الفَصْلُchapterالثَّالِثُthe third
Chapter Three.
هُبُوبُThe onset ofالعَاصِفَةِthe storm.
The onset of the storm.
كَانَتِIt wasاللَّيْلَةُthe nightعَاصِفَةًa storm,قَارِسَةًharsh,(شَدِيدَةَ(severeالْبَرْدِ)cold).
It was a night of a storm, harsh and severe cold.
وَAndقَدْindeedأَدْرَكَrealizedالشَّيْخُthe Sheikh«لير»‘Lear’أَنَّthatبِنْتَيْهِhis two daughtersالْغَادِرَتَيْنِwho had betrayed himقَدْindeedأَسْلَمَتَاهُhanded him overإلىtoتِلْكَthoseالزَّوَابِعِtempestsالثَّائِرَةِ،raging,وَالأَعَاصِيرِand the raging tempestsالْهَائِجَةِ،wild,دُونَwithoutأَنْthatتَأْخُذَهُمَاshe might take themفِيْهِin itرَحْمَةً؛with mercy;
And indeed, the Sheikh ‘Lear’ realized that his two betraying daughters had handed him over to those raging tempests and wild storms, without any mercy for them.
فَأَسْلَمَSo he surrenderedلِجَوَادِهِto his steedالْعِنانَ،the reins,وَقَدْand he hadكَادَnearlyالْيَأْسُdespairيُذْهِلُهُ،overwhelm him,وَبَدَاand there appearedعَلَيْهِupon himالْخَبالُmadness(اخْتِلاَطُ(confusion ofالْعَقْلِ)؛the mind);فَلَمْSo he didn'tيُبَالِcareالزَّمْهَرِيرَabout the extreme cold(بُلُوغَ(reachingالْبَرْدِthe coldأَقْصَاهُ)،its utmost),وَلَمْand he didn’tيُشْفِقْhave compassionعَلَىonشَيْخُوخَتِهِhis old age (decrepitude)الْمُهَدَّمَةِ،destroyed,مُؤْثِرًاpreferring(مُخْتَارًا)(chosen)أَنْthatيُهْلِكَهُhe perishالْبَرْدُ،to the cold,عَلَىoverأَنْtoتُذِلَّهُhumiliate himبِنْتَيْهِ.by his daughters.
So he surrendered the reins to his steed, having nearly been overwhelmed by despair, and madness appeared upon him; so he didn’t care for the extreme cold (reaching the utmost cold), and he didn’t have compassion on his decrepit old age, preferring (choosing) to perish by the cold than to be humiliated by his daughters.
وَظَلَّAnd he keptيُلَوِّحُwavingبِذِرَاعَيْهِhis armsفِيinالْفَضَاءِthe spaceكَأَنَّمَاas ifيَتَوَعَّدُهُمَا،he was threatening them,وَيُمِيلُand tiltingرَأْسَهُhis headإِلَىtoالْخَلْفِ،the back,وَيَصِيحُand crying outمُغْضَبًاangrilyحَانِقًا،furiously,حَتَّىuntilلَيَحْسُبَone might thinkمَنْwhoeverيَرَاهُsees himأَنَّthatبِهِhe hasمَسًّاa touchمِنَofالْجُنُونِ.madness.
And he kept waving his arms in the space as if he was threatening them, and tilted his head back, and was crying out angrily and furiously, until one might think that whoever saw him thought he had a touch of madness.
وَلَمْAnd there was notيَبْقَremainingمَعَwithالشَّيْخِthe Sheikh«لير»‘Lear’——فِيinمِحْنَتِهِhis agony —غَيْرُexceptصَاحِبَيْهِhis two loyal companions:«كَنْت»‘Kent’و«الْبُهْلُول».and ‘the Fool’.
And there was not remaining with Sheikh ‘Lear’ — in his agony — except his two loyal companions: ‘Kent’ and ‘the Fool’.
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الأَعَاصِيرُThe tempestsوَالرُّمُودُand the thundersوَٱشْتَدَّتِand intensifiedالزَّوْبَعَةُthe stormعُنْفًا،fierceness,وَتَحَدَّرَand the rain fellالْمَطَرُthe rain(سَقَطَ)،(descended),ثُمَّthenهَمَىpoured(نَزَلَ(came downبِكَثْرَةٍ)abundantly)كَأَنَّهُas if it wereالسَّيْلُthe flooding.الْجارِفُ،and it roared,وَجَلْجَلَتِand thunderedالرُّعُودُthe thundersالْقَاصِفَةُ،that shattered,وَدَوَّتِand the winds roared.الرِّياحُthe windsالْعاتِيَةُfierce,(الْعَنِيفَةُ)،(violent),وَخُيِّلَand it seemedإِلَىtoالنَّاسِthe peopleأَنَّthatالْبَراكِينَthe volcanoesانْفَجَرَتْ،exploded,وَأَنَّand thatالْكَواكِبَthe starsانتَثَرَتْscattered(تَسَاقَطَتْ)،(fell),وَأَنَّand thatالْجَحِيمَhellسُعِّرَتْwas ignited(الْتَهَبَتْ)(blazed)
The tempests and the thunders intensified, and the rain fell heavily, as if it were a flooding; and it thundered the shattering thunders, and the fierce winds roared; and it seemed to the people that the volcanoes exploded, and that the stars scattered, and that hell was ignited.
وَبَدَاAnd there appearedذَٰلِكَthatالشَّيْخُSheikhالهِمُّthe old(الْهَرِمُ)،(aged),وَقَدْand he hadقَفَّ شَعَرُهُstopped his hair;(وَقَفَ)،(stood),وَتَقَوَّسَand his back archedظَهْرُهُ،his back,وَانْحَنَتْand his body bentقامَتُهُhis statureٱلْمَدِيدَةُ،the tall,بَعْدَafterأَنْthatأَلحَّتْthe disasters insistedعَلَيْهِupon himجَالِبَاتُcausers ofالدَّمارِ،destruction,(مُسَبِّبَاتُ(the causes ofالْهَلاكِ)،the destruction),وَعَصَفَتْand were swept awayبِهwith himعَاصِفَاتُthe tempestsالأَقْدَارِ.of fates.
And there appeared the old Sheikh, after his hair had stopped; and his back arched, and his stature bent, after the disasters had insisted upon him, the causes of destruction, and the tempests of fate had swept him away.
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نَشِيدُThe song ofالعَاصِفَةِthe storm.وَكَانَAnd it wasالشَّيْخُthe Sheikh«لِير»‘Lear’يَصْرُخُscreamingمُتَحَدِّيًاdefyingهَذِهِtheseالْقُوَىforcesالْعَاتِيَةَfierceالْمُتَأَلِّبَةَcrashing upon him,(الْمُتَجَمِّعَةَ)(gathering against him),مُصَيِّحًاcrying outصَيْحاتٍcriesمُفَزِّعَةًterrifying,هَائِلَةً،huge,وَهُوَwhile heيَقُولُ:said:.
And it was the Sheikh ‘Lear’ screaming, defying these fierce forces crashing upon him, crying out terrifying, huge cries, while he said:.
«هُبِّي“Come forthأَيَّتُهَاOالرِّيَاحُwindsالْقَاسِيَةُhard,الْعَنيفَةُ،violent,الَّتِيthatتُهْلِكُdestroyالْمَدَإنَ،the cities,وَتُفْسِدُand ruinالْأَرَضِينَ:the lands:الْمُنْبَسِطَةَthe flatمِنْهَا،of it,وَالْمَمْلُوءَةَand those filledأَحْجَارًاwith stonesوَرِمَالًا،and sand,وَالَّتِيand that whichلاnoزَرْعَplantفِيهاin itوَلَاnorنَبَاتَ.vegetation.
‘Come forth, O fierce and violent winds, that destroy the cities and ruin the lands: the flat ones of them, and those filled with stones and sand, and that in which there is no plant or vegetation.
ثُمَّThenأَنْزِلِيlet your rains comeمَطَرَكِ،down,يُغَطِّيcoveringالأَبْنِيَةَthe tall buildings,الْعَالِيَةَ،the high,وَيُغْرِقُand submergingالْأَرَاضِيَthe landsالْمَزْرُوعَةَ.»that are planted.”
‘Then let your rains come down, covering the tall buildings, and submerging the cultivated lands.’
ثُمَّThenيُنْشِدُhe singsمُتَوَعِّدًا:promising:زَوَابِعَWhirlwindsالْمَطَرِ:of rain:.هُبِّيCome forthمَعَwithالإِعْصَارِthe hurricaneفِيinاللَّيْلِthe nightوَالنَّهَارِand the dayعَاصِفَةًa stormمِنْofنَارِfire,مَرْهُوبَةَfearful ofالدَّمَارِdestruction,تَأْتِيcomingعَلَىuponالْأَمْصَارِthe citiesوَالسَّهْلِand the plainsوَالْقِفَارِand the desertsوَأَمْطِرِيAnd let it rainثُلُوجًاsnowتُجَلِّلُcoveringالْبُرُوجَthe mountainsوَتُغْرِقُand submergingالْمُرُوجَthe meadowsوَتَشْتَدُّAnd intensifyingالْعَاصِفَةُthe stormهُبُوبًا،in onset,وَandيَزْأَرُroaringالرَّعْدُthe thunderمُجَلْجِلًاresoundingقَاصِفًا،shattering,وَيَبْرُقُand flashingالْبَرْقُ،the lightning,يَكادُalmostسَنَاهُits brightness(ضَوْؤُهُ)(its light)
Then he sings, promising: Whirlwinds of rain: ‘Come forth with the hurricane in the night and the day, a storm of fire, fearful of destruction, coming upon the cities and the plains and the deserts. And let it rain snow covering the mountains and submerging the meadows, and the storm intensifies in onset, and the thunder roars resoundingly, shattering, and the lightning flashes, almost its brightness '.
وَيُوهِمُand it misleadsمَنthose whoيَرَاهُsee itأَنَّthatالْكُرَةَthe earthالأَرْضِيَّةَis movingتَهْتَزُّshakenمِنْfromأَقْطَارِهَاits sides (edges),وَأَنَّand thatالدُّنْيَاthe worldقَدْhasزُلْزِلَتْbeen shakenزِلْزَالَهَا.its earthquake.
And it misleads those who see it that the earth is shaken from its edges, and that the world has been shaken in its earthquake.
فَيَشْتَدُّThen intensifiesصِيَاحُthe screaming ofالشَّيْخِ،the Sheikh,وَهُوَand he isيَقُولُ:saying:«دَوِّي —‘Let it thunder —أَيَّتُهَاOالرِّيحُ —wind —وَعَوِّي،and howl,وَدَمِّرِيand destroyبَيْتَيَّmy two housesوَبِنْتَيَّ،and my two daughters,عَنَيْتُI mean(قَصَدْتُ)(I meant)الذِّئْبَتَيْنِ.the two wolves.
Then intensifies the screaming of the Sheikh, and he is saying: ‘Let it thunder — O wind — and howl, and destroy my two houses and my two daughters, I mean (I meant) the two wolves.
ثُمَّThenٱنْثَنِيturn back(عُودِي)(return) to me,فَأمْطِرِيthen rain on meجَاحِمَكِyour infernoالْعَتِيَّmighty (the great fire(نَارَكِ(your fireالْمُوقَدَةَ)،the one that is lit),كِفَاءَso thatخَيْبَتَيَّmy failures(عَلَى(to theقَدْرِهِمَا)،extent of them),فِيinظَنِّيَmy good opinionالْحَسَنِof them.
Then turn back (return) to me, and rain on me your mighty inferno (the fire that is lit), so that (to the extent of them), in my good opinion of them.
ثُمَّThenأَنْشَدَ:he sang:يَاOرِيحُ:wind:دَوِّي،let it thunder,دَوِّيlet it thunderوَيَاand Oرُعُودَthunders of the skies:الْجَوِّ:the sky:لَاdo notتَهْدَئِي،calm down,وَعَوِّيand howlوَانْتَزِعِيand take awayحُنُوِّيmy kindnessوَأَحْرِقِيand burnعَدُوِّيmy enemy •••
Then he sang: ‘O wind: let it thunder, let it thunder, and O thunders of the skies: do not calm down, and howl and take away my kindness and burn my enemy •••