بِالطَّبْعِOf courseلَمْdidيَكُنْnotيَظُنُّthinkأَنَّthatالْقِتَالَthe fightingسَيَكُونُwill beوَشِيكًاsoon
Of course he did not think that the fighting would be soon.
لَاNoيُمْكِنُcanأَنْtoتَكُونَbeهُنَاكَthereمَعْرَكَةٌbattleأُخْرَىanother
There cannot be another battle.
ظَلَّHe remainedيَنْتَظِرُwaitingوَكَأَنَّand as ifالْجَمِيعَeveryoneسَيَتَوَقَّفُونَwould stopوَيَعْتَرِفُونَand acknowledgeأَنَّهُthat itكَانَwasخَطَأًa mistake
He kept waiting as if everyone would stop and acknowledge that it was a mistake.
لَكِنَّButإِطْلَاقَfiringالنِّيرَانِof the gunsبَدَأَbeganثَانِيَةًagainوَتَوَالَىand continuedفِيinكِلَاbothالِاتِّجَاهَيْنِdirections
But the firing began again, and continued in both directions.
كَانَتْWasرَقَبَةُthe neck ofهَنْرِيHenryتَرْتَعِشُtremblingوَيَدَاهُand his handsمُتَيَبِّسَتَيْنِstiff
Henry's neck was trembling, and his hands were stiff.
بَدَأَHe beganيَتَخَيَّلُto imagineأَنَّthatجُنُودَthe soldiers ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyأَفْضَلُwere betterوَأَقْوَىand strongerمِنَthanالرِّجَالِthe menفِيinفِرْقَتِهِhis squad
He began to imagine that the enemy's soldiers were better and stronger than the men in his squad.
لَاNoبُدَّdoubtوَأَنَّand thatجُنُودَthe soldiers ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyعِبَارَةٌareعَنْmerelyآلَاتٍmachinesمِنْofحَدِيدٍiron
Surely the enemy soldiers are machines of iron.
لَقَدْTheyبَدَوْاseemedكَالتَّنَانِينِlike dragonsوَسْطَin the middle ofالدُّخَانِthe smoke
They looked like dragons in the middle of the smoke.
فَجْأَةًSuddenlyتَوَقَّفَstoppedرَجُلٌa manكَانَwho wasقَرِيبًاnearمِنْtoهَنْرِيHenryوَمُنْشَغِلًاand busyبِحَشْوِwith stuffingبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِhis rifle
Suddenly, a man who was near Henry and busy with stuffing his rifle stopped.
وَلَاذَAnd fledبِالْفِرَارِto escapeوَهُوَwhile heيُطْلِقُwas shoutingصَيْحَةًa shoutعَالِيَةًloudly
And fled to escape while he was shouting loudly.
شَاهَدَWatchedرَجُلٌa manآخَرُanotherكَانَتْwho wasتَرْتَسِمُdrawingعَلَىonوَجْهِهِhis faceعَلَامَاتُsignsالشَّجَاعَةِof bravery
A man watched another who had signs of bravery on his face.
هَذَاthisالْمَشْهَدَsceneوَandتَمَلَّكَهُwas possessed byالْخَوْفُfear
This scene, and fear possessed him.
فَأَلْقَىSo he threwهُوَheالْآخَرُhimselfبِبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِhis rifleوَلَاذَand took flightبِالْفِرَارِby fleeing
So he threw his rifle and took flight.
لَمْDid notيَبْدُappearالْخِزْيُthe shameعَلَىonوَجْهِهِhis face
Shame did not appear on his face.
كَانَHe wasيَفِرُّrunning awayكَالْأَرْنَبِlike a rabbit
He ran away like a rabbit.
بَدَأَBeganرِجَالٌmenآخَرُونَothersفِيinالرَّكْضِrunningوَسْطَamidstالدُّخَانِthe smoke
Other men began to run amidst the smoke.
وَشَاهَدَهُمْAnd saw themهَنْرِيHenryفَصَرَخَso he screamedصَرْخَةَa scream ofهَلَعٍpanic
Henry saw them; so he screamed a scream of panic.
وَاسْتَدَارَAnd turnedوَأَخَذَand startedيَعْدُوrunning
And turned and started running.
لِلَحْظَةٍFor a momentفَقَدَlostهَنْرِيHenryإِحْسَاسَهُhis senseبِالِاتِّجَاهِof directionالْآمِنِthe safe
For a moment, Henry lost his sense of the safe direction.
فَالْمَوْتُSo deathوَالْإِصَابَةُand injuryيُهَدِّدَانِهِthreaten himمِنْ كُلِّfrom allصَوْبٍsides
So death and injury threaten him from all sides.
بَدَأَHe beganيَرْكُضُto runنَحْوَtowardsمُؤَخِّرَةِthe back ofفِرْقَتِهِhis group
He began to run towards the back of his group.
وَAndفَقَدَlostبُنْدُقِيَّتَهُhis gunوَandقُبَّعَتَهُhis hat
Having lost his gun and his hat.
وَAndطَارَflew openمِعْطَفُهُhis coatمَفْتُوحَopenالْأَزْرَارِat the buttonsمَعَwithالرِّيَاحِthe winds
And his coat flew open with the winds.
كَانَWasوَجْهُthe face ofهَنْرِيHenryمَكْسُوًّاcoveredبِالرُّعْبِwith terrorالَّذِيthatنَسَجَهُhe woveفِيinخَيَالِهِhis imagination
Henry's face was covered with the terror that he wove in his imagination.
حَاوَلَTriedالْمُلَازِمُthe officerأَنْtoيُمْسِكَholdبِهِhim
The officer tried to hold him.
لَكِنَّهُBut heهَرَبَran awayهَرَبَran awayمِثْلَlikeرَجُلٍa manكَفِيفٍblind
But he ran away, running like a blind man.
اصْطَدَمَCollidedكَتِفُهُhis shoulderبِإِحْدَىwith one ofالْأَشْجَارِthe treesبِقُوَّةٍforcefullyفَسَقَطَand fellأَرْضًاto the ground
His shoulder collided forcefully with one of the trees and he fell to the ground.
مَاWhatإِنْifأَدَارَhe turnedهَنْرِيHenryظَهْرَهُhis backإِلَىtoالْعَدُوِّthe enemy
As soon as Henry turned his back to the enemy.
حَتَّىUntilتَزَايَدَتْincreasedمَخَاوِفُهُhis fearsأَكْثَرَmoreفَأَكْثَرَand more
His fears increased more and more.
جَعَلَMadeخَيَالُهُhis imaginationكُلَّeveryشَيْءٍthingأَسْوَأَworseمِمَّاthan whatهُوَit isعَلَيْهِinحَقِيقَةًreality
His imagination made everything worse than what it is in reality.
وَAndبَيْنَمَاwhileكَانَhe wasيَفِرُّrunning awayرَأَىhe sawالرِّجَالَthe menعَلَىonيَمِينِهِhis rightوَandعَلَىonيَسَارِهِhis leftيَفْعَلُونَdoingالشَّيْءَthe thingنَفْسَهُitself
While he was running away, he saw the men on his right and on his left doing the same thing.
وَAndسَمِعَhe heardوَقْعَthe sound ofأَقْدَامٍfeetعَدِيدَةٍmanyخَلْفَهُbehind him
And he heard the sound of many feet behind him.
تَسَاقَطَتِFell downالْقَذَائِفُthe shellsفَوْقَaboveرَأْسِهِhis headتُصَاحِبُهَاaccompanied byصَرَخَاتٌscreamsطَوِيلَةٌlongجامِحَةٌwild
Shells fell above his head accompanied by long, wild screams.
انْتَابَOvertakenهَنْرِيHenryالذُّهُولُastonishmentعِنْدَمَاwhenمَرَّhe passedعَلَىbyجَمَاعَةٍgroupأُخْرَىanother
Henry was overtaken by astonishment when he passed by another group.
يُشَارِكُparticipatingأَفْرَادُهَاits membersفِيinالْقِتَالِthe battle
Whose members were participating in the battle.
كَانُواThey wereيُقَاتِلُونَfightingبِحَمَاسٍwith zealبَالِغٍextreme
They were fighting with extreme zeal.
وَلَاAnd notأَحَدَoneمِنْهُمْof themيَبْدُوseemedعَلَىto be ofدِرَايَةٍawarenessبِالْمَوْتِof deathالْقَادِمِcomingنَحْوَهُمْtowards them
And none of them seemed to be aware of the death coming towards them.
فَكَّرَThoughtهَنْرِيHenryأَنَّهُمْthat they wereحَمْقَىfoolsوَأَشْفَقَand felt pityعَلَيْهِمْfor them
Henry thought that they were fools and felt pity for them.
وَاصَلَContinuedهَنْرِيHenryتَحَرُّكَهُhis movementبَعِيدًاfarعَنِfromالْأَحْدَاثِthe events
Henry continued his movement far from the events.
وَأَخِيرًاAnd finallyرَأَىhe sawجِنْرَالًاa generalيَمْتَطِيridingجَوَادًاa steed
And finally, he saw a general riding a steed.
أَحْيَانًاSometimesيَكُونُisالْجِنْرَالُthe generalمُحَاطًاsurroundedبِرِجَالٍby menآخَرِينَothersعَلَىonصَهَوَاتِthe saddles ofجِيَادِهِمْtheir horses
Sometimes the general is surrounded by other men on their horses' saddles.
وَAndأَحْيَانًاsometimesأُخْرَىotherيَكُونُhe isبِمُفْرَدِهِalone
And at other times he is alone.
مَكَثَStayedهَنْرِيHenryبِجِوَارِby the side ofالْجِنْرَالِthe generalوَحَاوَلَand triedأَنْtoيَسْتَرِقَeavesdrop onالسَّمْعَthe hearingلِمَاof whatكَانَwasيَقُولُsaying
Henry stayed by the side of目 the general and tried to eavesdrop on what he was saying.