الفَصْلُChapterالأوَّلُOne
Chapter One
عَهْدُThe era ofالشَّيْخُوخةِold ageتَبْدَأُbeginsهٰذِهِthisالْقِصَّةُstoryحِينَwhenبَلَغَthe king reachedالْمَلِكُthe kingلِيرَLearالثَّمانِينَeightyمِنْofعُمُرِهِhis age
The era of old age begins this story when King Lear reached eighty of his age.
وأَصْبَحَAnd he becameشَيْخًاan old manيَجْمَعُwho combinesإِلَىtoضَعْفِthe weakness ofالْجِسْمِthe body,,خَطَلَfoolishnessالرَّأْيِof opinion,,(فَسادَ(the corruption ofالتَّفْكِيرِthinking)))، ,وَسُوءَand the badالتَّدْبِيرِmanagement.
And he became an old man who combines to the weakness of the body, foolishness of opinion, and the bad management.
وَكَانَAnd he wasالشَّيْخُthe old man«لِير»"Lear"——فِيinهٰذِهِthisالْمَرْحَلَةِphaseالأَخِيرَةِthe lastمِنْofسِنِينَhis years
And he was the old man "Lear" — in this phase of his last years.
——شَدِيدَةًstronglyالسَّآمَةِwearyوَالضَّجَرِand boredom.
— strongly weary and bored.
وَقَدْAnd heزَهَّدَتْهُwas discouraged fromالشَّيْخُوخةِold ageفِيinكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍthingمِنْofمَبَاهِجِthe delights ofالحَيَاةِlife;فَلَمْso there remained notيَبْقَfor himلهُto himمِنْofأُمْنِيَّةٍwish(رَغْبَةٍ)(desire)يَرْجُوهَاhe hopes for,,وَيَأْنَسُand finds comfortبِهَاwith itفِيinالحَيَاةِlifeإِلَّاexceptبَنَاتُهُhis daughtersالثَّلاثُthe three.
And he was discouraged from old age in everything of the delights of life; so there remained not for him any wish (desire) he hopes for, and finds comfort with it in life except for his three daughters.
وَكَانَAnd the kingالْمَلِكُthe king«لِير»"Lear"يُحِبُّlovedهٰؤُلَاءِtheseالْبَنَاتِdaughtersحُبًّاwith loveشَدِيدًاgreatly,,وَلَاand could notيُطِيقُbearالصَّبْرَthe separationعَلَىonبِعادِهِنَّhis distance from them.
And the king "Lear" loved these daughters greatly, and could not bear the separation from them.
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بَنَاتُDaughtersالْمَلِكِthe king«لِير»"Lear"وَكَانَتْAnd there wereفَتَاتَانِtwo daughters——مِنْofبَنَاتِهِhis daughtersالثَّلاثِthe three——قَدْhadزُوِّجَتَاbeen marriedأَمِيرِينَto two princes.
Daughters of the king "Lear" And there were two daughters — of his three daughters — who had been married to two princes.
أَمَّاAs forالثَّالثَةُthe third,,وَهِيَshe isصُغْرَاهُنَّthe youngest of them ———فَقَدْthere cameجَاءَcameالْآنَnowمَلِكُthe king of«فَرَنْسَا»"France"وَأَحَدُand one of theأُمَرَاءِprinces of«إنْجلِتْرَا»"England",,وَنَزَلَاand they became guestsضَيْفَيْنِtwo guestsعَلَىatالْمَلِكِthe king«لِير»"Lear"وَأَقَامَاand stayedفِيinقَصْرِهِhis palace,وَكَانَتَاand both wereكِلَاهُمَاboth eagerرَاغِبَتَيْنِto marryفِيinأَنْtoيَتَزَوَّجَاmarry«كُرْدِلِيَّا»"Cordelia"::صُغْرَىthe youngestبَنَاتِهِof his daughters.
As for the third, she is the youngest of them — there came now the king of "France" and one of the princes of "England," and they became guests at the king "Lear" and stayed in his palace, and both were eager to marry "Cordelia": the youngest of his daughters.
وَأَمَرَAnd the kingالْمَلِكُthe king«لِير»"Lear"بِاسْتِدْعَاءِordered to callبَنَاتِهِhis daughtersالثَّلاثِthe three,,وَقَالَand saidلَهُنَّto them:«لَقَدْ"I haveعَنَّthoughtليto me— يَا, Oبَنَاتِيَmy daughtersالعَزِيزَاتِdear ———أَنَّthat Iأُقَسِّمَdivideمُلْكِيmy kingdomبَيْنَكُنَّbetween you.وَلَكِنَّنِيBut Iأُحِبُّloveأَنْtoأَعَرَّفَknow——قَبْلَbeforeكُلِّeverything.شَيْءٍthing—, مَدَىthe extent of(مُنْتَهَى)(the limit)
And the king "Lear" ordered to call his three daughters, and said to them: "I have thought — O my dear daughters — that I divide my kingdom between you. But I love to know — before everything — the extent of (the limit) your love for me, to see my opinion."
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حَدِيثُConversation with«جُنْرِيلَ»"Goneril"فَتَقَدَّمَتْso Goneril stepped forwardكُبْرَىthe eldestبَنَاتِهِdaughter of him,وَاسْمُهَاwhose name is«جُنْرِيلُ»"Goneril";——وَكَانَتْand she was——عَلَىtrulyالحَقيقةِa wicked woman,——تَجْمَعُwho combinesإِلَىtoرِيَائِهَاher rare hypocrisyالنَّادِرِrare,,لُؤْمًاwickednessوَandخُبْثًevil.
Conversation with "Goneril" so Goneril stepped forward, the eldest daughter of him, whose name is "Goneril"; — and she was — truly a wicked woman, who combines her rare hypocrisy, wickedness, and evil.
وَلَمْAnd she did notتُضْمِرَconcealلِأَبِيهَاto her fatherشَيْئًاanythingمِنَofالْحُبِّlove,,,وَلَكِنَّهَاbut sheرَأَتْsawأَمَامَهَاbefore herفُرْصَةًan opportunityسَانِحَةًfavorableلِتَمْلِيقِهِto flatter him(مُخَادَعَتِهِ)(to deceive him),,وَandالتَّوَدُّدِto be friendlyإِلَيْهِto him,طَمَعًاcovetingفِيinالْمِيرَاثِthe inheritanceالَّذِيwhichلوَّحَhe hinted to(أَشارَ)(signaled)
And she did not conceal anything of love for her father, but she saw before her a favorable opportunity to flatter him (to deceive him), and to be friendly to him, coveting in the inheritance which he hinted to (signaled) her.
فَقَالَتْSo she said to him,,,وَهِيَand sheتَتَظَاهَرُpretendingبِالْحُبِّwith loveوَالْوَفَاءِand loyaltyوَالْحُنُوِّand tenderness:إنَّ"Indeed,حُبِّكَmy love for you(مَحَبَّتِي(my affection for youلَكَ))——يَاOأَبِيfather —لَأَجَلُّis greaterوَأَعْظَمُand more importantمِنْthanأَنْthatتُعَبِّرَexpressedعَنْهُabout itالأَلفاظُwords.
So she said to him, and she pretending with love and loyalty and tenderness: "Indeed, my love for you — O father — is greater and more important than that expressed about it by words.
كَيْفَHowلاnot،,وَأَنْتَand youأَعَزُّare more preciousعَلَيَّto meمِنْthanإِنْسَانِthe personعَيْنِيof my eye(سَوَادِهَا(her blacknessوَحَدَقَتَهَا)and her pupil,) the
How not, and you are more precious to me than the person of my eye (her blackness and her pupil).
وَأَثْمَنْAnd more valuableلَدَيَّfor meمِنْthanنَفْسِيmyself,وَحُرِّيَّتِيand my freedom,وَجَمَالِيand my beauty,وَصِحَّتِيand my health!
and more valuable for me than myself, and my freedom, and my beauty, and my health!
فَابْتَهَجَSo the king Lear rejoicedالْمَلِكُthe king«لِير»"Lear"بِسَمَاعِupon hearing theهَذَاthisالثَّنَاءِpraiseالزَّائِفِfalse(الْمَغْشُوشِ)(deceptive),وَقَالَand said to her::«مَا"Ifدُمْتِyou stayتُحِبِّينَنِيyou love meإِلَىtoهَذَاthisالْحَدِّextent,فَإِنِّيindeed, I amجَدِيرٌworthyبِأَنْtoأَمْنَحَكِgrant youثُلُثَa thirdمُلْكِيof my kingdom.فَأَنْتِFor you are——فِيْمَاin whatأَرَىI see——حَقيقَةٌworthy of thisبِهَذِهِreward.
So the king Lear rejoiced upon hearing this false praise (deceptive), and said to her: "If you stay loving me to this extent, indeed, I am worthy to grant you a third of my kingdom. For you are — in what I see — worthy of this reward."
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حَدِيثُConversation with«رِيجَانَ»"Regan"ثُمَّThenالتَفَتَhe turnedإِلَىtoبِنْتِهِhis daughterالْوُسْطَىthe middle oneقَائِلًاsaying:«إِلَى"To whatأَيِّextentحَدٍّhasبَلَغْتِyou reachedمَحَبَّتُكِyour loveأَبَاكِfor your father,يَاOرِيجَان؟Regan?
Conversation with "Regan" Then he turned to his daughter the middle one, saying: "To what extent has your love for your father, O Regan?"
فَقالَتْSo she said to him:: «إنَّ"Indeed,أُحِبُّكَI love you——يَاOأَبَتَاهfather —قَدْI love you as much asقَدْرَyou love youمَاas much asتُحِبُّكَyour sisterأُخْتِي"Goneril"إنْifلَمْnotأَزِدْI increase upon it;عَلَيْهَاand I have no work in this world.فَلَيْسَThere is nothing that occupiesلِيme from remembering you,فِيor turns me awayهٰذِهِfrom loving you,أَوْor makes me forgetتَذْكُرُto do with you.بِرَّكَWhat I do for you.
So she said to him: "Indeed, I love you — O father — as much as your sister Goneril loves you, if not more; for there is nothing that occupies me from remembering you, or turns me away from loving you, or makes me forget my duties to you.
وَمَاAnd I do notأَذْكُرُremember that I have neglectedأَنَّنِيconsidering you — O father — for a moment.غَفَلْتُعَنْالتَّفْكِيرِthinking
And I do not remember that I have neglected considering you — O father — for a moment.
فَفَرِحَThen the king Lear rejoiced,الْمَلِكُthe king«لِير»"Lear"،,وَتَمَلَّكَتْهُand filled him withالزَّهْوُthe prideوَالْإِعْجَابُand admiration,وَتَطَلَّقَتْand his wrinklesأَسَارِيرُهُsmiled(تَهَلَّلَ(and shoneوَانْفَرَجَتْand opened
Then the king Lear rejoiced, and filled him with the pride and admiration, and his wrinkles smiled (and shone) and opened with pleasure.
بَهْجَةًjoyوَحُبُورًاand happinessبِمَاwith whatسَمِعَhe heard,وَأَثْنَىand praisedعَلَىuponبِنْتِهِhis daughter«رِيجَانَ»"Regan"أَحْسَنَthe best ofالثَّنَاءِpraise,وَشَكَرَand thankلَهَاfor herهَذَاthisالإِخْلَاصَsincerityالنَّادِرَrare,وَأَكْبَرَand he praised herفِيَهَاin herوَوَفَاءَهَاloyaltyالعَجِيبَextraordinary,ثُمَّthenقَالَhe said to her:::«لَكِ"You haveمِنِّيfrom me——أَيَّتُهَاOالْبِنْتُdaughterالْبَارَّةُthe virtuous—, ثُلُثُa thirdمُلْكِيof my kingdom.فَٱهْنَئِيSo rejoiceبِهَذَا؛in that;
joy and happiness with what he heard, and praised upon his daughter "Regan" the best of praise, and thanked her for this sincerity rare, and he praised her for her extraordinary loyalty, then he said to her: "You have from me — O virtuous daughter — a third of my kingdom. So rejoice in that;