بَدَأَStartedالْجُنُودُthe soldiersحَوْلَaroundهنريHenryفِيinالْاِسْتِيقَاظِwaking up,وَandرَأَىsawويلسونWilsonأَنَّthatهنريHenryكَانَwasمُسْتَيْقِظًاawake,فَسَأَلُهso he asked him:كَيْفَ"Howحَالُكَis your stateهَذَاthisالصَّبَاحَmorning,يَاOهنريHenry?"
The soldiers started around Henry while waking up, and Wilson saw that Henry was awake, so he asked him: "How are you this morning, Henry?"
تَثَاءَبَYawnedهنري،Henry,كَانَwasيَشْعُرُfeelingبِثِقْلٍheavyفِيinرَأْسِهِ،his head,وَandمَعِدَتُهُhis stomachتُؤْلِمُهُ.is hurting him.
Henry yawned, feeling heavy in his head, and his stomach is hurting him.
قَالَHe said,أَنَا"I amمُتْعَبٌtiredكَثِيرًاvery much."
He said, 'I am very tired.'
ثَبَّتَSecuredويلسونWilsonالْعِصَابَةَthe bandageعَلَىonرَأْسِhead ofهنري،Henry,ثُمَّthenأَعَدَّpreparedبَعْضَsomeالطَّعَامِfoodلِكِلَيْهِمَا.for both of them.
Wilson secured the bandage on Henry's head, then prepared some food for both of them.
تَذَكَّرَRememberedهنريHenryكَيْفَhowكَانَwasصَدِيقُهُhis friendيَتَصَرَّفُbehavingعَلَىin aنَحْوٍmannerمُخْتَلِفٍdifferentلِلْغَايَةِextremelyقَبْلَbeforeمَعْرَكَتِهِمُtheir battleالْكُبْرَىthe great,لَمْdid notيَعُدْconsiderويلسونWilsonذَلِكَthatالْجُنْدِيَّsoldierالشَّابَّyoungعَالِيَloudالصَّوْتِof voice,بلbutأَصْبَحَbecameالْآنَnowهَادِئًاcalm,وَاثِقًاconfidentمِنْofنَفْسِهِhimself,وَلَمْand did notيَعُدْcontinue toيَغْضَبُget angryمِنَatالتَّعْلِيقَاتِthe commentsالتَّافِهَةِtrivialالَّتِيthatيَسْمَعُهَاhe hearsمِنَfromالْآخَرِينَothers,تَسَاءَلَand he wonderedمَتَىwhenحَلَّoccurredهَذَاthisالتَّغْيِيرُchangeبِصَدِيقِهِ.with his friend.
Henry remembered how his friend behaved extremely differently before their great battle. Wilson was no longer that loud young soldier, but had now become calm and confident in himself, and no longer got angry at the trivial comments he heard from others. Henry wondered when this change had happened with his friend.
وَضَعَPutويلسونWilsonفِنْجَانَthe cupالْقَهْوَةِof coffeeعَلَىonرُكْبَتِهِ،his knee,وَقَالَ:and said:«كَيْفَ"Howتَنْظُرُdo you viewإِلَىourفُرْصَتِنَاopportunityفِيinالْفَوْزِwinning,يَاOهنري؟Henry?هَلْDoتَعْتَقِدُyou thinkأَنَّنَاthat weسَنَهْزِمُهُمْ؟will defeat them?"
Wilson put the coffee cup on his knee and said: 'How do you see our opportunity in winning, Henry? Do you think we will defeat them?'
فَكَّرَThoughtهنريHenryقَلِيلًاfor a while,ثُمَّthenقَالَ:said:«إِذَا"Ifعُدْنَاwe returnedبِالزَّمَنِin timeإِلَىtoأَوَّلِthe first ofأَمْسِ،yesterday,كُنْتَyou wereسَتَقُولُgoing to sayإِنَّكَthat youقَادِرٌare capableعَلَىofهَزِيمَتِهِمْdefeating themبِمُفْرَدِكَ.single-handedly."
Henry thought for a while, then said: "If we could go back in time to yesterday, you would say that you were capable of defeating them single-handedly."
بَدَاAppearedويلسونWilsonمُنْدَهِشًاastonished.
Wilson appeared astonished.
سَأَلَAskedويلسون:Wilson:«هَلْ"DidكُنْتُI use toسَأَقُولُsayهَذَاthisحَقًّا؟really?حَسَنًا،Well,رُبَّمَاperhapsتَكُونُyou areمُحِقًّا،right,أَعْتَقِدُI believeأَنَّنِيthat Iكُنْتُwasسَاذَجًاnaiveكَبِيرًاgreatlyفِيinالسَّابِقِ.»the past."
Wilson asked, "Am I really going to say this? Well, maybe you are right, I think I was really naive in the past."
حَاوَلَTriedهنريHenryأَنْtoيَعْتَذِرَapologizeلِأَنَّهُbecause heأَحْرَجَembarrassedصَدِيقَهُ،his friend,لَكِنَّbutويلسونWilsonلَمْdid notيَكُنْneedيَحْتَاجُto needاعْتِذَارًا.an apology.
Henry tried to apologize because he embarrassed his friend, but Wilson did not need an apology.
بَعْدَAfterفَتْرَةٍa period,قَالَsaidويلسونWilsonإِنَّindeedالْعَدُوَّthe enemyالْآنَnowفِيis inالْمَكَانِthe placeالَّذِيwhichيُرِيدُونَهُthey wantفِيهِin itتَمَامًاcompletely.
After a period, Wilson said, indeed the enemy is now in the place they want completely.
قَالَSaidهنريHenry:لَا"I do notأَعْرِفُknowشَيْئًاanythingعَنْaboutهَذَاthis;بَدَاit seemedلِيto meمِنْfromمَكَانِيmy positionأَمْسِyesterdayأَنَّنَاthat weتَلَقَّيْنَاreceivedمِنْهُمْfrom themضَرْبَةًa strikeقَاصِمَةًdevastating."
Henry said: "I know nothing about this. It seemed to me from my position yesterday that we received a devastating strike from them."
سَأَلَAskedويلسون:Wilson:«أَتَظُنُّ"Do you thinkذَلِكَ؟that?أَظُنُّI thinkأَنَّنَاthat weعَامَلْنَاهُمْdealt with themبِمُنْتَهَىwith utmostالْقَسْوَةِcrueltyأَمْسِ.»yesterday."
Wilson asked: "Do you think that? I think we dealt with them with utmost cruelty yesterday."
قَالَSaidهنريHenry:عَلَى"Onالْإِطْلَاقِthe whole,أَنْتَyouلَمْdid notتَشْهَدْwitnessشَيْئًاanythingمِنَofالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battle."
Henry said: "In general, you did not witness anything from the battle."
فِيInكُلِّeveryمَكَانٍplaceحَوْلَهُمَاaround them,كَانَwereالرِّجَالُthe menيَلْتَفُّونَgatheringحَوْلَaroundالنِّيرَانِthe firesالصَّغِيرَةِsmallالْأُخْرَىother.
In every place around them, the men were gathering around the small fire.
وَفَجْأَةًAnd suddenlyتَصَاعَدَتْroseأَصْوَاتٌvoicesحَادَّةٌsharp,كَانَthere wereهُنَاكَthereجُنْدِيَّانِtwo soldiersيَضْحَكَانِlaughingمِنْatرَجُلٍa manضَخْمِhugeالْجُثَّةِof bodyمُلْتَحٍbearded,حَتَّىuntilثَارَتْflared upثَائِرَتُهُhis anger,وَبَدَاand it appearedأَنَّthatشِجَارًاa fightسَيَقَعُ.would happen.
And suddenly sharp voices rose. There were two soldiers laughing at a huge man with a beard until his anger rose, and it appeared that a fight would happen.
وَقَفَStoodويلسونWilsonوَفَرَّقَand separatedبَيْنَbetweenالرِّجَالِthe menالثَّلَاثَةِthree.
Wilson stopped and separated between the three men.
قَالَHe said:مَا"Whatجَدْوَىis the benefitذَلِكَof thatياOرِجَالُmen?سَنُوَاجِهُWe will faceالْعَدُوَّthe enemyبَعْدَafterأَقَلَّlessمِنْthanسَاعَةٍan hour,فَلِمَاذَاso whyيُقَاتِلُdoes fightبَعْضُنَاsome of usبَعْضًاeach other?"
He said: 'What is the benefit of that, O men? We will face the enemy in less than an hour, so why do some of us fight each other?'
ذَكَّرَRemindedأَحَدُone ofالْجُنُودِthe soldiersويلسونWilsonبِالشِّجَارِof the fightالَّذِيthatدَارَtook placeبَيْنَهُbetween himوَandبَيْنَbetweenجُنْدِيٍّa soldierآخَرَanotherمُنْذُsinceبِضْعَةِa fewأَيَّامٍdays,وَأَنَّهُand that heخَسِرَlost.
One of the soldiers reminded Wilson about the fight that took place between him and another soldier a few days ago and that he lost.
قَالَHe said:«أنت"Youلَمْdid notتُحِبَّlikeالْقِتَالَfightingمُنْذُsinceخَسِرْتَyou lostذَلِكَthatالْيَوْمَ،day,وَهَذَاand thisلَيْسَis notمِنْofشَأْنِكَ.»your concern."
The soldier said: "You haven't liked fighting since you lost that time, and this is not your concern."