الْحَيَوَانِيَّةُanimalأَمَّاAs forالْأَسْئِلَةُthe questionsالأَكْثَرُmostسُخَافَةٌridiculousnessفَتِلْكَthoseالَّتِيthatطُرِحَتْهَاwere raisedالْمَهْرَةُthe mareالْبَيْضَاءُwhiteمَوْلِيMolly
As for the most ridiculous questions, those were raised by the white mare, Molly.
لَقَدْI haveبَدَأْتُstartedفِيtoمَسَاءَلَةٍquestioningسَنُوبُلSnowball
I have started questioning Snowball.
بَعْدَAfterالثَّوْرَةِthe revolutionهَلْWillيَكُونُbeالسُّكَّرُsugarمُتَوَافِرًاavailable؟?
After the revolution, will sugar be available?
لَاNoأَجَابَهَاhe answered herسَنُوبُلSnowball،,بِنَبْرَةٍin a toneقَاطِعَةٍdecisiveلَيْسَis notلَنَاfor usفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَزْرَعَةِfarmالْوَسَائِلِresourcesلِصُنَاعَةِto produceالسُّكَّرِsugarعَلَىonكُلِّanyحَالٍcase،,السُّكَّرُsugarشَيْءٌsomethingغَيْرَnotضَرُورِيٍّnecessary
No, Snowball answered her, in a decisive tone. We do not have the resources to produce sugar on this farm anyway; sugar is not a necessary thing.
سَنُوَفِّرُWe will provideلَكِto youالْعَلَفَthe fodderوَالْخُرْطَالَand the oatsالَّذِيthatتَحْتَاجِينَyou needإِلَيْهِto it..
We will provide you with the fodder and oats that you need.
هَلْWillسَيُسْمَحُwill be allowedلِيto meبِوَضْعِto placeشَرَائِطَstripesفِيinعُرْفِيmy mane؟?
Will I be allowed to place stripes in my mane?
أَيَّتُهَاOhالرَّفِيقَةُcomrade،,أَجَابَhe repliedسَنُوبُلSnowballبِسُرْعَةٍquickly،,هَذِهِtheseالشَّرَائِطُthe stripesالَّتِيthatتَتَعَلَّقِينَyou are attachedبِهَاto themهِيَareشِعَارٌthe emblemعَبُودِيَّتِكِof your slavery،,أَلَاDo you notيُمْكِنُكِcan youأَنْtoتَتَصَوَّرِينَimagineأَنْthatلِلْحَرِيَّةِfor freedomثَمَنًاa priceأَغْلَىmore expensiveمِنْthanهَذِهِthisالزِّينَةِdecorationالتَّافِهَةِtrivial؟?
Oh comrade,” Snowball replied quickly, “these stripes that you are attached to are the emblem of your slavery. Can you not imagine that the price for freedom is more expensive than this trivial decoration?