وَماand whatكادَتْalmostأُمُّmotherدِرْصٍDirse (a name)تُطِلُّto peekبِرَأْسِهاwith its headالصَّغِيرِthe smallحَتَّىuntilانْقَضَّpouncedعَلَيْهَاon herأَبُوAbu (father of)خَداشٍKhadash (a name)وَأَمْسَكَand seizedبِهَاwith herبَيْنَbetweenمِخْلَبَيْهِhis clawsفَقالَتْthen she saidلَهُto himضارِعَةًpleadingاصْفَحْforgiveعَنِّيmeفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَرَّةِtimeياOأَباfather ofخَداشٍKhadash (a name)وَإِنِّيand Iمُعاهِدَتُكَyour covenantعَلَىonتَرْكِleavingالدَّارِthe houseاغْفِرْforgiveلِيfor meبِرَبِّكَby your Lordهَذِهِthisالزِّلَّةَslipفَلَنْthen I will notأَعُودَreturnإِلَىtoاقْتِرافِهَاcommitting itبَعْدَafterالْيَوْمِtoday
And what almost happened was that "Mother Dirse" peeked with her small head, until "Abu Khadash" pounced on her, seized her between his claws, and she said to him pleadingly: "Forgive me — this time — O Abu Khadash! And I solemnly promise you to leave the house... Forgive me — by your Lord — for this slip; and I will not return to commit it after today.
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وَلَكِنَّBut«أَباAbuخَداشٍ»Khadashلَمْdid notيُصْغِlistenإِلَىtoشَيْءٍanythingمِمَّاthatتَقُولُ،you say,وَأَمْسَكَand he heldبِهاitبْيَنَbetweenبَراثِنِهِ.his paws.
But Abu Khadash did not listen to anything you say, and he held it between his paws.
وَلَمْAnd notتُطِقْcould«أُمُّUmمازِنٍ»Mazinأَنْtoتَرَىseeمَصْرَعَthe death ofصَدِيقَتِهاher friendالتَّاعِسَةِthe miserableالْمِسْكِينَةِ:the poor:«أُمِّUmدِرْصٍ»،Dirsالَّتِيwhoعُوقِبَتْwas punishedعَلَىforغُرُورِهاher prideوَبَلاهَتِهاand her follyأَشْنَعَthe most horrificعِقْابٍ،punishment,فاخْتَبَأَتْso she hid«أُمُّUmمازِنٍ»Mazinحَتَّىuntilغابَhe disappeared«أَبُوAbuخَداشٍ»،Khadashوَمَعَهُand with himفَرِيسَتُهُ،his prey,الَّتِيwhichخالَفَتْopposedنُصْحَthe adviceأُمِّهاof her motherفَلَقِيَتْso she metحَتْفَهاher doomجَزاءًas a recompenseوِفاقًا!in accordance!
And Um Mazin could not see the death of her miserable friend, the poor Um Dirs, who was punished for her pride and folly with the most horrific punishment, so Um Mazin hid until Abu Khadash disappeared, along with his prey, which opposed the advice of her mother, and met her doom as a recompense in accordance!
بَيْنَbetween«فاضِلٍ»Fadailوand«كَوْثَرَ»Kawthar
(18) Between 'Fadail' and 'Kawthar'
وَلَمَّاand whenأَصْبَحَتْit became«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinوَandنَفَذَwent to— إِلَىto الْمَطْبَخِthe kitchen— أَوَّلُthe firstشُعاعٍrayمِنْofأَشِعَّةِraysالشَّمْسِthe sunالْوَضَّاءَةِbrightness،,أَقْبَلَتْapproached«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinعَلَىonالْمَائِدَةِthe table،,تَلْتَهِمُdevouringسُكَّرًاsugarمَسْحُوقًاpowderedوَandظَلَّتْkeptتَأْكُلُهُeating itفِيinشَرَهٍgluttonyعَجِيبٍstrange،,شَأْنُthe affair ofبَناتِdaughters ofجِنْسِهَاher kindجَمِيعًاall
And when Um Mazin became, and went to the kitchen, the first ray of bright sunlight approached Um Mazin at the table, devouring powdered sugar and kept eating it in a strange gluttony, the affair of all her kind daughters.
وَإِنَّهاAnd indeed itلَتَلْتَهِمُwill consumeالسُّكَّرَthe sugarالْتِهامًا،consumption,إِذْwhenسَمِعَتْshe heardصَوْتَthe sound ofخُطُواتٍfootstepsثَقِيلَةٍ،heavy,تَدِبُّtreadingفِيinالْمَمْشَى،the pathway,وَرَأَتْand saw«كَوْثَرَ»Kawtharقادِمَةًcomingعَلَىtoالْمَطْبَخِ.the kitchen.
And indeed it will consume the sugar, when she heard the sound of heavy footsteps treading in the pathway, and saw Kawthar coming to the kitchen.
فَقالَتْShe said«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»'Umm Mazin'فِيinنَفْسِها:herself:«لَقَدْIndeedحانَit is timeوَقْتُthe timeالْهَرَبِ،to escape,حَتَّىso thatلاnotتَرانِيyou see meهَذِهِthisالْفَتاةُ،young girl,فَتُهْلِكَنِي.and kill me.
She said to herself: 'Indeed, it is time to escape, so that this young girl does not see me, and kill me.'
وَرَأَتْand saw«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»"Umm Mazin"أَمامَهاin front of herذُبابَةًa flyتَطِيرُflyingصَوْبَtowardsنافِذَةٍa windowمَفْتُوحَةٍopenثُمَّthenتَخْرُجُexitsمِنْهاfrom it
And Umm Mazin saw a fly flying towards an open window, then it exits from it.
فاعْتَزَمَتْShe decidedأَنْtoتَخْرُجَgo outمِنْfromذَلِكَthatالْمَنْفَذِexitوَandأَسْرَعَتْShe hurriedتَعْدُوrunإِلَىtoالنَّافِذَةِthe windowالْمَفْتُوحَةِopenوَهِيَand she isحَرِيصَةٌeagerعَلَىtoأَنْtoتَسْتَخْفِيَhideعَنْfromعَيْنَيْthe eyes of«كَوْثَرَ»''Kawthar''الَّتِيwhichكانَتْwasمَشْغُولَةًbusyبِإِعْدادِpreparingالْفَطُورِthe breakfast…...
She decided to go out from that exit, and she hurriedly ran to the open window, being eager to hide from the eyes of ‘Kawthar’ which was busy preparing breakfast... And ‘Umm Mazin’ kept striving in her walk - with the determination of an ant - until she reached the window.
وَلَكِنَّهاBut itلَمْdid notتَكَدْbarelyتَبْلُغَreachحافَتَها،its edge,حَتَّىuntilهالهاit shocked herماwhatرَأَتْ،she saw,فَقَدْfor sheأَبْصَرَتْobservedهاوِيَةًa chasmبَعِيدَةَfarالْغَوْرِdepth,(شَدِيدَةَ(intenseالْعُمْقِ)،depth),بَيْنَbetweenالنَّافِذَةِthe windowوالْأَرْضِ.and the ground.
But it did not quite reach its edge, until it shocked her what she saw, for she observed a chasm far in depth (intense depth), between the window and the ground.
فَحارَتْand she was puzzledفِيinأَمْرِهاher matterوَلَمْand did notتَدْرِknowكَيْفَhowتَصْنَعُto act؟?
And she was puzzled in her matter, and did not know how to act?
وَتَراجَعَتْAnd she retreatedمِنْfromفَوْرِهاher immediateخائِفَةًfearfullyمَذْعُورُةًfrightenedحَتَّىuntilلاnotتَتَرَدَّىfalls(لا تَسْقُطَ)(does not fall)فِيinتِلْكِthatالْهاوِيَةِabyssالسَّحِيقَةِdeep
And she retreated fearfully and frightened, so that she does not fall into that deep abyss.
وَإِنَّهاAnd indeed sheلَتَهُمُّis concernedبِالْعَوْدَةِabout returning— مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْ —— from where she came —إِذْwhenطَرَقَhe knockedسَمْعَهاher earصَوْتُthe voice of«فاضِلٍ»«Fazil»وَهُوَand heيُنَادِيcallsأُخْتَهُhis sister«كَوْثَرَ»«Kawthar»«هَلْ«Haveأَعْدَدْتِyou preparedفَطُورِي،my breakfast,أَيَّتُهاOالشَّقِيقَةُbeloved sisterالْعَزِيزَةُ؟dear?
And indeed she is concerned about returning — from where she came — when she heard the voice of «Fazil» calling his sister «Kawthar»: «Have you prepared my breakfast, O beloved sister dear?»
فَقالَتْThen she saidلَهُto him«كَوْثَرُ»‘Al-Kawthar’باسِمَةً:smiling:«لَقَدْ‘IndeedأَوْشَكْتُI am nearأَنْtoأَنْتَهِيَfinishمِنْهُ.it.
Then she said to him ‘Al-Kawthar’ smiling: ‘Indeed I am near to finish it.’