فَصاحَexclaimed«فاضِلٌ»'Fadhil'مَسْرُورًا:joyfully:«انْظُرِي‘lookإِلَىatهَذِهِthisالنَّمْلَةِant,الصَّغِيرَةِ،small,الَّتِيwhichتَسِيرُis walkingحائِرَةًconfusedعَلَىonحافَةِthe edge ofالنَّافِذَةِ،the window,لَقَدْindeedبَحَثْتُI searchedعَنْهاfor itأَمْسَ،yesterday,فَلَمْbut did notأَفُزْfindبِطائِلٍany trace of it,مِنْofبَحْثِي،my search,وهاand hereقَدْI haveعَثَرْتُfoundعَلَيْهاit now!”
Fadhil exclaimed joyfully: 'Look at this small ant, that is walking confused on the edge of the window, I searched for it yesterday, but did not find any trace of it, and here I have found it now!'
فَقالَتْAnd she saidلَهُto himكَوْثَرُKawtharدَعْهاLeave herيا عَزِيزِيO my dearآمِنَةًsafeوادِعَةًcalmوَلاand do notتُزْعِجْهاdisturb her
And she said to him, "Kawthar": "Leave her - O my dear - safe and calm, and do not disturb her."
فَقالَHe saidلَهاto her«فاضِلٌ»:"Fadhlun":«كَلا،"No,لَنْI will notأُصِيبَهاafflict herبِسُوءٍ.with harm.وَلَكِنِّيBut I amحَرِيصٌeagerعَلَىonدَرْسِthe study ofدَقائِقِthe details ofتَرْكِيبِهاits compositionالْعَجِيبِ.»the amazing."
He said to her "Fadhlun": "No, I will not afflict her with harm. But I am eager on the study of the details of its amazing composition."
فِيinالْهَواءِthe airالطَّلْقِthe pure
In the pure air
وَلَكِنَّbutأُمَّMotherمازِنٍMazinكانَتْwasتُؤْثِرُprefer(تُفَضِّلُ)(prefer)أَنْtoتَمُوتَdieعَلَىrather thanأَنْtoيَقْبِضَbe takenعَلَيْهاon herأَحَدٌsomeone
But 'Um Mazin' preferred to die rather than being taken by someone.
فَأَسْرَعَتْSo she hurriedإِلَىtoحافَةِthe edge ofالنَّافِذَةِthe windowواعْتَزَمَتْand she determinedأَنْtoتَهْبِطَdescendإِلَىtoالأَرْضِthe groundكَبَّدَهاIt caused herذَلِكَthatماwhatكَبَّدَهاhurt herمِنْfromعَناءٍhardshipوِمُخاطَرَةٍand riskفَتَقَدَّمَتْThen she advancedإِلَىtoالْحائِطِthe wallفِيinصَبْرٍpatienceوَثَباتٍand steadinessوَأَنْشَبَتْand she sankأَرْجُلَهاher legsمُتَشَبِّثَةًgraspingبِهِto itوَلَكِنَّهاBut sheلَمْdid notتَكَدْstart movingتَخْطُوstepخُطُواتٍstepsثَلاثًاthreeحَتَّىuntilانْقَلَبَit turnedرَأْسُهاher headإِلَىtoأَسْفَلَdownwardواخْتَلَّand it wobbledتَوازُنُهاher balanceفَهَوَتْso she fellمِنِfromارْتِفاعِheightطابِقٍof a floorكامِلٍentireوَقَدْAnd it wasكانَwasهَذاthisالارْتِفاعُheightكَافِيًاsufficientلَقَتْلِto killمَنْwhomهُوَhe isأَقْوَىstronger thanمِنَthanالنَّمْلَةِthe antوَلَكِنَّهاBut sheنَجَتْsurvivedمِنَfromالْخَطَرِthe danger——لِحُسْنِdue to the luck ofحَظِّهاher luckفَقَدْfor itاعْتَرَضَتْهاit intercepted herوَرَقَةُa leaf ofكَرْمٍvineyardفَحَمَتْهَاand protected herمِنْfromأَنْbeing harmed
So she hurried to the edge of the window. And she determined to descend to the ground, what that caused her from hardship and risk! Then she advanced to the wall in patience and steadiness, and she sank her legs grasping to it. But she did not start moving until her head turned downward, and her balance wobbled, so she fell from the height of a complete floor. And this height was sufficient to kill one who is stronger than the ant; but she survived from the danger — due to her luck — for it intercepted her a leaf of vineyard, and protected her from being harmed.
وانْطَلَقَتْAnd she set off«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»‘Umm Mazin’تَجِدُّworks hardفِيinطَرِيقِها،her way,إِلَىtoبَيْتِها،her house,وَقَدْand she hadأَصْبَحَتْbecomeآمِنَةًsafeفِيinالْهَواءِthe open airالطَّلْقِ …… relaxed …وَماAnd sheزَالَتْcontinuedجادَّةًseriouslyفِيinالسِّيْرِher walkingحَتَّىuntilاقْتَرَبَتْshe approachedمِنَfromالْبَيْتِ.the house.
And 'Umm Mazin' set off determinedly on her way to her house, and she had become safe in the open air… and she continued seriously in walking until she approached the house.
فِيinوَادِيvalleyالنَّمْلِthe ants
In the valley of the ants
وَلَمْAnd notتَكَدْalmostتَدْنُوyou approachمِنْfromوَادِيvalleyالنَّمْلِ،of ants,حَتَّىuntilرَأَتْshe sawماwhatأَدْهَشَهاamazed herوَهالَها،and terrified her,وَحَزَنَهاand saddened herوَأَقْلَقَand troubledبالَها.her mind.
And she almost approached the valley of the ants, until she saw what amazed and terrified her, and saddened her and troubled her mind.
تُرَىDo you seeماذاwhatحَدَثَ؟happened?وَأَيُّand whatخَطْبٍserious issueأَلَّمَstruckبِعَشِيرَتِها،her tribe,وَحَلَّand what happenedبِقَوْمِها؟to her people?
Do you see: what happened? And what serious issue struck her tribe, and what happened to her people?
لَقَدْIndeedأَبْصَرَتْsawطَوائِفَgroupsالنَّمْلِof antsخارِجَةًemergingأَسْرَابًاswarmsأَسْرَابًاswarmsضارِبَةًstrikingفِيinفِجاجِthe pathsالأَرْضِof the earth(طُرُقِها)(its routes)عَلَىuponغَيْرِwithoutهُدًى.guidance.
Indeed, groups of ants were seen emerging in swarms, striking in the paths of the earth (its routes), without guidance.
فَقالَتْAnd she said«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Mother of Mazinتُحَدِّثُis talkingنَفْسَهاto herselfمَدْهُوشَةًastonished«هَذاThisأَعْجَبُis the most amazingماthat whichرَأَيْتُI have seenفِيinحَياتِي!my life!وَماAnd whatأَدْرِي:I know:لِمَwhyخَرَجَتْthey leftعَشِيرَتِيmy clanكُلُّهاall of themمِنْfromدُورِها!their homes!أَتُراهُنَّCould it be that theyقَدْperhapsخَرَجْنَhave come outلِيُقابِلْنَنِي؟to meet me?ماI do not thinkأَظُنُّI thinkذَلِكَ!that!
And she said, 'Mother of Mazin' is talking to herself, astonished: 'This is the most amazing thing I have seen in my life! And I do not know why my clan all left their homes! Could it be that they have come out to meet me? I do not think that!'
ثُمَّThenأَبْصَرَتْSaw«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»‘Umm Mazin’صاحِبَتَهاHer friend«بِنْتَ الشَّيْصَبانِ»‘Bint al-Shaysban’قادِمَةً،ComingوَقَدْAnd thereبَدَتْAppearedعَلَيْهاOn herأَماراتُSignsالارْتِباكِOf confusionوالْحَيْرَةِAnd bewildermentوَكَأَنَّماAs ifهِيَShe isهارِبَةٌ،FleeingوَقَدْAnd she hadحَمَلَتْCarryingطِفْلاA small childصَغِيرًا.Tiny.
Then 'Umm Mazin' saw her friend 'Bint al-Shaysban' coming, and there appeared on her signs of confusion and bewilderment, as if she were fleeing, and she had a small child.
فَصاحَتْshe spokeبِهاwith it«أUMُّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinقائِلَةً:saying:«سُعِدَblessedيَوْمُكِ،is your day,ياOh«بِنْتَdaughter ofالشَّيْصَبانِ»the ShaybanهاHereأَناI amذِيyourرَبِيبَتُكِ:stepdaughter:«أُمُّMotherمازِنٍ»MazinأَلاDo notتَعْرِفِينَنِي؟you know me?ماWhatبالُكِis with youخائِفَةًafraidوَجِلَةً؟»and trembling?"
She spoke with it, 'Mother Mazin' saying: 'Blessed is your day, oh daughter of the Shayban. Here I am, your stepdaughter: 'Mother Mazin', do you not know me? What is the matter that you are afraid and trembling?'
فَقالَتْShe saidلَهاto her«بِنْتُ الشَّيْصَبانِ»The daughter of Shayshban«آهٍ لَنا،Oh us,يا حَبِيبَتِي!Oh my beloved!وَوَاهِ مِنْ تِلْكِAnd woe of thatالنَّكْبَةِcalamityالَّتِيthatأَلَمَّتْhas befallenبِنا،upon us,أَيَّتُهاOh youالْعَزِيزَةُ!dear one!
She said to her, "The daughter of Shayshban: Oh us, my beloved! And woe from that calamity which has befallen us, oh dear one!"