صَحِيحٌTrueأَنَّهُthat heارْتَكَبَcommittedأَخْطَاءًmistakesلَكِنْbutلَنْwill notيَعْلَمَknowعَنْهَاabout themأَحَدٌanyoneشَيْئًاanything
It is true that he committed mistakes, but no one will know anything about them.
إِنَّهُIndeed, heلَاnotيَزَالُremainsرَجُلًاa manفِيinأَعْيُنِthe eyes ofالْآخَرِينَothers
He still remains a man in the eyes of others.
لَمْdid notيُفَكِّرْthinkهُنْرِيHenryفِيaboutالْمَعَارِكِthe battlesالْوَشِيكَةِimminent
Henry did not think about the imminent battles,
وَلَمْand did notيَكُنْhe haveبِحَاجَةٍa needلِلتَّفْكِيرِto thinkفِيaboutكَيْفِيَّةِthe method ofالتَّعَامُلِdealingمَعَهَاwith them
nor did he need to think about how to deal with them.
لَقَدْIndeedتَعَلَّمَhe learnedأَمْسِyesterdayأَنَّهُthat heلَنْwill notيُحَاسَبَbe held accountableلَوْifتَخَلَّىhe abandonsعَنْperformingأَدَاءِperformingوَاجِبِهِhis duty
He learned yesterday that he would not be held accountable if he abandoned his duty.
إِلَىToجَانِبِthe side ofذَلِكَthatكَانَwasهُنْرِيHenryيَشْعُرُfeelingبِالثِّقَةِconfident
In addition to that, Henry felt confident;
إِنَّهُheالْآنَnowأَكْثَرُmoreإِيمَانًاconfidentبِنَفْسِهِin himselfوَأَكْثَرُand moreخِبْرَةًexperiencedمِنْthanذِيbeforeقَبْلُbefore
he is now more confident in himself and more experienced than before.
لَقَدْIndeedتَعَرَّضَhe was exposedلِلْمَخَاطِرِto dangersوَرَأَىand sawأَسْوَأَthe worstمَاwhatيُمْكِنُcanأَنْtoيُرَىbe seen
Indeed, he was exposed to dangers and saw the worst that can be seen,
وَالْآنَand nowيَظُنُّhe thinksأَنَّthatمَاwhatحَدَثَhappenedلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeبِهَذَاthisالسُّوءِbad
and now he thinks that what happened was not this bad.
فَكَّرَThoughtهُنْرِيHenryكَيْفَhowيَقْتُلُونَهُthey kill himفِيwhenحِينِat the timeأَنَّهُthat heكَانَwasوَاضِحًاclearأَنَّهُمُthat theyاخْتَارُوهُchose himلِعِظَمِfor the greatnessشَأْنِهِof his stature
Henry thought how they kill him when it was clear that they chose him for his greatness?
وَإِلَّاOtherwiseفَكَيْفَhowاسْتَطَاعَcould heالنَّجَاةَsurviveمِنْfromكُلِّallمَاwhatتَعَرَّضَhe was exposedلَهُto
Otherwise, how could he survive from all that he was exposed to?
تَذَكَّرَRememberedهُنْرِيHenryكَيْفَhowلاذَtook refugeآخَرُونَothersبِالْفِرَارِby fleeingمِنَfromالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battle
Henry remembered how others took refuge by fleeing from the battle.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenفَكَّرَhe thoughtفِيaboutوُجُوهِهِمُtheir facesالَّتِيwhichكَانَwereيَمْلَؤُهَاfilled withالذُّعْرُfear
And when he thought about their faces that were filled with fear,
شَعَرَhe feltأَنَّهُthat heلَيْسَwas notمِثْلَهُمْlike them
he felt that he was not like them;
لَقَدْindeedكَانُواthey wereضُعَفَاءَweakوَفَرُّواand fledبِسُرْعَةٍwith speedبَالِغَةٍextremeأَمَامَin front ofأَعْيُنِthe eyesالْجَمِيعِof all
they were weak and fled with great speed in front of the eyes of all,
بَيْنَمَاwhileفَرَّfledهُوَheبِكِبْرِيَاءَwith prideدُونَwithoutأَنْthatيَرَاهُsee himأَحَدٌanyone
while he fled with pride without anyone seeing him.
سَعَلَCoughedوِيلْسُونُWilsonبِصَوْتٍwith a voiceعَالٍloudفَأَفَاقَso awakenedهُنْرِيHenryمِنْfromأَحْلَامِdreamsيَقَظَتِهِof his wakefulness
Wilson coughed with a loud voice, so Henry awakened from his dreams of wakefulness.
قَالَSaidوِيلْسُونُWilsonهُنْرِيHenry
Wilson said: 'Henry!'
رَدَّRepliedهُنْرِيHenryمَاذَاwhatهُنَاكَis there
Henry replied: 'What is there?'
سَعَلَCoughedوِيلْسُونُWilsonمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَىagainوَظَلَّand continuedيَتَحَرَّكُmovingهُنَاhereوَهُنَاكَand thereكَأَنَّas ifشَيْئًاsomethingمَاwhatيُؤَرِّقُهُis bothering him
Wilson coughed once again, and continued to move here and there as if something was bothering him.
وَأَخِيرًاAnd finallyقَالَhe saidوَوَجْهُهُand his faceمَكْسُوٌّwas coveredبِحُمْرَةِwith the redness ofالْخَجَلِshame
And finally, he said, and his face was covered with the redness of shame:
يُمْكِنُكَYou canأَنْtoتُعِيدَrepeatلِيَto meالْخِطَابَthe letter
«You can repeat the letter to me.»
قَالَSaidهُنْرِيHenryبَعْدَafterلَحَظَاتٍa few momentsحَسَنًاokayيَاohوِيلْسُونُWilson
Henry said after a few moments: "Okay, Wilson."
فَتَحَOpenedهُنْرِيHenryسُتْرَتَهُhis coatوَأَخْرَجَand took outالْخِطَابَthe letterمِنْfromجَيْبِهِhis pocketالدَّاخِلِيِّinner
Henry opened his coat, and took the letter out of his inner pocket,
وَأَعْطَاهُand gave itلِوِيلْسُونَto Wilsonالَّذِيwhoكَانَwasخَجِلًاembarrassedحَتَّىso muchإِنَّهُthat heلَمْdid notيَسْتَطِعِmanageالنَّظَرَto lookإِلَىatهُنْرِيHenry
and gave it to Wilson, who was embarrassed so much that he did not manage to look at Henry.
كَانَWasهُنْرِيHenryيَتَوَانَىhesitatingفِيinتِلْكَthoseالْأَثْنَاءِmoments
Henry was hesitating in those moments;
لِأَنَّهُbecause heكَانَwasيُفَكِّرُthinkingفِيaboutشَيْءٍsomethingيَقُولُهُhe would sayبِشَأْنِregardingالْخِطَابِthe letter
because he was thinking about something he would say regarding the letter,
لَكِنَّهُbut heلَمْdid notيَجِدْfindمَاwhatيَقُولُto say
but he did not find what to say,
وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonقَرَّرَhe decidedأَنْtoيَكُونَbeدَمِثًاkindمَعَwithصَدِيقِهِhis friendوَأَلَّاand notيَسْخَرَto mockمِنْهُhim
and for this reason he decided to be kind with his friend and not to mock him.
بَعْدَAfterذَلِكَthatفَكَّرَthoughtهُنْرِيHenryمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَىagainفِيaboutالْمَعَارِكِthe battlesالَّتِيthatشَهِدَهَاhe witnessedحَتَّىuntilالْآنَnow
After that, Henry thought once again about the battles that he witnessed until now.
كَانَHe wasمُوقِنًاcertainأَنَّthatبِإِمْكَانِهِhe couldالْآنَnowالْعَوْدَةَreturnإِلَىtoدِيَارِهِhis homeland
He was certain that he could now return to his homeland
وَإِشْعَالَand kindleحَمَاسِthe passion ofالْآخَرِينَothersبِحِكَايَاتِهِwith his storiesعَنْaboutالْحَرْبِthe war
and kindle the passion of others with his stories about the war.
تَخَيَّلَImaginedهُنْرِيHenryنَفْسَهُhimselfفِيinغُرْفَةٍa roomيَرْوِيtellingالْقِصَصَthe storiesعَلَىtoالْمُسْتَمِعِينَthe listeners
Henry imagined himself in a room telling stories to the listeners,
وَرَأَىand he sawجُمْهُورَهُhis audienceوَهُمْwhile theyيَتَخَيَّلُونَهُimagined himبَطَلًاa heroفِيinكُلِّeveryاللَّحَظَاتِmomentالْمُلْتَهِبَةِfiery
and he saw his audience imagining him as a hero in every fiery moment.
الْفَصْلُThe chapterالتَّاسِعُninthعَشَرَten
The nineteenth chapter
التَّحَرُّكُThe Movement
The Movement
صَارَتِBecameالْمَعَارِكُthe battlesغَرِيبَةَstrangeالطَّابَعِin characterمَلْمَحًاa featureلِهَذِهِof thisالْبُقْعَةِspotمِنَofالْعَالَمِthe world
The battles became strange in character, a feature of this spot of the world;
فَدَائِمًاand alwaysتُسْمَعُare heardأَصْوَاتُthe soundsالْقَصْفِof shellingوَهَدِيرُand the roarالْمَدَافِعِof the cannonsالْمَكْتُومُmuffledفِيinالْأُفُقِthe horizon
and always the sounds of shelling and the muffled roar of cannons are heard in the horizon.