قَدhad already أَقامَconvened الأَربابُthe gods مِنfrom حَولِaround زَفسٍZeus
قَد أَقامَ الأَربابُ مِن حَولِ زَفسٍ
مَجلِساًa council فيin ذاكَthat البِلاطِthe court المُذَهَّبgilded
مَجلِساً في ذاكَ البِلاطِ المُذَهَّب
The gods had convened around Zeus
The lords have gathered around Zafis
a council in that gilded court.
In that gilded hall
بِكُؤُوسِwith cups of النُّضارِpure gold دارَتshe went around عَلَبهِمamong them
بِكُؤُوسِ النُّضارِ دارَت عَلَبهِم
هِيبِيَاHebe والسُّلافُand the choice wine بالدَّورِin turn يُسكَبwas being poured
هِيبِيَا والسُّلافُ بالدَّورِ يُسكَب
With cups of gold she moved among them—
With cups of wine passed around
Hebe—while the choice wine was poured in turn.
Flowing freely in turns
فبإليُونَthen at Ilium أَحدَقواthey gazed intently منfrom عُلاهُمtheir heights
فبإليُونَ أَحدَقوا من عُلاهُم
وَبِمُرِّand with bitter الكَلامِspeech زَفسُZeus تَعتَّبvoiced reproach
وَبِمُرِّ الكَلامِ زَفسُ تَعتَّب
Then from their heights they gazed upon Ilium,
Looking down from their heights
and Zeus spoke bitterly in reproach.
While Zafis complains bitterly
قالَhe said مُذwhen رامَhe sought أنto يُحدِّمَenrage هِيراHera
قالَ مُذ رامَ أن يُحدِّمَ هِيرا
ذَاthis مَنِيلابِرَبَّتَينِMenelaus, by two goddesses تَحَجَّبhas taken shelter
ذَا مَنِيلابِرَبَّتَينِ تَحَجَّب
He spoke, wishing to anger Hera:
He said, ever since Hyreus wished
Here is Menelaus, sheltered by two goddesses.
To humble the pride of Mycenae's walls
تِلكَthat هِيراHera الأَرغِيَّةُthe Argive أحتَضَنَتَهُhas embraced him
تِلكَ هِيرا الأَرغِيَّةُ أحتَضَنَتَهُ
وأَثِيناand Athena لِفَوزِهِfor his victory تَتَعَصَّبzealously champions
وأَثِينا لِفَوزِهِ تَتَعَصَّب
That Argive Hera has embraced him,
That Hyreus who embraced him
and Athena zealously champions his victory.
And Athens supports his victory
وَبمَرآهُand at the sight of him سُرَّتاthe two were gladdened مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar
وَبمَرآهُ سُرَّتا مِن بَعيدٍ
إِنَّماonly عَفرُAphro- (part of Aphrodite) ذِيتُ-dite (completes Aphrodite) فارِيسَParis تَصحَبshe accompanies
إِنَّما عَفرُ ذِيتُ فارِيسَ تَصحَب
And both were gladdened at the sight of him from afar;
And in the distance the two ladies
Aphrodite alone keeps Paris company.
Only Pharis' swift mare accompanies
تَدرَأُshe wards off الموتَdeath عنهُfrom him بالبِشرِwith smiles والآand now (continues next line)
تَدرَأُ الموتَ عنهُ بالبِشرِ والآ
نَcompletion of 'now' وَقَتهُshe protected him الرَّدىdoom وقدand already كادَwas about to يَنشَبtake hold
نَ وَقَتهُ الرَّدى وقد كادَ يَنشَب
She wards death off from him with smiles, and now
Warding off death with good news
has saved him from doom, which had nearly seized him.
While fate and ruin nearly flare up
إِنَّماonly النَّصرُvictory لابنِto the son of أَترَاAtreus يَقِيناًcertainly
إِنَّما النَّصرُ لابنِ أَترَا يَقِيناً
فَهَلُمُّواso come, all of you نَقضِيlet us decide بِماon what يَتَرَتَّبfollows
فَهَلُمُّوا نَقضِي بِما يَتَرَتَّب
Victory surely belongs to the son of Atreus alone.
Surely victory belongs to Atreus' son
So come, let us decide what is to follow:
Come let us fulfill what must follow
أَنُسِيلُshall we spill الدِّماءَblood والحَربَand war نُورِيwe kindle
أَنُسِيلُ الدِّماءَ والحَربَ نُورِي
أَمor نَرىdo we deem حَقنَهاpreventing its shedding علىthrough الصُّلحِreconciliation أَقرَبpreferable
أَم نَرى حَقنَها على الصُّلحِ أَقرَب
Shall we spill blood and kindle war,
Shall we forget blood and war
or deem it better to spare it by making peace?
Or is peace more likely to stop its flow?
فإِذاthen if السِّلمَpeace رُمتُمُyou seek ظَلَّwill remain فِريَاPria- (part of Priam)
فإِذا السِّلمَ رُمتُمُ ظَلَّ فِريَا
مُ-m (completes Priam) بإِليُونَin Ilium فيamong ذَوِيهِhis kin مُهَيَّبrevered
مُ بإِليُونَ في ذَوِيهِ مُهَيَّب
Then, if you seek peace, Priam shall remain
If you seek peace, proud Ilion
in Ilium, revered among his kin,
Will remain under its lords' protection
وَبِهيلاَنَةٍand with Helen يَسِيرُwill depart مَنِيلاMenelaus
وَبِهيلاَنَةٍ يَسِيرُ مَنِيلا
فَيَبسُودُthen will prevail السَّلامُpeace والدَّمُand blood يُحجَبis held back
فَيَبسُودُ السَّلامُ والدَّمُ يُحجَب
and Menelaus shall depart with Helen.
And Menelaus will advance with ease
Thus peace shall prevail, and bloodshed be stopped.
So peace prevails and blood is spared
Sol 6.1