فارْتَعَدَتْtrembledأُمُّmotherمازِنٍMazinوَأَصْبَحَتْand becameمِنْfromفَرْطِexcessخَوْفِهاof her fearبِمَنْزِلَةٍin a stateبَيْنَbetweenالْحَياةِlifeوالمَوْتِ،and death,وَتَدَحْرَجَتْand rolledإِلَىtoالأَرْضِthe groundمُسْرِعَةً.hastily.
Mother Mazin trembled and became — from her excessive fear — in a state between life and death, and she rolled hastily to the ground.
ثُمَّThenنَظَرَتْlooked«أُمُّthe mother ofمازِنٍ»،Mazin,فَرَأَتْsawدابَّةًa creatureسَمْراءَreddish-brownاللَّوْنِ،in color,هابِطَةًdescendingمِنْfromسُوقِthe market ofالْقَمْحِ.the wheat.
Then the mother of Mazin looked and saw a reddish-brown creature descending from the wheat market.
وَأَنْعَمَتِAnd she contemplatedالنَّظَرَthe sightفِيها،in it,فَرَأَتْهاand saw itهائِلَةَmagnificentالْجِرْمِ،body,طَوِيلَةَtallالْجِسْمِ،the body,مُحَدَّدَةَdefinedالرَّأْسِ،the head,تَمْشِيwalkingعَلَىonأَرْبَعٍ،four,وَلَهاand hasذَنَبٌa tailصَغِيرٌ،small,وَعَيْنانِand two eyesبَرَّاقَتانِ.shining.
And she contemplated the sight in it, and saw it magnificent in body, tall in form, defined in head, walking on four, and has a small tail, and two shining eyes.
فَقالَتْThen she saidأُمُّMother ofمازِنٍMazinبِصَوْتٍwith a voiceمُتَهَدِّجٍthat tremblesوَقَدِAnd indeedاسْتَوْلَىit has taken overعَلَيْهاover herالذُّعْرُthe panicعَفْوًاExcuse meياOسَيِّدَتِيmy ladyواصْفَحِيAnd pardonعَنْforزَلَّتِيmy slipفَإِنَّهاfor indeed it isغَيْرُnotمُتَعَمَّدَةٍintentionalوَهاAnd hereأَنْتِyouذِيwhoتَرَيْنَنِيsee meمُبَلَّلَةَsoakedالْجِسْمِ؛body;وَقَدْand I haveأَصْبَحْتُbecomeأَجْدَرَmore deservingمَخْلُوقَةٍcreatedبِالْعَطْفِof compassionوالرِّثاءِand lamentation.
Then she said, 'Mother of Mazin,' with a trembling voice, and panic had overwhelmed her: 'Excuse me, my lady, and pardon for my slip, for indeed it is not intentional... And here you see me soaked; and I have become more deserving of compassion and lamentation.'
وَقَدْAnd I haveأَوَيْتُtaken refugeإِلَىtoهَذاthisالْمَكانِplaceلَحْظَةًfor a momentيَسِيرَةًsmallلَعَلِّيso that Iآمَنُmay be safeالأَخْطارَfrom dangersوَأَتَّقِيand I may avoidالْغَوائِلَthe evils.وَلَمْAnd I did notأَكَدْtrulyأَسْتَقِرُI settleتَحْتَunderالسَّنابِلِthe ears of corn …
And I have taken refuge in this place for a moment so that I may be safe from dangers, and may avoid evils. And I did not truly settle under the ears of corn ...
فَقاطَعَتْهاBut she interrupted herالدَّابَّةُthe beastالسَّمْراءُthe brownقائِلَةًsayingلَعَلَّكِMaybe youتَعْنِينَmeanبَيْتَنا!our house!
But the brown beast interrupted her, saying: 'Maybe you mean our house!'
فَقالَتْThen she said«أُمُّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazin«عُذْرًاExcuse me—-ياOسَيِّدَتِيMy lady—-وَصَفْحًا.And pardon.
Then she said, 'Mother Mazin: Excuse me - O my lady - and pardon.'
فَإِنَّfor indeedالْمَطَرَthe rainقَدْhasكَفَّstoppedعَنِfromالْهُطُولِ،pouring,فِيماasأَظُنُّ،I think,وَفِيand inقُدْرَتِيmy abilityأَنْtoأَعُودَreturnأَدْراجِي،my steps,إِذاifأَذِنْتِyou permitلِي،to me,حَتَّىso thatلاnotأُزْعِجَكِ.»disturb you."
For indeed, the rain has stopped pouring, as I think, and in my ability to return my steps, if you permit me, so that I do not disturb you.
فَقالَتْSo she saidلَهاto herالدّابَّةُthe beastالسَّمْراءُthe brown::تَرَيَّثِيBe patientقَلِيلاa littleفَلَنْfor I will notآذَنَgive permissionلَكِto you,,قَبْلَbeforeأَنْthat Iأَسْأَلَaskأُمِّيmy motherفِيinأَمْرِكِyour matter!!
So the brown beast said to her: 'Be patient a little, for I will not give you permission, before I ask my mother about your matter!'
فَقالَتْAnd she said«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»:'Umm Mazin':«كلَّا،'No,كلَّا —No —ياOسَيِّدَتِي —my lady —لاdo notتُنادِيها،call her,وَandدَعِينِيlet meأَمْضِgo onفِيinسَبِيلِي؛my path;فَإِنِّيfor Iجِدُّveryخائِفَةٍ.afraid.
And she said 'Umm Mazin': 'No, no — O my lady — do not call her, and let me go on my path; for I am very afraid.'
وَحُقَّand it is my rightلِيfor meأَنْtoأَخافَ،be afraid,فَإِنَّfor indeedهَذِهِthisهِيَisأَوَّلُfirstمَرَّةٍtimeأَخْرُجُI go outفِيهاin itمِنْfromقَرْيَتِيmy village……وَلَسْتُand I am notأَعْرِفُI knowأَحَدًاanyone……
And it is my right to be afraid, for indeed this is the first time I go out in it from my village … and I do not know anyone …
فَقالَتِThen she saidالدَّابَّةُthe creatureالسَّمْراءُthe grayإِنِّيIndeed Iأَجْهَلُكِdo not know youوَلاand do notأَعْرِفُI knowأَيَّwhichمَخْلُوقٍcreatureأَنْتِyou areفَمَنْSo who
Then the gray creature said: "Indeed I do not know you, and I do not know which creature you are. So who are you?"
فَقالَتْSo she saidلَهاto her«أُمُّ'Mother ofمازِنٍ»Mazin'»«أَنا'I amنَمْلَةٌa little antصَغِيرَةٌsmallسَوْداءُblack
So she said to her, 'Mother of Mazin': 'I am a small black ant...
فَصاحَتِspoke clearlyالدَّابَّةُthe creature«نَمْلَةٌAre you an ant?أَنْتِ؟You?كلَّا،No,وَكَذَبْتِand you liedفِيinزَعْمِكِ.your claim.
The creature spoke clearly: 'Are you an ant? No, and you lied in your claim.'
فَإِنَّIndeedأُمِّيmy motherقَدْhasأَرَتْنِيshown meنَمْلَةًan ant——ذاتَofيَوْمٍa day——لَهاthat hasأَرْبَعَةُfourأَجْنِحَةٍwingsبِيضٌ.white.وَلَسْتُAnd I do notأَرَىseeلَكِfor youأَجْنِحَةًwings……وَandهَذاthisدَلِيلٌis proofعَلَىthatأَنَّكِyouلَسْتِare notنَمْلَةًan antكَماasتَزْعُمِينَ!you claim!
Indeed, my mother has shown me an ant — of a day — that has four white wings. And I do not see for you wings... and this is proof that you are not an ant as you claim!
فَقالَتْShe saidلَهاto her«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Umm Mazin«كلَّا،No,يا سَيِّدَتِي،O my lady,فَإِنِّيfor Iلَمْ أَكْذِبْكِdid not lie to youشَيْئًاanythingمِمَّاof whatقُلْتُI said…...وَإِنَّماAnd indeedأَناI amنَمْلَةٌan antعامِلَةٌworker…...وَلَيْسَAnd notلِبَناتِfor the daughters ofجِنْسِيmy kindأَجْنِحَةٌ،wings,ما عَداexcept forالآباءَthe fathersوَالأُمَّاتِand the mothers.أَمَّاAs forالْعامِلاتُ —the working —مِنْamongمَثِيلاتِيmy likesفَلاthen there are notأَجْنِحَةَwingsلَهُنَّ.for them.
She said to her, 'No, O my lady, for I did not lie to you about anything of what I said ... And indeed I am an ant worker ... and not for the daughters of my kind are there wings, except for the fathers and mothers, but as for the working ones — among my likes — then there are not wings for them.'
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فَقالَتِThen she saidالدَّابَّةُthe beastالسَّمْراءُ:the gray:أَعامِلَةٌAre you a caretaker?أَنْتِyouإِذَنْ؟then?شَدَّhow muchماthatتُضْحِكِينِنيyou make me laughبِهَذِهِwith thisالْمُداعَبَةِplayfulnessالظَّرِيفَةِ!funny!إِنِّيIndeed, Iلَأَحارُ،am confusedإِذاwhenحاوَلْتُI triedأَنْtoأَتَعَرَّفَ:know:أَيَّwhichفائِدَةٍbenefitتَعُودُreturnsعَلَىtoأَحَدٍ،someone,مِنْfromحَشَرَةٍa small insectصَغِيرَةٍsmallفِيinمِثْلِlikeضَآلَتِكِ؟your smallness?وَماذاAnd whatيَسْتَطِيعُcanمِثْلُكِsomeone like youأَنْtoيَعْمَلَwork?وَهُوَwhile heبِهَذِهِwith thisالْحَقارَةِ؟»insignificance?
Then the gray beast said: "Are you a caretaker then? How much you make me laugh with this playful joke! Indeed, I am confused when I tried to know: what benefit can return to someone, from a small insect like you? And what can someone like you do while he is with this insignificance?"
فَأَجابَتْهاSo she answered herأُمُّMotherمازِنٍMazinإِنَّنِيIndeed IلَمَّاWhenأَبْدَأْI startعَمَلِيmy workكُلَّهُall of itفَلَمْThen I did notأَزَلْI continueحَدِيثَةَrecentعَهْدٍeraبِالدُّنْياin the worldوَلَقَدْAnd indeedدَهِمَتْنِيit struck meالْعاصِفَةُthe stormوَلَمْand I did notأَكَدْI couldأَنْتَهِيfinishمِنْfromحَلْبِmilkingبَقَراتِناour cows
So she answered her, 'Indeed I, when I start my work all of it, then I did not continue from milking our cows, and indeed the storm struck me.'
فَعَجِبَتِamazedالدَّابَّةُthe creatureالسَّمْراءُ،the grayوandقالَتْshe saidلَها،to her,جِدَّveryمَدْهُوشَةٍ:dazed:«أَيَّWhichبَقَراتٍcowsتَعْنِينَ،do you mean,أَيَّتُهاO youالْبَلْهاءُ؟foolish?أَهِيَIs sheبَقَراتٌcowsحَقِيقِيَّةٌ،real,ذاتُhavingقُرُونٍ،horns,كالَّتِيlike those whichنَراهاwe seeفِيinالْحُقُولِ؟the fields?شَدَّso muchماthatطَوَّحَimpressedبِكِwith you,الْخَيَالُ،the imagination,فَأَصْبَحْتِand you becameتَسْبَحِينَswimmingفِيinعالَمِthe worldالأَحْلامِ،of dreams,أَيَّتُهاO youالصَّغِيرَةُlittleالْحَمْقاءُ!foolish!كَيْفَhowتُحاوِلِينَyou tryأَنْtoتُقْنِعِينِيconvince meأَنَّthatنَمْلَةًan antضَئِيلَةًtinyمِثْلَكِlike youتَسْتَطِيعُcanأَنْtoتَحْلُبَmilkبَقَرَةًa cowكَبِيرَةَlargeالْحَجْمِin sizeهائِلَةَhugeالْجِرْمِ؟…the mass? ...هاHaهاHa
The gray creature was amazed and said to her, truly dazed: "Which cows do you mean, O foolish one? Are they real cows, having horns, like the ones we see in the fields? So much has the imagination impressed you, that you are now swimming in the world of dreams, O little foolish one! How do you try to convince me that a tiny ant like you can milk a large cow of great size? ... Ha ha ha ...!"
فَقالَتْShe said«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»‘Umm Mazin’«إِنَّIndeedبَقَراتِناour calves——يا سَيِّدَتِيO my lady——صَغِيرَةٌsmallجِدًّاvery
‘Umm Mazin’ said: ‘Indeed, our calves — O my lady — are very small.’
إِنَّهاIndeed it
Indeed, if you knew, they are small-sized mosquitoes that live above the trees.
وَقَدْAnd indeedكُنْتُI wasالْيَوْمَtodayأُداعِبُهاplaying with herبِقَرْنَيَّwith my hornsمُتَلَطِّفَةًsoftlyفَيَدُرُّand it givesجِسْمُهاher bodyعَلَيَّto meقَطَراتٍdropsلَذِيذَةَdeliciousالطَّعْمِof the taste
And indeed, today I was playing with her softly with my horns, and her body gives to me drops of delicious taste, like the sweetness of sugar.
وَلَقَدْAnd indeedشَعَرْتُI feltالآنَnowبِأَلَمِwith the pain ofالْجُوعِ.hunger.فَهَلْSo doتَأْذَنِينَyou allowلِيme—-مُتَفَضِّلَةًkindly—-أَنْtoأَعُودَreturnإِلَىtoبَقَراتِي،my cows,فَأَحْلُبَها،and milk them,وَأَسْتَدِرَّand I will bring inمِنْهَاfrom itطَعامِيَmy foodالشَّهِيَّ،delicious,ثُمَّthenنَلْتَقِيwe meetبَعْدُ؟»after?
And indeed, I felt now with the pain of hunger. So do you allow me kindly to return to my cows, to milk them, and to bring in my delicious food from it, and then we will meet after?
فاقْتَرَبَتِapproachedالدَّابَّةُthe creatureالسَّمْراءُthe brownمِنْfrom«أُمِّ مازِنٍ»‘Um of Mazin’وَandنَظَرَتْlookedإِلَيْهاat herبِعَيْنَيْهاwith her big eyesالْكَبِيرَتَيْنِthe bigثُمَّthenقالَتْshe saidلَهاto her«كلَّاNo… كلَّا... No… لَنْ... will notآذَنَallowلَكِfor youفِيinالذَّهابِgoingوَلَنْand will notأَسْمَحَallowلَكِfor youبِالانْصِرافِto departقَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatتُخْبِرِينِيyou inform meبِاسْمِكِ.your name.
The brown creature approached ‘Um of Mazin’, and looked at her with her big eyes, then she said to her: 'No... No... I will not allow you to go, and I will not let you depart before you inform me of your name.'
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فارْتاعَتْstartled«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»'Um of Mazinالْمِسْكِينَةُthe poor womanوَتَراجَعَتْand she retreatedإِلَىtoالْوَراءِbehindمَذْعُورَةًin fear
The poor woman 'Um of Mazin started, and she retreated behind in fear.
فَقالَتْThen she saidلَهاto herالدَّابَّةُthe creatureالسَّمْراءُthe brownهَلُمِّيCome onفَخَبِّرِينِيand tell meبِاسْمِكِyour nameأَجِيبِيAnswer me!
Then she said to her, the brown creature: 'Come on, and tell me your name... Answer me!'