آلاAh! انتسأتshe drew away بالودّwith affection عنكfrom you وأدبرتand turned away
آلا انتسأت بالودّ عنك وأدبرت
معالنةًopenly proclaiming بالهجرwith estrangement أمUmm (mother of) سريعSari‘
معالنةً بالهجر أم سريع
Ah, she has withdrawn her love from you and turned away,
Umm Sari‘, openly proclaiming estrangement.
وحمّلهاand incited her واشٍa tale-bearer سعىstrove غيرnot مُصلحٍreconciling
وحمّلها واشٍ سعى غير مُصلحٍ
فآبso he returned بهمwith grief فيin الفؤادthe heart وجيعpainful
فآب بهم في الفؤاد وجيع
And a tale-bearer incited her, seeking no reconciliation,
So he returned with a grief that ached within the heart.
فخفِّضso ease عليكfor yourself الشأنthe matter لاdo not let يردِكَdestroy you الهوىpassion
فخفِّض عليك الشأن لا يردِكَ الهوى
فليسfor it is not انتقالa change خلَّةٍa beloved ببديعanything new
فليس انتقال خلَّةٍ ببديع
So take the matter lightly; let passion not destroy you.
For a beloved's change of heart is nothing new.
وفيand in ليلةthe night of المختارal-Mukhtar ماthat which يُذهلstuns الفتىthe young man
وفي ليلة المختار ما يُذهل الفتى
ويلهيهand distracts him عنfrom رُؤدa tender maiden الشبابin youth شَموعplayful
ويلهيه عن رُؤد الشباب شَموع
And al-Mukhtar's night holds enough to stun a youth,
And distract him from a tender, playful young woman.
وسارand marched أبوAbu (father of) النعمانal-Nu‘man للهto God belongs سعيُهhis striving
وسار أبو النعمان لله سعيُه
إلىtoward ابنIbn (son of) إياسٍIyas مصحراًtaking to open ground لوقوعfor battle
إلى ابن إياسٍ مصحراً لوقوع
And Abu al-Nu‘man marched—God bless his striving—
Toward Ibn Iyas, taking to open ground for battle,
بخيلٍwith cavalry لهاit has فيon يومthe day of هَيجاbattle دُروعهاits armor
بخيلٍ لها في يوم هَيجا دُروعها
وأخرىand others حُسوراًunarmored غيرnot ذاتpossessing دروعcoats of mail
وأخرى حُسوراً غير ذات دروع
With cavalry wearing its armor on the day of battle,
And others unarmored, without coats of mail.
فكرَّthen he sent charging الخيولthe cavalry كرةًa charge أتلفتهمthat destroyed them
فكرَّ الخيول كرةً أتلفتهم
وشدَّand he charged بأُولاهاwith its foremost ranks علىagainst ابنIbn (son of) مطيعMuti‘
وشدَّ بأُولاها على ابن مطيع
Then he launched a cavalry charge that destroyed them,
And with its foremost ranks attacked Ibn Muti‘.
فولَّىso he fled بضربٍunder blows يفلقcleaves الهامskulls وقعهits impact
فولَّى بضربٍ يفلق الهام وقعه
وطعنٍand spear-thrusts غداةon the morning of السِّكتينal-Sikkatayn (the two lanes) وجيعpainful
وطعنٍ غداة السِّكتين وجيع
So he fled under blows whose impact cleaved skulls,
And grievous spear-thrusts that morning at al-Sikkatayn.
فحوصرso he was besieged فيin دارthe residence of الإمارةthe governorship بائياًincurring
فحوصر في دار الإمارة بائياً
بذلٍّwith humiliation وإِرغامٍand abasement لهfor him وخضوعand submission
بذلٍّ وإِرغامٍ له وخضوع
So he was besieged in the governor's palace, incurring
Humiliation, abasement, and submission.
فمرَّthen passed وزيرthe minister of ابنthe son of الوصيِّthe designated successor عليهمby them
فمرَّ وزير ابن الوصيِّ عليهم
وكانand he was لهمfor them فيamong الناسthe people خيرthe best شفيعintercessor
وكان لهم في الناس خير شفيع
Then the minister of the Successor's son passed by them,
And among men he was their finest intercessor.
دعاhe cried out يالثاراتO, for vengeance for الحسينal-Husayn فأقبلتand there advanced
دعا يالثارات الحسين فأقبلت
كتائبbattalions منfrom همدانHamdan بعدafter هزيعa portion of the night
كتائب من همدان بعد هزيع
He cried, 'Vengeance for al-Husayn!' and forward came
Battalions from Hamdan, after part of the night had passed.
ومنand from مَذحجMadhhij جاءَcame الرئيسthe chief ابنIbn (son of) مالكٍMalik
ومن مَذحج جاءَ الرئيس ابن مالكٍ
يقودleading جموعاًhosts عُفِّيتwere augmented بجموعby more hosts
يقود جموعاً عُفِّيت بجموع
And from Madhhij came the chief, Ibn Malik,
Leading hosts swelled by further hosts.
ومنand from أسدٍAsad وفَّىproved faithful يزيدٌYazid لنصرهin aiding him
ومن أسدٍ وفَّى يزيدٌ لنصره
بكلٍّwith every فتىًyoung man حاميa defender of الذّمارkin and honor منيعunassailable
بكلٍّ فتىً حامي الذّمار منيع
And from Asad, Yazid proved faithful in aiding him,
With every stalwart youth, a guardian of kin and honor.
وجاءand came نُعَيمٌNu‘aym خيرthe best of شيبانShayban كلِّهاall of it
وجاء نُعَيمٌ خير شيبان كلِّها
بأمرٍwith an undertaking لدىamid الهيجاءbattle جدٍّtruly رفيعlofty
بأمرٍ لدى الهيجاء جدٍّ رفيع
And Nu‘aym came, the finest of all Shayban,
With a truly noble undertaking amid the battle.
وماnor was ابنIbn (son of) شُمَيطShumayt إِذwhen يحرِّضhe urged on قومهhis people
وما ابن شُمَيط إِذ يحرِّض قومه
هناكthere بمخذولٍleft unsupported ولاnor بمضيعneglected
هناك بمخذولٍ ولا بمضيع
Nor was Ibn Shumayt, as he urged on his people,
There forsaken or neglected.
ولاnor قيسQays نهدلاof Nahd—no ولاnor ابنIbn (son of) هوازنٍHawazin
ولا قيس نهدلا ولا ابن هوازنٍ
وكانand he was أخاpossessed of حنّانةcompassion وخشوعand humility
وكان أخا حنّانة وخشوع
Nor Qays of Nahd—no—nor Ibn Hawazin,
And he was a man of compassion and humility.
فآبso returned الهدىguidance حقاًtruly إلىto مستقرِّهits resting place
فآب الهدى حقاً إلى مستقرِّه
بخيرwith the best إِيابٍhomecoming آبهthat it made ورجوعand return
بخير إِيابٍ آبه ورجوع
So guidance truly returned to its resting place,
With the finest homecoming and return it ever made,
إلىto الهاشميٍّthe Hashimite المهتديrightly guided المهتدىtaken as a guide بهthrough him
إلى الهاشميٍّ المهتدي المهتدى به
فنحنso we لهto him منamong سامعٍone who listens ومطيعand one who obeys
فنحن له من سامعٍ ومطيع
To the rightly guided Hashimite, through whom others find guidance.
So we are among those who hear and obey him.