وَسُرْعانَAnd soonماwhatاقْتَحَمَتِinvadedالشَّقْراواتُthe blondesوادِيَvalleyالأَعْداءِof the enemiesباحِثاتٍresearchersعَنْaboutأَطْفالِهِنَّtheir childrenالصِّغارِthe smallوَandقَدْindeedتَمَّachievedلَهُنَّfor themالظَّفَرُvictory
And soon the blondes invaded the valley of the enemies, searching for their small children, and indeed victory was achieved for them.
وَعُدْنَ،And they returned,وَفِي فَمِ كُلِّand in the mouth of eachشَقْراءَ مِنْهُنَّof the blond ones among them,دُودَةٌ،is a worm,أَوْ طِفْلٌ،or a child,مِنْ ذَرارِيِّ النِّمالِ السَّوْداءِ،from the offspring of the black ants,وَهِيَ أَعَزُّand they are the most preciousما لَدَيْهِنَّ فِي الْحَياةِ.that they have in life.
And they returned, and in the mouth of each of the blond ones among them is a worm, or a child, from the offspring of the black ants, and they are the most precious they have in life.
وَهَكَذاAnd thusانْتَهَتْendedتِلْكِthatالْحَرْبُwarالطَّاحِنَةُgrindingبِانْدِحارِby the defeat ofالسَّوْداواتِ،the dark ones,وانْتِصارِand the victory ofالشَّقْراواتِ،the fair ones,وامْتَلأتْand the battlefield was filledساحَةُthe area ofالْقِتالِcombatبِالْقَتْلَىwith the deadوالْجَرْحَى،and the wounded,مِنَfromالسَّوْداواتِ،the dark ones,وَتَكَدَّسَتْand were piled upأَشْلاؤُهُنَّtheir corpsesأَكْداسًا.in heaps.
And thus ended that grinding war by the defeat of the dark ones, and the victory of the fair ones, and the battlefield was filled with the dead and the wounded, from the dark ones, and their corpses were piled up in heaps.
أَلاOhقَبُحَتِuglinessالْحَرْبُ!the war!وَandقَبُحَuglyكُلُّeveryoneمَنْwhoيَعْمَلُworksعَلَىonإِثارَتِهاstirring it upوَإِلْهابِand ignitingنارِها!…its fire!…
Oh, how ugly is war! And ugly is everyone who works to stir it up and ignite its fire!...
مَجْمَعُgatheringالنَّمْلِof antsالأَسْوَدِblack
The Gathering of the Black Ants
وَعادَتْAnd returnedجُيُوشُthe armiesالشَّقْراواتِthe blondesفَرِحاتٍhappyبِانْتِصارِهِنَّabout their victory،,وَقَدْand they indeedحَمَلْنَcarriedأَسْلابَthe spoilsأَعْدائِهِنَّof their enemies،,وَرَجَعْنَand returnedبِغَنائِمِهِنَّwith their spoilsالثَّمِينَةِthe precious
And the armies of the blondes returned happy about their victory, and they indeed carried the spoils of their enemies, and returned with their precious spoils.
وَلَوْAnd ifرَأَيْتُمُوهُنَّyou saw themأَيُّهاOالأَطْفالُchildrenالأَعِزَّاءُdearلَرَأَيْتُمْyou would seeآلافًاthousandsمِنَofالْقُشُورِthe shellsالْبَيْضاءِthe whiteسائِرَةًmovingخِلالَthroughالْحَشائِشِthe grassesالْخَضْراءِthe green
And if you saw them, O dear children, you would see thousands of white shells, moving through the green grasses.
وَماAnd whatأَظُنُّكُمْI think youتَجْهَلُونَare ignorantتِلْكِthoseالْقُشُورَthe shellsالْبِيضَ،the white,فَهِيَfor they areذَرارِيُّthe young onesالنِّمالِof the antsالسُّودِthe blackالَّتِيthatحَمَلَتْهاcarried themالشَّقْراواتُthe blondesإِلَىtoواديهِنَّtheir valleyالْبَعِيدِ.far away.
And I think you are ignorant of those white shells, for they are the young ones of the black ants that the blondes carried to their faraway valley.
وَنَعُودُand we returnإِلَىto«أُمِّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinلِنَرَىto seeماwhatفَعَلَتْهُshe didفِيinأَثْناءِduringهَذِهِthisالْمَعْرَكَةِbattleطَّاحِنَةِ.fierce.
And we return to 'Mother Mazin' to see what she did during this fierce battle.
والْحَقَّAnd the truthأَقُولُI say—--أَيُّهاOالْقُرَّاءُreadersالأَعِزَّاءُdear ones—--إِنَّIndeedهَذِهِthisالنَّمْلَةَantالْبَاسِلَةَbraveقَدِindeedاسْتَبْسَلَتْhas foughtفِيinالدِّفاعِdefense،,واسْتَمَاتَتْand she persistedفِيinسَبِيلِthe way ofالذَّوْدِdefenseعَنِforالْوَطَنِthe homelandوالْعَشِيرَةِand the family،,وandقاتَلَتْshe foughtفِيinالصَّفِّthe front lineالأَوَّلِfirst،,حَتَّىuntilخَرَّتْshe fellصَرِيعَةًdeadفِيinالْمَيْدانِthe field،,وَرَقَدَتْand she layبَيْنَamongالأَشْلاءِthe corpses،,وَهِيَand she isإِلَىtoالْمَوْتِdeathأَقْرَبُcloserمِنْهاthan herإِلَىtoالْحَياةِ.life.
And the truth I say — O dear readers — indeed this brave ant has fought in defense, and she persisted for the sake of protecting the homeland and the family, and she fought in the front line until she fell dead in the field, and she lay among the corpses, and she is closer to death than to life.
وَبَعْدَand afterقَلِيلٍa littleجاءَتْcameالسَّوْداواتُthe dark onesباحِثاتٍresearchersعَنِaboutالْجَرْحَى،the woundedواسْتَيْقَظَتْand woke up«أُمُّ«Mother ofمازِنٍ»Mazin»مِنْfromرَقْدَتِها،her sleep,فَجَمْجَمَتْand she murmuredتَقُولُsayingبِصَوْتٍin a weak voice:«تُرَى:«I wonder:أَيْنَwhereأَنا؟»am I?»
And after a little while, the dark ones came as researchers about the wounded, and "Mother of Mazin" woke up from her sleep, and she murmured saying in a weak voice: "I wonder: where am I?"
وَرَآهاAnd saw herصَواحِبُها،her friends,وَهِيَand sheتُحَرِّكُis movingإِحْدَىone ofأَرْجُلِها،her legs,فَتَقَدَّمَتْthen one of them approachedإِحْداهُنَّone of themإِلَيْها،to her,وَصاحَتْand shoutedقائِلَةً:saying:«آه!"Ah!هاHereهِيَshe is«أُمُّ"Umمازِنٍ»!Mazin!"ياOhعَزِيزاتِي!my dear ones!فَهَلُمِّيSo come onأَيَّتُهاOالرَّفِيقَةُthe companionالْباسِلَةُ!»the brave!"
And her friends saw her, while she was moving one of her legs, then one of them approached her, shouting: “Ah! Here she is, 'Um Mazin'! Oh my dear ones! So come on, O brave companion!”
فَنَهَضَتْAnd she stood up«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»(Um Mazin)مِنْfromرَقْدَتِها.her sleep.
And she stood up (Um Mazin) from her sleep.
وَبَذَلَتْAnd she exertedجُهْدًاeffortشَدِيدًاintenselyحَتَّىuntilاسْتَطاعَتْshe was ableأَنْtoتَقِفَstandعَلَىonأَقْدامِهاher feetوَظَلَّتْAnd she continuedتُحَرِّكُto moveأَرْجُلَهاher legsلِتَتَفَقَّدَهاto check themفَلَمَّاSo whenاطْمَأَنَّتْshe became reassuredبِوُجُودِهاof her existenceحَمِدَتِshe praisedاللهَAllahعَلَىforالسَّلامَةِsafetyوَقالَتْAnd she saidشُكْرًاThank youللهِto Allahعَلَىforأَنَّنِيthat Iلَمْdid notأُصَبْget harmedبِسُوءٍwith harmوَلَمْand did notتُكْسَرْget brokenلِيfor meقَدَمٌa footاحِيدَةٌsingleفِيinهَذِهِthisالْحَرْبِwarالطَّاحِنَةِdevastating
And she exerted intense effort, until she was able to stand on her feet, and continued to move her legs to check them. So when she became reassured of her existence, she praised Allah for her safety, and said: 'Thank you Allah for not having been harmed, and not a single foot has been broken in this devastating war.'
ثُمَّThenسارَتْshe walkedمُسْتَنِدَةًleaningإِلَىtoإِحْدَىone ofرَفِيقاتِها،her friends,وَماand she did notزالَتْstopتَتَوَكَّأُto leanعَلَيْهاon herحَتَّىuntilوَصَلَتْshe arrivedإِلَىtoقاعَةِthe hallالاجْتِماعِ،of meeting,فَرَأَتْand she sawجَمْهَرَةًa groupمِنَofالنِّمالِantsتَتَحَدَّثُtalkingوَتُناقِشُand discussingمُناقَشاتٍdiscussionsحادَّةً.intense.
Then she walked leaning on one of her friends, and she continued to lean on her until she reached the meeting hall, where she saw a group of ants talking and having intense discussions.
وَسَمِعَتْAnd she heardإِحْداهُنَّone of themتَقُولُsays«هَلْIsوَضَعْتُنَّyou placedحارِساتٍguardsعِنْدَatالسِّياجِ،the fence,قَبْلَbeforeكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍ؟»thing?
And one of them heard saying: 'Did you place guards at the fence before everything?'
فَأَجابَتْهاSo she answered herنَمْلَةٌan antأُخْرَىanotherلَمْdid notيَفُتْناmiss usشَيْءٌanythingمِنْofذَلِكَthat——بِلاwithoutرَيْبٍdoubtفَقَدْfor surelyوَقَفْناwe stoodجَماعَةًa groupمِنَofالْحارِساتِthe guardsفِيinالْجَبْهَةِthe frontالأُخْرَىthe otherوَإِنِّيand Iجِدُّindeedواثِقَةٍconfidentمِنْthatأَنَّthatهَذِهِthisالْمَأْساةَtragedyالْمُفجِّعَةَtragicلَنْwill notتَتَكَرَّرَrepeatبَعْدَafterالْيَوْمِtoday..
So another ant answered her: 'We certainly have not missed anything of that — without a doubt — for we have stood as a group of guards on the other front, and I am indeed confident that this tragic tragedy will not repeat after today.
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فَقالَتْShe saidنَمْلَةٌantثالِثَةٌthirdلَقَدْindeedجاءَتْcameبِنْتُdaughter ofالشَّيْصَبانِShaysbanسُعِدَmay you be happyمَساؤُكِyour eveningأَيَّتُهاoh youالأُخْتُthe sisterالْعَزِيزَةُdearخَبِّرِيناtell usماذاwhatتَحْمِلِينَyou are carryingإِنِّيindeed IأَراكِI see youتَحْمِلِينَyou are carryingطِفْلًاa child
Then a third ant said: "Indeed, the daughter of Shaysban has come, may your evening be happy, oh dear sister. Tell us what you are carrying? Indeed, I see you carrying a child!"
ياO
Oh God! We thought of you among the doomed, O noble companion!
فَقالَتْShe saidبِنْتُdaughterالشَّيْصَبانِthe sheepskinبَعْدَafterأَنْthatوَضَعَتْshe placedطِفْلَهاher childأَمامَهُنَّbefore themأَسْعَدَMay [God] make happyاللهُGodمَساءَكُنَّyour eveningياOعَزِيزاتِيmy dear onesأَلاDo you notتَرَيْنَdo you seeأَنَّنِيthat Iلَمْdid notأُضِعْwasteوَقْتِيmy timeعَبَثًا؟in vain?فَقَدِindeedانْسَلَلْتُI creptفِيinأَثْناءِduringالْمَعْرَكَةِ،the battle,وَخَبَّأْتُهُنَّand I hid themفِيinذَلِكَthatالثَّقْبِholeالأَمِينِ،the safe,الَّذِيwhichفِيinجِذْعِtrunkشَجَرَةِof the treeالْبُرْقُوقِ.the plum.
Then she said, "The daughter of the sheepfold," after she placed her child before them: "May God make your evening happy, my dear ones! Do you not see that I did not waste my time in vain? Indeed, I crept during the battle, and I hid them in that safe hole, which is in the trunk of the plum tree.
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فَقُلْنَSo we saidلَها:to her:أَيَّWhatشَيْءٍthingخَبَّأْتِhave you hiddenفِيinجِذْعِthe trunkالْبُرْقُوقَةِ،of the apricot tree,ياOبِنْتَdaughterالشَّيْصَبانِ؟of the shaiban?
So we said to her: 'What have you hidden in the trunk of the apricot tree, O daughter of the shaiban?'
فَقالَتْAnd she saidمَزْهُوَّةًproudlyفَخُورَةًand boastfullyلَقَدْIndeedخَبَأْتُI have hiddenالأَطْفالَthe childrenالأَعِزَّاءَthe dear ones!فَقَدِIndeedانْسَلَلْتُI slippedإِلَىtoوَادِيناour valleyخَمْسَfiveمَرَّاتٍtimesوَحَمَلْتُand I carriedفِيinكُلِّeachمَرَّةٍtimeطِفْلاa childوَهَذَاand hereأَحَدُoneالأَطْفالِof the children!فَتَعالَيْنَSo comeمَعِيwith me,لِنُحْضِرَto bringالْباقِينَ.the others.
And she said proudly and boastfully: “Indeed, I have hidden the dear children! Indeed, I slipped to our valley five times, and I carried a child in each time, and here is one of the children! So come with me, to bring the others.
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فارْتَفَعَتْroseأَصْواتُvoicesالثَّناءِpraiseوالإِعْجابِand admirationبِهاof herمِنْfromكُلِّallصَوْبٍdirectionsوَقُلْنَand they saidلَها:to her:«ياOلَكِto youمِنْfromمُرْضِعٍnobleنَبِيلَةٍ،nobleياOبِنْتَdaughter ofالشَّيْصَبانِ!of the shayban!فَلَكِSo for youمِنَّاfrom usأَطْيَبُthe bestالشُّكْرِ،of thanks,وَأَجَلُّand utmostالاحْتِرامِ.respect.
The voices of praise and admiration rose for her from every direction, and they said to her: 'O noble nurse, O daughter of the Shayban! So for you, from us, the best of thanks and utmost respect.'
خُطْبَةُsermonأُمِّmotherمشغولٍbusy
(25) Sermon of 'Busy Mother'
وَأَرادَتْAnd wanted«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»"Umm Mazin"أَنْtoتَتَعَرَّفَknowعَدَدَthe number ofالْقَتْلَى،the dead,فاقْتَرَحَتْthen suggestedعَلَىtoصَدِيقَتِهاher friend«أُمِّ نَوْبَةَ»"Umm Nawbah"أَنْtoتُنَادِيَcallالْأَسْماءَ.the names.
And Umm Mazin wanted to know the number of the dead, so she suggested to her friend Umm Nawbah to call the names.
وَلَمْand notتَكَدْalmostتَفْعَلُ،you doحَتَّىuntilظَهَرَappearedأَنَّthatعَدَدَthe numberالْقَتْلَىof the deadقَدْhasفاقَsurpassedكُلَّallحُسْبانٍ.calculations.
And you did not almost do it, until it appeared that the number of the dead has surpassed all calculations.
وقالتAnd she saidأُمُّmotherنَوْبَةَof the incidentوَلَقَدْAnd indeedهَلَكَperishedفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَوْقِعَةِincidentالْهائِلَةِterribleكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالْقُوَّادِthe leadersمِنْهُمْof themالْعُجْرُوفُAl-Ujroofوالدُّعْبُوبُand Al-Du'boobوالدِّعامَةُand Al-Di'amaوالْجَفْلُand Al-Jaflوالْجَثْلُand Al-Jathl.
And she said, 'Mother of the incident: And indeed, many of the leaders perished in this terrible incident, among them: Al-Ujroof, Al-Du'boob, Al-Di'ama, Al-Jafl, and Al-Jathl.'