اصْطَدَمَتِcollidedالْأَغْصَانُthe branchesبِهِنْرِيwith Henryوَكَأَنَّهَاand as if theyتُهَدِّدُهُthreaten himبِأَنْthatتُسْقِطَهُthey would drop himأَرْضًا.to the ground.
The branches collided with Henry as if they were threatening to drop him to the ground.
عَلِقَتْstuckقَدَمَاهُhis feetفِيinالْكُرُومِ،the vines,وَتَخَيَّلَand he imaginedأَنَّهُthat heيَلْمِسُtouchesالْجُثَّةَ،the corpse,فَانْتَفَضَand he trembledفَزِعًا.in fright.
His feet were stuck in the vines, and he imagined that he was touching the corpse, and he trembled in fright.
أَخِيرًاFinallyتَخَلَّصَgot rid ofهِنْرِيHenryمِنَfromالْأَغْصَانِthe branchesوَandالْكُرُومِthe vinesوَهَرَبَand ran awayبَعِيدًاfar away.
Finally, Henry got rid of the branches and the vines, and ran away far away.
لَمْdid notيَكُنْhe wasيَنْظُرُlookingفِيinأَيِّanyاتِّجَاهٍdirectionيَذْهَبُhe goes,بَلِratherاكْتَفَىhe sufficedبِwithالرَّكْضِrunningفِيinمُخَيِّلَتِهِ.his imagination.
He did not look in any direction he was going, but merely sufficed with running in his imagination.
كَانَتْwasتُطَارِدُهُchasing himصُورَةُthe image ofالنَّمْلِthe antالْأَسْوَدِblackالزَّاحِفِcrawlingفَوْقَaboveالْوَجْهِthe faceالرَّمَادِيِّ.gray.
He was being chased by the image of the crawling black ant above the gray face.
بَعْدَAfterفَتْرَةٍ،a period,تَوَقَّفَstoppedهِنْرِيHenryوَأَرْهَفَand listened closelyالسَّمْعَ.the hearing.
After a period, Henry stopped and listened closely.
كَانَHe wasيَلْهَثُgaspingمِنْfromأَثَرِthe effects ofالْعَدْوِ.the chase.
He was gasping from the effects of the chase.
تَخَيَّلَHe imaginedصَوْتًاa voiceغَرِيبًاstrangeيَصْدُرُissuingمِنْfromحَلْقِthe throatالرَّجُلِof the manالْمَيِّتِdeadوَيَصْرُخُand screamingفِيهِ.in it.
He imagined a strange voice issuing from the throat of the dead man and screaming in it.
تَحَرَّكَتِMovedالْأَشْجَارُthe treesخَلْفَهُbehind himحَوْلَaroundالْجُثَّةِthe bodyمَعَwithالرِّيَاحِthe windsالْهَادِئَةِ،calm,وَandخَيَّمَsettledصَمْتٌsilenceكَئِيبٌgloomyعَلَىoverالْمَكَانِ.the place.
The trees moved behind him around the body with the calm winds, and a gloomy silence settled over the place.
الْفَصْلُThe ChapterالْعَاشِرُTenth
The Tenth Chapter
صَاحِبُThe ownerالثِّيَابِof the clothesالرَّثَّةِtattered
The owner of the tattered clothes.
غَرَبَتِsetالشَّمْسُ،the sun,وَandتَوَقَّفَstoppedضَجِيجُthe noiseالْحَشَرَاتِof insectsبَعْضَfor someالْوَقْتِ،time,وَandوَسْطَamidstهَذَاthisالسُّكُونِ،stillness,انْطَلَقَتْsuddenly burst outفَجْأَةًsuddenlyأَصْوَاتٌvoicesكَثِيرَةٌmanyمُتَدَاخِلَةٌ.overlapping.
The sun set, and the noise of insects stopped for a while, and amidst this stillness, suddenly there were many overlapping voices.
تَوَقَّفَStoppedهِنْرِيHenryوَأَرْهَفَand sharpenedالسَّمْعَ.his hearing.
Henry stopped and sharpened his hearing.
أَتَىCameصَوْتُthe soundصِيَاحٍof shoutingمِنْfromبَعِيدٍ،afar,وَسَمِعَand heardهِنْرِيHenryالصَّوْتَthe soundالْمُدَوِّيَroaringلِإِطْلَاقِof firingالنَّارِthe gunوَانْطِلَاقِand launchingالْمَدَافِعِ.of cannons.
The sound of shouting came from afar, and Henry heard the roaring sound of gunfire and the launching of cannons.
تَشَتَّتَScatteredذِهْنُthe mind ofهِنْرِيHenryفِيinكُلِّeveryالِاتِّجَاهَاتِ.direction.
Henry's mind was scattered in every direction.
تَخَيَّلَHe imaginedأَنَّthatالْجَيْشَيْنِthe two armiesلَاdo notيَزَالَانِcontinueيُحَارِبُto fightأَحَدُهُمَاone of themالْآخَرَ،the other,وَandبَعْدَafterأَنْthatأَرْهَفَhe sharpenedالسَّمْعَhis hearingوَقْتًاfor a timeطَوِيلًا،long,بَدَأَhe startedيَجْرِيrunningفِيinاتِّجَاهِthe direction ofمَيْدَانِthe fieldالْمَعْرَكَةِ.of the battle.
He imagined that the two armies were still fighting each other. After sharpening his hearing for a long time, he started running towards the direction of the battlefield.
عَلِمَHe knewهِنْرِيHenryأَنَّهُthat itمِنَofالْغَرِيبِstrangeأَنْtoيَرْكُضَrunبِاتِّجَاهِtowardsالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battleوَهُوَwhile heالَّذِيthe one whoبَذَلَexertedجُهْدًاeffortبَالِغًاgreatلِيَبْتَعِدَto stay awayعَنْهَا،from it,
Henry knew that it was strange to run towards the battle, while he was the one who had made great efforts to stay away from it,
لَكِنَّهُbut heأَخْبَرَtoldنَفْسَهُhimselfأَنَّهُthatإِذَاifكَانَتِwereالْأَرْضُthe earthوَالْقَمَرُand the moonعَلَىonوَشْكِthe verge ofالِاصْطِدَامِcollisionفَسَيَصْعَدُthen would ascendكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالنَّاسِthe peopleإِلَىtoأَسْطُحِthe roofsمَنَازِلِهِمْof their homesلِيُشَاهِدُواto seeحُدُوثَthe occurrence ofذَلِكَ.that.
but he told himself that if the earth and the moon were on the verge of collision, then many people would ascend to the roofs of their homes to see the occurrence.
كَانَHe hadلَدَيْهِwith himالشُّعُورُthe feelingنَفْسُهُhimselfتِجَاهَtowardsالْمَعْرَكَةِ؛the battle;فَلَمْso he did notيَشَأْwishتَفْوِيتَto missحَدَثٍan eventسَيَتَحَدَّثُwill talkالنَّاسُthe peopleعَنْهُabout itلِسَنَوَاتٍfor yearsتَالِيَةٍ.to come.
He had the same feeling towards the battle; so he did not wish to miss an event that the people will talk about for years to come.
جَالَRoamedبِخَاطِرِin the mind ofهِنْرِيHenryوَهُوَwhile heيَرْكُضُis runningأَنَّthatالْمَعْرَكَةَthe battleالَّتِيthatشَهِدَهَاhe witnessedلَمْdid notتَكُنْbeسِوَىexceptإِحْمَاءٍ.warming up.
Henry roamed in his mind while he is running that the battle that he witnessed did not be except warming up.
عِنْدَمَاWhenسَمِعَhe heardأَصْوَاتَthe sounds ofالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battleالَّتِيthatتَدُورُis taking placeالْآنَnowبَدَأَhe beganيَشُكُّto doubtفِيthatأَنَّهُheقَدْhadشَهِدَwitnessedقِتَالًاa fightمِنْbeforeقَبْلُ.before.
When he heard the sounds of the battle that is taking place now, he began to doubt that he had witnessed a fight before.
كَادَAlmostالْأَمْرُthe matterيَكُونُwasمُضْحِكًا؛funny;فَقَدْforأَخَذَtookهُوَheوَرِفَاقُهُand his companionsالْعَدُوَّthe enemyعَلَىwithمَحْمَلِseriousnessالْجِدِّ،of seriousness,وَتَخَيَّلُواand imaginedأَنَّهُمْthat theyسَيَحْسِمُونَwould decideالْمَعْرَكَةَ.the battle.
The matter was almost funny; for he and his companions took the enemy with seriousness, and imagined that they would decide the battle.
ظَنُّواThey thoughtجَمِيعًاall togetherأَنَّهُمْthat theyسَيُصْبِحُونَwould becomeأَبْطَالًا،heroes,لَكِنَّbutالْحَقِيقَةَthe truthأَنَّis thatأَحَدًاno oneلَنْwill notيَذْكُرَهُمْremember themعَلَىeverالْإِطْلَاقِ.at all.
They all thought that they would become heroes, but the truth is that no one will remember them at all.
أَسْرَعَHurriedهِنْرِيHenryإِلَىtoالْأَمَامِthe frontمُتَخَيِّلًاimaginingكُلَّallمَشَاهِدِscenes ofالْمَعْرَكَةِ.the battle.
Henry hurried to the front, imagining all scenes of the battle.
حَاوَلَتْTriedأَغْصَانُthe branches ofالْأَشْجَارِthe treesوَالْكُرُومِand the vinesرَدْعَهُto stop himوَإِعَاقَةَand to hinderطَرِيقِهِ،his way,لَكِنَّهُbut heتَجَاوَزَهَاovercame themكُلَّهَا،all of them,وَسُرْعَانَand soonمَاwhatرَأَىhe sawحَوَاجِزَthe barriers ofالدُّخَانِsmokeالرَّمَادِيَّةَgrayالْمُرْتَفِعَةَ.elevated.
The branches of the trees and the vines tried to stop him and hinder his way, but he overcame all of them, and soon he saw the elevated gray smoke barriers.
فَزِعَWas frightenedهِنْرِيHenryعِنْدَمَاwhenسَمِعَhe heardصَوْتَthe sound ofالْمَدَافِعِthe cannonsمِنْfromحَوْلِهِ،around him,وَأَخَذَand he startedيُحَدِّقُto stareالنَّظَرَgazingفِيinاتِّجَاهِthe direction ofالْمَعْرَكَةِ.the battle.
Henry was frightened when he heard the sound of the cannons from around him, and he started to stare gazing in the direction of the battle.