وَماAnd notكادَتْwas about«أُمُّMother ofدِرْصٍDirshتُطِلُّpeeredبِرَأْسِهاwith her headالصَّغِيرِsmallحَتَّىuntilانْقَضَّpouncedعَلَيْهاon her«أَبُوFather ofخَداشٍKhadesh،,وَأَمْسَكَand grabbedبِهاherبَيْنَbetweenمِخْلَبَيْهِhis claws،,فَقالَتْand she saidلَهُto himضارِعَةً:pleading:«اصْفَحْForgiveعَنِّيme——فِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَرَّةِtime——ياOأَباFatherخَداشٍ!Khadesh!وَإِنِّيAnd Iمُعاهِدَتُكَpromise youعَلَىtoتَرْكِabandoningالدَّارِthe house…...اغْفِرْforgiveلِيfor me——بِرَبِّكَby your Lord——هَذِهِthisالزِّلَّةَ؛misstep;فَلَنْso I will notأَعُودَreturnإِلَىtoاقْتِرافِهاcommitting itبَعْدَafterالْيَوْمِ.today.
And just as the mother of Dirsh peered with her small head, Abu Khadesh pounced on her and grabbed her with his claws, and she said to him pleadingly: 'Forgive me - this time - O Abu Khadesh! And I promise you to abandon the house... forgive me - by your Lord - this misstep; so I will not return to commit it after today.'
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وَلَكِنَّBut«أَباAbuخَداشٍ»Khidashلَمْdid notيُصْغِlistenإِلَىtoشَيْءٍanythingمِمَّاof whatتَقُولُ،you say,وَأَمْسَكَand heldبِهاitبْيَنَbetweenبَراثِنِهِ.his claws.
But 'Abu Khidash' did not listen to anything you say, and held it between his claws.
وَلَمْAnd did notتُطِقْyou have the strength«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinأَنْtoتَرَىseeمَصْرَعَthe downfallصَدِيقَتِهاof her friendالتَّاعِسَةِthe miserableالْمِسْكِينَةِ:the poor:«أُمِّ دِرْصٍ»Um Dirssالَّتِيwhoعُوقِبَتْwas punishedعَلَىforغُرُورِهاher arroganceوَandبَلاهَتِهاher follyأَشْنَعَthe most heinousعِقْابٍ،punishment,فاخْتَبَأَتْand she hid«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinحَتَّىuntilغابَhe disappeared«أَبُو خَداشٍ»،Abu Khadash,وَمَعَهُand with himفَرِيسَتُهُ،his prey,الَّتِيwhoخالَفَتْopposedنُصْحَthe adviceأُمِّهاher motherفَلَقِيَتْand she metحَتْفَهاher doomجَزاءًas a rewardوِفاقًا!in accordance!
And Um Mazin could not see the downfall of her miserable friend: Um Dirss, who was punished for her arrogance and folly with the most heinous punishment, thus Um Mazin hid until Abu Khadash disappeared, along with his prey, who opposed the advice of her mother and thus met her doom as a reward in accordance!
بَيْنَbetween«فاضِلٍ»Fadhlوand«كَوْثَرَ»Kawthar
(18) Between 'Fadhl' and 'Kawthar'
وَلَمَّاAnd whenأَصْبَحَتْit became«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinوَنَفَذَand went— إِلَى— toالْمَطْبَخِthe kitchen— أَوَّلُ— the firstشُعاعٍrayمِنْfromأَشِعَّةِraysالشَّمْسِthe sunالْوَضَّاءَةِbrightأَقْبَلَتْshe approached«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinعَلَىtoالْمَائِدَةِthe tableتَلْتَهِمُdevouringسُكَّرًاsugarمَسْحُوقًاpowderedوَظَلَّتْand continuedتَأْكُلُهُeating itفِيinشَرَهٍgluttonyعَجِيبٍwonderfulشَأْنُtype ofبَنَاتِdaughtersجِنْسِهَاof her kindجَمِيعًاall
And when Um Mazin became, and went to the kitchen — the first ray of bright sunlight came, Um Mazin approached the table, devouring powdered sugar and continued eating it in wonderful gluttony, the type of all her daughters.
وَإِنَّهاAnd indeed sheلَتَلْتَهِمُwill devourالسُّكَّرَthe sugarالْتِهامًاwith great greedإِذْwhenسَمِعَتْshe heardصَوْتَthe sound ofخُطُواتٍfootstepsثَقِيلَةٍheavyتَدِبُّwalkingفِيinالْمَمْشَىthe walkوَandرَأَتْshe saw«كَوْثَرَ»‘Kawthar’قادِمَةًcomingعَلَىtoالْمَطْبَخِthe kitchen
And indeed she will devour the sugar with great greed, when she heard the sound of heavy footsteps walking in the walk, and saw ‘Kawthar’ coming to the kitchen.
فَقالَتْShe said«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinفِيinنَفْسِها:herself:«لَقَدْIndeedحانَit is timeوَقْتُthe time ofالْهَرَبِ،the escape,حَتَّىso thatلاnotتَرانِيshe sees meهَذِهِthisالْفَتاةُ،girl,فَتُهْلِكَنِي.or she will destroy me.
She said 'Um Mazin' to herself: 'Indeed, it is time for the escape, so that this girl does not see me, or she will destroy me.'
وَرَأَتْAnd she saw«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»"Mother of Mazin"أَمامَهاin front of herذُبابَةًa flyتَطِيرُflyingصَوْبَtowardsنافِذَةٍa windowمَفْتُوحَةٍopenثُمَّthenتَخْرُجُit comes outمِنْهاfrom it.
And she saw "Mother of Mazin" in front of her a fly flying towards an open window, then it comes out from it.
فاعْتَزَمَتْShe decidedأَنْtoتَخْرُجَgo outمِنْfromذَلِكَthatالْمَنْفَذِexitوَأَسْرَعَتْand she hurriedتَعْدُوto run(تَجْرِي)(running)إِلَىtoالنَّافِذَةِthe open windowالْمَفْتُوحَةِopenedوَهِيَand she isحَرِيصَةٌeagerعَلَىtoأَنْtoتَسْتَخْفِيَhideعَنْfromعَيْنَيْthe eyes«كَوْثَرَ»'Kawthar'الَّتِيthatكانَتْwasمَشْغُولَةًbusyبِإِعْدادِpreparingالْفَطُورِthe breakfast……وما زالَتْand she kept«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»'Umm Mazin'تَجِدُّstrivingفِيinسَيْرِهَاher pace——بِعَزْمِwith determinationنَمْلَةٍant——حَتَّىuntilوَصَلَتْshe reachedإِلَىtoالنَّافِذَةِthe window
She decided to go out from that exit, and she hurried to the open window, being eager to hide from the eyes of 'Kawthar' which were engaged in preparing breakfast… And 'Umm Mazin' continued striving in her pace — with determination — until she reached the window.
وَلَكِنَّهاbutلَمْdid notتَكَدْalmostتَبْلُغَreachحافَتَها،its edge,حَتَّىuntilهالهاit shocked herماwhatرَأَتْ،she saw,فَقَدْindeedأَبْصَرَتْshe observedهاوِيَةًa voidبَعِيدَةَfarالْغَوْرِthe abyss(شَدِيدَةَ(intenseالْعُمْقِ)،depth),بَيْنَbetweenالنَّافِذَةِthe windowوandالأَرْضِ.the ground.
But she did not almost reach its edge, until it shocked her what she saw, for she indeed observed a far void (intense depth), between the window and the ground.
فَحارَتْSo she was perplexedفِيinأَمْرِها،her matter,وَلَمْand did notتَدْرِ:know:كَيْفَhowتَصْنَعُ؟to make?
So she was perplexed in her matter, and did not know: how to make?
وَتَراجَعَتْAnd she retreatedمِنْfromفَوْرِهاher momentخائِفَةًfearfullyمَذْعُورَةًterrifiedحَتَّىuntilلاnotتَتَرَدَّىshe fallsفِيinتِلْكِthatالْهاوِيَةِthe abyssالسَّحِيقَةِdeep
And she retreated fearfully and terrified from her moment, until she does not fall into that deep abyss.
وَإِنَّهاAnd indeed sheلَتَهُمُّis thinkingبِالْعَوْدَةِabout returning——مِنْfromحَيْثُwhereأَتَتْshe came——إِذْwhenطَرَقَit struckسَمْعَهاher hearingصَوْتُthe voice of«فاضِلٍ»‘Fadhil’وَهُوَand heيُنَادِيis callingأُخْتَهُhis sister«كَوْثَرَ»‘Kawthar’«هَلْ‘Didأَعْدَدْتِyou prepareفَطُورِي،my breakfast?أَيَّتُهاO,الشَّقِيقَةُthe beloved sisterالْعَزِيزَةُ؟dear?
And indeed she is thinking about returning — from where she came — when it struck her hearing the voice of ‘Fadhil’ calling his sister ‘Kawthar’: ‘Did you prepare my breakfast, O beloved sister?’
فَقالَتْShe saidلَهُto him«كَوْثَرُ»‘Kawthar’باسِمَةً:smiling:لَقَدْIndeedأَوْشَكْتُI am aboutأَنْtoأَنْتَهِيَfinishمِنْهُ.from it.
She said to him, ‘Kawthar’, smiling: ‘Indeed, I am about to finish from it.’
فَصاحَHe said«فاضِلٌ»‘Fadhil’مَسْرُورًاhappily«انْظُرِي‘Lookإِلَىtoهَذِهِthisالنَّمْلَةِantالصَّغِيرَةِ،small,الَّتِيwhichتَسِيرُwalksحائِرَةًlostعَلَىonحافَةِthe edgeالنَّافِذَةِ،of the window,لَقَدْI haveبَحَثْتُsearchedعَنْهاfor herأَمْسَ،yesterday,فَلَمْbut did notأَفُزْfindبِطائِلٍanythingمِنْfromبَحْثِي،my search,وَهاand hereقَدْnowعَثَرْتُI foundعَلَيْهاon herالآنَ!»now!’
Fadhil said happily: ‘Look at this small ant, which is wandering on the edge of the window, I searched for her yesterday, but I did not find anything from my search, and here I have found her now!’
فَقالَتْShe saidلَهُto him«كَوْثَرُ»‘Kawthar’دَعْهاLeave herياOعَزِيزِيmy dearآمِنَةًsafeوادِعَةًcalmlyوَلاand do notتُزْعِجْهاdisturb her..
She said to him, 'Kawthar': 'Leave her — O my dear — safe and calmly, and do not disturb her.'
فَقالَHe saidلَهاto her«فاضِلٌ»‘Fadhil’كَلا،No,لَنْI will notأُصِيبَهاaffect herبِسُوءٍ.with harm.وَلَكِنِّيBut I amحَرِيصٌeagerعَلَىonدَرْسِstudyingدَقائِقِdetails ofتَرْكِيبِهاHer compositionالْعَجِيبِ.the strange.
He said to her, ‘Fadhil’: ‘No, I will not harm her. But I am eager to study the details of her strange composition.’
فِيinالْهَواءِthe airالطَّلْقِthe free
In the free air
وَلَكِنَّBut«أُمَّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinكانَتْwasتُؤْثِرُprefer(تُفَضِّلُ)(prefer)أَنْtoتَمُوتَdieعَلَىrather thanأَنْtoيَقْبِضَtakeعَلَيْهاherأَحَدٌ.anyone.
But 'Mother Mazin' preferred to die rather than be taken by anyone.
فَأَسْرَعَتْSo she hurriedإِلَىtoحافَةِthe edge ofالنَّافِذَةِthe window.واعْتَزَمَتْAnd she resolvedأَنْtoتَهْبِطَdescendإِلَىtoالأَرْضِ،the ground,كَبَّدَهاit had cost herذَلِكَthatماwhatكَبَّدَهاhad cost herمِنْofعَناءٍhardshipوَandمُخاطَرَةٍ!risk!فَتَقَدَّمَتْSo she advancedإِلَىtoالْحائِطِthe wallفِيinصَبْرٍpatienceوَثَباتٍ،and steadiness,وَأَنْشَبَتْAnd she dug inأَرْجُلَهاher legsمُتَشَبِّثَةًclingingبِهِ.to it.وَلَكِنَّهاBut sheلَمْdid notتَكَدْshe scarcelyتَخْطُوtake a stepخُطُواتٍthree steps,حَتَّىuntilانْقَلَبَher head flippedرَأْسُهاher headإِلَىtoأَسْفَلَ،downward,واخْتَلَّand her balance was lost,تَوازُنُها،her balance,فَهَوَتْso she fellمِنِfromارْتِفاعِthe height ofطابِقٍa complete floor.وَقَدْAnd it wasكانَenoughهَذاthisالارْتِفاعُheightكَافِيًاsufficientلَقَتْلِto killمَنْsomeone who isهُوَstronger thanأَقْوَىthe ant;وَلَكِنَّهاBut sheنَجَتْsurvivedمِنَfrom theالْخَطَرِdanger —لِحُسْنِto her goodحَظِّهَا —luck —فَقَدْfor indeed,اعْتَرَضَتْهاshe was blocked byوَرَقَةُa leaf ofكَرْمٍ،of vine,فَحَمَتْهَاand protected herمِنْfromأَنْbeing wounded.
So she hurried to the edge of the window. And she resolved to descend to the ground; that had cost her what it had cost her in hardship and risk. So she advanced to the wall in patience and steadiness, and she dug in her legs clinging to it. But she did not scarcely take three steps until her head flipped downward, her balance was lost, and she fell from the height of a complete floor. And this height was enough to kill someone who is stronger than the ant; but she survived from the danger - to her good luck - for indeed, she was blocked by a leaf of vine, which protected her from being wounded.
وانْطَلَقَتْAnd she set off«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinتَجِدُّis hurryingفِيinطَرِيقِها،her way,إِلَىtoبَيْتِها،her home,وَقَدْand hasأَصْبَحَتْbecomeآمِنَةًsafeفِيinالْهَواءِthe airالطَّلْقِopen…...وماAnd she stillزالَتْcontinuedجادَّةًseriouslyفِيinالسِّيْرِthe walkingحَتَّىuntilاقْتَرَبَتْshe approachedمِنَfromالْبَيْتِ.the house.
And Um Mazin set off hurrying on her way to her home, and she has become safe in the open air... And she still continued seriously in walking until she approached the house.
فِيinوَادِيvalleyالنَّمْلِthe ant
In the valley of the ant
وَلَمْand did notتَكَدْalmostتَدْنُوapproachمِنْfromوَادِيvalleyالنَّمْلِthe antsحَتَّىuntilرَأَتْshe sawماwhatأَدْهَشَهاastonished herوَهَالَهاand shocked herوَandحَزَنَهاsaddened herوَأَقْلَقَand worriedبالَهاher mind
And she hardly approached the valley of the ants until she saw what astonished and shocked her, and saddened and worried her mind.
تُرَىYou seeماذاwhatحَدَثَhappenedوَأَيُّand whatخَطْبٍaffairأَلَّمَbefellبِعَشِيرَتِهاto her tribeوَحَلَّand settledبِقَوْمِهاamong her people
You see: what happened? And what affair befell her tribe, and settled among her people?