سَمعاً أُصَيحابي رأيتُ دُجىً

سَمعاً أُصَيحابي رأيتُ دُجىً

طَيفَ الكَرَى واللَّيلُ قد صَرَّا

طَيفَ الكَرَى واللَّيلُ قد صَرَّا

Listen, my dear companions: in the darkness I saw

My friends, I saw darkness fall

a phantom of sleep, when the night had deepened,

The specter of fate and night enveloped us

في شَكلِ نَسطُورٍ وَهَيئَتِهِ

في شَكلِ نَسطُورٍ وَهَيئَتِهِ

مُتَمَثِّلاً لي قالَ مٌذ خَرَّا

مُتَمَثِّلاً لي قالَ مٌذ خَرَّا

in Nestor's form and likeness,

In the form of Nestor, his appearance

appearing before me; as he descended, he said:

Manifested, and he said after descending:

لِم يا ابنَ أَترَا القَرمَ تَهجُعَ ما

لِم يا ابنَ أَترَا القَرمَ تَهجُعَ ما

ذَا شأنُ مولىً يَملِكُ الأَمرا

ذَا شأنُ مولىً يَملِكُ الأَمرا

Why sleep, mighty son of Atreus? This is not

Why, son of Atreus, do you slumber unaware

the way of a lord who holds command.

Of your duty as commander of men?

مَن قد توَلَّى أَمرَ أُمتهِ

مَن قد توَلَّى أَمرَ أُمتهِ

أَنَّى ينامُ الليلةَ الحَرَّى

أَنَّى ينامُ الليلةَ الحَرَّى

One who has taken charge of his people—

He who has assumed leadership of his people

how can he sleep through this burning night?

How can he sleep on such a critical night?

فاحفَظ كَلامي زَفسُ بي لكَ مِن

فاحفَظ كَلامي زَفسُ بي لكَ مِن

قاصي أَعالِيهِ لَقَد أَسرَى

قاصي أَعالِيهِ لَقَد أَسرَى

So remember my words: Zeus has sent me to you from

Remember my words, I hasten to you from

his farthest heights on a journey through the night.

The furthest heights, I have flown here.

مالت إلى الإِغرِيقِ رأفَتُهُ

مالت إلى الإِغرِيقِ رأفَتُهُ

فأَرَادَ أَن تَستَدفِعَالضُّرَّا

فأَرَادَ أَن تَستَدفِعَالضُّرَّا

His compassion turned toward the Greeks,

My compassion inclined toward the Greeks

so he wished you to ward off harm,

I wished to ward off harm from them.

في كُلِّ مَن وَالاكَ تَزحَفُ إِذ

في كُلِّ مَن وَالاكَ تَزحَفُ إِذ

قَد حَانَ فَتحُ البَلدَةِ الكُبرَى

قَد حَانَ فَتحُ البَلدَةِ الكُبرَى

advancing with all who stand by you, for

In all those loyal to you, march forth

the time to take the great city has come.

For the destined conquest of the great city.

أربابُنا طُرًّا قدِ اتَّفَقُوا

أربابُنا طُرًّا قدِ اتَّفَقُوا

وَلِقَولِ هيرا أَذعَنُوا طُرَّا

وَلِقَولِ هيرا أَذعَنُوا طُرَّا

Our gods have all agreed,

Our lords have agreed and plotted

and to Hera's word they have all yielded.

And acquiesced to Hera's word completely.

وَعلى بَني الطُّروَادِ زَفسُ قَضَى

وَعلى بَني الطُّروَادِ زَفسُ قَضَى

بالوَيلِ فاخبُر أَمرَهُ خُبرا

بالوَيلِ فاخبُر أَمرَهُ خُبرا

And against the sons of the Troad, Zeus has decreed

And against the sons of Troy, Zeus has decreed

doom; so understand his decree fully.

Misfortune, so inform them of his command.

من ثَمَّ عَنِّي غَابَ مُحتَجِباً

من ثَمَّ عَنِّي غَابَ مُحتَجِباً

لَكِنَّني أُهبِبتُ مُضطَراَّ

لَكِنَّني أُهبِبتُ مُضطَراَّ

Then he vanished from me, hidden from sight,

Then from me he disappeared, concealing himself

but I was roused against my will.

Though I was compelled and distraught,

أَوَ كَيفَ نُغرِي الجُندض في عَجَلٍ

أَوَ كَيفَ نُغرِي الجُندض في عَجَلٍ

حَتَّى يَكُرُّوا لِلِّقَا كَرَّا

حَتَّى يَكُرُّوا لِلِّقَا كَرَّا

And how shall we spur the troops on swiftly,

How can we spur the soldiers urgently

so that they make a fierce charge into battle?

To prepare for battle and attack?

فأَنا سأَبلُوهُم وَأَدفَعُهُم

فأَنا سأَبلُوهُم وَأَدفَعُهُم

بالقَول فَوقَ سَفِينِهِم فَرَّا

بالقَول فَوقَ سَفِينِهِم فَرَّا

So I shall test them and urge them

I will rouse them and drive them

with words to flee aboard their ships.

With my words atop their ship speedily.

وَعَلَيكُمُ أَنتُم بِجَهدِكُمُ

وَعَلَيكُمُ أَنتُم بِجَهدِكُمُ

تَستَنهِضُون العَزمَ وَالصَّبرا

تَستَنهِضُون العَزمَ وَالصَّبرا

And you yourselves must, with all your effort,

And you must with all your strength

rouse resolve and endurance.

Summon your resolve and patience.