نَظَرَHe lookedحَوْلَهُ،around him,وَandرَأَىsawأَنَّthatفِرَارَهُhis escapeمِنَfromالْوَحْدَةِlonelinessمُسْتَحِيلٌ.is impossible.
He looked around him and saw that his escape from loneliness was impossible.
كَانُواThey wereيُحِيطُونَsurroundingبِهِhimمِنْfromكُلِّeveryجَانِبٍsideحَتَّىuntilشَعَرَhe feltوَكَأَنَّهُas if heبِدَاخِلِwere insideصُنْدُوقٍa boxمُتَحَرِّكٍ.moving.
They were surrounding him from every side until he felt as if he were inside a moving box.
أَدْرَكَrealizedهنريHenryأَنَّهُthat heلَمْdid notيَرْغَبْdesireقَطُّeverفِيinالِانْضِمَامِjoiningإِلَىtoالْحَرْبِ،the war,
Henry realized that he never wanted to join the war,
وَشَعَرَand he feltوَكَأَنَّهُas if heلَمْdid notيَخْتَرْchooseالِانْضِمَامَto joinإِلَىtoالْجَيْشِ.the army.
and he felt as if he did not choose to join the army.
لَقَدِSurelyاسْتَدْرَجَتْهُled himالْحُكُومَةُthe governmentالَّتِيwhichجَعَلَتْهُmade himيَشْعُرُfeelأَنَّthatهَذَاthisوَاجِبُهُ،is his duty,وَالْآنَand nowتَأْخُذُهُit is taking himإِلَىtoنِهَايَةِthe end ofحَيَاتِهِ.his life.
Surely the government led him to feel that this was his duty, and now it was taking him to the end of his life.
شَعَرَHe feltبِالْغَضَبِangerلِأَنَّهُbecause he wasهُنَا،here,وَفَقَدَand he lostثِقَتَهُhis trustفِيinالْأَشْخَاصِthe peopleالَّذِينَwhoيَتَوَلَّوْنَare in charge ofمَسْئُولِيَّةَthe responsibility ofالْجَيْشِ.the army.
He felt anger because he was here, and he lost his trust in the people who were in charge of the army.
عِنْدَمَاWhenوَصَلَarrivedالرِّجَالُthe menإِلَىatالْخَلَاءِthe clearing,تَوَقَّعَexpectedهنريHenryأَنْtoيَرَىseeقِتَالًاa fight,لَكِنَّهُbut heرَأَىsawمَجْمُوعَاتٍgroupsصَغِيرَةًsmallمِنَofالرِّجَالِmenيَرْكُضُونَrunningذَهَابًاto andوfroإِيَابًاback.
When the men arrived at the clearing, Henry expected to see a fight, but he saw small groups of men running to and fro.
كَانُواThey wereيُطْلِقُونَlaunchingالنَّارَfireفِيintoالْأُفُقِ.the horizon.
They were launching fire into the horizon.
رَفْرَفَFlutteredأَحَدُone ofالْأَعْلَامِthe flags,وَandمَرَّتِpassedالْوَحْدَةُthe unitبِجُثَّةِby the corpse ofرَجُلٍa manرَفَعَتِraisedالرِّيَاحُthe windsلِحْيَتَهُhis beardوَكَأَنَّas ifيَدًاa handكَانَتْwasتُدَاعِبُهَا.playing with it.
One of the flags fluttered, and the unit passed by the corpse of a man whose beard was raised by the winds as if a hand was playing with it.
امْتَلَأَتْFilled wasرَأْسُthe head ofهنريHenryبِأَفْكَارٍwith thoughtsغَرِيبَةٍstrangeبَيْنَمَاwhileوَاصَلُhe continuedالسَّيْرَ.the journey.
Henry's head was filled with strange thoughts while he continued the journey.
ظَنَّHe thoughtأَنَّthatالْأَرْضَthe earthتُهَدِّدُهُwas threatening himوَأَنَّand thatالْعَدُوَّthe enemyسَيُهَاجِمُهُwould attack himفِيatأَيِّanyلَحْظَةٍmomentوَيَقْتُلُهُand kill himهُوَheوَأَصْدِقَاءَهُ.and his friends.
He thought that the earth was threatening him, and that the enemy would attack him at any moment and kill him and his friends.
أَرَادَHe wantedأَنْtoيُحَذِّرَهُمْwarn themمِنْthatأَنَّthatالْجِنْرَالَاتِthe generalsلَيْسُواwere notعَلَىawareوَعْيٍconsciousبِمَاof whatيَفْعَلُونَ،they were doing,لَكِنَّهُbut heعَلِمَknewأَنَّthatأَحَدًاanyoneلَنْwould notيَسْتَمِعَlistenإِلَيْهِ،to him,وَعَلَىand mostالْأَرْجَحِlikelyسَيَضْحَكُونَthey would laughمِنْهُ.at him.
He wanted to warn them that the generals were not aware of what they were doing, but he knew that no one would listen to him, and most likely they would laugh at him.
عِنْدَمَاWhenتَوَقَّفُواthey stoppedوَاسْتَلْقَوْاand lay downعَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe groundحَتَّىuntilيَكُونُواthey wereفِيinمَأْمَنٍ،safety,بَدَأَbeganالْعَدِيدُmanyمِنْofرِجَالِthe menالْوَحْدَةِof the unitبِنَاءَbuildingتِلَالٍhillsصَغِيرَةٍsmallأَمَامَهُمْ.in front of them.
When they stopped and lay down on the ground until they were safe, many of the unit's men began building small hills in front of them.
اسْتَخْدَمُواThey usedالْأَحْجَارَstonesوَالْعِصِيَّand sticksوَالتُّرَابَand earthوَأَيَّ شَيْءٍand anythingمِنْ شَأْنِهِcapable ofالتَّصَدِّيwithstandingلِلرَّصَاصِ.bullets.
They used stones, sticks, earth, and anything capable of withstanding bullets.
أَخَذَBeganالرِّجَالُthe menيَتَنَاقَشُونَarguingهَلْwhetherفِعْلُdoingذَلِكَthatشَيْءٌwas somethingمُشَرِّفٌhonorableأَمْorأَنَّهُit wasأَكْرَمُmore nobleلَهُمْfor themأَنْtoيَقِفُواstandوَيُوَاجِهُواand faceالْعَدُوَّthe enemyدُونَwithoutأَيِّanyحِمَايَةٍ.protection.
The men began arguing whether doing that was something honorable or if it was more noble for them to stand and face the enemy without any protection.
صَدَرَWas issuedالْأَمْرُthe commandلِلْوَحْدَةِto the unitبِالتَّحَرُّكِto moveعِدَّةَseveralمَرَّاتٍ،times,مِمَّاwhichجَعَلَmadeصَبْرَpatienceهنريHenry'sيَنْفَدُ،run out,وَتَسَاءَلَand he askedبِصَوْتٍin a voiceمُرْتَفِعٍraisedلِمَاذَاwhyيَفْعَلُونَthey were doingذَلِكَ؟!that?!
The command was issued to the unit to move several times, which made Henry's patience run out, and he asked in a raised voice why they were doing that?!
أَكَلَAteجيمJimالْقَلِيلَa littleوَأَجَابَand answered,حَسَنًا"Well,أَعْتَقِدُI believeأَنَّهُthatيَتَعَيَّنُwe mustعَلَيْنَاcontinueمُوَاصَلَةُthe marchالسَّيْرِso thatكَيْwe canنَمْنَعَpreventالْعَدُوَّthe enemyمِنْfromالِاقْتِرَابِapproachingكَثِيرًاtoo closelyأَوْorشَيْئًاsomethingكَهَذَا."like this."
Jim ate a little and answered, "Well, I believe we must continue the march so that we can prevent the enemy from approaching too closely or something like this."
فِيInالظَّهِيرَةِ،the afternoon,تَحَرَّكَتِmovedالْوَحْدَةُthe unitفَوْقَoverنَفْسِthe veryالْأَرْضِgroundالَّتِيthatسَارُواthey had walkedفَوْقَهَاoverفِيinالصَّبَاحِ.the morning.
In the afternoon, the unit moved over the very ground that they had walked over in the morning.
بَدَتِSeemedالْأَرْضُthe landمَأْلُوفَةًfamiliarلهنريto Henryأَكْثَرَ؛more;فَلَمْit did notتَكُنْthreatenتُهَدِّدُهُhimبَعْدَanyالْآنَ،longer,لَكِنْbutعِنْدَمَاwhenيَمُرُّونَthey passedعَبْرَthroughأَيِّanyمِنْطَقَةٍareaجَدِيدَةٍ،new,تُعَاوِدُreturnedهنريto Henryمَشَاعِرُthe feelingsالْقَلَقِof anxietyالْقَدِيمَةُoldالنَّابِعَةُstemmingمِنَfromالْبَلَاهَةِfoolishnessوَandالْخَوْفِ.fear.
The land seemed more familiar to Henry; it did not threaten him any longer, but when they passed through any new area, Henry's old feelings of anxiety stemming from foolishness and fear returned.
بَعْدَAfterبُرْهَةٍ،a moment,قَرَّرَdecidedهنريHenryأَنَّهُthat heلَنْwould notيَأْبَهَcareلِتِلْكَabout thatالْبَلَاهَةِ.nonsense.
After a moment, Henry decided that he would not care about that nonsense.
تَسَاءَلَHe wonderedكَيْفَhowسَيَكُونُit would beالْوَضْعُthe situationإِذَاifمَاheأُصِيبَwere injuredفِيinمَعْرَكَتِهِhis battleالْأُولَى.first.
He wondered how the situation would be if he were injured in his first battle.
بَعْدَAfterقَلِيلٍa little while,سَمِعَhe heardدَوِيَّthe soundالْأَعْيِرَةِof bulletsالنَّارِيَّةِfiringأَمَامَهُin front of himوَandرَأَىsawالْجُنُودَthe soldiersيَرْكُضُونَrunning,تَتْبَعُهُمْfollowed byأَصْوَاتُthe soundsإِطْلَاقِof gunfireالنِّيرَانِ.itself.
After a little while, he heard the sound of bullets firing in front of him and saw the soldiers running, followed by the sounds of gunfire.