تَمَدَّدَstretchedهنريHenryعَلَىonالْأَرْضِ،the ground,وَأَخَذَand he beganيَسْتَمْتِعُenjoyingبِنَظَرَاتِthe gazesالْآخَرِينَof othersلَهُat himمِنْfromوَقْتٍtimeلِآخَرَ.to another.
Henry stretched on the ground and began enjoying the gazes of others at him from time to time.
كَانَتْwereوُجُوهُهُمْtheir facesمُتَّسِخَةًdirtyمِنْfromأَثَرِthe effect ofالْبَارُودِ.gunpowder.
Their faces were dirty from the effect of gunpowder.
كَانُواThey wereيَتَصَبَّبُونَsweatingعَرَقًا،sweat,وَandيَتَنَفَّسُونَbreathingبِصُعُوبَةٍ.with difficulty.
They were sweating and breathing with difficulty.
قَالَsaidالْمُلَازِمُthe lieutenantبِصَوْتٍin a voiceمُرْتَفِعٍraised:أَحْسَنْتُمْ!'Well done!'
The lieutenant said in a raised voice: 'Well done!'
كَانَHe wasسَعِيدًاhappyلِلْغَايَةِextremelyبِأَدَاءِwith the performance ofالْكَتِيبَةِthe battalion,وَأَخَذَand he beganيَسِيرُto walkبَيْنَهُمْamong them,ذَهَابًاgoingوإِيَابًاand returning.
He was extremely happy with the performance of the battalion, and he began to walk among them, going and returning.
كَانَHe wasدَائِمَalwaysالْحَرَكَةِactive,مُتَحَمِّسًاenthusiastic,بَلْnay,كَانَhe wasيَضْحَكُlaughingأَحْيَانًاsometimes.
He was always active and enthusiastic; indeed, he was even laughing sometimes.
قَالَSaidأَحَدُone ofالْجُنُودِ:the soldiers:«أُرَاهِنُ"I betأَنَّthatالْجَيْشَthe armyلَنْwill notيَرَىseeكَتِيبَةًa battalionمِثْلَنَاlike usأَبَدًا!ever!"
One of the soldiers said: "I bet that the army will never see a battalion like us ever!"
قَالَSaidآخَرُanotherمِنْwithoutدُونِanyشَكٍّdoubt."
Another said without any doubt: "Without a doubt!"
وَقَالَAnd saidثَالِثٌ:a third:«كُلَّمَا"Wheneverضَغَطُواthey pressuredعَلَيْنَا،us,أَخْرَجُواthey brought outأَفْضَلَthe bestمَاof whatلَدَيْنَا.we have."
And a third said: "Whenever they pressured us, they brought out the best of what we have."
قَالَSaidآخَرُanother,لَقَدْ"Indeed,فَقَدُواthey have lostرِجَالًاmenكَثِيرِينَmany."
Another said, "Indeed, they have lost many men."
رَدَّRepliedآخَرُanother:هَذَا"Thisصَحِيحٌis true,وَلَوْand ifعَادُواthey returnمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَىagain,لَفَقَدُواthey would loseالْمَزِيدَmore."
Another replied: "This is true, and if they return once again, they would lose more."
كَانَThereلَاwasيَزَالُstillهُنَاكَthereضَجِيجٌnoiseفِيinالْغَابَةِthe forest.
There was still noise in the forest.
وَمِنْAnd fromبَعِيدٍafarبَيْنَamongالْأَشْجَارِ،the trees,جَاءَcameصَوْتُthe soundقَعْقَعَةِof the rattlingإِطْلَاقِof gunfireالنِّيرَانِ.shots.
And from afar among the trees, came the sound of the rattling of gunfire shots.
تَصَاعَدَتْRoseغَيْمَةٌa cloudدَاكِنَةٌdarkمِنَofالدُّخَانِsmokeإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِthe skyبِاتِّجَاهِtowardsالشَّمْسِthe sunالَّتِيthatكَانَتْwasتُشْرِقُshiningوَسْطَin the middle ofالسَّمَاءِthe skyالزَّرْقَاءِ.blue.
A dark cloud of smoke rose to the sky towards the sun that was shining in the middle of the blue sky.
الفصلChapterالحاديthe firstوالعشرونand twentieth
Chapter Twenty-One
حِوَارٌDialogue
Dialogue
كَانَThere wereأَمَامَbeforeالْجُنُودِthe soldiersغَيْرِun-الْمُنَظَّمِينَorganizedدَقَائِقُminutesقَلِيلَةٌfewلِيَسْتَرِيحُوا،to rest,لَكِنْbutتَعَالَتْroseأَصْوَاتُthe soundsالْقِتَالِof the battleفِيinالْغَابَةِthe forestأَكْثَرَmoreفَأَكْثَرَ.and more.
There were a few minutes for the unorganized soldiers to rest, but the sounds of the battle in the forest grew louder and louder.
بَدَاIt seemedوَكَأَنَّas ifالْأَشْجَارَthe treesتَرَتْجِفُwere tremblingوَالْأَرْضُand the earthتَهْتَزُّwas shakingمِنْfromتَدَافُعِthe rushالرِّجَالِ.of the men.
It seemed as if the trees were trembling and the earth was shaking from the rush of the men.
أَنْصَتَتْListenedكَتِيبَةُthe battalion ofهنريHenryلِأَصْوَاتِto the soundsالضَّجِيجِ.of the noise.
Henry's battalion listened to the sounds of the noise.
كَانَEveryoneالْجَمِيعُwasظِمَاءًthirsty,وَقَالَand saidويلسونWilsonإِنَّهُthat heسَمِعَhad heardعَنْaboutجَدْوَلِa streamمَاءٍof waterقَرِيبٍ،nearby,وَتَطَوَّعَand volunteeredلِلذَّهَابِto goوَإِحْضَارِand bringالْمَاءِ.the water.
Everyone was thirsty, and Wilson said that he had heard about a nearby stream of water, and volunteered to go and bring the water.
عَرَضَOfferedهنريHenryالْمُسَاعَدَةَ،assistance,وَandعَلَىuponالْفَوْرِonceأُلْقِيَتْwere thrownإِلَيْهِمْto themقِرَبُthe waterskinsالْمِيَاهِ.of water.
Henry offered assistance, and waterskins of water were immediately thrown to them.
قَالَSaidرَجُلٌ:a man:«امْلَأْ"Fillقِرْبَتِيmy waterskinأَنْتَ؟»will you?"
A man said: "Fill my waterskin, will you?"
وَقَالَAnd saidآخَرُ:another:«وَأَنَا"And meأَيْضًا.»too."
And another said: "And me too."
وَقَالَAnd saidآخَرُونَ:others:«وَ"Andنَحْنُweأَيْضًا.»too."
And others said: "And we too."
غَادَرَLeftهنريHenryوويلسونand Wilsonيَحْمِلَانِcarryingالْعَدِيدَmanyمِنَofالقِرَبِ،the waterskins,وظَلَّاand they continuedيَبْحَثَانِsearchingلبَعْضِfor someالْوَقْتِ،time,لَكِنْbutعِنْدَمَاwhenلَمْthey did notيَجِدَاfindجَدْوَلَthe streamالمَاءِ،of water,قَرَّرَاthey decidedالْعَوْدَةَ.to return.
Henry and Wilson left carrying many waterskins, and they continued searching for some time, but when they did not find the stream of water, they decided to return.
وَمِنْAnd fromمَكَانِهِمَا،their place,اسْتَطَاعَاthey were ableرُؤْيَةَto seeصُورَةٍa pictureأَوْضَحَclearerلِمَيْدَانِof the battlefieldالْمَعْرَكَةِof the conflictعَنِbeyondالْمَكَانِthe placeالَّذِيthatكَانَاthey wereفِيهِinمَعَwithكَتِيبَتِهِمَا.their battalion.
And from their place, they were able to see a clearer picture of the battlefield beyond the place that they were in with their battalion.
اسْتَطَاعَاThey couldرُؤْيَةَseeالْعَدِيدِmanyمِنْofسُحُبِthe cloudsالدُّخَانِof smokeالدَّاكِنَةِdarkحَيْثُwhereتُحَارِبُwere fightingالْكَتَائِبُthe battalionsالْأُخْرَى،the others,وَاسْتَطَاعَاand they couldأَيْضًاalsoرُؤْيَةَseeجُزْءٍa partمِنْofمَنْزِلٍa houseفِيمَاin whatوَرَاءَlay behindالْأَشْجَارِthe treesيَحْتَرِقُburningوَيَتَصَاعَدُand risingمِنْهُfrom itالدُّخَانُthe smokeإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِ،the sky,وَرَأَيَاand they sawكَتِيبَتَهُمَا.their battalion.
They could see many dark smoke clouds where the other battalions were fighting, and they could also see a part of a house behind the trees burning and smoke rising from it to the sky, and they saw their battalion.
كَانَWasالتَّلُّthe hillخَلْفَهُمَاbehind themمُكْتَظًّاcrowdedبِالْكَتَائِبِwith the battalionsالْمُتَقَهْقِرَةِ.retreating.
The hill behind them was crowded with the retreating battalions.
نَظَرَLookedهنريHenryوandويلسونWilsonإِلَىatالْغَابَةِthe forestالْقَرِيبَةِnearbyمِنْهُمَاto themفَوَجَدَاand they foundجِنْرَالًاa generalوandمَعَهُwith himمُسَاعِدُوهhis assistantsيَمْتَطُونَridingجِيَادَهُمْ.their horses.
Henry and Wilson looked at the forest nearby and found a general with his assistants riding their horses.