كَانَwasقَائِدُleaderالْفِرْقَةِof the groupيَذْرَعُwalkingالْمَكَانَthe placeذَهَابًاgoingوَإِيَابًاand returningخَلْفَbehindالرِّجَالِthe menفِيinانْفِعَالٍexcitementوَظَلَّand he continuedيُرَدِّدُrepeatingلَاdo notتُطْلِقُواreleaseالنِّيرَانَthe fireأَيُّهَاOالْفِتْيَانُyoung men
The leader of the group was walking back and forth behind the men in excitement, and he kept repeating: "Do not release the fire, O young men."
لَاdo notتُطْلِقُواlaunchالنِّيرَانَthe firesإِلَّاexceptعِنْدَمَاwhenأُخْبِرُكُمْI inform you..انْتَظِرُواwaitحَتَّىuntilيَقْتَرِبُواthey get closeكَثِيرًاa lot»"
Do not launch the fires except when I inform you. Wait until they get close a lot.
أَلْقَىthrewهنريHenryنَظْرَةًa glanceعَلَىatالْعَدُوِّthe enemyفِيinالْحَقْلِthe fieldأَمَامَهُin front of him،,وَتَوَقَّفَand stoppedعَنْfromالتَّفْكِيرِthinkingفِيمَاabout whatإِذَاifكَانَتِwasالْبُنْدُقِيَّةُthe rifleمَحْشُوَّةًloadedأَمْorلَاnot..
Henry threw a glance at the enemy in the field in front of him, and stopped thinking about whether the rifle was loaded or not.
وَقَبْلَAnd beforeأَنْthatيَسْتَعِدَّ،he preparesوَقَبْلَand beforeأَنْthatيُخْبِرَhe informsنَفْسَهُhimselfأَنَّهُthat heعَلَىonوَشْكِthe verge ofالْقِتَالِ،the battleصَوَّبَhe aimedبُنْدُقِيَّتَهُ،his gunوَأَطْلَقَand he firedأَوَّلَthe firstرَصَاصَةٍbulletعَشْوَائِيَّةٍ،randomحَتَّىuntilقَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatيَصْدُرَhe issuesإِلَيْهِto himالْأَمْرُ،the orderثُمَّthenاسْتَمَرَّhe continuedفِيinتَشْغِيلِoperatingسِلَاحِهِ.his weapon
And before he prepares, and before he informs himself that he is on the verge of battle, he aimed his gun and fired the first random bullet, even before the order is issued to him, then he continued operating his weapon.
فَقَدَHe has lostهنريHenryفَجْأَةًsuddenlyقَلَقَهُhis anxietyعَلَىaboutنَفْسِهِ؛himselfإِذْasشَعَرَhe feltوَكَأَنَّهُand as if heجُزْءٌa partمِنْofشَيْءٍsomethingأَكْبَرَ،biggerكَانَwasالشَّيْءُthe thingالْوَحِيدُthe onlyالَّذِيthatيَعْرِفُهُhe knowsأَنَّهُthat heمَهْمَاno matterيَكُنْit may beمَاwhatهُوَhe isفِيهِin itالْآنَ،nowفَهُوَhe isفِيinوَرْطَةٍ،a predicamentلَنْhe will notيَسْتَطِيعَbe able toبِأَيِّin anyحَالٍcaseأَنْtoيَتْرُكَleaveكَتِيبَتَهُhis squadبَعْدَafterالْآنَ.now
Henry suddenly lost his anxiety about himself; as he felt as if he were a part of something bigger, the only thing he knew was that whatever he is in now, he is in a predicament, he will not be able to leave his squad now.
كَانَwasدَائِمَalwaysالِانْتِبَاهِattentionلِرِفَاقِهِto his companionsالْوَاقِفِينَstandingبِجِوَارِهِ،by his sideوَكَأَنَّand as ifرَابِطَةَthe bondإِخَاءٍof brotherhoodقَدْhasوُلِدَتْbeen bornمِنْfromبَيْنِbetweenالدُّخَانِthe smokeوَخَطَرِand the dangerالْمَوْتِ.of death
He was always attentive to his companions standing by his side, and as if a bond of brotherhood had been born from between the smoke and the danger of death.
الفصلThe chapterالسابعseventh
The seventh chapter
وَأَخِيرًاAnd finallyالْقِتَالُthe fight
And finally the fight
عَمَلَworkedهنريHenryبِسُرْعَةٍquicklyوَandمَلَأَfilledأُذُنَيْهِhis earsصَوْتُthe sound ofضَجِيجٍnoiseمُزْعِجٍannoyingوَandمَاwhatإِنْifمَرَّpassedالصَّوْتُthe soundحَتَّىuntilشَعَرَfeltبِغَضَبٍangerشَدِيدٍintenseوَandكَأَنَّهُas if heوَحْشٌa beastيُضَيَّقُis constrictedعَلَيْهِon himالْخِنَاقَthe choke
Henry worked quickly, and the sound of annoying noise filled his ears, and as soon as the sound passed, he felt an intense anger as if he was a beast being constricted.
حَارَبَfoughtهنريHenryبِجُنُونٍ،madnessوَكَانَand wasجَمِيعُallالرِّجَالِthe menمِنْfromحَوْلِهِaround himيُصْدِرُونَwere issuingأَصْوَاتًاsoundsغَرِيبَةً.strangeلَمْnotيَكُنْwasأَحَدٌanyoneمِنْهُمْof themيَتَظَاهَرُpretendingبِمَظْهَرِwith the appearance ofالْبُطُولَةِ،heroismبَلْratherكَانُواthey wereمُنْشَغِلِينَbusyلِلْغَايَةِextremelyبِحَشْوِwith stuffingالْبَنَادِقِthe gunsوَإِطْلَاقِand firingالنِّيرَانِthe bulletsوَإِعَادَةِand reloadingحَشْوِهَا.reloading it
Henry fought with madness, and all the men around him were issuing strange sounds. No one of them was pretending with the appearance of heroism, rather they were extremely busy stuffing the guns and firing the bullets and reloading them.
وَقَفَstoppedالضُّبَّاطُthe officersوَرَاءَbehindالرِّجَالِthe menوَأَخَذُواand they began toيُشَجِّعُونَهُمْencourage them
The officers stopped behind the men and began to encourage them.
الْتَقَىmetمُلَازِمُthe sergeantوَحْدَةِof the unitهنريHenryبِجُنْدِيٍّwith a soldierكَانَwho had beenقَدْhadفَرَّfledعِنْدَمَاwhenبَدَأَhe startedإِطْلَاقُthe firingالنِّيرَانِof the bulletsفَجَذَبَهُand pulled himمِنْfromيَاقَتِهِhis collarوَأَرْغَمَهُand forced himعَلَىtoالْعَوْدَةِreturnإِلَىtoالصَّفِّthe lineالْأَمَامِيِّ.the front
The sergeant of the Henry unit met a soldier who had fled when the firing began and pulled him by his collar, forcing him to return to the front line.
عَادَreturnedالْجُنْدِيُّ،the soldierلَكِنْbutكَانَwasوَاضِحًاclearأَنَّthatقَلْبَهُhis heartلَمْdid notيَكُنْwasفِيinمَيْدَانِthe battlefieldالْمَعْرَكَةِ.the battleحَاوَلَtriedالْجُنْدِيُّthe soldierإِعَادَةَto reloadتَعْبِئَةِthe cartridgeبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِ،of his rifleلَكِنَّbutيَدَيْهِhis handsكَانَتَاwereتَرْتَجِفَانِtremblingبِشِدَّةٍseverelyحَتَّىuntilاضْطُرَّforcedالْمُلَازِمُthe officerإِلَىtoمُسَاعَدَتِهِ.help him
The soldier returned, but it was clear that his heart was not on the battlefield. The soldier tried to reload his rifle, but his hands were shaking severely until the officer was forced to help him.
تَسَاقَطَfellالرِّجَالُthe menهُنَاhereوَandهُنَاكَthere،,وكَانَand wasقَائِدُthe leaderفِرْقَةِof the groupهنريHenryقَدْhadقُتِلَbeen killedفِيinبِدَايَةِthe beginningالْمَعْرَكَةِof the battle
The men fell here and there, and the leader of the group Henry had been killed in the beginning of the battle.
كَانَwasجَسَدُهُhis bodyمُمَدَّدًاstretchedكَرَجُلٍlike a manيَسْتَرِيحُrestingلَكِنْbutعَلَتْroseوَجْهَهُhis faceنَظْرَةُa look ofدَهْشَةٍastonishmentوَأَسًى،and sorrowوَكَأَنَّهُand as if heقُتِلَwas killedبِيَدِby the hand ofصَدِيقٍa friendلَاnotبِيَدِby the hand ofعَدُوٍّ.an enemyأُصِيبَwoundedرَجُلٌa manكَانَwasيَبْكِيweepingبِجِوَارِbesideهنريHenryبِطَلْقَةٍby a bulletأَسَالَتِthat flowedالدِّمَاءَthe bloodعَلَىonوَجْهِهِ.his face
His body was stretched like a man resting, but a look of astonishment and sorrow rose on his face, as if he was killed by the hand of a friend, not by the hand of an enemy. A man was wounded who was weeping beside Henry by a bullet that flowed the blood on his face.
وفِيAnd inالنِّهَايَةِ،the endسَرَتْthere wasصَيْحَةٌa shoutفِيinالصَّفِّ،the classوَتَوَقَّفَand stoppedإِطْلَاقُthe firingالنِّيرَانِ.of the bullets
And in the end, there was a shout in the class, and the firing of the bullets stopped.