لَمْdid notيَكُنْwantيُرِيدُtoأَنْbeيُطَارَدَchasedبَعْدَafterالْآنَnow
He did not want to be chased any longer now.
انْحَنَىHe bentخَلْفَbehindشَجَرَةٍa treeصَغِيرَةٍsmall
He bent behind a small tree
وَandصَرَّgrittedعَلَىonأَسْنَانِهِhis teeth
and gritted his teeth.
لَاnotتَزَالُstillالْعِصَابَةُthe headbandمَرْبُوطَةًtiedحَوْلَaroundرَأْسِهِhis head
The headband was still tied around his head,
وَandبِهَاon itبُقْعَةٌa spotصَغِيرَةٌsmallمِنَofالدِّمَاءِblood
with a small spot of blood on it.
كَانَWasشَعْرُهُhis hairأَشْعَثَdisheveled
His hair was disheveled,
يَتَدَلَّىhanging downفَوْقَoverالْعِصَابَةِthe headband
hanging over the headband
مُغَطِّيًاcoveringجَبِينَهُhis forehead
covering his forehead.
وَAndكَانَتْwereأَزْرَارُbuttonsسُتْرَتِهِhis jacketوَandقَمِيصِهِshirtمَفْتُوحَةًopenعِنْدَatالْعُنُقِthe neck
The buttons of his jacket and shirt were open at the neck,
وَandأَصَابِعُهُhis fingersمُلْتَفَّةًwrappedفِيinتَوَتُّرٍtensionحَوْلَaroundبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِhis rifle
and his fingers were wrapped in tension around his rifle.
شَعَرَHe feltأَنَّthatالْعَدُوَّthe enemyيُهِينُهُwas humiliating him
He felt that the enemy was humiliating him
هُوَhimوَandأَصْدِقَاءَهُhis friends
and his friends.
كَانُواThey wereيُعَامَلُونَbeing treatedوَكَأَنَّهُمْas if they wereضِعَافٌweakأَذِلَّاءُhumiliated
They were treated as if they were weak and humiliated,
وَأَرَادَand he wantedأَنْtoيَثْأَرَavengeلِذَلِكَfor that
and he wanted to take revenge for that.
أَرَادَHe wantedأَنْtoيَهْزِمَهُمْdefeat them
He wanted to defeat them.
انْطَلَقَتْRang outأَمَامَهُمْin front of themإِحْدَىoneالطَّلَقَاتِof the shotsالنَّارِيَّةِfire
One of the gunshots rang out in front of them,
وَعَلَىand onالْفَوْرِthe spotتَبِعَتْهَاfollowed itطَلَقَاتٌshotsأُخْرَىother
and immediately followed by other shots.
وَبَعْدَAnd afterقَلِيلٍa little
And after a little while,
بَدَأَتْbeganكَتِيبَتُهُhis brigadeتُطْلِقُto openالنِّيرَانَfire
his brigade began to open fire.
اسْتَقَرَّSettledحَاجِزٌbarrierكَثِيفٌthickمِنَofالدُّخَانِsmoke
A thick barrier of smoke settled.
كَانَWasهُنْرِيHenryيُحَارِبُfightingبِبَسَالَةٍbravely
Henry was fighting bravely,
بَلْnayإِنَّهُheلَمْdid notيَعِيrealizeأَنَّهُthat heوَاقِفٌwas standing
in fact, he did not even realize that he was standing.
وَحِينَمَاAnd whenفَقَدَhe lostتَوَازُنَهُhis balance
And when he lost his balance
وَسَقَطَand fellأَرْضًاto the ground
and fell to the ground,
هَبَّhe sprangوَاقِفًاstandingعَلَىonالْفَوْرِthe spot
he sprang back to his feet immediately.
ارْتَفَعَتْRoseحَرَارَةُthe heatأُسْطُوَانَةِof the barrelبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِof his rifle
The heat of his rifle barrel rose
حَتَّىuntilإِنَّهُheلَمْcould notيَكُنْbe ableلِيَتَحَمَّلَهَاto bear it
until he could not have borne it
فِيinأَيِّanyيَوْمٍdayآخَرَother
on any other day,
لَكِنَّهُbut heاسْتَمَرَّcontinuedفِيinإِطْلَاقِfiringالنِّيرَانِfireالْيَوْمَtoday
but he continued firing today.
ظَلَّHe keptيُقَاتِلُfightingوَandيُطْلِقُfiringالنِّيرَانَfireمِنْfromبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِhis rifle
He kept fighting and firing from his rifle
حَتَّىuntilبَعْدَafterتَوَقُّفِthe stoppingالْجَمِيعِof everyone
until after everyone had stopped.
كَانَWasكُلُّallتَرْكِيزِهِhis focusمُنْصَبًّاdirectedعَلَىonالْقِتَالِthe battle
All his focus was directed on the battle
حَتَّىthatإِنَّهُheلَمْdid notيَلْحَظِnoticeالْهُدُوءَthe calmالَّذِيthatسَادَprevailedالْمَكَانَthe place
such that he did not notice the calm that prevailed in the place.
وَAndأَخِيرًاfinallyسَمِعَhe heardضَحِكَةًa laughعَالِيَةًloud
And finally, he heard a loud laugh
وَandصَوْتًاa voiceبَدَتْthat seemedعَلَيْهِto carryالدَّهْشَةُastonishment
and a voice that seemed full of astonishment.
صَاحَShoutedأَحَدُoneالْجُنُودِof the soldiers
One of the soldiers shouted:
أَيُّهَاOالْأَحْمَقُfool!أَلَمْDidتَتَعَلَّمْyou not learnأَنْtoتُوقِفَstopالضَّرْبَfiring
"O fool! Did you not learn to stop firing
عِنْدَمَاwhenلَاthere is notيَكُونُanyهُنَاكَthereمَاthingتُصَوِّبُyou aimتِجَاهَهُat it?"
when there is nothing to aim at?"
الْتَفَتَTurnedهُنْرِيHenryوَandنَظَرَlookedإِلَىatرِفَاقِهِhis comrades
Henry turned and looked at his comrades.
كَانُواThey wereجَمِيعًاallيُحَدِّقُونَgazingفِيهِat himفِيinدَهْشَةٍamazement
They were all gazing at him in amazement.
وَAndعِنْدَمَاwhenنَظَرَhe lookedإِلَىtoالْأَمَامِthe frontمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَىmore
And when he looked to the front once more,
رَأَىhe sawأَرْضًاgroundخَالِيَةًemptyيَعْلُوهَاcovered byالدُّخَانُsmoke
he saw an empty field covered by smoke.
بَدَاLookedعَلَيْهِupon himالِارْتِبَاكُconfusionلَحْظَةًfor a moment
He looked confused for a moment,
ثُمَّthenانْتَبَهَhe realizedإِلَىwhatمَاhe wasكَانَseeingيَرَىnow
then he realized what he was seeing.
قَالَSaidهُنْرِيHenryأُوهْOh.
Henry said, "Oh."
عَادَHe returnedإِلَىtoرِفَاقِهِhis comradesوَandأَلْقَىthrewبِوَزْنِهِhis weightأَرْضًاto the ground
He returned to his comrades and threw his weight to the ground.
كَانَWasالْمُلَازِمُthe lieutenantيَصِيحُshoutingفِيinحَمَاسٍfury
The lieutenant was shouting in fury,
وَandقَالَsaidلِهُنْرِيto Henry
and said to Henry:
لَوْ"IfكَانَI hadلَدَيَّwith meعَشَرَةُtenآلَافِthousandقِطٍّwildبَرِّيٍّcatsمِثْلِكَlike you,
"If I had ten thousand wild cats like you,
لَرَبِحْتُI would winهَذِهِthisالْحَرْبَwarفِيinأُسْبُوعٍoneوَاحِدٍweek."
I would win this war in one week."
غَمْغَمَMumbledبَعْضُsomeالْجُنُودِsoldiers
Some soldiers mumbled
وَandنَظَرُواlookedإِلَىatهُنْرِيHenryفِيinدَهْشَةٍastonishment.
and looked at Henry in astonishment.
تَقَدَّمَAdvancedوِلْسُونُWilsonنَحْوَهُtowards him
Wilson advanced towards him
وَandسَأَلَهُasked him
and asked him:
هَلْ"Areأَنْتَyouبِخَيْرٍwell,يَاOفْلِيمَنْجُFleming?
"Are you well, Fleming?
أَكُلُّIs everythingشَيْءٍokعَلَىasمَاitيُرَامُshould be?
Is everything as it should be?
أَلَمْDidيُصِبْكَnot anything badمَكْرُوهٌhappen to you?"
Did not anything bad happen to you?"
رَدَّRespondedهُنْرِيHenryفِيwithصُعُوبَةٍdifficulty:
Henry responded with difficulty:
كَلَّا"No."
"No."
أَدْرَكَRealizedهُنْرِيHenryأَنَّهُthat heكَانَhad beenيُحَارِبُfightingكَالْحَيَوَانِlike an animal
Henry realized that he had been fighting like an animal,
وَandأَنَّthatالْأَمْرَthe matterلَمْwasيَكُنْnotصَعْبًاdifficult
and that the matter was not difficult.
لَقَدْIndeedبَذَلَhe exertedجُهْدًاeffortلِيَتَغَلَّبَto overcomeعَلَىhisخَوْفِهِfear
Indeed, he had exerted effort to overcome his fear,
وَandالْآنَnowأَصْبَحَhe had becomeيَسْتَحِقُّworthy ofلَقَبَthe title ofالْبَطَلِthe hero
and now he had become worthy of the title of hero.
إِنَّهُIndeedحَتَّىevenلَمْdid notيُلَاحِظْnoticeحُدُوثَthe occurrence ofذَلِكَthat.
Indeed, he had not even noticed the occurrence of that.