قصص علمية مخاطرات أم مازن كامل كيلاني

‫ُﳐ َ‬ ‫ﺮات ُأ ﱢم ﻣﺎ ِزنٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُ‬

‫ُﳐ َ‬ ‫ﺮات ُأ ﱢم ﻣﺎ ِزنٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُ‬

‫ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ‬

‫رﻗﻢ إﻳﺪاع ‪١٩٣١٧ / ٢٠١٢‬‬ ‫ﺗﺪﻣﻚ‪٩٧٨ ٩٧٧ ٧١٩ ١٠٦ ٧ :‬‬ ‫ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ﻟﻠﻨﺎﴍ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫املﺸﻬﺮة ﺑﺮﻗﻢ ‪ ٨٨٦٢‬ﺑﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ‪٢٠١٢ / ٨ / ٢٦‬‬ ‫إن ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻏري ﻣﺴﺌﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ آراء املﺆﻟﻒ وأﻓﻜﺎره‬ ‫وإﻧﻤﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻌﱪ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻋﻦ آراء ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪ‬ ‫‪ ٥٤‬ﻋﻤﺎرات اﻟﻔﺘﺢ‪ ،‬ﺣﻲ اﻟﺴﻔﺎرات‪ ،‬ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻧﴫ ‪ ،١١٤٧١‬اﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮة‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﻳﺔ ﻣﴫ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻛﺲ‪+ ٢٠٢ ٣٥٣٦٥٨٥٣ :‬‬ ‫ﺗﻠﻴﻔﻮن‪+ ٢٠٢ ٢٢٧٠٦٣٥٢ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﱪﻳﺪ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ‪hindawi@hindawi.org :‬‬ ‫املﻮﻗﻊ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ‪http://www.hindawi.org :‬‬ ‫رﺳﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬ورود اﻟﺼﺎوي‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺼﻮرة وﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺔ ملﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‪ .‬ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻷﺧﺮى ذات اﻟﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﻬﺬا اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺧﺎﺿﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫‪Cover Artwork and Design Copyright © 2011 Hindawi‬‬ ‫‪Foundation for Education and Culture.‬‬ ‫‪All other rights related to this work are in the public domain.‬‬

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‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫إملﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬

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‫ُﳐ َ‬ ‫ﺮات ُأ ﱢم ﻣﺎ ِزنٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُ‬

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‫ﻛﺎن أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ُه ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬وأَﺑْﻬَ ﺠَ ُﻪ اﺣْ ﺘ ً‬ ‫ِﻔﺎﻻ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﻔﺎﺋِﻔِ ﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴﺎ َة‬ ‫ني َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬﺎ أ َ ْﻫﻠُﻬﺎ وَﻋَ ِﺸريَﺗُﻬﺎ اﻷ َ ْدﻧَﻮ َْن‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺾ ِﺑ ْﴩًا وأَﻣَ ًﻼ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺘَ ﱠ‬ ‫وب‪ ،‬ﻳَﻔ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َ‬ ‫ﻬﺎﻓﺘُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋِ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫ُر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻬﺎ ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻗﺎﴆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ َْﺸ َ ِﱰ ُﻛﻮا ﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻬْ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺟﺎن ا ْﻟﺒ َِﻬ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻐ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻟُ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮدات ا ﱠﻟﺘﻲ ﻧَﺠُ ﺒ َْﺖ َوﺗَ َﺮﻋْ َﺮﻋَ ْﺖ ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺤﺎﻓِ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫وﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻫﻠِﻴﻬﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ اﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮ ِد اﻟ ﱠﺮﻣﺎدِيﱢ ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﺮﺣَ ْﺖ ﺳﺎﻛ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤً ﺎ‪ .‬وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗ ْﺮﻳ َُﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ ﻣُﻌْ ﺠَ ﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ِﻨﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ﺑ»أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻮَﺳﺎﻣَ ِﺔ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻟُﻮ َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺮﺣَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻤﺎ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳﻴﻤﺎﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻨﱠﺠﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ َﺆﻣﱢ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﺣْ َﺴ َﻦ ﺗَﺄ ْ ِﻣ ٍ‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫)‪ِ (2‬ﺑﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ِﻤﺎل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺳﻨٍّﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ُﻫ ﱠﻦ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮﺑ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ‬ ‫واﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْﻛ َﱪُ ﻧ ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺷﺌَ ِﺔ ﺗُﺪاﻋِ ﺒُﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﻓﺎ ِﺗﻨ َ ٍﺔ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ّ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻗ ْﺖ — ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮﻫﺎ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ِﺟﻨ ْ ِﺴﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺣُ ْﺴﻨًﺎ وﻣَ ﻼﺣَ ًﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْﻠﻨ ُ ْ‬ ‫—ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ ،‬و ْﻟﻨُﻨﺎدِ ﻫﺎ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄﻠ ِْﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪» :‬أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ِﻟﻨ ُ َﻜ ﱢﺮﻣَ ﻬﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻜ ِﻨﻴَ ِﺔ‪ُ ،‬وﻧُﻤَ ﻴﱢ َﺰﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« — َﻛ ِﺈ ْﺧ َﻮﺗِﻬﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ — ِﻣ ً‬ ‫ﺜﺎﻻ ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺸﺎط وا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﺪ وا ْﻟﻤُﺜﺎﺑَ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﺗﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟﺎ ِﻧﺒ َْﻲ َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺛ َ ٌ‬ ‫ﻼث‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَﻸْﻷ ُ ِﰲ َرأ ْ ِﺳﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺘﺎن ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ َﻛ ِﺒري ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻋُ ﻴُﻮ ٌن َﺧﻤْ ٌﺲ ﺑَ ﱠﺮ َاﻗ ٌﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﺛﻨ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة ﰲ و َ​َﺳ ِﻂ ﺟَ ﺒْﻬَ ﺘِﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ﰲ َرأ ْ ِﺳﻬﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﻔﻮﺗَﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن أُﺣَ ﱢﺪﺛ َ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺮﻧَﻴْﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَﻳ ِْﻦ اﻟﻨﺎ ِﺗﺌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺴﺎن؛ ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ُﻛﻼٍّ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﺼﻠُﺢُ ِﻟ َﻠﻤْ ِﺲ اﻷ َ ْﺷﻴﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ون ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎ ْﻟﻴَ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﻟ ِﻺﻧ ْ ِ‬ ‫)‪ِ (3‬ﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫وﱃ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴﺎﺗِﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺳﺎ َر ْت ﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَﺘِﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة اﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ — ﻋﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ًة‬ ‫وﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ري ﰲ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬﺎ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ ﻧ ُ ْﺰ َﻫﺘَﻬﺎ‪ .‬وﻣﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗَﻤْ ِﴚ ُﻣﺘﱠ ِﺌ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻄﻴﺌَ َﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءَ ٍة‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ريﻫﺎ ِﺑﺎﺣْ ﺘِﻤﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮان اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ وا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻗِ ﺒَ َﻞ ﻟ َِﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻫﻲ ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ أ ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ َﴡ‪ ،‬و ِ‬

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‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫وﻻ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ ﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ِﺻﻐﺎ َر ا ْﻟﺤَ َﴡ ا ﱠﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ َ ِﱰ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ض »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫— ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺎس ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ!‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ — ِﺟﺒﺎ ٌل ﺷﺎﻫِ َﻘ ٌﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ ِ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ريﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ ِْر ﻣﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْﻗﺪاﻣُﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮوا إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬﺎ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫َﻫﻲ ﺗَﻤْ ِﴚ ﺟﺎ ﱠد ًة ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ ﰲ َﺳ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﺤِ َ‬ ‫ض ِﺑﺄَﺣَ ِﺪ َﻗ ْﺮﻧَﻴْﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻨﺎﻫِ ﻴ َُﺔ ﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺲ اﻷ َ ْر َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺂ َﻟ ِﺔ‪َ .‬وﺗَﺄَﻣﱠ ﻠُﻮا‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْﻠﻤ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ‬ ‫ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ْﴪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة واﺣِ َﺪ ًة‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺴ ُﺲ اﻷ َ ْﺷﻴﺎءَ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺮﻧِﻬﺎ اﻷَﻳْﻤَ ِﻦ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺮﻧِﻬﺎ اﻷَﻳ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻬﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺗَ ْﻠﻘﺎ ُه ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺒﺎت وا ْﻟﻤَ ﺼﺎﻋِ ِﺐ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ًﺔ — ﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْ ٍﱪ َوﻣُﺜﺎﺑَ َﺮ ٍة‬ ‫ﻻ ﻣَ ﺜِﻴ َﻞ َﻟﻬُ ﻤﺎ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﺒْﻠُ َﻎ ﻏﺎﻳَﺘَﻬﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺗَﻤ َ‬ ‫ُﻮت دُوﻧَﻬﺎ!‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ُﻣﺘْﻌِ ﺒَ ٍﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺗُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺷﺎﻗ ٍﺔ! َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ ﻳ َْﺨﻠُﻮ‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻫﺎوﻳَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو أ ُ ْﺧﺪُودٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ أَﺟْ َﺪ َر ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ِﺑﺎﻷَﻧﺎ ِة وا ْﻟﺤَ ﺬَ ِر‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻋُ ﻮ َد‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻜﺎ ٌن ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﻔ َﺮةٍ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَﺘِﻲ ﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ًﺔ!«‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻋ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﻤَ ُﺨ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ْﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻛﺎﻧَﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ُﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ​َﻗ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﴪ إِﺣْ ﺪَى أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻠِﻬﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻧﺎﺟﻴ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺳﻮءٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗُ ْﻜ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻠﺐُ ﻣَ ﻬﺎ َر َة اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ وَﺣَ ْﺰﻣَ ﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْﺨ ُﺮجَ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻻ ﺗُﺼﺎبُ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺻﺎبَ و َ‬ ‫َﺻﺪ َ​َق ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺳﻤﱠ ﺎﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ — ﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢﻖ — َﻛ ِﺜريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻨَﻤﱡ ِﻞ‪ ،‬دا ِﺋﺒ َُﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﱡﺮكِ ‪َ .‬ﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذا أ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻻﺳ َﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ واﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ َﻫﺬا ْ‬ ‫ﺸﺎط!‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬ﺟﺎ ﱠد ًة ﻣُﺜﺎ ِﺑ َﺮ ًة — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﱡﺲ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻌَ ٍﺐ ﻧَﻬَ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ذا ﺟَ ﺒَ ٌﻞ ﺗَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻘ ُﻪ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ُﻗﻮاﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺿﻨَﻰ ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ﻬﺎ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗُﺪ ِْر َك ﻏﺎﻳَﺘَﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫)‪ (4‬اﻟ ﱠﺮﻓِ َ‬ ‫ﺘﺎن‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِ‬ ‫ني — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ِﺟﻨ ْ ِﺴﻬﺎ —‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟﺘَ ِﺴريُ ﺟﺎ ﱠد ًة‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ِﺑﻬﺎ ا ِﻹﻋْ ﻴﺎءُ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ٍﻎ‪ ،‬إِذْ َﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ْﺖ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫وع اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ِﻄﺎب‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘﺎ َﻓ ْﺮﻋً ﺎ َ‬ ‫َﺗﺎن ﰲ‬ ‫َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ﺘﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ﻟِﻼﺣْ ﺘ ِ‬ ‫ﺒﺎت‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻤﺎ ﻋﺎ ِﺋﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِ​ِﻬﻤﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻠِﺤﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ُﻏ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﻬَ ﺪ َُﻫﻤﺎ ﺣَ ﻤْ ُﻞ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِع ﱠ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ اﻋْ ﺘَ َﺰﻣَ ﺘﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻧْﻬﺎ َر ْت ﰲ أَﺛْﻨﺎءِ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻴﺎس إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤﺎ — َﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺟ ْﺬ ُع‬ ‫َﻛﺎن َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ُع — ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ ِ‬ ‫َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ!‬ ‫‪9‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﻻن أ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ﺟُ ﻬْ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬﻤﺎ ِﻟﺘَﺠُ ﱠﺮاهُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻌُ َﻔ ْﺖ ُﻗ ُ‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻮاﻫﻤﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﺬﱠ َر‬ ‫َﺘﺎن ﺗَﺒْﺬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺤﺎﻃﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة واﺣِ َﺪ ًة إ ِ َﱃ اﻷَﻣﺎ ِم‪ .‬وَﻻ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن — ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ ِه‬ ‫ﻴﻼ‪ ،‬وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻷ َ ْر ُ‬ ‫— ﺛَﻘِ ً‬ ‫ﱠﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ — َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺘﻲ ﺗَ ِﺪﺑ ِ‬ ‫ض — ا ﱠﻟ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺎن ﻣَ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻬْ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَﺗْﻬُ ﻤﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓﺘْﻬُ ﻤﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ ْد َر َﻛ ْﺖ ﻣﺎ ﺗُﻌﺎﻧ ِ‬ ‫ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ!«‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﻧْﺘُﻤﺎ؟ َﻫﻠُﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻧَﺘَﻌﺎ َو ُن ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻤْ ِﻞ اﻟﺜﱠﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَﻋﺎ َوﻧ َ ْﺖ َر َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« و َْﻗﺘَﻬﺎ ﻋَ ﺒَﺜًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻞ اﻧ ْ َﻀﻤﱠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺘَﻴْﻬﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺤﺎﻃﺒَﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﻀ ْﻊ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﱢﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِع‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐ َﻦ ِﺑ ِﻪ ذِ ْر َو َة اﻟﺘﱠ ﱠﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ا ْﻟﻌﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫واﺟ ِﺒﻲ — ﻳﺎ َرﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﻟ َﺮﻓ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘﺘَ ﱠﻲ — َﻓﻮَداﻋً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘﺘَﻴْﻬﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ﱠدﻳ ُْﺖ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ!«‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﻠﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺸ َﻜ َﺮﺗﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺑَﺬَ َﻟ ْﺖ — ﰲ ﻣُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗ ِ​ِﻬﻤﺎ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻬْ ٍﺪ وَﻋَ ﻨﺎءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫)‪ (5‬ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻟﻘِ ﻴ َْﺖ ﺟَ ﻤْ ﻬَ َﺮ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺟﺎ ﱠد ًة ﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ري‪َ .‬و َرأ َ ْت‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺳﺎ َر ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ اﺣْ ﺘَ َﻀﻨَﺘْ ُﻪ ﰲ ﺛ َ ْﻮ ِﺑﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱠﻔ ِ‬ ‫إِﺣْ ﺪاﻫﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ َو َﻟﺪَﻫﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎف‪َ .‬و َرأ َ ْت ﺟَ ﻤﺎﻋَ ًﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة — ﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ أَﺣْ ﺠﺎ ِم ا ِﻹﺑ َِﺮ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﺠَ ِﺮ ﱡ‬ ‫أَﻋْ ﻮادًا َ‬ ‫ﺠﺎر اﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻮ ِْح‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻘﺎﻳﺎ َو َر ِق اﻷ َ ْﺷ ِ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟﺴﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ٌة ﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ — وادِ ﻋَ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﺮﻳ َﺮ َة اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ — إِذْ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ ﺟَ ْﻠﺠَ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺗُ َﺪوﱢي ﰲ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔﻀﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َﻔ َﺰ ْت ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ ﻣَ ْﺬﻋُ ﻮ َر ًة‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ َر ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻠﺠَ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﻋِ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ْﻊ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْت اﻟ ﱠﺮﻋْ ﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َوذُﻋِ َﺮ ْت َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗُﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻛﺎﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺗَ ْﺴﻌَ ﻰ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَﺘِﻬﺎ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺸﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺶ‪ ..‬وَأ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ﻋﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ َﺖ َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋُ ﻮ ِد ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺪ ﱢوﻳَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎ ِت اﻟ ﱢﺮﻋْ َﺪ ُة ﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺖ‬ ‫ْف‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘُﻨﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺟَ ْﺮﻳﻬﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻮات‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﺣَ ﱠﺴ ْﺖ َﻛﺄ َ ﱠن ﻫِ ﺮا َو ًة‬ ‫ﺻﻮْبَ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗُ ْﻜ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﴬﺑَ ٍﺔ ﻗﺎ ِﺗ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﴫ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤَ ًﺔ َﻫﻮ ْ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط اﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ وا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺘَﺪَﺣْ َﺮجُ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ِﺳﻬﺎ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻷ َ ْر ِض‪» :‬آهٍ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳼ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ َ‬ ‫ني!«‬ ‫ﻄﻤْ َﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ َرأ َ ِ َ‬

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‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻧ ُ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻘﺎﺗﻠﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴬﺑ َُﺔ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ ْ‬ ‫َت ﺗُﺬْﻫِ ُﻞ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫ﺮات ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮﻫﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺛﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮا َﻟ ْﺖ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻓﻮ َْق َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ﺘْﻬﺎ ﻧ ُ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ﺟَ َﺰ ُع »أ ُ ﱢم‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬وَأَﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪ .‬وَﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﻐ ﱢﻮﺛ َ ًﺔ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻬﺎ اﻟﺬﱡﻋْ ُﺮ‪» :‬أَﻏِ ﻴﺜُﻮﻧِﻲ!‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫أَد ِْر ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ! اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة ﻳﺎ َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أَﻋْ ﺪاﺋِﻲ ﺗَﺄْﺗَ ِﻤ ُﺮ ِﺑﻲ ِﻟﺘَ ْﻘﺘُ َﻠﻨِﻲ!«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َ​َﺴﻤَ ْﻊ ِﺻﻴﺎﺣَ ﻬﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ ،‬وذَ َﻫﺐَ ُﴏ ُ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ — ﰲ ﺟَ ْﺮﻳﻬﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ﻨ َ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﺎح‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺧﻬُ ﺎ أدْراجَ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﴪ ًة — وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري‪ :‬إ ِ َﱃ أَﻳ َْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺼﺪُ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﻤَ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻜﺎن‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻘ ْﺖ أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻠُﻬﺎ‬ ‫َوﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻤﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻬﺎ — ﺣَ ْﻘ ًﻼ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻗِ ﻴْ ِﺪ )ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﺴﺎﻓ ِﺔ( ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َرأ َ ْت — ﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮات ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻘ ِﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺄْﻣَ َﻦ‬ ‫وَﻻﺣَ ْﺖ أَﻣﺎﻣَ ﻬﺎ َﺳﻨﺎ ِﺑ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺒﻴ ُﱠﺔ ُﻓ ُﺨﻴﱢ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻏﺎﺑ ٌَﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻏﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫)‪ (6‬ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني َ‬ ‫ﺳﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ‬ ‫ﱟ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺟﺎف‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺴ َ ِﱰ ُق ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﻊَ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻜﺎن‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﺸ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َني َﺳﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻔﺎﺟﺌُﻨِﻲ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻋْ ﺪاﺋِﻲ ِﰲ َﻫﺬا‬ ‫َوﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬﺎ‪» :‬ﺗُ َﺮى َﻫ ْﻞ ﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻤﺄْﻣَ َﻦ؟ ﺗُ َﺮى َﻫ ْﻞ ﻳ ِ‬ ‫ُﻔﺎﺟﺌﺎت؟ ﻣﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ﻜﺎن؟ ﺗُ َﺮى ﻣﺎذا ﺗُ ْﺨﺒَ ُﺆ ُه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﺣَ ﺪًا ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ ﻻ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨﺎ ِﺑ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻌﺎ ِﻟﻴ َُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ُﻊ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ ﻟِﻜﺎﺋ ٍِﻦ َ‬ ‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻛﺎن‪َ .‬ﻓﻸَﺑ َْﻖ وَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻘ ِﻞ اﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫َﴪي ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻬﺎ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫وﺟﻬﺎ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱪدِ ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ﻧ َ َﺪﻣُﻬﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺧ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫وَﺿﺎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧَﻬﺎ أَﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﺑَﻌُ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﺬﱠ َر ْت ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗُﻬﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻨﺎﺟﻲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻠُﻮﻣُﻬُ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮﺗ ِ​ِﻬﺎ‪» :‬ﻻ َﺷ ﱠﻚ أ َ ﱠن أ َ َﺧﻮاﺗِﻲ َﺳﻴَﺘﺎ ﱠﻟﻤْ َﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ‬ ‫وَﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ َﻓﻮ َْق َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ …‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟُﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﻟ َِﻐﻴْﺒَﺘِﻲ … َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣﺎذا أ َ َرى؟ إِﻧﱢﻲ ﻷ َ ْﻟﻤَ ﺢُ أ َ ْﺷﺒَ َﻪ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎق اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻ ِﺒﺢَ ِآﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﺧ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻰ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ وَﺟَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ْت ﺑ ُْﻐﻴَﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻸَﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﻖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ َﺔ‪ ،‬ﻷ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗًﺎ راﻋِ ﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﻣَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘﺎدِ مُ؟«‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط َﺧ ْﻮﻓِﻬﺎ — ِﺑﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺎ ْرﺗَﻌَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴﺎ ِة وا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت‪،‬‬ ‫َت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺗَﺪَﺣْ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ اﻷ َ ْر ِض ﻣ ْ ِ‬

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‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأ َ ْت داﺑ ًﱠﺔ َﺳﻤْ ﺮاءَ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن‪ ،‬ﻫﺎ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻮق ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ‪ .‬وَأَﻧْﻌَ ﻤَ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأَﺗْﻬﺎ ﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺮ ِم‪َ ،‬‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻣُﺤَ ﱠﺪ َد َة اﻟ ﱠﺮأ ْ ِس‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤْ ِﴚ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْرﺑ ٍَﻊ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫ذَﻧَﺐٌ َ‬ ‫ﺘﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ْﻨﺎن ﺑَ ﱠﺮ َاﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريٌ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﺪ ٍﱢج‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺬﻋْ ُﺮ‪» :‬ﻋَ ْﻔﻮًا ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫واﺻ َﻔﺤِ ﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ َز ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻏ ْريُ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﻤﱠ َﺪ ٍة … وَﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي ﺗَ َﺮﻳْﻨَﻨِﻲ ُﻣﺒَ ﱠﻠ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ؛ و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ أَﺟْ َﺪ َر ﻣَ ْﺨﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻜﺎن — َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ ﻳ َِﺴريَ ًة —‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ واﻟ ﱢﺮﺛﺎءِ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َوﻳ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ آﻣَ ُﻦ اﻷ َ ْﺧﻄﺎ َر‪ ،‬وَأَﺗﱠﻘِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻮا ِﺋ َﻞ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َﻛ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻘِ ُﺮ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ …«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ ﺗَﻌْ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْﻬﺎ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ﺑَﻴْﺘَﻨﺎ!«‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻬُ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻔﺤً ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ﻋُ ﺬْ ًرا — ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ — و َ‬ ‫ﻮل‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫ْراﺟﻲ‪ ،‬إِذا أَذِ ﻧ ْ ِﺖ ِﱄ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ أ ُ ْزﻋِﺠَ ﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻲ أ َ ْن أَﻋُ ﻮ َد أَد ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ اﻟﺪّاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ‪» :‬ﺗَ َﺮﻳﱠﺜِﻲ َﻗﻠِﻴﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ آذَ َن َﻟﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺳﺄ َ َل أُﻣﱢ ﻲ ِﰲ أَﻣْ ِﺮكِ !«‬ ‫»ﻛﻼ‪ ،‬ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫ﻛﻼ — ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ — ﻻ ﺗُﻨﺎدِ ﻳﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ودَﻋِ ﻴﻨِﻲ أَﻣْ ِﺾ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِﻴﲇ؛‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ ِﺟ ﱡﺪ ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ٍﺔ‪ .‬وَﺣُ ﱠﻖ ِﱄ أ َ ْن أ َ َ‬ ‫ﺧﺎف‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ﱠو ُل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة أ َ ْﺧ ُﺮجُ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَﺘِﻲ …‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف أَﺣَ ﺪًا …«‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ‪» :‬إِﻧﱢﻲ أَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻠُﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَﻻ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻮق أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮﻧِ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ني؟«‬ ‫ف أيﱠ ﻣَ ْﺨﻠُ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬أَﻧﺎ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة َﺳﻮْداءُ …«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ِﺖ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ‪» :‬ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ؟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻛﻼ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺬَﺑ ِْﺖ ِﰲ َزﻋْ ِﻤﻚِ ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أُﻣﱢ ﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َرﺗْﻨِﻲ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ًﺔ — َ‬ ‫ذات‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم — َﻟﻬﺎ أ َ ْرﺑَﻌَ ُﺔ أَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ ٍﺔ ِﺑ ٌ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أ َ َرى َﻟﻚِ أَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ ًﺔ … و َ​َﻫﺬا َدﻟِﻴ ٌﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻚِ َﻟ ْﺴ ِﺖ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫َﻛﻤﺎ ﺗَ ْﺰﻋُ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ني!«‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻛﻼ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻛ ِﺬﺑْﻚِ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ … َوإِﻧﱠﻤﺎ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ ُ‬ ‫ﺎت أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ِﺟﻨ ْ ِﴘ أَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎ ﻋَ ﺪا اﻵﺑﺎءَ واﻷُﻣﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ … َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫أَﻧﺎ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِ‬ ‫ﻼت — ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺜِﻴﻼﺗِﻲ — َﻓﻼ أَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ َﺔ َﻟﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ إِذَ ْن؟ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣﺎ ﺗُ ْﻀﺤِ ﻜِﻴﻨِﻨﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤُﺪاﻋَ ﺒَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ‪» :‬أ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻔ ِﺔ!‬ ‫إِﻧﱢﻲ ﻷَﺣﺎ ُر‪ ،‬إِذا ﺣﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٍة ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ‬ ‫ف‪ :‬أَيﱠ ﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ٍة ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ ُد ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺣَ ﺪٍ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺿﺂ َﻟﺘِﻚِ ؟ وَﻣﺎذا ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِﻣﺜْﻠُﻚِ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ َﻞ و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘﺎ َرةِ؟«‬ ‫‪12‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺑْﺪَأ ْ ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﲇ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ َز ْل ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ َﺔ ﻋَ ﻬْ ٍﺪ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫دَﻫِ ﻤَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َﻛ ْﺪ أَﻧْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْﻠ ِﺐ ﺑ َ​َﻘﺮاﺗِﻨﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺟ ﱠﺪ ﻣَ ﺪ ُْﻫ َ‬ ‫ﺮات ﺗَﻌْ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ﻮﺷ ٍﺔ‪» :‬أَيﱠ ﺑ َ​َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ِﺠﺒ َِﺖ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻠﻬﺎءُ؟‬ ‫ﻮل؟ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺮات ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴ ِﻘﻴ ٌﱠﺔ‪ُ ،‬‬ ‫أَﻫِ َﻲ ﺑ َ​َﻘ ٌ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﱠحَ ِﺑﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴﺎ ُل‪،‬‬ ‫ون‪ ،‬ﻛﺎ ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻧَﺮاﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫ذات ُﻗ ُﺮ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ ﻘﺎءُ! َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺤﺎوﻟِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ِﺖ ﺗَ ْﺴﺒَﺤِ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﻋﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ اﻷَﺣْ ﻼ ِم‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ني أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻘﻨِﻌِ ﻴﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ًﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺌِﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻚِ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُﺐَ ﺑ َ​َﻘ َﺮ ًة َﻛ ِﺒريَ َة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ ﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺮ ِم؟… ﻫﺎ ﻫﺎ ﻫﺎ …!«‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﺑ َ​َﻘﺮاﺗِﻨﺎ — ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ — َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة ِﺟﺪٍّا‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺌِﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻬﺎ — َﻟ ْﻮ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ِﺖ — ﺑَﺮاﻏِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺚ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺠﺎر‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ — ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم‬ ‫ﻴﺶ َﻓﻮ َْق اﻷ َ ْﺷ ِ‬ ‫ﺮات َﻟﺬِﻳﺬَ َة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَ ُﺪ ﱡر ِﺟ ْﺴﻤُﻬﺎ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ َﻗ َ‬ ‫— أُداﻋِ ﺒُﻬﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺮﻧ َ ﱠﻲ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ِﻢ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ﺣَ ﻼ َو ِة ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت َ َ‬ ‫ﻮع‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﺗَﺄْذَ ِﻧ َ‬ ‫ني ِﱄ — ُﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﻀ َﻠ ًﺔ — أ َ ْن أَﻋُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ َ​َﻘﺮاﺗِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻵن ِﺑﺄ َﻟ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ َﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺣْ ﻠُﺒَﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﺪ ﱠر ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬ ﱠﻲ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ ْﻠﺘَﻘِ ﻲ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ؟«‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َِﺖ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫»ﻛﻼ … ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫ﻫﺎب‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﺢَ َﻟﻚِ ِﺑﺎﻻﻧ ْ ِﴫ ِ‬ ‫اف‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨ ِ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻛﻼ … َﻟ ْﻦ آذَ َن َﻟﻚِ ِﰲ اﻟﺬﱠ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻤﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺮاﺟَ ﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻮَراءِ ﻣَ ﺬْﻋُ ﻮ َر ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﺎ ْرﺗﺎﻋَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺨ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻤﻚِ … أ َ ِﺟﻴ ِﺒﻲ!«‬ ‫ون‪ْ :‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‪«.‬‬ ‫»اﺳ ِﻤﻲ‪ :‬أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﺧﺎﻓِ ٍﺖ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءُ‪» :‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺪْﻋُ ﻮﻧَﻨِﻲ ﺑ»أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أَﺑْﺪَﻋَ ﻬﺎ ُﻛﻨْﻴ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ‪ :‬أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ!«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻫﺘَ َﺰ ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬إِﻧﱢﻲ َﻓﺄ ْ َر ٌة َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة‪ ،‬أ َ ْﺳ ُﻜ ُﻦ ﻣَ َﻊ أ َ ْﻫ ِﲇ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻌُ ﱠﺶ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ َﺮﻳْﻨ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫َﻓﻮ َْق َرأ ْ َﺳﻴْﻨﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأ َ ْت — ِﰲ أَﻋْ َﲆ َﺳﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ — ُﻛ َﺮ ًة َﻛ ِﺒريَ ًة ﻣُﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ًﺔ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺪ ُْﻫ َ‬ ‫ﻮﺷ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«؟ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻻ ﻳُﻤﺎ ِﺛ ُﻞ ﺑُﻴ َ‬ ‫ني؟ أ َ َﻫﺬا ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋُ ﱡﺸﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ُﻮت‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪«.‬‬

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‫ْراص«‬ ‫)‪» (7‬أ ُ ﱡم أَد ٍ‬ ‫وَﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ« ﺗُﻨﺎدِي أُﻣﱠ ﻬﺎ ِﺑﺄَﻋْ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻬﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﺨ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﱢﺶ َﻓﺄ ْ َر ٌة أ َ ْﻛ َﱪُ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﻫِ ﻲ ﺗُﺪاﻧِﻴﻬﺎ‪» :‬آه! ﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ﺑُﻨَﻴﱠﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﰲ َﻗ َﻠ ٍﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ — ﻳﺎ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻌِ َ‬ ‫»أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ« — َﻓﻤﺎ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ني ُﻫﻨﺎ وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ ؟«‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨﺎ وَﺣْ ﺪِي‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮي إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺰا ِﺋ َﺮ ِة ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪ .‬وَﻣﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ْراص«‪» :‬آه! َ‬ ‫ﺷﺎر َد ًة‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم أَد ٍ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱡﻬﺎ إِﻻ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻠ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬﺎ‪ .‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة؟«‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أ َ ْن ﺗُ ِﺠﻴﺒَﻬﺎ ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ واﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ دَﻫِ ﻤَ ﺘْﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﱪ َْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪«.‬‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﺗُﺪْﻋَ ﻰ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ْراص«‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪ :‬أ َ َﻟ ْﺴ ِﺖ ﺗَ ْﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫»ﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ َ‬ ‫ني ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳ َ​َﺔ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم أَد ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻮق ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَةِ؟«‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ َﺮ َة‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ِﰲ أ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﻞ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫‪14‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ ِﺖ — ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ — َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﺑَﻴْﺘَﻨﺎ ُﻫﻨﺎ َك‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﺬ ِع‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ أَﻣﱠ ﻚِ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻃﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻏﻴْﺒَﺘُﻚِ !«‬ ‫ني‪ :‬أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟِ َ‬ ‫ف أ َ ﱠن ِﱄ أُﻣٍّ ﺎ َو َﻟ َﺪﺗْﻨِﻲ؟!«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪» :‬أَﺗَﻌْ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ني أَﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻣﺎﺗَ ْﺖ؟«‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣﺎ أَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻬْ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َرﻫﺎ َﻗ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂ!«‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﻬﱠ ﺪُكِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻐِ ﺬاءِ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ أَﺛْﻨﺎءِ ُ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪» :‬إِذًا َﻓﻤَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﻔﻮ َﻟﺘِﻚِ ؟«‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺿﻌﺎﺗُﻨﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻼت ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﻬﱠ ْﺪﻧَﻨﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﻬَ ْﺮ َن ﻋَ َﲆ راﺣَ ﺘِﻨﺎ‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﴫ َن ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَ ِﺔ َر َﻏﺒﺎﺗِﻨﺎ‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮﻧﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫أ ُ َؤ ﱢﻛ ُﺪ َﻟﻚِ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﱠﻦ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ا ْﻟﻔﺄ َ ِر — أُﻣٍّ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻨُﻮﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﻬﱠ ﺪُكِ ِﺑ ِﱪﱢﻫﺎ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪» :‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟﻚِ ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ ﻣﺎ َﻟﻨﺎ — ﻣَ ﻌْ َ َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻔِ ﻬﺎ؟ ﻳﺎ َﻟﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﻘِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ﺗﺎﻋِ َﺴ ٍﺔ!«‬ ‫ﴩ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ — أُﻣﱠ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﻳُﺤْ ﺒ َْﺴ َﻦ ِﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌَ ﻴْﻨِﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﻟﻨﺎ — ﻣَ ﻌْ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ — َوﻳ َْﻘ ِﻀ َ‬ ‫— ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻏ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ أَﻋْ ﻤﺎ َر ُﻫ ﱠﻦ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺒ ْﻀ َﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛُﻮﻧِﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ني ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺾ ﱠ‬ ‫ري …«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺣْ َﺴﺐُ أ َ ﱠن اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻴُﻮ َر ﻫِ َﻲ — وَﺣْ ﺪَﻫﺎ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﺗَ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ!«‬ ‫ري — َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺪِﻳ ًﺮا‪ ،‬ﻏﺎﻳ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻐ ِﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ ﻳ َِﺴ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﱄ َرأ ْ ٌس‪ ،‬وَﻻ أ َ ْرﺟُ ٌﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻻ أَﻋْ ُ ٌ‬ ‫ني … َو َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَذْ ُﻛ ُﺮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ َﻦ ﺟَ ﻴﱢﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪ ،‬ﺿﺎﺣِ َﻜ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﻬﻤْ ُﺖ ﻣﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ ِﰲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﺟَ ﻨِﻴﻨًﺎ؛ َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺗَ ِﺘ ﱠﻢ ﺧِ ْﻠ َﻘﺘُﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜﻮ ْﱠن َرأ ْ ُﺳ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ذات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم اﻧ ْ َﺸ ﱠﻖ ذَﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴْ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬و َِﰲ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻆ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْﻨِﻲ‬ ‫واﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻮل« — و َ​َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ واﺣِ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ :‬دُو َد ٌة ﺑَﻴْﻀﺎءُ‪ .‬وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪﱡو َد ُة ﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺿﻌَ ﺘِﻲ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫أَﻧﺎ!‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — ِﺟ ﱠﺪ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪةٍ‪ .‬وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮ ِﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻌﺎت ﻳ َُﻐﺬﱢﻳﻨَﻨِﻲ — ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻬْ ِﺪ —‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎح‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ْﻠﻨَﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْﺪﻟُ ْﻜ َﻦ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻘﻨَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذا أَﻣْ َﺴﻴ ُْﺖ‬ ‫ﺻ ٍ‬ ‫‪15‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﻛﺎن أ َ ْ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ْﻮ َدةٍ؛ َﻓﻤﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻤَ ْﻠﻨَﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ … و َ​َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﴣ َﻫﺬا اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ُﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻴَﺒَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْروَحَ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ إ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ذِ ْﻛﺮاهُ!‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ ﻻ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﺴ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ ُ ِﺻﺒ ُْﺖ ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ٍض‪َ ،‬ﺧﻴﱠ َﻞ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أ َ ْن آﺧِ َﺮﺗِﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ ُﺮﺑ َْﺖ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌﺎمَ‪ ،‬وَﻻ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻤْ ِﺮئ ُ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬاءَ؛ َوﻳَﺌ ِْﺴ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻘﺎءِ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴﺎ‪َ ،‬و َو ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻟِﻘﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗًﺎ ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ‪» :‬ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻲ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ اﻟﺪﱡو َد ُة ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﺘَ ﱢﻔﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬا ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴ ِْﻂ اﻟﺪﱠﻗِ ِ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﺮ ِﺟﻴﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﻤﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﺒﱠﻴ ُْﺖ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﺪﱡﻋﺎءَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْري … َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َﻛ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻓﻌَ ُﻞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ ْﺪﺗُﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺤْ ﺒ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ!«‬ ‫ُﻮﺳ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺢﱠ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ؟ َﻟ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ« ُﻣﺘَ َﱪﱢﻣَ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺤْ ﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻻﺧﺘَﻨ َ ْﻘ ِﺖ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ‬ ‫ُﻮﺳ ًﺔ داﺧِ َﻞ ﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ اﻟﺘّﺎﻋِ َﺴ ُﺔ!«‬ ‫»ﻛﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺧﺘَﻨ ِْﻖ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﻧِﻤْ ُﺖ ﻧَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻤ ً‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺎ واﻧْﺘَ َﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ ِْر اﻟﺪﱡو ِدﻳﱠ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫— ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — ﻋَ ُﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻃﻮ ِْر اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻠﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫وﺳﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺮاﺋ ِ​ِﺲ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻠ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ًﺔ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮاف ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ِﺤﺎﱄ‬ ‫ﺣﺎل ﻣُﻐﺎﻳ َﺮ ٍة ﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ( أ َ ْﻟ َﻔﻴْﺘُﻨِﻲ َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳﺒﺎﺗِﻲ )ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ ﻣَ ْﺨﻠُ َ‬ ‫اﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫وﱃ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻤُﻐﺎﻳَ َﺮةِ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ًﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى وَﺻﺎ َر ِﱄ ِﺳ ﱡﺖ أ َ ْرﺟُ ٍﻞ‪ ،‬واﻧ ْ َﻘ َﺴ َﻢ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ أ َ ْﻗﺴﺎﻣً ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫اﻵن ِﰲ ﻋِ ﺪادِ‬ ‫ﺛَﻼﺛ َ ًﺔ؛ ْ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ ‪ ،‬و َِﺻﺤْ ُﺖ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻰ! ﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻰ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ َﴩ ِ‬ ‫ات!«‬ ‫ﻃ ً‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن َﻓ َﺮﺣِ ﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺪ ْم َ‬ ‫ﻮﻳﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن َﻗ ِﺼريَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪَى‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ — إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ِﻴﺲ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛْﺘُﻚِ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻛ ْﻦ — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﺣِ ﺮا ًﻛﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ني — َﺳ ِﺠﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻜ ِ‬ ‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ أَﻳ َْﻘﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ِﺰﻧ ْ ُﺖ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤْ ُﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒُﻜﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺗﺎن‪َ » :‬ﻟﻚِ ﷲُ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ُﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻋِ َﺴ ُﺔ!«‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ِﺒﺜ ْ ُﺖ أَﺑْﻜِﻲ و َْﻗﺘًﺎ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻐﺎر َﻗ ٌﺔ ِﰲ أَﺣْ ﺰاﻧِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟ ِ‬ ‫واﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق َﺳﻤْ ﻌِ َﻲ َد ِﺑﻴﺐُ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻮات‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺼﺤْ ُﺖ ﻣَ َﻐ ﱢﻮﺛ َ ًﺔ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻵﻻﻣﻲ‪ ،‬إِذْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤَ ٌﺔ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻠُﺐُ اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت‬ ‫ﴩ َة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ‪ .‬وَﻣﺎ ِﻛﺪ َْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ َ ﱠن َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَﻟِﻚِ ‪،‬‬ ‫ريات ﻳَﺜ ْ ُﻘﺒ َْﻦ ِﺗ َﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟﻘِ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻼت‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﺮ َﻗﺒَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﱠﺮﺗْﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣﺎ أُوﺗِﻴ َْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﴫ ْ‬ ‫َﺧ ُﺖ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ‪» :‬آه! ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠﻓﻘِ ﻲ ِﺑﻲ — ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ — َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ آ َﻟﻤْ ِﺘﻨِﻲ أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ اﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ!«‬ ‫‪16‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﺻﻤﱠ ﺎءَ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻊُ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮ ِﺿﻌَ ُﺔ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱠ ُﻞ إ ِ ِﱄ ﱠ — َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮﻧِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻎ ِﻟﺘَﺄَوﱡﻫﺎﺗِﻲ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ﺟَ ﻤْ ﻬَ َﺮ ٌة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌﺎﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼﻴْﺤﺎﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَﺄْﺑَ ْﻪ ﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻼت ِﻟﻴُﺴﺎﻋِ ْﺪﻧَﻬﺎ ِﰲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫واﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﻜﺘَﻨ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫وَﻣﺎ ِﻛﺪ َْن ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ْﻠ َﻦ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ َ‬ ‫ﴪ‪.‬‬ ‫ْت ا ْﻟﻘِ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ ﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺿﻌَ ُ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫ َﻜﺬا َﺧ َﺮﺟْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺠْ ﻨِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻴ ِﱢﻖ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣﺎ أ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ْﻏ ِﻤ َﻲ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫واﻟﻀﻨَﻰ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘﺎت‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﺣﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻼت اﻟ ﱠﺮﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ ُ‬ ‫ﻌﺎت ا ْﻟﺤﺎﻧ ُ‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮ ِﺿ ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﺎت‪ ،‬وا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻠ ْﻠ َﻦ ﻳَ ْﺪﻟُ ْﻜ َﻦ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻳ َْﻘ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ … ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ِﺑﻲ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٌم َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈﻨَﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ْﺸﻴَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋَ ﺪ َْن إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ ُر ْﺷﺪِي ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺎن‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴪي ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴﺪِي َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻓ َﺸﻴْﺌًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺘﺎن!«‬ ‫َﻓ َﺸﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة ﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ َﻛﻤﺎ ﺗَ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫)‪ِ (8‬ﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ .‬ﻓﻮَداﻋً ﺎ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ْراص«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أَﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ري ُة‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم أَد ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﺘَﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ْراص« ﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل — َﻛﻤﺎ ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﺘُ ُﻪ — وَﺣِ ﻴﺪًا ِﰲ ﻋُ ﱢﺸ ِﻪ‪َ .‬ﻓﻸ َ ْذ َﻫﺐْ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ اﺑْﻨَﺘِﻲ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن َزو ِْﺟﻲ »أَﺑﺎ أَد ٍ‬ ‫»أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫راﺷﺪٍ«‪«.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺗﺎن إ ِ َﱃ ﻋُ ﱢﺸ ِﻬﻤﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻴﱠﺘﺎ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﺘَﻬُ ﻤﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻮدﱠﻋَ ﺘْﻬُ ﻤﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ َر ِ‬ ‫ﻘﺎن َﺳﻨﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺧِ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ َو َر َ‬ ‫ﺷﺎﻗ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ِ‬ ‫َني َﺳﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ‪َ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫ﻮاﺻ ُﻞ َﺳ ْريَﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫واﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻠ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺢ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَ ِﺪ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِﻬﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ْﺴﻠُ ُﻜﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ أَﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺳﻬْ ٍﻞ َﻓ ِﺴ ٍ‬ ‫وَﺣﺎ َر ْت ِﰲ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻊُ؟‬

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‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻬﺎ َ‬ ‫َت ﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ري ُﻫﺪًى(‪ ،‬إِذْ أَﺑ َْﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ .‬وَﻻحَ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟﺘَ ِﺴريُ ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺴ َﻔ ًﺔ )ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻟﻬﺎ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﴪو َر ًة‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌﺎ َدةٍ! َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻫﺘَ َﺪﻳ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﱄ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺢُ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫وادِ ﻳﻨﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻮع‪َ ،‬ﻓﺂﺛ َ َﺮ ْت أ َ ْن ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ َ​َﻘﺮاﺗِﻬﺎ ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ﻠُﺒَﻬﺎ‪َ .‬وﺛُﻤﱠ َﺔ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﺄ َﻟ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺸﺎط‪ ،‬ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻮق‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َرأ َ ْت ﺟَ ﻤْ ﻬَ َﺮ ًة ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻬﺎ‪ :‬دا ِﺋﺒ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓﻮ َر َة اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َني‬ ‫َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫راﺋِﺤَ ٍﺔ وَﻏﺎدِ ﻳَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫وَﻣﺎ إ ِ ْن أَﺑ َْﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ َْﺖ َرأ َﺳﻬﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﺮﻧَﻴْﻬﺎ — و َ​َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫َت إِﺣْ ﺪَى َﺷﻘِ ﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻬﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﺪاﻧِﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ َ‬ ‫ﻟُ َﻐ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ — ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺒﺎ َد َﻟﺘﺎ ﺗَﺤِ ﻴ ًﱠﺔ ﻣ ُْﻘﺘَ ِﻀﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬ﻷ َ ﱠن اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻞ داﺋِﺐَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮ ٌل‬ ‫أَﺑَﺪًا‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﴇ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُِﻀﻴ َﻊ و َْﻗﺘًﺎ ِﰲ ﺛ َ ْﺮﺛ َ َﺮ ٍة ﻻ ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻞ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﻤ ْﻦ أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﺗَﻴ ِْﺖ؟«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ أ ُ ْﺧﺘُﻬﺎ‪» :‬ﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي ﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ َ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺄْﻧ َِﻔ ٌﺔ َﺳ ْريَﻫﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟُ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﺟَ ْﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﺼريَ ًة‪َ ،‬ﻓﺪَﻫِ ﻤَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻗﺎﺑَ َﻠﺘْﻬﺎ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪.‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻌِ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮﻣُﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ريي ُﻣﺘَﻴ ﱢَﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ ﺣَ ِﺬ َر ًة‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﻋُ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻔﻮ ًرا ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻗﺒُﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻋْ َﲆ‬ ‫أَذاﻫِ ﺒ ٌَﺔ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ﻠُ ِﺒﻲ ﺑ َ​َﻘﺮاﺗِﻨﺎ؟ ِﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﺬار أ َ ْن ﺗَﺬْ َﻫ ِﺒﻲ َﻓ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺔ َﻟﻪُ!«‬ ‫ﻮق‪َ .‬ﻓﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟﻚِ — ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ َ​َﺔ« — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻚِ ‪ .‬وَداﻋً ﺎ ﻳﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ!«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َت ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺿﻌَ ﺘَﻬﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﺑ َْﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن«‪َ ،‬ﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴﺎﻫﺎ‪» :‬ﺣُ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﱢﻴﺖ ﻳﺎ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫» ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن«‪ ،‬و َُﺳﻌِ ﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮﻣُﻚِ ! أَﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬا اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻘ ِﺐ؟«‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫‪18‬‬

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‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«! آه‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ِﺖ — ﻳﺎ ﺑُﻨَﻴﱠﺘِﻲ —‬ ‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ أَﺻﺎﺑَﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ و َ​َﺷﻘﺎءٍ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻓﻘِ ﺌَ ْﺖ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ﻋُ ﻴُﻮﻧِﻲ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺬُ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ —‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَ َ‬ ‫ْﴫ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻌﺎﺳﺘِﻲ — ﻻ أَﻛﺎ ُد أُﺑ ِ ُ‬ ‫»ﻣ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن«‪ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺒَﺜِﻲ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ﺻﺤَ ﺒُﻚِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ِ :‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ َﺳﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻚِ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫)‪ِ (9‬ﰲ ﺑُ ْﺮ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬و َزﺟﱠ ْﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« إ ِ َﱃ ﻏِ ْ‬ ‫َني أَوْراﻗِ ﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﺣِ ﺜ َ ًﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑ َ​َﻘﺮاﺗِﻬﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة — ﺑُ ْﺮ ُﻏﻮﺛًﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻠﺒُﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ ﻋَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُ ْﺮ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪ ،‬ذَ َﻫ ِﺒﻴﱠ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺗُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻛﺎن ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أَﺣْ ﻮَﺟَ ﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬا‬ ‫ري َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ ﱠﻘﻬﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺾ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺼﺎﻓِ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌﺎ ِم‪َ .‬ﻓﻸَﺗَ َﺬو ْﱠﻗ ُﻪ ﻷ َ ُﺳ ﱠﺪ ﺟُ ﻮﻋِﻲ!«‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﻠﻌَ ُﻖ ﻋَ ِﺼريَﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬا ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬاءِ ا ْﻟﻔﺎﺧِ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬ ﱢﻲ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﺬ ُه‬ ‫ﻃﻌﺎ ٍم َ‬ ‫اﻫﺘَ َﺪﻳ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌﺎﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺷﻬﺎ ُه ﻏِ ﺬاءً! َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ري َﻟﺒ َِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﱪاﻏِ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺚ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪ «.‬ﺛ ُ ّﻢ َﻟ ِﺒﺜ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬﻴﱠ ِﺔ َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ْ َﺴﺘْﻬﺎ ﺣَ ﻼ َوﺗُﻬﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫»أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِﺼﺎﺻﻬﺎ‪ ،‬إِذْ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻀﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﱰَﺟﱠ ﺢُ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟﻤ ُْﻘ ِﺒ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻣْ ﺘ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ِﺔ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ َ َ‬ ‫ﴍ ٍه ﻋَ ِﺠ ٍ‬ ‫َﴪ ًة!‬ ‫ﻳَﻤْ ﻨ َ ًﺔ َوﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ اﻟﺪﱠاﻫِ ﻢَ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﺸﺒﱠﺜ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﻬﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻤﻴﺘَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜﺘْﻬﺎ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫وَأَﺣَ ﱠﺴ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫أُوﺗِﻴ َْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮةٍ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري‪ :‬ﻣﺎذا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َث؟‬ ‫اﻫﺘَ ﱠﺰ ِت ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ُﺔ ﻫِ ﱠﺰ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻮ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺟﺎﺛِﻤَ ٌﺔ‬ ‫َت إ ِ َﱃ اﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬وَأ ُ ْﻏ ِﻤ َﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ و َ​َﺳ ِﻂ اﻟﺜﱠﻤَ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ«‬ ‫)‪ِ (10‬ﰲ ﺑَﻴ ِْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱡﻮن أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻮا — أَﻳﱡﻬﺎ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒ َ‬ ‫َث‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ ﱞ‬ ‫ﻗﺎص ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻃﻔﺎ ُل اﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءُ — ﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ اﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟﺎءَ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﴍ ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤ ُِﺮ ِه ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ —‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ُﻏﻼ ٌم ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِ َ‬ ‫‪19‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ﻮق‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴَﻤْ ﻸ َ َﺳ ﱠﻠﺘَ ُﻪ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﺜﱠﻤَ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬ ﱢﻲ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴُﻌِ ﱠﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ َﻓﻄﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ َﻟﺬِﻳﺬَ ًة‪ .‬وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﺰ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺑُ ْﺮ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣﺎ َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ُﺔ »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ﻮق‪َ ،‬وﻳ َ​َﻀ ُﻊ ِﰲ َﺳ ﱠﻠﺘ ِ​ِﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻣْ ﺘَﻸ َ ْت‪،‬‬ ‫وَﻣﺎ زا َل‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﺰ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻌﺎ َد ِﺑﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻴْﺘ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُﻓﻮا‪ :‬ﻣﺎذا أَﺻﺎﺑَﻬﺎ؟ أ َ َ‬ ‫أَرا ُﻛ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﺴﺎءَﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺒَﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼ ُك‬ ‫ري »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِم اﻟﻨﱠﺠﺎ ُة؟‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻗﺎءُ اﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءُ — ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ ﺘُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْريَ‪ ،‬وَأ ُ ْﻟ ِﻬﻤْ ﺘُ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﺷ َﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻋْ َﻠﻤُﻮا — أَﻳﱡﻬﺎ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫واﻟﺴﺪا َد — أ َ ﱠن »أ ُ ﱠم‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ُﺖ‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱠﻤﺎ أ ُ ْﻏ ِﻤ َﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط اﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﺒﺜ َ ْﺖ و َْﻗﺘًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗُﺒْﺪِي ﺣَ ﺮا ًﻛﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َت ﻧﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ … ﻳﺎ ﻟﻠﻌَ ﺠَ ِﺐ! أﺗﻌْ ِﺮﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻮن‪ :‬أﻳ َْﻦ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﻴْﻘﻈ ْﺖ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫َت ﻧﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻮن — ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« — َﻛﻤﺎ ﺗَﺪ َْﻫ ُﺸ َ‬ ‫ري ٍة‬ ‫ني َرأ َ ْت أَﻧﱠﻬﺎ ِﰲ و َ​َﺳ ِﻂ َﻓ ِﻄريَةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ دُﻫِ َﺸ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻮق‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻨُﻮﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« ﱠ‬ ‫ﴪو ًرا ِﺑﺘِ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﻄريَ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗﻮ ِﻗﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ وَﻗﺎ َل ﻷُﻣﱢ ِﻪ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ َﻓ ِﺮﺣً ﺎ ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ريﺗَﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ أُﻣﱢ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة!‬ ‫أَﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ َﻓ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴ ِﺒﻲ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﻣَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫ُﺳﺄُﻋْ ِﻄﻲ » َﻟﻴ َْﲆ« ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َة ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻀ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧﺎ أُﺣِ ﺐﱡ أ َ ْن أُدْﺧِ َﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﴪو َر ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬْ َﻞ ﺗُﻘِ ﱢﺮﻳﻨَﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟‬ ‫ﱡ ُ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َن ُﻣﻮ َْﻗ َﺪ ٌة‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْﻠﻨ َ َﻀ ْﻊ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﻄريَ َة‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُﻨ ْ ِﻀﺠَ ﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُر ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺤﺎﻣﻴ َُﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺣﺎن ﺣَ ﻴﻨِﻲ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻼ َرﻳ ٍْﺐ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ‬ ‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ‪» :‬آه! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﻓﺎ ْرﺗَﺠَ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِف ﻟِﻬَ ﺬا ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﺤﺎﻣﻴ َُﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﻸَﻧْﺠُ ﻮ ﱠَن ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻬْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻬﺎ َوﻧ ْ ُﺖ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ َﻟ َﻘﺘَ َﻠﺘْﻨِﻲ ﻧﺎ ُر ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ ِن ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺪﱠاﻫِ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ!«‬ ‫ْﴫ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ َﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ‬ ‫وا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« إ ِ َﱃ أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ ﺑ َْﻐﺘَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬﺎ‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﺠَ ِﺐ! أَﻻ ﺗُﺒ ِ ِ‬ ‫أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ؟ إِﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َﻓ ِﻄريَﺗِﻨﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﻴﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ … ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺮاﺟﻬﺎ!«‬ ‫إ ِ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﺬار أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧ ِﺸﻴ َْﺖ ﻋﺎﻗِ ﺒ َ​َﺔ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪» :‬ﺣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ُﻞ«‪ .‬اﺗْ ُﺮ ْﻛﻨِﻲ — ِﺑ َﺮﺑﱢ َﻚ — أَذْ َﻫﺐْ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺷﺎءُ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ًﻼ« َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ْﻢ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪ ،‬ﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻻ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ف ﻟُ َﻐ َﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫‪20‬‬

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‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗﺒ َ​َﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﻌَ ﻴْ ِﻪ َﻓﺘَﻮَﺟﱠ ﻌَ ْﺖ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط اﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﺿ ُ‬ ‫ﻘﺎﳼ! َﻓﺪَﻋْ ﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬وإِﻻ ْ‬ ‫»ﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣﺎ آ َﻟﻤَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ َﻗﺒ َْﻀ ُﺔ أَﺻﺎ ِﺑﻌِ َﻚ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ْر ُت‬ ‫َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﺮ ِﺻ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َوﻋِﻴﺪِﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ و َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ﻬﺎ ِﰲ راﺣَ ِﺔ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻓ ًﻘﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧﺎ َدﺗْ ُﻪ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻬَ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫أُﻣﱡ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻒ إ ِ َﱃ أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ ﻣ ُْﴪﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺿ َﻊ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫)‪َ (11‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ِﺘﺎب‬ ‫ﺼ ٌﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ ٍ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أَﻣﺎﻣَ ﻬﺎ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫واﺧﺘَﺒﺄ َ ْت ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺻ ًﺔ ﺳﺎﻧِﺤَ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ َﺮ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨ َ َﺰ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َرأ َ ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻼط اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻨﺎﺳ ِﺔ(‪ ،‬ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺘﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ وَأ َ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫َني ُﻓ ِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻌﺎ ِم‪ .‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ُوق ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻤﺎﻣَ ِﺔ )ا ْﻟ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ —‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎر‪ .‬واﻣْ ﺘَﻸ َ ْت ﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﺴﻬﺎ ﻏِ ﺒْ َ‬ ‫َﴎو ًرا‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ًﻼ« ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد ِﻟ ْﻠﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ني َرأ َ ْت‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ و ُ ُ‬ ‫ِآﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻷ َ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫ْﴫﺗْ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻔﺘﱢ ُﺶ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬﺎ ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ِﻣ ْ‬ ‫ري ﻃﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺒﺎحٌ ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫وَﺟﺎءَ »أُﺑُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ« َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َل َو َﻟ َﺪهُ‪» :‬ﻣﺎذا ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻊُ؟«‬ ‫ِﺼ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ وا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻧِﺤَ َﺔ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ِﺔ‪ .‬ﻓﺎﻧْﺘَﻬَ َﺰ »أَﺑُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ« ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ َﻪ ِﺑﻘ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫ﻳُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﱢث َو َﻟ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺧﺼﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺺ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺰاﻳﺎهُ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺸﺎﻃ ِﻪ اﻟﻨﱠﺎدِ ِر‪ ،‬وَﺣِ ﻴَﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﺪَﻫِ َﺶ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ«‪ ،‬وَأُﻋْ ِﺠﺐَ ِﺑﻤﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻊَ‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎ َل ﻷ َ ِﺑﻴ ِﻪ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ َﻫﺬا أَﻋْ ﺠَ ﺐُ َد ْر ٍس َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴﺎﺗِﻲ!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻤﺎع ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳﺪِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ دُﻣْ َﺖ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ‬ ‫َو َرأى ا ْﻟﻮا ِﻟ ُﺪ أ ﱠن اﺑْﻨ َ ُﻪ ﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل ِﰲ ﺣﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ِ‬ ‫ِﺘﺎب »ﻧِﻬﺎﻳَ ِﺔ اﻷ َ َر ِب«‪ ،‬ﻷ َ ْﻗ َﺮأ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳﺪَ‪ ،‬ﻓﺎذْ َﻫﺐْ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﴬ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻔ َﺮ ا ْﻟ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأَﺣْ ِ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﴍ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ﻧُﺒْﺬَ ًة ﺷﺎﺋ َِﻘ ًﺔ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛﺘَﺒَ ُﻪ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﻟ ُﻔ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﴬ ﱢ‬ ‫ﴎ َع‬ ‫ﺎﴍ ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﻧِﻬﺎﻳَ ِﺔ اﻷ َ َر ِب«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َﺮأ َ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪ .‬وَأَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻔ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻌِ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺲ َوإ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ﻣﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ْ‬ ‫أَﺑُﻮ ُه ا ْﻟﻘِ ْ‬ ‫اﺧﺘﺎ َرﻫﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱢ‬ ‫اﺧﺘﺎ َرهُ‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻔ ِﺮ اﻟﻨﱠﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﺘﺎل ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻌﺎش‪ .‬ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﺮ ُق ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻓﺎذا وَﺟَ َﺪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺬ َر‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َﻮان ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ِ‬ ‫واﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺄ ْ ِﺗ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒﺎﻗِ َ‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬْ َن ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ واﺣِ ٍﺪ ﻣُﺠْ ﺘَ ِﻬ ٌﺪ ِﰲ إ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻼح َﺷﺄ ْ ِن ا ْﻟﻌﺎﻣﱠ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْريُ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ِﴚءٍ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق د َ‬ ‫ُون َ‬ ‫ﺻﺤْ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ٍِﺲ ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫َني ﻣﺎ ﻳ ُ‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﺗَﺤَ ﻴﱡﻠ ِ​ِﻪ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ِﺐ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق‪ :‬أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ُرﺑﱠﻤﺎ و ُِﺿ َﻊ ﺑَﻴْﻨ َ ُﻪ َوﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺎف ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﻌُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣﺎءٍ أ َ ْو َﺷﻌَ ٍﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫‪21‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫ُﻮازيَ ( ﻣﺎ ﺣُ ﻔِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﻘ ِﻒ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ ِ‬ ‫ِﺟﺬْ ٍع ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُ ْﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ‬ ‫ُﺴﺎﻣ َﺖ )ﻳُﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﻞ َوﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ .‬و َِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺒْﻌِ ِﻪ وَﻋﺎ َدﺗ ِ​ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻜ َﺮ )ﻳَﺠْ ﻤَ َﻊ َوﻳَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﺒ َﺲ( — ِﰲ َزﻣَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴ ِْﻒ —‬ ‫ِﻟ َﺰﻣَ ِﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُﻮب — ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻔ َﻦ‪ ،‬ﱡ‬ ‫واﻟﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻮس‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘﺎءِ‪ .‬و َُﻫ َﻮ إِذا‬ ‫ﺧﺎف — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣﺎ ﻳَﺪﱠﺧِ ُﺮ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِو اﻟﺘﱠﻨَﺪﱢيَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﺠﺎ َو َر ِة ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻦ اﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ :‬أ َ ْﺧ َﺮﺟَ ﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻇﺎﻫِ ِﺮ اﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻴْﺒ َ​َﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺧﺎف ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺐﱢ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺒ َُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺪا َو ِة اﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬ﻧ َ َﻘ َﺮ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْﺿ ِﻊ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُﻌِ ﻴﺪُﻫﺎ‪َ .‬وإ ِ ْن‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ ْ‬ ‫ري ِﻣ ْﻦ و َ​َﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺒﱠ ِﺔ )و َُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْﺿ ُﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺬِى ﻳَﺒْﺘَ ِﺪئ ُ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺒﺎت(‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﻔﻠُ ُﻖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻊ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺐﱢ أَﻧ ْ ً‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺐﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﺰﺑَ َﺮ ِة َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ُﻪ أ َ ْرﺑﺎﻋً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻷ َ ﱠن أَﻧ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻓﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈ ْن َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎف ﺣَ ﺐﱢ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﺰﺑَ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫ﺗَﻨْﺒ ُ​ُﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ُﻞ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻮَﺟْ ِﻪ — ِﰲ ﻏﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺰ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻓ ُﺴﺒ َ‬ ‫ْﺤﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠ ِﻬ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻻ إ ِ َﻟ َﻪ َﻏ ْريُهُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻮان — ﻳ َ​َﻘﻮَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻤْ ِﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﺿﻌْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ َو ْزﻧ ِ​ِﻪ ِﻣﺮا ًرا‪:‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ — ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْريُ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ .‬واﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ُﻞ ﻳ َُﺸ ﱡﻢ ﻣﺎ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟ ُﻪ ِرﻳﺢٌ ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ و َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ُﻪ ا ِﻹﻧْﺴﺎ ُن ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ أَﻧْﻔِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻤﺎ‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﺪ َﻟ ُﻪ ِرﻳﺤً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺒﺎب َﻫﻼكِ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺒﺎت اﻷَﺟْ ﻨِﺤَ ِﺔ َﻟﻬﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈذا ﺻﺎ َر اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ُﻞ َﻛ ِﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺻﺎ َدﺗْ ُﻪ‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ أ َ ْﺳ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺼﺎﻓِ ريُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﻛ َﻠﺘْﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل أَﺑُﻮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺘﺎﻫِ ﻴَ ِﺔ‪:‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ ْ‬ ‫» َوإِذا ْ‬ ‫َت ِﻟﻠﻨ ﱠﻤْ ِﻞ أَﺟْ ِﻨﺤَ ٌﺔ‬

‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ِﻄﻴ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ دَﻧﺎ ﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺒُﻪُ«‬

‫ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ »أَﺑُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِ ﺮاءَ ِة َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ«‬ ‫ﻴﺲ‪ ،‬اﻣْ ﺘَﻸ َ ْت ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺲ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ِﺠ ِﺐ اﻟﻨﱠﻔِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ ِﺑﻤﺎ أ َ ْد َر َك ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻘﺎﺋ َِﻖ‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎن ﻟِﻬَ ﺬا اﻟ ﱠﺪ ْر ِس أَﺑْ َﻠ ُﻎ اﻷَﺛ َ ِﺮ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫)‪ِ (12‬ﰲ ُﻏ ْﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟ ِﺒﺜ َ ْﺖ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻜﺎﻧِﻬﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺌَ ًﺔ ﻻ ﺗُﺒْﺪِي أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ ﺣَ ﺮاكٍ ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻨ َ َﺮى‪:‬‬ ‫َوﻧَﻌُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘِﻨﺎ »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎذا َﻓﻌَ َﻠ ْﺖ؟‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻫﺎق وإِﻋْ ٍ‬ ‫ﻨﺎت‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُ ُﻢ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ ﻟِﻠﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟَ ﻬَ ﺪَﻫﺎ ﻣﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴ َْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْر ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﺚ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﱪاﻏِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮق ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬﻴﱠ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ َﻔ ِﻄريَ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫‪22‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳﺒﺎﺗِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬رأ َ ْت أ َ ْﻫ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧﺎﻣُﻮا ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺳﺎ َد ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻴﺺ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔﺄ ِت اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫واﻟﺴ ُﻜﻮ ُن‪ ،‬واﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺌِﻴ ٌﻞ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﱡ‬ ‫ﺿﻮاءُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑ َِﺼ ٌ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺳﻠُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤَ ُﺮ ِﰲ‬ ‫زاوﻳَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َزواﻳﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ‪.‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻷ َ ْرﺟﺎءِ — ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺛ َ ْﻘ ٍﺐ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﺸﺠﱠ ﻌَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« و َ​َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺨﺒَﺌِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﺣِ ﺜ َ ًﺔ — ِﰲ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺧﺎر ِج ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪ .‬وَﻣﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ ﻲ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ٌة‬ ‫ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻔﺬُ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫واﺟﻤَ ًﺔ َﻗﻠ َِﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ ﺟَ ﻤْ ﺠَ ﻤَ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺴﻴﺤَ ٌﺔ ُﻣﻨ َ ﱠﺴ َﻘ ٌﺔ أﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ْت َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗُﻨ ْ ِﺼ ُﺖ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺘَﺜَﺒ َﱠﺖ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َق َﺳﻤْ ﻌَ ﻬﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‬ ‫ﺿﺌِﻴ ٌﻞ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ﻤَ َﺴ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﺗُ َﺮى‪ِ :‬ﻣ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ُق؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َ‬ ‫ْت ِ‬ ‫واﺿﺤً ﺎ‪ِ :‬ﺗ ْﻚ‪ِ ،‬ﺗ ْﻚ؛ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْرﺗَ َﻔ َﻊ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴ ِﻤﻌَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ْت ﺻﺎﺋِﺤً ﺎ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮةِ‪ :‬رن …‬ ‫َ‬ ‫رن … رن …! إِﻳﺬاﻧًﺎ ِﺑﺄ ﱠن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ َﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ُﺔ اﻵن‪.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف‪ :‬إ ِ َﱃ أَﻳ َْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺼﺪُ؟ وَﻻ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَﺪِي‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬و َ​َﻫ َﺮﺑ َْﺖ ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ُرﻋْ ﺐُ »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎن اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪ :‬و َ‬ ‫ﻜﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﻮﺣِ ِﺶ ا ْﻟﻤُﺨِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻼ ُم ﺣﺎ ِﻟ ًﻜﺎ‪ ،‬ﱡ‬ ‫واﻟﺴ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻳ َُﺴﻮ ُد‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺨ َﺮ ٍج َﻟﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻫ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎب‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﺣِ ﺜ َ ًﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َﻔ ٍﺬ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذا ِﺑﻬﺎ‬ ‫واﻧ ْ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫َت ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺗَ ْﺖ‪َ .‬و َرﺟَ ﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫)‪ِ (13‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ‬ ‫َت داﺑ ًﱠﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳ َ​َﻘ ﱡﺮ َﻗﺮا ُرﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﺑﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﻮان‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺟﺎ ﱠد ٌة ِﰲ‬ ‫ض ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﺧِ ٍ‬ ‫ْراص! َوإ ِ ْن ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ َ ْﺷﺒَ َﻪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ َﱠﺔ ِﺑﺄ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺨ َﻢ‬ ‫راﺷ ٍﺪ وَأ ُ ﱢم أَد ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِ​ِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أ َ ُﺷ ﱡﻚ ِﰲ أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤﺎ‪ .‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن أَﻧ ْ َﻔﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﱠﺪ َد ﻳُﻤﺎ ِﺛ ُﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﻔﻴ ِْﻬﻤﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳ َْﻔ َ ِﱰ ُق ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻤﺎ ِﰲ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪﱠاﺑ َﱠﺔ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ إِﻻ َﻓﺄ ْ َر ًة‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ أ ُ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻴﱢﻌَ ﱠﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ‪ .‬وَﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳﺆاﻟِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬﺎ ﺗُ ْﺮ ِﺷ ُﺪﻧِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﱠار‪.‬‬ ‫وج ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪﱠاﺑﱠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ني َﺧ َﴬا َوﻳ ِْﻦ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ني َﻛ ِﺒريَﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺮاءِ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َرأ َ ْت ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎن؟‬ ‫ني‬ ‫َﺣﺎن ﻧﺎ ًرا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر‪ :‬أَيﱠ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫‪23‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫ْت ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ َ َر ِة ﱠ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْر َﻫ َﻔ ْﺖ َﺳﻤْ ﻌَ ﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ْﻊ إِﻻ َ‬ ‫ض ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺳﻨﺎﻧِﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﺳ ْريَﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ واﻫِ ﻤَ ًﺔ — ِﺑﻼ َرﻳ ٍْﺐ —‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﺣﺎن ﻧﺎ ًرا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﻧْﻌَ ﻤْ ُﺖ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫ني َﻛ ِﺒريَﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﺣَ ِﺴﺒْﺘُ ُﻪ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ َرى ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻌْ ِﻒ أَﻋْ ﺼﺎ ِﺑﻲ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻋْ ﺜ ُ ْﺮ َﻟﻬُ ﻤﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ َﺳﺒَﺐَ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻫ ِﻢ ﻋﺎ ِﺋ ٌﺪ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﺑَﺬَ ْﻟﺘُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ﺪِ‪ ،‬وَﻛﺎﺑَ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨﺎءِ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َرةِ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻌِ َﺪ َﻟﻴْﻠُﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر َة!«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر ُة ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﺠﺒ ًَﺔ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﺳﻌِ ﺪ ِْت و َ​َﺳﻠِﻤْ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ … آه … إِﻧﱠﻚِ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة‬ ‫… َﻓﺄَيﱡ ﺣﺎدِ ٍث أَﺗَﻰ ِﺑﻚِ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪ ،‬اﻵﻫِ ِﻞ ِﺑﺴﺎ ِﻛﻨِﻴ ِﻪ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠﺮ ْر ِت ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻚِ )ﻋَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﺿﺘِﻬﺎ‬ ‫ْﴪ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄﺎر‪ ،‬إِذا أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱠار وَﻣﺎ أَﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ﴏ ْر ِت ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒَﻘﺎءِ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﻼكِ ( َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻚِ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻬْ ﺪ َِﻓ ٌﺔ ﻟِﻸ َ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ري َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺤَ َﻘﻚِ ِﺑ َﻘﺪ َِﻣ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﺪٍ‪ .‬ﻓﺎ ْر ِﺟﻌِ ﻲ إ ِ َﱃ وادِ ﻳﻚِ ‪ ،‬إ ِ ْن أ َ َرد ِْت‬ ‫أَيﱟ‬ ‫ﺼﺪٍ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻼﻣَ َﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َﻫ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة — إِﻻ َر ْﻏﺒ ًَﺔ ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ِﲇ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱡﻚِ َﻗﺪِﻣْ ِﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨﺎ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻋﺎر َﻓ ٍﺔ ِﺑﻤﺎ ﺗُ ْﺆﺛ ِ​ِﺮﻳﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﺬا ِﺋ ِﺬ‬ ‫ﻮان ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻠﻮَى‪ ،‬وا ْﻟ َﻔﻄﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬِﻳﺬَ ِة … إِﻧﱢﻲ ِﺟ ﱡﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأ ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻌِ ﻤَ ِﺔ!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫»ﻛﻼ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر َة‪ ،‬ﻣﺎ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫ﺳﺎﻗﺘْﻨ َِﻲ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘﺎ َر ٌة‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻘﺎدِ ﻳ ُﺮ ُﻣ ْﺮ َﻏﻤَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬا ﱢ‬ ‫وج ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠْ ِﻦ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺬَ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪِي‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻠﻤﱢ َﺴ ًﺔ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َﻔﺬًا ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﱠار‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أُو ﱠَﻓ ْﻖ ِﰲ َﺳﻌْ ﻴﻲ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫اﻵن‪َ .‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ — ُﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﻀ َﻠ ًﺔ — ِﺑ ُﻜﻨْﻴَﺘِﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻷ ُ َﻛ ﱢﺮﻣَ ﻚِ ِﺑﻬﺎ إِذا‬ ‫اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻧﺎ َدﻳْﺘُﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر ُة‪ُ » :‬ﻛﻨْﻴَﺘِﻲ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة — ﻫِ َﻲ أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص‪«.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« ﺗُ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤْ َﻠ َﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْﻛ ٍﻦ ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻠ ٍﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮ َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴎيَ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬﺎ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ني ﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻔﺘَ ْﺖ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺮاف أَﻧْﻔِ ﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُذُﻧَﻴْﻬﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْﺮﺗﺎﻋَ ًﺔ؛ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ُ ﱢ‬ ‫ْف ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺳﺎﺧِ َﺮ ًة‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ َﻏﺒﺎﺋِﻲ وَﺟُ ﺒْﻨِﻲ! َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ داﺋِﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻷ َ ﱠن أُﻣﱢ ﻲ ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤﺎ ﺣَ ﺬﱠ َرﺗْﻨﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأَو َْﻫﻤَ ﺘْﻨﺎ أ َ ْن َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ُه ﻻ ﻳُﺪ َْﻓﻊُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن ﺑَﺄ َ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻣَ ْﺮ ُﻫﻮبٌ ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻳﺚ ﻣ ُْﻔ ِﺰﻋَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْﻨﺎ أَﺣﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻂ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺼﺎﻳ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ ِر‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ ا ْﻟﺤﺎﻓِ ِﻞ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱡﺧﻮ َل ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻌِ ﻤَ ِﺔ …‬ ‫ﻐﺎﱄ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻦ أَﻋْ ﺒَﺄ َ ِﺑﻨ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻬﺎ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة — َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻳ َْﻘﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫وا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻻ ﻳُﺨِ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ وَﻻ ﻳ ُْﻔ ِﺰ ُع …‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة؟ إ ِ ﱠن َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻔﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺲ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﺒﺎبَ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻌِ ﻤَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﺬا ِﺋ ِﺬ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن ﺟُ ﺒْﻨَﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺠْ ﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ُﺷﺠﺎﻋً ﺎ ﺟَ ِﺮﻳﺌًﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻬ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺎت‪ ،‬ﻣﺎ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﴘ ا ْﻟﺠَ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤﺂﻛ ِ​ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮﺗَﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎر‪ ،‬وَﻻ‬ ‫ني ِﺑﺎﻷ َ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫ُﺒﺎﱄ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﻮاﻗِ ِﺐ …‬ ‫ﻳ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻ ِ‬ ‫ﻮان ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ‪ ،‬واﻷ ُ ْر ِز‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﺠُ ﺒ ِْﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬِﻳﺬِ‪ ،‬وَﻣﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻨﺎف‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻌﺎ ِم …‬ ‫ني َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋِﺤَ َﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗَ َﺸﻤﱢ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎب‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﻛ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﱢﺒ َ​َﺔ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤﺎ ﻧَﻌِ ﻤْ ُﺖ ِﺑ ْﺎﻗﺘِﺤﺎ ِم َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﺗِﻲ ﺗَ ْﻘ ُ‬ ‫ِﺷﺌْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬا ِﺋ ِﺬ … ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋُ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ْت إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﻫ ِﲇ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻦ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻮ َد َع‬ ‫راﺿﻴ ًَﺔ ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﴪو َر ًة … َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﻤْ ِﺢ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺮﻳﺐَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗُ ْﺨﻔِ ﻲ زادَﻧﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ ِْز‪ ،‬و …«‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨﺎ و َ​َﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﻛ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻠ ِﻢ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻟﴩ ِر‪.‬‬ ‫َﺣﺎن ِﺑ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟ َﱪ َﱠاﻗﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﻓ َﺮأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ .‬وا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ني ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺔ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة — َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْرﺗَﺠَ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻼل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َرأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﻼ ِم — إِﻻ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻣَ ْﺬﻋُ ﻮ َر ًة‪:‬‬ ‫ﻂ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺒ ْﻦ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﺼﻤْ َﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم دِ ْر ٍص«‪ .‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ أَﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ ُﺲ َﴍٍّا‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ َرى َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫»ا ْﻟ َﺰﻣِﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ ِﺒﺌًﺎ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ اﻟ ﱠﺰواﻳﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫)‪ُ (14‬ﻏ ُﺮو ُر ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر ِة‬ ‫ﻫﺎزﺋَ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻫﺎ! ﻫﺎ! ﻫﺎ! ﻳﺎ َﻟﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﻋْ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٍة ﺧﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ ِم! ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺠﺎ َل‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻮ ِْل واﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴩ ٌة َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِْل … أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧﺎ َﻓ َﻠ ْﺴ ُﺖ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺮ ًة أ َ ْن‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺬْ ِر أَﻣﺎﻣَ ﻚِ َﻓ ِﺴﻴﺢٌ ‪ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻚِ ﺣَ َ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ﻛﺎ ِﺋﻨًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎس‪ ،‬وَﻻ ِﺑﻤَ ﺼﺎﻳ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ ِر‪ ،‬وَﻻ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎط‪ ،‬ﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻋﺎﻗِ َﻠ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﱄ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن … إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻻ أ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة‪َ .‬و َﻟﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﺬ ُر ﱠ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ َﻠﻨِﻲ َﻛﻤﺎ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫َر ِﺷﻴ َﺪ ٌة‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْن ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ ﺗَﺄَﺑَﻰ إِﻻ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎﻣ ُﻞ ِﻃ ْﻔ َﻠ ًﺔ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺈن‬ ‫ﻬﺎت َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﻣﺎ ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺣُ ﺐﱠ اﻷُﻣﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ … إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﺟَ ِﺮﻳﺌَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻒ ﺑَﻨﺎﺗ ِ​ِﻬ ﱠﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﻗ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻜﺎن — ِﰲ و َ‬ ‫ﻬﺎر‪ ،‬أَﻣﺎ َم َرﺑﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫َﺿ ِﺢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫»أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ض اﻷ ُ ْر َز أﻣْ َﺲ — ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْف‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋﺎ َو َدﺗْﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﱠار‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮأَى ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ … و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت — أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة — ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠﺎﻋَ ُﺔ … َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ ﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ِﻓ َ‬ ‫ني‪ :‬ﻣﺎذا َﻓﻌَ ْﻠ ُﺖ؟«‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ » :‬ﻛﻼ‪ ،‬ﻻ أَﻋْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ف َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ!«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص«‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﺢُ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺮا َر َة )اﻟ ﱠﺰﻛِﻴﺒ َ​َﺔ( ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻣﺎﻣَ ﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫َﻗ َﻔ ْﺰ ُت ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻬﺎ‪ْ .‬‬ ‫ﺮار‪ ،‬وَﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة‪ .‬و َ​َﺳﺄ َ ْﻟﺠﺄ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ َﺧﻮ ُْﻓﻬﺎ وَﻻذَ ْت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﻗِ ٍّ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ!«‬ ‫)‪ (15‬ﻧ َ ِﺸﻴ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺄ ْ َر ِة‬ ‫وَﻣﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« ﺳﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ًﺔ ِﰲ أَﺣْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻏ ْريَ‬ ‫ﻼﻣﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣُﺘﻈﺎﻫِ َﺮ ًة ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠُ ْﺮأَةِ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻬﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎﻷ َ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﻘ ﱢﺪ َر ٍة ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﻮاﻗِ ِﺐ ﺣِ ﺴﺎﺑًﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ ُﻏ ُﺮو َرﻫﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻐﻨﱢﻴ ًَﺔ ِﺑﺎﻷُﻧ ْ ُﺸﻮ َد ِة اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪:‬‬ ‫ـ ﺠَ ـ ﺐَ ﻣ ﺎ ﻗ ﺎ َﻟ ﺘْ ُﻪ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ!‬ ‫ﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن و َْﻫ ﻤً ﺎ‪ :‬أَيﱠ و َْﻫ ِﻢ!‬ ‫ﻂ‪ :‬ﻣَ ْﺮ ُﻫ ﻮبٌ ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ﺨِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻗِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﺿ ﻌِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﺧ ﺎ ِﺋ ُﺮ ا ْﻟ ﻌَ ْﺰ ِم‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻒ‬

‫ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ْﺖ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻣ ﺎ أَﻋْ ـ‬ ‫»ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ﺘْ ﻨ ﺎ ِﺑ ﺤَ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺚ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ﺘْ ﻨ ﺎ أ َ ﱠن ﺑَ ﺄ ْ َس ا ْﻟ ـ‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ — ﻓِ ﻲ َرأْﻳﻲ — ﺟَ ﺒﺎ ٌن‬ ‫‪26‬‬

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‫إ ِ ْن َرأْى — ِﻣ ﺜ ْ ﻠ َﻲ — َﺳ ـ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَ ﺄ ْ‬ ‫أَﻳْ َﻦ ﺑَ ﺄ ْ ُس ا ْﻟ ﻘِ ﱢ‬ ‫أَﺑْ ِﻠ ُﻐ ﻮا ا ْﻟ ﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺔ ﻋَ ﻨ ﱢ ﻲ‪:‬‬ ‫َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺧ ﺸ ﺎﻫ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ أ َ ْﻓ ـ‬ ‫َﻟ ﻴْ ﺘَ ﻬ ﺎ ﺗَ ﺒْ ﺪُو أَﻣ ِﺎﻣ ﻲ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﱠﻠ ِﻨ ﻲ أ ُ ْﻟ ﻘِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﻠ ﻴْ ﻬ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﱠﻠ ﻬ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﺆ ِﻣ ُﻦ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ـ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﺮى أَﻧ ﱢ ﻲ ﻋَ ِﻨ ﻴ ٌﺪ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﺮى ِﻣ ﻨ ﱠ ﺎ — إِذا ﺛ ُ ْﺮ‬ ‫ﻻ ﻳُ ﺒ ﺎﻟُ َ‬ ‫ﻮن — إِذا ﻣ ﺎ‬

‫ـ ﺒﱠ ًﺎﻗ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ﻮاﻧ َ ﻰ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﻟ ﺤ ﺎﻗِ ْﻪ‬ ‫ِﺳﻲ؟ و َْﺳ ِﺒﻘِ ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺒﺎﻗِ ﻪْ؟!‬ ‫»أَﻧ ﱠ ِﻨ ﻲ أ َ ْﺷ ﺠَ ُﻊ ِﻣ ﻨ ْ ﻬ ﺎ‬ ‫ـ َﺰ ُع إ ِ ْن ﺣُ ﱢﺪﺛ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ﻬ ﺎ!«‬ ‫ِﻟ ﺘَ َﺮى ﻋَ ْﺰ ِﻣ ﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ ﺄ ْ ِﺳ ﻲ‬ ‫— إ ِ ْن أَﺗَ ْﺖ — أَﺑْ َﻠ َﻎ َد ْر ِس‬ ‫ـ َﻔ ﺄ ْ َر ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ﻰ ا ْﻟ ﻔِ ﺮارا‬ ‫— ﻓِ ﻲ ِﺻﺮاﻋِ ﻲ — ﻻ أُﺑﺎ َرى‬ ‫ﻧ ﺎ — أ َ ِﺷ ﺪﱠاءَ ِﻛ ﺮاﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻏ ِﻀﺒُﻮا — ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ْت اﻟ ﱡﺰؤاﻣﺎ!«‬

‫)‪ (16‬ﻧ َ ِﺸﻴ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻂ‬ ‫وَﻣﺎ ﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫َت »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« ﺗُ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ آﺧِ َﺮ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ ِﰲ َﻫﺬا اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺸﻴﺪِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻣْ ﺘَﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬﺎ ذُﻋْ ًﺮا‪َ .‬ﻓﻮ َ​َﻗ َﻔ ِﺖ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨﺎﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ‪َ » :‬رﺑﱠﺎهُ! ﻣﺎذا أ َ ْرىَ ؟‬ ‫أَد ِْرﻛِﻴﻨِﻲ ﻳﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤﺎ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠﺘِﻲ ِﰲ د َْﻓﻌِ ِﻪ؟«‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱡ‬ ‫ُﻄﺎردُﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺸ ُﺪ ﺗﺎﺋِﻬً ﺎ ﻣَ ْﺰ ُﻫﻮٍّا‪:‬‬ ‫ﻂﻳ ِ‬ ‫أَﻳﱡ ﻬ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ﻤَ ْﻐ ُﺮو ُر‪ :‬أ َ ْﻫ ًﻼ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ﻤَ ﻨ ﱠ ﻴْ َﺖ ِﻟ ﻘ ﺎ ِﺋ ﻲ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ِﻟ ﻲ أ َ ْﻓ َﺨ ُﺮ زادٍ‬ ‫َﻓ ﺘَ ﺄ َ ﱠﻫ ﺐْ ِﻟ ِﻠ ﻘ ﺎ ِﺋ ﻲ‬

‫ِﺑ َﻚ إِذْ ِﺟ ﺌْ َﺖ و َ​َﺳ ﻬْ َﻼ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺿ ﱠﻠ ًﺔ ِﻣ ﻨ ْ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻬْ ﻼ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ِﻟﻲ أ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌﺎ ْم‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫واﻏﻨ َ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ْت اﻟ ﱡﺰؤامْ‪.‬‬

‫ري ُﻫﺪىً ‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﻘِ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫َو َ‬ ‫ُﻄﺎردُﻫﺎ َوﻳ َُﺴ ﱡﺪ‬ ‫ﻂﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ ﻣَ ﻨﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب؛ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُ َﻐﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﱢث‪ ،‬ﻃﺎ ِﻟﺒ ًَﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﻳُﻐِ ﻴﺜُﻬﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪.‬‬

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‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص« َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟُ ﺤْ ِﺮﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذا‬ ‫ﴎﻳﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻔ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪ِ َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺪاش« َﻏ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻮﺛَﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ َوﺛْﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﺎن‪ ،‬أ َ ْد َر َك »أَﺑُﻮ َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫داﻧَﺘْﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻠُﻮﻏ ِ​ِﻪ إِﻻ َﻗ ْﻔ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫واﺣِ َﺪ ًة‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈذا ﻫِ َﻲ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني ﻣَ ﺨﺎ ِﻟ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫ َﻜﺬا ﺣﺎ َل د َ‬ ‫ُون ﻣﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪُ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ ﱠﺪ َل أَﻣْ َﻠﻬﺎ ﻳَﺄ ْ ًﺳﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َني ﺑَﺮاﺛ ِ​ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻀﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ ﻣﺎ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠﺠﺎةِ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﺮ ﺑُﺪٍّا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﻌﺎ َو َد ِة اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫ور‬ ‫)‪ (17‬ﻋﺎﻗِ ﺒ َُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ ُﺮ ِ‬

‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫َت ِﻣ ْﻜﻨ َ َﺴ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ُ ْ‬ ‫َني أ َ ْرﺟُ ِﻞ ﻋَ ُﺪوﱢﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺪُودِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎت اﻷَﻣْ ﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُ‬ ‫زاوﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺧﺘَﺒَﺄ َ ْت َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﻠ ُﻞ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ ِﺑﻜﺎذِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أ َ ﱠن »أَﺑﺎ‬ ‫ِﰲ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻐﻴ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺪاش« َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺮاﻫﺎ‪َ .‬وﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬﺎ ﻧﺎدِ ﻣَ ًﺔ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧ َ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴْﺘَﻨِﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﺤِ ﻚِ ﻳﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ!‬ ‫َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫ْت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﻮار َد ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ … َو َﻟ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﱧ ﻧَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫إِذَ ْن َﻟﻨَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ْت ِﰲ‬ ‫وري أ َ ْو َر َدﻧِﻲ ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ اﻟﺪﱠاﻫِ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ُﻏ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ أُﺧﺎﻟ ْ‬ ‫ِﻒ َﻟﻚِ َﻗﻮ ًْﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم!«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ آﻣﺎ َل »أ ُ ﱢم دِ ْر ٍص« ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪد ْ‬ ‫ﺪاش« أَﻣﺎ َم‬ ‫ﻳﺎح‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َرﺑ َ​َﺾ »أُﺑُﻮ َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫َت‪َ ،‬وذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ أدْراجَ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻜﻨ َ َﺴ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻔ ُﺰ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔﺘْﻚِ ِﺑﻬﺎ‪ ،‬واﻻﻧْﻘِ‬ ‫ﻔﺎر ِغ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳ َ​َﱰ ﱠَﻗﺐُ َﻓ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻀﺎض ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺘَﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺳﺎ َل ﻟُﻌﺎﺑُ ُﻪ َﺷﻮ ًْﻗﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْزدرادِ ﻫﺎ‪َ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳُﻤِ ﱡﺮ ﻟِﺴﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣﺮا ًرا‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻮ َﻓ ْﺮﺣﺎ ُن ِﺑﻬَ ﺬا‬ ‫ﻮر ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬ ﱢﻲ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﺷﻴﻚِ !‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫‪28‬‬

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‫وَﻣﺎ ﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫َت »أ ُ ﱡم دِ ْر ٍص ﺗُ ِﻄ ﱡﻞ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺪاش«‪ ،‬وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ »أَﺑُﻮ َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻬﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ‪ْ :‬‬ ‫ﺪاش! َوإِﻧﱢﻲ‬ ‫َني ِﻣ ْﺨ َﻠﺒَﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫»اﺻ َﻔﺢْ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة — ﻳﺎ أَﺑﺎ َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﱠار … ْ‬ ‫اﻏﻔِ ْﺮ ِﱄ — ِﺑ َﺮﺑﱢ َﻚ — َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢﺰ ﱠﻟ َﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ أﻋُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻗ ِﱰاﻓِ ﻬﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻣُﻌﺎﻫِ َﺪﺗُ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﺮكِ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪ ،‬وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑﻬﺎ ﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﺪاش« َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ْني ﺑَﺮا ِﺛﻨ ِ​ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﻎ إ ِ َﱃ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ »أَﺑﺎ َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ﴫ َع َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﺘِﻬﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻋِ َﺴ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪» :‬أ ُ ﱢم دِ ْر ٍص«‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮى ﻣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﻄ ْﻖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺎب‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ورﻫﺎ َوﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻏﺎبَ »أَﺑُﻮ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﺧﺘَﺒَﺄ َ ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋُ ﻮ ِﻗﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻏ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻼﻫﺘِﻬﺎ أ َ ْﺷﻨ َ َﻊ ﻋِ ْﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﺢَ أُﻣﱢ ﻬﺎ َﻓ َﻠﻘِ ﻴ َْﺖ ﺣَ ﺘْ َﻔﻬﺎ ﺟَ ﺰاءً ِو ً‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺧﺎ َﻟ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻧ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺪاش«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ َﻓ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻗﺎ!‬ ‫َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫)‪ (18‬ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ« وَ» َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ َﺮ«‬ ‫َني‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻌﺎع ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ِﺷﻌﱠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ ا ْﻟﻮ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﻔﺬَ — إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺿﺎءَةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ — أ ﱠو ُل ُﺷ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬ ُﻢ ُﺳ ﱠﻜ ًﺮا ﻣَ ْﺴﺤُ ً‬ ‫ﻮﻗﺎ َو َ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺄ ْ ُن‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ ُﻪ ِﰲ َ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﴍ ٍه ﻋَ ِﺠ ٍ‬ ‫ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ِﺟﻨ ْ ِﺴﻬﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْت ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟﺘَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬ ُﻢ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ا ْﻟﺘِﻬﺎﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬إ ِ ْذ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﻮات ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺪِبﱡ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤْ َﴙ‪َ ،‬و َرأ ْت‬ ‫» َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ َﺮ« ﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َِﺦ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺣﺎن و َْﻗ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ ﺗَﺮاﻧِﻲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘﺎ ُة‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺘُﻬْ ِﻠ َﻜﻨِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫‪29‬‬

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‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أَﻣﺎﻣَ ﻬﺎ ذُﺑﺎﺑ ًَﺔ ﺗَ ِﻄريُ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮْبَ ﻧﺎﻓِ َﺬ ٍة ﻣَ ْﻔﺘُﻮﺣَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﺎﻋْ ﺘَ َﺰﻣَ ْﺖ‬ ‫َو َرأ َ ْت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ ﺗَﻌْ ﺪُو )ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي( إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻔﺘُﻮﺣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺣَ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺼ ٌﺔ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َﻔﺬِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ َﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْﻲ » َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ َﺮ« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ ﺪادِ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﻮر … وَﻣﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ريﻫﺎ — ِﺑﻌَ ْﺰ ِم ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٍﺔ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺗَ ِﺠ ﱡﺪ ِﰲ َﺳ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَﺒْﻠُ َﻎ َ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻓﺘَﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻫﺎﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ َرأ ْت‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أﺑ َْﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﻫﺎوﻳ ًَﺔ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ َة ا ْﻟ َﻐﻮ ِْر‬ ‫َت ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫)ﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ِﻖ(‪ ،‬ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َني اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ِة واﻷ َ ْر ِض‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺤﺎ َر ْت ِﰲ أَﻣْ ِﺮﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻊُ؟‬ ‫ﱰدﱠى )ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻂ( ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺮاﺟَ ﻌَ ْﺖ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْرﻫﺎ — ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ ﻣَ ﺬْﻋُ ﻮ ُر ًة‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ ﺗَ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺤِ َ‬ ‫ﻬﺎوﻳَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻟﺘَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺗَ ْﺖ — إِذْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق َﺳﻤْ ﻌَ ﻬﺎ َ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٍﻞ« و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ْت‬ ‫ﻮري‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻘِ َ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ أَﻋْ َﺪد ِْت َﻓ ُ‬ ‫ﻳُﻨﺎدِي أ ُ ْﺧﺘَ ُﻪ » َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ َﺮ«‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة؟«‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ » َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ ُﺮ« ِ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺳﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَو َْﺷ ْﻜ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أَﻧْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴪو ًرا‪» :‬اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮي إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎحَ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ﺣﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ« ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻓ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ َﺬةِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَﺤَ ﺜ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬﺎ أَﻣْ َﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻓ ْﺰ ِﺑﻄﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﺤْ ﺜِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻫﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺜ َ ْﺮ ُت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻵن!«‬ ‫ﻳﺰي — ِآﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ وادِ ﻋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗُ ْﺰﻋِﺠْ ﻬﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ » َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ ُﺮ«‪» :‬دَﻋْ ﻬﺎ — ﻳﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺿ ٌﻞ«‪َ » :‬ﻛﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ أ ُ ِﺻﻴﺒَﻬﺎ ِﺑ ُﺴﻮءٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ﺣَ ِﺮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻳﺺ ﻋَ َﲆ َد ْر ِس دَﻗﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻖ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺮﻛِﻴ ِﺒﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫)‪ِ (19‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮاءِ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻠ ِﻖ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُ ْﺆﺛِ ُﺮ )ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻀ ُﻞ( أ َ ْن ﺗَﻤ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ُﻮت ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻘ ِﺒ َﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ .‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻂ إ ِ َﱃ اﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ ،‬ﻛﺒﱠﺪَﻫﺎ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣﺎ َﻛﺒﱠﺪَﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻨﺎءٍ َوﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻓ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَةِ‪ .‬واﻋْ ﺘَ َﺰﻣَ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮةٍ!‬ ‫ﺒﺎت‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ْ َﺸﺒ َْﺖ أ َ ْرﺟُ َﻠﻬﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﺸﺒﱢﺜ َ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﺻ ْ ٍﱪ َوﺛ َ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻂ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ‬ ‫ﻮات ﺛَﻼﺛًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺐَ َرأ ْ ُﺳﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ َﻞ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫واﺧﺘَ ﱠﻞ ﺗَﻮا ُزﻧُﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻮ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻔﺎع ﻃﺎ ِﺑ ٍﻖ‬ ‫َت ِﻣ ِﻦ ا ْرﺗ ِ‬

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‫ﻛﺎن َﻫﺬا اﻻ ْرﺗِﻔﺎ ُع ﻛﺎﻓِ ﻴًﺎ َﻟ َﻘﺘْ ِﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْﻗﻮَى ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ؛ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ ﻧَﺠَ ْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻣ ٍﻞ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‬ ‫— ﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈﻬﺎ — َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ اﻋْ َﱰ َ​َﺿﺘْﻬﺎ َو َر َﻗ ُﺔ َﻛ ْﺮ ٍم‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻤَ ﺘْﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺼﺎبَ ِﺑ ُﺴﻮءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ِآﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮاءِ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺗَ ِﺠ ﱡﺪ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫واﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻠ ِﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫… وَﻣﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺟﺎ ﱠد ًة ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬ ‫)‪ِ (20‬ﰲ وادِي اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﺪﻧُﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ وادِي اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َرأ َ ْت ﻣﺎ أَد َْﻫ َﺸﻬﺎ وَﻫﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﺰﻧَﻬﺎ وَأ َ ْﻗ َﻠ َﻖ ﺑﺎ َﻟﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َث؟ وَأَيﱡ َﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﺮى‪ :‬ﻣﺎذا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺐ أ َ ﱠﻟ َﻢ ِﺑﻌَ ِﺸريَﺗِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻞ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻮﻣِﻬﺎ؟‬ ‫ﺠﺎج اﻷ َ ْر ِض ) ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻮاﺋ َ‬ ‫َت َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺑ َْﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮﻗِﻬﺎ(‪،‬‬ ‫ﺧﺎرﺟَ ًﺔ أ َ ْﴎاﺑًﺎ أ َ ْﴎاﺑًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ِﻒ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﺎرﺑ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ﻓِ ِ‬ ‫ري ُﻫﺪًى‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬﺎ ﻣَ ﺪ ُْﻫ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺗُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﻮﺷ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﻫﺬا أَﻋْ ﺠَ ﺐُ ﻣﺎ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴﺎﺗِﻲ! وَﻣﺎ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺮاﻫ ﱠﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺧ َﺮﺟْ َﻦ ِﻟﻴُﻘﺎ ِﺑ ْﻠﻨَﻨِﻲ؟ ﻣﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫ُورﻫﺎ! أَﺗُ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ!«‬ ‫أَد ِْري‪ِ :‬ﻟ َﻢ َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ِﺸريَﺗِﻲ ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ د ِ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ أ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَﻬﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« ﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﺑ َْﴫ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎرات‬ ‫َت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻫﺎرﺑ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﻃ ْﻔﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا‪.‬‬ ‫اﻻ ْرﺗِﺒﺎكِ وا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ري ِة َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ِ‬ ‫»ﺳﻌِ َﺪ ﻳَ ْﻮﻣُﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« ﻫﺎ أَﻧﺎ ذِي َر ِﺑﻴﺒَﺘُﻚِ ‪:‬‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ِﺑﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أَﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮﻓِﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ؟ ﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟُﻚِ ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ و َِﺟ َﻠ ًﺔ؟«‬ ‫»أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن«‪» :‬آ ٍه َﻟﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ﺣَ ِﺒﻴﺒَﺘِﻲ! وَوا ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻜﺒَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َﻟﻤﱠ ْﺖ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻨﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة!«‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ُﻣ ْﺮﺗﺎﻋَ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَيﱠ ﻧ َ ْﻜﺒَ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻌْ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ني؟«‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻤﺎل ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ » ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻮش َﻛﺜ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻫﺎﺟَ ﻤَ ﺘْﻨﺎ ﺟُ ﻴ ٌ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ني أ َ ﱠن أُو َﻟ ِﺌ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤﺎ َﺧ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺷﻨ ﱠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ ﻏﺎ َر ًة َﺷﻌْ ﻮاءَ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ِﻓ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻦ ﺑَﻨﺎﺗِﻨﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫و َ​َﻓﺠَ ﻌْ ﻨَﻨﺎ ِﰲ ﺣَ ِﺒﻴﺒﺎﺗِﻨﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻛﺎﺛ َ ْﺮﻧَﻨﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ﺪَدِ ﻫِ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻸ ْ َن ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬْ َﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻠ ْﻜ َﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ ﻓِ ﺠﺎجَ اﻷ َ ْر ِض‬ ‫ﻫﺎرﺑ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ أ َ َﻗ َﻊ َﻓ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬﺎ‪ .‬آه! أﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺔ ﻷُو َﻟﺌِﻚِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ .‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ ِ‬ ‫ني؟ وَداﻋً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺜﺎت‪«.‬‬ ‫‪31‬‬

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‫ُﻮش ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ​َﻗ ْﺖ » ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« َﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻗﺎ َﻟﺘْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﺟُ ﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻤﺎل اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءِ —‬ ‫وات — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ ِ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺤﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﺴﺢَ ا ْﻟﻮادِيَ ‪ .‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗﱠﺒ َْﺖ ُﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻬُ ﺠُ ﻮ ِم‬ ‫ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ ُم إ ِ َﱃ وادِي اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ ،‬زاﺣِ َﻔ ًﺔ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺎن ا ْﻟﻘﺎ َد ُة ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻴ ِْﺶ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِْﺴ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫اﺻ ٍﺔ‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻔ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮف ﻣ َُﱰ ﱠ‬ ‫وا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﺰ ِو‪ ،‬وَﺳﺎ َر ْت ُﻣﺘَ َﻘﺪﱢﻣَ ًﺔ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ني )ﺻﺎﺋِﺤِ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َر َﻓﻌُ ﻮا ُﻗ ُﺮوﻧَﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣ ُِﻬﻴ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ني( ِﺑﺠُ ﻨُﻮدِﻫِ ﻢْ‪ :‬أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪﻣُﻮا إ ِ َﱃ اﻷَﻣﺎ ِم‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫اﻷَﻣﺎ ِم داﺋِﻤً ﺎ!‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ريات آﻳ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِ‬ ‫آﻳﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺴ َﻮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮﺣَ ْﻢ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريًا َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﻮ ﱢَﻗ ْﺮ َﻛ ِﺒريًا‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫واﺿ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻮن َوﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺠﺪ َ‬ ‫اﺳﻬﺎ أ َ ْﺷﺘﺎﺗًﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢﻮﺛ ُ َ‬ ‫ريةِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺮ َق ﺣُ ﱠﺮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ ِد ﱠ‬ ‫ﻤﺎل ﱡ‬ ‫ُون‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺑ َْﺖ أ َ ْﴎابُ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ﱢﺪ ﻏﺎ َر ِة اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءِ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ آ َﻟ ْ َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ﺟَ ﻤﺎﻫِ ريُ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ اﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮدِ‪ ،‬ﻟ َ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ ِﺴ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﻌْ َﻦ‬ ‫ني َو َ‬ ‫وادِ ﻳَﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻬ ﱠﻦ )ﻧ َ ْﺴﻠ ِ​ِﻬ ﱠﻦ(‪ ،‬ﺑﺎذِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻻت أ َ ْرواﺣَ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ َرﺧِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺼ ًﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫رار ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻨَﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺬُد َْن ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﺣِ ﻤﺎﻳَ ِﺔ اﻷ َ ْﻫ ِﻞ وا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻦ!‬ ‫َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﺤﺎرﺑ َْﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ُﺪوﱠ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺠْ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﻤُﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ريات‪،‬‬ ‫واﻧْﺪ َ​َﻓﻌْ َﻦ — ِﰲ َﺷﺠﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ َوإ ِ ْﻗﺪا ٍم ﻻ ﻣَ ﺜِﻴ َﻞ َﻟﻬُ ﻤﺎ — ﻳ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺬ ْﻟ َﻦ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣﺎ و َِﺳﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﺟُ ﻬُ ﻮد ُ​ُﻫ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑْ َﻠ ْ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب أَﺣْ َﺴ َﻦ ﺑَﻼءٍ‪.‬‬

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‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻨﺎت ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬ ‫ريات َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻠ ْﻠ َﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣْ َﻦ إ ِ َﱃ اﻷَﻣﺎ ِم‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻬ ٍ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﴏ ْر َن ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻗﺘِﺤﺎ ِم ُ‬ ‫ﻮف ا ْﻟﻌَ ُﺪ ﱢو َوإِذْﻻﻟ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﱠﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣﺎ َﻛ َﻠ َﻔﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻄﺎر‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺟﻬﺎدٍ َوﻓِﺪاءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﺻﺎحَ ﺻﺎﺋِﺤُ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ — ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘﺎ َد ِة — و َُﻫ ﱠﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ ْﻘ َﻦ ﻗِ ﻤﱠ َﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ﱠﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ني ذِ ْر َو َة اﻟ ﱠﺮﺑْ َﻮةِ‪:‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈﻤْ َﻦ ُ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« — ْ‬ ‫»اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫واﺳﺘَ ْﻠ ِﻬﻤْ َﻦ ﻣَ ﻀﺎءَ ﻋَ ْﺰ ِم أ َ ْﺳﻼﻓِ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ .‬وَﻻ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ — ﻳﺎ ﺣَ َﻔ َﺪ َة‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫»اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﴫ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ني ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ َﺔ ﺟَ ﺪﱢﻧﺎ اﻷ َ ْﻛ َ ِﱪ‪:‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْ ُ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ إِﻻ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ٌ‬ ‫ﴫ َن ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‬ ‫ري ٌة ﺗَ ْﻘﻬَ ْﺮ َن — ِﰲ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮﻫﺎ — ا ْﻟﻌَ ُﺪوﱠ؛ َوﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِ ْ‬ ‫ﻮات ﻳ َِﺴ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺤﺎﺳﻤَ ِﺔ!«‬ ‫َﻓﺴﺎ َر ِت ﱠ‬ ‫ﱢدات ﻧ َ ِﺸﻴ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب ا ﱠﻟﺬِى ﺣَ ﻔِ ْ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻔﺎت ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻋْ ﺪاﺋ ِ​ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ َﺮد ٍ‬ ‫ﺮاوات‪ ،‬زاﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻼﻓِ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪﱢﻫِ ﱠﻦ اﻷَو ِﱠل‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫»اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« اﻷ َ ْﻛ َ ِﱪ‪.‬‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫)‪ (22‬ﻧ َ ِﺸﻴ ُﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺟﺎ ﱠد ًة ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫وَﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟَ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ وادِي اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءِ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ ﱠﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﺸﺪ َْن اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺸﻴ َﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ٍ‬ ‫ﺴﺎت‪:‬‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَ ﻰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄﻌ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَ ﺠَ ﻤﱠ ﻌْ َﻦ ُ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ﺎ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫واﻗ ﺘَ ﺤِ ﻤْ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ﻌَ َﻘ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﺑَ َﺪدًا ﻓِ ﻲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ وادِي!‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَ ﻰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄﻌ ِ‬ ‫ﺎج واﻧ ْ ِﺘ ﺼ ِﺎر‬ ‫واﺑْ ِﺘ ﻬ ٍ‬ ‫— إ ِ ْن ﺗَﻮاﻧ َﻴْﺘُ ﱠﻦ — ِﺿﻌْ ﻨﺎ‬ ‫َو ْﻟ ﺘُ ﺬَ ﱢﻟ ْﻠ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ﺤ ﺎﻻ!‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَ ﻰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄﻌ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَ ﻨ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ﻴْ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻗ ﺎدا‬ ‫َوﺗَ ﺬَ ﱠرﻋْ َﻦ ِﺑ ِﺠ ﱟﺪ‬

‫ﻳ ﺎ ﺑَ ﻨ َ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠﺸ ﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪:‬‬ ‫ﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻮاﻓ ﺪ َْن أﻟُ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ﺎ‬ ‫واﻋْ ﺘَ ِﻠ ﻴ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ﻬَ َﻀ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻓ ﱢﺮ ْﻗ َﻦ اﻷَﻋ ﺎدِي‬ ‫ﻳ ﺎ ﺑَ ﻨ َ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠﺸ ﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪:‬‬ ‫ﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ْﻠ ﻴَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻮ َم َﻓ َﺨ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﻻ ﺗَ ﻮاﻧ َ ﻴْ َﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻓ ْﻠ ﺘُ َﺪ ْﻛ ِﺪ ْﻛ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﺒ ﺎﻻ‬ ‫ﻳ ﺎ ﺑَ ﻨ َ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠﺸ ﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪:‬‬ ‫ﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ﺘَ َﺴ ﻨ ﱠ ﻤْ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻮﻫ ﺎدا‬ ‫َوﺗَ ﺴ ﺎﻣَ ﻴْ َﻦ ِﻟ ﻤَ ﺠْ ٍﺪ‬ ‫‪33‬‬

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‫َوﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﺪاﻓ ﻌْ َﻦ ُﺳ ﻴُ ﻮﻻ!‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَ ﻰ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻄﻌ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺠْ ُﺪ ُه َﻟ ﻴْ َﺲ ﻳُ ﻬ ﺎ ُن‪:‬‬ ‫َﻓ ْﻠ ﻨ َ ُﻤ ﻮﺗَ ﱠﻦ ﻓِ ﺪاءَ ْه‬ ‫ذَ ﱠل ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺨ َﺸﻰ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻤﺎﻣﺎ!‬

‫َوﺗَ َﻘ ﺤﱠ ﻤْ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺴ ﻬُ ﻮﻻ‬ ‫ﻳ ﺎ ﺑَ ﻨ َ‬ ‫ﺎت اﻟ ﱠﺸ ﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﱡﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺸ ﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ﺒ ﺎ ُن‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ ﻨ ﺎ ﻧ َ ﺤْ ِﻤ ﻲ ِﻟ ﻮاءَ ْه‬ ‫َو َﻟ ﻨ َ ُﻤ ﻮﺗَ ﱠﻦ ِﻛ ﺮاﻣ ﺎ‬ ‫)‪ (23‬اﻧِﺘﺼﺎ ُر ﱠ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫ﺮاوات‬

‫ﻋﺎن ﻣﺎ ْاﻗﺘَﺤَ ﻤَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺜﺎت ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﴎ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﺮاوات وادِيَ اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءِ‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃﻔﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻬ ﱠﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻐﺎر‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻟﻬُ ﱠﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻤﺎل ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮْداءِ‪،‬‬ ‫راريﱢ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ُﺮ‪ .‬وَﻋُ ﺪ َْن‪ ،‬و َِﰲ َﻓ ِﻢ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﺷ ْﻘﺮاءَ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﱠﻦ دُو َد ٌة‪ ،‬أ ْو ِﻃ ْﻔ ٌﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ أَﻋَ ﱡﺰ ﻣﺎ َﻟ َﺪﻳ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺼﺎر ﱠ‬ ‫و َ​َﻫ َﻜﺬا اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮبُ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺣﺎر ﱠ‬ ‫ﺮاوات‪،‬‬ ‫ْداوات‪ ،‬واﻧْﺘ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺣِ ﻨ َ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎﻧْﺪ ِ‬ ‫واﻣْ ﺘَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺘﺎل ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘﺘْ َﲆ وا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻰ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ْداوات‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻜﺪ َﱠﺳ ْﺖ أ َ ْﺷﻼ ُؤ ُﻫ ﱠﻦ أ َ ْﻛ ً‬ ‫ﺪاﺳﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻸت ﺳﺎﺣَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﻧﺎرﻫﺎ!…‬ ‫ﻬﺎب ِ‬ ‫أَﻻ َﻗﺒُﺤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮبُ ! و َ​َﻗﺒُﺢَ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ إِﺛﺎ َرﺗِﻬﺎ َوإ ِ ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺳﻮَدِ‬ ‫)‪ (24‬ﻣَ ﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﻮش ﱠ‬ ‫َت ﺟُ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫وَﻋﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﺮاوات َﻓ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼﺎرﻫِ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﻤَ ْﻠ َﻦ أ َ ْﺳﻼبَ أَﻋْ ﺪاﺋ ِ​ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬و َرﺟَ ﻌْ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺣﺎت ِﺑﺎﻧْﺘ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻔﺎ ُل اﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءُ — َﻟ َﺮأَﻳْﺘُ ْﻢ ً‬ ‫ُﻮﻫ ﱠﻦ — أَﻳﱡﻬﺎ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻐﻨﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻤ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﻤﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ َرأَﻳْﺘُﻤ ُ‬ ‫ﻮر‬ ‫آﻻﻓﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ُﺸ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻴْﻀﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺳﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ًة ﺧِ ﻼ َل ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺸﺎﺋ ِ​ِﺶ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﴬاءِ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻣﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ُﺸﻮ َر ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨ ﱡ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَﺠْ ﻬَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻤﺎل ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ ِد ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْﻬﺎ‬ ‫راريﱡ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻬ ﱠﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫ﺮاوات إ ِ َﱃ وادِ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﻟﻨ َ َﺮى ﻣﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨﺎءِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺣِ ﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻧَﻌُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫وا ْﻟﺤَ ﱠﻖ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل — أَﻳﱡﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﺮاءُ اﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءُ — إ ِ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺒﺎﺳ َﻠ َﺔ َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﱢﻓﺎع‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺒ َْﺴ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﰲ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﺬﱠ ْو ِد ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻦ وا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺸريَةِ‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎﺗَ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻷَو ِﱠل‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺧ ﱠﺮ ْت‬ ‫واﺳﺘَﻤﺎﺗَ ْﺖ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َت ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ْﺪان‪َ ،‬و َر َﻗﺪ ْ‬ ‫َني اﻷ َ ْﺷﻼءِ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبُ ِﻣﻨْﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َ ِ‬ ‫ﴏﻳﻌَ ًﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻴ ِ‬

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‫واﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْداوات ﺑﺎﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ﺟﺎء َْت ﱠ‬ ‫ﺜﺎت ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺮﺣَ ﻰ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت َ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ٍ‬ ‫َر ْﻗ َﺪﺗِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺠَ ﻤْ ﺠَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪» :‬ﺗُ َﺮى‪ :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﺻﻮاﺣِ ﺒُﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ُك إِﺣْ ﺪَى أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻠِﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ إِﺣْ ُ‬ ‫َو َرآﻫﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺪاﻫ ﱠﻦ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«! ﻳﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳﺰاﺗِﻲ! َﻓﻬَ ﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻓ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺒﺎﺳ َﻠ ُﺔ!«‬ ‫»آه! ﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻄﺎﻋَ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﻣ ْﻦ َر ْﻗ َﺪﺗِﻬﺎ‪َ .‬وﺑَﺬَ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا َﺷﺪِﻳﺪًا‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﻓﻨَﻬَ َﻀ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﺮ ُك أ َ ْرﺟُ َﻠﻬﺎ ِﻟﺘَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﻘﺪَﻫﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ ا ْ‬ ‫ﺪاﻣﻬﺎ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ﺄَﻧ ﱠ ْﺖ ِﺑﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ِﻤﺪ َِت ﷲ َ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻼﻣَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫وَﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪ُ :‬‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا هلل ِ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ِﱄ َﻗ َﺪ ٌم واﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب‬ ‫ﺻﺐْ ِﺑ ُﺴﻮءٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﻜ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺣِ ﻨ َ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺳﺎ َر ْت ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻨ َﺪ ًة إ ِ َﱃ إِﺣْ ﺪَى َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻛﺄ ُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻗﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﱠث َوﺗُﻨﺎﻗِ ُﺶ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻤﺎل ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُﻨﺎﻗ ٍ‬ ‫ﺸﺎت ﺣﺎ ﱠد ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻤﺎع‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأ َ ْت ﺟَ ﻤْ ﻬَ َﺮ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫اﻻﺟْ ﺘ ِ‬ ‫»ﻫ ْﻞ و َ‬ ‫و َ​َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ إِﺣْ ُ‬ ‫ﺪاﻫ ﱠﻦ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺣﺎر ٍ‬ ‫ﺳﺎت ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﱢ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ؟«‬ ‫ﻴﺎج‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ﺘُ ﱠﻦ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ — ِﺑﻼ َرﻳ ٍْﺐ — َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ و َ​َﻗ ْﻔﻨﺎ ﺟَ ﻤﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟﺎﺑَﺘْﻬﺎ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻔﺘْﻨﺎ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺤﺎر ِ‬ ‫ﺳﺎت ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺒْﻬَ ِﺔ اﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ ِﺟ ﱡﺪ واﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄْﺳﺎ َة ا ْﻟﻤُﻔﺠﱢ ﻌَ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﺮ َر‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﺛﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ٌﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺟﺎء َْت » ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« ُﺳﻌِ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺴﺎ ُؤكِ ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ اﻷ ُ ْﺧ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة‪.‬‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ني؟ إِﻧﱢﻲ أَراكِ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫َﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨﺎ ﻣﺎذا ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ني ِﻃ ْﻔ ًﻼ!‬ ‫ﻳﺎ هلل ِ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ ِﺴﺒْﻨﺎكِ ِﰲ ﻋِ ﺪادِ ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻠ َﻜﻰ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻓ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ!«‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ » ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ ِﻃ ْﻔ َﻠﻬﺎ أَﻣﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪» :‬أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ﷲ ُ ﻣَ ﺴﺎءَ ُﻛ ﱠﻦ ﻳﺎ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﺰﻳﺰاﺗِﻲ! أَﻻ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ِﺿ ْﻊ و َْﻗﺘِﻲ ﻋَ ﺒَﺜًﺎ؟ َﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َﺴ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﺧﺒﱠﺄْﺗُﻬُ ﱠﻦ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻮق‪«.‬‬ ‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻘ ِﺐ اﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ِﰲ ِﺟﺬْ ِع َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ َﺧﺒﱠﺄ ْ ِت ِﰲ ِﺟﺬْ ِع ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن؟«‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ َﻦ َﻟﻬﺎ‪» :‬أَيﱠ َ ْ‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻣَ ْﺰ ُﻫ ﱠﻮ ًة َﻓ ُﺨﻮ َر ًة‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧﺒَﺄ ْ ُت اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻔﺎ َل اﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءَ! َﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻧ ْ َﺴ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ وادِ ﻳﻨﺎ َﺧﻤْ َﺲ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻤَ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ِﻃ ْﻔﻼ‪ ،‬وَﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ذا أَﺣَ ُﺪ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴬ ا ْﻟﺒﺎﻗِ َ‬ ‫ﻔﺎل! َﻓﺘَﻌﺎ َﻟ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻨُﺤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻ ُ‬ ‫ﺠﺎب ِﺑﻬﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺎ ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ْﺖ أ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍْب‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ْﻠ َﻦ َﻟﻬﺎ‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ ْﺮ ِﺿ ٍﻊ‬ ‫ﻮات اﻟﺜﱠﻨﺎءِ وا ِﻹﻋْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻴَﺐُ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن! َﻓ َﻠﻚِ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأَﺟَ ﱡﻞ اﻻﺣْ ِﱰا ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫‪35‬‬

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‫)‪ُ (25‬‬ ‫ﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺸﻐﻮل«‬ ‫ﻄﺒ َُﺔ »أ ُ ﱢم‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﺪ َد ا ْﻟ َﻘﺘْ َﲆ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫وَأَراد ْ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻗ َﱰَﺣَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘﺘِﻬﺎ »أ ُ ﱢم ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ َ​َﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗُﻨﺎدِيَ‬ ‫َت »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ َﺪ َد ا ْﻟ َﻘﺘْ َﲆ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻷ َ ْﺳﻤﺎءَ‪َ ..‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﺎق ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﺣُ ْﺴ ٍ‬ ‫وﻗﺎﻟﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ َ​َﺔ«‪َ » :‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫ َﻠ َﻚ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻗِﻌَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻬﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ِﺔ — َﻛ ِﺜريٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮﱠادِ ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪:‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺠْ ُﺮ ُ‬ ‫وف‪ ،‬واﻟﺪﱡﻋْ ﺒُﻮبُ ‪ ،‬واﻟﺪﱢﻋﺎﻣَ ُﺔ‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻔ ُﻞ‪ ،‬وا ْﻟﺠَ ﺜ ْ ُﻞ‪ .‬و َ​َﻫ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺖ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ُﺴﻤَ ُﺔ؛ وَﻫِ َﻲ َزﻋِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ ﺟَ ﻴ ِْﺶ‬ ‫اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءِ‪ ،‬وَﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ُة ﺟُ ﻤُﻮﻋِﻬُ ﻢْ‪ .‬و َُﻗ ِﺘ َﻞ ﺟُ ﻤْ ﻬُ ﻮ ٌر َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ُ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ ٌﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪﱠﺑﻰ‪ :‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل ﱢ‬ ‫ريات‪،‬‬ ‫ﻤﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ُ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻳﺰات ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ َﻫ َﻠ َﻜ ْﺖ ﺟَ ﻤﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤﺎﺳ ِﻢ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ ْﻢ إ ِ ْﺧ َﻮﺗُﻨﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﺣِ ﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬﺎ ذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ َﻓ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ِني‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬﺎ ﻳَ ٌﺪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺔ ِﺑﻼ ﺛَﻤَ ٍﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺴﺎﺗ ِ‬ ‫َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻠﻘِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮﻫﺎ‪ ،‬راﻓِ ﻌَ ًﺔ َﻗﻮاﺋِﻤَ ﻬﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ ﷲ َ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺜْﺄ َ َر َﻟﻨﺎ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺮات‪ ،‬اﻟﻼﺋِﻲ ﺑ َ​َﻐ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ا ْﻟﺠﺎﺋ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬واﻋْ ﺘَ َﺪﻳ َْﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ أ َ ْﺷﻨ َ َﻊ اﻋْ ﺘِﺪاءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﷲ َ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُِﺠﻴﺐَ دُﻋﺎءَﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨْﺘَﻘِ َﻢ َﻟﻨﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻮ ِم اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﻟ ِ​ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻮَﺟَ ﻤَ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﺎر ِع أ َ َﺧﻮاﺗِﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮْداءُ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ِﺰﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻟِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓﺘَ َﻚ ِﺑﻨﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ُﻞ اﻷ َ ْﺷ َﻘ ُﺮ َﻓﺘْ ًﻜﺎ ذَ ِرﻳﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻓﺠَ ﻌَ ﻨﺎ ِﰲ أَﻋَ ﱢﺰ‬ ‫وَﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮاﺣِ ِﺒﻨﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑَ ﱢﺮ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻳﻘﺎﺗِﻨﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ِم أ َ ْﻫﻠِﻴﻨﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺛﺎ َرﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ ﻏﺎ َر ًة َﺷﻌْ ﻮاءَ‪َ ،‬وذَﺑَﺢَ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮﺑ ِ‬ ‫ْداوات ﻋَ َﺪدًا ﻻ ﻳُﺤْ َﴡ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﰲ ُﻏ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﱢﻴﺎت أﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْﻠﻨ ُ َﺸﻴﱢ ْﻊ َﻗﺘْﻼﻧﺎ َﻏﺪًا — ِﰲ‬ ‫ﱪﺗِﻨﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﺎج‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻬﻴﺐ — إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻘ َ َ‬ ‫اﺣْ ﺘ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻔﺎل ﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﻛﻼﻣَ ﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺳﺎ َد ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎن‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْﺒَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ وا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن‪ ،‬ﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِ‬ ‫»اﺻ َﻐ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮات — ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْرﺟﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ — ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪ْ :‬‬ ‫أَ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل!«‬ ‫ﻄﺎب أ ُ ﱢم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱃ ﺧِ ِ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِ‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﻣُﺤْ َﱰَﻣَ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ ِﺮ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻔﺘَ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل إ ِ َﱃ »أ ُ ﱢم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗَﻬﺎ ِﰲ و ُ‬ ‫ﻧَﻤْ َﻠ ٍﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻟﺘُ ْﺴ ِﻤ َﻊ َرﻓِﻴﻘﺎﺗِﻬﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻮح وَﺟَ ﻼءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺿ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻮل«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻤﺎع ﻣﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟُ ُﻪ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫وَأ ْر َﻫ َﻔ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل آذاﻧَﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﻟ َِﺴ ِ‬ ‫و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﺸﺄ َ ْت ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬أَﺑْﻨﺎﺋِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت أ َ َﺧﻮاﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﻔ َﺪﺗ َِﻲ اﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءَ‪ :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳُﻤْ ﺤَ ﻰ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ذا ِﻛ َﺮﺗِﻨﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎ ﺣَ ﻴﻴﻨﺎ؛ َﻓﻬُ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻮ ُم ﺣُ ْﺰ ٍن وَﺣِ ﺪادٍ ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َل ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ َﻫﻨﺎ ُؤﻧﺎ َﺷﻘﺎءً‪ ،‬واﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺐَ َﻓ َﺮﺣُ ﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮﺣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫‪36‬‬

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‫ﻴﺐ‪ ،‬و َ​َﻗ َﻀﻴْﻨﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻋَ ﻬْ ﺪًا َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﱠﺮ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َﻗﻤْ ﻨﺎ َردَﺣً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ِﻦ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻮادِي ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻨﺎ َﻛﻤﺎ ﺗَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ أ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ اﻷَﺣْ ﻼ ِم‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ دا َﻟ ْﺖ َد ْو َﻟﺘُﻨﺎ‪َ ،‬و َرﻣﺎﻧﺎ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ ُﺮ — ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮ ِد —‬ ‫ﻔﺎدِح ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُ‬ ‫ورﻧﺎ َوإ ِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮب وا ْﻟ ِﻤﺤَ ِﻦ … َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُر ِزﺋْﻨﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَﻨﺎﺗِﻨﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺰات َو ُﻛ ﱠﻦ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺎﺳﻨﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ َر ُ ُ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫َوﻣُﺮا َد آﻣﺎﻟِﻨﺎ وَأَﻣﺎ ِﻧﻴﱢﻨﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻀﻴْﻨﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮب‪ ،‬وَﻫﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒﺎحَ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﺮ ٍح و ُ ُ‬ ‫ور‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻮادِي ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َﴎ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻌﺎت ﻣ ُْﻘ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻨﺎت‪ ،‬ﻣُﻮﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ أُوﻻءِ‪ :‬ﻧ َ ْﻘ ِﴤ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺴﺎءَ ﺣَ ِﺰ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣﺎت ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻏﺎ َر ِت ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺎرﻧﺎ‪ ،‬واﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﺒ َْﻦ ﻣﺎ ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛﻨﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻴ ٍْﻆ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻔﺎل أَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءٍ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ﻋَ َﲆ دِ ِ‬ ‫ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﻨﺎ ُ‬ ‫ط آﻣﺎﻟِﻨﺎ وَﻣَ ﻌْ ﻘِ ُﺪ َرﺟﺎﺋِﻨﺎ‪ ،‬واﺗﱠ َﺨ ْﺬﻧَﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﻋَ ِﺒﻴﺪًا َﻟﻬُ ﱠﻦ وَأ َ ِر ﱠﻗﺎءَ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴُ َﺆد َ‬ ‫ﱢﻳﻦ — ِﰲ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءِ‬ ‫— أَﻋْ ﻤﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺪ ِم وا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺒﻴﺪِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟﻨﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ٍﻞ ِﰲ ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ِة أَﺑْﻨﺎﺋِﻨﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم!…«‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن« ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَ َﻜ ْﺖ ﺑ ُ‬ ‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ َﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠ ِ‬ ‫»اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ِﻤﺎت اﻟﺪ ِﱠاﻣﻴ َ​َﺔ …‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل« َﻟﺤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈﺎت ﻳ َِﺴريَ ًة‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫و َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ‪ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة‬ ‫َﺻﻤَ ﺘَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳَﺪ َْﻫﻤُﻨﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ أُو َﻟ ِﺌ َﻚ اﻷَﻋْ ﺪاءُ‪ .‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ُة اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ُﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ أَﻋْ َﻠﻢُ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻟ َِﻔ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺜﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳُﻐِ ْﺮ َن ﻋَ َﲆ وادِ ﻳﻨﺎ َوﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﺒ َْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﻼﺑَﻨﺎ؛ َوﻳ َُﺨ ﱢﺮﺑ َْﻦ ﺑُﻴُﻮﺗَﻨﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﺒﺪ َْن أَﺑْﻨﺎءَﻧﺎ َوﺑَﻨﺎﺗِﻨﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻠِﺢَ ﻣﺎ َﺧ ﱠﺮﺑَﺘْ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﻤﺎ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠﺘُﻨﺎ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اﻵن؟ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻟﻨﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ إِﻻ أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺮاوات ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺮﻳﺘِﻨﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫َو …«‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ٌ‬ ‫ْت َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻧْﺒَﻌَ َﺚ َ‬ ‫ﻮل —‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ آﺧِ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬ﻋُ ﺬْ ًرا — ﻳﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ أ ﱠم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫واﻏﻔِ ِﺮي ِﱄ ﻣُﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘِﻲ إِﻳﱠﺎكِ !‬ ‫ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻨﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﺨﻴﱠ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻧﱠﻨﺎ َﻏ ْريُ ِآﻣ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻬَ ﱠﺪ َم ﻧ ْ‬ ‫رارﻳﻨﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴﺎﺗِﻨﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻴﺎ ِة ذَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ﺄْﻧِﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻮادِي‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻟ َِﻔ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﺸﻌُ َﺮ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُﻔﺎﺟﺌْﻨَﻨﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ‬ ‫ﺮاوات أ َ ْن ﻳُﻐِ ْﺮ َن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني و َ َ‬ ‫ﻜﺎن َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄَﺣْ ﺪاﺛ ِ​ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺘﱠﺨِ ﺬُ ُه ﻣَ َﻘ ٍّﺮا‬ ‫َني ﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫َآﺧ َﺮ‪ .‬أﻻ ﻳَﺠْ ُﺪ ُر ِﺑﻨﺎ — إِذَ ْن — أ ْن ﻧَﺒْﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫ري َﻫﺬا ا ْﻟﻮادِي؟«‬ ‫َﻟﻨﺎ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎب ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِْﺖ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ َﻔ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل — ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬﺎ — ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺣَ َﺴﻨ ْ ِﺖ وَأ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻘ ِﺖ!«‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺨِ ِ‬

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‫)‪ِ (26‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﻮادِي ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻫﺘَ َﺪﻳ ُْﺖ — ِﰲ َﻫﺬا ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﻣَ ْﻮﻗ ٍِﻊ‬ ‫َﻓﻨَﻬَ َﻀ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫ﺒﺎح — إ ِ َﱃ وادٍ َﺧ ِﺼ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﻊ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ ﻋَ ﻨﱠﺎ َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَةٍ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْر ُ‬ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ ﻏﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ِﻃﻴﻨِﻴ ٌﱠﺔ َر ِﻃﺒ ٌَﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺑَﺪ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ْران ﺑُﻴُﻮﺗِﻨﺎ؛ ﻷَﻧﱠﻬﺎ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ٌﱠﺔ ﻻ ﺗَﻬُ ﺪﱡﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳﺎحُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻ َﻠﺢُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮا ﱢد ِﻟ ِﺒﻨﺎءِ ﺟُ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ — َ‬ ‫اﻵن — ِﰲ َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ُورﻧﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ﻮق‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻨﺎ ُﻣﺘﱠ َﺴ ٌﻊ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْﺸﻴﻴ ِﺪ د ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﱪ ُْﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻮل َﻓ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺣُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ٌ‬ ‫ﻮات ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻧْﺒَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِْﺖ ِﰲ ْاﻗ ِﱰاﺣِ ﻚِ ‪» ،‬ﻳﺎ أ ُ ﱠم ِ‬ ‫َرأْﻳﻚِ ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢﺮ ِر َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« َﻗ ْﺪ َﻟﻘِ َﻲ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ َﻗﺒُﻮﻻ ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮل«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ دا َم ْاﻗ ِﱰاحُ أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ أَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺤُ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ أَﻻ ﺗُ ِﻀﻌْ َﻦ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻓِ ﻴﻤﺎ ﻻ ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻞ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ ُق ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن« ِﰲ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺒﺎح ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪِ‪ ،‬ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣﺎ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ َرى أ َ ْن ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ﻃﺎﺋ َِﻔ ٌﺔ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ ﻣَ َﻊ »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗُﺒَ ﱢﻠ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮوجَ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠﺪَى‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْﻓ َﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻗ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻮادِي ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳ َُﻔﻮﺗُ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ُ‬ ‫ﻨﺎت ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺰات — أ َ ﱠن ِﺑﻨﺎءَ ﺑَﻴ ِْﺖ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻬ ِ‬ ‫ﱢﻨﺎت‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﺘُ ﱠﻦ ﻣﺎذا ﻳَﺠْ ُﺪ ُر ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ ْﻠﻨَﻪُ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺬُ اﻵن؟«‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ َ​َﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ و َ​َﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪» :‬إِﻧﱢﻲ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ﱠﻖ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْﻠ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أ َ ﱠو َل‬ ‫واﺳﻌَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻧُﻨ ْ ِﺸﺊ ُ ا ْﻟ ُﻐ َﺮ َ‬ ‫واﺟ ٍﺐ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﻧَﺤْ ﻔِ َﺮ ِﰲ اﻷ َ ْر ِض ﺣُ َﻔ ًﺮا ِ‬ ‫ف‪َ ،‬وﻧ ُ َﺸﻴﱢ ُﺪ اﻷ َ ْر ِو َﻗ َﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻮل«‪َ :‬‬ ‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ﱠم ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ َ​َﺔ«‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ريات ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ ْﻞ وَﻋَ ﻴْﺘُ ﱠﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺰات؟‬ ‫ِﱰ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺔ اﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳ َُﻔﻮﺗُ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻨ ْ ِﺸ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱧ — ِﰲ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻨﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ — ﺣُ ﺠُ ٍ‬ ‫ﺮار‬ ‫ﺮات ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫ﻔﺎل‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﻏِ ِ‬ ‫َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠُ ِ‬ ‫ِﻤﺎع‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺮات ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أﻧ ْ َﺸﺄﻧﺎﻫﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻨﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ ِﻢ‪َ .‬و ْﻟﻴَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻗﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٌة ﻟِﻼﺟْ ﺘ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻧ َ ْﻮﺑ َ​َﺔ«‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ْﻢ ﻳَﺠْ ُﺪ ُر ِﺑﻨﺎ أ َ ْن ﻧ ُ َﺸﻴﱢ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳ َ​َﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﺴ ِﻖ ِﺗ ْﻠﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ﻋَ ْﻦ د ُ‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬واﺣِ ﺪًا‬ ‫ﻌﺎرﻳﺞَ ﺗُﻌَ ﻮ ُﱢق َﺳ ْ َ‬ ‫ُﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ َوﻧ ُ َﺸﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻃﺎﺑ َ​َﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﻤَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨَﺠْ ﻌَ َﻞ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻮ َْق َ‬ ‫ﻨﺎز َل َودَﻫﺎﻟِﻴ َﺰ‬ ‫اﻵﺧ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧَﺄْﻣَ َﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣﺎ ﻧَﺪﱠﺧِ ُﺮ ُه ِﰲ َﻗ ْﺮﻳَﺘِﻨﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬وﻧ ُ َﺸﻴﱢ َﺪ ﻓِ ﻴﻬﺎ ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫وَﺣُ ﺠُ ٍ‬ ‫ﺮات ﻣُﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ًﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻨَﻤْ ﻸَﻫﺎ ﺣُ ﺒُﻮﺑًﺎ َوذَﺧﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ‪ ،‬ﻟ َِﻔ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺘﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻘﺎدِ ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫‪38‬‬

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‫ﻮل«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ و َ​َﻫﺒَﻨﺎ ﷲ ُ — ُﺳﺒْﺤﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ — ٍ‬ ‫ﻤﺎل‬ ‫آﻻت ﺛ َ ِﻤﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﻷَداءِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻷَﻋْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ َﻓ ْﻠﺘَﺤْ ﻔِ ْﺮ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ واﺣِ َﺪ ٍة — ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ — أ َ ْر َ‬ ‫ض ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةِ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﻘﻮاﺋ ِ​ِﻤﻬﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱢﺖ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗُ ِﻀﻌْ َﻦ‬ ‫َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَوْﻗﺎ ِﺗ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ ﻋَ ﺒَﺜًﺎ‪«.‬‬

‫»اﻟﺴﻤْ ُﻊ واﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎحَ َﺷﺒﺎبُ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ ِﻞ‪ :‬ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮل«!«‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ُﺔ َﻟﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ »أ ُ ﱠم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫)‪ (27‬ﺧﺎﺗِﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺔ‬

‫َ‬ ‫ﺣﺎن و َْﻗ ُﺖ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻔ ﱡﺮ ِق‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺟَ ﱠﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫ﻮل« ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ِﻴﺖ ِﱄ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »أ ُ ﱡم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫َﻛﻠِﻤَ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬أ ُ ْﻓ ِﴤ ِﺑﻬﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻔ ﱠﺾ َﻫﺬا اﻻﺟْ ﺘِﻤﺎ ُع ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺤﺎﺷﺪُ‪َ :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻓِ ْﻜ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟ ِﻬﺠْ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«‪ِ :‬ﺗ ْﻠﻚِ اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻗ ْﺖ — ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮﻫﺎ — ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻧ ِ‬ ‫اح »أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ِﻦ ْاﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ ذَﻛﺎءً‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢَ ﻣُﻬَ ﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪِي أَﻧﱠﻬﺎ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺮ ٌة أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫ِﺳ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣﺪِﻳ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﰲ إِﻧْﺸﺎﺋ ِ​ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤﺎذا ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ‬ ‫َﻨﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻫﺬا‪ ،‬ﻳﺎ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن‪«.‬‬ ‫ْﺼ ِ‬ ‫‪39‬‬

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‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱢﻤﺎ ُل ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ذاﻫِ ﺒ ٌَﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻓﺎت اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪» :‬أ َ َ‬ ‫ﻮل«‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ِْﺖ‪» ،‬ﻳﺎ أ ُ ﱠم ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮاب‪ ،‬وَأ ُ ْﻟ ِﻬﻤْ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْﺷ َﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫َوو ﱢُﻓ ْﻘ ِﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«!«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن«! َﻓ ْﻠﺘَﺤْ َﻲ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫واﻟﺴﺪادَ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْﻠﺘَﺤْ َﻲ »أ ُ ﱡم ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ِ‬

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‫إﳌﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬

‫»ﻗﺒﺴﻨﺎ ﻫﺬا املﻘﺎل اﻟﻨﻔﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ داﺋﺮة املﻌﺎرف اﻟﻔﺮﻧﺴﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﻴﻜﻮن ﻣﺮﺟﻌً ﺎ ﻟﻠﻤﺪرس ﰲ‬ ‫ﺗﺪرﻳﺲ ﻗﺼﺔ »أم ﻣﺎزن«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺧﻮاص اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﺣﴩات ﺻﻐرية ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﺼﻴﻠﺔ املﺠﻨﺤﺔ‪ ،‬وﻫﻮ اﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ‪ ،‬ﺷﺪﻳﺪ اﻷﻟﻔﺔ ﺑﻄﺒﻌﻪ‪ ،‬وﻣﺘﻰ‬ ‫اﺳﺘﺜﻨﻴﻨﺎ ﻣﻨﻪ أﻧﻮاﻋً ﺎ ﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔ ﺷﺎذة‪ ،‬رأﻳﻨﺎ ﺳﻮاده ﻳﺨﻀﻊ ﻟﻬﺬا اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﻌﺎم‪ ،‬وﺗﻨﻄﺒﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﻫﺬه اﻟﺼﻔﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫وﺗﺄﺗﻠﻒ ﻛﻞ ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻋﺎدة ﻣﻦ أﻧﻮاع ﺛﻼﺛﺔ‪ :‬اﻟﻨﻤﻞ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻞ‪ ،‬واﻟﺬﻛﻮر‪ ،‬واﻹﻧﺎث‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﻃﻮﻻ‬ ‫املﺠﻨﺤﺔ‪ .‬ﺗﺘﻠﺨﺺ ﺻﻔﺎﺗﻪ وﺧﻮاﺻﻪ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﲇ‪ :‬وﺟﺴﻢ ﻣﺴﺘﻄﻴﻞ ﻳﺘﻔﺎوت‬ ‫وﻗﴫًا‪ ،‬وﻟﻮن ﻏﺎﻣﻖ ﻳﺘﺄﻟﻒ ﻣﻦ أﺻﻔﺮ وأﺣﻤﺮ وأﺳﻤﺮ وأﺳﻮد‪ ،‬أو ﻣﺰﻳﺞ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬه اﻷﻟﻮان‬ ‫ﻛﻠﻬﺎ أو ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺑﻨﺴﺐ ﻣﺘﻔﺎوﺗﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ رأس اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺗﺒﻌً ﺎ ﻻﺧﺘﻼف أﻧﻮاﻋﻪ وﻓﺼﺎﺋﻠﻪ‪ ،‬وﻫﻮ ﻗﻄﻌﺔ ﻣﻔﺼﻠﻴﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ذات ﻓﺘﺤﺘني‪ ،‬إﺣﺪاﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﻓﺘﺤﺔ ﺻﻐرية‪ ،‬ﻋﻨﺪ ﻧﻘﻄﺔ اﺗﺼﺎل اﻟﺮأس ﺑﺎﻟﻈﻬﺮ‪ ،‬وﺗﺴﻤﻰ‪ :‬اﻟﻔﺘﺤﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺨﻠﻔﻴﺔ‪ .‬واﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻣﺎم‪ ،‬وﻫﻲ ﻓﻢ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ‪ ،‬وﺑﻬﺎ ﻓﻜﺎن ﻗﻮﻳﺎن‪ ،‬ﻳﺘﺄﻟﻒ ﻣﻨﻬﻤﺎ — ﻋﲆ‬ ‫اﻷﻏﻠﺐ اﻷﻋﻢ — ﺷﻜﻞ ﻣﺜﻠﺚ‪ .‬وﻛﻼﻫﻤﺎ ﻣﺤﺪد ﺗﺸﺒﻪ ﺣﺎﻓﺘﻪ اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﺣﺪ املﻨﺸﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫وﻟﻬﺬﻳﻦ اﻟﻔﻜني — ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ — ﺷﺄن أي ﺷﺄن‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻤﺎ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺎ اﻟﺨﻄﺮ‪ ،‬ﻷﻧﻬﻤﺎ ﺳﻼﺣﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﻘﻮي‪ ،‬وﻋﺘﺎده اﻟﺜﻤني اﻟﺬي ﻳﺴﺘﻌني ﺑﻪ ﻋﲆ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻧﺴﺘﺨﺪم املﻨﺸﺎر‬ ‫واملﻘﺺ واﻟﻜﻤﺎﺷﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟﻨﺰع اﻷﺷﻴﺎء وﺗﻤﺰﻳﻘﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﻛﻤﺎ ﻧﺴﺘﺨﺪم اﻟﻴﺪﻳﻦ ﰲ ﺣﻤﻞ اﻷﺛﻘﺎل وﻣﺎ‬ ‫إﱃ ذﻟﻚ‪ .‬وﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻞ اﻟﻔﻜني ﻣﻀﻎ اﻷﻏﺬﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻻ ﻳﺘﻐﺬى ﺑﻐري املﻮاد اﻟﺴﺎﺋﻠﺔ‬

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‫أو ﺷﺒﻪ اﻟﺴﺎﺋﻠﺔ‪ ،‬وﻟﻴﺲ ﰲ ﻗﺪرﺗﻪ أن ﻳﺰدرد ﻃﻌﺎﻣﻪ — ﻛﻤﺎ ﻧﻔﻌﻞ — وﻟﻬﺬا ﻧﺮى أن ﻫﺬﻳﻦ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أﻋﻤﺎﻻ أﺧﺮى — ﻛﻤﺎ أﺳﻠﻔﻨﺎ — ﻏري املﻀﻎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻔﻜني ﻳﺆدﻳﺎن‬ ‫أﺟﺴﺎم اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫وﻋﻴﻮن اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻣﻨﺤﻨﻴﺔ‪ ،‬وﻗ ﱠﻠﻤﺎ ﺗﻜﻮن ﻣﺴﺘﺪﻳﺮة‪ ،‬أو ﻣﻨﺘﻈﻤﺔ أي اﻧﺘﻈﺎم‪ .‬وﻋﻴﻮﻧﻪ املﻠﺲ ﻋﲆ‬ ‫ﺷﻜﻞ ﻣﺜﻠﺚ ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺬﻛﻮر واﻹﻧﺎث‪ .‬وﻳﻨﺪر أن ﻧﺮاه ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت اﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻜﺎد ﺗﺮى ﰲ رأﺳﻬﺎ‬ ‫— أﺣﻴﺎﻧًﺎ — ﻏري واﺣﺪة ﰲ ﻣﻨﺘﺼﻒ ﺟﺒﻬﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ ﻗﺮوﻧﻪ اﻟﻨﺎﺗﺌﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻲ ﻣﺘﺤﺮﻛﺔ إﱃ اﻧﺤﻨﺎء‪ ،‬ﺗﺮﺗﻜﺰ ﻋﲆ اﻟﺤﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﻟﴩاﻳني‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺒﻬﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ اﻷﺟﻨﺤﺔ إﻻ ﻋﻨﺪ ذﻛﻮر اﻟﻨﻤﻞ وﻋﺬاراه‪ .‬وﺑﻄﻨﻪ ﻣﻨﻘﺴﻢ إﱃ ﺳﺒﻊ ﺣﻠﻘﺎت‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺬﻛﻮر‪ ،‬وﺳﺖ ﻟﻺﻧﺎث واﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت‪ .‬وﺗﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﻛﻞ رﺟﻞ ﻣﻦ أرﺟﻞ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﺑﺨﻤﺴﺔ أﺟﺰاء‪ ،‬ﰲ‬ ‫آﺧﺮ ﺟﺰء ﻣﻨﻬﺎ إﺑﺮﺗﺎن ﺑﺴﻴﻄﺘﺎن ﻣﺤﺪدﺗﺎن‪ ،‬ﻳﻔﺼﻠﻬﻤﺎ ﺷﻌﺮ ﻗﺼري ﻛﺜﻴﻒ‪ .‬وﻳﺘﻤﻴﺰ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫املﺠﻨﺢ‪ ،‬اﻟﺬﻛﺮ ﻋﻦ اﻷﻧﺜﻰ‪ ،‬ﺑﺒﻄﻨﻪ ذي اﻟﺴﺒﻌﺔ ﻣﻔﺎﺻﻞ‪ ،‬ورأﺳﻪ اﻟﺼﻐري اﻟﻜﺮوي ذي اﻟﻌﻴﻮن‬ ‫املﻠﺲ‪ .‬وﻟﻺﻧﺎث أﺟﻨﺤﺔ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‪ .‬وﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ ﺗﺰاﻳﻠﻬﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ اﻹﺧﺼﺎب‪ ،‬ﺳﻮاء اﺟﺘﺜﺘﻬﺎ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫اﻧﺘﺰﻋﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت‪.‬‬ ‫وﺗﻤﺘﺎز اﻟﻨﻤﺎل اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﺑﺘﺠﺮدﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺟﻨﺤﺔ‪ ،‬وﺗﴩك اﻹﻧﺎث ﰲ أن ﰲ ﻃﺮف ﺑﻄﻨﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻏﺪﺗني ﺳﻤﻴﺘني‪ ،‬ﺗﻔﺮزان ﺣﻤﺾ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﻴﻚ‪ .‬وﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﻣﺴﻠﺢ ﺑﺈﺑﺮ ﻣﻠﺲ أو ﻣﺤﺪدة‪ ،‬ﻳﻨﺒﻌﺚ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﻬﺎ اﻟﺴﻢ ﰲ اﻟﺠﺮح اﻟﺬي ﺗﺤﺪﺛﻪ‪ .‬وﻗ ﱠﻠﻤﺎ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻫﺬه اﻹﺑﺮة ﻋﻨﺪ ﺟﻤﻬﺮة ﻛﺒرية ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‬ ‫اﻷﺧﺮى‪ .‬ﻓﺈذا وﺟﺪت ﻓﻬﻲ ﺑﺴﻴﻄﺔ ﺗﺎﻓﻬﺔ ﻻ ﺧﻄﺮ ﻟﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وإن ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﻨﻔﺚ اﻟﺴﻢ إﱃ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺔ‬ ‫ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣﺘﻰ ملﺴﺖ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ ﻋﺪوﻫﺎ ﺑﻄﺮف ﺑﻄﻨﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻮاﺋﻒ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫وﰲ ﻛﻞ وادٍ ﻣﻦ ودﻳﺎن اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻧﺮى اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﺎ ﰲ اﻟﻮادي ﻋﺪدًا‪ ،‬ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻴﺎس إﱃ اﻟﺬﻛﻮر‬ ‫واﻹﻧﺎث اﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻠﺘﻘﻲ ﻣﻌً ﺎ إﻻ ﰲ ﻓﱰات ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻨﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻊ اﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎء اﻹﻧﺎث املﺨﺼﺒﺎت‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻘﺎﻋﺪة‪ .‬وﺛﻤﺔ ﻓﺮق ﻛﺒري ﺑني اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﰲ أﺟﺴﺎﻣﻬﻦ‪ .‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﻳﺪق ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﻳﺼﻐﺮ‬ ‫ﺟﺴﻤﻪ‪ ،‬وﻳﺘﻨﺎﻫﻰ رأﺳﻪ ﰲ اﻟﻀﺂﻟﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﻴﺎس إﱃ ﺟﺴﻤﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑﻴﻨﺎ ﻳﻜﱪ ﺟﺴﻢ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‬ ‫اﻷﺧﺮى‪ ،‬وﻳﻀﺨﻢ رأﺳﻪ‪ ،‬ﻟﻴﺘﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﻣﻊ ﺣﺠﻢ ﺟﺴﻤﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪42‬‬

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‫وﰲ وادي اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﺗﺨﺘﻠﻒ أﻋﻤﺎل اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت وأﻋﺒﺎؤﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻴﻨﺎط ﺑﺒﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺑﻨﺎء اﻟﻐﺮف‬ ‫واﻷﺟﺤﺎر‪ ،‬وﻳﻨﺎط ﺑﺎﻟﺒﻌﺾ اﻵﺧﺮ ﺗﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺪﻳﺪان اﻟﺼﻐرية‪ ،‬وﻣﺎ إﱃ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻋﻤﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل اﻟﻜﺒرية اﻟﺮأس‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن ﻟﻬﺎ ﻗﺮوﻧًﺎ ﻗﻮﻳﺔ‪ ،‬وﻣﻦ ﺳﻮادﻫﺎ ﻳﺘﺄﻟﻒ ﺟﻴﺶ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‬ ‫اﻟﺬي ﻳﺤﻤﻲ اﻟﻮادي ﻣﻦ ﻏﺎرة املﻌﺘﺪﻳﻦ‪ .‬وﻗﺪ أﻃﻠﻖ ﻋﲆ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻔﺌﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ اﺳﻢ‪ :‬اﻟﺠﻨﻮد‪.‬‬ ‫وﻫﻲ ﺗﻘﻮم ﺑﺤﺮوب واﻧﺘﺼﺎرات راﺋﻌﺔ ﻋﲆ أﻋﺪاﺋﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﺗﺄﺗﻲ ﺑﺎﻷﴎى إﱃ وادﻳﻬﺎ ﻓﺘﺴﺘﻌﺒﺪﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫وﺗﺮﻫﻘﻬﺎ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺤﺘﺎج إﻟﻴﻪ ﰲ وادﻳﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻋﻤﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫وﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﻐﺬاﺋﻲ ﻟﻠﻨﻤﻞ‪ ،‬ﺳﻮاء ﰲ ذﻟﻚ اﻷﻃﻔﺎل اﻟﻨﺎﺷﺌﻮن واﻟﺸﻴﻮخ اﻟﻔﺎﻧﻮن‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫اﺧﺘﻼﻓﺎ ﻋﻈﻴﻤً ﺎ‪ .‬وﻻ ﻳﺸﺬ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻘﺎﻋﺪة إﻻ أﻓﺮاد ﻏﺎﻳﺔ ﰲ اﻟﻨﺪرة‪ ،‬ﻻ ﺗﺒﺎﱄ أن ﺗﺄﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﺗﻠﻘﺎه ﰲ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻋﺸﺎب واملﻮاد اﻟﺤﻴﻮاﻧﻴﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻣﻬﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ أﻣﺮ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن ﻓﻢ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ — ﺑﻄﺒﻴﻌﺔ ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻨﻪ — ﻻ ﻳﺴﻤﺢ ﻟﻬﺎ أن ﺗﺘﻐﺬى‬ ‫ﺑﻐري اﻷﻃﻌﻤﺔ اﻟﺴﺎﺋﻠﺔ — أو ﻧﺼﻒ اﻟﺴﺎﺋﻠﺔ — اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻠﻌﻘﻬﺎ‪ ،‬أو ﺗﻤﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻟﺴﺎﻧﻬﺎ ﺣﺘﻰ‬ ‫ﺗﻠﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﺛﻤﺔ ﻻ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ أن ﺗﺄﻛﻞ اﻷﻃﻌﻤﺔ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﺪة‪ .‬وﻗﺼﺎرى ﻣﺎ ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻪ ﺑﻬﺎ أن ﺗﻤﺰﻗﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﻔﻜﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﺗﻤﺘﺺ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺤﺘﻮﻳﻪ — ﰲ أﺛﻨﺎﺋﻬﺎ — ﻣﻦ ﻋﺼري‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ أﺷﻬﻰ ﻏﺬاء ﺗﺆﺛﺮه اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ أﺣﺸﺎء اﻟﻘﻨﺎﺋﺺ ذات اﻟﻌﺼري‪ ،‬واﻟﻠﺤﻮم اﻟﻄﺮﻳﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ورﺣﻴﻖ اﻷزﻫﺎر‪ ،‬وﻟﺐ اﻟﻔﻮاﻛﻪ اﻟﻨﺎﺿﺠﺔ املﺸﻘﻘﺔ‪ ،‬واملﻮاد اﻟﻌﺴﻠﻴﺔ واﻟﻠﺰﺟﺔ‪ ،‬واﻷﴍﺑﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫واﻟﺴﻜﺮ ﻋﲆ اﺧﺘﻼف أﻧﻮاﻋﻪ‪ ،‬وﻣﺎ إﱃ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ أﻟﻮان اﻷﻏﺬﻳﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺰاﻳﺎ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫وﻟﻘﺪ ﻟﻔﺘﺖ ﻣﺰاﻳﺎ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ — ﻣﻨﺬ أﻗﺪم اﻟﻌﺼﻮر — ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜني اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻋﻨﻮا ﺑﺪراﺳﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻴﻮان واﻟﺤﴩات‪ ،‬واﺳﱰﻋﺖ اﻧﺘﺒﺎﻫﻬﻢ‪ ،‬وآﻳﺔ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﺎ ورد ﰲ اﻷﻗﻮال املﺄﺛﻮرة ﻋﻦ اﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎء‬ ‫واﻟﻔﻼﺳﻔﺔ اﻷﻗﺪﻣني ﰲ اﻟﻌﺼﻮر اﻟﻐﺎﺑﺮة اﻟﺴﺤﻴﻘﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﻘﺪ ﺗﺠﲆ إﻋﺠﺎﺑﻬﻢ ﺑﻤﺰاﻳﺎ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫وإﻛﺒﺎرﻫﻢ ﻣﻮاﻫﺒﻪ واﻓﺘﺘﺎﻧﻬﻢ ﺑﻤﺜﺎﺑﺮﺗﻪ وﺟﻠﺪه‪ ،‬وﻗﺪرﺗﻪ ﻋﲆ اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‪ ،‬وذﻛﺎﺋﻪ‪ ،‬وﻣﺎ أﻟﻬﻤﻪ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺗﻌﺮف ﺑﻌﻀﻪ ً‬ ‫ﺑﻌﻀﺎ‪ ،‬وﺗﺒﴫه وﺑﺮاﻋﺘﻪ ﰲ دﻗﺎﺋﻖ اﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ‪ ،‬واﺿﻄﻼﻋﻪ ﺑﺠﻼﺋﻞ اﻷﻋﻤﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫وﻗﺪ ﻧﻮﱠه »ﺷﻴﴩون« — ﰲ اﻟﻌﺎم اﻟﺴﺎدس ﺑﻌﺪ املﺎﺋﺔ ﻗﺒﻞ املﻴﻼد — ﺑﻬﺬه املﻴﺰات‬ ‫اﻟﺒﺎﻫﺮة‪ ،‬وﺳﺎر ﻋﲆ ﻣﻨﻬﺎﺟﻪ ﻛﺜري ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء‪ ،‬وأﻗﻨﻌﺘﻬﻢ ﺑﻬﺬه اﻟﺤﻘﺎﺋﻖ ﺑﺤﻮﺛﻬﻢ اﻟﺼﺎدﻗﺔ‬ ‫املﻮﺛﻮق ﺑﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﺗﺠﺎرﺑﻬﻢ اﻟﺘﻲ أﺟﺮوﻫﺎ ﰲ اﻟﻘﺮون املﺘﻌﺎﻗﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ أﺻﺒﺤﻨﺎ اﻟﻴﻮم ﻧﺆﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺑﺼﺪق ﻫﺬه املﺰاﻳﺎ إﻳﻤﺎﻧًﺎ ً‬ ‫وﺛﻴﻘﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺘﴪب إﻟﻴﻪ اﻟﺸﻚ‪ ،‬وﻧﻜﱪ ذﻛﺎء اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ وذاﻛﺮﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﻌﺠﻴﺒﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫‪43‬‬

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‫ً‬ ‫ﺑﻌﻀﺎ‪ ،‬وﺗﺒﺎدل املﺮاﺳﻼت ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬واﻟﺘﻜﺎﺗﻒ ﻋﲆ أداء‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻬﺪﻳﻬﺎ إﱃ ﺗﻌﺮف ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻮاﺟﺒﺎت واﻟﻔﺮوض املﺸﱰﻛﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻀﻄﻠﻊ ﺑﻬﺎ ﺟﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎﻛﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫وﺗﻌﻴﺶ أﴎاب اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻛﻠﻬﺎ — إذا اﺳﺘﺜﻨﻴﻨﺎ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺷﻮاذ ﻧﺎدرة — ﰲ ﻣﺴﺎﻛﻦ ﻣﺸﱰﻛﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﻄﻠﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ اﺳﻢ‪ :‬وادي اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‪ ،‬وﻫﻲ — ﻋﲆ اﻷﻏﻠﺐ اﻷﻋﻢ — ﻣﺆﻟﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻃﺒﻘﺎت ﻋﺪة‪ ،‬ذات‬ ‫أروﻗﺔ‪ ،‬وﻏﺮف ﻟﻠﺘﻬﻮﻳﺔ‪ ،‬وﻏﺮف ﻟﻠﻔﻘﺲ وﺗﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﻟﺒﻴﺾ واﻟﻌﺬارى‪ ،‬وﰲ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻷﺣﺎﻳني ﺗﺮى‬ ‫ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﺨﺎزن ﻟﻠﺰاد‪.‬‬ ‫وﻗﺪ ﻗﺮر أﺣﺪ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﻋﺎم ‪ ١٨٨٥‬ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﻋﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‪ ،‬ﻣﺎ ﻳﲇ‪:‬‬ ‫إن ﻓﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل — ﰲ ﺑﻨﺎء ﻣﺴﺎﻛﻨﻬﺎ — ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺑﺎﺧﺘﻼف أﺟﻨﺎﺳﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن ﻟﻜﻞ ﻧﻮع‬ ‫ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻪ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﰲ ﺑﻨﺎء ﺑﻴﺘﻪ وﺗﻨﺴﻴﻘﻪ‪ .‬وﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ اﻟﻌني املﺠﺮدة داﺋﻤً ﺎ‬ ‫أن ﺗﻤﻴﺰ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ‪ ،‬اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺤﻔﺮ اﻟﻐﺮف واﻷروﻗﺔ واملﺴﺎﻛﻦ‪ .‬وﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﱰﻋﻲ‬ ‫اﻻﻧﺘﺒﺎه‪ :‬ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺔ املﻬﻨﺪس اﻟﺬﻛﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‪ ،‬وﻃﺮاﺋﻘﻪ ﰲ ﻫﻨﺪﺳﺔ اﻟﺒﻴﻮت‪ ،‬وﻫﻲ‬ ‫ﺗﺨﺎﻟﻒ ﻃﺮاﺋﻖ اﻟﻴﻌﺎﺳﻴﺐ واﻟﻨﺤﻞ ﰲ ﺑﻨﺎء ﺧﻼﻳﺎﻫﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﺈن ﻣﻬﻨﺪﳼ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻻ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺎملﺜﻠﺚ واﻟﺒﻴﻜﺎر‪ ،‬وﻻ ﺗﻌﻨﻰ ﺑﻘﻴﺎس اﻟﺨﻄﻮط املﺴﺘﻘﻴﻤﺔ واﻟﺰواﻳﺎ‪ .‬ﺑﻞ ﻫﻲ ﺗﻌﻤﺪ‬ ‫إﱃ ﻣﺴﺎﻳﺮة ﻣﻴﻠﻬﺎ وإﻟﻬﺎﻣﻬﺎ‪ ،‬واﻻﺳﺘﺴﻼم ﻟﻐﺮﻳﺰﺗﻬﺎ واﺑﺘﻜﺎرﻫﺎ‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﺗﺮﺗﺠﻞ —‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﻓﻮرﻫﺎ — ﻧﻈﺎم اﻟﺒﻴﺖ اﻟﺬي ﺗﺴﻜﻨﻪ‪ ،‬وﺗﻨﺸﺌﻪ ﻣﺒﺘﺪﻋً ﺎ ﻋﲆ ﻏري ﻧﻬﺞ ﻣﺮﺳﻮم‪،‬‬ ‫أو ﺧﻄﺔ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬أو ﻫﻨﺪﺳﺔ ﻣﻘﺮرة‪ .‬وﺛﻤﺔ ﻧﺮى ﻏﺮﻓﻬﺎ وأروﻗﺘﻬﺎ ودﻫﺎﻟﻴﺰﻫﺎ‬ ‫وﴎادﻳﺒﻬﺎ ﻛﺜرية اﻟﺘﻨﻮع‪ ،‬ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ اﻷوﺿﺎع‪ ،‬ﻣﺘﺒﺎﻳﻨﺔ اﻷﺷﻜﺎل‪ .‬وﻟﻜﻦ ﻣﺠﻤﻮع‬ ‫اﻟﺒﻨﺎء‪ ،‬ﻋﲆ اﺧﺘﻼف ﻃﺮاﺋﻘﻪ وﺧﻄﻄﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣﻄﺒﻮع ﻋﲆ اﻟﺪﻗﺔ واﻟﺘﻨﺎﺳﻖ‪ .‬وﻫﻮ ﻳﻨﻢ‬ ‫— ﰲ ﻛﻞ أوﺿﺎﻋﻪ — ﻋﲆ ﻋﺒﻘﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﺒﺘﻜﺮﻳﻪ‪ ،‬وﺣﺬﻗﻬﻢ ﰲ اﻟﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ‪ ،‬وﺗﻔﻨﻨﻬﻢ ﰲ‬ ‫أﺳﺎﻟﻴﺒﻬﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وإن دﻫﺸﺘﻚ ﻟﺘﺸﺘﺪ‪ ،‬وﻳﺘﻌﺎﻇﻤﻚ اﻟﻌﺠﺐ‪ ،‬ﺣني ﺗﻨﻌﻢ اﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﰲ أﺳﺎﻟﻴﺐ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐريات ﰲ ﺑﻨﺎء اﻟﺒﻴﻮت‪ ،‬واﺳﺘﻌﺪادﻫﺎ اﻟﺪاﺧﲇ‪ ،‬وﺗﻨﻮع اﻟﻄﺮق واملﻌﺪات اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻠﺠﺄ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ؛‬ ‫إذ ﺗﺤﻔﺮ أروﻗﺘﻬﺎ ﺗﺤﺖ اﻷرض‪ ،‬وﺗﻮﺻﻠﻬﺎ ﺑﺴﻄﺤﻬﺎ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻓﺘﺤﺔ ﺗﻌﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬أو ﻋﺪة ﻓﺘﺤﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫وﻗﺪ ﺗﻨﺘﻬﺰ ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﺳﺎﻧﺤﺔ ﻟﺒﻨﺎء وادﻳﻬﺎ ﺗﺤﺖ ﺻﺨﺮة ﻣﻨﺒﺴﻄﺔ ﺗﺘﺤﺼﻦ ﺑﻬﺎ‪ .‬ورﺑﻤﺎ أﻧﺸﺄت‬ ‫ﻋﲆ ﺑﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﻗﺒﺔ أو ﺗﻠﺔ أو رﺑﻮة ﻣﻜﻮﻧﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻮاد ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻟﺤﺸﺎﺋﺶ اﻟﻴﺎﺑﺴﺔ وأﻋﺸﺎب‬ ‫اﻟﻨﺒﺎت وﺳﻮﻗﻪ‪ ،‬وﻣﺎ إﱃ ذﻟﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫‪44‬‬

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‫وﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﻣﺎ ﻳﺤﻔﺮ اﻟﺨﺸﺐ‪ ،‬أو ﻳﻨﻘﺸﻪ‪ ،‬وﻳﻬﻴﺊ ﻏﺮﻓﻪ! ﺑﻌﺪ أن ﻳﺼﻨﻊ ﻋﺠﻴﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﺴﺘﻌﻤﻠﻬﺎ ﰲ ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ أﻏﺮاﺿﻪ‪ ،‬ورﺑﻤﺎ ﻋﻤﺪت اﻟﻨﻤﺎل إﱃ اﺗﺨﺎذ ﺑﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﺑني اﻷﺧﺎدﻳﺪ أو اﻷﻋﺸﺎب‬ ‫املﺮﺗﻔﻌﺔ‪ ،‬أو ﰲ ﺛﻨﺎﻳﺎ أوراق اﻟﺸﺠﺮ اﻟﻜﺜﻴﻔﺔ املﻠﺘﻔﺔ‪ ،‬أو ﺛﻘﻮب اﻷﺷﺠﺎر وﻓﺠﻮاﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻴﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫وﻣﺎ إﱃ ذﻟﻚ‪ .‬وﻗﺪ ﻳﺼﻞ ارﺗﻔﺎع اﻟﺘﻼل واﻟﻜﺜﺒﺎن اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺄوي إﻟﻴﻬﺎ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‪ ،‬وﺗﺘﺨﺬ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﻴﻮﺗﻬﺎ‪ ،‬إﱃ ﻋﻠﻮ ﻣﱰ أو ﻣﱰﻳﻦ‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﻄﺮ إﱃ اﻟﻘﺎﻋﺪة‪ .‬ورﺑﻤﺎ ﺷﻴﺪت ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻌﺎت ﻣﺘﻤﺎﺛﻠﺔ‬ ‫— وإن ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ ﰲ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻌﻠﻮ — ﻋﲆ ﻃﻮل اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ أو ﻣﻮازﻳﺔ ﻟﺴﻴﺎج ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻷﻋﺸﺎب‪ .‬وﻗﺪ ﺗﻨﺸﺊ ﻣﺴﺎﻛﻨﻬﺎ ﰲ ﺛﻨﺎﻳﺎ اﻟﺼﺨﻮر املﺸﻘﻮﻗﺔ وأﺳﻮار املﻨﺎزل‪ ،‬ورﺑﻤﺎ أﻧﺸﺄﺗﻬﺎ‬ ‫داﺧﻞ اﻟﺒﻴﻮت‪ ،‬أو ﰲ ﺛﻘﻮب اﻟﺨﺸﺐ‪ ،‬أو ﰲ ﺟﺬوع اﻷﺷﺠﺎر اﻟﻘﺪﻳﻤﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗﻼﻗﺢ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫وﰲ زﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻋﺎم — ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺗﺒﻌً ﺎ ﻻﺧﺘﻼف أﻧﻮاع اﻟﻨﻤﻞ — ﻳﺨﺮج اﻟﺬﻛﻮر‬ ‫ﻣﻦ وادﻳﻬﻢ ﺟﻤﺎﻫري وﻃﻮاﺋﻒ‪ ،‬وﺗﺨﺮج اﻹﻧﺎث ﻣﺘﻬﻴﺌﺎت ﻟﻺﺧﺼﺎب ﰲ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ‪ .‬ﻓﻴﻄري‬ ‫اﻟﺬﻛﻮر ﰲ أﺛﺮﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وﻳﻠﺘﻘﻲ اﻟﻔﺮﻳﻘﺎن ﰲ اﻟﺠﻮ‪ ،‬وﻳﺘﻢ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺘﻼﻗﺢ — ﻋﺎدة — ﰲ وﻗﺖ ﺣﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫وﻣﺘﻰ ﻛﺎن اﻟﺬﻛﺮ أﻛﱪ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻧﺜﻰ ﺑﻜﺜري‪ ،‬ﻟﺠﺄ إﱃ اﻹﺧﺼﺎب ﰲ اﻟﻬﻮاء ﺣﻴﺚ ﺗﺤﻤﻠﻪ‬ ‫اﻷﻧﺜﻰ ﻋﲆ ﻇﻬﺮﻫﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﺈذا ﺗﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﺟﺴﻤﻪ وﺟﺴﻤﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﻘﺒﺾ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﻫﻲ ﻃﺎﺋﺮة‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﺗﺘﻢ ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻹﺧﺼﺎب ﻋﲆ اﻷرض‪ .‬وﻻ ﺗﻠﺒﺚ ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻠﻘﻴﺢ — ﻋﺎدة — إﻻ ﺑﻀﻊ دﻗﺎﺋﻖ‪ .‬ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﻳﺄﺗﻲ ذﻛﺮ آﺧﺮ ﻓﻴﻠﻘﺢ اﻷﻧﺜﻰ ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ ﻣﺮة أﺧﺮى‪ .‬وﻣﻬﻤﺎ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ أﻣﺮ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن اﻟﺬﻛﻮر — ﺑﻌﺪ‬ ‫أن ﺗﺘﻢ ﺗﻠﻘﻴﺢ اﻹﻧﺎث — ﺗﻈﻞ ﻫﺎﺋﻤﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﻌﺘﺴﻒ اﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻋﲆ ﻏري ﻫﺪى‪ ،‬وﻗﺪ اﻣﺘﻸت ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﻳﺄﺳﺎ‪ ،‬وأﺣﺴﺖ — ﰲ أﻋﻤﺎق ﻧﻔﺴﻬﺎ — أﻧﻬﺎ ﻗﺪ أﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﻣﺘﺒﻄﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋﺪﻳﻤﺔ اﻟﺠﺪوى‪ .‬ﺛﻢ ﻻ‬ ‫ﺗﻠﺒﺚ أن ﻳﻘﺘﻠﻬﺎ اﻟﻐﻢ واﻷﳻ‪ ،‬أو ﺗﻠﺘﻬﻤﻬﺎ اﻟﻄﻴﻮر وﺳﺒﺎع اﻟﺤﴩات!‬ ‫أﻣﺎ اﻹﻧﺎث ﻓﺘﻬﻮي إﱃ اﻷرض — ﺑﻌﺪ أن ﺗﺘﻢ ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻹﺧﺼﺎب — وﺗﻘﻄﻊ أﺟﻨﺤﺘﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻌﻴﻔﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﺗﺬﻫﺐ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﺑﺤﺜًﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬه اﻹﻧﺎث‪ ،‬ﻓﺘﺠﻤﻌﻬﺎ ذاﻫﺒﺔ ﺑﻬﺎ إﱃ وادﻳﻬﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺬي ﺧﺮﺟﺖ ﻣﻨﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫وإذا رأﻳﻨﺎ ﰲ ﻋﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﻨﺤﻞ ﻣﻠﻜﺔ واﺣﺪة ﻣﺨﺼﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈﻧﻨﺎ ﻧﺮى — ﻋﲆ اﻟﻌﻜﺲ ﻣﻦ ذﻟﻚ‬ ‫— ﰲ وادي اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻛﺜريًا ﻣﻦ اﻹﻧﺎث املﺨﺼﺒﺎت‪ ،‬ﰲ وﻗﺖ واﺣﺪ‪ ،‬وﻣﻜﺎن واﺣﺪ‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﺗﻌﻴﺶ‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﻋﲆ أﺗﻢ وﻓﺎق وأﺳﻌﺪ ﻋﻴﺶ‪ ،‬وﺗﻘﻮم اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت ﺑﺨﺪﻣﺘﻬﻦ واﻟﻌﻨﺎﻳﺔ ﺑﺄﻣﺮﻫﻦ‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ ﻏري‬ ‫أن ﺗﻤﻴﺰ واﺣﺪة ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﲆ اﻷﺧﺮى‪ .‬وﺗﻈﻞ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ — ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻠﻘﻴﺢ — ﻣﺨﺼﺒﺔ ﻃﻮل‬ ‫ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗﺤﺘﺎج إﱃ ﺗﻠﻘﻴﺢ اﻟﺬﻛﻮر ﻣﺮة أﺧﺮى‪ .‬وﺗﻈﻞ ﺛﻤﺎﻧﻲ ﺳﻨﻮات أو ﺗﺴﻌً ﺎ وﻫﻲ‬ ‫ﻗﺎدرة ﻋﲆ اﻟﺒﻴﺾ‪ ،‬داﺋﺒﺔ ﻋﲆ ﺗﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﻋﺪد املﻮاﻟﻴﺪ ﰲ ﻗﺮﻳﺔ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﺑﻼ اﻧﻘﻄﺎع‪.‬‬ ‫‪45‬‬

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‫أﻣﺎ ﺑﻴﺾ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻳﻤﺎﺛﻞ — ﻋﻨﺪ وﺿﻌﻪ — ﺣﺒﻮﺑًﺎ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ ً‬ ‫ﺑﻴﻀﺎ‪ ،‬أو ﺻﻔ ًﺮا‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫ﻏﺎﻣﻘﺔ اﻟﻠﻮن‪ ،‬وﻣﺘﻰ وﺿﻌﺘﻪ اﻹﻧﺎث املﺨﺼﺒﺎت ﺟﺎءت اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت ﻓﺠﻤﻌﺘﻪ ورﺗﺒﺘﻪ أﻛﻮاﻣً ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻐرية‪ .‬وﻻ ﺗﻔﺘﺄ ﺗﻠﻌﻘﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻜﱪ ﺣﺠﻢ اﻟﺒﻴﺾ — ﺑﻔﻀﻞ ﻋﻨﺎﻳﺘﻬﺎ — وﻳﺸﻒ ﻟﻮﻧﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ‬ ‫ﻳﻔﻘﺲ‪ ،‬ﻓﺘﺨﺮج ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺑﻴﻀﺔ دودة‪ .‬وﻫﺬه اﻟﺪﻳﺪان ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ اﻷﺷﻜﺎل ﺗﺒﻌً ﺎ ﻷﻧﻮاﻋﻬﺎ‪ .‬وﻟﻜﻨﻬﺎ‬ ‫— ﻋﲆ ﺗﺒﺎﻳﻦ أﺟﻨﺎﺳﻬﺎ — ﻋﻤﻲ ﺑﻴﺾ‪ ،‬ﰲ ﺟﺴﻢ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ اﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﴩ ﺣ ٍّﺰا‪ ،‬ﺗﺒﺪو ﻟﻠﻔﺎﺣﺺ‬ ‫املﺘﺄﻣﻞ‪ ،‬ورأﺳﻬﺎ أﺻﻐﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺴﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﻜﺜري‪ ،‬وﻫﻮ ﻣﺎﺋﻞ إﱃ اﻷﻣﺎم‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ ﻗﺴﻤﻬﺎ اﻷﻋﲆ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ ﺿﻴﻖ ﻣﻘﻮس ﻳﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﺑﻄﺮف دﻗﻴﻖ‪ .‬وأﻣﺎ أﺳﻔﻞ ﺟﺴﻤﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺘﺪﻳﺮ ﻣﻨﺘﻔﺦ ً‬ ‫ﻗﻠﻴﻼ‪ .‬وﻟﻴﺲ ﰲ اﺳﺘﻄﺎﻋﺔ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺪﻳﺪان أن ﺗﺘﻐﺬى إﻻ إذا ﺗﻌﻬﺪﺗﻬﺎ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺬاء‪ ،‬وﻧﻔﺜﺖ ﰲ أﻓﻮاﻫﻬﺎ ﻋﺼريًا ﻣﻐﺬﻳًﺎ ﻣﻤﺎ ﺗﺪﺧﺮه ﰲ ﺑﻴﻮﺗﻬﺎ ﻟﻬﺬه اﻟﺬراري اﻟﻨﺎﺷﺌﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻻ ﺗﻘﺘﴫ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت ﻋﲆ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻘﺪر ﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻨﺎﻳﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﻞ ﺗﺰﻳﺪ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺘﻌﻨﻰ ﺑﺘﻨﻈﻴﻒ‬ ‫ﻫﺬه اﻟﺪﻳﺪان‪ ،‬وﻧﻘﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻜﺎن إﱃ آﺧﺮ ﰲ أرﺟﺎء اﻟﻮادي‪ ،‬ﰲ اﻷوﻗﺎت املﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻬﺎر‪،‬‬ ‫ﻟﺘﻘﻴﻬﺎ ﻏﻮاﺋﻞ اﻟﱪد واﻟﺮﻃﻮﺑﺔ‪ ،‬وﺗﻌﺮﺿﻬﺎ ﻷﺷﻌﺔ اﻟﺸﻤﺲ اﻟﺤﺎرة اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻜﺴﺐ أﺟﺴﺎدﻫﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﻴﺎة واﻟﻘﻮة‪.‬‬ ‫وﻣﺘﻰ اﺟﺘﺎزت اﻟﺪﻳﺪان دور اﻟﻨﻤﻮ‪ ،‬اﺳﺘﺤﺎﻟﺖ إﱃ ﻋﺬارى‪ .‬وﻟﻦ ﺗﺘﻢ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺪور ﻗﺒﻞ أن‬ ‫ﺗﻨﻘﴤ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻓﱰة ﺗﺘﻔﺎوت ﺑني ﺷﻬﺮ وﺗﺴﻌﺔ أﺷﻬﺮ‪ .‬ﻓﺈذا ﺗﻢ ﻧﻤﺎؤﻫﺎ ﻇﻬﺮ ﺟﺴﻤﻬﺎ ﻋﺎرﻳًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﻣﻠﻔﻮﻓﺎ ﰲ ﻗﴩة ﺣﺮﻳﺮﻳﺔ‪ .‬ﺗﺤﻮي — ﰲ أﺛﻨﺎﺋﻬﺎ — ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺤﴩات ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫أو‬ ‫ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ‫وﺟﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﻤﻞ — ﰲ أﻏﻠﺐ ﺣﺎﻻﺗﻬﺎ — ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺎت ﺑﺴﻴﻄﺔ ﻣﺆﻟﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ أﻓﺮاد ﻣﺘﻤﺎﺛﻠني‪ .‬ورﺑﻤﺎ‬ ‫رأﻳﺖ أﻓﺮادًا ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻣﺘﺒﻄﻠني ﻻ ﺻﻨﺎﻋﺔ ﻟﻬﻢ‪ ،‬وﻻ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻳﺸﻐﻠﻬﻢ‪ ،‬وﻟﻴﺲ ﰲ ﻗﺪرﺗﻬﻢ أن‬ ‫ﻳﺴﻬﻤﻮا — ﻣﻊ أﺑﻨﺎء ﺟﻨﺴﻬﻢ — ﰲ اﻻﺿﻄﻼع ﺑﻌﺐء ﻣﻦ اﻷﻋﺒﺎء‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻢ ﻻ ﻳﻜﻠﻔﻮن أﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﺎء اﻟﺒﻨﺎء أو ﺗﻌﻬﺪ اﻟﺪﻳﺪان ﺑﺎﻟﱰﺑﻴﺔ‪ .‬وﻗﺪ ﻳﺸﺘﺪ ﺑﻬﻢ اﻟﻌﺠﺰ واﻟﻘﺼﻮر‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻌﺠﺰوا‬ ‫ﻋﻦ ﺗﻐﺬﻳﺔ أﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ‪ .‬وﺛﻤﺔ ﻧﺸﺄت ﺣﺎﺟﺘﻬﻢ إﱃ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪات وﺧﺎدﻣﺎت ﻳﻘﻤﻦ ﺑﺄداء اﻷﻋﻤﺎل‬ ‫املﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﰲ وادي اﻟﻨﻤﻞ وﻣﺴﺎﻛﻨﻪ‪ .‬وﻗﺪ ﺣﻔﺰﺗﻬﻢ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ اﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪة املﻠﺤﺔ إﱃ اﻹﻏﺎرة‪،‬‬ ‫ﻟﺠﻠﺐ اﻷﴎى واﺳﺘﻌﺒﺎد اﻷرﻗﺎء‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﻻ ﺗﺄﻟﻮ — ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ذﻟﻚ — ﺟﻬﺪًا‪ ،‬وﺗﻌﻨﻒ وﺗﺸﺘﺪ‬ ‫ﰲ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻖ رﻏﺒﺎﺗﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﺘﺴﺘﻮﱄ ﻋﲆ اﻟﻌﺬارى‪ ،‬وﺗﻐري ﻋﲆ اﻟﺪﻳﺪان اﻟﺘﻲ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺨﺮج ﺑﻌﺪ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻏﻼﻓﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﺘﻨﻘﻠﻬﺎ إﱃ ﻣﺴﺎﻛﻨﻬﺎ‪ .‬وﻻ ﻳﻠﺒﺚ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ اﻟﺼﻐري أن ﻳﺨﺮج ﻣﻦ ﻗﺸﻮره‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﻳﺼﺒﺢ‬ ‫ﻃﻮع إرادة ﺳﺎدﺗﻪ املﻐريﻳﻦ‪ ،‬وﻳﻠﺒﻲ أواﻣﺮﻫﻢ ورﻏﺒﺎﺗﻬﻢ ﺑﻼ ﺗﺮدد‪ ،‬ﻣﻦ ﻏري أن ﻳﻌﺮف أﻧﻪ‬ ‫ﻗﺪ ﻗﺴﻢ ﻟﻪ أن ﻳﻜﻮن ﻓﺮﻳﺴﺔ اﻋﺘﺪاء اﻟﺠﺎﺋﺮﻳﻦ‪ ،‬وﺟﺸﻊ املﺴﺘﺒﺪﻳﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫‪46‬‬

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‫وﻫﺬه اﻟﻄﺎﺋﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﻐﺮﻳﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳﺮوي ﻟﻨﺎ اﻟﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ ﻏﺮاﺋﺐ‬ ‫ﺧﻄرية‪ ،‬وﻳﺤﺪﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺠﺎﺋﺐ اﻟﺒﻴﻮﻏﺮاﻓﻴﺔ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺒﺪه اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜني اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳﻄﻠﻘﻮن ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‬ ‫»ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﻤﻞ املﺨﺘﻠﻄﺔ«‪ .‬وإﻧﻤﺎ أﺳﻤﻮﻫﺎ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‪ ،‬ﻷﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﺆﻟﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺮؤﺳﺎء وأﺗﺒﺎﻋﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫اﻷرﻗﺎء املﺴﺘﻌﺒﺪﻳﻦ‪ ،‬ﺣﻴﺚ ﻳﻌﻴﺸﻮن ﰲ وادﻳﻬﻢ ﻋﲆ أﺗﻢ وﻓﺎق‪.‬‬ ‫وﺗﺮى ﰲ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﻮادي — ﻋﺎدة — ﻧﻤﻠﺔ أو ﺟﻤﻬﺮة ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل املﺨﺼﺒﺎت‪ .‬وإﱃ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻬﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت‪ ،‬ﻓﺈذا ﺣﺎن ﻓﺼﻞ اﻟﻨﺘﺎج رأﻳﺖ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل املﺨﺼﺒﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺠﻨﺴني ﻛﻠﻴﻬﻤﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌﺔ املﺴﺘﻌﺒﺪة‪ ،‬ﻓﻠﻴﺴﺖ ﻋﲆ اﻟﺤﻘﻴﻘﺔ — إﻻ ﻋﺎﻣﻼت‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻫﻢ ﻟﻬﺎ إﻻ‬ ‫ﺧﺪﻣﺔ اﻟﻨﻮع‪ ،‬واﻟﺘﻔﺎﻧﻲ ﰲ أداء ﻣﺎ ﺗﺤﺘﻤﻪ املﺼﻠﺤﺔ‪ ،‬وﺗﻮﺟﻴﻪ ﻧﺸﺎﻃﻬﺎ وﻣﻬﺎرﺗﻬﺎ إﱃ ﺧري‬ ‫ﻫﺬه املﺴﺘﻌﻤﺮة‪ ،‬وﺧﺪﻣﺔ اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﻨﻤﻠﻴﺔ‪ ،‬دون أن ﻳﻜﻮن ﻟﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﰲ ذﻟﻚ ﻛﻠﻪ أي ﻧﻔﻊ ذاﺗﻲ‬ ‫ﺗﺼﻴﺒﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬه اﻟﺠﻤﺎﻋﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻟﻠﻨﻤﻞ ﺻﻼت وﺛﻴﻘﺔ ﺑﺒﻌﺾ اﻟﺤﴩات‪ .‬ﺳﻮاء ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﻴﺶ ﰲ وادﻳﻪ‪ ،‬وﻣﺎ ﻳﺬﻫﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻟﻠﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻨﻪ ﰲ ﺧﺎرج اﻟﻮادي‪ ،‬وﻟﻌﻞ أﺣﺐ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺤﴩات اﻟﺨﺎرﺟﻴﺔ إﱃ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ‪ ،‬ﻫﻲ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﺳﺎﺋﻼ ﺳﻜﺮﻳٍّﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳﺮى ﻓﻴﻪ أﺷﻬﻰ ﻃﻌﺎم ﻳﺤﺒﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﱪاﻏﻴﺚ‪ ،‬اﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻤﺘﺺ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻣﻦ أﺟﺴﺎدﻫﺎ‬ ‫وﻳﺆﺛﺮه ﻋﲆ ﻛﻞ ﻏﺬاء!‬ ‫آراء ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜني‬ ‫وﻳﻘﻮل ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜني اﻟﺜﻘﺎت‪ :‬إن اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻻ ﻳﺨﺰن ﻣﺆوﻧﺔ ﻟﻪ‪ ،‬وإﻧﻪ ﻳﻬﻠﻚ ﰲ أوﻗﺎت اﻟﱪد‬ ‫اﻟﻘﺎرس أو ﻳﻨﺘﻔﺦ‪ ،‬وﻳﻘﺮر آﺧﺮون ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﻜﻤﺎء ﻋﻜﺲ ﻫﺬا‪ ،‬وﻗﺪ وﺻﻔﻮا ﻫﺬه اﻟﺤﴩة‬ ‫— ﻣﻨﺬ أﻗﺪم اﻟﻌﺼﻮر اﻟﺴﺤﻴﻘﺔ — ﺑﺄﻧﻬﺎ رﻣﺰ اﻟﺘﺒﴫ‪ ،‬وﻣﺜﺎل اﻻدﺧﺎر‪ .‬وﰲ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﻼم‬ ‫ﺗﻨﺎﻗﺾ ﰲ ﻇﺎﻫﺮه‪ ،‬وإن ﻛﺎن ﻣﻦ اﻟﺴﻬﻞ ﻋﲆ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺚ أن ﻳﻮﻓﻖ ﺑني ﻫﺬه اﻟﻨﻘﺎﺋﺾ‪ ،‬وﻳﻮاﺋﻢ‬ ‫ﺑﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻻﺧﺘﻼف أﻧﻮاع اﻟﻨﻤﻞ وأﺟﻨﺎﺳﻪ‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن ﻣﺎ ﻳﺼﺪق ﻋﲆ ﻓﺌﺔ ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳﺼﺪق‬ ‫ﻋﲆ ﻏريﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻧﻮاع‪ .‬ﻓﻠﻴﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ إﱃ اﻟﺸﻚ ﰲ أن ﻧﻤﺎل املﻨﺎﻃﻖ اﻟﻘﻄﺒﻴﺔ واملﻨﺎﻃﻖ‬ ‫املﻌﺘﺪﻟﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﺨﺎﻟﻒ ﻧﻤﺎل املﻨﺎﻃﻖ اﻟﺤﺎرة أﺷﺪ اﻻﺧﺘﻼف‪.‬‬ ‫وإن اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺚ املﺘﺄﻣﻞ ﰲ ﻃﺒﺎﺋﻊ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻟﻴﺠﺪ — ﻋﲆ اﻟﺤﻘﻴﻘﺔ — أﻧﻮاﻋً ﺎ ﻣﻨﻪ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ‪:‬‬ ‫»اﻟﻨﻤﺎل اﻟﺤﺎﺻﺪة«‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﻗﺎدرة ﻋﲆ ﺗﺤﻤﻞ اﻟﱪد اﻟﻘﺎرس‪ ،‬واﻟﺴﻌﻲ إﱃ رزﻗﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﺟﻠﺐ‬ ‫ﻣﺆوﻧﺘﻬﺎ ﰲ اﻟﺸﺘﺎء‪ ،‬ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺮى ذﻟﻚ ﰲ ﺟﻨﻮب أورﺑﺎ‪ .‬ﻓﺈن ﻫﻨﺎك ﻧﻮﻋني‪ ،‬ﻳﻜﺪﺳﺎن ﰲ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻮادي ﻣﺎ ﻳﺪﺧﺮاﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺰاد‪ ،‬ﰲ ﻏﺮف ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗﺤﻮي ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﺒﻮب واﻟﻐﻼل واﻟﻨﺒﺎﺗﺎت ﺷﻴﺌًﺎ‬ ‫ﻛﺜريًا‪ .‬ورﺑﻤﺎ وﺟﺪ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻛﺜري ﻣﻦ ﺟﻨﻲ اﻟﺤﻘﻮل واﻟﺤﺪاﺋﻖ‪ ،‬ﻟﺘﻜﻮن زادًا ﻟﻠﻨﻤﻞ ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫‪47‬‬

‫ﻣُﺨﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ُ‬ ‫ﻣﺎز ٍن‬ ‫ﺮات أ ُ ﱢم ِ‬

‫اﻟﻨﻤﻞ واﻟﺤﺮارة‬ ‫وﻗﺪ ﻛﺘﺐ أﺣﺪ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء أن أول ﻣﺎ ﻳﻤﺘﺎز ﺑﻪ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ — ﻣﻦ اﻟﻮﺟﻬﺔ اﻟﺠﻐﺮاﻓﻴﺔ — اﺗﺴﺎع‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎﻛﻨﻪ‪ ،‬وﺗﻌﺪد ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺎﺗﻪ‪ ،‬وﺗﻨﻮع ﻓﺮﻗﻪ‪ .‬وأن اﻟﻨﻤﻞ ﻳﻜﺜﺮ ﺗﺒﻌً ﺎ ﻻﺷﺘﺪاد اﻟﺤﺮارة‪ .‬ﻓﻜﻠﻤﺎ‬ ‫دﻧﻮت ﻣﻦ ﺧﻂ اﻻﺳﺘﻮاء‪ ،‬رأﻳﺖ ازدﻳﺎد أﻧﻮاﻋﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﻟﺘﺒﻠﻎ ﰲ املﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺤﺎرة أﻗﴡ ﺣﺪ‪ .‬وﻻ‬ ‫ﺗﻜﺎد ﺗﺼﻞ إﱃ اﻟﺪرﺟﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ واﻟﺴﺘني ﻣﻦ ﺧﻄﻮط اﻟﻌﺮض‪ ،‬ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﺨﺘﻔﻲ أﻧﻮاع اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‬ ‫ﻗﺎﻃﺒﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻗﺪ اﻫﺘﺪى اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜﻮن إﱃ ﻧﺤﻮ أﻟﻔﻲ ﻧﻮع ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﻣﻨﻬﺎ زﻫﺎء ﻣﺎﺋﺔ وﻋﴩﻳﻦ ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒًﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫وﺗﻌﻴﺶ ﰲ أورﺑﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ أﻗﺪم ﻧﻮع ﻋﺮف ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻮ اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ اﻟﺸﻘﺮاء‪ ،‬وﻫﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻜﺎد ﺗﻌﺮف ﻣﻮﻃﻨًﺎ ﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫إﻻ ﰲ اﻟﻐﺎﺑﺎت اﻟﻜﺒرية‪ .‬وﻫﺬه اﻟﻨﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺮﻳﺌﺔ ﻣﺸﺎﻛﺴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣﻴﺎﻟﺔ ﺑﻄﺒﻌﻬﺎ إﱃ اﻟﺨﺼﻮﻣﺔ واﻟﻠﺪد‪،‬‬ ‫ﻣﻐﺮﻣﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺪاء واﻟﺤﺮب‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﺗﻘﺬف ﺑﺴﻤﻬﺎ إﱃ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺔ ﺑﻌﻴﺪة‪ ،‬ﺗﺒﻠﻎ ﺳﺘني ﺳﻨﺘﻴﻤﱰًا‬ ‫ارﺗﻔﺎﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وﺛﻤﺔ ﻧﻮع آﺧﺮ ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳﺴﺘﻮﱄ ﻋﲆ ودﻳﺎن اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‪ ،‬ﺑﻌﺪ أن ﻳﻄﺮد ﺳﺎﻛﻨﻴﻬﺎ‪ .‬وﻫﻨﺎك‬ ‫ﻧﻤﺎل أﺧﺮى ﺗﻌﻴﺶ ﰲ ﺟﻮف اﻷرض‪ ،‬وﻻ ﻳﻜﺎد ﻳﻌﺮف ﻋﻦ ﻃﺒﺎﺋﻌﻬﺎ ﳾء‪.‬‬ ‫وﻫﻨﺎك ﻧﻮع ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل‪ ،‬ﻳﻌﻴﺶ ﰲ إﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﻮاﺋﻴﺔ اﻟﻐﺮﺑﻴﺔ )ﺳرياﻟﻴﻮن واﻟﻜﺎب وﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﺠﺎورﻫﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺻﻘﺎع(‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﻋﻤْ ٌﻲ ﺗﺘﺤﺎﳽ ﺿﻮء اﻟﻨﻬﺎر‪ ،‬وﺗﻜﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﻼت‪ ،‬وﻻ ﺗﺘﺨﺬ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﻣﻮﺋﻼ ﺗﺤﺖ اﻷرض ﺑﴪﻋﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﻘﺎﻣً ﺎ ﺛﺎﺑﺘًﺎ‪ ،‬وﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﻧﺰﻟﺖ ﻣﻜﺎﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬أو ﺣﻠﺖ ﻣﺤﻠﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣﻔﺮت ﻟﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻧﺎدرة‪ .‬وﻫﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻤﴚ إﻻ ﰲ اﻷﻳﺎم اﻟﻐﺎﺋﻤﺔ‪ ،‬اﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻄﻠﻊ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺷﻤﺲ‪ ،‬أو ﰲ اﻷﻣﺴﻴﺎت‬ ‫واﻟﻠﻴﺎﱄ‪ .‬وﺗﺆﻟﻒ‪ ،‬ﰲ أﺛﻨﺎء ﺳريﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻛﺘﺎﺋﺐ ﻫﺎﺋﻠﺔ‪ ،‬وﻻ ﻳﺼﺪﻫﺎ ﻋﻦ ﻏﺎﻳﺘﻬﺎ أي ﺣﺎﺋﻞ‪ ،‬وﻻ‬ ‫ﺗﺜﻨﻴﻬﺎ أي ﻋﻘﺒﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻫﺬه اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﻫﻲ ﻣﺼﺪر ﻣﻦ ﻣﺼﺎدر اﻟﺮﻋﺐ اﻟﺬي ﻳﺴﺘﻮﱄ ﻋﲆ زﻧﻮج إﻓﺮﻳﻘﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﺳﻜﺎن ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﻘﺮى‪ .‬ﻓﺈﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﻀﻄﺮﻫﻢ ﰲ أﻛﺜﺮ اﻷﺣﺎﻳني إﱃ ﻣﻐﺎدرة أﻛﻮاﺧﻬﻢ ﺣني ﺗﻐري‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ‪ .‬وﻻ ﻳﺰاﻟﻮن ﻳﺮﻗﺒﻮن اﺑﺘﻌﺎد ﻛﺘﺎﺋﺒﻬﺎ ﺑﻔﺎرغ اﻟﺼﱪ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻫﻨﺎك أﻧﻮاع أﺧﺮى ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل املﻨﺘﴩة ﰲ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ أﻧﺤﺎء اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﻻ ﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﰲ »ﻓﻠﻮرﻳﺪا«‬ ‫و»ﻛﻠﻮرادو« و»ﺗﻜﺴﺎس« و»املﻜﺴﻴﻚ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة« اﻟﺘﻲ اﺳﱰﻋﺖ ﻧﻈﺮ »دارون« ﻟﻠﻤﺮة اﻷوﱃ‪،‬‬ ‫ﰲ ﻋﺎم ‪ ،١٨٦١‬إذ ﻧﴩ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ أﺣﺪ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺎﺗﻪ اﻟﻌﺠﻴﺒﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛﻢ ﺗﻮاﱃ اﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜﻮن ﰲ درﺳﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻫﺬه اﻟﺤﴩات ﻋﺠﻴﺒﺔ ٍّ‬ ‫ﺣﻘﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻲ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ أن ﺗﺰرع اﻷرض‪ ،‬وﺗﺒﺬر اﻟﺒﺬور وﺗﺤﺼﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺰرع‪ ،‬وﺗﺰﻳﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻘﻠﻬﺎ ﻛﻞ ﻧﺒﺎت آﺧﺮ‪ ،‬ﻳﻌﻮق ﻧﻤﻮ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺒﺬور‪.‬‬ ‫‪48‬‬

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‫ﻧﻤﺎل اﻟﱪازﻳﻞ‬ ‫وﻫﻨﺎك ﻧﻤﺎل ﻣﻔﱰﺳﺔ ﺷﺘﻰ‪ ،‬ﻛﺜرية اﻷﻧﻮاع‪ ،‬ﺗﻜﺜﺮ ﰲ »اﻟﱪازﻳﻞ« و»ﺟﻮاﻧﺔ« وﺟﻤﻴﻊ أرﺟﺎء‬ ‫»أﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ اﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ«‪ ،‬وﻫﻲ رﺣﺎﻟﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑﺄوﺳﻊ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻌﻨﻴﻪ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ‪ .‬ﻓﻬﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻘﺮ ﰲ ﻣﻜﺎن‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﺻﻔﻮﻓﺎ ﻣﱰاﺻﺔ‪ .‬ورﺑﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﻌﻴﻨﻪ‪ .‬وﻫﻲ داﺋﺒﺔ اﻟﺴﻔﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻬﺔ إﱃ أﺧﺮى‪ ،‬ﻓﺈذا ﻣﺸﺖ ﺻﺎرت‬ ‫أوﻓﺪت ﻣﻦ ﻛﺘﺎﺋﺒﻬﺎ ﻓﺮﻗﺔ ﻛﺸﺎﻓﺔ ﻟﺘﺴﺘﻄﻠﻊ اﻷرﺟﺎء املﺠﺎورة‪ ،‬وﺗﺠﻮس ﺧﻼﻟﻬﺎ وﺗﻔﺘﺶ ﻛﻞ‬ ‫ﺛﻐﺮة ﻓﻴﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﻛﻞ ورﻗﺔ ﺳﺎﻗﻄﺔ‪ ،‬وﻛﻞ ﻋﻮد ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﺸﺎﺋﺶ‪ .‬ﻓﺈذا ﺗﻢ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‪ ،‬ﺑﺪأت اﻟﻐﺎرة‬ ‫ﺷﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﻋﺎﻣﺔ‪ ،‬واﻗﺘﺤﻤﺖ ﻛﺘﺎﺋﺐ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻳﺼﺎدﻓﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻬﺎ‪ ،‬وﻣﺰﻗﺖ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﱰﺿﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﰲ ﺳﺒﻴﻠﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﴩات واﻟﻌﻨﺎﻛﺐ واﻟﺪﻳﺪان‪ ،‬ورﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﺘﻜﺖ ً‬ ‫أﻳﻀﺎ ﺑﺼﻐﺎر اﻟﺜﻌﺎﺑني‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓﺈذا اﻋﱰﺿﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﺰل ﻣﺄﻫﻮل‪ ،‬اﻗﺘﺤﻤﺘﻪ ﻛﺘﻴﺒﺔ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﴩدت ﺳﻜﺎﻧﻪ ﻛﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﴩد‪ ،‬وﻟﻢ ﻳﺮوا أﻣﺎﻣﻬﻢ إﻻ اﻟﻔﺮار ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻌﺪو اﻟﺒﺎﻃﺶ املﺪﻣﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻣﻬﻤﺎ ﺗﺤﺪﺛﻪ ﻫﺬه اﻟﻨﻤﺎل اﻟﻘﻮﻳﺔ املﺘﻮﺣﺸﺔ ﻣﻦ أﴐار‪ ،‬ﻓﺈن ﻣﺎ ﻳﻨﺠﻢ ﻋﻦ إﻏﺎرﺗﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﻮاﺋﺪ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻨﴘ اﻟﺴﻜﺎن ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻜﺒﺪوه ﻣﻦ ﺧﺴﺎﺋﺮ وأﴐار‪ ،‬ﻓﻬﻲ ﺗﻔﺘﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻘﺎرب‪،‬‬ ‫واﻟﻌﻨﺎﻛﺐ‪ ،‬واﻟﺒﻌﻮض‪ ،‬واﻟﺜﻌﺎﺑني‪ ،‬واﻟﻔﺄر‪ ،‬وﻣﺎ إﱃ ذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﴩات اﻟﻀﺎرة‪ ،‬ﻓﺘﻄﻬﺮ املﻜﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺬي ﺗﺤﻞ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺗﻄﻬريًا‪ .‬وﻟﻬﺬا ﻳﺰﻋﻤﻮن أن اﻷﻫﻠني — ﰲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻫﺬه اﻷﻗﺎﻟﻴﻢ — ﻳﺮﻗﺒﻮن‬ ‫إﻏﺎرة ﻫﺬه اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ ﺑﻔﺎرغ اﻟﺼﱪ‪ .‬وﻳﻌﺪون ﻣﻘﺪﻣﻬﺎ — ﻋﲆ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ أﴐار —‬ ‫ﻧﻌﻤﺔ وﺑﺮﻛﺔ‪ ،‬وﺧريًا ﻋﻤﻴﻤً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧﻤﻞ اﻟﻌﺴﻞ‬ ‫وﻫﻨﺎك ﻧﻮع ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﻳﻌﺮف ﰲ ﺑﻼد »املﻜﺴﻴﻚ« ﺑﺎﺳﻢ‪ :‬ﻧﻤﻞ اﻟﻌﺴﻞ‪ ،‬وﻫﻮ ﻳﻌﻴﺶ ﰲ‬ ‫ودﻳﺎﻧﻪ‪ :‬ﺟﻤﺎﻋﺎت ﻣﺆﻟﻔﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺬﻛﻮر واﻹﻧﺎث واﻟﻌﺎﻣﻼت واﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠني‪ .‬وﺑﻌﻀﻪ ﻳﺸﺒﻪ — ﰲ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫اﻧﺘﻔﺎﺧﺎ ﺷﺪﻳﺪًا‪ ،‬وإﻧﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻈﻬﺮه — اﻟﻨﻤﻞ اﻟﻌﺎدي‪ ،‬واﻟﺒﻌﺾ اﻵﺧﺮ ﻳﺨﺎﻟﻔﻪ‪ ،‬ﻻﻧﺘﻔﺎخ ﺑﻄﻨﻪ‬ ‫ﻛﺎن ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﻹﻓﺮاﻃﻪ ﰲ اﻟﻐﺬاء‪.‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ ﻟﻮن ﺑﻄﻨﻪ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺷﻔﺎف ﻋﻨﱪي‪ ،‬وﻫﺬا اﻟﻨﻮع ﺑﻄﻲء اﻟﺤﺮﻛﺔ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳﻜﺎد ﻳﺘﺤﺮك ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ﻣﻠﺘﺼﻘﺎ ﺑﻌﻀﻪ ﺑﺒﻌﺾ ﺗﺤﺖ اﻷرض‪ .‬وﰲ ﺑﻄﻮن ﻫﺬه اﻟﻨﻤﺎل ﴍاب‬ ‫ﻣﻜﺎﻧﻪ‪ .‬ﻓﻬﻮ ﻳﻈﻞ ﺟﺎﻣﺪًا‬ ‫ﺳﻜﺮي‪ ،‬ﻏري ﻣﺒﻠﻮر‪ ،‬ﻳﻤﺎﺛﻞ ﻃﻌﻤﻪ اﻟﻌﻄﺮي ﻃﻌﻢ ﻋﺴﻞ اﻟﻨﺤﻞ‪ ،‬وﻳﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﻬﻨﻮد املﻜﺴﻴﻚ ﻋﲆ‬ ‫ﻫﺬا اﻟﴩاب اﻟﺴﻜﺮي‪ ،‬ﰲ ﴍاﻫﺔ ﻋﺠﻴﺒﺔ‪ ،‬وﻳﺘﺤﻠﺒﻮﻧﻪ ﰲ أﻓﻮاﻫﻬﻢ‪ ،‬ﻛﺄﺷﻬﻰ ﻏﺬاء‪ ،‬وﻳﻤﺰﺟﻮن‬ ‫ﺑﻪ ﺑﻌﺾ أﻃﻌﻤﺘﻬﻢ ﻟﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﻦ أﻓﺨﺮ أﻧﻮاع اﻟﺤﻠﻮى‪.‬‬ ‫‪49‬‬

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‫ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﺎت‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠﺔ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻟﻮْحٌ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﻼﻏ ِﺔ«‬ ‫ِﺘﺎب »ﻧَﻬْ ِﺞ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘﺎ ٌر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻛ ِ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮوا إ ِ َﱃ اَﻟﻨﱠﻤْ َﻠ ِﺔ — ِﰲ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ ﺟُ ﺜﱠﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َ‬ ‫َﴫ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻻ َ ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗُﻨَﺎ ُل ِﺑ َﻠﺤْ ِﻆ ا َ ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫— َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َدﺑ ْﱠﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْر ِﺿﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ُ‬ ‫َﺻﺒ ْﱠﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ِر ْزﻗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ :‬ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻘ ُﻞ ا َ ْﻟﺤَ ﺒ َﱠﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺴ َﻜﻨِﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗُﻌِ ﺪ َﱡﻫﺎ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ َﻘ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﱪدِ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﻔﻮ َﻟ ٌﺔ ِﺑ ِﺮ ْزﻗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ْﺮ ُز َ‬ ‫وﻗ ٌﺔ ِﺑ ِﻮ ْﻓﻘِ ﻬَ ﺎ ) َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺗَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫َوﻛ َِﻔﺎﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ(‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺳ ِ‬ ‫ْف ِﻣ ْﻦ َﴍ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ َﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ َت ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺠَ ِﺎري أ َ ْﻛﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﻋُ ْﻠ ِﻮ َﻫﺎ و َُﺳ ْﻔﻠِﻬَ ﺎ و َِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‬ ‫ﴩ ُ‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْ‬ ‫اف ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻨِﻬَ ﺎ )أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻦ(‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ اَﻟ ﱠﺮأ ْ ِس‪ِ :‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺿ َﻼ ِع ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬ ‫وَأُذُﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ َﻀﻴ َْﺖ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﻠﻘِ ﻬَ ﺎ — ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ْ‬ ‫َﺻﻔِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬

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