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مُخاطَراتُConversationsأُمِّMotherمازِنٍMazin

(١)(1)فاتِحَةُThe opener الْقِصَّةِof the story

ماWhatكانَwasأَسْعَدَهُhappierيَوْمًا،one day,وأَبْهَجَهُand made him joyful,احْتِفالًا،celebration,حِينَwhenخَرَجَتْshe came out«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»'Um Mukhalid'مِنْfromلَفائِفِها،her wraps,لِتَسْتَقْبِلَto welcomeالْحَياةَlifeبِقَلْبٍwith a heartطَرُوبٍ،joyful,يَفِيضُoverflowingبِشْرًاwith happinessوأَمَلًا،and hope,وَقَدِand indeed,الْتَفَّgatheredحَوْلَهاaround her,أَهْلُهاher familyوَعَشِيرَتُهاand her clan,الأَدْنَوْنَ،the closest,وَتَهافَتُواand they rushedإِلَىtoرُؤْيَتِهاsee her,مُسْرِعِينَhastily,مِنْfromأَقاصِيthe outskirtsالْقَرْيَةِ،of the village,لِيَشْتَرِكُواto shareفيinذَلِكَthatالْمِهْرَجانِfestivalالْبَهِيجِ.bright.

وكانَتْAnd was«أُمُّMother ofمازِنٍ»Mazinأَصْغَرَthe smallestالْمَوْلُوداتِof the offspringالَّتيthatنَجُبَتْwas bornوَتَرَعْرَعَتْand was raisedفِيinتِلْكِthatالْقَرْيَةِ،village,الْحافِلَةِfull ofبِأَهْلِيهاwith its inhabitantsمِنَofالنَّمْلِthe blackالأَسْوَدِantالرَّمَادِيِّ.gray.

وَقَدْAndفَرِحَتْrejoicedساكِناتُthe inhabitantsالْقَرْيَةِof the villageﺑ«أُمِّat 'UmمازِنٍMazen'فَرَحًاjoyعَظِيمًاgreatly.

وَكانَتْAnd there wasقَرْيَةُ النَّمْلِthe village of the antsمُعْجَبَةًamazedبِوَسامَةِ هَذِهِ الْمَوْلُودَةِ،by the beauty of this newborn,فَرِحَةًjoyfulبِماfor whatيَبْدُوappearsعَلَى سِيماهاon her faceمِنْ أَماراتِ النَّجابَةِ،of signs of nobility,مُؤَمِّلَةًhopingفِيهاin itأَحْسَنَthe bestتَأْمِيلٍ.expectation.

بِنْتُdaughterالشَّيْصَبانِof the Shaysaban

واقْتَرَبَتْAnd drew nearمِنْهاto her«بِنْتُ الشَّيْصَبانِ»the "daughter of Shaysban"،,وَهِيَand she isأَكْبَرُthe oldestنِمالِof the girlsالْقَرْيَةِof the villageسِنًّاin age,وَأَكْثَرُهُنَّand the most experienced among themتَجْرِبَةًin experience,وَأَقْبَلَتْand approachedعَلَىtoالطِّفْلَةِthe little girlالنّاشِئَةِgrowing up,تُداعِبُها،playing with her,قائِلَةً:saying:«يا لَها مِنْ جَمِيلَةٍ"Oh, what a beautiful one!فاتِنَةٍ!She is captivating!لَقَدْIndeedفَاقَتْshe surpassed——عَلَىonصِغَرِهاher smallness ———بَناتِthe daughters ofجِنْسِها:her kind:حُسْنًاbeauty وandمَلاحَةً.loveliness.

فَلْنُطْلِقْLet us callعَلَيْهاherمُنْذُsinceالْيَوْمِtodayأُمَّmother ofمازِنٍMazinولنُنادِهاand let us call herبِذَلِكَwith thatلِنكَرِّمَهاto honor herبهَذِهِwith thisالتَّكْنِيَةِnicknameوَنُمَيِّزَهاand we differentiate herعَنْfromرَفِيقاتِهاher friendsمِنْamongبَناتِthe daughtersالْقَرْيَةِof the village

وَكانَتْAnd she was«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»‘Umm Mazin’——كَإِخْوَتِهاlike her siblingsجَمِيعًاall togetherمِنَ النَّمْلِof ants——مِثالًاa modelلِلنَّشاطِfor activityوالْجِدِّand diligenceوالمُثابَرَةِ،and perseverance,تَتَلأْلأُshiningفِيinرَأْسِهاher headالْجَمِيلِthe beautifulعُيُونٌeyesخَمْسٌfiveبَرَّاقَةٌ،bright,ثِنْتانِtwoمِنْهاof themكَبِيرَتانِbig onesعَلَىonجانِبَيْsidesرَأْسِهِا،of her head,وَثَلاثٌand threeصَغِيرَةٌsmallفيinوَسَطِthe center ofجَبْهَتِها.her forehead.

وَلَنْAnd will notيَفُوتَنِيmiss meأَنْtoأُحَدِّثَكُمْinform youعَنْaboutقَرْنَيْهاher hornsالصَّغِيرَيْنِthe smallالناتِئَيْنِthe protrudingفيinرَأْسِها.her head.وَلَعَلَّكُمْAnd perhaps youتَعْرِفُونَknowأَنَّthatالْقُرُونَthe hornsلِلنَّمْلِ،for ants,كالْيَدَيْنِlike handsلِلإِنْسانِ؛for human beings;فإِنَّfor indeedكُلاًّeachمِنْهاof themيَصْلُحُis suitableلِلَمْسِfor touchingالأَشْياءِ.things.

فِيinالطَّرِيقِthe way

وَandخَرَجَتْhad left«أُمُّ"the mother ofمازِنٍ»Mazin"مِنْfromقَرْيَتِها،her village,لِلْمَرَّةِfor the first timeالأُولَىthe firstفِيinحَياتِها.her life.

ثُمَّThenسارَتْshe walkedفيinطَرِيقِهاher way——عائِدَةًreturningإِلَىtoبَيْتِهاher home——بَعْدَafterأَنْthatأَتَمَّتْshe completedنُزْهَتَهاher outingوماand stillزالَتْshe continuedتَمْشِيwalkingمُتَّئِدَةًslowly،,بَطِيئَةَslowالسَّيْرِwalkingفيinطَرِيقٍwayمَمْلُوءَةٍfilledبِالْحَصَىwith gravel،,وهيِand sheتَلْقَىmeetsفيinسَبِيلِهاher way،,مِنْfromأَلْوانِcolorsالتَّعَبِof fatigueوandالْعَناءِsuffering،,ماwhatلاnotقِبَلَfacingلِغَيْرِهاfor othersبِاحْتِمالِهِwithstanding it

ولاnorعَجَبَwonderفيinذَلِكَthatفَإِنَّfor indeedصِغارَsmallالْحَصَىpebblesالَّتيwhichكانَتْwereتَعْتَرِضُobstructأُمَّmotherمازِنٍMazinفيinطَرِيقِهاher wayهِيَsheعَلَىuponالْحَقِيقَةِthe truthجِبالٌmountainsشاهِقَةٌhighبِالْقِيَاسِin comparisonعَلَيْهاto her

انْظُرُواLookإِلَيْها،at her,وهيَand sheتَمْشِيwalksجادَّةًwith determinationمُسْرِعَةًquicklyفيinسَيْرِها،her walk,عَلَىas much asقَدْرِthe amount ofماwhatتَسْتَطِيعُshe canأَقْدامُهاher feetالنَّحِيفَةُthinالْمُتَناهِيَةُthat are endlessفيinالضَّآلَةِ.weakness.

وَتَأَمَّلُواAnd contemplateكَيْفَhowتَلْمُسُtouchالأَرْضَthe groundبِأَحَدِwith one ofقَرْنَيْهاits hornsقَبْلَbeforeأَنْtoتَخْطُوَstepخُطْوَةًa stepواحِدَةًoneفَهِيَFor it isتَتَحَسَّسُsensesالأَشْياءَthingsبِقَرْنِهاwith its hornالأَيْمَنِthe rightمَرَّةًonceوَandبِقَرْنِهاwith its hornالأَيْسَرِthe leftمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَىanotherمُسْتَهِينَةًunderestimatingبِكُلِّwith allماwhatتَلْقاهُshe encountersفيِinطَرِيقِهاits pathمِنَfromالْعَقَباتِobstaclesوالْمَصاعِبِand difficultiesمُتَقَدِّمَةًadvancing——فيinصَبْرٍpatienceوandمُثابَرَةٍperseveranceلاnoمَثِيلَsimilarلَهُماto both——حَتَّىuntilتَبْلُغَshe reachesغايَتَهاits goalأَوْorتَمُوتَdieدُونَهاwithout it

وَكانَتْAnd she was«أُمُّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinتُحَدِّثُtalkingنَفْسَها،to herself,قائِلَةً:saying:«ياOhلَهاhowمِنْofطَرِيقٍroadمُتْعِبَةٍexhaustingشاقَّةٍ!difficult!فَلَيْسَFor there is noيَخْلُوfreeمَكانٌplaceفِيهاin itمِنْofحُفْرَةٍ،pit,أَوْorهاوِيَةٍ،a chasm,أَوْorأُخْدُودٍ.a trench.

وَلَيْسَAnd notأَجْدَرَmore deservingمِنِّيthan meبِالأَناةِwith patienceوالْحَذَرِ،and caution,حَتَّىuntilأَعُودَI returnإِلَىtoقَرْيَتِيmy villageسالِمَةً!safe!

ولَقَدْAnd indeedصَدَقَتْshe spoke the truth«أُمُّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinsفِيماin whatحَدَّثَتْshe toldنَفْسَهاher soulبِهِ،about itفَقَدْindeedكانَتْshe wasالطَّرِيقُthe roadالْوَعِرَةُthe treacherousالْمَخُوفَةُ،fearfulتَتَطَلَّبُrequiresمَهَارَةَskillالنَّمْلَةِof the antوَحَزْمَها،and determinationلِتَخْرُجَto come outمِنْهَاfrom itناجِيَةًsafeمِنْfromكُلِّeveryسُوءٍ،evilفَلاso that notتُكْسَرَshe may be brokenإِحْدَىone ofأَرْجُلِها،her legsولاand notتُصابُshe may be harmedبِأَيِّby anyعَطبٍ.damage.

ولَقَدْAnd indeedأَصابَhe hitوَصَدَقَand he was truthfulمَنْwhoسَمَّاهاnamed itنَمْلَةًant

فَهِيَSo she isفيinالْحَقِّthe truthكَثِيرَةُmanyالتَّنَمُّلِthe inertiaدائِبَةُconstantlyالتَّحَرُّكِmovementفَلاso noعَجَبَwonderإِذاifأَطْلَقُواthey calledعَلَيْهَاon itهَذاthisالْاسْمَthe nameالَّذِيwhichيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonالْحَرَكَةِmovementوالنَّشاطِand activity

هاHereهُوَisذاthisجَبَلٌmountainتَتَسَلَّقُهُyou climb it«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinجادَّةًdeterminedlyمُثَابِرَةًperseveringly——عَلَىonماwhatتُحِسُّyou feelبِهِwith itمِنْfromتَعَبٍfatigueنَهَكَexhaustedقُواهاits strength——أَضْنَىweakenedجِسْمَهاher body——حَتَّىuntilتُدْرِكَyou achieveغايَتَهاher goal

الرَّفِيقَتانِthe two companions

وَإِنَّهاAnd indeed itلَتَسِيرُwill walkجادَّةً،steadfastly,وَقَدْand indeedبَلَغَhas reachedبِهاwith itالإِعْياءُexhaustionكُلَّallمَبْلَغٍ،extent,إِذْwhenلَمَحَتْit sawنَمْلَتَيْنِtwo ants——مِنْfromبَناتِdaughters ofجِنْسِهاits kind —خَرَجَتاcame outمِنَfromالْقَرْيَةِthe villageلِلاحْتِطابِ،to gather wood,وَقَدْand indeedحَمَلَتاthey carriedفَرْعًاa small branchصَغِيرًاsmallمِنْfromفُرُوعِthe branchesالنَّباتِ،of the plants,وَهُماand theyعائِدَتانِwere returningفيinطَرِيقِهِماtheir wayإِلَىtoالْبَيْتِ.the house.

وَلَقَدْAnd indeedجَهَدَهُماThey strivedحَمْلُthe burden ofهَذاthisالْفَرْعِbranchالصَّغِيرِ،the small,وَقَدْand they haveاعْتَزَمَتاintendedأَنْtoتُصْلِحاfixبِهِwith itإِحْدَىone ofغُرَفِthe rooms ofالْقَرْيَةِthe villageالَّتِيthatانْهارَتْcollapsedفيduringأَثْناءِthe night.اللَّيْلِ.