تَفَطَّرَwas rent قَلبُthe heart of فِريامٍPriam ولَكِنand yet
تَفَطَّرَ قَلبُ فِريامٍ ولَكِن
أَشارَhe ordered بِشَدِّto harness مَركَبَةِthe chariot of المَسيرِtravel
أَشارَ بِشَدِّ مَركَبَةِ المَسيرِ
Priam's heart was rent, but
The heart of Phiriam was torn asunder, but
he ordered the traveling chariot harnessed.
He urged on the chariot at top speed.
عَلاهاhe mounted it والأَزِمَّةُand the reins فيin يَدَيهِhis two hands
عَلاها والأَزِمَّةُ في يَدَيهِ
وجَدَّand he pressed on مُسَارِعاًhastening مَعَwith أَنِطنُورِAntenor
وجَدَّ مُسَارِعاً مَعَ أَنِطنُورِ
He mounted it, the reins in his hands,
He leapt upon it as it sped along,
and hurried onward with Antenor.
Making haste with Antinor.
فجازاthen the two passed through بابَthe gate of إِسكِيَةٍScaea وجَدَّاand the two pressed on
فجازا بابَ إِسكِيَةٍ وجَدَّا
بذاكَacross that السَّهلِplain فيwith جَهدِthe exertion of المُغيرِa raider
بذاكَ السَّهلِ في جَهدِ المُغيرِ
They passed through the Scaean Gate and pressed on
They passed through the gate of Iskia
across that plain with a raider's vigor.
And found a plain in Ghedir El Moghir.
ولمَّاand when بُلِّغاthe two were brought لِمُعَسكَرَيهِمto their two camps
ولمَّا بُلِّغا لِمُعَسكَرَيهِم
بهاin it نَزَلاthe two alighted علىon الرَّوضِthe meadow النَّضِيرِlush
بها نَزَلا على الرَّوضِ النَّضِيرِ
When they were brought to their two camps,
When both hosts got word
they alighted there on the lush meadow.
They descended upon the green meadow.
وراحاand the two went بَينَbetween صَفَّيهِمtheir two ranks وكُلٌّand everyone
وراحا بَينَ صَفَّيهِم وكُلٌّ
يَرُومُseeks هُناكَthere إِجلالَto honor الأَميرِthe prince
يَرُومُ هُناكَ إِجلالَ الأَميرِ
They went between their two ranks, and everyone
Between the ranks they rode, each man
there sought to honor the prince.
Eager there to honor his prince,
وأَترِيذٌand Atreides وأُوذِسُand Odysseus فيwith وَقَارٍdignity
وأَترِيذٌ وأُوذِسُ في وَقَارٍ
وقَدand already نَهَضاthe two rose لَدَىbefore المَلِكِthe king الوَقُورِdignified
وقَد نَهَضا لَدَى المَلِكِ الوَقُورِ
Atreides and Odysseus, with dignity,
Atrid and Odises gravely,
had risen before the dignified king.
Having risen before the stately king.
فأَحضَرَتِthen brought الفيوجُthe heralds الذِبحَthe sacrificial beasts عَهداًas a pledge
فأَحضَرَتِ الفيوجُ الذِبحَ عَهداً
علىupon المِيثَاقthe covenant فيin تلكَthose الثُّغورِfrontiers
على المِيثَاق في تلكَ الثُّغورِ
The heralds brought the sacrificial beasts as a pledge
The hosts brought victims to seal their pact
to seal the covenant on those frontiers.
In that far marches.
وَصبُّواand they poured فَوقَover أَيدِيthe hands of الصِيدِthe noble chiefs ماءًwater
وَصبُّوا فَوقَ أَيدِي الصِيدِ ماءً
وَقدand already عَمَدُواthey set about إِلىto مَزجِmixing الخُمُورِthe wines
وَقد عَمَدُوا إِلى مَزجِ الخُمُورِ
They poured water over the noble chiefs' hands,
They poured water over the hands of the slayers
and had set about mixing the wines.
And mixed heady wines.
نَضىdrew أَترِيدُAtreides مِشمَلَهُhis knife المُدَلَّىdangling
نَضى أَترِيدُ مِشمَلَهُ المُدَلَّى
بِعُروَةِby the loop of غشمدِa sheath (unclear spelling) قِرضابٍa sharp sword كبيرgreat
بِعُروَةِ غشمدِ قِرضابٍ كبير
Atreides drew his knife, which hung
Atrid swore the great oath, tearing
by the loop of a great sword's sheath.
A woolen fleece with his huge shears
وجَزَّand he sheared الصُّوفَthe wool عنfrom رَاسِthe head of الضَّحاياthe sacrificial victims
وجَزَّ الصُّوفَ عن رَاسِ الضَّحايا
فَوُزِّعَthen it was distributed بَينَamong أَقيَالٍprinces حُضورِpresent
فَوُزِّعَ بَينَ أَقيَالٍ حُضورِ
He sheared the wool from the victims' heads,
And cutting the wool from the victims' heads
and it was distributed among the princes present.
Which he distributed among the nobles present.
ومَدَّand he stretched يَدَيهِhis two hands لِلعَلياءِtoward heaven يَدعُوpraying
ومَدَّ يَدَيهِ لِلعَلياءِ يَدعُو
علىin لَهَفٍanguish دُعاءَthe prayer of المُستَجِيرِone seeking refuge
على لَهَفٍ دُعاءَ المُستَجِيرِ
He stretched his hands toward heaven, praying
With fervent prayer he lifted his hands on high,
in anguish, with a supplicant's plea:
Pleading in desperate hope:
ألاO! أَأَباًO Father عَلاis exalted فيon شُمِّthe lofty heights of إِيذاIda
ألا أَأَباً عَلا في شُمِّ إِيذا
وَلِيَّguardian of المَجدِglory والشَّرَفِand honor الخَطيرِexalted
وَلِيَّ المَجدِ والشَّرَفِ الخَطيرِ
"O Father, exalted on lofty Ida,
"O Father, exalted in sweet-smelling Itha,
guardian of glory and exalted honor,
Lord of glory and grave endeavor!
وياand O شَمساًSun عَلِيمَةَknowing كُلِّevery فِعلٍdeed
ويا شَمساً عَلِيمَةَ كُلِّ فِعلٍ
وياand O ذِيthis الأَرضُEarth ياO كُلَّall النُّهُورِthe rivers
ويا ذِي الأَرضُ يا كُلَّ النُّهُورِ
and O Sun, who knows every deed,
O all-seeing Sun and Earth, fount of all waters,
and O this Earth, O all you rivers,
Before whom all traitors will squirm in hell's fire!
وياand O مَنthose who كُلُّevery حَنَّاثٍoath-breaker لَدَيهِمbefore them
ويا مَن كُلُّ حَنَّاثٍ لَدَيهِم
يُضَرَّمُis set ablaze بالمَماتِat death لَظَىthe blaze of السَّعيرِthe inferno
يُضَرَّمُ بالمَماتِ لَظَى السَّعيرِ
and O you before whom every oath-breaker
Be witness that the pact we have sealed
at death is set ablaze in the inferno's fire,
Was no act of deceit.
عَلَيناover us فَاشهَدُنَّso surely bear witness وذاكَand that عَهدٌa covenant
عَلَينا فَاشهَدُنَّ وذاكَ عَهدٌ
عَقَدناهُwe concluded it ولمand not يَكُwas عَهدَa covenant of زُورِfalsehood
عَقَدناهُ ولم يَكُ عَهدَ زُورِ
bear witness over us, then; this is a covenant
If Paris should conquer Menelaus
we have made, and it was no false covenant.
And fell him with his famed sword,
إِذاif فارِيسُParis فازَtriumphed عَلىover مَنِيلاMenelaus
إِذا فارِيسُ فازَ عَلى مَنِيلا
وأَرداهُand slew him بِمِنصَلِهِwith his blade الشَّهيرِrenowned
وأَرداهُ بِمِنصَلِهِ الشَّهيرِ
If Paris triumphs over Menelaus
Then we and our ships will return in haste
and lays him low with his renowned blade,
Over the ridges of the seas.
ونَحنُand we وفُلكُناand our ships هذِيthese سراعاًswiftly
ونَحنُ وفُلكُنا هذِي سراعاً
نَعُودُwe return بهاin them علىover لُجَجِthe deep waters of البُحُورِthe seas
نَعُودُ بها على لُجَجِ البُحُورِ
then we, with these ships of ours, shall swiftly
If Menelaus should overcome Paris,
return in them over the deep waters of the seas.
Both shall return to us straightway.
وإنand if فاريسُParis جَندَلَهُlaid him low مَنِيلاMenelaus
وإن فاريسُ جَندَلَهُ مَنِيلا
إِلَيناto us يُرجَعانِthe two shall be returned بلاwithout فُتُورِdelay
إِلَينا يُرجَعانِ بلا فُتُورِ
And if Menelaus lays Paris low,
We shall be paid a tribute for all time,
the two shall be returned to us without delay,
A glory this, down all the years.
ونُعطَىand we are given جِزيَةًtribute تَبقىremains فِخاراًa source of pride
ونُعطَى جِزيَةً تَبقى فِخاراً
بِذِكراهاthrough its remembrance لَناfor us أَبَدَforever الدُّهُورِthe ages
بِذِكراها لَنا أَبَدَ الدُّهُورِ
and we shall receive tribute that remains a source of pride,
But if they break faith, I'll not turn back
its remembrance ours through all the ages.
Till I attain my utmost wish, however hard,
وإنand if نَكَلُواthey refuse فَلَنthen will not أَجتازَI depart حتىuntil
وإن نَكَلُوا فَلَن أَجتازَ حتى
أَفُوزَI attain بِمُنتهىthe utmost of أَرَبيmy desire العَسيرِhard to attain
أَفُوزَ بِمُنتهى أَرَبي العَسيرِ
And if they refuse, I shall not depart until
And plunge my sword in the victims' throats
I attain the full measure of my arduous aim."
Till their blood runs and they die in torment,
وَوَارىand he buried النَّصلَthe blade فيin عُنُقِthe neck of الضَّحاياthe sacrificial victims
وَوَارى النَّصلَ في عُنُقِ الضَّحايا
فراحَتthen they began تَقشَعِرُّto shudder بِلاwithout شُعُورِawareness
فراحَت تَقشَعِرُّ بِلا شُعُورِ
He buried the blade in the victims' throats,
Their legs convulsed, thrashing in their gore,
and they began to shudder, senseless,
And they rose and, grasping their goblets, shouted,
وتَخبِطُand thrashed خافِقاتٍquivering فيin دِماهاtheir blood
وتَخبِطُ خافِقاتٍ في دِماها
وقامُواand they rose بالقِدَاحِwith the goblets إلىto العَصيرِthe wine
وقامُوا بالقِدَاحِ إلى العَصيرِ
and thrashed, quivering, in their blood.
Their voices blending in a deafening roar:
They rose with goblets and went to the wine.
'Great Zeus and all the gods, destroy
أَراقُوهاthey poured them out مُطَفَّحَةًbrimful وكُلٌّand everyone
أَراقُوها مُطَفَّحَةً وكُلٌّ
مِنَfrom القَومَينِthe two peoples يَهتِفُcried out بالزَّفيرِwith a groan
مِنَ القَومَينِ يَهتِفُ بالزَّفيرِ
They emptied their brimming cups, and everyone
Each treacherous man, each breaker of oaths
from the two peoples cried out with a groan:
Whose brains and his children's shall be dashed out
أَياO زَفسُZeus العَظِيمَmighty وكُلَّand every رَبٍgod
أَيا زَفسُ العَظِيمَ وكُلَّ رَبٍ
أَبِيدُواdestroy كُلَّevery حَنَّاثٍoath-breaker غَرُورٍdeceitful
أَبِيدُوا كُلَّ حَنَّاثٍ غَرُورٍ
"O mighty Zeus, and every god,
As we pour this libation to the mighty winds
destroy every deceitful oath-breaker!
And his widow be mastered by a stranger!'
يُراقُmay be spilled دِماغُهُhis brains وبَنِيهِand his sons طُراًّall
يُراقُ دِماغُهُ وبَنِيهِ طُراًّ
إِراقَتَناour pouring out لذاof this الرَّاحِwine الغَزِيرِabundant
إِراقَتَنا لذا الرَّاحِ الغَزِيرِ
Let his brains and those of all his sons be spilled
But Zeus heard not their prayer.
as we pour out this abundant wine;
Then Phiriam cried: 'I now intend
ويَملِكُand may possess عِرسَهُhis wife بَعلٌa husband غَرِيبٌforeign
ويَملِكُ عِرسَهُ بَعلٌ غَرِيبٌ
ولَكِنand yet زَفسُZeus لَمnot يَكُwas بالنَّصيرِan ally
ولَكِن زَفسُ لَم يَكُ بالنَّصيرِ
and let a foreign husband claim his wife."
To live in seclusion behind my walls.
But Zeus was not their ally.
If I attest what my soul's ally has done,
وصاحَand he cried out يَقُولُsaying فِريامٌPriam فهاso behold قَدindeed
وصاحَ يَقُولُ فِريامٌ فها قَد
عَزَمتُI have resolved علىon التَّحَجُّبِseclusion ضِمنَwithin سُوريmy enclosing wall
عَزَمتُ على التَّحَجُّبِ ضِمنَ سُوري
Priam cried, saying: "Behold, I have
May my timorous heart be torn in two!
resolved to shelter within my walls.
Zeus of the underworld and gods of the tombs
لَئِنif indeed أَشهَدI witness بِرازَthe duel of حَلِيفِthe companion of رُوحِيmy soul
لَئِن أَشهَد بِرازَ حَلِيفِ رُوحِي
تَفَطَّرَwould burst بيwithin me خَشَىfrom fear قَلبِيmy heart الكَسِيرِbroken
تَفَطَّرَ بي خَشَى قَلبِي الكَسِيرِ
If I should witness the duel of my soul's companion,
Know better than I where corpses rot.'
my broken heart would burst within me from fear.
With that he mounted his chariot and rode off,
فزَفسُfor Zeus وكُلُّand all آلِهَةِthe gods of البَراياcreation
فزَفسُ وكُلُّ آلِهَةِ البَرايا
هُمُthey أَدرىknow best بِوَلاَّجِabout the one entering القُبورِthe graves
هُمُ أَدرى بِوَلاَّجِ القُبورِ
For Zeus and all the gods of creation
Antinor accompanying him.
know best who shall enter the graves."
In earnest haste they continued on
ومِنand from ثَمَّthere امتَطىhe mounted والذِّبحَand the sacrificial victims أَلقىhe placed
ومِن ثَمَّ امتَطى والذِّبحَ أَلقى
بِمَركبِهِin his chariot وعادَand returned إِلىto القُصُورِthe palaces
بِمَركبِهِ وعادَ إِلى القُصُورِ
Then he mounted and laid the sacrificial victims
Till they reached sacred Ilium.
in his chariot, and returned to the palaces.
His son Hektor and Odises arose
وأَنطينُورُand Antenor يَصحَبُهُaccompanied him وساراand the two went
وأَنطينُورُ يَصحَبُهُ وسارا
إلىto إِليُونَIlium بالجِدِّwith earnest effort الوَفِيرِabundant
إلى إِليُونَ بالجِدِّ الوَفِيرِ
Antenor accompanied him, and the two went
And strode the short course.
to Ilium with great vigor.
Between them they set two goblets, to see
وهَكطُورُand Hector ابنُهُhis son وأُذِيسُand Odysseus قاماthe two stood up
وهَكطُورُ ابنُهُ وأُذِيسُ قاما
وقاساand the two measured فَسحَةَthe span of البَونِthe gap القَصِيرِshort
وقاسا فَسحَةَ البَونِ القَصِيرِ
His son Hector and Odysseus stood up
To whom the first throw would fall.
and measured the span of the short gap.
With hands upraised, every man
وَوَسطَand within تَرِيكَةٍa helmet قِدحَينtwo lot-sticks رَجَّاthe two shook
وَوَسطَ تَرِيكَةٍ قِدحَين رَجَّا
ليُعلمَso it might be known مَنwho لَهُfor him حَقُّthe right of البُدُورِgoing first
ليُعلمَ مَن لَهُ حَقُّ البُدُورِ
They shook two lots inside a helmet,
Cried in a loud voice:
to determine who had the right to begin.
'O Zeus, O Lord of lords,
فَمَدَّthen he stretched يَدَa hand of الضَّرَاعَةِsupplication بكُلُّby every فَردٍindividual
فَمَدَّ يَدَ الضَّرَاعَةِ بكُلُّ فَردٍ
مِنَamong الأَجنادِthe soldiers بالصَّوتِwith a voice الجَهيرِresounding
مِنَ الأَجنادِ بالصَّوتِ الجَهيرِ
Then a hand of supplication was stretched out by every man
Thou glory and awful might!
among the soldiers, with a resounding voice:
O Father, high in sweet-smelling Itha,
ألاO! ياO زَفسُZeus ياO مَولَىlord of المَوَاليthe lords
ألا يا زَفسُ يا مَولَى المَوَالي
وَلِيَّguardian of المَجدِglory والشَّرَفِand honor الخَطيرِexalted
وَلِيَّ المَجدِ والشَّرَفِ الخَطيرِ
"O Zeus, O lord of lords,
Destroy whichever of the two has sought our woe!'
guardian of glory and exalted honor,
And judge between us, bind him fast
أَباناour Father مَنwho عَلاis exalted فيon شُمّthe lofty heights of إِيذاIda
أَبانا مَن عَلا في شُمّ إِيذا
أَبِدdestroy أَيًّاwhichever بَلاناafflicted us بالثُّبُورِwith ruin
أَبِد أَيًّا بَلانا بالثُّبُورِ
our Father, exalted on lofty Ida,
In the snares of an evil doom!'
destroy whichever has afflicted us with ruin,
مِنَof الخَصمَينِthe two foes أَيًّاwhichever ثارَarose مِنهُfrom him
مِنَ الخَصمَينِ أَيًّا ثارَ مِنهُ
بِناamong us شَرَرُthe sparks of النَّوَائِبِcalamities والشُّرُورِand evils
بِنا شَرَرُ النَّوَائِبِ والشُّرُورِ
of the two foes—the one from whom arose
among us the sparks of calamity and evil.
وأَحكِمand strengthen بَينَناbetween us رُبُطَthe bonds of التَصَافيmutual goodwill
وأَحكِم بَينَنا رُبُطَ التَصَافي
وزُجَّand thrust بِهِhim ِإلىtoward شَرِّthe worst المَصِيرِfate
وزُجَّ بِهِ ِإلى شَرِّ المَصِيرِ
Strengthen between us the bonds of amity,
and thrust him toward the worst fate."
Partial English translation: 71 of 76 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1