فَقالَتْThen she saidأُمُّMotherدِرْصٍDirisهازِئَةًmockinglyها!Ha!ها!Ha!ها!Ha!يا لَكِHow lucky you areمِنْofرِعْدِيدَةٍRidaidaخائِرَةِuselessالْعَزْمِ!the resolution!عَلَىOnأَنَّthatمَجالَthe spaceالْعُذْرِof the excuseأَمامَكِin front of youفَسِيحٌspaciousلأَنَّكِbecause youحَشَرَةٌa bugضَعِيفَةُweakالْحَوْلِof the seasonوالطَّوْلِand the stature……أَمَّاAs forأَناIفَلَسْتُI am notجَدِيرَةًworthyأَنْtoأَخْشَىI fearكائِنًاa beingكانَwas……إِنَّنِيIndeed Iلاdo notأُبالِيcareبِالنَّاسِabout people،,وَلاand notبِمَصايدِabout trapsالْفَأْرِof rats،,وَلاand notبِالْقِطاطِabout the cats،,لَأَنَّنِيbecause Iعاقِلَةٌwiseرَشِيدَةٌrational،,وَإِنْand ifكَانَتْshe wasأُمِّيmy motherتَأَبَىrefusesإِلاexceptأَنْtoتُعامِلَنِيtreat meكَماasتُعامِلُtreatطِفْلَةًa girlصَغِيرَةًlittle
Then she said, 'Mother of Diris' mockingly: 'Ha! Ha! Ha! How lucky you are from a useless being! Indeed, the space of the excuse in front of you is spacious because you are a weak bug... As for me, I am not worthy of fearing a being that was... Indeed I do not care about people, nor about the traps of rats, nor about the cats, because I am wise and rational, and if my mother refuses to treat me as she treats a little girl.'
وَلَهاAnd she has الْعُذْرُthe excuseفإنَّfor indeedحُبَّthe loveالأُمَّهاتِof mothersكَثِيرًاmanyماwhatيَدْفَعُهُنَّdrives themإِلَىtoتَخْوِيفِfearبَناتِهِنَّtheir daughtersمِنْfromكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍthingإِنَّنِيIndeed, Iجَرِيئَةُam brave الْقَلْبِ،of the heart,ياO«أُمَّMotherمازِنٍ»،Mazinn,وَقَدْand I haveكُنْتُbeenأَقْرِضُborrowingالأُرْزَthe riceأَمْسَyesterday —فِيinهَذاthis الْمَكانِplace —فِيinوَضَحِclearالنَّهَارِ،of the day,أَمامَin front ofرَبَّةِthe mistressالدَّارِ،of the house,وَعَلَىand onمَرْأَىsightمِنْهاfrom her …وَقَدْand I haveشَعَرْتُfelt— أَوَّلَfor the firstمَرَّةٍ —time —بِشَيْءٍwith somethingمِنَfrom الْخَوْفِ،fear,ثُمَّthenعاوَدَتْنِيreturned to meالشَّجاعَةُthe bravery ...وَلَعَلَّكِAnd perhaps youلاdo notتَعْرِفِينَ:know:ماذاwhatفَعَلْتُ؟»have I done?"
And she has the excuse for indeed the love of mothers is many, what drives them to fear their daughters from everything ... Indeed, I am brave of the heart, O Mother Mazinn, and I have been borrowing rice yesterday — in this place — in broad daylight, in front of the mistress of the house, and in her sight ... And I felt — for the first time — with something of the fear, then bravery returned to me ... And perhaps you do not know: what have I done?"
فَقالَتْShe saidلَهاto her«أُمُّMother ofمازِنٍ»Mazin«كَلا،No,لاnotأَعْرِفُI knowشَيْئًا!»anything!"
She said to her, "No, I don't know anything!"
فَقالَتْAnd she saidأُمُّMotherدِرْصٍDirsons (name)إِنَّهاIndeed, sheلَمْdid notتَكَدْbarelyتَفْتَحُopenهَذِهِthisالْغِرارَةَthe box(الزَّكِيبَةَ)(the bag)الَّتِيwhichأَمامَنا،is before us,حَتَّىuntilقَفَزْتُI jumpedفِيintoوَجْهِهِا.her face.
And she said, "Mother Dirsons: Indeed, she did not barely open this box (the bag) which is before us, until I jumped into her face."
فاشْتَدَّintensifiedخَوْفُهاher fearوَلاذَتْand she took refugeبِالْفِرارِ،in flight,وَصاحَتْand she shoutedتَطْلُبُrequestingالنَّجْدَةَ.assistance.وَسَأَلْجأAnd I will resortإِلَىtoهَذِهِthisالطَّرِيقَةِmethodمَتَىwheneverرَأَيْتُI seeقِطًّا!»a cat!"
Her fear intensified, and she took refuge in flight, shouting for assistance. And I will resort to this method whenever I see a cat!
(١٥)(15)نَشِيدُThe chantالْفَأْرَةِof the mouse
The chant of the mouse (15)
وَandماnotزالَتْremained«أُمُّMotherدِرْصٍ»Dirseسابِحَةًswimmingفِيinأَحْلامِها،her dreamsمُتظاهِرَةًpretendingبِالْجُرْأَةِ،with courageمُسْتَهِينَةًdisregardingبِالأَخْطارِ،the dangersغَيْرَnotمُقَدِّرَةٍestimatingلِلْعَواقِبِthe consequencesحِسابًا.accounting.ثُمَّthenخَتَمَتْconcludedغُرُورَها،her arrogance,مُتَغَنِّيَةًsingingبِالأُنْشُودَةِthe hymnالتَّالِيَةِ:the following:
And «Mother Dirse» remained swimming in her dreams, pretending with courage, disregarding the dangers, not estimating the consequences at all. Then she concluded her arrogance, singing the following hymn:
حَدَّثَتْShe toldأُمِّيmy motherوَماand what
My mother told, and what
ـجَـبَwhatماthatقالَتْهُmy mother saidأُمِّيmy mother
What my mother said!
حَدَّثَتْناshe told us
She told us a story.
كانَwasوَهْمًاa delusionأَيَّwhichوَهْمِ!delusion!
It was a delusion: which delusion!
حَدَّثَتْناtold usأَنَّthatبَأْسَthe strengthالـthe
It told us that the strength of the ...
قِطِّcatمَرْهُوبٌterrifiedمُخِيفُscary
The cat: terrified, scary.
وَهُوَand he
And he - in my opinion - is a coward.
خائِرُfaint-heartedالْعَزْمِ،of determination,ضَعِيفُweak
Faint-hearted, weak of determination.
إِنْIfرَأْىsightمِثْليَlike meسَـI
If I see someone like me
بَّاقًا،remaining,تَوانَىwas slowعَنْfromلِحاقِهْto catch up
Remaining, he was slow to catch up.
أَيْنَWhereبَأْسُthe hardshipالْقِطِّof the catمِنْfromبَأْthe hardship
Where is the hardship of the cat from the hardship?
سِي؟So?وَسْبِقِيand preceed meمِنْfromسِباقِهْ؟!his race?!
So? And preceed me from his race?!
أَبْلِغُواConveyالْقِطَّةَthe catعَنِّيabout me
Convey the cat about me:
أَنَّنِيthat Iأَشْجَعُam more courageousمِنْهاthan her
That I am more courageous than her
لَسْتُI am notأَخْشاها،afraid of it,وَلاand notأَفْـaf
I am not afraid of it, and not af
ـزَعُClaimإِنْIfحُدِّثْتُI am toldعَنْهاabout her
Claim if I am told about her!
لَيْتَهاI wish itتَبْدُوappearsأَمامِيin front of me
I wish it appears in front of me
لِتَرَىto seeعَزْمِي،my determinationوَأَسِيand my strength
To see my determination and my strength.
عَلَّنِيHe taught meأُلْقِيto castعَلَيْهاon her
He taught me to cast on her.
إِنْIfأَتَتْcomesأَبْلَغَI informدَرْسِlesson
If it comes, I inform the lesson.
عَلَّهاPerhaps sheتُؤْمِنُbelievesأَنَّthatالـthe
Perhaps she believes that the
فأرmouseلاnotترضىsatisfiedالفئرانthe mice
The mouse is not satisfied with the mice.
وَتَرَىand you seeأَنِّيthat Iعَنِيدٌam obstinate
And you see that I am obstinate
فيinصراعيmy struggleلاnotأبارىI am surpassed
— In my struggle — I am not surpassed.
وَتَرَىand you seeمِنَّاfrom us—-إِذاifثُرْin turmoil
And you see from us — if in turmoil.
ناWeأَشِدَّاءَstrongكِرامَاnoble
We are strong and noble.
لاnotيُبالُونَcare——إِذاifماwhat
They do not care — if what
غَضِبُواThey became angryالْمَوْتَthe deathالزُّؤاماthe most terrible
They became angry — the most terrible death!
(١٦)(16)نَشِيدُsongالْقِطِّthe cat
(16) Song of the Cat