حَبَت فالاسُ ذاكَ اليَومَ عَزماً

حَبَت فالاسُ ذاكَ اليَومَ عَزماً

وَبَأساً لاِبنِ تِيذِيُسٍ مَنِيعا

وَبَأساً لاِبنِ تِيذِيُسٍ مَنِيعا

That day Pallas bestowed resolve

That day Pelasges resolved in firm will,

and invincible might upon the son of Tydeus,

And fierce determination against the son of Tithoes impregnable,

لِيَعظُمَ في بَني الإِغرِيق شَأناً

لِيَعظُمَ في بَني الإِغرِيق شَأناً

وَيَبلُغَ فِيهِمِ الشَّرَفَ الرَّفِيعا

وَيَبلُغَ فِيهِمِ الشَّرَفَ الرَّفِيعا

so he might rise in stature among the sons of Greece,

To exalt his fame among the Greeks,

and attain lofty honor among them.

And attain lofty honor among them,

وَفَوقَ صِفَاحِ مِغفَرِهِ أَفاضَت

وَفَوقَ صِفَاحِ مِغفَرِهِ أَفاضَت

وفَوقَ مِجَنِّهِ قَبَساً بَدِيعا

وفَوقَ مِجَنِّهِ قَبَساً بَدِيعا

And over the plates of his helmet she poured

Above the rim of his all-covering shield overflowed

and over his shield, a wondrous flame.

And above its cavity shone radiance pure,

فَشَبَّ بِرَأسِهِ وبِمَنكِبَيهِ

فَشَبَّ بِرَأسِهِ وبِمَنكِبَيهِ

شَعَاعٌ فَاضَ مُندَفِقاً سَطِيعا

شَعَاعٌ فَاضَ مُندَفِقاً سَطِيعا

Then on his head and both his shoulders flared

About his head and shoulders beamed

a brilliant ray, surging out in a flood,

Effulgence pouring forth swift and compliant,

كَكَوكَبَةِ الخَرِيفِ قَدِ استَحَمَّت

كَكَوكَبَةِ الخَرِيفِ قَدِ استَحَمَّت

بِلُجِّ البَحرِ وَامتَطَتِ الرَّقِيعا

بِلُجِّ البَحرِ وَامتَطَتِ الرَّقِيعا

like the autumn star, which had bathed

As the autumn constellation when it bathes

in the depths of the sea and mounted the sky.

In the sea's surge and spans the heavens,

وَألقَتهُ إِلى حَيثُ الأَعادي

وَألقَتهُ إِلى حَيثُ الأَعادي

تُكَثِّفُ مِن كَتَائِبِها الجُمُوعا

تُكَثِّفُ مِن كَتَائِبِها الجُمُوعا

And she cast him where the enemies

And toward the foe it hurls him

were massing hosts from their battalions.

Where his masses of troops grow dense,

وكانَ بِزُمرَةِ الطُّروادِ شَيخٌ

وكانَ بِزُمرَةِ الطُّروادِ شَيخٌ

وَفيرُ المالِ لَم يُدنَس صَنِيعا

وَفيرُ المالِ لَم يُدنَس صَنِيعا

And among the Trojans was an old man,

And in the host of Trojans was an aged man

of ample wealth, unsullied in his deeds.

Wealthy, of unstained merit,

بَذَارِسَ عَرَّفُوهُ وكانَ إِلفاً

بَذَارِسَ عَرَّفُوهُ وكانَ إِلفاً

لِهيفِستٍ وكاهِنَهُ المُطيعا

لِهيفِستٍ وكاهِنَهُ المُطيعا

They called him Dares, and he was a friend

Whom the Trojans recognized. He was known

of Hephaestus, and his obedient priest.

To Hector and his compliant priest.

كذَا وَلَدَاهُ إِيذِيُسٌ وفِيغِس

كذَا وَلَدَاهُ إِيذِيُسٌ وفِيغِس

ضُرُوبَ الحَربِ قد بَلَوا جَميعا

ضُرُوبَ الحَربِ قد بَلَوا جَميعا

His two sons, Idaeus and Phegeus, likewise

Also his sons, Aetion and Phegeus,

had experienced every kind of warfare.

Had proved all the skills of war.

فَكَرَّا فَوقَ مَركَبَةٍ عَلَيهِ

فَكَرَّا فَوقَ مَركَبَةٍ عَلَيهِ

وأَقدَمَ راجلاً يَطِسُ الرُّبُوعا

وأَقدَمَ راجلاً يَطِسُ الرُّبُوعا

Then both charged at him upon a chariot,

Over a chariot leaned they,

while he advanced on foot, trampling the ground.

And strode ahead afoot spreading alarm,

وَبَادَرَ فِيغِسٌ لَمَّا تَدانَوا

وَبَادَرَ فِيغِسٌ لَمَّا تَدانَوا

إلى مِزرَاقِهِ طَعناً مَرُوعا

إلى مِزرَاقِهِ طَعناً مَرُوعا

And Phegeus, when they drew near, hastened

And first Phegeus charged, as they closed,

to thrust with his javelin—a fearsome stroke.

With a terrifying lunge at his craft.

فَعَن كَتفَيهِ مُنعَطِفاً يَمِيناً

فَعَن كَتفَيهِ مُنعَطِفاً يَمِيناً

مَضَى وَنَبا ولَم يُسِلِ النَّجِيعا

مَضَى وَنَبا ولَم يُسِلِ النَّجِيعا

Then past his shoulders, veering to the right,

Swinging aside leftward from both shoulders

it flew and missed, drawing no blood.

He passed and leapt and loosed no cry,

فَزَجَّ ذِيُومِذٌ بِشَحيذِ نَصلٍ

فَزَجَّ ذِيُومِذٌ بِشَحيذِ نَصلٍ

فَشَقَّ الصَّدرَ واخترًقَ الضُّلُوعا

فَشَقَّ الصَّدرَ واخترًقَ الضُّلُوعا

Then Diomedes hurled a sharp-bladed spear,

When Dioxippus pierced him with keen blade

and it split his chest and pierced his ribs.

And cleft his chest and penetrated the ribs.

فَخرَّ إِلى الحَضيضِ وَخارَ عَزماً

فَخرَّ إِلى الحَضيضِ وَخارَ عَزماً

أَخوهُ فَفرَّ مُنهزِماً هَلُوعا

أَخوهُ فَفرَّ مُنهزِماً هَلُوعا

Then he fell to the ground, and courage failed

He fell to the ground, strength gone,

his brother, who fled, defeated and panic-stricken.

While in panic his brother fled distraught.

فَغادَرَ مَتَنَ مَركَبِهِ وَلَولا

فَغادَرَ مَتَنَ مَركَبِهِ وَلَولا

إِلاهُ النَّارِ أَدرَكَهُ صرِيعا

إِلاهُ النَّارِ أَدرَكَهُ صرِيعا

He abandoned his chariot's platform, and but for

He left the deck of his craft, and had not

the god of fire, he would have been overtaken and felled.

The fire god caught him, slain he would have been.

فهِيفِستٌ هُنا واراهُ حَتَّى

فهِيفِستٌ هُنا واراهُ حَتَّى

يُحَقِّفَ عَن حَشا الشَّيخِ الصُّدُوعا

يُحَقِّفَ عَن حَشا الشَّيخِ الصُّدُوعا

Then Hephaestus hid him there, so that

He dove in search of the old man's corpse,

he might ease the rifts in the old man's heart.

And Dioxippus shouted to his kin: “Now!

وصاحً ذِيُومِذٌ بِذَوِيهِ هَيُّو

وصاحً ذِيُومِذٌ بِذَوِيهِ هَيُّو

إِلى السُّفُنِ الجِيادَ خُذُوا سَرِيعاً

إِلى السُّفُنِ الجِيادَ خُذُوا سَرِيعاً

And Diomedes cried to his men, “Hurry!

To the ships, my heroes, swift, swift!”

Take the horses swiftly to the ships!”

So calamity came on Troy when

فَجَلَّ الخَطبُ بالطُّروَادِ لَمَّا

فَجَلَّ الخَطبُ بالطُّروَادِ لَمَّا

عَنَا بَطَلَيهِما جُهداً أُضِيعا

عَنَا بَطَلَيهِما جُهداً أُضِيعا

So grievous grew the calamity for the Trojans when

For both heroes effort was wasted.

their two champions were overwhelmed and undone in the struggle:

There the other, back in defeat.

فَذا مُلقىً تخضَّبَ من دِماهُ

فَذا مُلقىً تخضَّبَ من دِماهُ

وَذَا لاوٍ بِخَيبَتَهِ رُجوعا

وَذَا لاوٍ بِخَيبَتَهِ رُجوعا

for one lay fallen, stained with his own blood,

and the other turned back in disappointment.