يلقيcasts down علىbefore مرأىthe eyes of جميعall الصيدthe noble chiefs
يلقي على مرأى جميع الصيد
هائلenormous أكرةٍa ball منof الحديدiron
هائل أكرةٍ من الحديد
He casts down before all the chieftains' eyes
He casts in sight of all the prey
An enormous ball of iron.
A massive ball of iron gray
كانused to بهاit يقذفhurl إيتيونEetion
كان بها يقذف إيتيون
منfrom قبلbefore أنthat تدركهovertakes him المنونdeath
من قبل أن تدركه المنون
Eetion used to hurl it
With which Etion used to smite
Before Death overtook him.
Before the hand of death and blight
بهhim أخوbrother of البأسvalor أخيلAchilles مذwhen فتكslew
به أخو البأس أخيل مذ فتك
بفلكهin his ships استقلcarried away كلall ماthat which ملكhe owned
بفلكه استقل كل ما ملك
When Achilles, brother of valor, slew him,
The arm of battle, great Achilles, when
He bore away in his ships all that man's possessions.
He ravaged all he ruled back then
فصاحthen he cried منwhoever بذاfor this الجزاءprize طمعاdesired
فصاح من بذا الجزاء طمعا
منكمamong you ألاcome! ماindeed (emphasis) الآنnow فوراًimmediately أسرعاhasten!
منكم ألا ما الآن فوراً أسرعا
Then he cried: “Whoever covets this prize
Called out, this prize I fix and or-dain
Among you—come, hasten now, at once!
For him who farthest casts amain
فهوso it is لمنfor whoever أبعدthe farthest مرمىthrowing distance رفعاcast aloft
فهو لمن أبعد مرمى رفعا
مهماhowever much نماgrows مزرعهhis farmland واتسعاand expands
مهما نما مزرعه واتسعا
It belongs to whoever casts it farthest.
To whomso most the meadow feeds
However much his farmland grows and spreads,
Though five full years he rest and cedes
ماnot بعدafter ذاthis خمسةfive أعوامٍyears سعىtraveled
ما بعد ذا خمسة أعوامٍ سعى
لبلدٍto a town يبغيseeking الحديدiron المودعاstored away
لبلدٍ يبغي الحديد المودعا
For five years thereafter he need not travel
The land, who rules the flock that grazes
To a town seeking iron stored away
Yet as much wants beyond his prais-es
لارثfor the tiller of الأرضthe soil وللذيand for the one who رعىtended livestock
لارث الأرض وللذي رعى
بلrather فيهin it ماwhat يكفيهsuffices him هذاthis المطمعاneed
بل فيه ما يكفيه هذا المطمعا
For the tiller of the soil and the keeper of the flock;
Then rose Polypoetes the great
Instead, it holds enough to meet this need.”
And next the valiant spearman straight
فهبthen sprang up فوليفيتٌPolypoetes الجبارthe mighty
فهب فوليفيتٌ الجبار
ثمthen لينطLeonteus الباسلthe valiant القهارthe conqueror
ثم لينط الباسل القهار
Then mighty Polypoetes sprang up,
Then Ajax next in bulk and thews
Then Leonteus, the valiant conqueror,
And Epeus and Meriones
ثمthen أياسAjax الكبرthe Greater المغوارthe daring warrior
ثم أياس الكبر المغوار
والقرمand the champion إفيوسEpeius وصفاand in a row دارواthey turned around
والقرم إفيوس وصفا داروا
Then Ajax the Greater, the daring warrior,
First Epeus hurled the spheres
And the champion Epeius; in a row they turned.
And next Meriones in tears
أولهمthe first of them إفيوسEpeius ألقىhurled بالكرهthe ball
أولهم إفيوس ألقى بالكره
فاندفعتthen it shot forth وصفاًand in a row دارواthey turned around
فاندفعت وصفاً داروا
First among them, Epeius hurled the ball;
The crowd laughed and then he threw
It shot forth, and in a row they turned.
To Leonteus, Ajax too
فقهقهthen laughed loudly الجمعthe crowd وبعدهand after him قذفhurled
فقهقه الجمع وبعده قذف
بهاit لينطLeonteus ثمthen آياسAjax وقفstood
بها لينط ثم آياس وقف
The crowd guffawed; after him it was hurled
But when the strength of Zetes pent
By Leonteus; then Ajax took his stand.
Was loosed, beyond them all it went
وإذand when بعزمwith the strength of زندهhis forearm مشتدّاًstraining
وإذ بعزم زنده مشتدّاً
رمىhurled بهاit مرماهماthe throwing marks of both تعدىsurpassed
رمى بها مرماهما تعدى
And as he strained with his forearm's strength,
When Polypoetes finally cast
He hurled it past the marks of both.
He passed them all and won the last
لكنbut فوليفيتPolypoetes لماwhen ألقىhurled
لكن فوليفيت لما ألقى
بهاit علىover الجميعeveryone حازwon السبقاthe lead
بها على الجميع حاز السبقا
But when Polypoetes hurled
Then in the sight of all the band
It, he won the lead over them all.
It flew, leaving the gathered strand
فانبعثتthen it sped forth بمشهدin the sight of الحضورthose present
فانبعثت بمشهد الحضور
مبعدةًgoing far away عنfrom مجلسthe sitting-place of الجمهورthe crowd
مبعدةً عن مجلس الجمهور
It sped away in sight of those present,
As far as a herdsman flings a goad
Far from the place where the crowd sat,
Above the kine that low and plod
كبعدlike the distance of مرمىthe throw of محجنthe crook of البقارthe cowherd
كبعد مرمى محجن البقار
يغلspeeds along فوقabove راتعgrazing الثيارthe bulls
يغل فوق راتع الثيار
As far as the cast of a cowherd's crook
The crowd was filled with wonderment
Which flies above the grazing bulls.
And to their lord then hailed consent
والجمعand the crowd ضجroared وبتلكand with that الصلةprize
والجمع ضج وبتلك الصلة
لفلكهto his ships أصحابهhis companions بادرتhastened
لفلكه أصحابه بادرت
The crowd roared, and with that prize
His companions hastened to his ships.
Partial English translation: 30 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1