فَجْأَةًSuddenlyتَوَقَّفَتْstoppedكَتِيبَةُbattalionهنريHenryعَلَىatمَسَافَةٍa distanceقَرِيبَةٍ،close,وَأَطْلَقُواand they firedوابِلًاa barrageمِنَofالرَّصَاصِbulletsتَفَرَّقَthat scatteredعَلَىoverإِثْرِهِits wakeجُنُودُsoldiers ofالْعَدُوِّ،the enemy,لَكِنَّهُمْbut theyوَاصَلُواcontinuedالْقِتَالَ.the fighting.
Suddenly, Henry's battalion stopped at a close distance, and they fired a barrage of bullets that scattered over the enemy soldiers in its wake, but they continued the fighting.
أَطْلَقَتِReleasedالْكَتِيبَةُthe battalionصَيْحَةًa shoutأُخْرَىanother,ثُمَّthenانْدَفَعُواthey rushedنَحْوَtowardsالْعَدُوِّthe enemy.
The battalion released another shout, then they rushed towards the enemy.
رَأَىSawهنريHenryبَعْضَsomeجُنُودِsoldiers ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyيُقَاتِلُونَfightingحَتَّىuntilالنِّهَايَةِthe endوَأَحَدُهُمْand one of themيَحْمِلُcarryingالْرَّايَةَthe flag.
Henry saw some enemy soldiers fighting until the end and one of them carrying the flag.
كَانَIt wasقِتَالًاa battleمَهُولًاterrible;اكْتَسَىcoveredوَجْهُthe face ofحَامِلِthe bearer ofالرَّايَةِthe flagبِالْغَضَبِwith angerوَتَشَبَّثَand he clungبِهَاto itحَتَّىevenوَهُوَwhile he wasيَتَعَثَّرُstumblingوَيَسْقُطُand fallingأَرْضًاto the ground.
It was a terrible battle; the face of the bearer of the flag was covered with anger and he clung to it even while he was stumbling and falling to the ground.
جِرَاحُهُHis woundsجَعَلَتِmadeالأَمْرَthe matterيَبْدُوseemوَكَأَنَّas ifكَائِنَاتٍcreaturesغَيْرَun-مَرْئِيَّةٍseenتَتَشَبَّثُwere clingingبِقَدَمَيْهِto his feetوَتُعِيقُand obstructingتَحَرُّكَهُ.his movement.
His wounds made the matter seem as if unseen creatures were clinging to his feet and obstructing his movement.
بَدَاHe seemedقَلِقًاworriedلِلْغَايَةِextremelyعِنْدَمَاwhenقَفَزَتْjumpedكَتِيبَةُthe battalion ofهنريHenryفَوْقَoverالسِّيَاجِ.the fence.
He seemed extremely worried when Henry's battalion jumped over the fence.
عَبَرَCrossedويلسونWilsonالسِّيَاجَthe fenceوَانْقَضَّand pouncedعَلَىonالرَّايَةِthe bannerكَنَمِرٍlike a tigerيَنْقَضُّlungingعَلَىatفَرِيسَتِهِ.its prey.
Wilson crossed the fence and pounced on the banner like a tiger lunging at its prey.
انْتَزَعَSnatchedويلسونWilsonالرَّايَةَthe flagوَلَوَّحَand wavedبِهَاitوَهُوَwhile heيُطْلِقُreleasedصَيْحَةَa cryانْفِعَالٍof enthusiasmبَيْنَمَاwhileسَقَطَfellحَامِلُthe bearer ofرَايَةِthe flag ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyأَرْضًا.to the ground.
Wilson snatched the flag and waved it while he released a cry of enthusiasm while the bearer of the enemy's flag fell to the ground.
أَطْلَقَتْLaunchedكَتِيبَةُthe brigade ofهنريHenryعَاصِفَةًa stormمِنَofالْهُتَافِ.shouting.
The brigade of Henry launched a storm of shouting.
انْتَهَتْEndedمَعْرَكَةُthe battle ofالتَّلِّthe hillالصَّغِيرِ!small!وَلَقَدِAnd indeedأُسِرَwere capturedأَرْبَعَةٌfourمِنْofجُنُودِthe soldiers ofالْعَدُوِّ،the enemy,وَجَرَىand took placeالتَّحْقِيقُinvestigationمَعَهُمْ.with them.
The battle of the small hill ended! Indeed, four of the enemy's soldiers were captured, and an investigation was conducted with them.
أَحَدُهُمْOne of themكَانَwasمُصَابًاinjuredفِيinقَدَمِهِhis footوَأَخَذَand beganيَكِيلُhurlingالصَّرَخَاتِscreamsوَالشَّتَائِمَand cursesلِهنريat Henryوَأَصْدِقَائِهِ.and his friends.
One of them was injured in his foot and began hurling screams and curses at Henry and his friends.
وَالثَّانِيAnd the secondكَانَwasصَغِيرًاyoungوَتَكَلَّمَand spokeبِهُدُوءٍcalmlyمَعَwithأَصْدِقَاءِthe friends ofهنريHenryعَنْaboutأَحْدَاثِevents ofالْمَعْرَكَةِ،the battle,بَيْنَمَاwhileجَلَسَsatالثَّالِثُthe thirdحَزِينًاsadلَاnotيَفْعَلُdoingشَيْئًاanythingسِوَىexceptتَوْجِيهِdirectingعِبَارَاتٍexpressionsغَاضِبَةٍangryلِلرِّجَالِ.to the men.
And the second was young and spoke calmly with Henry's friends about the events of the battle, while the third sat sad doing anything except directing angry expressions to the men.
أَمَّاAs forالسَّجِينُthe prisonerالرَّابِعُfourth,فَكَانَhe wasصَامِتًاsilentطِيلَةَthroughoutالْوَقْتِthe timeوَكَانَand wasيُشِيحُturning awayبِنَظَرِهِwith his gazeعَنِfromالْآخَرِينَ،the others,بَدَاseemingأَنَّهُthat heيَشْعُرُfeltبِالْخِزْيِshameالشَّدِيدِ.intense.
As for the fourth prisoner, he was silent throughout the time and was turning away with his gaze from the others, seeming that he felt intense shame.
بَعْدَAfterأَنِthatاحْتَفَلَcelebratedالْجُنُودُthe soldiersطَوِيلًا،for a long time,جَلَسُواthey satخَلْفَbehindالسِّيَاجِthe fenceفِيonالْجَانِبِthe sideالْمُقَابِلِoppositeلِلْجَانِبِto the sideالَّذِيthatكَانَwasيَتَّخِذُهُtaken byجُنُودُsoldiers ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyمِنْfromقَبْلُ.before.
After the soldiers celebrated for a long time, they sat behind the fence on the side opposite to the side that was taken by the soldiers of the enemy from before.
كَانَتْThere wereهُنَاكَthereبَعْضُsomeالْأَعْشَابِherbsالطَّوِيلَةِtallالَّتِيwhichاسْتَرْخَىrelaxedفَوْقَهَاover themهنري،Henry,وَتَقَدَّمَand advancedويلسونWilsonنَحْوَهُtowards himمُفْعَمًاfilledبِالْبَهْجَةِwith joyوَالْفَخْرِand prideوَفِيand inيَدِهِhis handرَايَةُthe flag ofالْعَدُوِّ.the enemy.
There were some tall herbs which Henry relaxed over, and Wilson advanced towards him filled with joy and pride, and in his hand the flag of the enemy.
اسْتَلْقَىLaid downويلسونWilsonبِجِوَارِهِ،beside him,وَهَنَّأَand congratulatedأَحَدُهُمَاone of themالْآخَرَ.the other.
Wilson laid down beside him, and one of them congratulated the other.
الْفَصْلُThe ChapterالثَّلَاثُونَThirty
Chapter Thirty
بِدَايَةٌBeginningجَدِيدَةٌNew
New Beginning
بَدَأَتِStartedالْأَصْوَاتُthe soundsالصَّاخِبَةُloudمِنْfromحَوْلِهِمْaround themفِيinالِانْخِفَاضِ،decreasing,وَأَصْبَحَتْand they becameلَاnotتُسْمَعُheardإِلَّاexceptعَلَىatفَتَرَاتٍintervalsمُتَبَاعِدَةٍ.distant.
The loud sounds from around them started decreasing, and they became heard except at distant intervals.
وَنَظَرَAnd lookedهنريHenryوَوَيْلْسُونُand Wilsonحَوْلَهُمَاaround themفَجْأَةًsuddenlyبَعْدَafterأَنْthatأَثَارَarousedهَذَاthisالْهُدُوءُcalmقَلَقَهُمَاtheir anxiety,فَلَاحَظَاand they noticedبَعْضَsomeالتَّغْيِيرَاتِchangesبَيْنَbetweenالْكَتَائِبِthe battalionsالَّتِيthatكَانَتْwereتَسِيرُmovingهُنَاhereوَهُنَاكَ.and there.
And Henry and Wilson looked around them suddenly after this calm aroused their anxiety, and they noticed some changes between the battalions that were moving here and there.
وَقَفَStoodهنري،Henry,وَقَالَ:and said:«أَتَسَاءَلُ:"I wonder:مَاذَاwhatيَجْرِيis happeningهُنَاكَ؟»there?"
Henry stood, and said: "I wonder: what is happening there?"
بَدَاIt seemedأَنَّهُthat heسَيَسْمَعُwould hearضَجِيجًاa noiseجَدِيدًا.new.
It seemed that he would hear a new noise.
وَوَضَعَAnd putيَدَهُhis handالْمُتَّسِخَةَdirtyعَلَىonعَيْنَيْهِhis eyesوَنَظَرَand lookedإِلَىatالْحَقْلِ.the field.
And put his dirty hand on his eyes and looked at the field.
وَقَفَStoodوَيْلْسُونُWilsonهُوَheالْآخَرُthe otherوَحَدَّقَand staredالنَّظَرَ.at the sight.
Wilson, the other, stood and stared at the sight.
قَالَ:He said:«أَنَا"I amمُتَأَكِّدٌsureأَنَّنَاthat weسَنُغَادِرُwill leaveهَذَاthisالْمَكَانَ،place,وَنَعُودُand returnثَانِيَةًagainإِلَىtoالنَّهْرِ»the river"
He said: "I am sure that we will leave this place, and return again to the river"
انْتَظَرَاThey waitedوَرَاقَبَا،and watched,وَبَعْدَand afterقَلِيلٍa littleتَلَقَّتِreceivedالْكَتِيبَةُthe battalionالْأَوَامِرَthe ordersبِالْعَوْدَةِto returnمِنْfromحَيْثُwhereجَاءُوا.they came.
They waited and watched, and after a little the battalion received the orders to return from where they came.