1. وإِذا بِفالاسٍ إِلَيهِ دَنَت تَقُو

    لُ ذِيُومِذٌ قد كانَ أَن تَتأَوَّبا

    And suddenly Pallas drew near him, saying,

    “Diomedes, it is time for you to return;

  2. فَلَرُبَّ رَبٍّ يُوقِظُ الطُّروادَ في

    عَجَلٍ فَتُحرَجَ لِلهَزِيمَة مُرعَبا

    for some god may awaken the Trojans

    in haste, forcing you into a terrified retreat.”

  3. فَوَعَى ذِيُومِذُ صَوتَها ثُمَّ اعتَلى

    عَجَلاً وأُوذِسُ بالحَنِيَّةِ يَقرَعُ

    Diomedes heeded her voice, then mounted

    in haste, while Odysseus struck with his bow.

  4. فإِلى الحمى طارا ورَبُّ النُّورِ فِي

    بُسُ راقِبٌ حَرَكاتِها مُتَطَلِّعُ

    So the two flew toward the refuge, while the lord of light,

    Phoebus, watched her movements intently.

  5. لَم تَحقَهُ فالاسُ ذُومِيذاً تَلِي

    فَانقَضَّ مُحتَدِماً وَراحَ يُفزِّعُ

    Pallas, following Diomedes, did not [unclear verb] him;

    then he swooped down in fury and began spreading alarm.

  6. وإِفُوقُناً مِن آلِ رِيسُوسٍ وَمُر

    شِدَقَومِهِ في الحَالِ نَبَّهَ يُجزِعُ

    And Hippocoon, of Rhesus’s house and guide

    of his people, he roused at once, terrifying him.

  7. فَرَاَى يَهُبُّ تَذَعُّراً ما قد جَرى

    فَدعا رِسُوسَ رَفِيقَهُ يَتَوَجَّعُ

    Springing up in alarm, he saw what had happened,

    then called in anguish to Rhesus, his companion.

  8. أَلنَّاسُ تَخبِطُ بالدِّماءِ أَمامَهُ

    والخَيلُ مَربِطُها لَدَيهِ بَلقَعُ

    The men were floundering in blood before him,

    and the horses’ tethering-place beside him was deserted.

  9. فَتَهافَتَ الطُّروادُ بَينَ ضَجِيجِهِم

    مُتَذَعرِّينَ لِما رَأَوهُ وَأُسمِعُوا

    Then the Trojans rushed together amid their clamor,

    terrified by what they had seen and been made to hear.

  10. وَاستَعظَمُوا قِحضةً بها هَجَمَ العِدى

    فَسَطَوا وَللأُسطُولِ لَيلاً أزمَعُوا

    They were astounded by the audacity with which the foes attacked,

    struck, and resolved to make for the fleet by night.

  11. وَذِيُومِذٌ وَأُذِيسُ لَمَّا بُلِّغا ال

    أَسلابَ حَيثُ استُبِقِيَت تُستَودَعُ

    And when Diomedes and Odysseus were brought to the

    spoils, where they had been left for safekeeping,

  12. وَثَبَ ابنُ تِيذِيُسٍ تَنَاوَلَها وفي

    عَجَلٍ إِلى أُوذِيسَ أَقبَلَ يَدفَعُ

    the son of Tydeus leapt, took them, and in

    haste approached Odysseus, handing them over.

  13. ثُمَّ اعتَلَى وَالخَيلَ ساط فَطُيِرَت

    لِلقَومِ يَحمِلُها الطرِيقُ المَهيَعُ

    Then he mounted and whipped the horses, sending them flying

    toward their men, borne along by the broad, open road.