رَفْرَفَتْFlutteredرَايَةُthe bannerالْمَعْرَكَةِof the battleبَعِيدًاfar awayفِيinجُنُونٍmadnessوَكَأَنَّهَاand as if itتُكَافِحُfightsلِتَحْرِيرِto liberateنَفْسِهَاitself
The banner of the battle fluttered far away in madness, as if it is fighting to liberate itself.
امْتَلَأَFilledالدُّخَانُthe smokeالدَّائِرُswirlingفِيinالْهَوَاءِthe airبِوَمَضَاتٍwith flashesأُفُقِيَّةٍhorizontalوَظَهَرَand appearedعَبْرَهُthrough itرِجَالٌmenيَهْرُبُونَescapingبِسُرْعَةٍquicklyمِنَfromالْقِتَالِthe battle
The smoke filled the air with horizontal flashes, and through it appeared men escaping quickly from the battle.
ثُمَّthenازْدَادَincreasedعَدَدُهُمْtheir numberحَتَّىuntilبَدَاit seemedوَكَأَنَّas ifالْكَتِيبَةَthe battalionكُلَّهَاall of itتَلُوذُwas taking refugeبِالْفِرَارِin flight
then their number increased until it seemed as if the entire battalion was taking refuge in flight.
وَانْخَفَضَAnd loweredالْعَلَمُthe flagوَكَأَنَّهُas if itيُحْتَضَرُwere dyingوَبَدَتْand appearedحَرَكَتُهُits movementوَهُوَwhile itيُنَكَّسُwas being loweredإِشَارَةًas a signلِلْيَأْسِof despair
And the flag lowered as if it were dying, and its movement appeared as it was being lowered, a sign of despair.
شَعَرَFeltهِنْرِيHenryبِالذُّعْرِwith panicمِنَfromالنَّظَرَاتِthe glancesالَّتِيthatعَلَتْrose onوُجُوهَthe faces ofالْفَارِّينَthe fugitives
Henry felt panic from the glances that rose on the faces of the fugitives,
شَعَرَhe feltأَنَّهُthat heلَاnoشَيْءَthingفِيinالْعَالَمِthe worldقَدْcouldيَمْنَعُهُprevent himمِنَfromالْفِرَارِfleeingإِذَاifلَاحَتْappearedلَهُto himالْفُرْصَةُthe opportunity
he felt that there was nothing in the world that could prevent him from fleeing if the opportunity appeared to him,
لَكِنَّbutكَانَit wasعَلَىuponالرِّجَالِthe menفِيinوَحْدَتِهِtheir unitالتَّشَبُّثُto clingبِمَوَاقِعِهِمْto their positions
but it was upon the men in their unit to cling to their positions.
وَقَفُواThey stoodجَنْبًاsideإِلَىtoجَنْبٍsideيَرْتَعِشُونَshiveringوَيَزْدَادُونَand growingشُحُوبًاpale
They stood side by side, shivering and growing pale.
جَالَتْWanderedبِخَاطِرِin the mind ofهِنْرِيHenryفِكْرَةٌa thoughtوَحِيدَةٌsingleفِيinخِضَمِّthe midst ofتِلْكَthatالْفَوْضَىchaos
A single thought wandered in Henry's mind in the midst of that chaos;
فَالْوَحْشُthe beastالَّذِيwhichتَسَبَّبَcausedفِيinفِرَارِthe flight ofالْوَحَدَاتِthe unitsالْأُخْرَىotherلَمْnotيَظْهَرْappearedبَعْدُyet
the beast which caused the flight of other units has not appeared yet.
وَقَرَّرَAnd decidedهِنْرِيHenryأَنْtoيَتَرَقَّبَهُwatch for himظَنًّاthinkingأَنَّهُthat heلَوِifاسْتَطَاعَcouldفِعْلَdoذَلِكَthatسَيَكُونُhe would beقَادِرًاcapableعَلَىofالْفِرَارِescapingأَسْرَعَfasterمِنْthanأَيِّanyشَخْصٍpersonآخَرَelse
And Henry decided to watch for him, thinking that if he could do that, he would be capable of escaping faster than any other person.
الفصلChapterالسادسthe Sixth
Chapter the Sixth
الطَّلْقَةُThe firstالْأُولَىshot
The first shot
كَانَتْThere wereهُنَاكَthereلَحَظَاتُmomentsانْتِظَارٍof waitingكَثِيرَةٌmany
There were many moments of waiting,
وَتَذَكَّرَand rememberedهِنْرِيHenryالشَّارِعَthe streetفِيinمَدِينَتِهِhis cityعِنْدَمَاwhenكَانَwasالْجَمِيعُeveryoneيَنْتَظِرُونَwaiting forقُدُومَthe arrival ofمَوْكِبِthe procession ofالسِّيرْكِthe circusفِيinالرَّبِيعِthe spring
and Henry remembered the street in his city when everyone was waiting for the arrival of the procession of the circus in the spring.
صَاحَShoutedأَحَدُهُمْone of themفَجْأَةًsuddenlyهَاhereقَدْindeedأَتَوْاthey have come
One of them suddenly shouted, 'Here they have come!'
سَرَتْMovedغَمْغَمَاتٌmurmursوَهَمْهَمَاتٌand whispersبَيْنَamongالرِّجَالِthe menالَّذِينَwhoسَحَبُواpulledصَنَادِيقَboxes ofالرَّصَاصِbulletsبِالْقُرْبِnearمِنْهُمْto themوَغَيَّرُواand changedمَوَاقِعَهُمْtheir positionsفِيwithحَذَرٍcautionبَالِغٍextreme
Murmurs and whispers moved among the men who pulled boxes of bullets near to them, and changed their positions with extreme caution.
هَاAhقَدْindeedأَتَوْاthey have comeوَتَحَرَّكَتْand movedأَزْنُدُthe arms ofالْبَنَادِقِthe rifles
"Ah, indeed they have come!" and the arms of the rifles moved.
عَبْرَAcrossالْحَقْلِthe fieldالْمُغَطَّىcoveredبِالدُّخَانِwith smokeظَهَرَappearedسِرْبٌa groupمِنَofالرِّجَالِmenفِيinزِيِّهِمُtheir outfitsالرَّمَادِيِّgrayيَصِيحُونَshoutingبِأَصْوَاتٍwith voicesمُرْتَفِعَةٍloudصَاخِبَةٍnoisy
Across the field covered with smoke, a group of men appeared in their gray outfits, shouting with loud, noisy voices.
عِنْدَمَاWhenرَآهُمْhe saw themهِنْرِيHenryارْتَبَكَpanickedفَجْأَةًsuddenlyمِنْfromفِكْرَةِthe thoughtأَنَّthatبُنْدُقِيَّتَهُhis gunرُبَّمَاperhapsلَاnotتَكُونُmight beمَحْشُوَّةًloadedبِالرَّصَاصِwith bullets
When Henry saw them, he panicked suddenly from the thought that his gun might not be loaded with bullets.
حَاوَلَHe triedأَنْtoيَتَذَكَّرَrememberمَتَىwhenحَشَاهَاhe loaded itلَكِنَّهُbut heكَانَwasمُرْتَبِكًاconfusedلِلْغَايَةِextremely
He tried to remember when he loaded it, but he was extremely confused.
سَحَبَPulledجِنْرَالٌa generalلَاnotيَرْتَدِيwearingقُبَّعَةًa hatجَوَادَهُhis horseلِيَقِفَto standبِجِوَارِnext toالْعَقِيدِthe captainالَّذِيwhoيَرْأَسُheadsكَتِيبَةَthe battalion ofهِنْرِيHenryوَلَوَّحَand he wavedبِقَبْضَةِwith the fist ofيَدِهِhis handفِيinوَجْهِthe face ofالْعَقِيدِthe captain
A general not wearing a hat pulled his horse to stand next to the captain who heads Henry's battalion, and he waved his fist in the face of the captain.
صَاحَShoutedاللِّوَاءُthe generalمُحْتَدًّاangrilyكَانَit wasعَلَيْكَupon youرَدْعُهُمْto stop themكَانَit wasعَلَيْكَupon youرَدْعُهُمْto stop them
The general shouted angrily: "You should have stopped them! You should have stopped them!"
وَسْطَAmidstشُعُورِthe feelingالْعَقِيدِof the captainبِالِارْتِبَاكِwith confusionبَدَأَhe beganيَتَحَدَّثُto speakمُتَلَعْثِمًاstammering
Amidst the captain's feeling of confusion, he began to speak stammering.
حَسَنًاOkayيَاOجِنْرَالُGeneralسَweوَدْwillفَنَفْعَلُdoمَاwhatفِيis inوُسْعِنَاour capacityيَاOجِنْرَالُGeneral
Okay, O General! We will do what is in our capacity, O General.
أَوْمَأَGesturedالْجِنْرَالُthe generalإِيمَاءَةًwith a gestureمَمْزُوجَةًmixedبِالْغَضَبِwith angerوَقَادَand ledالْجَوَادَthe horseمُبْتَعِدًاaway
The general gestured with a gesture mixed with anger, and led the horse away.
غَمْغَمَMutteredأَحَدُone ofالرِّجَالِthe menبِالْقُرْبِnearمِنْtoهِنْرِيHenryلَقَدْindeedحَانَhas comeالْوَقْتُthe timeلَقَدْindeedحَانَhas comeالْوَقْتُthe time
One of the men muttered near to Henry: "Indeed, the time has come! Indeed, the time has come!"