
أعظَمُ الفائِقُ الجميعَ كمالا
Thus has the thunder-crasher willed it; he is
the greatest, surpassing all in perfection.
وهوَand he is كُفؤٌcapable لِهَدّof shattering كُلّall قُوَاناour strength
وهوَ كُفؤٌ لِهَدّ كُلّ قُوَانا
بعُرُوشٍtogether with thrones قدindeed أَعظَمَتنَأhave exalted us جَلاَلاin majesty
بعُرُوشٍ قد أَعظَمَتنَأ جَلاَلا
And he can shatter all our strength,
along with thrones that have exalted us in majesty.
سَكِنِّيsoothe غَيظُهُhis wrath بِعَذبِwith sweet الأَحادِيthe words (beginning)
سَكِنِّي غَيظُهُ بِعَذبِ الأَحادِي
ثِwords (ending) فَيَرضىso he may be pleased عنَّاwith us ويَحسُنُand improve حالاin disposition
ثِ فَيَرضى عنَّا ويَحسُنُ حالا
Soothe his wrath with sweet
words, so he may favor us and be better disposed.”
ثُمَّthen زَجَّىhe offered لهاto her وقدand having قامَrisen كأساًa cup
ثُمَّ زَجَّى لها وقد قامَ كأساً
طَفَحَتit brimmed over قالَhe said هاكِhere, take خَمراًwine زُلاَلاpure
طَفَحَت قالَ هاكِ خَمراً زُلاَلا
Then, having risen, he offered her a cup
brimming over, and said, “Here, take pure wine.
هَمِدِّيquell الرَّوعَyour fear كُلَّماwhenever اشتَدَّit grows intense إِنّيI indeed
هَمِدِّي الرَّوعَ كُلَّما اشتَدَّ إِنّي
مُشفِقٌam fearful أَنthat يَسُومَكِhe subjects you to استِذلالاhumiliation
مُشفِقٌ أَن يَسُومَكِ استِذلالا
Calm your fear whenever it grows fierce; I
fear that he may subject you to humiliation.
لستُI am not كُفأًequal مهماhowever much عَلِقتِyou are attached بِقَلبيto my heart
لستُ كُفأً مهما عَلِقتِ بِقَلبي
لِدِفاعٍto defending أَراهُI deem it أَمراًa matter مُحَالاimpossible
لِدِفاعٍ أَراهُ أَمراً مُحَالا
I am unequal, however dear you are to my heart,
to defending you; I deem it an impossible task.
ساقَنيdrove me العَزمُresolve مَرَّةًonce لانتِصارٍto champion
ساقَني العَزمُ مَرَّةً لانتِصارٍ
لكِfor you فاجتَرَّنيso he dragged me برِجلَيَّby my two feet حالاat once
لكِ فاجتَرَّني برِجلَيَّ حالا
Once, resolve drove me to stand up
for you; at once he dragged me by both feet
ورَمىand hurled بيme مِنَfrom السَّماءِheaven فدُحرِجand was sent tumbling
ورَمى بي مِنَ السَّماءِ فدُحرِج
تُI (verb ending) نَهارِيmy whole day حتَّىuntil سَناthe radiance of الشَّمسِthe sun زَالاfaded
تُ نَهارِي حتَّى سَنا الشَّمسِ زَالا
and hurled me from heaven; I tumbled
all day, until the sun's radiance faded.
فَوقَupon لِمنُوسَLemnos خائرَfailing in العَزمِstrength أُهبِطتُI was cast down
فَوقَ لِمنُوسَ خائرَ العَزمِ أُهبِطتُ
لدَىamong السِّنتِthe Sintians فالنُقِطتُthen I was picked up مُعَالاcared for
لدَى السِّنتِ فالنُقِطتُ مُعَالا
I was cast upon Lemnos, my strength spent,
among the Sintians, where I was picked up and tended.”
بِبهَيِّwith fair اليَدَينِthe two hands منfrom بعدشafter انthat هشَّbrightened
بِبهَيِّ اليَدَينِ من بعدش ان هشَّ
تshe (verb ending) وبَشَّتand she smiled تَنَاوَلَتهَاshe took it فمالاthen he turned
ت وبَشَّت تَنَاوَلَتهَا فمالا
With her fair hands, after she had brightened
and smiled, she took it; then he turned
وأَدَارَand passed around السُّلاَفَthe choice wine دَوراًin a round علىto البَاthe others (beginning)
وأَدَارَ السُّلاَفَ دَوراً على البَا
قِينَothers (ending) يَسقِيhe gave drink يَمِينَهمtheir right side فشِمالاthen the left
قِينَ يَسقِي يَمِينَهم فشِمالا
and passed the choice wine round to the
others, serving them on the right and then the left.
مُقبِلاًapproaching يَستَقيhe draws drink منَfrom الدَّنِthe cask صِرفاًunmixed wine
مُقبِلاً يَستَقي منَ الدَّنِ صِرفاً
وهوَwhile he يَجرِيruns ويُحسِنُand does well الإِقبَالاin attending
وهوَ يَجرِي ويُحسِنُ الإِقبَالا
Coming forward, he drew unmixed wine from the cask,
hurrying about and attending them graciously.
فعلاthen rose الضِّحكُlaughter بَينَهُمamong them إِذwhen رَأَوهُthey saw him
فعلا الضِّحكُ بَينَهُم إِذ رَأَوهُ
هارِعاًhurrying فيهِمِamong them بِقَصرٍin a palace تَعَالىtowering high
هارِعاً فيهِمِ بِقَصرٍ تَعَالى
Laughter rose among them when they saw him
hurrying in their midst in a towering palace.
لَبِثُواthey continued يُولِمُونَfeasting يَومَهُمُthroughout their day بَيbetween (beginning)
لَبِثُوا يُولِمُونَ يَومَهُمُ بَي
نَbetween (ending) طَعامٍfood يُؤتىbeing brought وحَظٍّand delight تَوَالىfollowed in succession
نَ طَعامٍ يُؤتى وحَظٍّ تَوَالى
They spent their day feasting,
amid food brought forth and delights in succession.
وفِبُوسٌand Phoebus بِضَربشwith the playing of قيارِهِhis lyre والand the
وفِبُوسٌ بِضَربش قيارِهِ وال
حُورُfair maidens يُنشِدنَsang بَهجَةًjoy وجمَالاand beauty
حُورُ يُنشِدنَ بَهجَةً وجمَالا
And Phoebus played his lyre, while the
fair maidens sang with joy and beauty.
وإِذاand when الشَّمسُthe sun بالخِباءِwithin the tent توَارَتhid itself
وإِذا الشَّمسُ بالخِباءِ توَارَت
كلُّevery رَبٍّgod مضىdeparted يرُومُseeking اعتِزِالاseclusion
كلُّ رَبٍّ مضى يرُومُ اعتِزِالا
And when the sun hid within its tent,
each god departed, seeking solitude.
نَهَضُواthey rose لِلمَنَامِto sleep ضِمنضwithin صُرُوحٍlofty halls
نَهَضُوا لِلمَنَامِ ضِمنض صُرُوحٍ
شادَbuilt هِيفستُHephaestus بالسنَّاwith radiance تَتَلالاglittering
شادَ هِيفستُ بالسنَّا تَتَلالا
They rose to sleep within lofty halls
that Hephaestus had built, glittering with radiance.
وكذاand likewise زَفسُZeus رَامَsought مَبضجِعضهُhis bed حَيwhere (beginning)
وكذا زَفسُ رَامَ مَبضجِعضهُ حَي
ثُwhere (ending) لَذِيذُsweet الهُجُوعِslumber يُلقىcasts الظِّلالاshadows
ثُ لَذِيذُ الهُجُوعِ يُلقى الظِّلالا
And likewise Zeus sought his bed, where
sweet slumber casts its shadows.
وإِلىand to جانَبِيهِhis sides منfrom فَوقِatop عَرشٍa throne
وإِلى جانَبِيهِ من فَوقِ عَرشٍ
عسجَدَيٍّgolden هِيرَاHera تَشُوقُcaptivates اعتِدالاwith graceful poise
عسجَدَيٍّ هِيرَا تَشُوقُ اعتِدالا
And beside him, upon a throne
of gold, Hera enchanted with her graceful poise.
Sol 6.1