لوif سرتَyou traveled فيin عرضthe breadth البسيطةthe earth طالباًseeking
لو سرتَ في عرض البسيطة طالباً
رجلاًa man خبيراًversed بالحروبin warfare مجرّباtried and tested
رجلاً خبيراً بالحروب مجرّبا
Were you to travel across the breadth of the earth, seeking
If you traveled across the breadth of the earth, seeking
a man versed in warfare, seasoned and tested,
a man versed in warfare, tried and tested,
عانىendured الحروبthe wars مجاهراًopenly ومخاتلاًand by guile
عانى الحروب مجاهراً ومخاتلاً
طفلاًas a child إلىuntil انthat عادhe became همّاًa decrepit old man أشيباgray-haired
طفلاً إلى ان عاد همّاً أشيبا
who endured wars, fighting openly and by guile,
who endured wars openly and by guile,
from childhood until he became a careworn, gray-haired elder;
from childhood until he became a gray-haired old man,
قتلhe slew الأسودthe lions ونازلand faced in combat الأبطالthe champions فيin الthe
قتل الأسود ونازل الأبطال في ال
هيجاءbattle واقتادand led away الكميّthe armored warrior المحرباbattle-hardened
هيجاء واقتاد الكميّ المحربا
who slew lions and faced champions in the—
who slew lions and faced champions in the
fray, and led away the battle-seasoned warrior captive,
fray, and led away the battle-hardened armored warrior,
لمnot تلقَyou find مثليone like me منone who يكادalmost يريهshows him حسbeginning of 'soundness'
لم تلقَ مثلي من يكاد يريه حس
نend of 'soundness' الرأيjudgment ماwhat قدalready كانhad been عنهfrom him مغيّباconcealed
ن الرأي ما قد كان عنه مغيّبا
you would find none like me, a man whom sound—
you would find none like me, to whom sound
judgment nearly shows what had been hidden from him.
judgment almost reveals what had been concealed from him.
وأرىand I consider مسيرthe march الألفthe thousand تطلبseeking وترهاits revenge
وأرى مسير الألف تطلب وترها
ضمنinside الغرائرthe sacks فريةa fabrication وتكذّباand a lie
ضمن الغرائر فرية وتكذّبا
And I deem the march of a thousand seeking its blood-revenge,
And I consider the march of the thousand seeking their revenge
enclosed inside sacks, a fabrication and a lie.
inside sacks to be a fabrication and a lie.
Sol 6.1