الْأَنْقَاضُ.The ruins.
The ruins.
بَدَأَbeganنَابُولِيُونَNapoleonفِيinصَمْتٍsilenceيَجُوبُroamingالْمَكَانَthe placeطُولًاlengthwiseوَعَرْضًا،and widthwise,وَهُوَand heيَزْفُرُsighingمِنْfromوَقْتٍtimeإِلَىtoآخَرَ،another,ذَيْلِهِhis tailمُتَشَنِّجٍtenseيَتَأَرْجَحُswaysمِنَfromالْيَمِينِthe rightإِلَىtoالْيَسَارِthe leftوَهُوَand heفِيinحالَتِهِhis stateهَذِهِ،this,دَلِيلٌa signعَلَىofالأَفْكَارِthe ideasالَّتِيthatتَتَحَرَّكُare movingدَاخِلَinsideرَأْسِهِhis headوَفَجْأَةًand suddenlyتَوَقَّفَhe stoppedإِشارةٌa signإِلَىtoاتِّخَاذِtakeقَرَارِهِ،his decision,فَقَالَ :he said:
Napoleon began silently roaming the place lengthwise and widthwise, sighing from time to time, his tense tail swaying from right to left. In this state, it was a sign of the ideas moving inside his head. Suddenly he stopped, a sign to take his decision, and he said:
أَيُّهَاOالرِّفَاقُcompanionsهَلْDoتَعْرِفُونَyou knowمَنْwhoالْمَسْؤُولُ؟the responsible?
O companions, do you know who is responsible?
هَلْDoتَعْرِفُونَyou knowمَنْwhoهُوَhe isالْعَدُوُthe enemyالَّذِيwhoجَاءَcameفِيatاللَّيْلِnightوَدَمَّرَand destroyedطَاحُونَةَthe millالْهَوَاءِ؟the wind?
Do you know who the enemy is who came at night and destroyed the windmill?
إِنَّهُIt isسِنُوبُل.Snowball.قَالَsaidنَابُولِيُونُNapoleonمُزْمَجِرًا.growling.
It is Snowball, Napoleon said growling.
جَمِيعُAllنَعَم،Yes,قَالَhe saidمُضِيفًا،adding,إِنَّهُIt isسِنُوبُل،Snowball,وَبِمَكْرٍand with cunningخَاصَّةًspecificلِيُدَمِّرَto destroyخُطَطَنَا،our plans,وَيَنْتَقِمَand take revengeلِطَرْدِهِfor his expulsionالْمُخْزِيِshamefulإِنَّهُIt isهُوَhe isالْخَائِنُ.the traitor.
Yes, he said adding, it is Snowball, and with cunning to destroy our plans, and take revenge for his shameful expulsion. He is the traitor.
وَقَدْAnd heتَسَلَّلَsneakedإِلَىtoالْمَزْرَعَةِthe farmتَحْتَunderجُنَحِdarknessالظَّلَامِthe darknessوَدَمَّرَand destroyedفِيinلَحْظَةٍan instantواحِدَةٍoneسَنَةٍfull yearكَامِلَةٍcompleteمِنَofالْعَمَلِ.the work.
And he sneaked into the farm under the cover of darkness and destroyed in an instant a full year of work.
أَيُّهَاOالرِّفَاقُcompanionsمِنْfromهَذَاthisالْمَكَانُplaceأُعْلِنُI announceالْحُكْمَthe judgmentبِعُقُوبَةِby penaltyالْإِعْدَامِof deathعَلَىon«سِنُوبُل»Snowball
O companions, from this place I announce the judgment of death penalty on Snowball.
وَكُلُّAnd whoeverمِنْwhoيَقْبِضُarrestsعَلَيْهِhimوَيَقُودُهُand leads himأَمَامَbeforeالْعَدَالَةِjusticeسَيَتَوَّجُwill be crownedحَيَوَانًاan animal--بَطَلًاa heroمِنَofالدَّرَجَةِdegreeالثَّانِيَةِthe secondوَسَيُكَافَأُand will be rewardedبِنِصْفِwith halfصَاعٍsaisaمِنَinالتُّفَّاحِ .the apples.
And whoever arrests him and leads him before justice will be crowned an animal - a hero of the second degree and will be rewarded with half a saisa of the apples.
أَنْThatيُصْبِحَbecomes«سِنُوبُل»Snowballقَادِرًاableعَلَىtoارْتِكَابِcommittingهَذَاthisالْعَمَلِworkالدَّنِيءِlowlyكَانَwasبِمَثَابَةِasاِكْتِشَافٍa discoveryأَثَارَraisedسَخَطًاmuch angerكَبِيرًاbigلَدَىatجَمِيعِallالْحَيَوَانَاتِ .the animals.
That Snowball becomes able to commit this lowly work was as a discovery that raised much anger at all the animals.
غَضَبٌAngerمِثْلَsuch asهَذَاthisجَعَلَmadeالْجَمِيعَeveryoneيَفْكِرُونَthinkفِيinالْوَسَائِلِwaysلِلْتَمَكُّنِto be ableمِنْto«سِنُوبُل»Snowballعِنْدَمَاwhenيَأْتِيcomesإِلَىtoالْمَزْرَعَةِ.the farm.
Such anger made everyone think in ways to be able to confront Snowball when he comes to the farm.
وَمُبَاشَرَةًAnd immediatelyبَعْدَafterذَٰلِكَthatتَمَّwasاِكْتِشَافُdiscoveredآثَارٌtracesأَقدَامِof feetخِنزِيرٍpigفَوْقَaboveالْعُشْبِ،the grass,بِقُرْبِnearمِنَofالْهَضْبَةِ .the hill.
And immediately after that, traces of pig feet were discovered above the grass, near the hill.
يَمْكُنُCanلِلْحَيَوَانَاتِfor the animalsأَنْtoتَقْتَفِيtrackتِلْكَthoseالْآثَارَtracesعَلَىonبَعْدَafterأَمْتَارٍmetersقَلِيلَةٍ،few,
The animals can track those traces a few meters later,
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