هذَاthis وأُوذِسُand Odysseus ماضٍproceeding فيwith ضَحِيتَّهِhis sacrificial offering
هذَا وأُوذِسُ ماضٍ في ضَحِيتَّهِ
الىto خَرِيساChrysa وذَاكَand that الثَّغرَthe harbor مُذwhen وَصَلاhe reached
الى خَرِيسا وذَاكَ الثَّغرَ مُذ وَصَلا
Meanwhile, Odysseus proceeded with his sacrificial offering
This one sailed off into the sunset
to Chrysa; once he reached that harbor,
Toward Khryse and the beauteous maiden -
طوىhe furled الشِّراعَthe sail إلىinto قَعرِthe bottom of السَّفينةِthe ship والand the...
طوى الشِّراعَ إلى قَعرِ السَّفينةِ وال
حِبالَropes حلَّhe loosened وحالاًand immediately أَنزَلَhe lowered الدَّقَلاَthe mast
حِبالَ حلَّ وحالاً أَنزَلَ الدَّقَلاَ
he furled the sail down in the ship's hold, and
Furled the sail down to the keel, let
loosed the ropes, then immediately lowered the mast.
The hawsers loose; then, crouching, settled.
وقامand he began يَجذِفُrowing لَلمرفاtoward the harbor ويَطرَحُand casts مِرanchor (first part)
وقام يَجذِفُ لَلمرفا ويَطرَحُ مِر
ساةًanchor (second part) ويُوثِقُand fastens شَدَّthe binding of الجُملthe thick cable مُعتَقِلاsecuring it
ساةً ويُوثِقُ شَدَّ الجُمل مُعتَقِلا
He began rowing toward the harbor and cast
And stroking now on either side went he,
an anchor, making the thick cable fast and secure.
Backwards, threw oar-blades, while he made all fast
فأَخرَجَthen he brought out الذِبحَthe sacrificial victim والحَسناءُand the fair maiden تَتبَعُهُfollows him
فأَخرَجَ الذِبحَ والحَسناءُ تَتبَعُهُ
إلىto مَقضامِthe sanctuary of فبُوسٍPhoebus فانثنىthen he turned وتَلاand spoke
إلى مَقضامِ فبُوسٍ فانثنى وتَلا
Then he brought out the sacrificial victim, the fair maiden following him
In the cross-thwarts, bound well the bag's mouth close;
to Phoebus' sanctuary; then he turned and spoke:
Then brought the ram out, and the sunshine followed -
أَياO خَرِيسُChryses اَغامَمنُونُAgamemnon أَرسَلَنِيsent me
أَيا خَرِيسُ اَغامَمنُونُ أَرسَلَنِي
لِرَدِّto return بِنتكَyour daughter واستدراكِand to remedy ماwhat حَصلاhappened
لِرَدِّ بِنتكَ واستدراكِ ما حَصلا
“O Chryses, Agamemnon has sent me
Up to the altar came the Greek maid Paris.
to return your daughter and make amends for what happened.
They rinsed their hands, and took the barley grains up.
لِفيبُسٍto Phoebus بضحاياناwith our sacrifices نُقَرِّبُهاwe offer them
لِفيبُسٍ بضحايانا نُقَرِّبُها
جِئناwe have come عَساهُperhaps he will يُزِيلُremove السُّخطَthe wrath والعِلَلاand the ailments
جِئنا عَساهُ يُزِيلُ السُّخطَ والعِلَلا
To Phoebus, with our sacrifices to offer him,
In longing Khryses stretched his arms out unto
we have come, hoping he will remove his wrath and the sickness.”
The lord Apollo, as he called aloud:
آوىhe took in إِليهِto himself ابنَةًa daughter رَقَّتgrew tender عَواطفُهُhis feelings
آوى إِليهِ ابنَةً رَقَّت عَواطفُهُ
لهاtoward her وبَاشرَتand began الإِغرِيقَةُthe Greeks العَمَلاthe work
لها وبَاشرَت الإِغرِيقَةُ العَمَلا
He drew his daughter to him, his feelings tender
"Hear me, God of the silver bow who standest over
toward her; the Greeks began their work.
Khryse and holy Killa, and rules Tenedos tight
صفَوُّاthey arrayed علىupon المَذَبحِthe altar المُزدَانِthe adorned ذِبحَهُمُtheir sacrifice
صفَوُّا على المَذَبحِ المُزدَانِ ذِبحَهُمُ
ذَرُّواthey scattered الشَّعِيرَthe barley وكُلٌand each one كَفَّهُhis hand غَسَلاwashed
ذَرُّوا الشَّعِيرَ وكُلٌ كَفَّهُ غَسَلا
They arrayed their sacrifice upon the adorned altar;
With might, o Smintheus! If I ever wrapped pleasant
they scattered barley, and each washed his hand.
Gifts for thee in the rich fane, or burnt thighs
وَللمَّاءِand toward the water خَرِيسٌChryses مَدَّstretched out فيin لَهَفٍlonging
وَللمَّاءِ خَرِيسٌ مَدَّ في لَهَفٍ
يَدَa hand of الضَّرَاعَةِsupplication يَدعُوcalling on الربَّthe god مُبتَهِلاfervently supplicating
يَدَ الضَّرَاعَةِ يَدعُو الربَّ مُبتَهِلا
And toward the water Chryses stretched out, in longing,
Of bulls or goats for thee, this my desire fulfil:
a hand of supplication, fervently calling on the god:
Let now thine arrows avenge these my tears upon
ياO ربَّlord of كِلاَّCilla وَذَاand bearer of قَوسِthe bow of اللُّجَينِsilver وياand O
يا ربَّ كِلاَّ وَذَا قَوسِ اللُّجَينِ ويا
مولىًmaster بقُوَّتِهِby his might تِينيذُساًTenedos وَصلاَreached
مولىً بقُوَّتِهِ تِينيذُساً وَصلاَ
“O lord of Cilla and bearer of the silver bow, and O
The Danaans!" So he spoke in prayer, and Phœbus Apollo
master whose might has reached Tenedos,
Heard him, came down from the peaks of Olympus wroth
وَياand O وَلِيَّguardian of خَرِيسٍChryses قَدindeed أَجَبتَyou answered دُعاa prayer
وَيا وَلِيَّ خَرِيسٍ قَد أَجَبتَ دُعا
دَعَوتُهُI uttered it وَبَلَوتَand you afflicted القَومthe people شَرَّthe worst بَلاaffliction
دَعَوتُهُ وَبَلَوتَ القَوم شَرَّ بَلا
and O guardian of Chryses, you answered a prayer
At heart, bearing on his shoulders the bow and the hooded
I uttered, and afflicted the people with the worst affliction.
Quiver; and shafts clashed on his shoulders in wrath
أَجِبanswer سُؤاليmy plea وَعَنand from أَبنَاءِthe sons of دَانَوُسٍDanaus
أَجِب سُؤالي وَعَن أَبنَاءِ دَانَوُسٍ
أَزِلremove وَباءًa plague علىupon أَعناقِهِمtheir necks ثَقُلاweighed heavily
أَزِل وَباءً على أَعناقِهِم ثَقُلا
Answer my plea, and from the sons of Danaus
As the god moved; and his coming was like night. Then he sat him
remove the plague that has weighed upon their necks.”
Aloof from the ships, and let fly an arrow; and fearful
كذَاthus دَعاhe prayed وَأَفُلُّونُand Apollo استجَابَanswered وَهُمand they
كذَا دَعا وَأَفُلُّونُ استجَابَ وَهُم
دَعَواprayed وَذَرُّواand scattered شَعِيراًbarley طَاهِراًpure فَضُلاexcellent
دَعَوا وَذَرُّوا شَعِيراً طَاهِراً فَضُلا
Thus he prayed, and Apollo answered; and they
The clash that rose from the silver bow Shocking to listen;
prayed and scattered pure, choice barley.
First on the mules he levelled his dart, and onto the quick dogs.
والذابِحُand the slaughterer الذِبحَthe sacrificial victim أَعلىraised رأسَهُits head وكذَاand so
والذابِحُ الذِبحَ أَعلى رأسَهُ وكذَا
منfrom بعدِafter تَجرِيدِهِflaying it أَفخاذَهُits thighs عَزَلاhe separated
من بعدِ تَجرِيدِهِ أَفخاذَهُ عَزَلا
The slaughterer raised the victim's head, and then,
Then on themselves he let loose his piercing shafts; and ever
after flaying it, set its thighs apart.
The pyres of the corpses burned thick; and in groups nine days ranged
بالشَّحمwith fat غَشَّىhe covered حَوَاشيهاtheir edges وَأَتبَعَهَاand followed them with
بالشَّحم غَشَّى حَوَاشيها وَأَتبَعَهَا
الأَحشاءَthe entrails دامِيةًbloody منfrom فَوقِهاabove them وَشَلاdripping
الأَحشاءَ دامِيةً من فَوقِها وَشَلا
He covered their edges with fat, then laid upon them
the bloody entrails, dripping from above.
فأَضرَمَthen he kindled الشَّيخُthe old man خُشبَاناًlogs مُقَطَّعَةًcut up
فأَضرَمَ الشَّيخُ خُشبَاناً مُقَطَّعَةً
وَالخَمرَand wine صبَّhe poured عَلَيهَاupon them والصِّلاand the fire اشتَعَلاblazed
وَالخَمرَ صبَّ عَلَيهَا والصِّلا اشتَعَلا
Then the old man kindled split logs,
and poured wine upon them, and the fire blazed.
وَحولَهُبسفَافِيدٍand around him with spits مُخَمَّسَةٍfivefold
وَحولَهُبسفَافِيدٍ مُخَمَّسَةٍ
أطرافُهَاtheir prongs فِتيضةُthe youths of الإغرِيقِthe Greeks وَالنُّبَلاand the nobles
أطرافُهَا فِتيضةُ الإغرِيقِ وَالنُّبَلا
Around him, with spits bearing five
prongs, stood the Greek youths and nobles,
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen ذَابَتِmelted الافخَاذُthe thighs وَاجتَعَلُواand took as their portion
حَتَّى إِذَا ذَابَتِ الافخَاذُ وَاجتَعَلُوا
باقيthe remainder of الحَشاthe entrails اقتَسَمُواthey divided among themselves اللَّحمَthe meat الَّذِيthat فَضَلاremained
باقي الحَشا اقتَسَمُوا اللَّحمَ الَّذِي فَضَلا
until, when the thighs had melted and they had taken
the remaining entrails as their portion, they divided the meat left over.
ثُمَّthen اشتَوَوهُthey roasted it وَهَبُّواand they sprang up للطَّعامِto the meal وَلَمand did not
ثُمَّ اشتَوَوهُ وَهَبُّوا للطَّعامِ وَلَم
يَكُنbe بِهِمamong them قَطُّever شاكٍa complainer لمdid not يَنَلreceive جُعَلاa share
يَكُن بِهِم قَطُّ شاكٍ لم يَنَل جُعَلا
Then they roasted it and fell to eating; not
one among them ever complained of having received no share.
لمَّاwhen اكتَفَواthey had their fill بِكُؤُوسِwith cups of الرَّاحwine طَافِحَةًbrimming
لمَّا اكتَفَوا بِكُؤُوسِ الرَّاح طَافِحَةً
دارُواthey circled وَفِتيَتُهُمand their youths قَدalready رَتَّلَتchanted جَذَلاjoyfully
دارُوا وَفِتيَتُهُم قَد رَتَّلَت جَذَلا
When they had had their fill of brimming cups of wine,
they circled round, while their youths chanted joyfully.
ظَلُّواthey continued نَهَارَهُمُtheir whole day يَبغُونَseeking بالنَّغَمِthrough melody الthe...
ظَلُّوا نَهَارَهُمُ يَبغُونَ بالنَّغَمِ ال
شادِيmelodious تَقَبُّلَacceptance by رَبِّa god مِنهُمُfrom them انتَفَلاhad turned away
شادِي تَقَبُّلَ رَبِّ مِنهُمُ انتَفَلا
All day they sought, through melody
sweetly sung, the favor of a god who had turned away from them.
وَعَظَّمُوهُand they glorified him بأَنشادٍwith hymns لَهُfor him نُظِمَتwere composed
وَعَظَّمُوهُ بأَنشادٍ لَهُ نُظِمَت
فَطابَthen he was pleased نضفساًin spirit بِطيبِby the sweetness of اللَّحنِthe melody وَاجتَذَلاand he rejoiced
فَطابَ نضفساً بِطيبِ اللَّحنِ وَاجتَذَلا
They glorified him with hymns composed for him;
he was pleased in spirit by the sweet melody, and rejoiced.
والشَّمسُand the sun لمَّاwhen تَوَارتdisappeared بالغُرُوبِat sunset لدَىbeside
والشَّمسُ لمَّا تَوَارت بالغُرُوبِ لدَى
مَرابِطِthe moorings of الفُلكِthe ships قامواthey stayed والظَّلاَمُand darkness عَلاrose
مَرابِطِ الفُلكِ قاموا والظَّلاَمُ عَلا
And when the sun had vanished at sunset, beside
the ships' moorings they stayed, while darkness rose,
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen اَبرضزَتshe revealed وَردِيَّrose-colored أَنمُلهاher fingertips
حَتَّى إِذَا اَبرضزَت وَردِيَّ أَنمُلها
بِنتُdaughter of الصَّبَاحthe morning وَذَاتُand the very الفَجرdawn مُنجلاunveiled
بِنتُ الصَّبَاح وَذَاتُ الفَجر مُنجلا
until, when she revealed her rosy fingertips—
the daughter of morning—and dawn itself shone clear,
عادُواthey returned لِقَومِهِمِto their people وضالرِيحُand the wind مُسعِفَةٌfavorable
عادُوا لِقَومِهِمِ وضالرِيحُ مُسعِفَةٌ
لهُمto them بِفَيضِthrough the bounty of إِلاهٍa god ذِبحَهُمtheir sacrifice قَبِلاaccepted
لهُم بِفَيضِ إِلاهٍ ذِبحَهُم قَبِلا
they returned to their people, the wind favoring
them through the bounty of a god who had accepted their sacrifice.
هَبُّواthey sprang up إِلَىto نَشرِunfurling مُبيَضّwhite الشِّرَاعِthe sail علىupon
هَبُّوا إِلَى نَشرِ مُبيَضّ الشِّرَاعِ على
أَكنَافِthe sides of ساريَةٍa mast ثُمَّthen انثنَواthey turned away عَجَلاin haste
أَكنَافِ ساريَةٍ ثُمَّ انثنَوا عَجَلا
They sprang up to unfurl the white sail upon
the sides of a mast, then turned away in haste.
راحُواthey sailed on ومَركَبُهُمand their vessel شَقَّcleaved العُبَابَthe surging sea علىamid
راحُوا ومَركَبُهُم شَقَّ العُبَابَ على
تلاَطُمِthe clashing of المَوجِthe waves يَدوِيthunders حَولَهُaround it قُلَلاin crests
تلاَطُمِ المَوجِ يَدوِي حَولَهُ قُلَلا
They sailed on, their vessel cleaving the surging sea amid
the crashing waves, whose crests thundered around it.
كادُواthey nearly يَطِيرُونضfly حَتَّىuntil قَومَهُمtheir people بَلَغُواthey reached
كادُوا يَطِيرُونض حَتَّى قَومَهُم بَلَغُوا
فَلِلرَّصِيفِthen to the quay استَجَرُّواthey hauled لَمَركَبَthe vessel العَجِلاthe swift
فَلِلرَّصِيفِ استَجَرُّوا لَمَركَبَ العَجِلا
They all but flew, until they reached their people;
then hauled the swift vessel to the quay.
القَوهُthey set it بَينَbetween عِضَاداتٍsupports مُثَبَّتَةٍfirmly fixed
القَوهُ بَينَ عِضَاداتٍ مُثَبَّتَةٍ
وَبَينَand among فُلكٍships وضخَيمٍand tents فُرِّقُواthey were dispersed جُمُلاin groups
وَبَينَ فُلكٍ وضخَيمٍ فُرِّقُوا جُمُلا
They set it between firmly fixed supports,
and were dispersed in groups among ships and tents.
Partial English translation: 28 of 58 Arabic lines translated.
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