ياO عَينِeye إِبكيweep for فارِساًa horseman
يا عَينِ إِبكي فارِساً
حَسَنَskilled in الطِعانِlance-thrusting عَلىupon الفَرَسthe horse
حَسَنَ الطِعانِ عَلى الفَرَس
O eye, weep for a horseman,
My eye pour forth tears for a horseman,
skilled in lance-thrusts upon his horse,
Skillful with the spear on his steed.
ذاpossessed of مِرَّةٍstrength وَمَهابَةٍand awe-inspiring presence
ذا مِرَّةٍ وَمَهابَةٍ
بَيناwhile نُؤَمِّلُهُwe place our hopes in him اِختُلِسhe was snatched away
بَينا نُؤَمِّلُهُ اِختُلِس
possessed of strength and awe-inspiring presence.
Of awe and boldness,
While we placed our hopes in him, he was snatched away.
Even as we had hopes for him very stealthily.
بَيناwhile نَراهُwe see him بادِياًstanding forth
بَينا نَراهُ بادِياً
يَحميguards كَتيبَتَهُhis battalion شَرِسfierce
يَحمي كَتيبَتَهُ شَرِس
While we saw him standing forth,
While we saw him in the open,
fiercely defending his battalion,
Defending his troop fiercely
كَاللَيثِlike a lion خَفَّhastened لِغيلِهِto its thicket
كَاللَيثِ خَفَّ لِغيلِهِ
يَحميguards فَريسَتَهُits prey شَكِسfierce-tempered
يَحمي فَريسَتَهُ شَكِس
like a lion that hastened to its thicket,
Like a lion who suddenly lowered himself to his cubs,
savagely guarding its prey.
Protecting his prey and breaking its neck.
يَذَرُleaves الكَمِيَّthe armored warrior مُجَدَّلاًfelled
يَذَرُ الكَمِيَّ مُجَدَّلاً
تَرِبَdust-covered المَناخِرِthe nostrils مُنقَعِسfallen backward
تَرِبَ المَناخِرِ مُنقَعِس
He leaves the armored warrior felled,
He left the coward confused and dejected,
his nostrils dust-covered, fallen backward.
Dust crusting his nostrils.
خَضَبَstained السِنانَthe spearhead بِطَعنَةٍwith a thrust
خَضَبَ السِنانَ بِطَعنَةٍ
فَالنَفسُso the lifeblood يَحفِزُهاdrives it out النَفَسthe breath
فَالنَفسُ يَحفِزُها النَفَس
He stained the spearhead with a thrust,
His spear bloodied with a stab
and breath drives the lifeblood out.
Urging his soul on.
فَالطَيرُso the birds بَينَdivided between مُراوِدٍone seeking its chance
فَالطَيرُ بَينَ مُراوِدٍ
يَدنوdraws near وَآخَرَand another مُنتَهِسtearing off flesh
يَدنو وَآخَرَ مُنتَهِس
So, among the birds, one seeks its chance,
The birds between a suitor
drawing near, while another tears at flesh.
Who approaches and another who has drawn away disappointed.
نِعمَexcellent is الفَتىthe young man عِندَat الوَغىbattle
نِعمَ الفَتى عِندَ الوَغى
حينَwhen التَصايُحِthe exchanged cries فيin الغَلَسthe pre-dawn darkness
حينَ التَصايُحِ في الغَلَس
How fine a young man in battle,
Excellent was that youth in the fray
when cries rang out in the pre-dawn darkness!
When the war cries in the battle intensified
فَلَأَبكِيَنَّكَso I shall surely mourn you سَيِّداًa chief
فَلَأَبكِيَنَّكَ سَيِّداً
فَصلَdecisive in الخِطابِjudgment إِذاwhen اِلتَبَسit became confused
فَصلَ الخِطابِ إِذا اِلتَبَس
So I shall surely mourn you, a chief,
How I weep for that master
decisive in judgment when matters grew confused.
When the power of speech was severed.
مَنwho ذاthat one يَقومُwill stand مَقامَهُin his place
مَن ذا يَقومُ مَقامَهُ
بَعدَafter اِبنِthe son of أُمّيmy mother إِذwhen رُمِسhe was buried
بَعدَ اِبنِ أُمّي إِذ رُمِس
Who can take his place,
Who now can take his place
after my mother's son has been buried?
After the son of Ummi when fate turned against him.
أَوor مَنwho يَعودُwill offer help بِحِلمِهِwith his forbearance
أَو مَن يَعودُ بِحِلمِهِ
عِندَduring التَنازُعِdisputes فيamid الشَكَسcontentiousness
عِندَ التَنازُعِ في الشَكَس
Or who will offer forbearance like his
Or who will return with his forbearance
when disputes grow bitter?
When dispute surrounds those sitting and those standing.
غَيثُrain for العَشيرَةِthe clan كُلُّهاall of it
غَيثُ العَشيرَةِ كُلُّها
الغائِرينَthose who went to the lowlands وَمَنand those who جَلَسwent to the uplands
الغائِرينَ وَمَن جَلَس
Rain for the whole clan,
The rain from which his people entirely benefited,
those in the lowlands and those in the uplands.
Those who attacked and those who held back.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.