وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenصَدَرَwas issuedالْأَمْرُ،the order,تَقَدَّمَadvancedالْجُنُودُthe soldiersإِلَىtoالْأَمَامِthe frontبِخُطًىwith stepsمُتَحَمِّسَةٍ.enthusiastic.كَانَتْThere wasهُنَاكَthereقُوَّةٌa forceجَدِيدَةٌnewوَغَيْرُand unexpectedمُتَوَقَّعَةٍunforeseenفِيinحَرَكَتِهِمْ.their movement.كَانُواThey wereيَعْلَمُونَawareأَنَّهُمْthat theyمُرْهَقُونَ،were exhausted,وَأَنَّand thatطَاقَةَthe energyهَذَاof thisالْهُجُومِattackتُشْبِهُresemblesالْقُوَّةَthe forceالَّتِيthatتَظْهَرُappearsقَبْلَbeforeالنِّهَايَةِthe endمُبَاشَرَةً.directly.رَكَضَranالْجُنُودُthe soldiersبِحَمَاسٍwith enthusiasmجُنُونِيٍّ.madness.كَانَIt wasانْدِفَاعًاa rushأَعْمَىblindفَوْقَoverحَقْلٍa fieldأَخْضَرَ،green,وَتَحْتَand underالسَّمَاءِthe skyالزَّرْقَاءِblueفِيinاتِّجَاهِthe directionالسِّيَاجِof the fenceالَّذِيthatيَظْهَرُappearsبِصُعُوبَةٍwith difficultyوَسْطَamongالدُّخَانِ.the smoke.وَخَلْفَAnd behindالسِّيَاجِ،the fence,كَانَthere wereجُنُودُsoldiersالْعَدُوِّof the enemyيُصَوِّبُونَaimingنَحْوَهُمْat themمُبَاشَرَةً.directly.
And when the order was issued, the soldiers advanced to the front with enthusiastic steps. There was a new and unforeseen force in their movement. They were aware that they were exhausted, and that the energy of this attack resembled the force that appears just before the end directly. The soldiers ran with mad enthusiasm. It was a blind rush over a green field, and under the blue sky in the direction of the fence that appears with difficulty among the smoke. And behind the fence, there were soldiers of the enemy aiming at them directly.
ظَلَّremainedهِنْرِيHenryرَافِعًاraisingالرَّايَةَthe flagفِيinالْمُقَدِّمَةِthe frontيُلَوِّحُwavingبِيَدِهِwith his handالْخَالِيَةِemptyوَandيَصِيحُshouting.
Henry remained raising the flag at the front, waving his empty hand and shouting.
كَانَHe wasيُحَاوِلُtryingإِثَارَةَto stir upحَمَاسِthe enthusiasm ofأَصْدِقَائِهِhis friends,لَكِنْbutبَدَاit seemedأَنَّهُمْthat theyلَمْdid notيَكُونُواbeفِيinحَاجَةٍneedلِذَلِكَ.for that.كَانَwereالرِّجَالُThe menيَتَفَجَّرُونَexplodingحَمَاسًا.with enthusiasm.
He was trying to stir up the enthusiasm of his friends, but it seemed that they did not need that. The men were exploding with enthusiasm.
شَعَرَfeltهِنْرِيHenryهُوَheالْآخَرُtooبِالْجُرْأَةِwith courage,وَكَانَand wasعَلَىinاسْتِعْدَادٍreadinessلِتَقْدِيمِto offerالتَّضْحِيَاتِsacrificesمَهْمَاno matter whatكَلَّفَتْهُit cost him.
Henry also felt the courage, and he was prepared to make sacrifices no matter what it cost him.
لَمْHe did notيَكُنhaveلَدَيْهِwith himوَقْتٌtimeلِلتَّفْكِيرِfor thinking,لَكِنَّهُbut heأَدْرَكَrealizedأَنَّthatطَلَقَاتِthe barricades ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyهِيَareالْحَاجِزُthe barrierالْوَحِيدُonlyبَيْنَهُbetween himوَبَيْنَand betweenبُلُوغِreachingغَايَتِهِhis goal.
He did not have time to think, but he realized that the enemy's barricades are the only barrier between him and reaching his goal.
الْفَصْلُThe chapterالتَّاسِعُninthوَالْعِشْرُونَand twentieth
The twenty-ninth chapter
انْتِزَاعُThe seizure ofالرَّايَةِthe flag
The seizure of the flag
انْدَفَعَchargedهِنْرِيHenryإِلَىtoالْأَمَامِthe frontبِكُلِّwith allمَاwhatلَدَيْهِhe hadمِنْofقُوَّةٍ.strength.
Henry charged forward with all the strength he had.
لَمْHe could notيَسْتَطِعْbe able toرُؤْيَةَseeأَيِّanyشَيْءٍthingسِوَىexceptالدُّخَانِthe smoke,لَكِنَّهُbut heكَانَwasيَعْلَمُknowingبِوُجُودِof the existenceسِيَاجٍof a fenceقَدِيمٍoldهُنَاكَthere,لَاnotبُدَّmustأَنَّهُthat itكَانَwasمِلْكًاpropertyلِأَحَدِof one ofالْمُزَارِعِينَthe farmersفِيinالسَّابِقِthe past,لَكِنَّهُbut itالْآنَnowأَصْبَحَhas becomeفِيinيَدِthe hands ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemy.
He could not see anything except the smoke, but he knew of the existence of an old fence there. It must have belonged to one of the farmers in the past, but it has now become in the hands of the enemy.
أَثْنَاءَDuringجَرْيِthe run ofهِنْرِي،Henry,لَمَعَتْshoneفِيinذِهْنِهِhis mindفِكْرَةُthe ideaاللِّقَاءِof the meetingالْأَخِيرِlastبَيْنَbetweenجَيْشِهِhis armyوَجَيْشِand the army ofالْعَدُوِّ،the enemy,وَتَوَقَّعَand he expectedأَنْthatتَكُونَthere would beمُوَاجَهَةًa confrontationشَرِسَةً،fierce,وَهُوَand thatمَاis whatجَعَلَهُmade himيُسْرِعُhastenفِيinالْعَدْوِrunningعَنْaway fromأَصْدِقَائِهِhis friendsالَّذِينَwhoكَانُواwereيَهْتِفُونَshoutingفِيwithقُوَّةٍstrengthوَحَمَاسٍ.and enthusiasm.
During Henry's run, an idea of the last meeting between his army and the enemy's army shone in his mind, and he expected it to be a fierce confrontation, which made him hasten in the run away from his friends who were shouting in strength and enthusiasm.
لَكِنْButسُرْعَانَsoonمَاwhatرَأَىHenry sawهِنْرِيHenryأَنَّthatعَدَدًاa numberكَبِيرًاlargeمِنْofجُنُودِsoldiers ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyلَنْwill notيَصْمُدُواwithstandلِلْقِتَالِthe battle.
But soon Henry saw that a large number of enemy soldiers would not withstand the battle.
وَمَعَAnd withانْقِشَاعِthe clearing ofالدُّخَانِ،the smoke,رَأَىsawهِنْرِيHenryجُنُودَthe soldiers ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyيَلُوذُونَseeking refugeبِالْفِرَارِ.in fleeing.بَعْضُهُمْSome of themيَلْتَفِتُونَwere looking backلِيُطْلِقُواto shootالنَّارَfireعَلَىatكَتِيبَةِthe brigade ofهِنْرِيHenryقَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatيُوَاصِلُواthey continueفِرَارَهُمْ.their flight.
And with the dissipation of the smoke, Henry saw the enemy soldiers seeking refuge in fleeing. Some of them looked back to shoot at Henry's brigade before they continued their flight.
لَكِنْButفِيinبُقْعَةٍa spotمُحَدَّدَةٍspecificبَيْنَbetweenصُفُوفِthe rows ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemy,كَانَتْthere wasهُنَاكَthereمَجْمُوعَةٌa groupمُتَجَهِّمَةٌgloomyوَandحَازِمَةٌdeterminedلَمْthat did notتَحَرَّكْmoveمِنْfromمَكَانِهَا.its place.
But in a defined spot between the rows of the enemy, there was a gloomy and determined group that did not move from its place.
كَانُواThey wereثَابِتِينَsteadfastفِيinأَمَاكِنِهِمْtheir placesخَلْفَbehindالسِّيَاجِthe fence,تُرَفْرِفُflutteringفَوْقَهُمْabove themرَايَةٌa flagمُتَمَوِّجَةٌwavingجَامِحَةٌwildly.
They were steadfast in their places behind the fences, a fluttering flag above them, unrestrained.
اقْتَرَبَتْapproachedكَتِيبَةُThe battalion ofهِنْرِيHenryأَكْثَرَmoreفَأَكْثَرَand moreحَتَّىuntilالْتَقَىmetالْفَرِيقَانِ،the two groups,وَأَصْبَحَتْand becameصَرَخَاتُهُمَاtheir criesإِهَانَاتٍinsultsمُتَبَادَلَةً.mutually exchanged.كَادَتِAlmostالْمَسَافَةُthe distanceبَيْنَهُمَاbetween themتَخْتَفِيdisappearedتَمَامًا.completely.
The battalion of Henry approached more and more until the two teams met, and their screams became mutual insults. The distance between them almost disappeared completely.
رَكَّزَfocusedهِنْرِيHenryنَظَرَهُhis gazeعَلَىonرَايَةِthe flag ofالْعَدُوِّthe enemyالَّتِيthatكَانَhe wasيُرِيدُهَاwanting itأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanأَيِّanyشَيْءٍthingآخَرَ.else.
Henry focused his gaze on the enemy's flag that he wanted more than anything else.
انْقَضَّHe pouncedعَلَيْهَاon itكَالْحِصَانِlike the horseالْجَامِحِwildوَكَانَتْand wasرَايَتُهُhis flagتَتَأَرْجَحُswayingكُلَّمَاwheneverاقْتَرَبَhe approachedمِنْهَاit.
He pounced on her like a wild horse, and his flag swayed whenever he approached her.