الْهَوَاءُThe airهِيَisمِنْofإِبْدَاعٍthe creativityنَابُولْيُونَNapoleonانْبَرَىstood upأَحَدٌone ofالْحَيَوَانَاتِthe animalsمُتَسَائِلًاwondering
The air is the creativity of Napoleon. One of the animals stood up wondering:
لِمَاذَاWhyوَقَفَdid he standنَابُولْيُونَNapoleonبِقُوَّةٍstronglyضِدَّagainstإِنْشَاءِthe establishmentالطَّاحُونَةِof the windmill
Why did Napoleon stand strongly against the establishment of the windmill?
أَمَامَIn front ofهَذَاthisالسُّؤَالِquestion
In front of this question
اتَّخَذَtookسْكْوِيلَرَSquealerمَظْهَرًاa semblanceمَاكِرًاslyوَقَالَand saidإِنَّهَاit isحَنْكَةٌcunning
Squealer took on a sly semblance and said it is cunning.
مِنْfromطَرَفِthe sideنَابُولْيُونَNapoleonأَنْtoيُظْهِرَshowمُعَارَضَتِهِhis oppositionلِلطَّاحُونَةِto the windmill
From Napoleon’s side to show his opposition to the windmill.
فَمَاSo whatذَلِكَthatسِوَىbutحِيَلَةٌa trick
So what that is but a trick
لِلْإِطَاحَةِto overthrowبِسْنُوبُلَSnowball،,ذَلِكَthatالْمَخْلُوقُcreatureالْمُفَسِّدُcorrupted،,ذُوwithالتَّأْثِيرِinfluenceالسَّيِّئِbad
to overthrow Snowball, that corrupted creature, with bad influence.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenتَمَّwasطُرِدَexiled
And when he was exiled
يُمْكِنُcanلِلْمَشْرُوعِfor the projectأَنْtoيَتَجَسَّدَmaterializeعَلَىonأَرْضِthe groundالْحَاجَةِreality,,مِنْwithoutدُونَwithoutأَنْthatيَتَدَخَّلَinterferesفِيهِin itأَبَدًاever
the project can materialize on the ground of reality, without ever interfering in it.
هَذَاThisمَاwhatنُسَمِّيهُwe call itتَكْتِيكًاtactic
This is what we call a tactic.
أَضَافَaddedسْكْوِيلَرُSquealer
Squealer added.
قَالَHe saidمُرَدِّدًاrepeatingوَهُوَwhile heيُلَوِّحُwavesفِيinالْهَوَاءِthe airبِذَيْلِهِwith his tail
He said, repeating while he waves in the air with his tail.
وَيَضْحَكُAnd laughsبِابْتِهَاجٍjoyfullyتَكْتِيكٌtacticيَاOhرِفَاقٌfriendsتَكْتِيكٌtactic
And laughs joyfully, 'Tactic, oh friends, tactic.'
تَرَكَتْLeftهَذِهِtheseالْكَلِمَاتِwordsالْحَيَوَانَاتِthe animalsفِيinحَيْرَةٍconfusion،,لَكِنَّهَاbut theyتَقَبَّلَتْacceptedتِلْكَthoseالتَّوْضِيحَاتِexplanationsمِنْfromدُونَwithoutإِصْرَارٍinsistenceمَادَامَas long asسْكْوِيلَرُSquealerيُعَبِّرُexpressesبِطَرِيقَةٍin a convincing wayمُقْنِعَةٍconvincing،,وَمَادَامَand as long asالْكِلَابُthe dogsالثَّلاثَةُthreeالَّتِيthatتُرَافِقُهُaccompany himتَزْمَجِرُgrowlمُهَدِّدَةًthreatening
These words left the animals in confusion, but they accepted those explanations without insistence as long as Squealer expresses in a convincing way, and as long as the three dogs accompanying him growl threateningly.