كَانَتْwasالْحَيَوَانَاتُthe animalsتُحِيطُsurroundingبِالطَّاحُونَةِthe millالَّتِيwhichفِيinطَوْرِthe stageالْبِنَاءِof construction,,وَالَّتِيand whichلَنْwill notتَكْمَلَbe completedأَبَدًاever,,وَتَقِفُand standبِإِعْجَابٍadmiringlyأَمَامَbeforeقُوَّةٍthe powerوَانْتِصَابٍand erectnessالْجُدْرَانِthe walls,,وَأَمَامَand beforeأَنْفُسِهِمْthemselvesهُمْtheyالَّذِينَwhoشَيْدُواerectedعَمَلًاa workمُهَيْبًاmajesticمِثْلَlikeهَذَاthisوَحْدَهُonlyالْعَجُوزُthe oldبِنْيَامِينُBenjaminيَرْفُضُrefusesهَذِهِthisالْحَمَاسَةَenthusiasm,,مِنْwithoutدُونَsayingأَنْthatيَقُولَhe saysشَيْئًاanything..سُوَىexceptتَرْدِيدَrepeatingمُلاَحَظَاتِهِhis observationsالْغَامِضَةِmysteriousعَنْaboutجِنْسِهِhis speciesالْحَيَوَانِيِّanimalالَّذِيthatيَعْمُرُlastsطَوِيلًاlong
The animals surrounded the mill that is under construction, which will never be completed, and stood admiringly before the power and erectness of the walls, and before themselves, they who erected such a majestic work. Only the old Benjamin refuses this enthusiasm, without saying anything except repeating his mysterious observations about his long-lasting animal species.
جَاءَcameشَهْرُthe monthنُوفَمْبِرَNovemberوَمَعَهُand with itرِيَاحٌwindsعَاتِيَةٌfierceتَهُبُّblowingمِنْfromالْجَنُوبِthe south,,يَجِبُmustوَقْفُstopالْأَشْغَالِthe works,,فَمَعَfor withالطَّقْسِthe weatherالرَّطِبِwetكَانَwasالْغَرْبِيُّthe western
November came with fierce winds blowing from the south, work must stop, for with the wet weather, it was impossible to mix the cement.
وَذَاتَand one nightلَيْلَةٍupon aهَبَّتْblewعَاصِفَةٌa stormقَوِيَةٌstrongإِلَىtoدَرَجَةٍsuch an extentأَنْthatبِنَايَاتٍthe buildingsالْمَزْرَعَةِthe farmاهْتَزَّتْshookوَتَطَايرَتْand some flewبَعْضٌsomeقِطَعٍpiecesقَرْمِيدٍof tilesسَقْفِthe roofالْحَظِيرَةِof the barn..
One night, a strong storm blew to such an extent that the buildings of the farm shook and some pieces of the barn roof flew away.
قَفَزَتْjumpedالدَّجَاجَاتُthe hensمِنْfromنَوْمِهَاtheir sleepوَقَوَقَأَتْand cluckedمِنْfromالرُّعْبِterror..
The hens jumped from their sleep and clucked in terror.
كَانَتْwereكُلُّهَاallغَارِقَةًimmersedفِيinحُلْمٍa dreamواحِدٍone,,فَظَنَّتْand thoughtأَنَّهَاthat sheتَسْمَعُhearsطَلْقَةَthe shotبُنْدُقِيَّةٍof a gunبَعِيدَةٍdistant..
They were all immersed in one dream, and thought that they heard the distant shot of a gun.
وَعِنْدَمَاand whenاسْتَيْقَظَتْawokeالْحَيَوَانَاتُthe animalsفِيinالصَّبَاحِthe morningلَاحَظَتْnoticedأَنْthatسَارِيَةُthe flagpoleالْعَلَمَthe flagقَدْhadتَحَطَّمَتْbrokenوَأَنَّand thatشَجَرَةٌthe treeالدَّرْدَارِof the elmفِيinأَسْفَلَthe bottomالْحَديقَةِthe gardenقَدْhadاقْتُلِعَتْuprootedمِنْfromجُذُورِهَاits rootsمِثْلَlikeنَبَاتٍa plantالْفَجْلِthe radish..
And when the animals awoke in the morning, they noticed that the flagpole had been broken and that the elm tree at the bottom of the garden had been uprooted like a radish plant.
وَمِنْAnd fromهَوْلِhorrorاِكْتِشَافِهَاtheir discoveryأَطْلَقَتْlet outصَرْخَةًa screamيَائِسَةًdesperate..
And from the horror of their discovery, they let out a desperate scream.
فَمَاThen whatرَأَوْهُthey sawبِأَعْيُنِهِمْwith their eyesلَاnotيُحْتَمَلُbearable::الطَّاحُونَةَthe millمَحْطَمَةًbroken..
Then what they saw with their eyes was not bearable: the mill was broken.
هَرَعَتْrushedجَمِيعُهَاall of themإِلَىtoمَوْقِعِthe siteالْكَارِثَةِof the disasterكَانَwasنَابُولِيُونُNapoleonالَّذِيwhoلَمْdid notيَتَعَوَّدْget usedعَلَىtoالْمَشْيِwalkingمُسْرِعًاquickly,,يَجْرِيrunningأَمَامَهَاbefore her
All of them rushed to the site of the disaster; Napoleon, who was not used to walking quickly, was running before them.
نَعَمْYes,,فَهَا here it isثَمَرَةٌthe fruitمُوَاجَهَاتِهَاof confrontationsالْكَثِيرَةِthe manyهَذِهِtheseالْجُدْرَانِwallsالَّتِيthatاقْتُلِعَتْwere uprootedمِنْfromأَسَاسَاتِهَاits foundations,,وَهَذِهِand theseالْأَحْجَارُthe stonesالْمَبْعَثَرَةُscatteredالَّتِيthatعَانَوْاthey sufferedكَثِيرًاa lotمِنْofأَجَلَyesلِكَيْسِرُوهَاto break themوَنَقْلِهَاand transport them..
Yes, here it is the fruit of many confrontations: these walls that were uprooted from their foundations, and these scattered stones that they suffered a lot to break and transport.