فيat الحالthe moment لَبَّىhe complied أَغامَمنُونُAgamemnon مُنتَدِباًcommissioning
في الحال لَبَّى أَغامَمنُونُ مُنتَدِباً
كُلَّall الدُّعاةِthe heralds لِحَشدِto muster الجُندِthe troops والعُمَدِand the chiefs
كُلَّ الدُّعاةِ لِحَشدِ الجُندِ والعُمَدِ
At once Agamemnon complied, commissioning
At once Agamemnon sent out a summoner
All the heralds to muster the troops and the chiefs.
Calling all the chieftains to muster the host and its chiefs
بأَجهَرِat the loudest pitch of الصَّوتِthe voice نَادَوهُمthey called them وماand not لَبِثُواthey tarried
بأَجهَرِ الصَّوتِ نَادَوهُم وما لَبِثُوا
أَنthat أَقبَلُواthey came forward مُستَتِمِّيcomplete in العَدِّnumber والعُددِand equipment
أَن أَقبَلُوا مُستَتِمِّي العَدِّ والعُددِ
They called them at the top of their voices, and it was not long
In loudest of voice he called them and soon they came
Before they came, complete in numbers and equipment.
Trooping in numbers beyond count and reckoning.
والصِّيدُand the nobles مِنfrom حَولِaround اَتريذٍAtreides مُكَتِّبَةٌforming battalions
والصِّيدُ مِن حَولِ اَتريذٍ مُكَتِّبَةٌ
صُفُوفَهاtheir ranks وأَثِيناand Athena فَوقَabove كُلِّevery يَدِhand (might)
صُفُوفَها وأَثِينا فَوقَ كُلِّ يَدِ
And the nobles around Atreides were forming
And round about Atreus’ son were ranks of huntsmen
Their ranks, while Athena, supreme in might,
Setting their lines, and keen hounds above every hand,
مُثِيرَةًrousing خَطَوَاتِthe steps of الجُندِthe troops نافخةًbreathing
مُثِيرَةً خَطَوَاتِ الجُندِ نافخةً
بينَamong النُّفُوسِthe souls اقتحامَthe braving of الهَولِterror والشِّدَدِand hardships
بينَ النُّفُوسِ اقتحامَ الهَولِ والشِّدَدِ
Quickened the troops' steps and breathed
Raising the courage of ranks, rousing among souls
Into their souls the will to brave terror and hardship.
The plunging onset through dread and dire peril.
تَرنُوshe gazes بماءِيِّwith the watery hue of عَينَيهاher two eyes مُشَدِّدَةًstrengthening
تَرنُو بماءِيِّ عَينَيها مُشَدِّدَةً
قُلُوبَهُمtheir hearts وبَدَتand she appeared بالمِجوَبwith the shield الخَلِدِeverlasting
قُلُوبَهُم وبَدَت بالمِجوَب الخَلِدِ
She gazed with her water-hued eyes, strengthening
They made the hearts quake with the flicker of eyes
Their hearts, and appeared with the everlasting shield.
And stood out in that place of conclave that lasts forever.
اَهدَابُهُits fringes مئِةٌa hundred كُلٌّeach لِقاworth مِئَةٍa hundred
اَهدَابُهُ مئِةٌ كُلٌّ لِقا مِئَةٍ
مِنَof العُجُولcalves ولاand not تَنحَلُّthey come loose لِلأَبدِforever
مِنَ العُجُول ولا تَنحَلُّ لِلأَبدِ
Its fringes numbered a hundred, each worth a hundred
Reach the troops and find them in armor that shone
Calves, and never coming loose for all eternity.
Above frost for the loftiest peak of the skin.
دَارَتthey encircled عَلَيهِaround it مُدَلاَّةًhanging down وَقَدand already سُبِكتthey were cast
دَارَت عَلَيهِ مُدَلاَّةً وَقَد سُبِكت
منfrom عَسجَدٍgold خَالِصٍpure بالنُّورِwith light مُتَّقدِblazing
من عَسجَدٍ خَالِصٍ بالنُّورِ مُتَّقدِ
They circled it, hanging down, and had been cast
They snort with passion for wives and children
From pure gold, blazing with light.
Till it seemed grimmer than war with its beds and its babes.
حتَّىuntil سَعَواthey hastened وأُوَارُand the blaze of الحَربِwar لاحَappeared لَهُمto them
حتَّى سَعَوا وأُوَارُ الحَربِ لاحَ لَهُم
أَشهَىmore desirable منَthan العَودِreturning للأَزوَاجِto wives والوَلَدِand children
أَشهَى منَ العَودِ للأَزوَاجِ والوَلَدِ
Until they hastened on, and war's blaze seemed to them
He moves before them in mail that glittered
Sweeter than returning to wives and children.
Over bleakness aloft to the dome of the skull
تَمضِيadvance فَيَالِقُهُمtheir legions فيin أَدرُعٍarmor سَطَعَتshone
تَمضِي فَيَالِقُهُم في أَدرُعٍ سَطَعَت
فوقَabove الرَّقيعِthe sky لأًعلىto the highest قُبَّةِvault of الجَلَدِthe firmament
فوقَ الرَّقيعِ لأًعلى قُبَّةِ الجَلَدِ
Their legions advance in armor that flashes
Like fire blazing a wood on a mountain
Above the sky, to the firmament's highest vault,
And brightness streamed out from it on and on.
كالنارِlike fire مُلهِبَةًsetting ablaze غاباًa forest علىon جَبَلٍa mountain
كالنارِ مُلهِبَةً غاباً على جَبَلٍ
والنُّورُand the light مُنبَعِثٌstreaming forth منهاfrom it علىover أَمدِa distance
والنُّورُ مُنبَعِثٌ منها على أَمدِ
Like fire setting a forest ablaze upon a mountain,
They left the camp and vessels with benches and upon
And light streaming from it far into the distance.
That space were scattered in raiment of emerald.
وغادَرُواand they left الخَيمَthe tents والفُلكَand the ships السِّرَاعَswift وفيand in
وغادَرُوا الخَيمَ والفُلكَ السِّرَاعَ وفي
ذَاكَthat الفَضاopen space انتَشَرُواthey spread out فيin حُلَّةِa garment of الزَّرَدِchain mail
ذَاكَ الفَضا انتَشَرُوا في حُلَّةِ الزَّرَدِ
And they left the tents and swift ships, and in
As the birds of the upland come thronging together,
That open space spread out, clad in chain mail.
Cranes and pegions and ospreys of distinguished breed,
كماjust as تَكاثَفَflocked densely طَيرُbirds البَرِّof the land منincluding بَجَعٍpelicans
كما تَكاثَفَ طَيرُ البَرِّ من بَجَعٍ
ومنand of أَوَزٍّgeese ورَهوٍand cranes بَالغِlong-reaching الجَيَدِnecks
ومن أَوَزٍّ ورَهوٍ بَالغِ الجَيَدِ
As land birds flock densely—pelicans
They bustle in the Asius’ meadow by Caÿstrius
And geese and long-necked cranes—
Out of each glen bands of the young on their shoulders,
تَعَجُّthey clamor فيin مَرجِthe meadow of أَسيُوسٍAsius بِكَيسَطرٍby the Cayster
تَعَجُّ في مَرجِ أَسيُوسٍ بِكَيسَطرٍ
مِنfrom كُلّevery فَجٍّmountain pass عِصَاباتٍflocks علىalong الجُدَدِthe paths
مِن كُلّ فَجٍّ عِصَاباتٍ على الجُدَدِ
Clamoring in the meadow of Asius by the Cayster,
Clashing in mighty medley—the orchards thundering
From every pass, in flocks along the paths,
To it with thronging battalions in thickest array.
تَساجَلَتthey vied بِعرارٍwith cries خارِقٍpiercing فَدَوَتso they resounded
تَساجَلَت بِعرارٍ خارِقٍ فَدَوَت
تِلكَthose الرِّياضُmeadows لهُwith it فيin حَشدِa throng مُحتَشِدِdensely gathered
تِلكَ الرِّياضُ لهُ في حَشدِ مُحتَشِدِ
They vied with piercing cries, making
To the buskins and harnesses clatter and clang
Those meadows ring with them amid the crowded throng.
Shattering stalwart limbs into pieces of flint.
ولِلحَوَافِزِand for the hooves (apparent typo) وَقعٌa beat والنعالُand the sandals لَهاfor them
ولِلحَوَافِزِ وَقعٌ والنعالُ لَها
خَفقٌa pounding يُفَتِّتُthat shatters جِسمَthe mass of الجَلمَدِrock الأَجَدsolid
خَفقٌ يُفَتِّتُ جِسمَ الجَلمَدِ الأَجَد
And the hooves had a beat, and the sandals had
So to the shore of Schoeneus’ Scamander they stood
A pounding that shattered the mass of solid rock.
Numbered like leaves in an orchard in flowery spring.
حتىuntil بساحلِon the bank of إسكاSca- مَندَرٍ-mander وَقَفُواthey stood
حتى بساحلِ إسكا مَندَرٍ وَقَفُوا
عِدَادَas numerous as أَورَاقِthe leaves of رَوضٍa meadow بالرَّبيعِin spring ندِيdewy
عِدَادَ أَورَاقِ رَوضٍ بالرَّبيعِ ندِي
Until they stood on the bank of Scamander,
They occupied its banks in a series that dimmed
As numerous as the leaves of a meadow dewy in spring.
Men’s eyes, as they lit inward fires of anguish.
حَلُّواthey settled بِضَفَتَّهشon its bank (apparent typo) فيin عِدَّةٍnumbers غَمَضَتbeyond reckoning
حَلُّوا بِضَفَتَّهش في عِدَّةٍ غَمَضَت
يَصلَونضthey burn in (apparent typo) نارَthe fire of انتقامٍvengeance داخِلَinside الكَبِدِthe liver
يَصلَونض نارَ انتقامٍ داخِلَ الكَبِدِ
They settled on its bank in numbers beyond reckoning,
Like the flies when spring has appeared and the goatherd’s attention is turned
Burning with vengeance's fire deep within their livers.
To his flock, attacking the pails without end or number,
مِثلَlike الذُّبَابِflies إِذاwhen حانَarrived الرَّبِيعُspring وقدand already
مِثلَ الذُّبَابِ إِذا حانَ الرَّبِيعُ وقد
حامَتthey hovered بعُنَّةِaround the pen of راعيa herder of العَنزِgoats والنَّقَدِand small sheep
حامَت بعُنَّةِ راعي العَنزِ والنَّقَدِ
Like flies when spring has come and they have
Each chieftain stood with his troop, a shepherd
Hovered round the pen of a herder of goats and small sheep,
Among sheep that a shepherd alone understands.
تَهافَتَتthey swarmed تَبتَغَيseeking الأًلبانَmilk هَاجِمَةًswooping down
تَهافَتَت تَبتَغَي الأًلبانَ هَاجِمَةً
علىupon القِصَاعِthe bowls بِلاwithout حَصرٍreckoning ولاnor عَدَدِnumber
على القِصَاعِ بِلا حَصرٍ ولا عَدَدِ
They swarm in search of milk, swooping
At one he collects them when they mix pell-mell
Upon the bowls, beyond reckoning or number.
Amid thousands on land, if he wants them aright.
وكُلُّand every سَيِّدِchief of قَومٍa people قامَstood مُنفَرِداًseparately
وكُلُّ سَيِّدِ قَومٍ قامَ مُنفَرِداً
بِهِمwith them كَرَاعٍlike a herdsman بماwith what يَستاقُhe drives مُنفَرِدِalone
بِهِم كَرَاعٍ بما يَستاقُ مُنفَرِدِ
And each chief of a people stood apart
Between them flaunting the insignia of pride,
With his men, like a herdsman alone with the flock he drives.
Atreides took his stand in pride with lofty pillars.
فيat الحالِthe moment يَجمَعُhe gathers شَتَّاهُمtheir scattered members إِذَاwhen امتَزَجَتthey mingle
في الحالِ يَجمَعُ شَتَّاهُم إِذَا امتَزَجَت
بَينَamong الأُلُوفِthe thousands بأَرضِon the ground of البَرّthe open country إِنif يُرِدِhe wishes
بَينَ الأُلُوفِ بأَرضِ البَرّ إِن يُرِدِ
At once he gathers their scattered bands when they have mingled
His eyes flashed fire and his high helm swayed—
Among thousands on the open land, if he so wills.
Zeus-fostered bosom and Ares-mighty limbs.
وبَينَهُمand among them بِشِعارِin the garb of الفَخرِpride مُتَّشِحاًdraped
وبَينَهُم بِشِعارِ الفَخرِ مُتَّشِحاً
أَترِيذُAtreides قامَstood بمَجدٍin glory باذِخِlofty in العَمَدِpillars
أَترِيذُ قامَ بمَجدٍ باذِخِ العَمَدِ
And among them, draped in the mantle of pride,
That whetter of thunder decreed on that day
Atreides stood in glory whose pillars towered high.
None to match him in valor amid all the host’s ranks
وقدand indeed حكَىhe resembled زَفسَZeus عَينَيهِin his two eyes وهامَتَهُand his head
وقد حكَى زَفسَ عَينَيهِ وهامَتَهُ
فُوسِيذَPoseidon صَدراًin chest وآرِيساًand Ares قُوَىthe strength of جَسَدِthe body
فُوسِيذَ صَدراً وآرِيساً قُوَى جَسَدِ
And he resembled Zeus in eyes and head,
For he towered among all the bulls as a stallion
Poseidon in chest, and Ares in bodily strength.
Will rear his head high over the herds that he leads.
فيon ذلكthat اليومِday قَصَّافُthe mighty crasher of الرُّعُودِthunderclaps قَضىdecreed
في ذلك اليومِ قَصَّافُ الرُّعُودِ قَضى
أَنthat لاnot يُضَاهِيهِshould rival him بَينَamong الجُندِthe troops منany (emphatic) أَحَدِone
أَن لا يُضَاهِيهِ بَينَ الجُندِ من أَحَدِ
On that day the thunder-crasher decreed
That no one among the troops should rival him.
فكانَso he was كالفَحلlike the bull ماin the space بَينَamong الصِّوَارِthe cattle herds متىwhenever
فكانَ كالفَحل ما بَينَ الصِّوَارِ متى
يَقُمhe stands شُمُوخاًproudly علىover قُطعانِهِhis herds يَسُدِhe rules
يَقُم شُمُوخاً على قُطعانِهِ يَسُدِ
So he was like a bull among the cattle herds, whenever
He stands proudly above his herds and rules.
Partial English translation: 46 of 50 Arabic lines translated.