رُبَّمَاPerhapsيَسْأَلُهُhe will ask himالجِنْرَالُthe generalعَنْaboutمَعْلُومَاتٍinformationفَيُخْبِرُهُthen he will inform himهنريHenryبِكُلِّwith allالِارْتِبَاكِthe confusionالَّذِيthatيَجْتَاحُis overwhelmingالصُّفُوفَthe rowsالْأَمَامِيَّةَthe frontلِأَنَّهُbecause heكَانَwasيَعْرِفُknowsكُلَّeverythingشَيْءٍthingأَرَادَwantedهنريHenryأَنْtoيُخْبِرَinformالجِنْرَالَthe generalأَنَّهُthat heمِنَfromالْخَطَأِthe mistakeأَنْtoيَجْلِسَsitهُنَاhereدُونَwithoutأَنْtoيَبْذُلَexertأَيَّanyجُهْدٍeffortلِإِيقَافِto stopالْمَوْتِthe deathالَّذِيthat whichيَحْصُدُclaimsالْأَرْوَاحَthe soulsخَلْفَهُbehind himأَيُّwhichأَحْمَقَfoolسَيَقُولُwill sayإِنَّهُthat itيَتَعَيَّنُshouldعَلَىonالرِّجَالِmenالتَّقَهْقُرُretreatإِلَىtoالْوَرَاءِbackward
Perhaps the general will ask him for information and Henry will inform him of all the confusion that is overwhelming the front rows; because he knew everything. Henry wanted to inform the general that it was a mistake to sit here without making any effort to stop the death that claims souls behind him. What fool will say that men should retreat backward?
هُرِعَrushedأَحَدُone ofالضُّبَّاطِofficersإِلَىtoالجِنْرَالِthe generalوَandقَالَsaidبِحَقِّby the right ofالسَّمَاءِthe heavensلَقَدْindeedفَعَلُوهَاthey did itلَقَدْindeedأَوْقَفُوهُمْthey stopped them
An officer rushed to the general and said: 'By the right of the heavens, they did it! They stopped them!'
بَدَأَstartedالجِنْرَالُthe generalيَصِيحُshoutingفِيinجُنُودِهِhis troopsلَقَدْindeedنِلْنَاwe have achievedمِنْهُمْfrom themنِلْنَاwe have achievedمِنْهُمْfrom themبِالتَّأْكِيدِcertainly
The general started shouting to his troops: 'Indeed, we have achieved from them! We have certainly achieved from them!'
الفَصْلُThe chapterالتَّاسِعُninth
The ninth chapter
رَجُلُmanالْغَابَةِforest
Man of the Forest
انْكَمَشَshrunkهنريHenryوَكَأَنَّهُand as if heمُتَلَبِّسٌis involvedبِجَرِيمَةٍin a crime
Henry shrunk as if he is involved in a crime.
لَقَدِSurelyانْتَصَرُواthey triumphedرَغْمَdespiteكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍthingالْحَمْقَىthe foolsالَّذِينَwhoظَلُّواremainedفِيinالْخَلْفِthe backهَزَمُواdefeatedالْعَدُوَّthe enemyاسْتَطَاعَhe couldسَمَاعَhearالْهُتَافِthe callمِنْfromخَلْفِهِbehind himاسْتَدَارَhe turnedوَقَدْand he hadتَمَلَّكَهُenveloped himشُعُورٌa feelingبِالذُّهُولِof astonishmentوَالْغَضَبِand angerشَعَرَhe feltأَنَّهُthat heأَخْطَأَmade a mistake
They triumphed despite everything! The fools who remained behind defeated the enemy. He was able to hear the call from behind him. He turned and was enveloped by a feeling of astonishment and anger; he felt that he made a mistake.
أَخْبَرَinformedهنريHenryنَفْسَهُhimselfأَنَّهُthat heفَرَّfledلِأَنَّbecauseالْهَزِيمَةَthe defeatالسَّاحِقَةَcrushingكَانَتْwasوَشِيكَةًimminent
Henry informed himself that he fled because the crushing defeat was imminent.
لَقَدْIndeedفَعَلَhe didالصَّوَابَthe right thingبِأَنْbyأَنْقَذَto saveنَفْسَهُhimselfكَانَwasهنريHenriجُزْءًاa partصَغِيرًاsmallمِنَofالْجَيْشِthe armyوَandوَاجِبُobligationكُلِّeveryجُزْءٍpartصَغِيرٍsmallأَنْtoيُنْقِذَsaveنَفْسَهُhimselfإِذَاifاسْتَطَاعَhe couldوَبَعْدَهَاand thenيُمْكِنُit is possibleلِلضُّبَّاطِfor the officersإِعَادَةُto restoreتَجْمِيعِgatheringالْأَجْزَاءِthe partsالصَّغِيرَةِsmallمَعًاtogetherلِتَكْوِينِto formالْجَيْشِthe armyثَانِيَةًagainأَكَّدَconfirmedهنريHenriلِنَفْسِهِto himselfأَنَّthatتَصَرُّفَهُhis actionكَانَwasتَصَرُّفًاan actionحَكِيمًاwise
Indeed, he did the right thing by saving himself. Henri was a small part of the army, and it is the obligation of every small part to save itself if it could. And then it is possible for the officers to gather the small parts together to form the army again. Henri confirmed to himself that his action was a wise action.
فَكَّرَthoughtهنريHenryفِيinرِفَاقِهِhis companionsالَّذِينَwhoثَبَتُواstood firmوَرَبِحُواand wonالْمَعْرَكَةَthe battleوَزَادَتْand increasedهَذِهِthisالْفِكْرَةُideaمِنْfromشُعُورِهِhis feelingبِالْمَرَارَةِwith bitternessإِذْasبَدَاit seemedأَنْthatحَمَاقَتَهُمْtheir foolishnessقَدْhadخَدَعَتْهُdeceived him
Henry thought about his companions who stood firm and won the battle; and this idea increased his feeling of bitterness; as it seemed that their foolishness had deceived him.
لَقَدْIndeedظَنَّthoughtأَنَّهُthat heتَصَرَّفَactedبِذَكَاءٍsmartlyعِنْدَمَاwhenلَاذَtook refugeبِالْفِرَارِin fleeingوَالْآنَand nowيَشْعُرُfeelsبِغَضَبٍangryشَدِيدٍintenseمِنْfromرِفَاقِهِhis companionsالَّذِينَwhoلَمْdid notيَفْعَلُواdoالْأَمْرَthe matterذَاتَهُit itself
He thought he acted smartly when he took refuge in fleeing, and now he feels intense anger from his companions who did not do the same matter.
أَدْرَكَrealizedهنريHenryأَنَّthatرِفَاقَهُhis companionsسَيَسْخَرُونَwill mockمِنْهُfrom himعِنْدَwhenعَوْدَتِهِhis returnإِلَىtoالْمُعَسْكَرِthe campوَبَدَأَand beganيُشْفِقُto be concernedعَلَىforنَفْسِهِhimselfعِنْدَمَاwhenفَكَّرَthoughtفِيaboutالْمُعَامَلَةِthe treatmentالسَّيِّئَةِbadالَّتِيwhichسَيَلْقَاهَاhe will faceمِنْهُمْfrom them
Henry realized that his companions would mock him upon his return to the camp, and he began to feel concerned for himself when he thought about the bad treatment he would face from them.
تَرَكَleftالْحَقْلَthe fieldوَاتَّجَهَand headedإِلَىtoبُقْعَةٍa spotكَثِيفَةٍdenseفِيinالْغَابَةِthe forestأَرَادَwantedأَنْtoيَبْتَعِدَstay awayعَنْfromصَوْتِthe sound ofالطَّلَقَاتِthe shotsالْقَلِيلَةِthe fewالَّتِيwhichكَانَتْwereلَاnotتَزَالُstillتُدَوِّيechoing
He left the field and headed to a dense spot in the forest. He wanted to stay away from the sound of the few shots that were still echoing.
كَانَتِwasالْأَرْضُthe earthمُغَطَّاةًcoveredبِالْكُرُومِwith vineyardsوَالشُّجَيْرَاتِand bushesوَالْأَشْجَارِand treesالْقَرِيبِcloseبَعْضُهَاsome of themمِنْfromبَعْضٍsomeوَكَانَand it wasعَلَيْهِupon himأَنْtoيَشُقَّto make a wayطَرِيقَهُhis pathعَبْرَهَاthrough it
The earth was covered with vineyards, bushes, and trees close to each other, and he had to make his way through them.