1. جَلَسَت أُصمِتَت وخارَت فُؤَاداً

    وبَنُو الخُلد بُلبِلُوا بِلبَالا

    She sat, silenced and faint of heart,

    and the sons of immortality were thrown into turmoil.

  2. فَتَصَدَّى الحَدَّاد ذو الشأنِ

    هِيفِستُ لتسكينِ أُمِّهِ ثُمَّ قالا

    Then the renowned smith stepped forward,

    Hephaestus, to soothe his mother, and said:

  3. فَدَحَ الأَمرُ إِن تَكُونا لأَجلِ الن

    اسِ بالأَرضِ تُنشِبانِ القِتالا

    “The matter is grave if you two, for the sake of the

    people on earth, kindle strife.

  4. وإِذا ما اَوسَعتُمانا جَفاءً

    كَيفَ نَبغِي الصَّفا ونَنعَمُ بالا

    And if you two heap harshness upon us,

    how can we seek harmony and enjoy peace of mind?

  5. لكِ نُصحي مَهما تَعِي حِكمَةً أَن

    تَتَّقِيهِ وأَن تُلينِي المَقالا

    My counsel to you, however wise you are, is

    to beware of him and soften your speech,

  6. خَشيَةً أَن يَشتَدَّ زَجراً فَتُمسِي

    كأسُ أَفرَاحِنا بذَاكض وَبالا

    lest he grow fierce in rebuke, and

    the cup of our joys thereby turn to woe.

  7. هكذا شاءَ قاصِفُ الرَّعدِ وهوَ ال

    أعظَمُ الفائِقُ الجميعَ كمالا

    Thus has the thunder-crasher willed it; he is

    the greatest, surpassing all in perfection.

  8. وهوَ كُفؤٌ لِهَدّ كُلّ قُوَانا

    بعُرُوشٍ قد أَعظَمَتنَأ جَلاَلا

    And he can shatter all our strength,

    along with thrones that have exalted us in majesty.

  9. سَكِنِّي غَيظُهُ بِعَذبِ الأَحادِي

    ثِ فَيَرضى عنَّا ويَحسُنُ حالا

    Soothe his wrath with sweet

    words, so he may favor us and be better disposed.”

  10. ثُمَّ زَجَّى لها وقد قامَ كأساً

    طَفَحَت قالَ هاكِ خَمراً زُلاَلا

    Then, having risen, he offered her a cup

    brimming over, and said, “Here, take pure wine.

  11. هَمِدِّي الرَّوعَ كُلَّما اشتَدَّ إِنّي

    مُشفِقٌ أَن يَسُومَكِ استِذلالا

    Calm your fear whenever it grows fierce; I

    fear that he may subject you to humiliation.

  12. لستُ كُفأً مهما عَلِقتِ بِقَلبي

    لِدِفاعٍ أَراهُ أَمراً مُحَالا

    I am unequal, however dear you are to my heart,

    to defending you; I deem it an impossible task.

  13. ساقَني العَزمُ مَرَّةً لانتِصارٍ

    لكِ فاجتَرَّني برِجلَيَّ حالا

    Once, resolve drove me to stand up

    for you; at once he dragged me by both feet

  14. ورَمى بي مِنَ السَّماءِ فدُحرِج

    تُ نَهارِي حتَّى سَنا الشَّمسِ زَالا

    and hurled me from heaven; I tumbled

    all day, until the sun's radiance faded.

  15. فَوقَ لِمنُوسَ خائرَ العَزمِ أُهبِطتُ

    لدَى السِّنتِ فالنُقِطتُ مُعَالا

    I was cast upon Lemnos, my strength spent,

    among the Sintians, where I was picked up and tended.”

  16. بِبهَيِّ اليَدَينِ من بعدش ان هشَّ

    ت وبَشَّت تَنَاوَلَتهَا فمالا

    With her fair hands, after she had brightened

    and smiled, she took it; then he turned

  17. وأَدَارَ السُّلاَفَ دَوراً على البَا

    قِينَ يَسقِي يَمِينَهم فشِمالا

    and passed the choice wine round to the

    others, serving them on the right and then the left.

  18. مُقبِلاً يَستَقي منَ الدَّنِ صِرفاً

    وهوَ يَجرِي ويُحسِنُ الإِقبَالا

    Coming forward, he drew unmixed wine from the cask,

    hurrying about and attending them graciously.

  19. فعلا الضِّحكُ بَينَهُم إِذ رَأَوهُ

    هارِعاً فيهِمِ بِقَصرٍ تَعَالى

    Laughter rose among them when they saw him

    hurrying in their midst in a towering palace.

  20. لَبِثُوا يُولِمُونَ يَومَهُمُ بَي

    نَ طَعامٍ يُؤتى وحَظٍّ تَوَالى

    They spent their day feasting,

    amid food brought forth and delights in succession.

  21. وفِبُوسٌ بِضَربش قيارِهِ وال

    حُورُ يُنشِدنَ بَهجَةً وجمَالا

    And Phoebus played his lyre, while the

    fair maidens sang with joy and beauty.

  22. وإِذا الشَّمسُ بالخِباءِ توَارَت

    كلُّ رَبٍّ مضى يرُومُ اعتِزِالا

    And when the sun hid within its tent,

    each god departed, seeking solitude.

  23. نَهَضُوا لِلمَنَامِ ضِمنض صُرُوحٍ

    شادَ هِيفستُ بالسنَّا تَتَلالا

    They rose to sleep within lofty halls

    that Hephaestus had built, glittering with radiance.

  24. وكذا زَفسُ رَامَ مَبضجِعضهُ حَي

    ثُ لَذِيذُ الهُجُوعِ يُلقى الظِّلالا

    And likewise Zeus sought his bed, where

    sweet slumber casts its shadows.

  25. وإِلى جانَبِيهِ من فَوقِ عَرشٍ

    عسجَدَيٍّ هِيرَا تَشُوقُ اعتِدالا

    And beside him, upon a throne

    of gold, Hera enchanted with her graceful poise.