الفَصْلُthe chapterالثَّانِيsecond
The second chapter.
فيinقَصْرِthe palace«جُنْريلَ»"Gonril"
In the palace of "Gonril".
هَدَأَتْcalmedثائِرةُthe fury ofالمَلِكِthe king«لِير»"Lear"
The fury of the king "Lear" calmed down.
بَعْدَafterأَنْthatأَقْصَىhe banished(أَبْعَدَ)(further)بنتَهُhis daughterالمَخْلِصَةَthe loyalالوفيَّةَfaithful«كُرْدِلْيا»"Cordelia"
After he banished his faithful daughter "Cordelia".
عَنْfromمَمْلَكَتِهِhis kingdomوَهُوَand heيَحْسَبُهَاconsiders herمِثالَan example ofالْعُقُوقِdisloyalty(عَدَمِ(notالْقِيَامِfulfillingبِالْوَاجِبِthe dutyنَحْوَtowardsأَبِيهَا)her father)
And he considers her an example of disloyalty (not fulfilling her duty towards her father).
والْغَدْرِand treacheryوالكِبْرَآء.and arrogance.
And treachery and arrogance.
وَذَهَبَAnd the king wentالمَلِكُthe kingعَلَىimmediately toالْفَوْرِat onceإلىtoقَصْرِthe palaceبِنتِهِof his daughter«جُنْرِيلَ»"Gonril".
And the king went at once to the palace of his daughter "Gonril".
وَلَكِنَّهُBut heمَا عَتَّمَdid not delay(مَا لَبِثَ)(did not last)أَنْuntilأَدْرَكَhe realizedحَقَائِقَthe factsالأَشْيَاءِof thingsالَّتِيwhichكَانَwereالرِّيَاءُthe hypocrisyوَالنِّفَاقُand hypocrisyيَسْتُرَانِهَاwere concealing itعَنْfromنَاظِرَيْهِ،his eyes,وَيَحْجُبَانِهَاand were blocking itعَنْfromعَيْنَيْهِ.his eyes.
But he did not delay until he realized the facts of things that were being concealed from his eyes by hypocrisy and deceit.
وَعَرَفَAnd he knewأَنَّthatالأَلْفَاظَthe sweet wordsالمَعْسُولَة،the flattery,وَالْمَدَائِحَand the praisesالمُنَمَّقَةَornately crafted(المُزَخْرَفَةَ)(embellished)الزَّائِفَةَ،the false,لا تُغْنِيdo not benefitعَنِagainstالْحَقِّthe truthشَيْئًا.anything.
And he knew that sweet words, the embellished praises, do not benefit against the truth at all.
لَقَدْIndeed,تَمَلَّكَتِshe took possession ofالْبِلَادَthe land— بَعْدَ— afterأَبِيهَا —her father —وَظَفِرَتْand she triumphed(فَازَتْ)(won)بِكُلِّwith allمَا مَنَحَهَاthat he granted herإِيَّاهُfromمِنْpowerسُلْطَانٍand authority,وَقُوَّةٍ،and strength,وَاسْتَتَبَّand established(اِسْتَقَرَّ)(stabilized)
Indeed, she took possession of the land — after her father — and triumphed with all he granted her of power and strength, and established her rule;
فَكَانَتْso her first concern becameأَوَّلَthe firstهَمِّهَاof her worriesأَنْthat she wouldتَتَنَكَّرَdisguise herself(تَتَغَيَّرَ)(change)لِمَنto whomأَحْسَنَhad done goodإِلَيْهَا،to her,وَتَجْزِيَهُand reward himعَلَىforصَنِيعِهِhis deedالْمَشْكُورِthe praised.أَقْبَحَwith the worstجَزَاءِreward,وَتُكَافِئَهُand recompense himإِسَاءَةًa wrongdoingبِإِحْسَانٍ،with kindness,وَعُقُوقًاand disobedienceبِبِرٍّ،with good deed,وَغَدْرًاand betrayalبِوَفَاءٍ.with loyalty.
So her first concern became to disguise herself against those who had done good to her, and to reward him for his praised deed with the worst reward, recompensing him wrongdoing with kindness, and disobedience with good, and betrayal with loyalty.
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خُبْثُThe wickedness of«جُنْرِيلَ»"Gonril"
The wickedness of "Gonril".
وَرَأَتْAnd she saw«جُنْرِيلُ»"Gonril"أَنَّthatأَبَاهَاher fatherقَدِhadأَصْبَحَbecome— بَعْدَ— afterأَيَّامٍa few daysقَلِيلَةٍ —— little —مُمِلًّاboringثَقِيلًاand burdensome.
And she saw that her father had become — after a few days — boring and burdensome.
وَاسْتَكْثَرَتْAnd she increasedعَلَيْهِover himمِائَةَa hundredالفَارِسِof knightsالَّذِينَthatاِسْتَبْقَاهُمْshe kept for himلِنَفْسِه،for himself,لِيُرَافِقُوهُto accompany himفِيinحَلِّهِhis stayوَتَرْحَالِهِand travel.
And she increased the hundred knights that she kept for him to accompany him in his stay and travels.
وَأَصْبَحَتْAnd she became«جُنْرِيلُ»"Gonril"تَلْقَىto meetأَبَاهَاher father— كُلَّمَا— wheneverوَقَعَتْshe laid eyesنَظَرُهَاon him —عَلَيْهِ —her gaze —بِوَجْهٍwith a faceعَبُوسٍ،gloomy,وَتَقِطُبُand she frownedحَاجِبَيْهَاher eyebrows(تَعْبِسَ)(frowning)كُلَّمَاwheneverنَادَاهَا،he called her,وَلَا تُلَبِّيand does not answer(لَا تُجِيبُ)(does not respond)
And "Gonril" met her father — whenever she laid eyes on him — with a gloomy face, and frowning eyebrows whenever he called her, and she does not answer him.
وَلَا تُنفِّذُAnd she does not carry outلَهُhis requestsمَشِيئَةً.his wishes.
And she does not carry out his wishes.
وَاقْتَدَىAnd her servants followedبِهَاher exampleخَدَمُهَاthe servantsفِيin the treatment ofمُعامَلَةِthis old man;فَأَصْبَحُواand they becameلَا يُلَبُّونَnot answeringلَهُhis requestsأَمْرًا،at all,وَلَا يُعَامِلُونَهُnor do they treat himبِغَيْرِother thanالإِهْمَالِneglectوَالِاحْتِقَارِand contemptوَقِلَّةِand littleالاِكْتِرَاثِ.concern.
And her servants followed her example in treating this old man; and they became not answering his requests at all, nor did they treat him other than with neglect, contempt, and little concern.
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(3)
وَفَاءُLoyaltyالْوَزِيرِof the ministerأَمَّاHowever,الْوَزِيرُthe ministerالْوَفِيُّthe loyal«كَنْت»،"Kent",الَّذِيwhoطَرَدَهُwas banishedالشَّيْخُthe old man«لِير»"Lear"مُكَافَأَةًin rewardلَهُfor hisصِدْقِهِtruthfulnessوَوَفَائِهِ،and loyalty,وَأَمَرَand he orderedبِنَفْيِهِhis banishmentمِنْfromمَدِينَتِهِ،his city,فَقَدْbut he
However, the loyal minister "Kent," who was banished by the old man "Lear" as a reward for his truthfulness and loyalty, and ordered his banishment from his city, but he.
أَبَىrefusedعَلَيْهِto let himإِخْلاَصَهُhis loyaltyلِمَلِيكِهto his kingأَنْthat he wouldيَتْرُكَهُleave himنَهْبَto the preyالْمَصَائِبِof calamitiesوَالأَحْدَاثِand events.(تَنْهَبُهُ(devour himوَتَفْتَرِسُهُ)،and consume him),وَنُهْزَةَand a chanceالْخُطُوبِof troublesوَالْكَوَارِثِand catastrophes.
refused to let him be prey to the calamities and events (that would devour him and consume him), and a chance of troubles and catastrophes.
فَلَمSo he did notيَخْرُجْleaveمِنْthe city;وَلَكِنَّهُbut heغَيَّرَchangedمِنْhisهَيْئَتِهِ،appearance,وَبَدَّلَand changedمِنْhisشَكْلِهِ،form,وَتَزَيَّاand disguised himselfبِزِيِّin the garbالْخَدَمِ،of a servant,ثُمَّ رَجَعَthen returnedإِلَىtoمَلِيكِهِhis kingخَادِمًاas a faithful servant,أَمِينًا،trustworthy,يَرْعَاهُto protect himوَيَحْرُسُه،and guard him,وَيَرْقُبُهُand keep watch over himعَنْfromكَثَبٍnear.وَرَضِيَAnd the kingالمَلِكُ"Lear"«لِير»was pleased withبِهَذَاthisالخَادِمِnew servantالْجَدِيدِ،who he had not known.وَهُوَAnd heلَا يَعْرِفُهُ.did not know him.
So he did not leave the city; but he changed his appearance and disguised himself in the garb of a servant, then returned to his king as a faithful, trustworthy servant to protect him, guard him, and keep watch over him from near. And King Lear was pleased with this new servant, who he had not known.
وَلَمAnd did notينْقَضِpassعَلَىonعَوْدَتِهِhis returnإِلَىtoمَلِيكِهِhis kingيَوْمٌa full dayكَامِلٌ،until,حَتَّىuntilرَأَىhe sawخَادِمًاa servantمِنْofخَدَمِthe servants«جُنْرِيِلَ»of "Gonril"يُجادِلُarguing withالمَلِكَthe king«لِير»،"Lear,"وَيَسْتَهِينُand belittling him,بِهِ،to pleaseلِيُرْضِيَherبِذٰلِكَthisسَيِّدَتَهlady.”}],
So the king "Lear" was pleased with the loyalty of this new servant whom he did not know.
وَلَمAnd did notيَنْقَضِpassعَلَىonعَوْدَتِهِhis returnإِلَىtoمَلِيكِهِhis kingيَوْمٌa full dayكَامِلٌ،until,حَتَّىuntilرَأَىhe sawخَادِمًاa servantمِنْofخَدَمِthe servants«جُنْرِيِلَ»of "Gonril"يُجادِلُarguing withالمَلِكَthe king«لِير»،"Lear,"وَيَسْتَهِينُand belittling him,بِهِ،to pleaseلِيُرْضِيَherبِذٰلِكَthisسَيِّدَتَهlady.”}],
So the king "Lear" was pleased with the loyalty of this new servant whom he did not know.