نَسِيَforgotهنريHenryأَمْرَthe matter ofاحْتِمَالِthe possibility ofإِصَابَتِهِhis injuryبِطَلْقٍby a bulletنَارِيٍّgunfireوَشَاهَدَand watchedالْمَعْرَكَةَthe battleفِيinذُهُولٍ.a daze.
Henry forgot the matter of the possibility of his injury by a gunfire, and watched the battle in a daze.
فَجْأَةً!Suddenly!شَعَرَhe feltبِيَدٍa handثَقِيلَةٍheavyفَوْقَonكَتِفِهِ،his shoulder,وَعِنْدَمَاand whenاسْتَدَارَhe turned,رَأَىhe sawويلسون،Wilson,الْجُنْدِيَّthe soldierعَالِيَloud ofالصَّوْتِ.voice.
Suddenly! He felt a heavy hand on his shoulder, and when he turned, he saw Wilson, the loud soldier.
قَالَsaidويلسونWilsonإِنَّهَاit isمَعْرَكَتِيmy battleالْأُولَىthe firstوandالْأَخِيرَةُthe lastيَاOفَتىyouth.
Wilson said: 'This is my first and last battle, O youth.'
كَانَwasويلسونWilsonشَاحِبًاpaleلِلْغَايَةِextremelyوandشَفَتَاهُhis lipsتَرْتَجِفَانِtrembling.
Wilson was extremely pale and his lips were trembling.
غَمْغَمَmumbledهنريHenryفِيinذُهُولٍastonishmentبَالِغٍ:extreme:«مَاWhatالْأَمْرُ؟!»is the matter?!'
Henry mumbled in extreme astonishment: 'What is the matter?!'
أَجَابَrepliedويلسونWilsonقُلْتُI saidإِنَّهَاit isمَعْرَكَتِيmy battleالْأُولَىthe firstوَandالْأَخِيرَةُthe lastشَيْءٌsomethingمَاwhatيُخْبِرُنِيtells me…...
Wilson replied: I said: It is my first and last battle. Something tells me...
سَأَلَaskedهنريHenry::«مَاذَا؟!»What?!
Henry asked: What?!
قَالَsaidويلسونWilsonأُرِيدُكَI want youأَنْtoتَأْخُذَtakeهَذَاthisإِلَىtoأَهْلِيmy family.
Wilson said: I want you to take this to my family.
وَأَنْهَىAnd he endedكَلَامَهُhis speechبِتَنْهِيدَةٍwith a sighعَبَّرَتْexpressedعَنْaboutأَسَفِهِhis sadnessعَلَىoverحَالِهِhis condition,وَسَلَّمَand he deliveredهنريto Henryمَظْرُوفًاa packageصَغِيرًاsmall.
And he ended his speech with a sigh that expressed his sadness over his condition, and he delivered a small package to Henry.
قَالَsaidهنري:Henry:«مَا الَّذِيWhat is that…»...
Henry said: What is that...?
لَكِنَّButويلسونWilsonرَمَقَهُglanced at himبِنَظْرَةٍwith a lookكَأَنَّهَاas if it wereآتِيَةٌcomingمِنْfromأَعْمَاقِthe depths ofالْقُبُورِ،the graves,وَandرَفَعَraisedيَدَهُhis hand,الْوَاهِنَةَ،the feeble,ثُمَّthenاسْتَدَارَturnedمُبْتَعِدًا.away.
But Wilson glanced at him with a look as if it were coming from the depths of the graves, and raised his feeble hand, then turned away.
الْفَصْلُThe chapterالْخَامِسُfifth
The fifth chapter
وَAndبَدَأَتِbeganالْمَعْرَكَةُthe battle.
And the battle began.
تَوَقَّفَStoppedالرِّجَالُthe menعَلَىonحَافَّةِthe edge ofإِحْدَىone ofالْحَدَائِقِ،the gardens,حَيْثُwhereجَثَمُواthey squattedعَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe groundبَيْنَbetweenالْأَشْجَارِ،the trees,يُصَوِّبُونَaimingأَسْلِحَتَهُمْtheir weaponsنَحْوَtowardالْحُقُولِ،the fields,وَandيُحَاوِلُونَtryingالنَّظَرَto look atفِيمَاwhat isوَرَاءَbeyondالضَّبَابِ؛the fog;حَيْثُwhereاسْتَطَاعُواthey couldرُؤْيَةَseeرِجَالٍmenآخَرِينَothersيَرْكُضُونَrunningوَandبَعْضُهُمْsome of themيَصِيحُshoutingوَandيُلَوِّحُونَ.waving.
The men stopped on the edge of one of the gardens, where they squatted on the ground between the trees, aiming their weapons toward the fields, and trying to look at what is beyond the fog; where they could see other men running and some of them shouting and waving.
نَظَرَLookedرِجَالُthe men ofوَحْدَةِthe unit ofهنريHenryوَاسْتَمَعُواand listenedفِيinحِرْصٍ،eagerness,وَظَلُّواand they remainedمَشْغُولِينَbusyبِالْحَدِيثِtalkingعَنِaboutالشَّائِعَاتِthe rumorsالَّتِيthatسَمِعُوهَا.they heard.
The men of Henry's unit looked and listened with eagerness, and remained busy talking about the rumors that they heard.
قَالَSaidأَحَدُone ofالْرِجَالِthe men:قَابَلْتُI metأَحَدَone ofالْفِتْيَانِthe youthsمِنْfromوِلَايَةِthe state ofمَيْنMaine,وَقَالَand he saidإِنَّthatفِرْقَتَهُhis groupحَارَبَتْfoughtجَيْشَthe army ofالْمُتَمَرِّدِينَthe rebelsكُلَّهُallلِمُدَّةِfor a period ofأَرْبَعِfourسَاعَاتٍhoursوَقَتَلَتْand killedنَحْوَaboutخَمْسَةِfiveآلَافٍthousandمِنْهُمْ.of them.
One of the men said: I met one of the youths from the state of Maine, and he said that his group fought the army of the rebels all for a period of four hours and killed about five thousand of them.
قَالَHe saidإِنَّthatمَعْرَكَةًa battleأُخْرَىanotherكَهَذِهِlike thisسَوْفَwillتُنْهِيendالْحَرْبَthe warتَمَامًا.completely.
He said that another battle like this will completely end the war.
تَزَايَدَIncreasedالصَّخَبُthe noiseأَمَامَهُمْ،in front of them,وَandتَجَمَّدَfrozeهنريHenryوَرِفَاقُهُand his companionsصَمْتًاsilentlyفِيinأَمَاكِنِهِمْ.their places.
The noise increased in front of them, and Henry and his companions froze silently in their places.
بِإِمْكَانِهِمْThey couldرُؤْيَةُseeالْعَلَمِthe flagيُرَفْرِفُflutteringغَضَبًاin angerوَسْطَamidstالدُّخَانِ،the smoke,وَبِالْقُرْبِand nearbyمِنْهُfrom itصُوَرٌimagesضَبَابِيَّةٌfoggyلِلْوَحَدَاتِfor the unitsالْعَسْكَرِيَّةِ.military.
They could see the flag fluttering in anger amidst the smoke, and nearby from it foggy images for the military units.
لَاذَتْFledمَجْمُوعَةٌa groupمُرْتَبِكَةٌconfusedمِنَofالرِّجَالِthe menبِالْفِرَارِby running awayعَبْرَacrossالْحُقُولِ.the fields.
A confused group of the men fled by running away across the fields.
مَرَّتْPassedقَذِيفَةٌa shellمُدَوِّيَةٌthunderingمِثْلَlikeالْعَاصِفَةِthe stormفَوْقَaboveرُءُوسِthe heads ofجُنُودِthe soldiers ofالِاحْتِيَاطِthe reserve,وَهَبَطَتْand descendedفَوْقَuponأَرْضِthe land ofالْبُسْتَانِ،the garden,ثُمَّthenانْفَجَرَتْexplodedلِتُبَعْثِرَto scatterالتُّرَابَthe dustالْبُنِّيَّbrownوَأَوْرَاقَand the leaves ofالصَّنَوْبَرِthe pineفِيinكُلِّeveryمَكَانٍ.place.
A thundering shell passed like the storm above the heads of the reserve soldiers, and descended upon the land of the garden, then exploded to scatter the brown dust and the leaves of the pine in every place.
وَبَدَأَAnd beganصَفِيرُthe whistling ofالرَّصَاصَاتِbulletsبَيْنَbetweenالْأَغْصَانِthe branchesوَانْطِلَاقُهَاand their launchingبِسُرْعَةٍquicklyنَحْوَtowardالْأَشْجَارِ.the trees.
And the whistling of bullets began between the branches and their launching quickly toward the trees.
وَتَدَلَّتِAnd drooped downالْأَغْصَانُthe branchesوَالْأَوْرَاقُand the leavesإِلَىtoالْأَسْفَلِ،the bottom,وَكَأَنَّas ifآلَافَthousands ofالْفُئُوسِaxesالْخَفِيَّةِhiddenتَنْزِلُwere descendingعَلَيْهَا؛upon them;فَاضْطُرَّhence was forcedكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالرِّجَالِthe menإِلَىtoتَغْطِيَةِcoverرُءُوسِهِمْ.their heads.
And the branches and the leaves drooped down to the bottom, as if thousands of hidden axes were descending upon them; hence many of the men was forced to cover their heads.
أُصِيبَWas hitمُلَازِمُthe lieutenant ofكَتِيبَةِthe battalion ofهنريHenryبِطَلْقَةٍwith a bulletفِيinيَدِهِ،his hand,وَأَخَذَand he beganيَكِيلُto hurlاللَّعَنَاتِcursesحَتَّىuntilسَرَتْspreadضَحِكَةٌa laughمَشُوبَةٌtingedبِالتَّوَتُّرِwith tensionبَيْنَamongأَفْرَادِthe members ofالْكَتِيبَةِ.the battalion.
The lieutenant of Henry's battalion was hit with a bullet in his hand, and he began to hurl curses until a laugh tinged with tension spread among the members of the battalion.
ضَغَطَPressedالْمُلَازِمُthe lieutenantعَلَىonجُرْحِهِhis woundكَيْso thatلَاnotتَتَسَاقَطَdripالدِّمَاءُthe bloodفَوْقَuponسِرْوَالِهِ،his trousers,ثُمَّthenرَبَطَtiedقَائِدُthe leader ofالْفِرْقَةِthe groupمِندِيلًاa handkerchiefحَوْلَaroundالْجُرْحِ.the wound.
The lieutenant pressed on his wound so that the blood would not drip upon his trousers, then the leader of the group tied a handkerchief around the wound.