فَاستَتَمَّso he finished الحَدِيثَthe speech والقَومُand the company طُرَّاall
فَاستَتَمَّ الحَدِيثَ والقَومُ طُرَّا
بِوُجُومِin gloomy silence خَالُواthey considered التَّصَلُّبَstubbornness مُرَّاbitter
بِوُجُومِ خَالُوا التَّصَلُّبَ مُرَّا
So he finished his speech, and all the company
In gloomy silence found his stubbornness bitter.
ثُمَّthen فِينِكسُPhoenix والدُّمُوعُand the tears هَوَامٍstreaming
ثُمَّ فِينِكسُ والدُّمُوعُ هَوَامٍ
لاَشتِدادِbecause of the worsening of الوَبالِcalamity قالَhe said مُصِراَّinsistently
لاَشتِدادِ الوَبالِ قالَ مُصِراَّ
Then Phoenix, with tears streaming,
As the calamity deepened, spoke insistently:
إِنif تَكُنِyou are عَنout of تَحَدُّمٍanger واحتدادِand fierce resentment
إِن تَكُنِ عَن تَحَدُّمٍ واحتدادِ
راغباًaverse عنto لِقاءِmeeting جَيشِthe army of الأَعادِيthe enemies
راغباً عن لِقاءِ جَيشِ الأَعادِي
If, out of anger and fierce resentment,
You shrink from facing the enemy's army,
وَطلَبَتand you sought المآبَreturn ياO ابنيmy son المُفَدَّىcherished
وَطلَبَت المآبَ يا ابني المُفَدَّى
كَيفَhow اَلقىcan I find علىfor بِعاَكَyour absence (spelling corrupt) صَبراpatience
كَيفَ اَلقى على بِعاَكَ صَبرا
And seek to return, my cherished son,
How can I bear your absence?
فَمَعِيso with me قدindeed بُعِثتَyou were sent لِلحَربِto war لَمَّاwhen
فَمَعِي قد بُعِثتَ لِلحَربِ لَمَّا
رَامَwished فِيلاPeleus تَؤُّyou head toward (unclear text) أَترِيذَاAtreides قِدماlong ago
رَامَ فِيلا تَؤُّ أَترِيذَا قِدما
You were sent to war with me when
Peleus first wished you to go to Atreides,
بِاعتِنائِيthrough my care أُنمِيكَI raise you فَعَّالَa doer of فِعلٍdeeds
بِاعتِنائِي أُنمِيكَ فَعَّالَ فِعلٍ
وخَطِيباًand an orator قَوَّالَan eloquent speaker of قَولٍwords أَبَرَّاmost upright
وخَطِيباً قَوَّالَ قَولٍ أَبَرَّا
That through my care I might raise you to deeds,
And make you an eloquent speaker of upright words.
يانِعاًyoung كُنتَyou were حاهِلاًunversed (spelling corrupt) لِلطّعانِin spear-fighting
يانِعاً كُنتَ حاهِلاً لِلطّعانِ
حَيثُwhere تَبدُوappears شَجاعَةُthe courage of الشُّجعانِthe brave
حَيثُ تَبدُو شَجاعَةُ الشُّجعانِ
Still young, you were unversed in the clash of spears,
Where the brave display their courage,
وكذاand likewise جاهِلاًunversed مَفَاوِضَthe deliberations of شُوراour council (first part)
وكذا جاهِلاً مَفَاوِضَ شُورا
ناour (completes 'our council') وَفيهاand in it يَعلُوrises أَخُوa man of الرَّأيِjudgment فَخراin honor
نا وَفيها يَعلُو أَخُو الرَّأيِ فَخرا
And likewise unversed in the deliberations of
Our council, where a man of judgment rises in honor.
لاno فَلنso never أَلبَثَنَّwill I remain عَنكَfrom you بَعِيداfar
لا فَلن أَلبَثَنَّ عَنكَ بَعِيدا
لَوeven if حَبانيgranted me رَبٌّa god شَباباًyouth جَديداrenewed
لَو حَباني رَبٌّ شَباباً جَديدا
No, I will not remain far from you,
Even if a god granted me renewed youth
ومَحاand erased شَيبَتيmy gray hair فَعُدتُso I returned كَيَومٍas on a day
ومَحا شَيبَتي فَعُدتُ كَيَومٍ
فِيهِon which أَبحَرتُI sailed منfrom هِلاذَةَHellas قَسراunder compulsion
فِيهِ أَبحَرتُ من هِلاذَةَ قَسرا
And erased my gray hair, restoring me to the day
When I sailed from Hellas under compulsion,
يَومَthe day مِنbecause of فَرطِthe excess of غَيظِthe anger of آمِنطُورِAmyntor
يَومَ مِن فَرطِ غَيظِ آمِنطُورِ
فَرعِson of أُرمِينَOrmenus والِديmy father وأَميريand my ruler
فَرعِ أُرمِينَ والِدي وأَميري
The day when, through the furious anger of Amyntor,
Son of Ormenus, my father and ruler,
هارِباًfleeing جئِتُI came مُذafter سَعَيتُI approached إِلىto جاmaid (first part)
هارِباً جئِتُ مُذ سَعَيتُ إِلى جا
ريَةٍmaid (completion) رَامَhe desired رَغمَto spite أُمِّيmy mother نُكراwickedly
ريَةٍ رَامَ رَغمَ أُمِّي نُكرا
I came fleeing, after approaching a
Maid he wickedly desired, to spite my mother.
فأَشارَتso she urged أُمِّيmy mother بِهاtoward her لِيَme حَتَّىso that
فأَشارَت أُمِّي بِها لِيَ حَتَّى
تَمقُتَshe might hate الشَّيخَthe old man إِنif رَأَتنَيshe saw me مَقتاutterly
تَمقُتَ الشَّيخَ إِن رَأَتنَي مَقتا
So my mother urged me toward her, so that
She might utterly loathe the old man upon seeing me.
وَعلىand upon رُكبَتَيَّmy knees صُغراًhumbly تَرَامَتshe threw herself
وَعلى رُكبَتَيَّ صُغراً تَرَامَت
فأَطَعتُso I obeyed الهَوَىdesire ولَبَّيتُand answered أَمراa command
فأَطَعتُ الهَوَى ولَبَّيتُ أَمرا
She fell humbly upon my knees,
And I obeyed desire and answered her command.
فَدَرىso he learned بيof me أَبيmy father وباللَّعنِand to cursing مالاhe turned
فَدَرى بي أَبي وباللَّعنِ مالا
وَبَناتِand the daughters of الرَّدىdeath استغاثَhe called for help وقالاand said
وَبَناتِ الرَّدى استغاثَ وقالا
My father learned of me and turned to curses,
Calling on the daughters of death, and said:
رُكبَتَيهِhis knees لاnever يَعلُوَنَّshall sit upon غُلامٌa boy
رُكبَتَيهِ لا يَعلُوَنَّ غُلامٌ
كانَwas born مِنهُof him وقامَand he stood يَنذُرُuttering a vow نَذرادa vow
كانَ مِنهُ وقامَ يَنذُرُ نَذراد
Never shall a boy sit upon his knees
Who is born of him—and he pronounced a solemn vow.
فَاستَجابَso he answered الدُّعاءَthe prayer زَفسُZeus الجَحِيمِof the underworld
فَاستَجابَ الدُّعاءَ زَفسُ الجَحِيمِ
وفُرُسفِينُand Persephone هَولُthe terror of كُلَّevery عَظِيمِmighty being
وفُرُسفِينُ هَولُ كُلَّ عَظِيمِ
Zeus of the underworld answered his prayer,
And Persephone, the terror of every mighty being.
فَحَداso drove بيme غَيظيmy anger فَكُدتُso I nearly أُوَافيconfronted
فَحَدا بي غَيظي فَكُدتُ أُوَافي
هِhim بِسَيفٍwith a sword يَبتَتُّthat cleaves بَطناًa belly وَظَهراand a back
هِ بِسَيفٍ يَبتَتُّ بَطناً وَظَهرا
My anger drove me; I almost confronted
Him with a sword to cleave belly and back.
إِنَّماbut راحَset about بَعضُone of آلِthe company of الخُلُودِimmortality
إِنَّما راحَ بَعضُ آلِ الخُلُودِ
يُخمِدُquenching الغَيظَthe anger مِنfrom فُؤَاديmy heart الحَدِيدِiron-hard
يُخمِدُ الغَيظَ مِن فُؤَادي الحَدِيدِ
But one of the immortals set about
Quenching the anger in my iron-hard heart,
خَشيَةًfor fear أَنthat يُقالit be said ماlinking particle بَينَamong قَوميmy people
خَشيَةً أَن يُقال ما بَينَ قَومي
ذلِكُمthat man كانَwas قاتِلَthe slayer of الأَبِthe father كِبراarrogantly
ذلِكُم كانَ قاتِلَ الأَبِ كِبرا
Lest it be said among my people:
That man arrogantly slew his father.
غَيرَbut أَنِّيthat I أَنِفتُdisdained طُولَthe length of المُقامِthe stay
غَيرَ أَنِّي أَنِفتُ طُولَ المُقامِ
ضِمنَwithin صَرحٍa palace فِيهِin which أَبيmy father باحتِدامِin fierce anger
ضِمنَ صَرحٍ فِيهِ أَبي باحتِدامِ
Yet I disdained to remain long
Within a palace where my father raged.
بَيدَbut أَنَّthat الخُلاَّنَthe friends والاَهلَand family رَامُواtried
بَيدَ أَنَّ الخُلاَّنَ والاَهلَ رَامُوا
بالتِماسٍwith entreaties أَنthat لاnot اُغادِرَI leave قَصراa palace
بالتِماسٍ أَن لا اُغادِرَ قَصرا
But friends and family tried,
With entreaties, to keep me from leaving the palace.
ذَبَحُواthey slaughtered لِلشّوَاfor roasting العُجُولَthe calves السِّماناfat
ذَبَحُوا لِلشّوَا العُجُولَ السِّمانا
والخَنَانِيصَand piglets فيin لَظَىthe blaze of بُركاناVulcan
والخَنَانِيصَ في لَظَى بُركانا
They slaughtered fat calves for roasting,
And piglets in Vulcan's blazing fire,
وخِرافاًand lambs وَخَمرَةَand the wine of الشَّيخِthe old man صَبُّواthey poured
وخِرافاً وَخَمرَةَ الشَّيخِ صَبُّوا
بأَبارِيقهشfrom his pitchers (spelling corrupt) وطابواand were content مَقَرَّاin their lodging
بأَبارِيقهش وطابوا مَقَرَّا
And lambs, and poured the old man's wine
From his pitchers, settling in contentedly.
وأًقامُواand they stayed حَوليaround me لَيَالِيَnights تِسعاnine
وأًقامُوا حَولي لَيَالِيَ تِسعا
إنif يَنَمslept واحدٌone فَآخَرُthen another يَسعَىkept watch
إن يَنَم واحدٌ فَآخَرُ يَسعَى
They stayed around me for nine nights;
If one slept, another kept watch.
وَلَدىand beside بابِthe door of غُرفَتيmy chamber وبِبَابِand at the door of الthe (word fragment)
وَلَدى بابِ غُرفَتي وبِبَابِ ال
دَّارِhouse (completion) لَمdid not يُطفِئُواthey extinguish مَدىthroughout اللَّيلِthe night جَمراembers
دَّارِ لَم يُطفِئُوا مَدى اللَّيلِ جَمرا
By my chamber door and by the door
Of the house, they never quenched the embers all night.
غَيرَbut أَنِّيthat I بِعَاشِرِon the tenth of الأَيَّامِthe days
غَيرَ أَنِّي بِعَاشِرِ الأَيَّامِ
والدَّياجِيand the dark nights قدalready خَيَّمَتhad settled بالظَّلامِwith darkness
والدَّياجِي قد خَيَّمَت بالظَّلامِ
But on the tenth day,
When deep night had spread its darkness,
فَلاِبوَابِso toward the doors of حُجرَتيmy chamber عامِداًheading قُمI rose (first part)
فَلاِبوَابِ حُجرَتي عامِداً قُم
تُcompletes 'I rose' وَقدand already أُوصِدَتthey had been shut فَكَسَّرتُso I broke them كَسرَاto pieces
تُ وَقد أُوصِدَت فَكَسَّرتُ كَسرَا
Making for my chamber's doors, I
Rose; they were barred, and I broke them apart.
وَعلَىand at الفورِonce جُزتُI passed through بابَthe door of الدَّارِthe house
وَعلَى الفورِ جُزتُ بابَ الدَّارِ
خافِياًhidden عَنfrom نَواقِدِscrutinizing الأًبصارِeyes
خافِياً عَن نَواقِدِ الأًبصارِ
At once I passed through the house door,
Hidden from searching eyes,
وَطَلَبتُand I sought الفِرارَescape فيin بَرِّهِيلاthe land of Hellas (first part)
وَطَلَبتُ الفِرارَ في بَرِّهِيلا
ذَةَcompletes 'Hellas' أَعدُوrunning لإِفثِياtoward Phthia مُستَمِراَّsteadily
ذَةَ أَعدُو لإِفثِيا مُستَمِراَّ
And sought escape across the land of
Hellas, running steadily toward Phthia.
فَلَقِيتُso I met المَلِيكَthe king فِيلاPeleus الحَلِيماkindly
فَلَقِيتُ المَلِيكَ فِيلا الحَلِيما
وَعَلَيهِand with him نَزَلتُI lodged ضَيفاًas a guest كَرِيماhonored
وَعَلَيهِ نَزَلتُ ضَيفاً كَرِيما
There I met the kindly king Peleus,
And stayed with him as an honored guest.
وَدَّنيhe loved me وُدَّwith the love of رَبِّa possessor of مالٍwealth وَفيرٍabundant
وَدَّني وُدَّ رَبِّ مالٍ وَفيرٍ
بِتَناهيin the extremity of المَشِيبِold age أَنتَجَhe begot بِكراa firstborn
بِتَناهي المَشِيبِ أَنتَجَ بِكرا
He loved me as a man of abundant wealth loves
A firstborn begotten in extreme old age.
فَحَبانيso he granted me مالاًwealth وشَعباًand a people كَثِيراnumerous
فَحَباني مالاً وشَعباً كَثِيرا
وَبِقَومِand over the people of الذُّولُونِthe Dolopians قُمتُI became أَمِيراa prince
وَبِقَومِ الذُّولُونِ قُمتُ أَمِيرا
He granted me wealth and many subjects,
And I became prince of the Dolopians.
لَكَfor you وُدِّيmy love مِنfrom ثَمَّthen تَدرِيyou know تَنَاهىbecame boundless
لَكَ وُدِّي مِن ثَمَّ تَدرِي تَنَاهى
وبِجُهدِيand through my efforts بَلَغتَyou attained ماwhat أَنتَyou are قَدراin stature
وبِجُهدِي بَلَغتَ ما أَنتَ قَدرا
From then, you know, my love for you grew boundless,
And through my efforts you attained your present stature.
لَمnot تَكُنyou were تَرتَضيsatisfied بِغَيرِwith anything but طَعاميmy food
لَم تَكُن تَرتَضي بِغَيرِ طَعامي
جَالِساًsitting فَوقَupon رُكبَتيmy knee وأَماميand before me
جَالِساً فَوقَ رُكبَتي وأَمامي
You would accept no food but mine,
Sitting on my knee and before me.
أقطَعُI cut اللَّحمَthe meat باعتِناءِcarefully وأُعطِand I give (first part)
أقطَعُ اللَّحمَ باعتِناءِ وأُعطِ
كَyou بِكَفِّيwith my palm هذيthis وأَسقِيكَand give you to drink خَمراًwine
كَ بِكَفِّي هذي وأَسقِيكَ خَمراً
I carefully cut the meat and fed
You with this very hand, and gave you wine.
وَلَكَمand how often قدindeed قَذَفتَyou spat مِنfrom فِيكَyour mouth راحاwine
وَلَكَم قد قَذَفتَ مِن فِيكَ راحا
فَبَلَلتَso you soaked الثِّيابَthe clothes مِنيof mine مِزَاحاin play
فَبَلَلتَ الثِّيابَ مِني مِزَاحا
How often you spat wine from your mouth,
And playfully soaked my clothes!
وَلَكَمand how often قدindeed أجهَدتُI exhausted بالقَهرِwith distress نَفسيmyself
وَلَكَم قد أجهَدتُ بالقَهرِ نَفسي
وَلَكَمand how often قدindeed لَقِيتُI suffered بالجُهدِthrough toil قَهراdistress
وَلَكَم قد لَقِيتُ بالجُهدِ قَهرا
How often I exhausted myself in distress,
And suffered distress through my labor!
عالِماًknowing كُنتُI was أَنَّthat آلَthe powers of الرَّشادِguidance
عالِماً كُنتُ أَنَّ آلَ الرَّشادِ
حَرَمُونيthey deprived me مِنof لَذَّةِthe joy of الأَولاَدِchildren
حَرَمُوني مِن لَذَّةِ الأَولاَدِ
I knew that the powers of guidance
Had denied me the joy of children.
فَبِكَso in you ابناًa son قدindeed رُمتُI sought آخِيلُAchilles حَتَّىso that
فَبِكَ ابناً قد رُمتُ آخِيلُ حَتَّى
تَدفَعَالعَارَyou ward off disgrace إِبنson; apparently 'if' here عَرانيit befell me وتَدرَاand ward it off
تَدفَعَالعَارَ إِبن عَراني وتَدرَا
So I sought in you a son, Achilles, so that
You might ward off disgrace should it befall me, and defend me.
فَاكظُمِso restrain الغَيظَanger لاdo not تَرَconsider الحِقدَhatred أَبقَىmore enduring
فَاكظُمِ الغَيظَ لا تَرَ الحِقدَ أَبقَى
إنَّindeed نَفسَthe very selves of الأَربابِthe gods تَذعَنُyield رِفقاto gentleness
إنَّ نَفسَ الأَربابِ تَذعَنُ رِفقا
Restrain your anger; do not choose to keep your hatred.
Even the gods themselves yield to gentleness,
وَلَهُمand theirs is ذُروَةُthe pinnacle of الفَضائلِvirtues والمَجand glory (first part)
وَلَهُم ذُروَةُ الفَضائلِ والمَج
دِcompletes 'glory' وَبأسُand strength of الذِّراعِthe arm فَالرِّفقُso gentleness أحرىis more fitting
دِ وَبأسُ الذِّراعِ فَالرِّفقُ أحرى
Though theirs are the highest virtues and
Glory, and strength of arm; gentleness is more fitting.
إِنif يَقُمstands خاشِعٌa humble person لَهُمbefore them يَتضَرَّعsupplicating
إِن يَقُم خاشِعٌ لَهُم يَتضَرَّع
فالضَّحاياthen sacrifices والنَّذرُand vows والخَمرُand wine تَشفَعintercede
فالضَّحايا والنَّذرُ والخَمرُ تَشفَع
If a humble man stands before them in supplication,
Sacrifices, vows, and wine intercede.
إِنَّindeed زَفساًZeus بَناتُهُhis daughters الصَّلَواتُthe Prayers الthe (word fragment)
إِنَّ زَفساً بَناتُهُ الصَّلَواتُ ال
بلاّءِcalamity تَعدُوthey run past ورِفقَهُand his gentleness تَتَحَرَّىthey seek
بلاّءِ تَعدُو ورِفقَهُ تَتَحَرَّى
Indeed, the Prayers are Zeus's daughters;
They hasten past calamity, seeking his mercy.
هُنَّthey عُرجٌlame جُعدُwrinkled الوُجُوهِof face وحُسرُand dim-sighted
هُنَّ عُرجٌ جُعدُ الوُجُوهِ وحُسرُ
يَتَعَقَّبنَthey follow زَلَّةًError حِينَwhen تَعرُوshe appears
يَتَعَقَّبنَ زَلَّةً حِينَ تَعرُو
They are lame, wrinkled of face, and dim-sighted,
Following Error whenever she appears.
إنَّماbut زَلَّةٌError لَهاhers is السَّبقُthe lead مُذكاsince she was (first part)
إنَّما زَلَّةٌ لَها السَّبقُ مُذكا
نَتcompletes 'was' خُطاهاher strides أَشَدَّstronger وَقعاًin impact وأَجرىand swifter
نَت خُطاها أَشَدَّ وَقعاً وأَجرى
But Error has the lead, since
Her strides are stronger and swifter.
تَنهَبُshe races over الأَرضَthe earth حَيثُwhere تُلقِيshe casts الوَبالاcalamity
تَنهَبُ الأَرضَ حَيثُ تُلقِي الوَبالا
يَتَتَبَّعنَهاthey follow her فَيَشفينَand so they heal حالاat once
يَتَتَبَّعنَها فَيَشفينَ حالا
She races across the earth, casting down calamity;
They follow her and heal at once.
فالَّذيso whoever عِندَat ماthe time when يُوافِينَهُthey come to him يُبshows (first part)
فالَّذي عِندَ ما يُوافِينَهُ يُب
دِيcompletes 'shows' احتِراماًrespect فَعَنهُso from him يَدفَعنَthey ward off ضُراًّharm
دِي احتِراماً فَعَنهُ يَدفَعنَ ضُراًّ
Whoever, when they come to him,
Shows respect, they protect from harm.
إِنَّماbut الوَيلُwoe لِلَّذيto whoever صَدَّturned away صَدَّاin rejection
إِنَّما الوَيلُ لِلَّذي صَدَّ صَدَّا
فِلِزَفسٍso to Zeus يَعُدنَthey return يَطلُبنَseeking رِفداaid
فِلِزَفسٍ يَعُدنَ يَطلُبنَ رِفدا
But woe to whoever turns them away!
They return to Zeus, seeking his aid,
يَتَطَلَّبنَthey ask for زَلَّةًError مِنهُfrom him تُهمِيto rain down
يَتَطَلَّبنَ زَلَّةً مِنهُ تُهمِي
فَوقَupon ذَاكَthat العاتيdefiant man وَبالاًa calamity أَمَرَّاmore bitter
فَوقَ ذَاكَ العاتي وَبالاً أَمَرَّا
Asking him for Error to rain down
A bitterer calamity upon that defiant man.
فَاتَّقِيهِنَّso revere them ياO أَخِيلُAchilles احتِراماrespectfully
فَاتَّقِيهِنَّ يا أَخِيلُ احتِراما
يَتَّقِيهِنَّreveres them كُلُّevery قَرمٍchampion تَسامىwho rose to greatness
يَتَّقِيهِنَّ كُلُّ قَرمٍ تَسامى
So honor them reverently, Achilles;
Every eminent champion reveres them.
ويقِيناًand surely لَوif أَنَّthat أَترِيذَAtreides لَمhad not يُسoffered (first part)
ويقِيناً لَو أَنَّ أَترِيذَ لَم يُس
دِcompletes 'offered' الهَداياthe gifts الغرَّاءَsplendid تُذخَرُto be treasured ذُخراas treasure
دِ الهَدايا الغرَّاءَ تُذخَرُ ذُخرا
Indeed, if Atreides had not
Offered splendid gifts to treasure,
أَوor تَوانىhe neglected عَنto ذِكرmention ماwhat سَوفَwill يُسدَىbe bestowed
أَو تَوانى عَن ذِكر ما سَوفَ يُسدَى
بَعدَafter هذاthis أوor ظَلَّhe remained يَشتَدُّgrowing fiercer حِقداin hatred
بَعدَ هذا أو ظَلَّ يَشتَدُّ حِقدا
Or neglected to mention what he would give
Hereafter, or persisted in fiercer hatred,
لَمwould not أرُمI seek مِنكَfrom you نُصرَةَaid for القَومِthe people مَهماhowever اشintensified (first part)
لَم أرُم مِنكَ نُصرَةَ القَومِ مَهما اش
تَدَّcompletes 'intensified' فِيهِمamong them وَقعُthe impact of الرَّزِيَّةِcalamity عُسراcruelly
تَدَّ فِيهِم وَقعُ الرَّزِيَّةِ عُسرا
I would not ask you to help the people, however
Cruelly calamity's blow fell upon them.
إِنَّماbut الآنnow قدalready حَباhe gave وَسَيَحبُوand he will give
إِنَّما الآن قد حَبا وَسَيَحبُو
مُرسِلاًsending فيin بَلاغهِhis message مَنthose whom تُحِبُّyou love
مُرسِلاً في بَلاغهِ مَن تُحِبُّ
But now he has given, and will yet give,
Sending those you love to deliver his message.
فَخِيارُso the finest of السَّرَاةِthe chieftains جاؤُوكَhave come to you فَاذعَنso yield
فَخِيارُ السَّرَاةِ جاؤُوكَ فَاذعَن
وخُذِand take الآنnow مِنfrom بَلاغِيَmy account ذِكرىa lesson
وخُذِ الآن مِن بَلاغِيَ ذِكرى
The finest leaders have come to you; yield,
And now take a lesson from my account.
قدindeed أَتاناhas reached us عَنabout سالفِthe bygone الأَبطالِheroes
قد أَتانا عَن سالفِ الأَبطالِ
عِندَماwhen الغَيظُanger كادَtormented صَدرَthe heart of الرِّجَالِmen
عِندَما الغَيظُ كادَ صَدرَ الرِّجَالِ
We have heard of the heroes of old,
When wrath tormented men's hearts,
أَنَّهُمthat they بَينَamid نَيلِreceiving غُرِّsplendid الهَداياgifts
أَنَّهُم بَينَ نَيلِ غُرِّ الهَدايا
والتماسٍكانُواand entreaties, they would يَلِينُونَrelent صُغرَاhumbly
والتماسٍكانُوا يَلِينُونَ صُغرَا
That amid the receipt of splendid gifts
And entreaties, they would relent humbly.
وَبِذِكرايَand in my memory حادِثٌan event مَرَّoccurred قِدماlong ago
وَبِذِكرايَ حادِثٌ مَرَّ قِدما
هاكَمُوهُhere it is for you كَماas جَرىit happened وأَلَمَّاand befell
هاكَمُوهُ كَما جَرى وأَلَمَّا
An ancient event remains in my memory;
Here it is for you, as it happened and befell.
ذاكَthat was لَمَّاwhen الكُورِيتُthe Curetes ثارُواrose علىagainst الإِيthe Aetolians (first part)
ذاكَ لَمَّا الكُورِيتُ ثارُوا على الإِي
تُولنِcompletes 'Aetolians' والحَربُand war وَقعُهاits impact اشتَدَّحَرَّاgrew fiercely hot
تُولنِ والحَربُ وَقعُها اشتَدَّحَرَّا
It was when the Curetes rose against the
Aetolians, and war's impact burned fierce.
تَحتَbeneath أَسوارِthe walls of قَالِذَونَCalydon تَلاقىmet
تَحتَ أَسوارِ قَالِذَونَ تَلاقى
ذلكthat الجَمعُhost واستَباحُواand they unleashed الشِّقاقاstrife
ذلك الجَمعُ واستَباحُوا الشِّقاقا
Beneath the walls of Calydon they met,
Those assembled hosts, and gave free rein to strife.
فَتَرامىso charged الكُوريتُthe Curetes يَبغُونَseeking فَتحاًconquest
فَتَرامى الكُوريتُ يَبغُونَ فَتحاً
وَتَرامَىand charged الإيتُولُthe Aetolians يخشَونَfearing غَدراtreachery
وَتَرامَى الإيتُولُ يخشَونَ غَدرا
The Curetes charged forward, seeking conquest;
The Aetolians charged forward, fearing treachery.
ذلكَthat الخَطبَcalamity أَرطَمِيسُArtemis أَثارَتstirred up
ذلكَ الخَطبَ أَرطَمِيسُ أَثارَت
حَنَقاًin anger مِنat وِينَاسOeneus والحَربُand war ثارَتarose
حَنَقاً مِن وِينَاس والحَربُ ثارَت
Artemis had stirred up that calamity,
Angered at Oeneus, and war arose,
إِذbecause تَغَاضىhe neglected عَنto أَنto يُقَدِّمَoffer باكُوfirst fruits (first part)
إِذ تَغَاضى عَن أَن يُقَدِّمَ باكُو
رَةَcompletes 'first fruits' زَرعٍof crops لَهاto her وأغفَلَand neglected بِرَّاreverence
رَةَ زَرعٍ لَها وأغفَلَ بِرَّا
Because he failed to offer her the
First fruits of his crops, neglecting due reverence.
والضَّحاياand the sacrifices المِئَاتِhundreds لَمَّاwhen أَتاهاhe brought them
والضَّحايا المِئَاتِ لَمَّا أَتاها
لِجَمِيعِfor all الاَربَابِthe gods أَذكىhe kindled سِواهاexcept her
لِجَمِيعِ الاَربَابِ أَذكى سِواها
When he brought the hundreds of sacrificial victims,
He burned them for all the gods except her.
غَفلَةًforgetfulness أَمor تَغافُلاًdeliberate disregard كانَwas مِنهُfrom him
غَفلَةً أَم تَغافُلاً كانَ مِنهُ
ذلكَthat الأَمرُdeed إِنَّماindeed كانَwas وزراa sin
ذلكَ الأَمرُ إِنَّما كانَ وزرا
Whether from forgetfulness or deliberate disregard,
That deed of his was nonetheless a sin.
فأَثارَتso she unleashed بالغَيظِin anger خِرنَوصَa boar بَرّwild
فأَثارَت بالغَيظِ خِرنَوصَ بَرّ
لأَراضيهِagainst his lands حَيثُwhere عاثَit ravaged بِكِبرِarrogantly
لأَراضيهِ حَيثُ عاثَ بِكِبرِ
In anger she sent forth a wild boar
Against his lands, where it ravaged in arrogance,
بِعُتُوٍّruthlessly يَجتَثُّuprooting أَصلاًroot وَفَرعاًand branch
بِعُتُوٍّ يَجتَثُّ أَصلاً وَفَرعاً
ويُبيدُand destroys الأَشجارَthe trees غُصناًboughs وزَهراand blossoms
ويُبيدُ الأَشجارَ غُصناً وزَهرا
Ruthlessly uprooting root and branch,
Destroying trees, boughs and blossoms.
فَابنُso the son of وِيناسَOeneus مِيليَغرُMeleager التَقاهُconfronted it
فَابنُ وِيناسَ مِيليَغرُ التَقاهُ
قاتِلاًkilling it بَعدَafter أَنthat أَعَدَّhe assembled سُرَاهُhis champions
قاتِلاً بَعدَ أَن أَعَدَّ سُرَاهُ
Oeneus's son Meleager confronted it,
And killed it, after assembling his champions,
مِنfrom بِلادِlands الجِوَارِneighboring رَهطَa band of رُماةٍarchers
مِن بِلادِ الجِوَارِ رَهطَ رُماةٍ
بِكِلابٍwith dogs لِتَذعَرَto terrify الوَحشَthe beast ذُعراwith terror
بِكِلابٍ لِتَذعَرَ الوَحشَ ذُعرا
A band of archers from neighboring lands,
With dogs to terrify the beast.
رائعاًterrifying كانَit was لَمnot يَكُنit was باليَسيرِeasy
رائعاً كانَ لَم يَكُن باليَسيرِ
صَدُّهُrepelling it فيwith سِلاحِweapons نَذرٍscant يَسِيرِlight
صَدُّهُ في سِلاحِ نَذرٍ يَسِيرِ
It was terrifying; it was no easy task
To fend it off with scant, light weaponry.
قَتَلُوهُthey killed it مِنfrom بَعدِafter قَتلِthe killing of كَثِيرٍmany
قَتَلُوهُ مِن بَعدِ قَتلِ كَثِيرٍ
واستَتَبَّand took hold الشِّقاقُstrife مِنfrom ثمَّthen جَهراopenly
واستَتَبَّ الشِّقاقُ مِن ثمَّ جَهرا
They killed it after it had killed many;
Then strife openly took hold,
بِنزِاعٍin dispute يَبغُونَseeking رأساًa head وجِلداand a hide
بِنزِاعٍ يَبغُونَ رأساً وجِلدا
ذاكَthat ماwhat أَرطمِيسُArtemis رامَتهُsought حِقداout of hatred
ذاكَ ما أَرطمِيسُ رامَتهُ حِقدا
As they disputed, seeking its head and hide.
That was what Artemis sought in hatred.
وَبِهِمand against them طالَماso long as سَطاstruck مِيلِيَغرٌMeleager
وَبِهِم طالَما سَطا مِيلِيَغرٌ
نالَgained قَومُthe people of الإِيتُولِthe Aetolians فَوزاًtriumph ونَصراand victory
نالَ قَومُ الإِيتُولِ فَوزاً ونَصرا
So long as Meleager struck at them,
The Aetolians gained triumph and victory.
فالأَعاديso the enemies وَلوeven if يَزِيدُونَthey exceeded عَدَّاin number
فالأَعادي وَلو يَزِيدُونَ عَدَّا
ماnot استَطَاعُواthey could أَنto يَبلُغُواreach السُّورَthe wall حَدَّاits edge
ما استَطَاعُوا أَن يَبلُغُوا السُّورَ حَدَّا
Though the enemies outnumbered them,
They could not reach the wall's edge.
إِنَّماbut الغَيظُanger وَهوَwhich يَعبَثَplays havoc بالعُwith the sensible (first part)
إِنَّما الغَيظُ وَهوَ يَعبَثَ بالعُ
قَّالِcompletes 'the sensible' بالكَيدِmaliciously مِنهُfrom it أَوغَرَinflamed صَدراa heart
قَّالِ بالكَيدِ مِنهُ أَوغَرَ صَدرا
But wrath, which plays havoc with the
Sensible, maliciously inflamed his heart.
فأَثارَتهُso she stirred him نَفرَةًto aversion واحتِداماand fury
فأَثارَتهُ نَفرَةً واحتِداما
أَلثِياAlthaea أُمُّهhis mother فَعافَso he shunned الصِّداماthe fighting
أَلثِيا أُمُّه فَعافَ الصِّداما
He was stirred to aversion and fury
By Althaea, his mother, and shunned the fighting.
وبذَاتِand with the possessor of الجَمالِbeauty إِكلِيُّبَطراCleopatra
وبذَاتِ الجَمالِ إِكلِيُّبَطرا
زَوجهِhis wife قدindeed خَلاhe secluded himself وعافَand shunned المَكَرَّاthe charge
زَوجهِ قد خَلا وعافَ المَكَرَّا
And with the beautiful Cleopatra,
His wife, he secluded himself and shunned the charge.
أُمُّهاher mother غادَةُa noblewoman of العُلَىhigh rank مَرفِيساMarpessa
أُمُّها غادَةُ العُلَى مَرفِيسا
مِنamong بَنَاتِthe daughters of المَهِيبِthe formidable إِيفِينُوساEvenus
مِن بَنَاتِ المَهِيبِ إِيفِينُوسا
Her mother was highborn Marpessa,
One of the daughters of formidable Evenus;
وأَبُوهاand her father غِيذَاسُIdas اَعظَمُthe greatest قَرمِchampion
وأَبُوها غِيذَاسُ اَعظَمُ قَرمِ
كانَwas ذاكَthat الزَّمانَtime فيin الأَرضِthe earth طُرَّاaltogether
كانَ ذاكَ الزَّمانَ في الأَرضِ طُرَّا
Her father, Idas, was the greatest champion
In all the earth in those days.
صالhe attacked حَتَّىeven علىagainst أَفُلُّونَApollo لَمَّاwhen
صال حَتَّى على أَفُلُّونَ لَمَّا
رامَhe sought مَرفِيسَMarpessa مُنفِذاًdriving فِيهِinto him سَهماan arrow
رامَ مَرفِيسَ مُنفِذاً فِيهِ سَهما
He even charged against Apollo when
Apollo sought Marpessa, driving an arrow into him.
أَبَواهاher two parents مِنfrom ثَمَّthen قدindeed لَقَّباهاnamed her
أَبَواها مِن ثَمَّ قد لَقَّباها
أَلكِيُوناAlcyone لِحَادِثٍfor an event كانwas مَرَّاbitter
أَلكِيُونا لِحَادِثٍ كان مَرَّا
Her parents therefore gave her the name
Alcyone, for an event that was bitter:
حَيثُwhen مَرفِيسُMarpessa فِيبُسٌPhoebus قدindeed بَغاهاsought her
حَيثُ مَرفِيسُ فِيبُسٌ قد بَغاها
مِثلَماjust as قَبلُpreviously أَلكِيوناAlcyone سَباهاhe carried her off
مِثلَما قَبلُ أَلكِيونا سَباها
When Phoebus had sought Marpessa,
Just as he had earlier carried off Alcyone,
فَبَكَتso she wept تَلتَظِيburning بِشِدَّةِwith extreme بُؤسٍmisery
فَبَكَت تَلتَظِي بِشِدَّةِ بُؤسٍ
ودَعَتand named بِنتَهاher daughter كَذلكَthus ذِكراin remembrance
ودَعَت بِنتَها كَذلكَ ذِكرا
She wept, burning with deep misery,
And named her daughter thus in remembrance.
حانقاًenraged مِيلَيَغرُMeleager مِنfrom ثَمthen ظَلاَّremained
حانقاً مِيلَيَغرُ مِن ثَم ظَلاَّ
عِندَهاbeside her نارَthe fire of سُخطهِhis wrath يَتَصَلَّىhe warmed himself by
عِندَها نارَ سُخطهِ يَتَصَلَّى
Meleager then remained enraged
Beside her, warming himself at the fire of his anger,
ذَاكَthat was مُذsince أَلثِياAlthaea لِقَتلِfor the killing of أَخِيهاher brother
ذَاكَ مُذ أَلثِيا لِقَتلِ أَخِيها
أَوسَعَتهُshe heaped upon him لَعناًcurses وشَتماًand abuse وزَجراand rebukes
أَوسَعَتهُ لَعناً وشَتماً وزَجرا
Ever since Althaea, for her brother's killing,
Had heaped curses, abuse, and rebukes upon him.
تَضرِبُshe strikes الأَرضَthe earth حِدَّةَfiercely بِيَدَيهاwith her two hands
تَضرِبُ الأَرضَ حِدَّةَ بِيَدَيها
ثُمَّthen تَدعُوshe prays سُخطاًin anger عَلىon رُكبَتَيهاher knees
ثُمَّ تَدعُو سُخطاً عَلى رُكبَتَيها
She struck the earth fiercely with both hands,
Then knelt and prayed in anger,
وأَذِيساًand Hades وفُرسُفِيناand Persephone تُنَاديshe calls upon
وأَذِيساً وفُرسُفِينا تُنَادي
أَنthat يُذِيقاthey both make taste ابنَهاher son حِماماًdeath أَشَرَّاmost evil
أَن يُذِيقا ابنَها حِماماً أَشَرَّا
Calling upon Hades and Persephone
To make her son taste a most evil death.
لإِرينِيسَto Erinys فيin دُجَىthe gloom of الظُّلَماتِdarkness
لإِرينِيسَ في دُجَى الظُّلَماتِ
بأَريبَاin Erebus انتَهَىreached صَدىthe echo of الصَّلَواتِthe prayers
بأَريبَا انتَهَى صَدى الصَّلَواتِ
To Erinys in the depths of darkness,
In Erebus, the echo of her prayers reached.
تُمَّthen قَضَّshattered العِدىthe enemies الحُصُونَthe fortifications وفيand at الأَthe gates (first part)
تُمَّ قَضَّ العِدى الحُصُونَ وفي الأَ
وابِcompletes 'the gates' عَجَّroared العَجاجُthe tumult طَعناًwith stabbing ونَحراand slaughter
وابِ عَجَّ العَجاجُ طَعناً ونَحرا
Then the enemy shattered the fortifications, and at the
Gates the tumult roared with stabbing and slaughter.
فَإِلىso to مِيليًَغرَMeleager شِيبُthe elders of البِلادِthe land
فَإِلى مِيليًَغرَ شِيبُ البِلادِ
بَعَثُواthey sent بالكُهَّانِby means of priests لاِسنجادِto seek aid
بَعَثُوا بالكُهَّانِ لاِسنجادِ
So the elders of the land, to Meleager,
Sent priests to seek his aid.
وعَدُوهُthey promised him خَمسينَfifty فَدَّانَfeddans حَقلٍof farmland
وعَدُوهُ خَمسينَ فَدَّانَ حَقلٍ
حَيثُماwherever شاءَهاhe wished it وكَرماًand a vineyard أَغَرَّاsplendid
حَيثُما شاءَها وكَرماً أَغَرَّا
They promised him fifty feddans of farmland,
Wherever he chose, and a splendid vineyard.
وَوِناسُand Oeneus الشَّيخُthe old man الجَليلُvenerable أَبُوهُhis father
وَوِناسُ الشَّيخُ الجَليلُ أَبُوهُ
جَاثِياًkneeling عِندَat بابِهِhis door يَرجُوهbegging him
جَاثِياً عِندَ بابِهِ يَرجُوه
His father Oeneus, the venerable old man,
Knelt at his door and begged him,
والشَّقيقاتُand his sisters أَلثِياAlthaea نَفسُهاherself والصَّحبُand friends
والشَّقيقاتُ أَلثِيا نَفسُها والصَّحبُ
والاَهلُand family وَهوَwhile he يَزدَادُgrew more نَفراaverse
والاَهلُ وَهوَ يَزدَادُ نَفرا
As did his sisters, Althaea herself, and friends
And family, while he grew ever more averse.
ظَلَّhe persisted حَتَّىuntil بِبابهِat his door الحَربwar شَبَّتflared
ظَلَّ حَتَّى بِبابهِ الحَرب شَبَّت
خُرِقَwas breached السُّورُthe wall ثُمَّةَthen النَّارُfire شَبَّتblazed
خُرِقَ السُّورُ ثُمَّةَ النَّارُ شَبَّت
He persisted until war flared at his door;
The wall was breached, and then fire blazed.
فَتَبَدَّتthen appeared لَدَيهِbefore him زَوجَتُهُhis wife المَيgraceful (first part)
فَتَبَدَّت لَدَيهِ زَوجَتُهُ المَي
ساءُcompletes 'graceful' لِلرِّفقِfor kindness مِنهُfrom him تَسأَلُshe asks عُذراpardon
ساءُ لِلرِّفقِ مِنهُ تَسأَلُ عُذرا
Then his wife appeared before him,
Graceful, seeking his kindness and pleading for pardon.
وتُرِيهِand shows him كمhow much مِنof وَبالٍmisery تُعانيsuffers
وتُرِيهِ كم مِن وَبالٍ تُعاني
بَلدَةٌa town ذُلِّلَتsubdued بِحَرِّby the heat of الطِّعانِspear-fighting
بَلدَةٌ ذُلِّلَت بِحَرِّ الطِّعانِ
She showed him how much misery befalls
A town subdued by the heat of battle:
لِلمَبَانيfor the buildings حَرقاًburning وَلِلقَومِand for the people ذَبحاًslaughter
لِلمَبَاني حَرقاً وَلِلقَومِ ذَبحاً
والغَوانيand beautiful women والوُلدِand children ذُلاًّhumiliation وأَسراand captivity
والغَواني والوُلدِ ذُلاًّ وأَسرا
Its buildings burned and its people slaughtered,
Its women and children humbled and enslaved.
رَقَّhe softened وَارتَدَّand returned يَرفُدُto aid الصَّحبَhis comrades رَفداwith aid
رَقَّ وَارتَدَّ يَرفُدُ الصَّحبَ رَفدا
شَكَّhe armed himself وَاشتَدَّand fought fiercely والعِدىand the enemy صَدَّhe repelled صَدَّاutterly
شَكَّ وَاشتَدَّ والعِدى صَدَّ صَدَّا
He softened and returned to aid his comrades;
He armed himself, fought fiercely, and repelled the enemy.
ولِهذاand for this ماnot نالَhe received غُرَّsplendid الهَداياgifts
ولِهذا ما نالَ غُرَّ الهَدايا
ولَئنand although كانَhe had سامَinflicted upon أَعداهُhis enemies كَسراdefeat
ولَئن كانَ سامَ أَعداهُ كَسرا
For this he did not receive the splendid gifts,
Though he had inflicted defeat upon his enemies.
صَاحِfriend قُمrise لاdo not تَكُنbe كَذاكَlike that man عِناداin stubbornness
صَاحِ قُم لا تَكُن كَذاكَ عِنادا
ولَئِنand although كانَhe had سامَinflicted upon أَعداهُhis enemies كَسراdefeat
ولَئِن كانَ سامَ أَعداهُ كَسرا
Friend, rise; do not be stubborn like him,
Though he had inflicted defeat upon his enemies.
وَالهَداياand the gifts فَاقبَلthen accept وَسِرand march مَعَناwith us يُعthey will raise (first part)
وَالهَدايا فَاقبَل وَسِر مَعَنا يُع
لُوكَyou (completes 'raise you') طُرًّاall مَقامَto the rank of رَبٍّa god أَبَرَّاmost gracious
لُوكَ طُرًّا مَقامَ رَبٍّ أَبَرَّا
Accept the gifts and march with us; they will
All exalt you to the rank of a gracious god.
فَغِذاbut if (spelling corrupt) جئِتَyou come عَنfrom مَرامِكَyour own wish آنِسgladly
فَغِذا جئِتَ عَن مَرامِكَ آنِس
لِصِدَامٍto battle بِهِthrough which تُزِيحُyou dispel الدَّرَاهِسdire perils
لِصِدَامٍ بِهِ تُزِيحُ الدَّرَاهِس
But if you come of your own accord, gladly,
To a battle in which you drive away calamities,
لَنwill not يُنِيلُوكَthey grant you ماwhat أَنالُوكَthey offered you تَوًّاjust now
لَن يُنِيلُوكَ ما أَنالُوكَ تَوًّا
لَوeven if تُبِيدُyou annihilate الأَعداءَthe enemies بَرًّاon land وَبَحراand at sea
لَو تُبِيدُ الأَعداءَ بَرًّا وَبَحرا
They will not grant you what they offer now,
Even if you destroy the enemies on land and sea.
Translation model: Sol 6.1