مَرُّواThey passedعَلَىbyجُنْدِيٍّa soldierجَرِيحٍwoundedدُونَwithoutأَنْthatيَتَوَقَّفُواthey stop
They passed by a wounded soldier without stopping.
وَAndبَعْدَafterلَحْظَةٍa momentتَوَجَّهَwentضَابِطٌan officerآخَرُotherعَلَىonجَوَادِهِhis horseنَحْوَtowardsالْجِنْرَالِthe general
After a moment, another officer went on his horse towards the general.
يَبْدُوIt seemsأَنَّthatأَحَدًاanyoneلَمْdid notيَلْمَحْnoticeهِنْرِيHenryوَandصَدِيقَهُhis friend
It seems that no one noticed Henry and his friend;
وَلِذَاand thereforeظَلَّاthey remainedقَرِيبَيْنِcloseيُحَاوِلَانِtryingالِاسْتِمَاعَto listenلِمَاto whatيَقُولُهُhe is sayingالْجِنْرَالُthe general
and therefore they remained close trying to listen to what the general was saying.
قَالَSaidالْجِنْرَالُthe generalتَسْتَعِدُّare preparingقُوَّاتُforces ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyهُنَاكَthereلِشَنِّto launchهُجُومٍattackآخَرَanother
The general said: 'The enemy forces are preparing there for another attack.'
كَانَHe wasيَتَحَدَّثُtalkingفِيinهُدُوءٍquietوَكَأَنَّهُand as if heيَتَكَلَّمُis speakingعَنْaboutمَلَابِسِclothes ofالضَّابِطِthe officer
He was talking quietly as if he was talking about the officer's clothes.
أَخْشَىI fearأَنَّهُمْthat theyسَيَخْتَرِقُونَwill breachصُفُوفَنَاour ranks
I fear that they will breach our ranks
مَاunlessلَمْwe doنَتَحَرَّكْmoveكَالرَّعْدِlike thunderلِإِيقَافِهِمْto stop them
unless we move like thunder to stop them.
قَالَSaidالضَّابِطُthe officerغَاضِبًاangrilyمِنَit isالصَّعْبِdifficultالتَّصَدِّيto confrontلَهُمْthem
The officer said angrily: 'It is difficult to confront them.'
قَالَSaidالْجِنْرَالُthe generalهَذَاthis isمَاwhatأَتَوَقَّعُهُI expectأَيْضًاalso
The general said: 'This is what I expect also.'
ثُمَّThenبَدَأَhe beganيَتَحَدَّثُto talkسَرِيعًاquicklyوَandبِصَوْتٍwith a voiceمُنْخَفِضٍlowمَعَwithمُسَاعِدِيهِhis assistants
Then he began to talk quickly and in a low voice with his assistants.
لَمْDid notيَسْمَعْhearهِنْرِيHenryوَandوِيلْسُونَWilsonشَيْئًاanythingآخَرَelseإِلَىuntilأَنْthatسَأَلَaskedالْجِنْرَالُthe generalالضَّابِطَthe officer
Henry and Wilson did not hear anything else until the general asked the officer
أَيُّWhichالْكَتَائِبِbattalionsيُمْكِنُكَyou canالِاسْتِغْنَاءُdispenseعَنْهَاwith?
'Which battalion can you dispense with?'
فَكَّرَThoughtالضَّابِطُthe officerثُمَّthenقَالَsaid
The officer thought then said:
الْكَتِيبَةُThe battalionرَقْمُnumberثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَأَرْبَعَةٍ304
'The battalion number 304.
إِنَّهُمْIndeed theyعَدِيمُوare devoid ofالْجَدْوَىutilityيُحَارِبُونَthey fightوَكَأَنَّهُمْas if theyيَمْتَطُونَare ridingبِغَالًاdonkeys
Indeed, they are worthless, they fight as if they are riding donkeys.
يُمْكِنُنِيI canالِاسْتِغْنَاءُdispenseعَنْهُمْwith themبِسُهُولَةٍeasily
I can dispense with them easily.'
نَظَرَLookedهِنْرِيHenryوَandوِيلْسُونُWilsonأَحَدُهُمَاone of themلِلْآخَرِto the otherفِيinدَهْشَةٍamazement
Henry and Wilson looked at each other in amazement;
فَالْكَتِيبَةُfor the battalionرَقْمُnumberثَلَاثُ مِئَةٍ وَأَرْبَعَةٍ304هِيَisكَتِيبَتُهُمَاtheir battalion
for battalion number 304 is their battalion.
وَتَحَدَّثَAnd spokeالْجِنْرَالُthe generalبَعْدَهَاafter thatبِحِدَّةٍwith severity
And the general spoke after that with severity:
جَهِّزْPrepareتِلْكَthatالْكَتِيبَةَbattalionإِذَنْthen
'Prepare that battalion then.
سَأُرَاقِبُI will observeالْمَعْرَكَةَthe battleمِنْfromهُنَاhereوَandأُصْدِرُI will issueالْأَمْرَthe orderبِتَوْقِيتِat the timing ofالْبَدْءِthe start
I will observe the battle from here, and I will issue the order at the start time.
سَوْفَWillيَنْتَهِيendالْأَمْرُthe matterفِيinغُضُونِwithinخَمْسِfiveدَقَائِقَminutes
The matter will end within five minutes.
لَاI doأَعْتَقِدُnot believeأَنَّthatرَاكِبِيriders ofالْبِغَالِthe mulesسَيَنْجُونَwill surviveمِنْfromذَلِكَthat.'
I do not believe that the riders of the mules will survive from that.'
ابْتَسَمَSmiledالضَّابِطُthe officerوَandالْجِنْرَالُthe generalوَwhileهُمَاtheyيَفْتَرِقَانِparted ways
The officer and the general smiled as they parted ways.
أَسْرَعَHastenedهِنْرِيHenryوَandوِيلْسُونُWilsonبِالْعَوْدَةِto returnإِلَىtoكَتِيبَتِهِمَاtheir battalion
Henry and Wilson hastened to return to their battalion
وَwhileالُّذْعْرُfearيَكْسُوcoveredوَجْهَيْهِمَاtheir faces
while fear covered their faces.
وَمَعَAnd althoughأَنَّthatالْأَمْرَthe matterلَمْdid notيَسْتَغْرِقْtakeإِلَّاexceptدَقَائِقَminutesمَعْدُودَةًa few
Although the matter took only a few minutes,
شَعَرَfeltهِنْرِيHenryكَأَنَّهُas if heقَدْhadشَاخَagedعِدَّةَseveralسِنِينَyears
Henry felt as if he had aged several years.
أَدْرَكَRealizedهِنْرِيHenryأَنَّهُthat heلَاdoesيَعْنِيmeanأَيَّanyشَيْءٍthingلِلْجَيْشِto the army
Henry realized that he does not mean anything to the army.
تَحَدَّثَTalkedالضَّابِطُthe officerعَنْaboutكَتِيبَتِهِhis battalionوَكَأَنَّهُas if heيَتَحَدَّثُwas talkingعَنْaboutمِكْنَسَةٍa broom
The officer talked about his battalion as if he was talking about a broom.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenعَادَاthey returnedأَخْبَرَاthey informedالْجَمِيعَeveryoneأَنَّهُمْthat theyسَيُهَاجِمُونَwill attackالْعَدُوَّthe enemyفِيinغُضُونِwithinدَقَائِقَminutes
And when they returned, they informed everyone that they would attack the enemy within a few minutes.
قَالَSaidالْمُلَازِمُthe lieutenantوَقَدْwhileعَلَتْappeared onوَجْهَهُhis faceابْتِسَامَةٌa smile
The lieutenant said, while a smile appeared on his face:
هُجُومٌAn attack?نَحْنُWeنُقَاتِلُare fightingالْآنَnowإِذَنْthen!
'An attack? We are fighting then!'
رَأَىSawالرِّجَالُthe menشَخْصَيْنِtwo personsفَوْقَuponصَهْوَتَيْthe saddles ofجَوَادَيْهِمَاtheir horsesعَلَىatمَسَافَةٍa distanceقَصِيرَةٍshort
The men saw two persons upon their horses' saddles at a short distance;
الْأَوَّلُthe firstقَائِدُcommander ofالْكَتِيبَةِthe battalionوَandالثَّانِيthe secondالضَّابِطُthe officerالَّذِيwhoتَلَقَّىreceivedالْأَوَامِرَthe ordersمِنَfromالْجِنْرَالِthe general
the first was the commander of the battalion, and the second was the officer who received the orders from the general.
كَانَاThey wereيَتَحَدَّثَانِtalkingأَحَدُهُمَاone of themإِلَىtoالْآخَرِthe otherوَandيُشِيرَانِpointingنَحْوَtowardsالْكَتِيبَةِthe battalion
They were talking to each other and pointing towards the battalion.
بَدَأَBeganالضُّبَّاطُthe officersفِيinتَقْسِيمِdividingالرِّجَالِthe menإِلَىintoمَجْمُوعَاتٍgroupsصَغِيرَةٍsmall
The officers began dividing the men into small groups.
وَسُرْعَانَAnd quicklyمَاwhatبَدَاappeared wasكُلُّeveryفَرْدٍindividualفِيinالْكَتِيبَةِthe battalionمَشْدُودَwith tenseالْقَامَةِstatureيَأْخُذُtakingنَفَسًاa breathعَمِيقًاdeep
And quickly every individual in the battalion appeared with a tense stature, taking a deep breath.
كَانُواThey wereيُرَاقِبُونَmonitoringالْغَابَةَthe forestوَwhileأَحَاطَsurroundedبِهِمْthemمِنْfromكُلِّeveryجَانِبٍsideضَجِيجُthe noise ofالْمَعْرَكَةِthe battleالْكُبْرَىgreatبَيْنَbetweenالْجَيْشَيْنِthe two armies
They were monitoring the forest, and the noise of the great battle between the two armies surrounded them from every side.
بَدَاSeemedسَائِرُthe rest ofالْعَالَمِthe worldمُنْشَغِلًاpreoccupiedبِأَشْيَاءَwith thingsأُخْرَىother
The rest of the world seemed preoccupied with other things.
وَكَانَAnd wasهَذَاthisالْقِتَالُfightمِنْofنَصِيبِshare ofتِلْكَthatالْكَتِيبَةِbattalionوَحْدَهَاalone
And this fight was the share of that battalion alone.