لاno ذَنْبَblame للطِّرْفِfor the steed فيin مَعْداهُits gallop يومthe day كباit stumbled
لا ذَنْبَ للطِّرْفِ في مَعْداهُ يوم كبا
بالبحرِwith the sea والطّوْدِand the mountain والضّرْغامِand the lion منin the person of حَسَنِHasan
بالبحرِ والطّوْدِ والضّرْغامِ من حَسَنِ
The steed was blameless in its gallop the day it stumbled,
Bearing, in Hasan, a sea, a mountain, a lion,
والبدرِand the full moon إذas فيin يديهhis two hands للنّدىfor generosity سُحُبٌclouds
والبدرِ إذ في يديه للنّدى سُحُبٌ
سواكبٌpouring forth عَشْرُهاall ten of them تنهلّpour down بالمِنَنِwith gifts
سواكبٌ عَشْرُها تنهلّ بالمِنَنِ
And a full moon, in whose hands are clouds of bounty,
All ten pouring forth, streaming with gifts,
ونفسِand the soul of مَلكٍa king عظيمgreat قدرُهاits worth رجحتْit outweighed
ونفسِ مَلكٍ عظيم قدرُها رجحتْ
بأنفسِagainst the souls of الخلقِmankind منof قيسٍQays ومنand of يمنِYemen
بأنفسِ الخلقِ من قيسٍ ومن يمنِ
And a king's soul, mighty in worth, outweighing
The souls of mankind, of Qays and of Yemen.
وكيفَand how يحملcan carry هذاthis كلَّهُall of it فَرَسٌa horse
وكيفَ يحمل هذا كلَّهُ فَرَسٌ
لوeven if أنّهthat it ماwhat رَسَاstood firm منof هضبتيthe two heights of حضنِHadan
لو أنّه ما رَسَا من هضبتي حضنِ
And how could a horse carry all of this,
Even were it the firm-set bulk of Hadan's twin heights?
لَعَلّهُperhaps it فيin سجودٍprostration يَوْمَon the day of كَبْوَتِهِits stumble
لَعَلّهُ في سجودٍ يَوْمَ كَبْوَتِهِ
لديهbefore him لمّاwhen علاهmounted it سيّدُthe lord of الزّمنِthe age
لديه لمّا علاه سيّدُ الزّمنِ
Perhaps it was prostrating itself the day it stumbled
Before him, when the lord of the age mounted it.
ياO مُسْدياًbestower منfrom نداهُhis bounty كلّevery مَكرُمَةٍnoble gift
يا مُسْدياً من نداهُ كلّ مَكرُمَةٍ
ومجرياًand setting racing فيalong مداهhis course شُزّبَlean الحُصُنِthe stallions
ومجرياً في مداه شُزّبَ الحُصُنِ
O you who bestow every noble gift from your bounty,
And set lean stallions racing along your course,
كأنّas though رُمْحَكَyour spear فيin تصريفهthe wielding of it قَلَمٌa pen
كأنّ رُمْحَكَ في تصريفه قَلَمٌ
مجاولاًjousting بطويلwith a long الذابلslender shaft اليزَنِYazani lance
مجاولاً بطويل الذابل اليزَنِ
Your spear, as you wield it, is like a pen,
As you joust with a long, slender Yazani lance.
تقتادُyou lead جيشَكَyour army للهيجَاءِto battle معتزِماًresolute
تقتادُ جيشَكَ للهيجَاءِ معتزِماً
والعزّand might منكfrom you ونصرُand the aid of اللَّهGod فيin قرنِa common bond
والعزّ منك ونصرُ اللَّه في قرنِ
You lead your army to battle, resolute,
And your might and God's aid are yoked together.
وتلقطُand you snatch up الرمحَthe spear منfrom أرضِthe ground of الوَغىbattle بيدٍwith one hand
وتلقطُ الرمحَ من أرضِ الوَغى بيدٍ
والطِّرْفُand the steed يجريruns كلمحlike a flash of البرقlightning فيover الحَزَنِrugged ground
والطِّرْفُ يجري كلمح البرق في الحَزَنِ
And with one hand you snatch the spear from the battlefield,
While the steed runs like a lightning flash over rugged ground.
ويلتقيand meet طرفاهُits two ends إنif هَزَزْتهماyou shake them both
ويلتقي طرفاهُ إن هَزَزْتهما
كأنّماas though طرفاهُits two ends منهof it فيin غصنِa branch
كأنّما طرفاهُ منه في غصنِ
And its two ends meet if you shake them,
As though its two ends were those of a branch.
لمّاwhen سلمتَyou came through unharmed طَفِقْنَاwe began فيin تضرّعناour humble supplication
لمّا سلمتَ طَفِقْنَا في تضرّعنا
ندعُوwe pray to لكَfor you اللَّهَGod فيin سرٍّsecret وفيand in عَلَنِpublic
ندعُو لكَ اللَّهَ في سرٍّ وفي عَلَنِ
When you came through unharmed, we began, in our supplication,
To pray to God for you, in secret and in public.
وأنتand you للخلقِfor mankind رأسa head قدindeed سلمتyou have remained safe لهمfor them
وأنت للخلقِ رأس قد سلمت لهم
فليسso not يشكونَthey complain منof سُقْمٍillness علىon بدنِa body
فليس يشكونَ من سُقْمٍ على بدنِ
And you, mankind's head, have remained safe for them;
So they complain of no sickness in the body.
Translation model: Sol 6.1