وَكانَتْAnd it wasجَماعاتُgroupsالنَّمْلِof antsالشُّقْرِ،the blonde,جادَّةًhardworkingفِيinطَرِيقِهاtheir wayإِلَىtoوَادِيthe valleyالأَعْداءِ،of enemies,وَهُنَّand theyيَنْشُدْنَare seekingالنَّشِيدَthe chantالتَّالِيthat followsمُتَحَمِّساتٍ:enthusiastically:
And it was the groups of the blonde ants working hard in their way to the valley of enemies, and they are enthusiastically seeking the following chant:
ياOبَناتَdaughtersالشَّيْصَبانِ:of the Shayban:
O daughters of Shayban:
قَدْIndeedأَتَىhas comeيَوْمُthe day ofالطِّعانِthe clash
Indeed, the day of the clash has come.
فَتَوافَدْنَand they came togetherأُلُوفَاthousands
And thousands came together.
وَتَجَمَّعْنَand they gatheredصُفُوفَاin rows
And they gathered in rows.
واعْتَلِينَand we have risenالْهَضَباتِthe hills
And we have risen the hills.
واقْتَحِمْنَand overcomeالْعَقَباتِthe obstacles
And overcome the obstacles.
ثُمَّthenفَرِّقْنَseparateالأَعادِيthe foes
Then separate the foes.
بَدَدًاcompletelyفِيinكُلِّeveryوَادِيvalley
Completely in every valley!
ياOبَناتَdaughtersالشَّيْصَبانِ:the Shaysban
O daughters of the Shaysban:
قَدْIndeedأَتَىhas comeيَوْمُthe dayالطِّعانِof conflict
Indeed, the day of conflict has come.
فَلْيَكُنْLet it beيَوْمَdayفَخَارِof pride
Let it be a day of pride
وابْتِهاجٍand joyوانْتِصارِand victory
and joy and victory
لاnoتَوانَيْنَ،you canفَإِنَّاfor we
Do not be unable, for we
إِنْIfتَوانَيْتُنَّyou are ableضِعْناwe are lost
If you are able, we are lost.
فَلْتُدَكْدِكْنَLet them shakeالْجِبالاthe mountains
Let them shake the mountains
وَلْتُذَلِّلْنَand let (them) be subjectedالْمُحالاthe difficult
And let (them) be subjected the difficult!
ياOبَناتَdaughtersالشَّيْصَبانِof the Shayban
O daughters of the Shayban:
قَدْIndeedأَتَىhas comeيَوْمُthe dayالطِّعانِof the stabbing
Indeed, the day of the stabbing has come.
فَتَسَنَّمْنَAnd they ascendالْوِهاداthe high place
And they ascend to the high place.
وَتَناسَيْنَand we forgotالرُّقاداthe sleep
And we forgot the sleep.
وَتَسامَيْنَand we aspiredلِمَجْدٍto glory
And we aspired to glory.
وَتَذَرَّعْنَAnd they pleadedبِجِدٍّearnestly
And they pleaded earnestly.
وَandتَقَحَّمْنَthey rushedالسُّهُولاthe valleys
And they rushed into the valleys.
وَتَدافَعْنَAnd they pushed backسُيُولا!streams!
And they pushed back the streams!
ياOبَناتَdaughtersالشيصبانِof Al-Shaysban
O daughters of Al-Shaysban
قَدْIndeedأَتَىhas comeيَوْمُthe day ofالطِّعانِstriking
Indeed, the day of striking has come.
جَدُّكُنَّYour grandfatherالشَّيْصَبانُThe boy
Your grandfather is the boy.
مَجْدُهُHis gloryلَيْسَis notيُهانُinsulted
His glory is not insulted:
إِنَّناIndeed, weنَحْمِيprotectلِواءَهْthe banner
Indeed, we protect the banner.
فَلْنَمُوتَنَّLet us dieفِداءَهْfor his sake
Let us die for his sake.
وَلَنَمُوتَنَّAnd we will definitely dieكِراماnobly
And we will definitely die nobly.
ذَلَّhe has belittledمَنْwhoيَخْشَىfearsالْحِماماthe parenthesis
He has belittled who fears the parenthesis!
انِتصارُVictoryالشَّقْراواتِthe blondes
Victory of the Blondes
وَسُرْعانَAnd soonماwhatاقْتَحَمَتِchargedالشَّقْراواتُthe blondesوادِيَvalleyالأَعْداءِof enemiesباحِثاتٍresearchersعَنْaboutأَطْفالِهِنَّtheir childrenالصِّغارِthe littleوَقَدْand indeedتَمَّwas accomplishedلَهُنَّfor themالظَّفَرُthe victory
And soon the blondes charged into the valley of enemies, seeking their little children, and indeed the victory was accomplished for them.
وَعُدْنَand they have returnedوَفِيand inفَمِthe mouth ofكُلِّeveryشَقْراءَblondeمِنْهُنَّof themدُودَةٌlarvaأَوْorطِفْلٌchildمِنْfromذَرارِيِّoffspringالنِّمالِthe antsالسَّوْداءِthe blackوَهِيَand it isأَعَزُّmost preciousماwhatلَدَيْهِنَّis with themفِيinالْحَياةِlife
And they have returned, and in the mouth of every blonde among them is a larva, or a child, from the offspring of the black ants, and it is the most precious thing they have in life.
وَهَكَذاAnd thusانْتَهَتْendedتِلْكِthatالْحَرْبُwarالطَّاحِنَةُgrindingبِانْدِحارِwith the defeat ofالسَّوْداواتِthe Blacksوانْتِصارِand the victory ofالشَّقْراواتِthe blondesوامْتَلأتْand filledساحَةُthe arenaالْقِتالِof fightingبِالْقَتْلَىwith the deadوالْجَرْحَىand the injuredمِنَfromالسَّوْداواتِthe Blacksوَتَكَدَّسَتْand piled upأَشْلاؤُهُنَّtheir bodiesأَكْداسًاin heaps.
And thus ended that grinding war with the defeat of the Blacks, and the victory of the blondes, and the arena of fighting was filled with the dead and the injured, from the Blacks, and their bodies were piled up in heaps.
أَلاOhقَبُحَتِuglyالْحَرْبُwarوَandقَبُحَuglyكُلُّeveryoneمَنْwhoيَعْمَلُactsعَلَىonإِثارَتِهاstimulating itوَandإِلْهابِignitingنارِهاits fire
Oh, how ugly is war! And ugly is everyone who acts to stimulate it and ignite its fire!
(٢٤)(24)مَجْمَعُgatheringالنَّمْلِof the antsالأَسْوَدِthe black
(24) Gathering of the Black Ants
وَعادَتْAnd returnedجُيُوشُthe armiesالشَّقْراواتِof the blondesفَرِحاتٍjoyfulبِانْتِصارِهِنَّat their victoryوَجَدْand they carriedأَسْلابَthe spoilsأَعْدائِهِنَّof their enemiesوَرَجَعْنَand they returnedبِغَنائِمِهِنَّwith their spoilsالثَّمِينَةِthe valuable
And the armies of the blondes returned joyful at their victory, and they carried the spoils of their enemies, and they returned with their valuable spoils.
وَلَوْAnd ifرَأَيْتُمُوهُنَّyou had seen themأَيُّهاOالأَطْفالُchildrenالأَعِزَّاءُbelovedلَرَأَيْتُمْyou would have seenآلافًاthousandsمِنَofالْقُشُورِthe shellsالْبَيْضاءِ،the white,سائِرَةًmovingخِلالَthroughالْحَشائِشِthe grassesالْخَضْراءِ.the green.
And if you had seen them, O beloved children, you would have seen thousands of the white shells moving through the green grasses.
وَماAnd whatأَظُنُّكُمْI think youتَجْهَلُونَare ignorantتِلْكِthoseالْقُشُورَthe peelsالْبِيضَthe whiteفَهِيَFor it isذَرارِيُّthe offspringالنِّمالِof the antsالسُّودِthe blackالَّتِيthatحَمَلَتْهاcarried themالشَّقْراواتُthe blond onesإِلَىtoوَادِيهِنَّtheir valleyالْبَعِيدِ.far.
And what do I think you are ignorant of those white peels? For they are the offspring of the black ants that were carried by the blond ones to their far valley.
وَنَعُودُAnd we returnإِلَىto«أُمِّ‘Ummiمازِنٍ»Mazin’لِنَرَىto seeماwhatفَعَلَتْهُshe didفِيinأَثْناءِduringهَذِهِthisالْمَعْرَكَةِbattleالطَّاحِنَةِ.fierce.
And we return to ‘Ummi Mazin’ to see what she did during this fierce battle.
والْحَقَّAnd the truthأَقُولُI sayأَيُّهاOالْقُرَّاءُreadersالأَعِزَّاءُdearإِنَّIndeedهَذِهِthisالنَّمْلَةَantالْبَاسِلَةَbraveقَدِindeedاسْتَبْسَلَتْhas fought fiercelyفِيinالدِّفاعِ،the defense,واسْتَمَاتَتْand has struggledفِيinسَبِيلِthe wayالذَّوْدِof protectingعَنِfromالْوَطَنِthe homelandوالْعَشِيرَةِ،and the tribe,وَقَاتَلَتْand has foughtفِيinالصَّفِّthe frontالأَوَّلِ،the first,حَتَّىuntilخَرَّتْfellصَرِيعَةًdeadفِيinالْمَيْدانِ،the battlefield,وَرَقَدَتْand layبَيْنَamongالأَشْلاءِ،the corpses,وَهِيَand she isإِلَىcloser toالْمَوْتِdeathأَقْرَبُcloserمِنْهَاthan herإِلَىtoالْحَياةِ.life.
And the truth I say — O dear readers — indeed this brave ant has fought fiercely in defense and has struggled in the way of protecting the homeland and the tribe, and has fought in the front line, until she fell dead in the battlefield, and lay among the corpses, and she is closer to death than to life.
وَبَعْدَAnd afterقَلِيلٍa littleجاءَتْcameالسَّوْداواتُthe black onesباحِثاتٍresearchersعَنِaboutالْجَرْحَى،the wounded,واسْتَيْقَظَتْand woke upأُمُّthe mother ofمازِنٍMazinمِنْfromرَقْدَتِها،her sleep,فَجَمْجَمَتْand she murmuredتَقُولُsayingبِصَوْتٍin a weak voice:تُرَى:Do you see:أَيْنَwhereأَنا؟"am I?"
And after a little, the black ones came as researchers about the wounded, and 'Umm Mazin' woke up from her sleep, and she murmured saying in a weak voice: 'Do you see: where am I?'