تَحَدَّثَtalkedجِيمJimعَنِaboutالسَّرَايَاthe palacesالْأُخْرَىthe other
Jim talked about the other palaces and the battles he heard about, then Henry asked him what their battalion might do.
وَعَنِand aboutالْمَعَارِكِthe battlesالَّتِيthatسَمِعَhe heardعَنْهَاabout it
and about the battles that he heard about,
ثُمَّthenسَأَلَهُasked himهنريHenryعَمَّاabout whatقَدْmightتَفْعَلُهُdo itكَتِيبَتُهُمَاtheir battalion
then Henry asked him about what their battalion might do.
قَالَSaidجِيمJimفِيinهُدُوءٍcalmness
Jim said calmly:
أَظُنُّI thinkأَنَّهُمْthat theyسَيَبْلُونَwill endureبَلَاءًa trialحَسَنًاgood
I think that they will endure a good trial
إِذَاifيَحْتَدِمُintensifiesالْقِتَالُthe fighting
if the fighting intensifies.
يَسْخَرُMocksمِنْهُمُfrom themالْجَمِيعُeveryoneلِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyحَدِيثُوrecentالْعَهْدِeraبِالْقِتَالِto fighting
Everyone mocks them because they are recent to fighting,
لَكِنَّهُمْbut theyسَيُبْلُونَwill displayبَلَاءًdeedsحَسَنًاgood
but they will display good deeds.
سَأَلَهُHe asked himهنريHenry
Henry asked him:
هَلْDoتَظُنُّyou thinkأَنَّthatأَيًّاanyمِنَofالصِّبْيَةِthe childrenسَيَلُوذُwill fleeبِالْفِرَارِto escape
"Do you think any of the children will flee to escape?"
قَالَSaidجِيمJimرُبَّمَاperhapsيُقْدِمُmay advanceقَلِيلُونَfewعَلَىuponذَلِكَthat
Jim said: 'Perhaps few may advance upon that;
فَتِلْكَfor thatالْفِئَةُgroupمَوْجُودَةٌexistsفِيinكُلِّeveryكَتِيبَةٍbattalion
for that group exists in every battalion,
خَاصَّةًespeciallyعِنْدَمَاwhenيُشَارِكُونَthey participateفِيinالْقِتَالِthe battleأَوَّلَfirstمَرَّةٍtime
especially when they participate in the battle for the first time.
لَاNotيُمْكِنُكَyou canالْمُرَاهَنَةُbetعَلَىonشَيْءٍsomething
You cannot bet on something,
لَكِنْbutأَعْتَقِدُI believeأَنَّهُمْthat theyسَيُقَاتِلُونَwill fightأَفْضَلَbetterمِنَthanالْبَعْضِsome
but I believe that they will fight better than some
وَأَسْوَأَand worseمِنْthanآخَرِينَothers.
and worse than others.
سَأَلَهُHe asked himهنريHenry
Henry asked him:
هَلْDidفَكَّرْتَyou thinkأَنَّكَthat youأَنْتَyourselfنَفْسَكَpersonallyرُبَّمَاmightتَفِرُّfleeمِنَfromالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battleيَاOجِيمJim
"Did you think that you yourself might flee from the battle, Jim?"
ثُمَّThenضَحِكَhe laughedكَمَاas ifلَوْifكَانَhe wasيَمْزَحُjoking
Then he laughed as if he were joking;
إِذْsinceلَمْhe did notيُرِيدُwantأَنْtoيُغْضِبَangerصَدِيقَهُhis friend.
since he did not want to anger his friend.
قَالَSaidجِيمJim
Jim said:
حَسَنًاOkayفَكَّرْتُI thoughtفِيthatأَنَّthe battleالْمَعْرَكَةَmightقَدْintensifyتَحْتَدِمُa lotكَثِيرًاa lot
"Okay, I thought that the battle might intensify a lot,
وَإِذَاand ifفَرَّfleesعَدَدٌa numberكَبِيرٌlargeمِنَfromالْفِتْيَةِthe youth
and if a large number of the youths flee,
فَسَأَفِرُّthen I will fleeأَنَاIالْآخَرُtoo
then I will flee as well,
وَعِنْدَمَاand whenأَفْعَلُI doسَأَجْرِيI will runبِأَقْصَىwith maximumقُوَّتِيmy power.
and when I do, I will run with all my power.
لَكِنْButإِذَاifصَمَدَpersistsالْجَمِيعُeveryoneوَقَاتَلُواand fights
But if everyone persists and fights,
فَسَوْفَthenأَصْمُدُI will persistوَأُقَاتِلُand fightأُرَاهِنُI betعَلَىonذَلِكَthat.
then I will persist and fight. I bet on that.
شَعَرَFeltهنريHenryبِالسَّعَادَةِhappyلِسَمَاعِهِfor hearingهَذِهِtheseالْكَلِمَاتِwords
Henry felt happy for hearing these words;
فَقَدْforظَنَّhe thoughtأَنَّthatجَمِيعَallالرِّجَالِthe menالْآخَرِينَothers
he thought that all the other men
مِمَّنْwhoلَاdo notيَمْتَلِكُونَpossessالْخِبْرَةَexperienceيَثِقُونَtrustبِأَنْفُسِهِمْin themselvesتَمَامَcompleteالثِّقَةِconfidence
who do not possess experience trust in themselves completely,
أَمَّاbutالْآنَnowوَبَعْدَand afterأَنْthatعَرَفَhe learnedالْحَقِيقَةَthe truth
but now, after learning the truth,
شَعَرَhe feltبِأَنَّهُthat heفِيinحَالٍa stateأَفْضَلَbetterقَلِيلًاslightly.
he felt that he was in a slightly better state.
الْفَصْلُThe chapterالثَّانِيsecond
The second chapter
مَخَاوِفُFears ofهنريHenry
Henry's Fears
فِيInالصَّبَاحِthe morningالتَّالِيnextاكْتَشَفَdiscoveredهنريHenry
In the next morning, Henry discovered
أَنَّthatجِيمJimكَانَwasمُخْطِئًاwrong
that Jim was wrong;
إِذْforلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeهُنَاكَthereقِتَالٌfightingفِيonهَذَاthisالْيَوْمِday.
for there was no fighting on this day.
سَخِرَMockedكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالرِّجَالِthe menالْآخَرِينَothersمِنْfromجِيمJim
Many of the other men mocked Jim,
حَتَّىuntilإِنَّهُheدَخَلَenteredفِيintoعِرَاكٍa scuffleبِالْأَيْدِيwith fists
until he entered into a fist scuffle
مَعَwithرَجُلٍa manمِنْfromتِشَاتْفِيلْدCheatfieldكُورْنِرزCorners.
with a man from Cheatfield Corners.
تَشَاجَرَQuarreledوِلْسُونWilsonالْجُنْدِيُّthe soldierعَالِيloudالصَّوْتِvoice
Wilson the loud-voiced soldier quarreled
هُوَheالْآخَرُtooوَكَانَand wasعَلَىonالْمُلَازِمِthe sergeantفَضُّresolvingذَلِكَthatالشِّجَارِbrawl.
as well, and the sergeant was resolving that brawl.
فِيInغُضُونِthe meantimeذَلِكَthatكَانَwasهنريHenryلَاnotيَزَالُstillغَيْرَnotوَاثِقٍconfidentمِنْofنَفْسِهِhimself.
In the meantime, Henry was still not confident of himself.
ظَلَّRemainedهنريHenryأَيَّامًاdaysيُفَكِّرُthinkingفِيaboutهَذَاthisالْأَمْرِmatter.
Henry remained days thinking about this matter.
كَانَHe wasلَاnotيَزَالُstillقَلِقًاrestlessمِنْfromأَنَّهُthat heسَيَفِرُّwill flee
He was still restless that he would flee
مَعَwithأَوَّلِthe firstبَادِرَةٍopportunityلِلْقِتَالِfor the fight.
at the first opportunity for the fight.
وَأَخِيرًاAnd finallyقَرَّرَhe decidedأَنَّthatالطَّرِيقَةَthe wayالْوَحِيدَةَthe onlyلِإِثْبَاتِto proveقُدْرَاتِهِhis abilities
And finally, he decided that the only way to prove his abilities
هِيَisدُخُولُenteringسَاحَةِthe arenaالْوَغَىof battle.
is entering the arena of battle.
عَلَيْهِHe mustأَنْtoيَنْتَظِرَwaitلِيَرَىto seeهَلْifسَيُحَارِبُhe will fightحَقًّاreallyأَمْorلَاnot.
He must wait to see if he will really fight or not.
لِذَلِكَThereforeظَلَّhe keptيَنْتَظِرُwaitingالْفُرْصَةَthe opportunity
Therefore, he kept waiting for the opportunity,
وَحَاوَلَand triedأَنْtoيُقَارِنَcompareنَفْسَهُhimselfبِرِفَاقِهِwith his companions.
and tried to compare himself with his companions.