سُأُعْطِيI will give«لَيْلَى»Laylaالصَّغِيرَةَthe smallنِصْفَhalfنَصِيبِيmy shareمِنْها،of it,لأَنَّهاbecause sheمَرِيضَةٌ،is sick,وَأَناand Iأُحِبُّloveأَنْtoأُدْخِلَbringالسُّرُورَjoyعَلَىtoقَلْبِها.her heart.فَهْلَSo willتُقِرِّينَنِيyou confirm meعَلَىonذَلِكَ؟that?
I will give little Layla half of my share of it, because she is sick, and I love to bring joy to her heart. So will you confirm me on that?
إِنَّIndeed,الْفُرْنَthe ovenمُوْقَدَةٌ،is lit,فَلْنَضَعْlet's putفِيهاin it,الْفَطِيرَةَ،the pie,لِتُنْضِجَهاto bake itالنَّارُthe fireالْحَامِيَةُthat is hotبَعْدَafterقَلِيلٍa little.
Indeed, the oven is lit, let's put the pie in it, to bake it with the fire that is hot after a little.
فارْتَجَفَتْtrembled«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Umm Mazinوَقالَتْand saidتُحَدِّثُtalkingنَفْسَهاto herself«آه!Ah!لَقَدْindeedحانَhas comeحَينِي،my timeبِلاwithoutرَيْبٍ.doubt.
Umm Mazin trembled and said to herself: 'Ah! My time has indeed come, without doubt.'
وَلَوْAnd ifتَهاوَنْتُI had been carelessقَلِيلًاa littleلَقَتَلَتْنِيit would have killed meنارُthe fire ofالْفُرْنِthe furnaceالْحَامِيَةُthat is heated.فَلأَنْجُوَنَّSo I will surely escape,بِنَفْسِي،by myself,قَبْلَbeforeأَنْtoأَسْتَهْدِفَtargetلِهَذاthisالْخَطَرِdangerالدَّاهِمِimminentالْمُمِيتِ!deadly!"
And if I had been careless a little, the fire of the heated furnace would have killed me. So I will surely escape by myself, before I target this imminent deadly danger!
وَالْتَفَتَand he turned«فاضِلٌ»«Fadhil»إِلَىtoأُمِّهِhis motherبَغْتَةً،suddenly,وَقالَand saidلَها:to her:«يا«Oلَلْعَجَبِ!what a wonder!أَلاDon’tتُبْصِرِينَyou seeهَذِهِthisالنَّمْلَةَ،ant,ياOأُمَّاهُ؟mother?إِنَّهاIndeed, itتَتَنَزَّهُis walkingعَلَىonفَطِيرَتِنا.our pastry.
Fadhil suddenly turned to his mother and said: "O what a wonder! Don't you see this ant, mother? Indeed, it is walking on our pastry."
فَياOhلَهاthereمِنْfromنَمْلَةٍantجَمِيلَةِbeautifulالشَّكْلِ،shape,ظَرِيفَةِcharming,الْمَنْظَرِappearance...لاnoبُدَّmustمِنْtoإِخْراجِهَا!bring her out!
Oh how beautiful she is, there from a charming shape... she must be brought out!
فَصاحَتْshe exclaimedبِهِwith it«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinوَقَدْand sheخَشِيَتْfearedعاقِبَةَthe consequenceهَذاof thisالْعَمَلِaction::«حَذارِBewareأَنْofتَفْعَلَyou doذَلِكَ،that.ياoh«فاضِلُ».Fadil.اتْرُكْنِيLeave me——بِرَبِّكَby your Lord——أَذْهَبْI will goإِلَىtoحَيْثُwhereأَشاءُ.I wish.
Um Mazin exclaimed with it, and she feared the consequence of this action: 'Beware not to do that, Oh Fadil. Leave me — by your Lord — I will go where I wish.'
وَلَكِنَّbut«فاضِلًا»Fadhilلَمْdid notيَفْهَمْunderstandشَيْئًاanythingمِمَّاof whatتَقُولُ،you say,لأَنَّهُbecause heلاdoes notيَعْرِفُknowلُغَةَthe language ofالنَّمْلِ.the ants.
But Fadhil did not understand anything of what you say, because he does not know the language of the ants.
وَثَمَّةَAnd thereأَمْسَكَheld«أُمَّMotherمازِنٍ»Mazinوَقَبَضَand graspedعَلَيْهاon herبِإِصْبَعَيْهِwith his fingersفَتَوَجَّعَتْ،and she moaned,وَأَنَّتْand groanedمِنْfromفَرْطِexcessiveالأَلَمِ،pain,وقالَتْand she saidلَهُto himضارِعَةًpleadingمُتَوَسِّلَةً:interceding:«شَدَّSeverelyماwhatآلَمَتْنِيhas hurt meقَبْضَةُthe grip ofأَصابِعِكَ،your fingers,أَيُّهاO youالْقَاسِي!hard-hearted!فَدَعْنِي،so leave me,وَإِلَّاand unlessاضْطُرِرْتُI will be forcedإِلَىtoقَرْصِكَ.your pinch.
And there, 'Umm Mazin' held her and grasped her with his fingers, so she moaned in great pain, and she groaned from the excessive pain, and she said to him pleadingly: 'How much your grip with your fingers has hurt me, O hard-hearted! So leave me, or I'll be forced to pinch you.'
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وَلَمْAnd did notيَفْهَمْunderstand«فاضِلٌ»Fadhilشَيْئًاanythingمِنْfromوَعِيدِها،its warning,وَلَكِنَّهُbut heوَضَعَهاput itفِيinراحَةِthe palm ofيَدِهِhis hand.مُتَرَفِّقًا.gently.ثُمَّThenنادَتْهُshe called himأُمُّهُ،his mother,فَوَضَعَso he placed«أُمَّ‘Motherمازِنٍ»Mazin’."عَلَىonالْمَائِدَةِ،the table,وَخَفَّAnd hurriedإِلَىtoأُمِّهِhis mother,مُسْرَعًا.quickly.
And he did not understand anything from its warning, but he placed it in the palm of his hand gently. Then his mother called him, so he placed ‘Mother Mazin’ on the table, and hurried to his mother quickly.
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وَرَأَتْAnd she saw«أُمُّ مازِنٍ»Um Mazinأَمامَهاin front of herفُرْصَةًan opportunityسانِحَةًauspiciousلِلْهَرَبِto escapeفَنَزَلَتْand she came downمُسْرِعَةًhurriedlyمِنَ الْمائِدَةِfrom the tableواخْتَبأَتْand she hidفِيinصُنْدُوقِthe boxالْقُمامَةِthe garbage(الْكُناسَةِ)(the refuse)بَيْنَbetweenفُتاتِthe crumbsالْخُبْزِof the breadوَأَخْلاطِand the mixturesالطَّعامِ.of the food.
And she saw Um Mazin in front of her an auspicious opportunity to escape, so she hurriedly came down from the table and hid in the garbage box, between the crumbs of bread and the mixtures of food.
وَأَصْبَحَتْAnd she becameحِينَئِذٍthenآمِنَةًsafeمِنَfromالأَخْطارِthe dangersوامْتَلأَتْAnd she was filledنْفَسُهاher spiritغِبْطَةًwith joyوَسُرُورًاand happinessحِينWhenرَأَتْshe saw«فاضِلًا»‘Fadila’يَعُودُreturningلِلْبَحْثِto searchعَنْهَاfor herوَفِيand inيَدِهِhis handمِصْباحٌa lampوَأَبْصَرَتْهُand she saw himوَهُوَwhile heيُفَتِّشُwas searchingعَنْهَاfor herفِيinأَرْجَاءِthe cornersالْمَطْبَخِof the kitchenكُلِّهِentireعَلَىwithoutغَيْرِanyطائِلٍgain
And she became safe then from the dangers. And her spirit was filled with joy and happiness, when she saw ‘Fadila’ returning to search for her, and in his hand a lamp, and she saw him while he was searching for her in the corners of the kitchen, without any gain.
وَجاءَAnd came«أُبُو فاضِلٍ»Abu Fadlفَسَأَلَso he askedوَلَدَهُ:his son:«ماذاWhatتَصْنَعُ؟»are you doing?"
And Abu Fadl came and asked his son: "What are you doing?"
فَحَدَّثَهَso he told himبِقِصِّةِthe story ofالنَّمْلَةِthe antوالْبُرْقُوقَةِand the plum
So he told him the story of the ant and the plum.
فانْتَهَزَseized«أَبُو فاضِلٍ»Abu Fadhilتِلْكِthatالْفُرْصَةَopportunityالسَّانِحَةَ،favorable,وَظَلَّand he continuedيُحَدِّثُtalkingوَلَدَهُto his sonعَنْaboutخَصائِصِfeaturesالنَّمْلِ،the ants,وَمَزاياهُ،and its merits,وَنَشاطِهِand its activityالنَّادِرِ،the rare,وَحِيَلِهِand its tricks.فَدَهِشَSo Fadhil was amazed,«فاضِلٌ»،Fadhil,وَأُعْجِبَand was impressedبِماby whatسَمِعَ،he heard,وَقالَand saidلَعلَّperhapsهَذاthisأَعْجَبُmost interestingدَرْسٍlessonسَمِعْتُهُI have heardفِيinحَياتِي!my life!
Abu Fadhil seized that favorable opportunity, and he continued talking to his son about the features of the ants, and their merits, and their rare activity, and their tricks. So Fadhil was amazed, and was impressed by what he heard, and said to his father: 'Perhaps this is the most interesting lesson I have ever heard in my life!'
وَرَأَىAnd sawالْوالِدُthe fatherأَنَّthatابْنَهُhis sonلا يَزالُstillفِيinحاجَةٍneedإِلَىtoسَماعِhearالْمَزِيدِmoreفَقالَso he saidلَهُ:to him:«ماWhatدُمْتَas long as youتَطْلُبُask forالْمَزِيدَ،more,فاذْهَبْthen goإِلَىtoهَذاthis الْقِمَطْرِ،book,وَأَحْضِرِand bringالسِّفْرَthe bookالْعاشِرَthe tenthمِنْfromكِتابِthe book«نِهايَةِEnd ofالأَرَبِ»،the needs",لأَقْرَأَthat I may readعَلَيْكَto youنُبْذَةًa small excerptشائِقَةًinterestingمِمَّاof whatكَتَبَهُhe wroteمُؤَلِّفُهُits authorعَنِaboutالنَّمْلِ.the ants.
And the father saw that his son still needed to hear more, so he said to him: "As long as you keep asking for more, go to this book, and bring the tenth book from the book 'End of Needs' so that I may read you an interesting excerpt of what its author wrote about the ants."
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فَأَسْرَعَThen hurried«فاضِلٌ»Fadhilإِلَىtoالْقِمَطْرِ.the Qimatr.وَأَحْضَرَAnd broughtالسِّفْرَthe bookالْعِاشِرَthe tenthمِنْfrom«نِهايَةِ الأَرَبِ»،the 'End of Desire',فَقَرَأَand readعَلَيْهِto himأَبُوهُhis fatherالْقِطْعَةَthe pieceالَّتِيwhichاخْتارَهاhe chose for him,مِنْfromذَلِكَthatالسِّفْرِthe bookالنَّفِيسِpreciousوإِلَيْكَand to you,ماwhatاخْتَارَهُ:he chose:
Then Fadhil hurried to the Qimatr. And he brought the tenth book from 'The End of Desire', and his father read to him the piece which he chose for him, from that precious book, and here is what he chose:
والنَّمْلُAnd the antمِنَis amongالْحَيَوانِthe animalsالْمُحْتالِthe cunningفِيinطَلَبِsearch ofالْمَعاشِ.the livelihood.
And the ant is among the cunning animals in search of the livelihood.
يَتَفَرَّقُdividesلِذَلِكَ،for that,فاذاso ifوَجَدَhe findsشَيْئًاsomethingأَنْذَرَwarnsالْباقِينَ،the remaining ones,فَيَأْتِينَthen they comeإِلَيْهِ،to him,وَيَأْخُذْنَand they takeمِنْهُ.from him.وَكُلُّand everyواحِدٍoneمُجْتَهِدٌdiligentفِيinإِصْلاحِreformingشَأْنِthe affairs ofالعامَّةِ،the public,غَيْرُnotمُخْتَلِسٍtaking by deceitلِشَيْءٍfor somethingمِنَofالرِّزْقِthe provisionدُونَwithoutصَحْبِهِ.his companions.
It divides for that, so if he finds something, he warns the remaining ones, then they come to him and take from him. And every one is diligent in reforming the affairs of the public, not taking by deceit for something of the provision without his companions.
وَمِنْAnd fromتَحَيُّلِهِhis cunningفِيinطَلَبِthe pursuit ofالرِّزْقِ:sustenance:أَنَّهُthat heرُبَّماperhapsوُضِعَwas placedبَيْنَهُbetween himوَبَيْنَand betweenما يُخافُthat which is fearedعَلَيْهِfor himمِنْfromهُوitمَاwhatيَمْنَعُهُprevents himمِنَfromالْوُصُولِaccessingإِلَيْهِto itمِنْfromماءٍwaterأَوْorشَعَرٍ،hair,فَيَتَسَلَّقُand climbsفِيonالْحائِطِ،the wall,وَيَمْشِيand walksعَلَىonجِذْعٍa trunkمِنَfromالسَّقْفِ،the ceiling,حَتَّىuntilيُسامِتَhe comes parallel with(يُقابِلَ(facesوَيُوازِيَ)and aligns)ماwhatحُفِظَis preservedمِنْهُ،from it,ثُمَّthenيُلْقِيhe throwsنَفْسَهُhimselfعَلَيْهِ.on it.
And from his cunning in the pursuit of sustenance: perhaps there was placed between him and that which is feared for him what prevented him from accessing it, from water or hair, so he climbs on the wall, and walks on a trunk from the ceiling, until he comes parallel (faces and aligns) to what has been preserved from it, then he throws himself on it.
وَفِيand inطَبْعِهِhis natureوعادَتِهِand his habitأَنْtoيَحْتَكِرَhoard(يَجْمَعَ( جمع کرناوَيَحْتَبِسَ)and retain)——فِيInزَمَنِthe time ofالصَّيْفِsummer——لِزَمَنِfor the time ofالشِّتاءِ.the winter.وَهُوَAnd he——إِذاIfخافَhe fears——عَلَىforماwhatيَدَّخِرُهُhe storesمِنَfromالْحُبُوبِthe grains——الْعَفَنَ،the rot,السُّوسَ،the worms,أَوِorالتَّنَدِّيَthe condensationمِنْfromمُجاوَرَةِthe proximity ofبَطْنِthe bellyالأَرْضِ:of the earth:أَخْرَجَهاhe brings it outإِلَىtoظاهِرِthe surfaceالأَرْضِ،of the earth,حَتَّىuntilتَيْبَسَ،it dries,ثُمَّthenيُعِيدُهَا.he returns it.وَإِنْAnd ifخافَhe fearsعَلَىforالْحَبِّthe wheatأَنْthatيَنْبُتَit sproutsمِنْfromنَداوَةِthe moistureالأَرْضِ،the earth,نَقَرَhe digsفِيinمَوْضَعِthe place ofالْقِطْمِيرِthe kernelمِنْfromوَسَطِthe midst ofالْحَبَّةِthe grain(وَهُوَ(and it isالمَوْضِعُthe placeالَّذِىwhichيَبْتَدِئُbeginsمِنْهُfrom it,النَّباتُ)،the plant),وَيَفْلُقُand it splitsجَمِيعَallالْحَبِّthe grainsأَنْصافًا.in half.فَإِنْSo ifكانَit isمِنْfromحَبِّthe grainالْكُزْبَرَةِthe corianderفَلَقَهُhe splits itأَرْباعًا،into quarters,لِأَنَّbecauseأَنْصافَthe halvesحَبِّthe grainالْكُزْبَرَةِthe corianderتَنْبُتُ.sprout.
And in his nature and habit to hoard (to collect and retain) — in the summer for the winter. And he, if he fears — for what he stores from the grains — the rot, the worms, or the condensation from the proximity of the belly of the earth: he brings it out to the surface of the earth, until it dries, then he returns it. And if he fears for the wheat that it sprouts from the moisture of the earth, he digs in the place of the kernel from the midst of the grain (which is the place from where the plant begins), and it splits all the grains in half. So if it is from the grain of coriander, he splits it into quarters, because the halves of the grain of coriander sprout.