قالَhe said يَاO شَيخُold man فَاحذَرِso beware القُربَproximity مِنto فُدships (word begins; uncertain reading)
قالَ يَا شَيخُ فَاحذَرِ القُربَ مِن فُد
كِيmy (preceding word's ending) سَوَاءٌall the same رَجعتَyou return أَمor أَنتَyou باقِيremaining
كِي سَوَاءٌ رَجعتَ أَم أَنتَ باقِي
He said, 'Old man, beware of coming near my ships [reading uncertain],
The old man said, "Beware of being near the wolf
whether you return or remain.
Whether you come back or stay
لَيسَthere is no فيin الصَّولَحَانِthe sceptre هَذَاthis وَلاnor فِيin
لَيسَ في الصَّولَحَانِ هَذَا وَلا فِي
ذِيthese عِصَابَاتِwreaths رَبّهِof his lord لَكfor you وَاقيprotector
ذِي عِصَابَاتِ رَبّهِ لَك وَاقي
No protection lies in this sceptre, nor in
This is not found in swordsmen
these wreaths of his lord, for you.
Nor in those with robes protecting you through your Lord
لَنwill not تَنَالَyou obtain الفَتَاةَthe maiden بَلrather سَوفwill تَبقَىshe remains
لَن تَنَالَ الفَتَاةَ بَل سَوف تَبقَى
بِبِلاَدِيin my land أَرغُوسَArgos مِثلَlike البَوَاقِيthe others
بِبِلاَدِي أَرغُوسَ مِثلَ البَوَاقِي
You shall not obtain the maiden; rather, she shall remain
You will not get the girl but will remain
in my land, Argos, like the others.
In my land of Argos like the rest
تُدرِكُshe reaches العَجزَinfirmity وَهيَwhile she تَنسُجُweaves قُطناًcotton
تُدرِكُ العَجزَ وَهيَ تَنسُجُ قُطناً
ضَمنَwithin صَرحيmy palace بغُربَةٍin exile وَانسِحَاقِand abasement
ضَمنَ صَرحي بغُربَةٍ وَانسِحَاقِ
She will grow infirm while weaving cotton
You will meet frailty as she weaves cotton
within my palace, in exile and abasement,
In my palace in estrangement and despair
وَتَلِيand attends مَضجَعِيmy bed فَقُمso rise وَاخشَand fear غَيظِيmy wrath
وَتَلِي مَضجَعِي فَقُم وَاخشَ غَيظِي
إنif تَرُمyou seek آمِناًsafe لحَاقَjoining الرِّفَاقِthe companions
إن تَرُم آمِناً لحَاقَ الرِّفَاقِ
and attend my bed. So rise, and fear my wrath,
And approach my bed so get up and fear my anger
if you seek to join your companions safely.'
If you try to sleep safely with companions
ذُعِرَwas terrified الشَّيخُthe old man فَانثَنَىso he withdrew وَاجِماًdowncast and silent فِيalong
ذُعِرَ الشَّيخُ فَانثَنَى وَاجِماً فِي
جُرفِthe shore of بَحرٍa sea يَعُجُّroars فيacross الآفَاقِthe horizons
جُرفِ بَحرٍ يَعُجُّ في الآفَاقِ
The old man took fright and withdrew, downcast, along
The Sheikh shuddered and bent down silently
the shore of a sea roaring across the horizons.
In a sea cliff surging into horizons
ثُمَّthen فيin عُزَلَةٍsolitude دَعَاhe prayed وَدُعَاهُand his prayer
ثُمَّ في عُزَلَةٍ دَعَا وَدُعَاهُ
لاِبنِto the son of لاَطُونَةٍLatona أَفُلُّونضApollo رَاقيrising
لاِبنِ لاَطُونَةٍ أَفُلُّونض رَاقي
Then, in solitude, he prayed, and his prayer
Then in solitude he prayed and implored
rose to Latona's son, Apollo:
The son of Letona, bright Apollo
رَبَّLord يَاذَاO possessor of قَوسِthe bow of اللُّجَينِsilver استَجبنيanswer me
رَبَّ يَاذَا قَوسِ اللُّجَينِ استَجبني
حُقَّis due مَولَىlord of تِنيذُسٍTenedos إِحقَاقِيmy vindication
حُقَّ مَولَى تِنيذُسٍ إِحقَاقِي
'Lord, O bearer of the silver bow, answer me;
Lord O bow of Lijini answer me
Lord of Tenedos, my vindication is due.
It is the right of the Lord Tinidus to give me success
ياO وَليَّguardian of السِّمنثِSminth يَاO عَونَhelper of كِلاَّCilla
يا وَليَّ السِّمنثِ يَا عَونَ كِلاَّ
وَخَرِيسٍand Chryse يَاO رَبِّmy Lord خُذtake hold بِنِطَاقِيof my girdle
وَخَرِيسٍ يَا رَبِّ خُذ بِنِطَاقِي
O guardian of Sminth, O helper of Cilla
O Guardian of Seminthus O helper of both
and Chryse, O my Lord, take hold of my girdle.
Kharis and Aris O Lord take me by my belt
إنif أَكُنI am قَدindeed زَيَّنتُI adorned هَيكَلَكَyour temple الوَهَّاradiant (word begins)
إن أَكُن قَد زَيَّنتُ هَيكَلَكَ الوَهَّا
جَcompletion of 'radiant' أوor مَاever ضَحَّيتُI sacrificed بِالإحراقِby burning
جَ أو مَا ضَحَّيتُ بِالإحراقِ
If I have ever adorned your radiant temple,
If I have adorned your crazy temple
or ever made sacrifices by fire,
Or sacrificed with burnt offerings
وَلِسُوثِand the thighs (uncertain reading) السِّخالِof the kids وَالتَّورِand the bull زَكَّيconsecrated (verb begins)
وَلِسُوثِ السِّخالِ وَالتَّورِ زَكَّي
تُI (preceding verb's ending) فَسَالَتso they flowed بِشَحمِهاwith their fat المُهرَاقِpoured out
تُ فَسَالَت بِشَحمِها المُهرَاقِ
and consecrated the thighs [reading uncertain] of kids and the bull,
And for the fat of the calm cow and the bull I made holy
so they streamed with their poured-out fat,
Their fat ran through the sacrificial channels
فَبِأَبنَاءِso against the sons of دَانَوٍDanaus نَبلُكَyour arrows الصُّthe unyielding (word begins)
فَبِأَبنَاءِ دَانَوٍ نَبلُكَ الصُّ
مُّcompletion of 'unyielding' لِتَفتُكlet them kill بِدَمعِfor the tears of هَذِيthese المآقِيeye-corners
مُّ لِتَفتُك بِدَمعِ هَذِي المآقِي
then, against the sons of Danaus, let your unyielding arrows
So by the sons of Danaus your arrow
wreak death for the tears at the corners of these eyes.'
To destroy the tears of this affliction"
Sol 6.1