فَقالَ أَغامَمنُونُ أَخطَأتُ إِنَّما

فَقالَ أَغامَمنُونُ أَخطَأتُ إِنَّما

أَصَبتَ بِتَثرِيبي ولَستُ بِمُنكِرِ

أَصَبتَ بِتَثرِيبي ولَستُ بِمُنكِرِ

Then Agamemnon said: “I erred; indeed,

Agammemnon said, "I was wrong,

you were right to reproach me, and I do not deny it.

you chided me rightly, I do not deny it.

فَإِنَّ فَتىً زَفسُ اصطَفَاهُ وزادَنا

فَإِنَّ فَتىً زَفسُ اصطَفَاهُ وزادَنا

وَبالاً لِمَنآهُ يُقاسُ بِعَسكَرِ

وَبالاً لِمَنآهُ يُقاسُ بِعَسكَرِ

For a warrior whom Zeus has chosen, and who has brought us more

For a brat we nurtured and increased

woe through his withdrawal, is worth an army.

is a curse to whoever matches our army.

عَثابيَ داعي الشَّرِّ حَتَّى أَهَنتُهُ

عَثابيَ داعي الشَّرِّ حَتَّى أَهَنتُهُ

وَعلِّيَ غِن أَستَغفِرِ الذَّنبَ يَغفِرِ

وَعلِّيَ غِن أَستَغفِرِ الذَّنبَ يَغفِرِ

Evil's prompting ran riot in me until I dishonored him.

I raised Thersites until he was impudent to me

And perhaps, if I seek pardon for my fault, he will forgive.

and prayed for the sin to be forgiven.

سَأُتحِفُهُ غُرَّ الهَدَايا وكُلُّكُم

سَأُتحِفُهُ غُرَّ الهَدَايا وكُلُّكُم

شُهُودٌ على قَولي بِحَافِلِ مَحضَري

شُهُودٌ على قَولي بِحَافِلِ مَحضَري

I shall present him with the finest gifts, and all of you

I will reward him with precious gifts and you are all

are witnesses to my words in my crowded gathering:

witnesses to my words in this crowded assembly.

مَناضِدَ سَبعاً لَم تَرَ النَّارَ جُدَّداً

مَناضِدَ سَبعاً لَم تَرَ النَّارَ جُدَّداً

وعِشرِينَ طَسًّا ساطعاتٍ لِمَنظَرِ

وعِشرِينَ طَسًّا ساطعاتٍ لِمَنظَرِ

seven new stands that have never seen fire,

Seven tables that have not seen fire,

and twenty basins, shining to behold;

and twenty shining basins for display.

ومِن ذَهَبٍ يَغلُو شَواقِلَ عَشرَةً

ومِن ذَهَبٍ يَغلُو شَواقِلَ عَشرَةً

وخَيرَ جيادٍ تُحرِزُ السَّبقَ ضُمَّرِ

وخَيرَ جيادٍ تُحرِزُ السَّبقَ ضُمَّرِ

and ten shekels of costly gold,

Of gold ten heavy shards

and the finest lean steeds that win the race.

and the best steeds that win repeated races.

فَيُحرِزُها اثنَي عَشرأَ جردَ سَلهَباً

فَيُحرِزُها اثنَي عَشرأَ جردَ سَلهَباً

حَبَتني كُنُوزاً في السِّباقِ المُكَرَّرِ

حَبَتني كُنُوزاً في السِّباقِ المُكَرَّرِ

He shall receive twelve sleek, long-limbed steeds,

Twelve bays, slick haired, will win them

that have won me treasures in race after race:

as two treasures in the swift, recurring race.

كُنُوزاً إِذا ما نالَها اَيُّما امرِىءٍ

كُنُوزاً إِذا ما نالَها اَيُّما امرِىءٍ

تَرَفَّعَ عَن شَكوَى شَجِيّةِ مُعسِرِ

تَرَفَّعَ عَن شَكوَى شَجِيّةِ مُعسِرِ

treasures—should any man obtain them,

Treasures which if attained by any lord

he would rise above a needy man's plaintive lament.

will raise him above the complaint of a pauper.

وسَبعَ غَوانٍ فُقنَ حُسناً وصَنعَةً

وسَبعَ غَوانٍ فُقنَ حُسناً وصَنعَةً

مِنَ اللاّءِ في لَسبُوسَ نالَ بِأَبتَرِ

مِنَ اللاّءِ في لَسبُوسَ نالَ بِأَبتَرِ

And seven fair women, excelling in beauty and skill,

And seven fair robes shaped and woven

from those he won on Lesbos by the sword.

from sheer linen in Lesbos attained seamlessly.

وقد كُنَّ لي سَهماً وذلكَ عِندَما

وقد كُنَّ لي سَهماً وذلكَ عِندَما

تَوَلَّى عَلَيها بالطِّعانِ المُدَمِّرِ

تَوَلَّى عَلَيها بالطِّعانِ المُدَمِّرِ

They were my allotted share, and that was when

Once they were mine, at the time

he took control of it with devastating spear-thrusts.

when he turned on them with a destroying spear.

كَذاكَ بَرِيسا مُقِسماً وَمثُقِّلاً

كَذاكَ بَرِيسا مُقِسماً وَمثُقِّلاً

بأَنِّي إِلَيها القربَ لَم أَتَصَوَّرِ

بأَنِّي إِلَيها القربَ لَم أَتَصَوَّرِ

Briseis too; I swear a solemn oath

So too Briseis I vow weighed down

that I never even contemplated intimacy with her.

that I never imagined having her close.

فَهذِى صِلاتي اليَومَ يُحرِزُها وإِن

فَهذِى صِلاتي اليَومَ يُحرِزُها وإِن

نَنَل دَكَّ إِليُونٍ بِحُكمٍ مُقَدَّرِ

نَنَل دَكَّ إِليُونٍ بِحُكمٍ مُقَدَّرِ

These gifts of mine he shall receive today; and if

Let him keep these gifts of mine today, even if

we achieve Ilium's destruction by an ordained decree,

we take Ilium by fated decree.

نُضَاراً وصُفراً يُؤتَ مِلءَ سَفِينةٍ

نُضَاراً وصُفراً يُؤتَ مِلءَ سَفِينةٍ

وعِندَ اقتِسامِ السَّبي بِالغِيدِ يَظفَرِ

وعِندَ اقتِسامِ السَّبي بِالغِيدِ يَظفَرِ

he shall be given a shipload of pure gold and copper;

Twenty beauties, neither sallow nor pale, to fill a ship

and when the captives are divided, he shall win graceful women—

and at dividing the captives with the lot he will gain

بِعِشرِينَ حُسناً فُقنَ غَيرَ هِلاَنَةٍ

بِعِشرِينَ حُسناً فُقنَ غَيرَ هِلاَنَةٍ

لَهُ بِانتِقَاها خِيرَةُ المُتَخَيِّرِ

لَهُ بِانتِقَاها خِيرَةُ المُتَخَيِّرِ

twenty, surpassing all but Helen in beauty.

Twenty fair ones he chooses himself

He shall have the chooser's freedom in selecting them.

the finest of the choicest.

وإِمَّا رَجَعنا لِلخَصِيبَةِ أَرغُسٍ

وإِمَّا رَجَعنا لِلخَصِيبَةِ أَرغُسٍ

يَكُونَنَّ صِهرِي بالمَقَامِ المُوَقَّرِ

يَكُونَنَّ صِهرِي بالمَقَامِ المُوَقَّرِ

And if we return to fertile Argos,

And once we return to fertile Argos,

he shall surely be my son-in-law, with an honored place.

he will be my honored in-law.

ثَلاثٌ بَناتي هُنَّ أَخرِيسَثِيمَةٌ

ثَلاثٌ بَناتي هُنَّ أَخرِيسَثِيمَةٌ

ولَوذِيقُ أَفيَاناسُ مَن يَرضَ يَختَرِ

ولَوذِيقُ أَفيَاناسُ مَن يَرضَ يَختَرِ

My daughters are three: Chrysothemis,

I have three daughters: Chrysothemis,

Laodice and Iphianassa; let him choose whichever he likes.

Laodice, and Iphianassa for him to choose.

ولَستُ بِباغٍ مَهرَها وأَزِيدُها

ولَستُ بِباغٍ مَهرَها وأَزِيدُها

جَداً لَم يَجُد فيهِ مُنذُ أَدهُرِ

جَداً لَم يَجُد فيهِ مُنذُ أَدهُرِ

I ask no bride-price for her, and shall further give her

And I am no miser in brides-price and will increase it

a bounty such as no one has bestowed in ages.

beyond what anyone since time began has found.

فَيُنزِلُهَا في دَارِ فِيلا وفَوقَ ذا

فَيُنزِلُهَا في دَارِ فِيلا وفَوقَ ذا

مَدائِنُ سَبعٌ فَوقَ بَرٍّ مُعَمَّرٍ

مَدائِنُ سَبعٌ فَوقَ بَرٍّ مُعَمَّرٍ

He shall settle her in Fila's land; and beyond this,

I will settle her in the house of Peleus and above that

seven cities upon a well-inhabited land:

seven citadels on an age-old height.

فِرِيسُ النُّقى إِيرا الزُّهُورِ وإِنيُفا

فِرِيسُ النُّقى إِيرا الزُّهُورِ وإِنيُفا

وَقَرذَمِلا أَنثَا الفَجاجِ المُنَوِّرِ

وَقَرذَمِلا أَنثَا الفَجاجِ المُنَوِّرِ

Pherae of the sandhills, Hira of the flowers, and Enope,

Cardamyle of the bright flowers, and Ire,

and Cardamyle, Antheia of the flowering mountain passes,

Euneepa, and fair-ankled Credea

وإِيفِيةُ الحَسناءُ فِيداسُ وإِنيُفا

وإِيفِيةُ الحَسناءُ فِيداسُ وإِنيُفا

وقَرذَمِلا أَنثا الفَجاجِ المُنَوِّرِ

وقَرذَمِلا أَنثا الفَجاجِ المُنَوِّرِ

and fair Aepeia, Pedasus, and Enope,

and lovely Ifea, Phila and fair-ankled Credea

and Cardamyle, Antheia of the flowering mountain passes,

and lovely Ifea like a fruitful vine

وإِيفيَةُ الحَسناءُ فِيداسُ كَرمَةٍ

وإِيفيَةُ الحَسناءُ فِيداسُ كَرمَةٍ

إِزاءَ فِلوسَ الكلُّ في جُرفِ أَبحُرِ

إِزاءَ فِلوسَ الكلُّ في جُرفِ أَبحُرِ

and fair Aepeia, Pedasus of the vine.

before the cliffs where all are engulfed in the sea

Facing Pylos, all lie on the shores of the seas.

who will free him of grave, perilous troubles

يُجَلُّ بِأَلِيها كَرَبٍّ خُطُورَةً

يُجَلُّ بِأَلِيها كَرَبٍّ خُطُورَةً

ويُؤتُونَهُ جَمَّ الخَرَاجِ المُقَرَّرِ

ويُؤتُونَهُ جَمَّ الخَرَاجِ المُقَرَّرِ

Their people shall hold him in godlike honor,

and bring him the full tribute imposed.

and give him abundant tribute, duly fixed:

Spoils of war and cattle beyond number—

غَنِيماً وأَبقَاراً تَناهى عَدِيدُها

غَنِيماً وأَبقَاراً تَناهى عَدِيدُها

فتِلكَ هِبَاتي فَليَلِن ثُمَّ يَحضُرِ

فتِلكَ هِبَاتي فَليَلِن ثُمَّ يَحضُرِ

sheep and cattle in immense numbers.

these are my gifts. Let him yield and then come."

Those are my gifts; let him relent, then come.

So every angry man except Acesimus was pleased.

فَكُلُّ مَغِيظٍ غِيرِ آذِيسَ يَرتَضي

فَكُلُّ مَغِيظٍ غِيرِ آذِيسَ يَرتَضي

لذَاكَ قلاهُ الخَلقُ عَن شَرِّ مَخبَرِ

لذَاكَ قلاهُ الخَلقُ عَن شَرِّ مَخبَرِ

For every angry being except Hades can be appeased;

For this the people said he was far from evil report.

hence all beings detest him for his evil nature.

"Enough rage since I was greatest in rank

كَفى حَنَقاً مُذ كُنتُ أَعظَمَ رِفعَةً

كَفى حَنَقاً مُذ كُنتُ أَعظَمَ رِفعَةً

واكثَرَ أَيَّاماً ليَذعَن ويُقصِرِ

واكثَرَ أَيَّاماً ليَذعَن ويُقصِرِ

Enough of anger! Since I am higher in rank

and lived many days that he may yield and shorten sail.

and older in years, let him submit and desist.”