جُوْنْزَJonesفِيinالحَقيقَةِ،fact,كَانَwasهُوَheمِنَofقَادَledقُوَّاتِforcesالإِنْسَانِ،of mankind,كَمَاasأَنَّهُthat heحَارَبَfoughtوَهُوَwhile heيَصْرُخُis shouting«تَحْيَا'Long liveالْبَشَرِيَّةِ.mankind.'أَمَّاAs forالْجِرَاحَthe injuriesالَّتِيthatأَصَابَتْhitظَهْرَهُ،his back,وَالَّتِيand whichتَتَذَكَّرُremembersبَعْضَsomeالْحَيَوَانَاتِanimalsأَنَّهَاthat theyرَأَتْهَا،saw them,فَقَدْit wasكَانَتْwasتَفْعَلُdoingأَسْنَانَteethنَابُلْيُونَ.of Napoleon.
Jones. In fact, he was the one who led the forces of mankind, as he fought while shouting 'Long live mankind.' As for the injuries that hit his back, which some animals remember seeing, they were like the teeth of Napoleon.
فِيInعَزِّthe heightالصَّيْفِof summerظَهَرَappearedالْغُرَابُthe crowمُوسَىMosesبِشَكْلٍsuddenlyمُفَاجِئٍsuddenبَعْدَafterسِنِينَyearsمِنَofالْغِيَابِ.absence.
In the height of summer, the crow Moses appeared suddenly after years of absence.
مَازَالَStillهُوَheالطَّائِرُthe birdنَفْسَهُ:himself:مَازَالَStillعَاطِلًا.unemployed.
Still, he is the same bird: he is still unemployed.
الْعَمَلَworkوَيُغَنِّيand singsالْمَوَاوِيلَthe balladsعَنْaboutجَبَلِMountالحَلَوَى،Candy,’مَثْلَمَاasكَانَwasيَفْعَلُdoingفِيinالزَّمَنِtimeالْجَمِيلِ.beautiful.
And he sings the ballads about Mount Candy, just as he used to do in the beautiful time.
كَانَHe wasيَحْلُقُperchingعَلَىonجِذْعِthe trunkشَجَرَةٍ،of a tree,وَيَرْفُرِفُand flappedبِجَنَاحَيْهِhis black wingsالْأَسْوَدَيْنِblackوَيَتَحَدَّثُand talkedطِيْلَةَfor hoursسَاعَاتٍhoursلِكُلِّto allمَنْofيَصْغَيlisteningمَادًّاstretchingإِلَيْهِ.to him.
He was perching on the trunk of a tree, flapping his black wings and talking for hours to all who were listening to him.
فَيَقُولُAnd he saysبِصَوْتٍin a voiceمُهَيْبٍmajesticمِنْقَارِهِhis beakنَحْوَtowardsالسَّمَاءِ:the sky:هُنَاكَthereأَيُّهَاohالرِّفَاقُcompanionsفِيinالْجَانِبِthe sideالْآخَرِthe otherمِنَofالْغَيْمَةِthe cloudالسُّودَاءِ،black,هُنَاكَthere:جَبَلِMountالحَلَوَى».Candy.’تِلْكَThatهِيَisالْبِلَادُthe countryالسَّعِيدَةُhappyالَّتِيthatسَنَرتَاحُwe will restفِيهَاin itمِنَfromالشَّقَاءِsufferingإِلَىtoالأَبَدِ،forever,نَحْنُweالْحَيَوَانَاتُthe animalsالْمِسْكِينَةُ،poor,بَلْbutإِنَّهُheيَدَّعِيclaimsكَانَthat he wasهُنَاكَ،there,ذَاتَonceعِنْدَمَاwhenحَلَّقَhe soaredعَالِيًاhighlyعَالِيًا جِدًّا.very high.
And he says in a majestic voice from his beak towards the sky: 'Oh companions, in the other side of the black cloud, there is: Mount Candy.' That is the happy land where we will rest from suffering forever, we the poor animals, but he claims that he was there, once when he soared very high.
هُنَاكَThereيَوْمٌ،is a day,رَأَى،he saw,إِذَاifمَاwhatتَمَّwasتَصْدِيقُهُbelievedحَلَوَىcandyدَائِرِيَّةًcircularصُنِعَتْwas madeمِنَofالْحُبُوبِgrainsالْجَيِّدَةِgood(مُثِيرَةً(excitingشَهِيَّةًappetiteالْحَيَوَانَاتُthe animalsالَّتِيthatتُعَانِيsufferمِنْfromسُوءِbadالتَّغْذِيَةِnutritionفِيinهَذَاthisالْعَالَمِworldالسُّفْلِيِّ)،lower),وَقِطَعٍand piecesمِنَofقَصَبِcaneالسُّكَّرِsugarالَّتِيthatتَنْمُوgrowsعَلَىonالسِّيَاجَاتِ،fences,حَتَّىuntilأَنَّهَاthat itتَصِلُarrivesإِلَىtoحُقُولِfieldsأَعْشَابٍof herbsالتَّفْلِtobaccoالأَبَدِيَّةِ.eternal.
One day, he saw, if believed, a circular candy made of good grains (exciting the appetite of the animals that suffer from bad nutrition in this lower world), and pieces of sugar cane that grows on the fences, until it arrives at the fields of eternal herbs.
عَدَدٌa numberكَبِيرٌlargeمِنَofالْحَيَوَانَاتِthe animalsصَدَّقَbelievedكَلاَمَهُhis wordsفَقَالَتْand saidإِنَّthatحَيَاتَهَاits lifeهِيَisحَيَاةٌlifeالشَّقَاءِof sufferingوَالجُوعِand hungerوُجُودٌexistenceعَالَمٌworldأَفْضَلُbetterفِيinمَكَانٍplaceمَا،that,أَلَيْسَisn't itهَذَاthisحَقٌّrightوَعَدْلٌ؟and justice?
A large number of animals believed his words and said that their life is a life of suffering and hunger; existence of a better world somewhere, isn’t this right and justice?
لَكِنَّButمَاwhatلَمdidn’tيَكُنwasسَهْلًاeasyشَرْحُهُ،to explain,هُوَit wasمَوْقِفُthe positionالْخُنَازِيرِof the pigsمِنَtoمُوسَى.Moses.
But what was not easy to explain was the position of the pigs towards Moses.
لَقَدْAllأَعْلَنَتْdeclaredجَمِيعُهَاallازْدِرَاءَهَاher contemptلِـfor«جَبَلِ'Mountالحَلَوَى»Candy'Twitter:Twitter:@ketab_n@ketab_n
All declared her contempt for 'Mount Candy.'