الْآنَNowالْآنَnow,انْظُرْlookهُنَاhere,أَنْتَyou...
Now, now, look here, you...
الْآنَnowلَنْwill notيَحْدُثَhappenذَلِكَthat,لَنْwill notيُجْدِيَdoهَذَاthisنَفْعًاany good.
now that will not happen, this will not do any good.
إِلَىToأَيْنَwhere?إِلَىToأَيْنَwhereأَنْتَare youذَاهِبٌgoing?
Where? Where are you going?
أَشَارَPointedهُنْرِيHenry,قَائِلًاsaying:«إِلَى"Toهُنَاكَ.»there."
Henry pointed, saying: "To there."
قَالَSaidالرَّجُلُthe manمُتَلَعْثِمًاstammering:حَسَنًا"Well,انْظُرِlookالْآنَnowهُنَاhereالْآنَnow."
The man said stammering: "Well, look now here now."
كَانَWasرَأْسُهُhis headيَتَدَلَّىhangingإِلَىtoالْأَمَامِ،the front,وَقَالَand he saidمُغَمْغِمًا:mumbling:
His head was hanging forward, and he said mumbling:
«لَنْ“Will notيَنْجَحَsucceedذَلِكَthatالْآنَ.now.أَنَاIأَعْرِفُكَ،know you,تَوَدُّyou wantأَنْtoتَذْهَبَgo,
“That will not succeed now. I know you, you want to go,
وَلَدَيْكَand you haveجُرْحٌa woundغَائِرٌ.deep.هَذَاThisلَيْسَis notجَيِّدًا،good,عَلَيْكَyou mustأَنْtoتَتْرُكَنِيleave me
and you have a deep wound. This is not good, you must leave me
لِأَعْتَنِيَto careبِكَ.for you.لَيْسَIt is notجَيِّدًاgoodأَنْtoتَذْهَبَgo
to care for you. It is not good to go
…...تَسِيرَwalk…...بِجُرْحٍwith a woundبَالِغٍsevere…...
... walk ... with a severe wound ...
لَيْسَit is not…...لَيْسَit is notجَيِّدًا.good.لَيْسَIt is notجَيِّدًا.good."
it is not ... it is not good. It is not good."
تَسَلَّقَClimbedهُنْرِيHenryأَحَدَone ofالْأَسْيِجَةِthe fencesوَandبَدَأَbeganيَرْكُضُto runبَعِيدًاfar away.
Henry climbed one of the fences and began to run far away.
سَمِعَHe heardصَوْتَthe sound ofالرَّجُلِthe manيُنَادِيهِcalling him,لَكِنَّهُbut heوَاصَلَcontinuedالْابْتِعَادَ.moving away.
He heard the sound of the man calling him, but he continued moving away.
وَبَعْدَAnd afterأَنِthatابْتَعَدَhe moved awayمَسَافَةً،a distance,اسْتَدَارَhe turnedفَرَأَىand sawالرَّجُلَthe manيَهِيمُwanderingوَسْطَin the midstالْحَقْلِ.of the field.
And after he moved away a distance, he turned and saw the man wandering in the midst of the field.
تَمَنَّىWishedهُنْرِيHenryلَوْifأَنَّهُthat heأُصِيبَwas injuredفِيinالْمَعْرَكَةِ.the battle.
Henry wished that he was injured in the battle.
السُّؤَالُThe simpleالْبَسِيطُquestionالَّذِيthatوَجَّهَهُdirectedالرَّجُلُthe manإِلَيْهِto himكَانَwasمِثْلَlikeالْجُرْحِ.a wound.
The simple question that the man directed to him was like a wound.
أَدْرَكَRealizedهُنْرِيHenryأَنَّهُthat heلَنْwould notيَسْتَطِيعَbe able toإِخْفَاءَhideسِرِّهِ.his secret.
Henry realized that he would not be able to hide his secret.
سَيَعْلَمُEveryone willالْجَمِيعُknowأَنَّهُthat heفَرَّfledمِنَfromالْمَعْرَكَةِ.the battle.
Everyone will know that he fled from the battle.
لَمْHe did notيَسْتَطِعْevenحَتَّىbe ableأَنْtoيَحْمِيَprotectنَفْسَهُhimselfمِنَfromالْأَسْئِلَةِthe simpleالْبَسِيطَةِ.questions.
He could not even protect himself from the simple questions.
الْفَصْلُTheالثَّالِثُthirteenthعَشَرَchapter
The thirteenth chapter
فُرْصَةٌA secondثَانِيَةٌopportunityلِلِانْضِمَامِto joinإِلَىtheالْمَعْرَكَةِbattle
A second opportunity to join the battle
انْتَبَهَNoticedهُنْرِيHenryفَجْأَةًsuddenlyإِلَىthatأَنَّthe roarهَدِيرَof theالْمَعْرَكَةِbattleكَانَwasيَزْدَادُincreasingشَيْئًاlittleفَشَيْئًا.by little.
Henry suddenly noticed that the roar of the battle was increasing little by little.
مَرَّتْPassedفَوْقَهُabove himسُحُبٌlargeبُنِّيَّةٌbrownكَبِيرَةٌclouds,وَاقْتَرَبَand approachedالضَّجِيجُthe noiseأَكْثَرَ.more.
Large brown clouds passed above him, and the noise approached more.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenوَصَلَhe arrivedإِلَىatقِمَّةِthe peak ofأَحَدِone ofالتِّلَالِ،the hills,رَأَىhe sawأَنَّthatالطَّرِيقَthe roadقَدِhadامْتَلَأَfilledبِالْعَرَبَاتِwith carts
And when he arrived at the peak of one of the hills, he saw that the road had filled with carts
الَّتِيthatتَجُرُّهَاpulledالْخُيُولُthe horsesوَandبِالرِّجَالِ،with men.كَانَWasالْخَوْفُfearيُحَرِّكُmovingالْجَمِيعَ.everyone.
that the horses and men pulled. Fear was moving everyone.
شَعَرَFeltهُنْرِيHenryبِالرَّاحَةِat easeعِنْدَمَاwhenرَأَىhe sawهَذَاthisالْمَشْهَدَ.scene.
Henry felt at ease when he saw this scene.
كَانَEveryoneالْجَمِيعُwasيَفِرُّونَ،running away.رُبَّمَاPerhapsلَمْit was notيَكُنْbadسَيِّئًاto thisإِلَىextentهَذَاatالْحَدِّanyعَلَىrateأَيِّinحَالٍ.any case.
Everyone was running away. Perhaps it was not bad to this extent at any rate.
جَلَسَHe satعَلَىbyالطَّرِيقِ،the way,وَشَاهَدَand watchedالْجَمِيعَeveryoneيَمُرُّونَpassingمِنْهُ.by him.
He sat by the way, and watched everyone passing by him.
كَانُواThey wereيَفِرُّونَrunning awayمِثْلَlikeحَيَوَانَاتٍsmallصَغِيرَةٍdisturbedمُنْزَعِجَةٍ،animals,وَوَجَدَand foundهُنْرِيHenryبَعْضَsomeالسَّعَادَةِhappinessفِيinمُشَاهَدَةِwatchingتِلْكَthatالْمَسِيرَةِbrutalالْهَمَجِيَّةِ.procession.
They were running away like small disturbed animals, and Henry found some happiness in watching that brutal procession.
سُرْعَانَQuicklyمَاdidظَهَرَتْappearمَجْمُوعَةٌa groupمِنَofجُنُودِinfantryالْمُشَاةِsoldiersعَلَىonالطَّرِيقِ؛the road;
Quickly, a group of infantry soldiers appeared on the road;
كَانُواthey wereيَتَحَرَّكُونَmovingبِسُرْعَةٍquicklyوَيَدُورُونَand circlingحَوْلَaroundكُلِّeverythingمَاthatيُصَادِفُهُمْencountered themفِيinالطَّرِيقِ.the road.
they were moving quickly and circling around everything that encountered them in the road.
كَانَWereهَؤُلَاءِtheseالْجُنُودُsoldiersيَتَوَجَّهُونَheadingنَحْوَtowardقَلْبِthe heart ofالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battle,وَكَانُواand they wereعَلَىreadyاسْتِعْدَادٍto faceلِمُوَاجَهَةِthe chargeانْدِفَاعِof theالْعَدُوِّenthusiasticالْمُتَحَمِّسِ.enemy.
These soldiers were heading toward the heart of the battle, and they were ready to face the charge of the enthusiastic enemy.
اكْتَسَتْCoveredوُجُوهُهُمْtheir facesبِمَلَامِحِwith featuresالْجِدِّ،of seriousness,وَلَمَسَand feltهُنْرِيHenryشُعُورَهُمْtheir senseبِالْأَهَمِّيَّةِ.of importance.
Their faces were covered with features of seriousness, and Henry felt their sense of importance.
عِنْدَمَاWhenنَظَرَhe lookedإِلَيْهِمْ،at them,عَادَreturnedإِلَيْهِto himالشُّعُورُthe feelingبِالْحُزْنِ؛of sadness;
When he looked at them, the feeling of sadness returned to him;
شَعَرَhe feltوَكَأَنَّهُas if heيُشَاهِدُwas watchingصَفًّاa lineمِنَofالْجُنُودِ،soldiers,وَوَقَعَand the choiceالِاخْتِيَارُhad fallenعَلَيْهِمْupon themخُصُوصًاespeciallyلِيَكُونُواto beأَبْطَالًا.heroes.
he felt as if he was watching a line of soldiers, and the choice had fallen upon them especially to be heroes.