لِم يا ابنَ فِيتِيُسٍ ونَيتَ وأَنتَ يا

لِم يا ابنَ فِيتِيُسٍ ونَيتَ وأَنتَ يا

قَلبَ الدَّهاءِ أَراكَ لا تَتَقَدَّمُ

قَلبَ الدَّهاءِ أَراكَ لا تَتَقَدَّمُ

Why, son of Peteus, have you faltered? And you, O

Why, son of Laertes, did you hesitate

heart of cunning, I see you do not advance.

Though you are brave and bold at heart?

فَلِمَ التَّخَلُّفُ رِعدَةً لِسِواكُما

فَلِمَ التَّخَلُّفُ رِعدَةً لِسِواكُما

والقَومُ خِرصانَ العَوامِلِ قَوَّمُوا

والقَومُ خِرصانَ العَوامِلِ قَوَّمُوا

Why hang back? Trembling is for others, not you two,

Why lag behind out of fear for your life

while the men have leveled the points of their spears.

While men of mettle have stepped forward?

قد كُنتُ آمُلُ في الصُّدُورِ أَراكُما

قد كُنتُ آمُلُ في الصُّدُورِ أَراكُما

بِسُراكُما وأَراكُمُ أَعجَزتُمُ

بِسُراكُما وأَراكُمُ أَعجَزتُمُ

I had hoped to see you both in the front ranks

In spirit I hoped to find you both

on your march, yet I see you have fallen short.

Marching onward with your ranks

أَفَلَم تَكُونا والوَلائِمُ أولِمَت

أَفَلَم تَكُونا والوَلائِمُ أولِمَت

لِلصِّيد أَوَّلَ مَن يُعَزُّ ويُكرَمُ

لِلصِّيد أَوَّلَ مَن يُعَزُّ ويُكرَمُ

Were you two not, when feasts were laid

But instead I see you have failed

for the noble lords, the first to be esteemed and honored?

To be first when honor is bestowed

فَهُنَاك تَرتَمِيَانِ باللَّحمِ الشَّوِ

فَهُنَاك تَرتَمِيَانِ باللَّحمِ الشَّوِ

يّ وَضافِياتِ الكَأَسِ حينَ تُقَدَّمُ

يّ وَضافِياتِ الكَأَسِ حينَ تُقَدَّمُ

There you both fall upon the roasted meat

For there you’d feast on tender meat

and brimming cups, whenever they are served;

And wine poured freely in your cups

وهُنا يَسُرُّكُما بأَنَّ كَتائباً

وهُنا يَسُرُّكُما بأَنَّ كَتائباً

عَشراً أَمامَكُما تَكُرُّ وتَهجُمُ

عَشراً أَمامَكُما تَكُرُّ وتَهجُمُ

yet here it pleases you both that battalions,

While here it pleases you that legions

ten of them, charge and attack ahead of you.

Ten strong cower and withdraw before you

فَعلامَ عن قَرعِ القَنا أُقعِدُما

فَعلامَ عن قَرعِ القَنا أُقعِدُما

ومَواقفُ الأَعداءِ ضَرَّجَها الدَّمُ

ومَواقفُ الأَعداءِ ضَرَّجَها الدَّمُ

Why, then, are you two held back from the clash of spears,

Why do I hold back both of you

while blood has drenched the enemy's positions?

While the blood of foes stains the plains?

فأَجابَ أُوذِسُ مُغضَباً أَفلا تَرى

فأَجابَ أُوذِسُ مُغضَباً أَفلا تَرى

رَجماً عليَّ حَكَمتض بالإٍِبطاءِ

رَجماً عليَّ حَكَمتض بالإٍِبطاءِ

Then Odysseus answered angrily: Do you not see

Angrily Odysseus replied: Do you not see

that you have judged me slow on mere conjecture?

They judge me dilatory and timid?

فلَسوفَ تنظُرُ إِن وَدَتَ قِتالَنا

فلَسوفَ تنظُرُ إِن وَدَتَ قِتالَنا

بِطلاَئعِ العُظَماءِ والنُبَلاءِ

بِطلاَئعِ العُظَماءِ والنُبَلاءِ

You will see, if you wish, us fighting

But if our battle is fate’s decree

in the vanguard of the great and noble.

You will see me with the nobles and braves

وَترَى أَبا تَلِماخَ في صَدرِ العِدى

وَترَى أَبا تَلِماخَ في صَدرِ العِدى

وهُنا أَراكَ خَبَطتَ بالخُيَلاءِ

وهُنا أَراكَ خَبَطتَ بالخُيَلاءِ

And you will see Telemachus's father in the enemy's front ranks;

And there you will find me in the enemy's midst

yet here I see you have blundered through arrogance.

While here I see you posing proudly

فَأَجابَهُ مُتَبَسِماًّ مُذ خالَهُ

فَأَجابَهُ مُتَبَسِماًّ مُذ خالَهُ

قد غِيظَ بالحُسنى والإستِرضاءٍِ

قد غِيظَ بالحُسنى والإستِرضاءٍِ

Then he answered him smiling—for he thought him

With a smile, rebuking his rage, he said:

angered—with kindness and words of appeasement:

Gently, my son, I do not condemn you

مَهلاً أَيا ابنَ لَيِرتَ لَستُ مُنَدِّداً

مَهلاً أَيا ابنَ لَيِرتَ لَستُ مُنَدِّداً

فَلَقَد بَلَوتُكَ حِكمَةً تَستَعصِمُ

فَلَقَد بَلَوتُكَ حِكمَةً تَستَعصِمُ

Easy now, son of Laertes! I am not reproaching you;

For I have tested your wisdom and found you wise

for I know by trial the wisdom you hold fast to.

And our ambitions and duties are equal

وقَدِ استَوَينا بُغيَةً وَشَعَائِراً

وقَدِ استَوَينا بُغيَةً وَشَعَائِراً

جُلَّى فَدُونَكَ ذُروَةً تَتَسَنَّمُ

جُلَّى فَدُونَكَ ذُروَةً تَتَسَنَّمُ

We are alike in purpose and in principles

Let whatever harsh words I uttered

most lofty; here is a summit for you to scale.

Blow away, fading into nothingness

وتَعَدَّ عَمَّا اشتَدَّ مِن عَتَبي عَسى

وتَعَدَّ عَمَّا اشتَدَّ مِن عَتَبي عَسى

بالرِّيحِ يَذهَبُ بائِداً يَتَخَرَّمُ

بالرِّيحِ يَذهَبُ بائِداً يَتَخَرَّمُ

And overlook the harshness of my rebuke; may it

And if my speech was too severe

vanish upon the wind, perishing and fading away.

I will make amends and apologize

ولَئِن تَسُؤكَ مِنَ المَقالِ صَلابةٌ

ولَئِن تَسُؤكَ مِنَ المَقالِ صَلابةٌ

فَلَسَوفَ أَرتُقُ ما فَتَقتُ وأَلَئِمُ

فَلَسَوفَ أَرتُقُ ما فَتَقتُ وأَلَئِمُ

And if harshness in my speech displeases you,

Then he briskly strode away

I shall stitch up what I have torn, and mend it.

To Zeus, majestic and sublime

واستَأنَفَ السَّيرَ السَّرِيعَ مُطَوِّفاً

واستَأنَفَ السَّيرَ السَّرِيعَ مُطَوِّفاً

لذِيُومذٍ ذي العِزَّةِ الأَبَّاءِ

لذِيُومذٍ ذي العِزَّةِ الأَبَّاءِ

Then he resumed his swift progress, making his rounds

And found him erect, alone

to Diomedes, proud and unbowed.

Aloof from the field of strife

أَلفاهُ مُنتَصِباً بِظَهرِ عِجَالِهِ

أَلفاهُ مُنتَصِباً بِظَهرِ عِجَالِهِ

في عُزلَةٍ عن مَوقفِ الإِبلاءِ

في عُزلَةٍ عن مَوقفِ الإِبلاءِ

He found him standing at the rear of his chariot,

Near him was a glowering Ares

apart from the place where valor was put to the test.

Scowling at his retreat and withdrawal

وبِقُربهِ إِستِينِلٌ فَلَحَاهُما

وبِقُربهِ إِستِينِلٌ فَلَحَاهُما

لَوماً لِذا الإِجحامِ والإِغضاءِ

لَوماً لِذا الإِجحامِ والإِغضاءِ

And Sthenelus was nearby; he reproached them both

for this shrinking back and averting of their eyes.