فَصاحَتْexclaimed«أُمُّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinمُرْتاعَةً:in fear:«أَيَّWhatنَكْبَةٍcalamityتَعْنِينَ؟»do you mean?
Mother Mazin exclaimed in fear: 'What calamity do you mean?'
فَأَجابَتْهاSo she answered herبِنْتُthe daughter ofالشَّيْصَبانِthe Shaybansلَقَدْindeedهاجَمَتْناattacked usجُيُوشٌarmiesكَثِيفَةٌlargeمِنَfromالنِّمالِthe evil antsالشُّقْرِthe blondالْخَبِيثَةِthe wickedوَشَنَّتْand wagedعَلَيْناagainst usغارَةًa raidشَعْواءَfierce
So she answered her, "Indeed, large armies of the wicked blond ants have attacked us and waged a fierce raid against us."
وَلَعَلَّكِand perhaps youتَعْرِفِينَknowأَنَّthatأُولَئِكَthoseالشَّقْراواتِblondesطالَماwheneverخَطَفْنَhave takenبَناتِناour daughtersوَفَجَعْنَناand have shocked usفِيinحَبِيباتِناour beloved onesوَلَقَدْand indeedكَاثَرْنَناwe increasedبِعَدَدِهِنَّwith their numberوَمَلأْنَand filledالسَّهْلَthe plainوَمَلَكْنَand dominatedعَلَيْناover usفِجاجَwaysالأَرْضِof the earthكُلَّهاallآه!Ah!ألاdon’tتَسْمَعِينَ؟you hear?وَداعًا،Farewell,ياO«أُمَّ مازِنٍ»O 'Umm Maazin'فإِنِّيfor Iهارِبَةٌ،am fleeing,حَتَّىuntilلاI don’tأَقَعَfallفَرِيسةًpreyلأُولَئِكِto thoseالْخَبِيثاتِ.»wicked ones."
And perhaps you know that those blondes have taken our daughters and have shocked us in our beloved ones. And indeed we increased with their number, and filled the plain, and dominated over us the ways of the earth all. Ah! Don’t you hear? Farewell, O 'Umm Maazin'. For I am fleeing, until I don’t fall prey to those wicked ones.
غَزْوَةُbattleالنَّمْلِthe ant
(21) Battle of the Ant
وَلَقَدْAnd indeedصَدَقَتْshe has told the truth«بِنْتُ'the daughter ofالشَّيْصَبانِ» Al-Shaysaban'"فَيماin whatقالَتْهُ،she said,فَإِنَّfor indeed,جُيُوشَthe armiesالشَّقْرَواتِof the blonde——مِنْfromنِمالِthe ants'الأَعْداءِenemies,كانَتْwereتَتَقَدَّمُadvancingإِلَىtoوادِيthe valleyالنَّمْلِ،of the ants,زاحِفَةًcrawling,تُحاوِلُtryingأَنْtoتَكْتَسِحَsweepالْوادِيَ.the valley.
And indeed, "the daughter of Al-Shaysaban' has told the truth in what she said, for indeed, the blond armies, from the ants' enemies, were advancing to the valley of the ants, crawling, trying to sweep the valley.
وَقَدْAnd indeedرَتَّبَتْarrangedخُطَّةَthe planالْهُجُومِof the attackوالْغَزْوِ،and the invasion,وَسارَتْand marchedمُتَقَدِّمَةًforwardفِيinصُفُوفٍranks.وَكانَAnd there wereالْقادَةُthe leadersفِيinمُقَدِّمَةِthe frontالْجَيْشِ،of the army,مُسْتَبْسِلِينَbraveفِيinالْحَرْبِ،the war,وَقَدْand indeedرَفَعُواthey raisedقُرُونَهُمْtheir hornsمُهِيبِينَterrifying(صائِحِينَ)(crying)بِجُنُودِهِمْ:with their soldiers:أَنْtoتَقَدَّمُواadvance,إِلَىtoالأَمامِ،the front,إِلَىtoالأَمامِthe frontدائِمًا!always!
And indeed, they arranged the plan of the attack and the invasion, and marched forward in ranks. And there were the leaders at the front of the army, brave in the war, and they raised their horns terrifyingly (crying) with their soldiers: to advance to the front, to the front always!
وَكانَتِAnd she wasالشَّقْراواتُthe blondesالْكَبِيراتُthe big onesآيَةًa signمِنْofآياتِthe signsالْقَسْوَةِ،of cruelty,فَلَمْso did notتَرْحَمْhave mercyصَغِيرًاon a small oneوَلَمْand did notتُوَقِّرْrespectكَبِيرًا.the big one.
And the blondes were a sign of cruelty, for they showed no mercy to the small nor did they respect the big.
واضْطَرَبَتْdisturbedأَسْرَابُswarmsالنِّمالِof the antsالسُّودِblackالصَّغِيرَةِ،small,وَتَفَرَّقَتْand scatteredحُرَّاسُهاits guardsأَشْتاتًا،into groups,يُغَوِّثُونَthey seek helpوَيَسْتَنْجِدُونَ.and call for aid.وَخَرَجَتْAnd theجَماهِيرُmasses ofالنَّمْلِthe antsالأَسْوَدِ،the black,لِصَدِّto repelغارَةِthe invasionالأَعْداءِ،of the enemies,وَقَدْ آلَيْنَand we have pledgedعَلَىuponأَنْفُسِهِنَّthemselvesأَنْtoيَمْنَعْنَpreventوادِيَهُنَّ،their valley,وَيَحْمِينَand protectوَطَنَهُنَّ،their homeland,وَيَذُدْنَand defendعَنْagainstذَرارِيهِنَّtheir offspring,(نَسْلِهِنَّ)،(descendants),باذِلاتٍsacrificingأَرْواحَهُنَّtheir livesرَخِيصَةًcheaplyفِيinسَبِيلِthe way ofحِمَايَةِprotection ofالأَهْلِthe people andالْوَطَنِ!the homeland!
The small swarms of black ants disturbed and scattered their guards into groups, seeking help and calling for aid. The masses of the black ants emerged to repel the invasion of enemies, and they pledged to themselves to prevent their valley, protect their homeland, and defend against their offspring, sacrificing their lives cheaply in the way of protecting the people and the homeland!
وانْدَفَعْنَand they rushedفِيinشَجاعَةٍbraveryوإِقْدامٍand daringلاnoمَثِيلَequalلَهُماto themيُحارِبْنَthey fightالْعَدُوَّthe enemyوَيُجْلِينَand they showالْمُغِيراتِthe invadersوَقَدْand indeedبَذَلْنَthey dedicatedكُلَّallماwhatوَسِعَتْهُthey couldجُهُودُهُنَّtheir effortsوَأَبْلَيْنَand they excelledفِيinالْحَرْبِthe warأَحْسَنَbestبَلاءٍperformance
And they rushed in unparalleled bravery and daring, fighting the enemy and showing the invaders, indeed, they dedicated all that they could from their efforts and excelled in the war with the best performance.
وَلَكِنَّButالشَّقْراواتِblondesالْكَبِيراتِbigظَلِلْنَthey overshadowedيَتَقَدَّمْنَthey advanceإِلَىtoالأَمامِthe frontمُسْتَهِيناتٍdisdainfulبِكُلِّwith allماwhatيَتَعَرَّضْنِ لَهُthey are exposed toمِنْofأَخْطارٍdangersوَقَدْand indeedأَصْرَرْنَthey insistedعَلَىonاقْتِحامِstormingصُفُوفِthe ranksالْعَدُوِّthe enemy'sوإِذْلالِهِand humiliating himكَلَفَهُنَّit cost themذَلِكَthatماwhatكَلَفَهُنَّit cost themمِنْofجِهادٍjihadوَفِداءٍ.and sacrifice.
But the big blondes overshadowed, advancing forward, disdainful of all the dangers they are exposed to, and indeed they insisted on storming the enemy's ranks and humiliating him, which cost them dearly, of jihad and sacrifice.
وَصاحَand shoutedصائِحُهُنَّtheir caller——مِنَfromالْقادَةِthe leaders——وَهُنَّand theyيَتَسَلَّقْنَare climbingقِمَّةَthe summitالتَّلَّةِ،of the hill,وَيَعْتَلِينَand they are ascendingذِرْوَةَthe height ofالرَّبْوَةِ:the hillock:«نَظِّمْنَOrganizeصُفُوفَكُنَّyour rows——ياOحَفَدَةَdescendants«الشَّيْصَبانِ»‘the younger ones’——واسْتَلْهِمْنَand seek inspiration fromمَضاءَthe vigor ofعَزْمِdeterminationأَسْلافِكُنَّ.of your ancestors.
And their caller shouted — from the leaders — and they are climbing the summit of the hill, and they are ascending the height of the hillock: "Organize your rows — O descendants of 'the younger ones' — and seek inspiration from the vigor of your ancestors."
وَلاAnd do notتَنْسَيْنَforgetنَصِيحَةَthe adviceجَدِّناof our grandfatherالأَكْبَرِthe elder«الشَّيْصَبانِ»"The Great Decision"الْعَظِيمِ،the great,فَقَدْfor indeedأَصْبَحَhas becomeالنَّصْرُvictoryمِنَّاfrom usقَرِيبًا،soon,وَلَمْand there is notيَبْقَremainعَلَيْكُنَّon you allإلاexceptخُطُواتٌstepsيَسِيرَةٌeasyتَقْهَرْنَovercome——فِيinإِثْرِهاits pursuitالْعَدُوَّ؛the enemy;وَتَنْتَصِرْنَand you will triumphفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَعْرَكَةِbattleالْحاسِمَةِ!decisive!
And do not forget the advice of our elder grandfather: 'The Great Decision', the great, for indeed, victory is near for us, and there remains nothing for you all except easy steps to overcome — in its pursuit — the enemy; and you will triumph in this decisive battle!
فَسارَتِThen they movedالشَّقْراواتُ،the blondes,زاحِفاتٍcrawlingعَلَىuponأَعْدائِهِنَّ،their enemies,مُرَدِّداتٍrepeatingنَشِيدَthe anthemالْحَرْبِof warالَّذِىwhichحَفِظْنَهُwe have preserved itمِنْfromأَسْلافِهِنَّ،their ancestors,عَنْaboutجَدِّهِنَّtheir grandfatherالأَوَّلِ:the first:الشَّيْصَبانِthe Great Shaybanالأَكْبَرِ.the greatest.
Then the blondes moved, crawling upon their enemies, repeating the anthem of the war which we have preserved from their ancestors, about their first grandfather: the Great Shayban.
نَشِيدُsongالشَّيْصَبانِthe youthful ones
The song of the youthful ones