دَجاgrew dark اللَّيلُthe night والاَربابُand the gods والنَّاسُand the people نُوَّمٌasleep
دَجا اللَّيلُ والاَربابُ والنَّاسُ نُوَّمٌ
وَلكنَّbut زَفساًZeus نابِدٌshunning سِنَةَdrowsiness الكَرَىsleep
وَلكنَّ زَفساً نابِدٌ سِنَةَ الكَرَى
Night grew dark; the gods and people lay asleep.
But Zeus spurned the drowsiness of sleep;
بإِعزَازِabout honoring آخِيلٍAchilles وَإهلاَكِand destroying جُملَةٍa multitude
بإِعزَازِ آخِيلٍ وَإهلاَكِ جُملَةٍ
لَدَىbeside سُفُِthe ships of الإِرِيقِthe Greeks ظَلَّhe remained مُفَكِّراpondering
لَدَى سُفُِ الإِرِيقِ ظَلَّ مُفَكِّرا
how to honor Achilles and destroy a multitude
beside the Greeks' ships—on this he pondered still.
فعَنَّthen it occurred لَهُto him إِرسالُsending رُؤياa dream خَبِيثَةٍmalicious
فعَنَّ لَهُ إِرسالُ رُؤيا خَبِيثَةٍ
لأَترِيذَto Atreides تُغريهِenticing him بأَمرٍwith a plan تَصَوَّراhe had conceived
لأَترِيذَ تُغريهِ بأَمرٍ تَصَوَّرا
Then he thought to send a malicious dream
to Atreides, to entice him into a plan he had conceived.
فنادىthen he called أُنِيرُوساًOneiros وقالَand he said أَلاcome فَطِرso fly
فنادى أُنِيرُوساً وقالَ أَلا فَطِر
أَياO أَيُّهاyou الطَّيفُthe phantom المُداجِيthe deceitful one مُبَشِّراbearing good tidings
أَيا أَيُّها الطَّيفُ المُداجِي مُبَشِّرا
He summoned Oneiros and said, “Come, fly,
O deceitful phantom, bearing good tidings,
إِلىto سُفُنِthe ships of الإِغرِيقِthe Greeks لِجenter خَيمةًa tent بهاin it
إِلى سُفُنِ الإِغرِيقِ لِج خَيمةً بها
أقامَdwells أَغاAga- (Agamemnon) مَمنُونُ-memnon (Agamemnon) أَنبِىءreport بِماof what تَرىyou see
أقامَ أَغا مَمنُونُ أَنبِىء بِما تَرى
to the Greeks' ships; enter the tent where
Agamemnon dwells, and report what you see.
أَعِدrepeat كُلَّماall that أُلقِيهِI impart it فَليَمضِso let him advance مُقدِماًboldly
أَعِد كُلَّما أُلقِيهِ فَليَمضِ مُقدِماً
علىto الحَربِbattle وَليُعدِدand let him prepare لِذَاكَfor that المُعَسكَراthe army
على الحَربِ وَليُعدِد لِذَاكَ المُعَسكَرا
Repeat all I tell you: let him advance boldly
to battle, and prepare the army for it.
تآلَفَتhave united الأربابُthe gods طُراًّall وَفوزُهُand his victory
تآلَفَت الأربابُ طُراًّ وَفوزُهُ
علىover بَلَدِthe city of الطُّروادَةِTroy اليَومَtoday قُدِّراhas been decreed
على بَلَدِ الطُّروادَةِ اليَومَ قُدِّرا
The gods have all united, and his victory
over the city of Troy is decreed today.
وهِيراand Hera استَلانَتهُمفأَجمَعَshe won them over, so it became unanimous رأيهُمُtheir judgment
وهِيرا استَلانَتهُمفأَجمَعَ رأيهُمُ
علىon رزءِafflicting إِليُونٍIlium وَبالاًcalamity مُكَرَّراrepeated
على رزءِ إِليُونٍ وَبالاً مُكَرَّرا
And Hera won them over; their judgment was unanimous
to afflict Ilium with repeated calamity.”
فطارَso he flew ولمand did not يَلبَثlinger أَنِthat اجتازَhe passed فُلكَهُمtheir ships
فطارَ ولم يَلبَث أَنِ اجتازَ فُلكَهُم
لِخَيمto the tents of أغامَمنُونَAgamemnon بالغَيبِof the unseen مُخبِراbringing news
لِخَيم أغامَمنُونَ بالغَيبِ مُخبِرا
He flew, and soon had passed their ships,
to Agamemnon's tents, bearing tidings of the unseen.
فأَلفاهُso he found him فيمنamong those حَولَهaround him نُوَّماًasleep دَناhe drew near
فأَلفاهُ فيمن حَولَه نُوَّماً دَنا
لدَىbeside رأسهِhis head واحتَازَand assumed هَيئَةَthe form of نَسطُراNestor
لدَى رأسهِ واحتَازَ هَيئَةَ نَسطُرا
He found him asleep with those around him, and drew near
to his head and assumed Nestor's form.
وقالand he spoke وقدand already حاكاهُhe imitated him إِذsince كانhe was عالماًknowing
وقال وقد حاكاهُ إِذ كان عالماً
لَدَيهِin his esteem ابنَthe son of نِيلاَNeleus خَيرَmost highly مُوَقَّراhonored
لَدَيهِ ابنَ نِيلاَ خَيرَ مُوَقَّرا
He spoke, having mimicked him, for he knew
Neleus' son was held in highest honor by him:
لِمwhy ياO ابنَson of أَتراAtreus القَرمَthe noble chief تَهجعُyou sleep ماnot
لِم يا ابنَ أَترا القَرمَ تَهجعُ ما
ذاthis شأنُthe conduct of مَولىًa lord يَملِكُwho holds الأَمراcommand
ذا شأنُ مَولىً يَملِكُ الأَمرا
“Why sleep, son of Atreus, noble chief? This is not
the conduct of a lord who holds command.
مَنwhoever قدindeed تَوَلَّىhas taken charge of أمرَthe affairs of أُمَّتِهِhis people
مَن قد تَوَلَّى أمرَ أُمَّتِهِ
أَنَّىhow ينَامُcan he sleep اللَّيلَةَthis night الحَرَّىfevered
أَنَّى ينَامُ اللَّيلَةَ الحَرَّى
Whoever has taken charge of his people—
how can he sleep this fevered night?
فاحفَظso heed كَلاميmy words زَفسُZeus بيwith me لَكَto you منfrom
فاحفَظ كَلامي زَفسُ بي لَكَ من
قاصيthe farthest reaches of أَعَاليهِhis heights لَقدindeed أَسرَىhe sent by night
قاصي أَعَاليهِ لَقد أَسرَى
So heed my words: Zeus has sent me to you from
his farthest heights, on a journey by night.
مالتinclined إلىtoward الإِغريقِthe Greeks رأفَتُهُhis compassion
مالت إلى الإِغريقِ رأفَتُهُ
فأَرادَso he wished أَنthat تَستَدفِعَyou ward off الضُّرَّاharm
فأَرادَ أَن تَستَدفِعَ الضُّرَّا
His compassion has turned toward the Greeks,
and he wishes you to ward off harm,
فيwith كُلّall مَنwho وَالاكَhas allied with you تَزحَفُyou advance إِذfor
في كُلّ مَن وَالاكَ تَزحَفُ إِذ
قدindeed حانَhas come فَتحُthe conquest of البَلدَةِthe city الكُبرىthe great
قد حانَ فَتحُ البَلدَةِ الكُبرى
marching with all who stand by you, for
the time has come to take the great city.
أَربابُناour gods طُرًّاall قدِindeed انفَّقُواhave agreed
أَربابُنا طُرًّا قدِ انفَّقُوا
ولِقَولِand to the word of هِيرَاHera أَذعَنُواthey yielded طُرَّاall
ولِقَولِ هِيرَا أَذعَنُوا طُرَّا
Our gods have now all agreed,
and all have yielded to Hera's word.
وعلىand against بَنِىthe sons of الطُّروَادِTroy زَفسُZeus قَضَىhas decreed
وعلى بَنِى الطُّروَادِ زَفسُ قَضَى
بالوَيلِwoe فاخبُرso know أمرَهُhis command خُبراthoroughly
بالوَيلِ فاخبُر أمرَهُ خُبرا
And against the sons of Troy Zeus has decreed
woe; so know his command well.
وحَذارِand beware أَنthat تَنقادَyou yield للوَسَنِto drowsiness الthe
وحَذارِ أَن تَنقادَ للوَسَنِ ال
حاليsweet فَتَنسَىand so you forget بَعدَهُafter it قَسراagainst your will
حالي فَتَنسَى بَعدَهُ قَسرا
And beware of yielding to the drowsiness
so sweet, lest afterward you forget against your will.”