عِنْدَمَاWhenانْقَشَعَliftedالدُّخَانُ،the smoke,رَأَىsawهنريHenryأَنَّthatالِّرِجَالَthe menذَوِيpossessingالزِّيِّthe clothingالرَّمَادِيِّgrayقَدْhadتَقَهْقَرُواretreatedإِلَىtoالْخَلْفِ.the back.
When the smoke lifted, Henry saw that the men in gray clothing had retreated to the back.
كَانَWasالْعَدُوُّthe enemyمُنْتَشِرًاspreadingفِيinمَجْمُوعَاتٍ،groups,وَبَدَأَand beganبَعْضُsomeالْجُنُودِof the soldiersفِيinفِرْقَتِهِhis squadبِالصِّيَاحِ،shouting,بَيْنَمَاwhileخَيَّمَsettledالصَّمْتُsilenceعَلَىuponالْكَثِيرِينَ.many.
The enemy was spreading in groups, and some of the soldiers in his squad began shouting, while silence fell upon many.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenهَدَأَcalmed downهنري،Henry,شَعَرَhe feltوَكَأَنَّهُas if heسَيَخْتَنِقُ.would choke.
And when Henry calmed down, he felt as if he would choke.
كَانَHe wasمُتَّسِخًاdirtyوَيَتَصَبَّبُand pouringعَرَقًا؛sweat;فَأَخَذَso he tookشَرْبَةًa sipطَوِيلَةًlongبَارِدَةًcoldمِنْfromقِرْبَةِthe waterskinالْمِيَاهِ.of water.
He was dirty and sweating; so he took a long cold sip from the waterskin.
صَاحَCriedأَحَدُone ofالرِّجَالِ:the men:«لَقَدْ"Indeedدَحَرْنَاهُمْ!»we have defeated them!"
One of the men cried: "Indeed, we have defeated them!"
كَانَWasهنريHenryمُبْتَهِجًا.joyful.
Henry was joyful.
كَانَHe wasمُحَاطًاsurroundedبِالْكَثِيرِby manyمِنَofالْجُثَثِthe corpsesالْمُمَدَّدَةِlaid outحَوْلَهُ،around him,وَكَأَنَّهَاand as if theyقَدْhadسَقَطَتْfallenمِنَfromالسَّمَاءِ.the sky.
He was surrounded by many corpses laid out around him, as if they had fallen from the sky.
لَقَدْIndeedرَأَىhe sawالْمَعَارِكَthe battlesتَدُورُrevolvingرَحَاهَاtheir millstonesعَلَىat aمَسَافَةٍdistanceبَعِيدَةٍ،far,وَتَعَجَّبَand he wonderedأَنَّهُthat heلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeفِيinوَسْطِthe midst ofالْمَعْرَكَةِ.the battle.
He indeed saw the battles fighting around it from a distance, and he wondered that he was not in the midst of the battle.
عِنْدَمَاWhenنَظَرَhe lookedحَوْلَهُ،around him,لَاحَظَhe noticedالسَّمَاءَthe skyالزَّرْقَاءَblueوَالشَّمْسَand the sunالَّتِيwhichتُشْرِقُshinesعَلَىonالْأَشْجَارِthe treesوَالْحُقُولِ،and the fields,وَتَمَلَّكَتْهُand possessed himالدَّهْشَةُthe astonishmentمِنْfromأَنَّthatالطَّبِيعَةَnatureلَمْdid notتَتَأَثَّرْget affectedبِكُلِّby allتِلْكَthoseالْحُرُوبِ.wars.
When he looked around him, he noticed the blue sky and the sun that shines on the trees and the fields, and he was overwhelmed with astonishment because nature was not affected by all those wars.
الفَصْلُThe chapterالثَّامِنُeighth
The eighth chapter
فِرَارُEscape ofالرِّجَالِthe men
The escape of the men
نَظَرَLookedهنريHenryحَوْلَهُaround him,تُصِيبُهُstriking himحَالَةٌa stateمِنَofالدُّوَارِdizziness.
Henry looked around him, struck by a dizziness.
الْتَقَطَHe picked upقُبَّعَتَهُhis hatمِنَfromالْأَرْضِthe groundوَتَحَرَّكَand movedدَاخِلَinsideسُتْرَتِهِhis coatحَتَّىuntilيَسْتَوِيَbalancedوَضْعُهَاits position,ثُمَّthenانْحَنَىhe bent downلِيَعْقِدَto tieرِبَاطَthe lace ofحِذَائِهِ.his shoe.
He picked up his hat from the ground and moved inside his coat until its position was balanced, then he bent down to tie his shoe.
لَقَدِIndeedانْتَهَتْendedأَخِيرًاfinally!مَرَّPassedالِاخْتِبَارُthe testوَانْقَضَتْand elapsedصُعُوبَاتُthe difficulties ofالْحَرْبِ.the war.
It has finally ended! The exam has passed, and the difficulties of the war are over.
كَانَHe wasمُبْتَهِجًاhappyوَعَلَىand uponيَقِينٍcertaintyمِنْthatأَنَّهُheقَدْindeedأَبْلَىperformedبَلَاءًa testحَسَنًا.good.
He was happy, and certain that he had indeed performed a good effort.
شَعَرَFeltالرِّجَالُthe menالْآخَرُونَothersبِنَفْسِwith the sameالْفَخْرِprideالَّذِيwhichشَعَرَfeltبِهِwith itهنري،Henry,فَصَافَحَso greetedبَعْضُهُمُsome of themبَعْضًاeach otherوَسَاعَدُواand helpedالْجَرْحَىthe injuredمِنْهُمْ،among them,لَكِنْbutفَجْأَةًsuddenlyانْدَلَعَتْeruptedصَيْحَاتُshouts ofالذُّهُولِastonishmentبَيْنَamongالْجُنُودِ.the soldiers.
The other men felt the same pride that Henry felt, and some of them greeted each other and helped their injured, but suddenly shouts of astonishment erupted among the soldiers.
صَاحَShoutedأَحَدُone ofالرِّجَالِthe men:«لَقَدْ"Indeedأَتَوْاthey have comeمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَى!»again!"
One of the men shouted: "They have come again!"
رَأَىSawهنريHenryعَنْfromبُعْدٍa distanceأُنَاسًاpeopleيَعْدُونَrunningخَارِجَoutsideالْغَابَاتِ،the forests,وَرَأَىand he sawأَيْضًاalsoالْعَلَمَthe flagالْمَائِلَleaningيُسْرِعُrushingإِلَىtowardsالْأَمَامِ.the front.
Henry saw people running outside the forests, and he also saw the flag leaning towards the front.
دَارَتِRevolvedالْقَذَائِفُthe shells——الَّتِيwhichلَمْdid notتُرْبِكِconfuseالْجُنُودَthe soldiersبَعْضَsomeالْوَقْتِof the time——حَوْلَهُمْaround themمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَى.again.
The shells that did not confuse the soldiers some of the time revolved around them once again.
كَانَتْThey wereتَنْفَجِرُexplodingوَسْطَmidstالْحَشَائِشِthe grassesوَبَيْنَand betweenالْأَشْجَارِ،the trees,وَبَدَتْand appearedالْانْفِجَارَاتُthe explosionsكَأَنَّهَاas if they wereزُهُورٌflowersغَرِيبَةٌstrangeتَتَفَتَّحُopening upفِيinحَرَكَةٍmovementعَنِيفَةٍ.violent.
It was exploding among the grasses and between the trees. The explosions seemed as if they were strange flowers opening up in a violent movement.
تَأَوَّهَGroanedالرِّجَالُthe menوَتَحَرَّكُواand they movedفِيinبُطْءٍslownessوَصُعُوبَةٍ،and difficulty,وَمَاand noإِنْsooner thanرَأَوْاthey sawالِاقْتِرَابَthe approachالسَّرِيعَrapidلِلْعَدُوِّof the enemyحَتَّىuntilبَدَءُواthey beganيَتَمَرَّدُونَrebellingعَلَىagainstوَاجِبِهِمْ.their duty.
The men groaned and moved with slowness and difficulty. And when they saw the rapid approach of the enemy, they began to rebel against their duty.
سَأَلَAskedأَحَدُهُمْone of them:«لِمَاذَا"Whyلَاdoes notيُرْسِلُsendأَحَدٌanyoneدَعْمًا؟»support?"
One of them asked: "Why doesn’t anyone send support?"
وَقَالَAnd saidآخَرُanother:«لَنْ"We will notنَنْجُوَescapeمِنْfromهُجُومٍan attackثَانٍ،second,وَلَمْand I did notآتِcomeإِلَىtoهُنَاhereلِأُحَارِبَto fightجَيْشَthe army ofالْمُتَمَرِّدِينَthe rebelsاللَّعِينَcursedكُلَّهُall of itوَحْدِي.»alone."
And another said: "We will not escape from a second attack, I did not come here to fight the entire cursed army of the rebels alone."
حَدَّقَStaredهنريHenryفِيinذُهُولٍ.astonishment.
Henry stared in astonishment.