يَمْشِيwalksعَلَىonقَدَمَيْن،two legs,وَالصَّدِيقُand the friendهُوَisمِنْwhoيَمْشِيwalksعَلَىonأَرْبَعَfourأَوْorيَطِير.flies.
He walks on two legs, and a friend is one who walks on four or flies.
لَاDo notتَنْسَوْاforgetأَيْضًاalsoأَنْthatالْمَعْرَكَةthe battleذَاتِهَاitselfلَاshould notيَنْبَغِيchangeأَنْtoتَتَغَيَّرُونَاchange usفَنَصْبَحَso that we becomeمِثْلَlikeالْعَدُوِّthe enemyوَحَتَّىand evenعِندَمَاwhenتَنْتَصِرُونَyou winعَلَيْهِ،over him,يَجِبُwe mustأَنْtoنَحْتَاطَbe cautiousمِنْofرَذَائِلِهِhis vices.
Do not forget also that the battle itself should not change us to become like the enemy, and even when you win against him, we must be cautious of his vices.
لَنْneverيَسْكُنَwill resideالْحَيَوَانthe animalبَيْتًاa dwellingأَبَدًا،ever,وَلَنْand will neverيَنَامَsleepعَلَىonسَرِيرٍa bedأَوْorيَرْتَدِيَwearثِيَابًا،clothes,لَنْwill notيَشْرَبَdrinkالْخَمْرَwineأَوْorيَدْخُنَsmokeتَبْغًا،tobacco,لَنْwill notيَلْمَسَtouchنُقُودًا،money,وَلَنْnor willيَعْمَلَworkفِيinالتِّجَارَة،trade,فَكُلُّfor allعَادَاتِhabitsالْإِنْسَانof manهِيَareعَادَاتٌhabitsسَيِّئَةٌ.bad.
An animal will never reside in a dwelling, will never sleep on a bed or wear clothes, will not drink wine or smoke tobacco, will not touch money, nor will it work in trade, for all human habits are bad habits.
وَالأَهَمُّAnd most importantly,مِنْofذَاكَthatكُلِّهِ،all of it,هُوَisالَّاthat notيَسْتَبِدَّa beast should dominateحَيَوَانٌan animalبِحَيَوَانٍover another animal.آخَرَ.another.
And most importantly, that not a beast should dominate over another animal.
عِنْدَمَاWhenيُصْبِحُit becomesالْكُلُّeveryoneإِخْوَةً،brothers,يَخْتَفِيthe difference disappearsالْفَرْقُthe differenceبَيْنَbetweenالْقَوِيِّthe strongوَالضَّعِيفِand the weak.
When everyone becomes brothers, the difference between the strong and the weak disappears.
أَبَدًاNeverلَنْwill notيَقْتُلَkillحَيَوَانٌan animalحَيَوَانًاanother animal.آخَرَ.another.
An animal will never kill another animal.
كُلُّAllالْحَيَوَانَاتanimalsمُتَساَوُون.are equal.
All animals are equal.
وَالْآن،And now,أَيُّهَاOالرِّفَاقُcompanions,سَأَقُصُّI will tellعَلَيْكُمْto youحُلْمِيmy dreamالَّذِيthatرَأَيْتُهُI sawلَيْلَةlast nightالأَمْس.yesterday.
And now, companions, I will tell you my dream that I saw last night.
غَيْرَButأَنَّنِيthat Iلَنْwill notأَسْتَغْرِقَtakeوَقْتًاtimeطَوِيلًاlongفِيinوَصْفٍdescribingتَفَاصِيلِه .its details.
But I will not take a long time in describing its details.
لَقَدI haveظَهَرَتseenلِيto meالْأَرْضthe earthوَهِيَand it wasخَالِيَةًemptyمِنْofالْإِنْسَان،the human,وَقَدand thisجَعَلَنِيmade meأَتَذَكَّرُrememberمِنْfromجَدِيدٍagainشَيْئًاsomethingمَدْفُونًاburiedفِيinعُمْقِthe depthذَاكِرَتِي .of my memory.
I have seen the earth, and it was empty of man, and this made me remember something buried in the depth of my memory.
مُنْذُFor a long time,زَمَنٍfor a long timeطَوِيلٍ،long,وَأَنَاand Iخِنزِيرٌpigرَضِيعٌbabyكَانَتwasأُمِّيmy motherوَبَقِيَّةُand the rest ofصَدِيقَاتِهَاher friendsتُغَنيsingingأَحْيَانًاsometimesأُغْنِيَّةًa songلَاthat they did not knowيَعْرِفْنَknowمِنْهَاof itإِلَّاexceptاللَّحْنَ،the melody,الكَلِمَاتthe wordsالثَّلاثَةthe threeالأُولَى.first.
For a long time, I was a baby pig, my mother and the rest of her friends were sometimes singing a song that they did not know more than the melody, the first three words.
غَيْرَButأَنَّthatتِلْكَthatالأُغْنِيَّةthe songحَضَرَتwas presentبِكُلِّwith allكَلِمَاتِهَاits wordsفِيinحُلْمٍthe dreamاللَّيْلَةlast night.الْمَاضِيَة.yesterday.
But that song was present with all its words in the dream last night.
وَأَنَاAnd Iمُتَأَكِّدٌam sureأَنَّthatالْحَيَوَانَاتthe animalsكَانَتwereتُغَنِّيsinging thoseتِلْكَthoseالكَلِمَات،words,قَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatتَضِيعَthey got lostفِيinلَيْلِthe nightالأَزْمِنَة.the times.
And I am sure that the animals were singing those words before they got lost in the night of times.
غَيْرَButأَنَّنِيthat Iالْيَوْم،today,أَيُّهَاOالرِّفَاق،companions,سَأُغَنِّيَهَاI will sing itأَمَامَكُمْ.in front of you.
But today, companions, I will sing it in front of you.
لَقَدI haveتَقَدَّمْتُgot older,فِيinالْعُمُر،age,ذَاكَthatمُؤَكَّدٌ،for sure,وَصَوْتِيand my voiceأَصْبَحَbecameأَجَشً،hoarse,لَكِنَّكُمْbut youعِنْدَمَاwhenتَتَمَكَّنُونَyou are ableمِنَfromاللَّحْنِ،the melody,سَتَجِدُونَyou will findأَنْفُسَكُمْyourselfفِيَهَاin itأَفْضَلَ مِنِّيbetter than me.
I have gotten older, for sure, and my voice has become hoarse, but when you are able to manage the melody, you will find yourself in it better than me.
عُنْوَانُهَاIts titleهُوَis«حَيَوَانَات"Animalsإِنْجِلْتِرَا»England"
Its title is "Animals of England".