بِكَفِّby the hand of إِلاهِthe god of الحَربِwar فالاسُPallas أَمسَكَتtook hold
بِكَفِّ إِلاهِ الحَربِ فالاسُ أَمسَكَت
وقالَتand she said إِلىuntil مَwhat? الفَتكُthe slaughter ياO سافِكَshedder of الدِّماblood
وقالَت إِلى مَ الفَتكُ يا سافِكَ الدِّما
Pallas took the god of war by the hand.
With the hand of the war god restrained were spears
And said, "How long this slaughter, O shedder of blood,
And to carnage it said, stay, O blood shedder
وَياهادِمَand O destroyer of الأسوَارِthe walls ياO باعِثَbringer of الفَناannihilation
وَياهادِمَ الأسوَارِ يا باعِثَ الفَنا
أَلاَcome now ماwhy not تَرَكنَاwe leave الحَربَwar للنَّاسِto mortals مَعلَماas an arena
أَلاَ ما تَرَكنَا الحَربَ للنَّاسِ مَعلَما
O destroyer of walls, O bringer of annihilation?
O wall destroyer, O harbinger of doom
Why not leave war to mortals as their arena?
No! Leave war as a lesson for people
بشأنِهِمto their affairs دَعهُمleave them ونَحنُwhile we بِمَعزِلٍstand apart
بشأنِهِم دَعهُم ونَحنُ بِمَعزِلٍ
وَمَنand whomever شاءَwishes زَفسٌZeus فَليُعِزَّthen let him exalt مُحَكَمِّاas arbiter
وَمَن شاءَ زَفسٌ فَليُعِزَّ مُحَكَمِّا
Leave them to their affairs, while we stand apart,
Let them be, we are secluded
and let Zeus, as arbiter, exalt whomever he wishes.
He who wanted confusion, let him be firmly bound
بِذَاby this نَتَوَقَّىwe guard against غَيظَهُhis wrath وَمَضَتand she went بِهِwith him
بِذَا نَتَوَقَّى غَيظَهُ وَمَضَت بِهِ
لِضَفَّةِto the bank of إِسكَامَندَرٍScamander حَيثُwhere أَحجَماboth held back
لِضَفَّةِ إِسكَامَندَرٍ حَيثُ أَحجَما
Thus we avoid his wrath." And she went with him
With this we avoided its rage, and it passed
to Scamander's bank, where they both held back.
To the shore of Scamander, where both recoiled
فَوَلَّتthen fled لَدىbefore الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks طُروَادَةُTroy's people العِدىthe foes
فَوَلَّت لَدى الإِغرِيقِ طُروَادَةُ العِدى
وكُلُّand every زَعِيمٍleader منهُمُamong them اجتاحَoverwhelmed أَيهَماa fierce warrior
وكُلُّ زَعِيمٍ منهُمُ اجتاحَ أَيهَما
The Trojan foes then fled before the Greeks,
So at the Greeks the Trojan foe withdrew
and each leader among them slew a fierce warrior.
And each leader among them ravaged one or the other
فَكانَso was أَغاAga- (name fragment) مَمنُونُ-memnon (name fragment) أَوَّلَthe first فَاتِكٍslayer
فَكانَ أَغا مَمنُونُ أَوَّلَ فَاتِكٍ
بأَوذِيُسٍof Odius مَنwho لِلهَليزُونَةِto the Halizonians انتَمىbelonged
بأَوذِيُسٍ مَن لِلهَليزُونَةِ انتَمى
So Agamemnon was the first to slay
First slayer was Agamemnon of the distressing cry
Odius, who belonged to the Halizonians.
Upon Odysseus who belonged to the Halizones
فأَلقىthen he delivered إِلَيهِto him طَعنَةًa thrust وَهوَwhile he مُدبِرٌwas retreating
فأَلقى إِلَيهِ طَعنَةً وَهوَ مُدبِرٌ
بِمَركَبَةٍin a chariot يَبغيseeking الهَزِيمَةَescape مَغنَماas a prize
بِمَركَبَةٍ يَبغي الهَزِيمَةَ مَغنَما
He dealt him a thrust as he turned to flee
He stabbed him as he retreated
in a chariot, seeking escape as his prize.
Seeking with his chariot triumph as booty
فَقُوِّضَand was shattered مُبتَتًّاcleft through إِلىto الصَّدرِthe chest ظَهرُهُhis back
فَقُوِّضَ مُبتَتًّا إِلى الصَّدرِ ظَهرُهُ
فَجُندِلَand he was felled مَصرُوعاًstruck down علىupon الأَرضَthe earth وارتَمىand sprawled
فَجُندِلَ مَصرُوعاً على الأَرضَ وارتَمى
His back was shattered, cleft through to the chest,
His back was smashed to the chest overturned
and he was felled, struck down upon the earth, and sprawled.
He fell dead sprawled on the ground
فَصَلَّتthen clanged عَلَيهِupon him شِكَّةٌarmor وإذُومِنٌand Idomeneus
فَصَلَّت عَلَيهِ شِكَّةٌ وإذُومِنٌ
عَلىagainst ابنِthe son of المِيُونِيthe Maeonian بُؤرُسٍBorus كَرَّcharged مُقدِماadvancing boldly
عَلى ابنِ المِيُونِي بُؤرُسٍ كَرَّ مُقدِما
His armor clanged upon him; and Idomeneus
Pity for him was by Socus and Idomeneus
charged boldly at the son of Borus the Maeonian.
Over the son of Mycenae's leader lamenting as a newcomer
فَمِنfor from أَرضِthe land of طَرنابTarnab كانَhad فَسطُسُPhaestus قدalready أَتىcome
فَمِن أَرضِ طَرناب كانَ فَسطُسُ قد أَتى
فَرَاحَthen he departed وَنُورُand the light of الطَّرفِthe eye بالحَتفِthrough death أَظلَماgrew dark
فَرَاحَ وَنُورُ الطَّرفِ بالحَتفِ أَظلَما
For Phaestus had come from the land of Tarnab,
From the land of Thrace came Phestus
then he was gone, the light of his eyes darkened by death.
And the light of his eyes with the sword darkened
لَقَدindeed كَادَwas about to يَعلُوmount مَتنَthe platform of مَركَبِهِhis chariot علىin
لَقَد كَادَ يَعلُو مَتنَ مَركَبِهِ على
رَجاءِhope of نَجاةٍescape والحِمامُbut death تَقَدَّماcame first
رَجاءِ نَجاةٍ والحِمامُ تَقَدَّما
He was about to climb onto his chariot's platform, in
He almost ascended the deck of his ship
hope of escape, but death came first.
Hopeful of survival as the doves advanced
علىupon كَتِفٍa shoulder يُمنَىright تَولَّتهُovertook him طَعنَةٌa thrust
على كَتِفٍ يُمنَى تَولَّتهُ طَعنَةٌ
فأَلقَتهُand cast him فيinto تُربِthe dust of الحَضَيضِthe low ground مَيَمَّماfacing downward
فأَلقَتهُ في تُربِ الحَضَيضِ مَيَمَّما
A thrust struck him upon his right shoulder,
From the right shoulder a stab overturned him
and flung him face-first into the dust of the low ground.
And threw him in the dust of misery ready for burial
فَبَادَرَthen hastened أصحَابُthe companions of المَلِيكِthe king إِذُومِنٍIdomeneus
فَبَادَرَ أصحَابُ المَلِيكِ إِذُومِنٍ
لِنَزعِto strip off سِلاحٍweapons عَنهُfrom him كَسباًas spoils مُسَهَّماto be apportioned
لِنَزعِ سِلاحٍ عَنهُ كَسباً مُسَهَّما
Then the companions of King Idomeneus hastened
The comrades of King Idomeneus hastened
to strip his weapons from him, as spoils to be shared.
To strip a weapon from him, determined together
وَرَامَand sought مَنِيلاMenelaus إِسكَمَندَرَScamandrius سَترُفٍStrophius
وَرَامَ مَنِيلا إِسكَمَندَرَ سَترُفٍ
فَبَادَرَهُthen swiftly struck him طَعناًwith a thrust بِرُمحٍwith a spear تَقَدَّماadvanced
فَبَادَرَهُ طَعناً بِرُمحٍ تَقَدَّما
And Menelaus sought Scamandrius, son of Strophius,
And Meriones pursued Phericles
and advanced, swiftly striking him with a spear.
And with a spear stabbed him in the buttock as he fled
لَقَدindeed كانَhe was بالأَنضَادِamid the heaps هَولاًa terror مُرَوِّعاًfearsome
لَقَد كانَ بالأَنضَادِ هَولاً مُرَوِّعاً
لِوَحشِto beasts of الفَلاthe wilderness والرَّميَand shooting بالنَّبلِwith arrows أَحكَماhe mastered
لِوَحشِ الفَلا والرَّميَ بالنَّبلِ أَحكَما
Amid the heaps he had been a fearsome terror
Through the bone a ripping point was driven
to beasts of the wilderness, and had mastered archery.
Severing his bladder, he collapsed moaning
وقدand had عَلَّمَتهُtaught him أَرطَمِيسُArtemis فُنُونَهاher arts
وقد عَلَّمَتهُ أَرطَمِيسُ فُنُونَها
فَلَمbut did not يُغنِavail بأسٌprowess فِيهِwithin him بالشُّمِّto the lofty heights قَدalready سماhad risen
فَلَم يُغنِ بأسٌ فِيهِ بالشُّمِّ قَد سما
And Artemis had taught him her arts,
Son of the armorer Harmonides whom Trojans
but the prowess within him, risen to the heights, availed him nothing.
Honored and whose skills prospered
فَمِنand through مَنِكَبَيهِhis two shoulders أُولِجَwas driven الرُّمحُthe spear نافِذاًpassing through
فَمِن مَنِكَبَيهِ أُولِجَ الرُّمحُ نافِذاً
إِلىto الصَّدرِthe chest لَمَّاwhen لِلفِرارِto flee تَجشَّماhe strove
إِلى الصَّدرِ لَمَّا لِلفِرارِ تَجشَّما
The spear was driven through his shoulders, piercing
Taught by the world's desire and his son
through to the chest as he strove to flee.
Told and hands' work he learned
أَكَبَّhe fell forward علىupon وَجهِthe surface of الحَضَيضِthe low ground بِوَجهِهِwith his face
أَكَبَّ على وَجهِ الحَضَيضِ بِوَجهِهِ
وَمِنand from فَوقِهِabove him صَوتُthe sound of الحَديدِiron تَهَزَّماcrashed
وَمِن فَوقِهِ صَوتُ الحَديدِ تَهَزَّما
He fell face-first upon the low-lying ground,
And the art of building Paris' ship entirely
and above him came the crashing sound of iron.
And upon them came evil misfortune
وَأَقبَلَand came مِريُونٌMeriones وَراءَbehind فِرِكلُسٍPhereclus
وَأَقبَلَ مِريُونٌ وَراءَ فِرِكلُسٍ
وبادَرَهُand swiftly struck him طَعناًwith a thrust بِرِدفٍin a haunch تَهشَّماwhich shattered
وبادَرَهُ طَعناً بِرِدفٍ تَهشَّما
And Meriones came behind Phereclus,
The light of life left him though he could not
and swiftly thrust at his haunch, shattering it.
Comprehend heavenly news brought forward
فأُنفِذَthen was driven through تَحتَbeneath العَظمِthe bone نَصلٌa blade مُمَزِّقاًtearing
فأُنفِذَ تَحتَ العَظمِ نَصلٌ مُمَزِّقاً
مَثانَتَهُhis bladder فانقَضَّthen he collapsed يَجثُوkneeling مُهَمَهِماgroaning
مَثانَتَهُ فانقَضَّ يَجثُو مُهَمَهِما
A blade was driven beneath the bone, tearing
And Meges met him stabbing wretchedly
his bladder; he collapsed upon his knees, groaning.
With the tip of his spear through his jaw pierced
هُوَhe ابنُthe son of السَّرِيthe noble هَرمُونِذَاHarmonides الصانعِthe craftsman الذيwhom
هُوَ ابنُ السَّرِي هَرمُونِذَا الصانعِ الذي
أَجَلَّتهُshe esteemed him فالاسٌPallas وزَادَتهُand increased his أَنعُمَاfavors
أَجَلَّتهُ فالاسٌ وزَادَتهُ أَنعُمَا
He was the son of noble Harmonides, the craftsman whom
The spear's edge passed through his cheek
Pallas esteemed and enriched with favors.
Severing the tongue, silencing the screams
وقدand had عَلَّمَتهُtaught him شائِقَrefinement of الذَّوقِtaste وابنُهُand his son
وقد عَلَّمَتهُ شائِقَ الذَّوقِ وابنُهُ
حَكاهُimitated him وأَعمالَand the crafts of اليَدَينِthe two hands تَعلَّماlearned
حَكاهُ وأَعمالَ اليَدَينِ تَعلَّما
She had taught him refinement of taste; and his son
He fell biting the shaft in the dust writhing
followed his example and learned the crafts of the hands.
While Anthenor's mind with sorrow clouded
فَأَتقَنَso he perfected صُنعاًin workmanship فُلكَthe ships of فارِيسَParis جُملَةًall together
فَأَتقَنَ صُنعاً فُلكَ فارِيسَ جُملَةً
فَكانَتand they became عَلَيهِمupon them وَبَلَa downpour of شَرٍّevil مُعَمَّماall-encompassing
فَكانَت عَلَيهِم وَبَلَ شَرٍّ مُعَمَّما
So he skillfully built all the ships of Paris,
He was a son to him without a legal wife
and they became a downpour of sweeping evil upon them.
And with Theano his chosen wife had slept
وَفارَقَهُand left him نُورُthe light of الحَيَاةِlife وَلَمand not يَكُنhad he been
وَفارَقَهُ نُورُ الحَيَاةِ وَلَم يَكُن
لِيفقَهَto understand أَنباءِthe tidings of السَّماءِheaven مُقَدَّماbeforehand
لِيفقَهَ أَنباءِ السَّماءِ مُقَدَّما
And the light of life left him; he had not
In love for Anthenor she honored him
understood beforehand the tidings of heaven.
And raised him like her own sons revered
وَفيذِيُسٌand Pedaeus وافاهُcame upon him مِيجِسُMeges طاعناًstabbing
وَفيذِيُسٌ وافاهُ مِيجِسُ طاعناً
قَذَالاa nape بِمَسقِيِّwith tempered السِّنانِthe spearhead تَفَصَّماwas split
قَذَالا بِمَسقِيِّ السِّنانِ تَفَصَّما
And Meges came upon Pedaeus, stabbing
Followed by Zeus's priest's son Clytius
his nape with the tempered spearhead and splitting it.
Revered among them like gods he was
فَمَرَّthen passed سِنانُthe point of الرُّمحِthe spear بالفَكِّthrough the jaw خارِقاًpiercing
فَمَرَّ سِنانُ الرُّمحِ بالفَكِّ خارِقاً
ثناياهُhis incisors وَاقتَبَّand cut through اللِّسَانَthe tongue مُصَرِّماsevering
ثناياهُ وَاقتَبَّ اللِّسَانَ مُصَرِّما
The spearhead passed through his jaw, piercing
Struck by Orielus while returning
his incisors and cutting his tongue clean through.
He could not be humiliated and defeated
فَخَرَّthen he fell يَعَضُّbiting النَّصلَthe blade فيin التُّربِthe dust خابِطاًflailing
فَخَرَّ يَعَضُّ النَّصلَ في التُّربِ خابِطاً
وَمُهجَةَand the heart of أَنطِينُورَAntenor بالحُزنِwith grief أَضرَماhe set ablaze
وَمُهجَةَ أَنطِينُورَ بالحُزنِ أَضرَما
He fell, biting the blade and flailing in the dust,
He grasped his shoulder with the sword
and set Antenor's heart ablaze with grief.
And died before fulfilling imagined hopes
هُوَhe ابنٌa son لَهُof his مِنby غيرِother than زَوجٍa wife حَلِيلَةٍlawfully wedded
هُوَ ابنٌ لَهُ مِن غيرِ زَوجٍ حَلِيلَةٍ
وعندَand with ثِيانُوTheano زَوجهِhis wife الحِلِّlawfully wedded قَدhad نَماgrown
وعندَ ثِيانُو زَوجهِ الحِلِّ قَد نَما
He was a son of his by one who was not his lawful wife,
and had grown up with Theano, his lawful wife.
فَحُباًّso out of love بِأَنطِينُورَfor Antenor مَثوَاهُhis abode أَكرَمَتshe honored
فَحُباًّ بِأَنطِينُورَ مَثوَاهُ أَكرَمَت
فَشَبَّthen he grew up رَبيباًa fosterling كالبَنَينَlike the sons مُكرَّماhonored
فَشَبَّ رَبيباً كالبَنَينَ مُكرَّما
So, out of love for Antenor, she gave him an honored home,
and he grew up a fosterling, honored like the sons.
تَلاَهُfollowed him ابنُthe son of ذُولُفيُونَDolopion كاهِنِpriest of زَنشُZansh
تَلاَهُ ابنُ ذُولُفيُونَ كاهِنِ زَنشُ
وَمَنand one who كانضwas (apparent typo) كالأَربابِlike the gods فِيهِمamong them مُعَظَّماhonored
وَمَن كانض كالأَربابِ فِيهِم مُعَظَّما
Next came the son of Dolopion, priest of Zansh,
and revered among them like the gods.
تأَثَّرَهُpursued him أُورِيفِلٌEurypylus وَهوَwhile he قافِلٌwas retreating
تأَثَّرَهُ أُورِيفِلٌ وَهوَ قافِلٌ
فَلَمbut did not يُجدِهِavail him أَنto يُستذَلَّbe humbled وَيُهزَماand be routed
فَلَم يُجدِهِ أَن يُستذَلَّ وَيُهزَما
Eurypylus pursued him as he was retreating,
but being humbled and routed availed him nothing.
فَأدرَكَهُthen he caught him يَبتَتُّsevering بالسَّيفِwith the sword كَتفَهُhis shoulder
فَأدرَكَهُ يَبتَتُّ بالسَّيفِ كَتفَهُ
فَماتَso he died وَلمand did not يُدرِكattain مَراماًa goal تَوَهَّماhe had imagined
فَماتَ وَلم يُدرِك مَراماً تَوَهَّما
He caught him, severing his shoulder with the sword,
so he died without reaching the goal he had imagined.
Partial English translation: 54 of 64 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1