‫اﻷ ِﻣ ُ‬

‫ﲑ ا ْﳌ َ ْﺴ ُﺤ ُ‬
‫ﻮر‬ ‫َْ‬

‫ﺗﺄﻟﻴﻒ‬
‫ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬
‫ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻛﻴﻼﻧﻲ‬

‫اﻟﻨﺎﴍ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي‬

‫املﺸﻬﺮة ﺑﺮﻗﻢ ‪ ١٠٥٨٥٩٧٠‬ﺑﺘﺎرﻳﺦ ‪٢٠١٧ / ١ / ٢٦‬‬

‫‪ ٣‬ﻫﺎي ﺳﱰﻳﺖ‪ ،‬وﻧﺪﺳﻮر‪ ،SL4 1LD ،‬املﻤﻠﻜﺔ املﺘﺤﺪة‬

‫ﺗﻠﻴﻔﻮن‪+ ٤٤ (٠) ١٧٥٣ ٨٣٢٥٢٢ :‬‬
‫اﻟﱪﻳﺪ اﻹﻟﻜﱰوﻧﻲ‪hindawi@hindawi.org :‬‬
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‫ﱠ‬
‫إن ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻏري ﻣﺴﺌﻮﻟﺔ ﻋﻦ آراء املﺆﻟﻒ وأﻓﻜﺎره‪ ،‬وإﻧﻤﺎ ﱢ‬
‫ﻳﻌﱪ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻋﻦ آراء ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻪ‪.‬‬

‫ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ اﻟﻐﻼف‪ :‬أﺣﻤﺪ رﺣﻤﻲ‪.‬‬

‫اﻟﱰﻗﻴﻢ اﻟﺪوﱄ‪٩٧٨ ١ ٥٢٧٣ ١٩٤٤ ٨ :‬‬

‫ﺻﺪر ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻋﺎم ‪١٩٦٠‬‬
‫ﺻﺪر ﻋﻦ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻫﻨﺪاوي ﻋﺎم ‪٢٠٢٠‬‬

‫ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺘﺼﻤﻴﻢ ﻫﺬا اﻟﻜﺘﺎب وﺻﻮرة اﻟﻐﻼف ُﻣ َﺮ ﱠﺧﺼﺔ ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ رﺧﺼﺔ‬
‫املﺸﺎع اﻹﺑﺪاﻋﻲ‪ :‬ﻧ َ ْﺴﺐُ ا ُملﺼﻨﱠﻒ‪-‬ﻏري ﺗﺠﺎري‪-‬ﻣﻨﻊ اﻻﺷﺘﻘﺎق‪ ،‬اﻹﺻﺪار ‪ .٤٫٠‬ﺟﻤﻴﻊ اﻟﺤﻘﻮق‬
‫اﻷﺧﺮى ذات اﻟﺼﻠﺔ ﺑﻬﺬا اﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺧﺎﺿﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﻠﻜﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫‪7‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ‬ ‫اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬

‫‪9‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع وَا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﱪَ ُة‬ ‫ﱢ‬
‫‪17‬‬ ‫َﺎت ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٌ‬
‫‪23‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ‬ ‫اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫‪27‬‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ‬
‫‪33‬‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺎﺋِﻬَ ُﺔ‬
‫‪37‬‬ ‫ِﺳﻮَا ُر ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة‬
‫‪43‬‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫‪49‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ْاﻷَﺣْ َﻼ ِم‬
‫‪55‬‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ ُ ﱢم وَا ْﻟ َﻮ َﻟ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﺑْ َ‬
‫‪59‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ُة ﱢ‬
‫‪63‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ُة ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﱪَ ِة‬
‫‪69‬‬ ‫اﺟْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ٌع ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﺄ ْ ٍس‬
‫‪73‬‬ ‫ض َوﺗَ ْﻀﺤِ ﻴ ٌَﺔ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﺮ ٌ‬
‫‪81‬‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ُس‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ ﱠ ِ‬
‫‪87‬‬ ‫َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‬
‫‪93‬‬ ‫ُﻣ ْﺰﻋِﺠَ ٌ‬
‫ﺎت‬
‫‪99‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‬
‫‪105‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة‬ ‫ُوق ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ُ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫‪109‬‬ ‫َﺎت ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ٌﺔ‬ ‫ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٌ‬

‫‪115‬‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْﱤ‬
‫‪121‬‬ ‫ات‬‫ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َر ٌ‬

‫‪127‬‬ ‫ﺎدِع‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ و ﱠ‬

‫َاﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬
‫‪129‬‬ ‫ﺿﻴَﺎ ُع ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﺗَ ِﻢ‬ ‫َ‬
‫‪135‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐُ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫َ‬
‫‪141‬‬ ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق‬ ‫ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫‪149‬‬ ‫و ََﻓﺎءُ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬
‫‪155‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻤَ ُﺔ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫‪161‬‬ ‫َﺧﺎﺗِﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‬
‫‪167‬‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ْاﻷ َ ْو ِﻓﻴَﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫‪173‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ٌة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‬
‫‪179‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻦ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬
‫‪185‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺔ‬ ‫َﺧﺎﺗِﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬

‫‪6‬‬
‫اﻟﺼ ِﻐ ُ‬
‫ﲑ‬ ‫اﻟﺪ ﱡب ﱠ‬
‫ﱡ‬
 ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع َوا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﱪ ُة‬ ‫ﱢ‬

‫ْﺿﺎءِ‬ ‫ﺿﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺸ ًﺔ َﻫﺎدِ ﺋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِوﻳ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ‪ 1‬ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ﻋِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َ‬
‫ﺎس وَﺟَ َﻠﺒَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﴤ و َْﻗﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﻔ ِﺮ َد ًة؛ َﻻ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐﻠُﻬَ ﺎ َﻏ ْريُ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳُ ْﺆﻧ ُِﺴﻬَ ﺎ َﻏ ْريُ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َﺧﺎدِ ﻣَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَﺘﱠ ِﺼ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﺠريَاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﺢُ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺰﻳَﺎ َر ِة أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﺐ‪.‬‬‫َاﻟﱰﺗ ِ‬‫د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗُﻬَ ﺎ — ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ — ِﻣﺜ َ ًﺎﻻ ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ ﻟِﻠﻨﱢﻈﺎ ِم و َْاﻷَﻧ َ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ و ﱠ ْ‬
‫ﺒﺎب ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻬَ ﺎ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻘ ُ‬
‫َﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﺑ ََﻘ َﺮ ٌة َﺳ ِﻤﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ ﺑَﻴْﻀﺎءُ‪ ،‬ﺗُ ِﺪ ﱡر َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ َِﻦ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪.‬‬
‫ﺎت ﻋِ ْﺮ ٍس وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ذان َوﺑَﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َد ِة ا ْﻟﻔِ ري َِان وَا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ و َْﻗﺘ ِِﻪ ِﺑ ُﻤ َ‬‫ﻂ ﻧ َ ِﺸﻴ ٌ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﻗِ ﱞ‬
‫اﻫﺎ و ََﴍ َﱢﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺺ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ أَذَ َ‬ ‫اﺻ ِﻄﻴَﺎدِ َﻫﺎ وَأ َ ْﻛﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬دَاﺋِﺐٌ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ﺎﻫِ ٌﺮ ِﰲ ْ‬
‫َاس ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺾ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤَ ﻤﱢ ﻠُ ُﻪ إِﻳﱠﺎ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻛﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻠِﻴﻊٌ‪ 2 ،‬ﻳَﻨْﻬَ ُ‬ ‫َو ِﻋﻨْﺪ ََﻫﺎ — إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ — ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎ ٌر َ‬
‫ﺴﺎﻓ َﺔ‬‫ﻄ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻮق ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ِة ِﰲ أَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤَ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﴬ وَا ْﻟﺠُ ﺒ ِْﻦ وَا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺾ‪ :‬ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ِﺑ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ ُﺨ َ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬‫َني اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة — ِﰲ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ َﺔ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬَ ﺎ َوﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮق‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻮاﻫﺎ — إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫ﴬ و َِﺳ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺨﺎدِ ﻣَ ُﺔ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻛﺐُ ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻤَ ﺎ َر — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ َ َ‬
‫َت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤِ ﻤَ ِﺎر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺟَ ﺎء َْت‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻴ ِْﻊ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬

‫‪ 1‬دﺳﻜﺮﺗﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻋﺰﺑﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬ﺿﻠﻴﻊ‪ :‬ﻗﻮي‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَﺧﺎدِ ﻣَ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ؟ وَﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَيﱢ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﻼدِ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺟَ ﺎء َْت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ف‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﻫ ِﻠ َ‬
‫َﻗﺪِﻣَ ﺘَﺎ؟‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ َة؟‬ ‫ْﻒ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻠ َﻜ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ف أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻫ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻼ!‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻳَﺠْ ﻬَ ﻠُ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ — إِذَا ُﻗ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟ َﻚ‪ :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﺟَ ﻬْ َﻠﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة و ََﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨِﻴﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ ﺗَﻌْ ﺠَ ﺐُ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎرئ ُ ﱠ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُﻛﻮا ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ«‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺗَﻤﱢ ِﻪ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﺮ ُﻓﻮا َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ َة ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺴ ِﻤﻴَ ِﺔ َﺳﺒَﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮف‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺤْ ﻠُﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺄﻟُ ِ‬ ‫ﴫ َﻓ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ ََﻘ َﺮ ِة َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ﻣَ ﺴﺎءِ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ُﻣﻨ ْ َ ِ‬
‫َﺿﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ُم و َ‬‫ﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ ﺪَادِ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِﻀﺞَ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬ ﱠﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫َاﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻮي ﺣَ ﺴﺎءَ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ُﺮﻧ ْ ِﺐ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪ :‬إِﺣْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺤْ َﻔﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﻟ ًﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫و َْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻮي َﻟ َﺬا ِﺋ َﺬ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ْﺸ َﺪةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﴬ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮﻓﺎ ِﰲ أ َ ْو َراﻗِ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ْ ِ‬‫ﻳﺰ ﻣَ ْﻠ ُﻔ ً‬‫ﺒﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ِﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﴬ ْت ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺣْ َ َ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﺿﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُر ْﻛ ٍﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫َوو َ‬
‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ْت أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة ِﺿ ْﻔ ِﺪ ٌع َﻛ ِﺒريَ ُة‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻋْ ﺪَادِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫َت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﴍ ٍه َوﻧَﻬَ ٍﻢ …‬ ‫ﻳﺰ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬ ُﻤ ُﻪ ِﰲ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ‪ .‬وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﺸﻌَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﻇ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ٍﺔ!‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ﻣ ُْﻐﺘَﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺎﺋ َِﺸ ُﺔ؟‬ ‫ﺎب‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءُ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻴ ٌَﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌِ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ني أَﻧﱠﻚِ ﻧ َ ِ‬‫أَﺗَﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒ َ‬
‫ﴫ ِﰲ ﺗَﺄْدِ ﻳ ِﺒﻚِ ؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﺗَﻌُ ﻮدِي إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﻢ‬ ‫ﻼص َﻟﻚِ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ أ ُ َﻗ ﱢ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ َﺧ َ‬
‫ول ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮذُ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻔ ًﺔ‪،‬‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ِﺑ َﻘﺪ َِﻣﻬَ ﺎ َر ْﻛ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻋَ ﻨ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺰ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‪َ ،‬و َر َﻛ َﻠ ِﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫اق ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« أ َ ْو َر َ‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ﺬَﺑ َْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َت ﺗَ ْﻘﺬ ُِﻓﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ﺨﺎر ِج‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮات‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﴩ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﱠﺣَ ْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع‪،‬‬ ‫ﻆ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ وَا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َث ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺴ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﺎع ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺎﺑَ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺴ َﻮ ِة ِﺑﻤِ ﺜْﻠِﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْو أ َ َﺷﺪﱠ!‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬و َِاﻻﻧْﺪ َِﻓ ِ‬
‫َوﺑَﺪَا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻴْ ٌﻞ َﺷﺪِﻳ ٌﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْﻠﻔِ ﻴﱠﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َﺳ َﺔ ﺗَﻘِ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ني َرأ َ ِت ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺣِ َ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻓ َﺰ ِع »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻳَ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ —‬ ‫َاﻟﴩ ُر ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻤﱡ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — و ﱠ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﻊَ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﺢُ َﻓ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع وَا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﱪَ ُة‬
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‫ﺻﺪَا ُه‬ ‫ْت ﻣَ ْﺮ ُﻫﻮبُ اﻟﺪ ِﱠويﱢ ‪ ،‬ﻳُﺠَ ْﻠ ِﺠ ُﻞ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ‪ِ 3‬رﻋْ َﺸ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺒَﻌَ َﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻨْﺠَ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َ‬
‫ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎت‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱢ َﺮ َة‬ ‫ﴪى‪ ،‬زاﺋ َِﻐ َﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻔﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻣ َُﻔ ﱠﺰﻋَ ًﺔ ﺣَ ْريَى‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ ﻌَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺒْﻬُ ﻮﺗَ ًﺔ ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺰا ِﺋ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻮَﺣﱢ َﺸ ِﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﺋ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮات‪ ،‬ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨْﺠُ َﻮ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻣ ْﻜﻨ َ َﺴ ٍﺔ أ َ ْو ﻫِ َﺮا َوةٍ؛ ‪ِ 4‬ﻟﺘَﺪ َْﻓ َﻊ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺮد ََﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ د ِ‬
‫َار َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْ‬ ‫أَذَ َ‬
‫ﺼﻨَﻊُ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ َﺮى‬ ‫ﻃﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ؛ َﻓﺎﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﺤْ ﺜِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﻀﺒَﻰ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﻔ َﺰ ًة ِ ِﻹﻳﺬاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎﻓِ َﺰ ًة ﻧَﺤْ ﻮ ََﻫﺎ َوﺛْﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ ِﺪ ْاﻵ ِﻣ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ﺗُ ِﺸريُ ِﺑ ِﺈﺣْ ﺪَى ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺗَﺤَ ﱟﺪ َو ِﻋﻨَﺎدٍ ‪ ،‬إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر َة ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ِﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ري َﺳﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ‬ ‫ني إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﺟَ ﻬْ ﻮ َِريﱟ ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﻬَ ﺪ ٍﱢج ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴ ِْﻆ‪» :‬أ َ َﻛﺬَﻟِﻚِ ﺗُ ِﺴﻴﺌِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻳُ َ‬
‫ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ٍﺔ ِﺑﻲ؟‬
‫ني ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘﻠ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‬ ‫ريي — ِﺑﻼ َر ِوﻳﱠ ٍﺔ — َوﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻛﻠِﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ ‪ِ 5‬ﺑ َﻘﺪ َِﻣﻚِ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ِﻀﻨ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬ ‫أ َ َﻛﺬَﻟِﻚِ ﺗَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ﻌِ َ‬
‫ﻳﺰ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ َﻓﺎﻛِﻬَ ٍﺔ أُﺣِ ﺒﱡﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ان؟‬ ‫ﺎﻹﺳﺎءَ ِة وَا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﻔ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ِ ،‬ﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫َاﻹﺣْ َﺴ َ‬ ‫وف و ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﺗُ َﻘﺎ ِﺑﻠ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺒَ ٍﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﻮاﻗِ ِﺐ‬ ‫ري ﺣَ ِ‬ ‫َاركِ ‪َ ،‬ﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮدِﻳﻨَﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ د ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْ‬‫ﴪﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءُ؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﺎذَا أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَ َ ﱢ‬
‫ريﻳﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﺤَ ﺪﱢي وَا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ؟«‬ ‫ﺣِ ﺴﺎﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺜ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗُﻮاﺗِﻴﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻣَ ﺬْ ُﻫﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺬ َر إ ِ َﱃ ﱢ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ْﴩ ًة‪ ،‬ﺣَ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ أَﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ‬ ‫َاركِ َﻓ ْﺮﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ د ِ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ِﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﻣ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ َ ٍة وَأ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ﺑ ُْﴩَى؛ َﻓ َﻠﻘِ ﻴﺘِﻨِﻲ أ ْﺷﻨ َ َﻊ ﻟ َِﻘﺎءٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎﺑَ ْﻠ ِﺘﻨِﻲ أ ْﺳﻮَأ ﻣ َُﻘﺎﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ أَﻋَ ﱡﺰ ﻣَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﺟْ ِﺰﻳﻚِ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺰاءَ ْاﻷَو َْﰱ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻓﺠَ ﻌُ ﻚِ ِﰲ ِﻃ ْﻔﻠِﻚِ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ ِﻠﺪ َ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َ َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱢ َ‬

‫‪ 3‬اﻧﺘﻈﻤﺘﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺷﻤﻠﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﻫﺮاوة‪ :‬ﻋﺼﺎ ﻏﻠﻴﻈﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﺗﺮﻛﻠﻴﻨﻨﻲ‪ :‬ﺗﺮﻓﺴﻴﻨﻨﻲ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأ ُ َﻛ ﱢﺪ َر َﻫﻨَﺎءَﺗَﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ْﻒ أُﺑَ ﱢﺪﻟُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ َ َ‬

‫َﴩﺗ ِِﻪ ْاﻵد َِﻣﻴﱠ ِﺔ َﻓ ْﺮ َو دُبﱟ ؛ ِﻷُﻧ َ ﱢﻐ َ‬ ‫َﺳ َ َ‬
‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬

‫ِﻴﺾ ﺣُ ﻨُﻮٍّا‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ ﻋَ ﺬْبُ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﱪ ِ‬

‫َات‪ ،‬ﻳَﻔ ُ‬ ‫ْت َرﻗ ٌ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬‫ﻃﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع َوﻋِﻴﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻗﺎ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن أَﺗَﻤﱠ ِﺖ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ْﻔﺢُ أ َ ْﻟﻴ ََﻖ‬
‫ﺎن ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎ ْﻓ ِﺖ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم ﻳَﺎ أ ُ ْﺧﺘَﺎهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﱢ‬ ‫َوإ ِ ْﺷ َﻔ ًﺎﻗﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ ُ‬
‫ﻴﺖ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻔ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷﻴَ ِﻢ ‪ 6‬ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﺮا ِم؟«‬
‫ِﺑﻚِ وَأَﺟْ َﺪ َر! َﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﻧ َ ِﺴ ِ‬

‫‪ 6‬ﺷﻴﻢ‪ :‬ﺻﻔﺎت‪.‬‬

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‫ﱢ‬

‫ﱪ ًة ﺟَ ﺎﺛِﻤَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ُﻞ‬ ‫َﺎب ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ُﻗ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ﱠﻜ َﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأ َ ْت ِﰲ أَﻋْ َﲆ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮ َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛ َ ْﻮ َرﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ا ْﻟ َﻐ ْﻀﺒَﻰ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ َﻔ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺒْﺬُ ُل ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﻟﺘُ َﺨ ﱢﻔ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﱢ‬
‫ري‬‫ﺼﻮدٍ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﻫﺎﻧ َ ٍﺔ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ْﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﺄٍ َﻏ ْ ِ‬‫» َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺠَ ﺎ َو ْز ِت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪَى ِﰲ َﻗ ْﺴ َﻮﺗِﻚِ ﻳَﺎ أ ُ ْﺧﺘَﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬْ ِت ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ َة ِﺑ َﺨ َ‬
‫َاﻟﱰﺣِ ِ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻼل و ﱠ ْ‬ ‫اﻹﺟْ ِ‬ ‫ري ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﻤﱠ َﺪةٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة ﻣَ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺘْﻚِ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻼ َﻟ َﺮأَﻳْﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﺳﻌَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺬْ ِر‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ أَﻧﱠﻚِ ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠوﻳ ِْﺖ َﻗﻠ ً‬
‫ﺨﺎﻃ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ أ َ ﱠن أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﺟَ ﺎء َْت ِﻟﺘُ ْﺴﻌِ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﺑ ِﺰﻳَﺎ َر ِة ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟﻴَﺪُو َر ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻴﺢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻴْﺌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﺸ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫َان‪َ ،‬ﻗ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ٍة ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺴﻮ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ف ﻣَ ْﻦ أﻧَﺎ! َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬ ‫»ﻫ ِﺒﻴﻬَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ﱢ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٌﺮ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺴ َﻮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ْﻦ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْﻗﻮَى ِﻣﻨْﻪُ؛‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٍﺰ َ‬ ‫إِﻳﺬاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ؟ إ ِ ﱠن ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﻘ ُﺴﻮ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﻟ َِريَى أَﺛ َ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺴ َﻮ ِة ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬
‫َاﺳ ِﺘ ْﻜﺒﺎ ًرا‪.‬‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺰ ْد أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎدًا َوإ ِ ْﴏَا ًرا‪ ،‬وَﻋُ ﺘُﻮٍّا و ْ‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻃﺎ َل ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻮا ُر ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ني‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَﺗْﻬَ ﺎ أ ُ ْﺧﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗُ َﻠﺒﱢﻲ ‪َ 7‬رﺟَ ﺎء ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻟﻬْ ﺠَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ِﺎزﻣَ ٍﺔ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ دُﻣْ ِﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َر ِة ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸﻌَ ِﺔ‬‫ﺎن — أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘ ْﻲ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻟ َﺮﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻲ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ آ ُﻣ ُﺮكِ — ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ِﱄ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة و َُﺳ ْﻠ َ‬
‫ﱰﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗُ َﻔ ِﺎرﻗِﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫اﺧ َ ْ‬
‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ْ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺰاءَ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺷ َﻘﻴ ِْﺖ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ َة‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺠَ ﻨ ْ ِﺖ ﻣَ ْﻮﻟُﻮد ََﻫﺎ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ آ ُﻣ ُﺮكِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺴﺠَ ﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ﱢ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ َم ِﰲ َﻓ ْﺮ ِو دُبﱟ ‪«.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة‬‫»ﻫ ﱢﺪﺋِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُروﻋِﻚِ ‪ — 8‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ ُ ﱡم ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪ ُة إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَةِ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺸ َﻊ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻐﻤﱠ ُﺔ ﻋَ ﻨْﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻆ — واﻋْ ﺘَ ِﺼ ِﻤﻲ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﺛ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳ َْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱡد َو َﻟﺪُكِ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ ﺣُ ْﺴﻨ َ ُﻪ َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎءَهُ؛ ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻴﱠ َﺰ ُه ﷲ ُ ِﺑ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َ َ‬
‫َﺻ َﻔﺎءِ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ ُﺮوءَ ٍة َو َﻛ َﺮ ٍم‪ ،‬و َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳ َْﺨ َﻠ ُﻊ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ؛ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳَﻨْﺠُ ﻮ َوﻟِﻴﺪُكِ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌْ ﻨ َ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺣَ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﺧ َﻠ َﻘ ُﻪ ﷲُ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﴩ َق ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻠﻌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﻓ ْﺮ َو اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧًﺎ ﺑ َِﻬ ﱠﻲ اﻟ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 7‬ﻻ ﺗﻠﺒﻲ‪ :‬ﻻ ﺗﺠﻴﺐ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 8‬ﻫﺪﺋﻲ ﻣﻦ روﻋﻚ‪ :‬اﻃﻤﺌﻨﻲ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫و ََﺳﻴَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻘ ُﻖ َﻟ ُﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ وَﺟَ َﺪ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔ ِﺪﻳَﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْﻜ ُﺴ َﻮ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ُﻪ ِﺑ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬
‫ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ﺗَ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴﺪُ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎد َِت ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻚِ ‪.‬‬
‫آت َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ‪«.‬‬ ‫َو ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ٍ‬

‫ﺎن‬‫ري َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْن َﻛ َ‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟﻚِ ﻳَﺎ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬

‫ُﻮع‪ُ :‬‬ ‫ﺎن ‪ِ 9‬ﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻﺘَ ِ‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﴫ!‬‫ﻃﺎ َل أ َ ْو َﻗ ُ َ‬‫ﻳَﺤْ ُﺰﻧُﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺸ َﻘﻰ َو َﻟﺪِي ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪﱠﻋْ َﻮ ِة َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ﴍ َس ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮ‪ِ َ ،‬‬ ‫ﺿﺎرﻳًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ِﺒﻴﺢَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴُ ْﺆﻟِ ُﻤﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻤْ َﺴ َﺦ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧًﺎ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ًة ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﻓ ِﻊ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﺼﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬‫ﴪﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن أ َ َراكِ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َوﻳ َِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﰲ ِﺷ ْﻘ َﻮﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻀﺎﻋِ ُ‬
‫ﺎن!«‬‫ﻄ ٍ‬‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة و َُﺳ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﺪِي‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ِﻜ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺴﻠ ِِﻤﻲ ‪ 10‬ﻟ َِﻘﻀﺎءِ ﷲِ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪ ،‬و ْ‬‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪» :‬اﻋْ ﺘَ ِﺼ ِﻤﻲ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻦ أَﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﲆ ﻋَ ﻨْﻚِ وَﻻ ﻋَ ْﻦ َو َﻟﺪِكِ ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎن ‪ 11‬ﻟِﻤَ ِﺸﻴﺌَ ِﺔ ﷲِ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻹذْﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ﻻ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ِﻷَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﰲ َر ﱢد ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻀﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﱄ ﺑُ ﱞﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫وَاﻟ ﱢﺮ َﴇ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ َﺴﻢَ‪«.‬‬
‫اﺳﻢَ‪:‬‬ ‫ﻄﻠِﻘِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ْ‬ ‫ري ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ُر ِز ْﻗ ِﺖ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻟُﻮدَ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫»اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ «‪.‬‬
‫ني ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُ ْﺆذَ ُن َﻟﻚِ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﺑﺘَ ْﻐ ِﻴ ِ‬
‫ري َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ري َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺤِ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَﺣَ ﺬَ ِار أ ْن ﺗُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳ ِﻪ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﻤ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْﺧﺘَﺎ ُر ُه َﻟﻪُ‪«.‬‬‫ِاﻻ ْﺳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣﻨَﺎدَاﺗ ِِﻪ ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﻃﺎ َر ْت ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮاءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻜِﻴﻤَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ﺿ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﺪ ُر َﻫﺎ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺸ ﱡﻖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴ ِْﻆ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫َت ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َِﻘ ًﺔ َﻏ ْﻀﺒَﻰ‪ ،‬ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ْﺨ ِﻂ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ وَاﻧْﺘ َِﻘ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺒﺎﻃﺌَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﻘﻴﱠ َﺪ ٌة‪.‬‬
‫ﻮات ُﻣﺘَ ِ‬‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ُﻣﺘَﺨﺎذِ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﰲ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﺸ ِﺖ ﱢ‬

‫‪ 9‬ﻏﺎﺻﺘﺎن‪ :‬ﻣﻤﺘﻠﺌﺘﺎن‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬اﺳﺘﺴﻠﻤﻲ‪ :‬اﺧﻀﻌﻲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 11‬اﻹذﻋﺎن‪ :‬اﻟﺨﻀﻮع‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع وَا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﱪَ ُة‬
‫ﱢ‬

‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ آﺧِ ﺬٌ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺄ ْ َﺧﺬٍ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ زا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻔ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ — ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ َﺳ ْ ِ‬
‫ري َﻫﺎ — ِﻟﺘُ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﺪ ِﺑ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﺸﺎبَ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻔ ُﺚ ﱠ‬
‫َات ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺒﺎت و ﱡ‬
‫َاﻟﺸﺠَ ْري ِ‬ ‫َوﺗُ َﺴﻤﱢ َﻢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻴﺶ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَا ٌن؛ َﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذا أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻖ‬ ‫ﺒﺎت‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَﻌِ ُ‬‫ﺎن َﺳﻤﱡ ﻬَ ﺎ ُزﻋَ ًﺎﻓﺎ َﻗﺎﺗ ًِﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَﻨْﻤُﻮ ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ﻧ َ ٌ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ «‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫ﺎس ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ » :‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬

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 ‫ِذﻛْ َﺮ َﻳ ٌ‬
‫ﺎت َﺣ ِﺰﻳ َﻨ ٌﺔ‬

‫واﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ َﻟﻢُ‪،‬‬

‫ﺎض ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫َني ﻳَ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ وَأَﻣْ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎﺑَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﺑ ْ َ‬‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺧ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ْﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒُ َ‬
‫ﻜﺎءِ‪1 .‬‬ ‫َﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﺨ َﺮ َ‬
‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗﺪِﻣَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﺘْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ‬
‫ﻏﺎر َﻗ ًﺔ ِﰲ أَو َْﻫ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‬‫ﻮاﺟ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬‬ ‫ري ُة‪ .‬و ََﺳﺄ َ َﻟﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤَ ًﺔ ِﻷَﺣْ ﺰاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ و ََﻫ ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫َﺳﺎو ِﺳﻬَ ﺎ؟‬
‫َوو ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِ‬
‫ﻮاب‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ﺠَ َﺰ ْت »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ل ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺰﻳ َﺰ ِة ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ واﺟﻤَ ًﺔ‪2 ،‬‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ُﺳﺆا َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻓ َﻘ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ﺺ ﻋَ ﻴ َْﺸﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن أَﺣَ ﺪًا َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻔﻮ ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ﱠﻐ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧ َ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ؟ وَﻣَ ْﻦ ذَا ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ ﱠﺪ َر َ‬
‫ْﺧ ْﻞ دَا َر َﻫﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﻳَﺪ ُ‬
‫َث ﻳَﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«! َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أ َ ِﻣريَ ًة َﺧ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ًﺔ َرﻋْ ﻨَﺎءَ‪ِ 3 ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أَﻋْ ﺠَ ﺐَ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ‪ ،‬ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻴْﺌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ‬‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة ِﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع ﻣ َُﺸﻮ َﱠﻫ ِﺔ ﱡ‬ ‫َات ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺪِﻣَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫أ َ ِﻣري ِ‬
‫ﴍ ٍه ﻋَ ِﺠ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺰ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬ ُﻤ ُﻪ ِﰲ َ َ‬‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ِﰲ ُر ْﻓ َﻘﺘِﻬَ ﺎ أ ُ ْﺧﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ — ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ِﺲ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ — أ َ ِﻣريَ ٌة َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬اﻧﺨﺮﻃﺖ ﰲ اﻟﺒﻜﺎء‪ :‬اﺷﺘﺪ ﺑﻜﺎؤﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬واﺟﻤﺔ‪ :‬ﺣﺰﻳﻨﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬رﻋﻨﺎء‪ :‬ﺣﻤﻘﺎء ﺟﺎﻫﻠﺔ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫وﱃ َﻫﻴْﺌَ َﺔ ِﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع د َِﻣﻴﻤَ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﺗﱠ َﺨﺬَ ِت ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫ري ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﻛ ْﻠﺘَ ُ‬
‫ﱪ ٍة ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ و َِﺳﻴﻤَ ٍﺔ!«‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة ُﻗ ﱠ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺒَﺪ ِﱠت ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﰲ ُ‬
‫ﺎت ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ! َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ‪َ :‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﺰ ِت‬ ‫ﻴﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ِ‬ ‫»ﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ :‬‬
‫ري ُة ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﻊ إِﺳﺎءَ ِة ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺌِﻴﻤَ ِﺔ؟«‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ﱢ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺠَ َﺰ ْت ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ!‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻫِ َﺮ ُة ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻤْ ﺤُ َﻮ إِﺳﺎءَ َة أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻐﺎدِ َر ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻛ َﺮةِ!‬ ‫ﻋَ ﺠَ َﺰ ِت ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﴍ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻬْ ِﻮ ِ‬‫ﻴﻒ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﴫ ِﰲ ﺑَ ْﺬ ِل ﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ — وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡﻖ ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ُل — َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬
‫َﻛﻴْﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﻋْ ﺠَ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﻨْﻌُ ﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﴩ أ َ ْﻫ َﻮ ُن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ٍﺾ‪«.‬‬ ‫وَﻻ َﺷ ﱠﻚ ِﰲ أ َ ﱠن ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﱠ ﱢ‬
‫ْﻒ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‬ ‫َث َﻟﻬَ ﺎ … َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﺒ ْﱠﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻧ ِْﻘﻤَ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﺻ َﺪ َر ْت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﻮﻟُﻮد َِﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ ِم؛ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ و ََﴍ َ‬
‫ﺣُ ْﻜﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﳼ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ َﺪ َر ْت ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬أَيﱠ ﺣُ ْﻜ ٍﻢ أ َ ْ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ َﻓ ْﺮ َو دُبﱟ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴘ ِﺟ ْﺴ ُﻤ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬دَﻋَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َﺧ َﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ِﻟ ُﺪﻣُﻮﻋِﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺒ ًْﺴﺎ …‬ ‫َﻓ َﴫ ْ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬ ‫وَاﻧ َ َﺨ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﻆ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ اﻋْ َﱰ ََض َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳﻮءِ ﺣَ ﱟ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨﻔِ َﻲ أ َ َﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ؛ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﺟَ َﻠﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ ِﺎرﺛ َ ًﺔ أَﻟِﻴﻤَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ْﻒ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة دُبﱟ ؟ ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﻮ ِْل! َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َو َراﺣَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ُﻣﺘَ َﻔﺠﱢ ﻌَ ٌﺔ‪» :‬أَﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن و َِﱄ ﱡ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻬْ ِﺪ ِﰲ ُ‬
‫ني ﻳَ َﺮاكِ ؟ َو ِﺑﺄَيﱢ َﻗ ْﻠ ٍﺐ ﻳَ ْﺮﻋَ ﺎكِ ؟«‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘﻰ َزوْﺟُ ﻚِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ َﻫﺬَا اﻟﻨﱠﺒَﺄَ؟ َو ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﻋَ ْ ٍ‬
‫ني ﺗَﺤُ ﱡﻞ ِﺑﻲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﺼﻴﺒ َُﺔ؟‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ ُﻞ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫إ ِ ﱠن َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ َﻟﻴَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻔ ِﻄ ُﺮ ‪ 4‬ﺣُ ْﺰﻧًﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻓ ﱠﻜ ْﺮ ُت ِﰲ َﻫﻮ ِْل ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﺷﻨَﺎﻋَ َﺔ‬
‫ري اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻋِ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺼ ِ‬

‫‪ 4‬ﻳﻨﻔﻄﺮ‪ :‬ﻳﻨﺸﻖ‪.‬‬

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 ‫َﺎت ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ٌﺔ‬
‫ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٌ‬

‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺪ ُدﻧَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻼكٍ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ْﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ َل ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮكِ — أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴ ًَﺔ — ُ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱡﻚِ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫ﻳﻼ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬
‫واﺻ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮا َر َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻣُﺤَ ﱠﻘ ٍﻖ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻋْ َﱰ ََﺿﺘْﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَ َﺬ ْﻟﻨَﺎ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻋُ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ني ﺗَ ْﺬ ُﻛ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ َﻻ ﺗَﺰا ِﻟ َ‬
‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‬ ‫َﺿﻌْ ﻔِ ﻨَﺎ — وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﻬَ ﱢﺪ ُدﻧَﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺛَﺒَﺘْﻨَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ — ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ و َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳ ِﻘﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻄﻮا ِﺗﻨَﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺪﱠﻣَ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗُ ِﻄﻴﺢُ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ َﺮ َﻛﺎ ِﺗﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺠْ ُﺮ ُﻓﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺧ ْ‬
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‫ﺰان‪،‬‬‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺴﻴﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ﺎ ُن‪َ ،‬ﻏ َﺮاﺋِﺐَ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺼﺎﺋ ِِﺐ و َْاﻷَﺣْ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻋْ ﻤَ ِﺎرﻧَﺎ‪ .‬ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ﱞﻖ َﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ َﻠ َ‬
‫ﻃﻮ َل‬ ‫ُﺨﻴﱢ َﻠﺘ ِِﻪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻓﺘَﺜْﺒ ُُﺖ ِﰲ ذا ِﻛ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺮ َﺳ ُﺦ ِﰲ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻹﻧ ْ َﺴ ِ‬‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة أَﺣْ ﺪَاﺛًﺎ ﺗَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪ ،‬د َ َ‬
‫ُون أ ْن ﻳَﻤْ ﺤُ ﻮ ََﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ﺎ ُن‪ ،‬أ ْو ﻳُﻌَ ﱢﻔ َﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ذَﻳْ ُﻞ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎن‪.‬‬
‫ْﻒ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻋَ ﺎﻟ َِﻘ ٌﺔ ِﺑﺬ ِْﻫﻨِﻲ أَﻳْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻴْﺜُﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ! َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﻧ ْ َﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬
‫َال ِﰲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؟‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﴗ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴﻨَﺎ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﻫﻮ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ِﺔ — وَا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮ ُق ﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺪ ُدﻧَﺎ‪ ،‬و َْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮاجُ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﻔ َﺰ ٌة ِﻻﺑْﺘِﻼﻋِ ﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ْف — ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﻮاﺻ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻧ ُ ِ‬
‫ﴩ َة َﺳﺎﻋَ ًﺔ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ؟‬ ‫ﺎل اﺛْﻨَﺘَ ْﻲ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﻠ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬‫َو َ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﱧ ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐﻨَﺎ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺎر ُدﻧَﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع ﻳُ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﺎن!‬‫َﺎل؟ أيﱠ ﺟَ ﺒ ٍﱠﺎر َﻛ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺴﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﻋِ ﱠﺪ ِة أﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺒﺎﻃ ِﺶ« ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ »ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ُﺨﻴﱢ َﻠﺘِﻲ ‪ 5‬أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺒﺎﻃ ِﺶ« َﻻ ﺗَ ْﱪَحُ ﻣ َ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن َﻗ ْﺴ َﻮ َة »ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ﻇ ِﺔ‪ ،‬واﺣْ ﺘَﻤَ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ُه ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ذَﻟِﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﻨَﺎ ُه َرﻣْ ًﺰا ِﻟ ْﻠﺤَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ َﻔﻈﺎ َ‬
‫ﺼ ﱠﺪﻳ ِْﺖ ﻟِﻤَ ﻨْﻌِ ِﻪ ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻓ ِﱰ َِاس أَﺧِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪:‬‬ ‫ني ﺗَ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﺟُ ﻨُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ َوﺛ َ ْﻮ َرﺗَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠﻐﺎ أ َ ْﻗ ُ‬
‫َﻓ ْريُو َز َو َزوْﺟَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ :‬ﺳ ْﻠﻮَى!«‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬أَيﱡ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ َﻛﺎﺑَ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ُه أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة‪ ،‬وَأَيﱡ َﻫﻮ ٍْل َﻟﻘِ ﻴﻨَﺎهُ!‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻠ ِْﻖ َﺳ َﺎﻗ ﱠﻲ ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻮﺗِﻲ ﻣُﺤَ ﱠﻘ ًﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ِﰲ ﻋِ ﺪَادِ ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻠ َﻜﻰ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻮْﻻ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳ َُﺔ ﷲِ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴ ِﺒﻲ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ‬ ‫ي َﻟﻮ ََﻗﻌْ ُﺖ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻔ َ ِﱰ ِس‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻮْﻻ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻲ اﻟﻨﱠﺎدِ َر ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺣَ ﺘْﻔِ ﻲ ‪ِ 6‬ﺑﻼ َرﺣْ ﻤَ ٍﺔ وَﻻ َﺷ َﻔ َﻘ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ﻻ ﺗﱪح ﻣﺨﻴﻠﺘﻲ‪ :‬ﻻ َ‬

‫ﺗﻔﺎرق ﺧﻴﺎﱄ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 6‬ﺣﺘﻔﻲ‪ :‬ﻫﻼﻛﻲ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻄﻤَ ﺄْﻧِﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬

‫ﻄ ِﺎر وَا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِﺎر ِه — ﻻ أ َ ْﺷﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﻦ وَاﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َ‬
‫ني و َ‬
‫َآﺧ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫َني ﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻔﺎحُ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺒ ِْﻄ َﺶ ِﺑﻲ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫وَﻻ أَزا ُل أَﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَﺪِيَ ﱠ‬
‫وَﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَ ِﻠﺊ ُ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ َو ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﻲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ﺨﺎﻃ ُﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄﺎ َر َدﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺸﻔِ َﻲ َﻏﻠِﻴ َﻞ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا َﺳ َﻠﺒَﻨِﻲ اﻟ ﱡﺮوحَ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫وَأَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱠ‬
‫وَﺣَ َﺮﻣَ ﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ َة!«‬
‫ﺎﺿ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴﻚِ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺣْ ِ‬
‫ﺰان‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬ﺣَ ْﺴﺒُﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓ َ‬
‫و ََﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ ‪ 7‬إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﺠْ ﺪِي ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءُ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ َﻗ َﻀﻴْﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َل ذَﻟِﻚِ‬
‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ و َْﻗﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮع ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻻ َﺧ ﱠﻔ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ و ُُﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎت أ َ ْن ﻳَﻤْ ﻨ َ َﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺬَ ُر َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗ َﴣ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ُر‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ َﺔ َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﻫﻴْﻬَ َ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻮﻟُﻮ ُد ِﻟ ْﻠﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َﻓ ْﺮ ُو دُبﱟ ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠ ِِﻤﻲ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳُﻔِﻴﺪُ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺟْ َﺪ َركِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺼ ِﻤﻲ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ري أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐ ِﲇ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﻮﻟُﻮدِكِ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ ِم ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻣ َِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ ِ‬
‫و َِﰲ َﻫﺬَا — وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه — ﻋَ ﺰا ُؤﻧَﺎ و ََﺳ ْﻠ َﻮﺗُﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ُﺼﺎب ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺴﻴ ِﻢ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﻧُﻌْ ﻨَﻰ ِﺑﺘَﻌَ ﻬﱡ ِﺪهِ‪َ ،‬وﻧُﺤْ ِﺴ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم‬ ‫ﻴﻒ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﺮ ِﺑﻴَﺘ ِِﻪ َوﺗَﻌْ ﻠِﻴﻤِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺸﺌَﺘ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻛ ِﺮﻳ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻀﺎﺋ ِِﻞ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ هِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻼءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺜﺎﻻ ﻟ ِِﻄﻴﺒَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﻤُﻮذَﺟً ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ِﻣ ً‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻓ ْﻠﻨَﻌْ ﻤَ ْﻞ ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا َﻛ ِﱪَ َوﺗَ َﺮﻋْ َﺮ َع‪ ،‬أ ْ‬
‫ﺎت اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻔ ُ‬‫ﻄﻬَ ﺎ َر ِة ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻠُ ِﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺨﺬُ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱢ‬ ‫ِﻟ َ‬
‫ذات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم — أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻘﻰ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ًﺴﺎ َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ًﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ُﺪ ُرهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ إِﻋْ ﺠَ ﺎﺑُﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ — َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺘُﺘَﺎحُ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ هِ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗُﺤْ ِﺠ ُﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﺪﻳَﺘ ِِﻪ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎع ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ِاﻻﻧْﺪ َِﻓ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺸﻌَ ْﺖ ُﺳﺤُ ﺐُ اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َاﺳ َ َ‬
‫ﱰ ﱠد َو َﻟﺪُكِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َر ِﺿﻴ َْﺖ ِﺑ َﺬﻟِﻚِ ‪ ،‬اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻀ ْﺖ أَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﻬَ ﺎءَهُ‪ ،‬وَزاﻳَ َﻠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ُو ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺒﻴﺢُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﺴﻮ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ َ‬
‫ري ﻣُﻮا َرﺑَ ٍﺔ وَﻻ ا ْﻟﺘِﻮاءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ذَﻟِﻚِ َرأ ْ ِﻳﻲ‪ ،‬أُﻋْ ِﻠﻨ ُ ُﻪ َﻟﻚِ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬

‫‪ 7‬ﻫﻠﻤﻲ‪ :‬أﻗﺒﲇ‪.‬‬

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 ‫َﺎت ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ٌﺔ‬
‫ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٌ‬

‫ْت ﷲ َ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻘ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ِﺑﻴَﺪِي‪ ،‬ﻻﻧْﺘَ َﻘﻤْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ أَﻋْ ﻨ َ َ‬
‫ﻒ اﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ٍم‪َ ،‬و َﻟﺪَﻋَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬
‫َﻓ ْﺮ َو اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَ ْﻜ ُﺴ َﻮ ُه ﻣَ ﺪَى ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ »ﻣﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻰ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮءُ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ُﻛﻪُ«!«‬

‫ِﻳﺚ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ِﻠ َﻜ ٌﺔ َو َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ َﻗ َﺮ ِوﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ‬

‫َﺎق ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« — َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﻴ ِ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻧَﻬَ َﻀ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻘﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴﱠ ِﺔ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن ْاﻗﺘَﻨَﻌَ ْﺖ أ َ ﱠن‬‫ﺼ ِﺔ — و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ْت ِﺑﻨ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ِﺔ َرﻓ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﻬﻤْ َﺖ ِﰲ أَو ِﱠل ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ﱢﻔ َﺮ ِة إ ِ ﱠﻻ َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ ﻣَ ﺤُ ْﺪ ُودًا‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤُ ﱡﻞ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُه ﱠ‬
‫َو َﻛ ْﻢ ﺗَﻤَ ﻨ ﱠ ْﺖ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻗ ِﺒ َﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَ ِﺪﻳَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ؛ َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻫﻴْﻬَ َ‬
‫ﺎت! ‪8‬‬

‫ﻴﻔﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒَﺜﺎ أ َ ِن ْ‬

‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ﺘَﺎ ﻟِﻠ ﱡﺮ َﻗﺎدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻋَ ﺎد َِت ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺨﺪَﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ و َِﺻ َ‬

‫‪ 8‬ﻫﻴﻬﺎت‪ :‬ﺑﻌُ ﺪ‪.‬‬

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‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ِث ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ﱢﺰ ِع أ َ ْﺷﻬُ ٌﺮ ﺛَﻼﺛ َ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٌم إ ِ ﱠﻻ ذَ ﱠﻛ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻣﺜ ﱠ َﻞ ﻟِﻌَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ‬
‫ﺎﺟﻌَ ٍﺔ أَﻟِﻴﻤَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِ‬
‫اﻟﴩ َﺳ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧْﺬَ َرﺗْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َر ُة ﱢ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﺧ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﺒﺎ َد َر ْت ‪ 1‬إ ِ َﱃ َﺧﻴَﺎﻟِﻬَ ﺎ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻊ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ٍم َﺷﻨ ٍ‬
‫ِﻴﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ٍْل َﻓ ِﻈ ٍ‬
‫ْﻻﻫﺎ َﻟﺘَﻀﺎﻋَ َﻔ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َُﺚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ﻤَ َﺪ ﷲ َ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن َﻗﻴ َﱠﺾ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﱪَ َة ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ َﺔ؛ َو َﻟﻮ َ‬
‫ﻈﻤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﺼﻴﺒ َُﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ُﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ُ‬

‫َﺿ ِﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﻤﱠ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻬُ ُﺮ اﻟﺜﱠﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ أَﺣَ ﱠﺴ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ آﻻ َم ا ْﻟﻮ ْ‬
‫َت ِﻃ ْﻔ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻋِ َﺲ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻧَﺤَ َﺴﺘْ ُﻪ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪،‬‬‫ﺨﺎض‪َ 2 ،‬ﻓ َﻮ َﻟﺪ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﺟَ ﺎء ََﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ُ‬
‫َو َﻛﺘَﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺸ َﻘﻰ ِﺑ ِﺠ ْﻠ ِﺪ اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ‪.‬‬

‫ﱪ ُة َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأَﻣَ َﺮ ْت‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أُﻣﱡ ُﻪ ِاﻻ ْﺳ َﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْ‬

‫اﺧﺘَﺎ َرﺗْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎ َد ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻟ ْﻠﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬
‫»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗُﻨَﺎدِيَ َوﻟِﻴﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ري َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ري«!‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِوﻻ َد ُة »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺗﺒﺎدرت‪ :‬أﴎﻋﺖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬املﺨﺎض‪ :‬وﺟﻊ اﻟﻮﻻدة‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻄ ْﻔ ِﻞ أ َ ْو ﺗَﺘَﺒَﻴﱠﻨَﺎ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ُﻪ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺘَﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َﻓﺎ َﻫﻴْﺌَ َﺔ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺖ ْاﻷ ُ ﱡم َوو َِﺻ َ‬
‫ف‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ْﺮ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﻟ َﺮاﺋِﻴ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﱰ ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ َﻗﺎ ِﺗﻢٌ‪َ ،‬ﺳ َ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ُه َﺷﻌْ ٌﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺳ ِﺒ ً‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ‬ ‫ﻼل ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ْﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺧِ ِ‬ ‫َني ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺨﻔِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻼﺣَ ٍﺔ أ َ ْو دَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻘﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَﺘَﺒ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﺷﻴﺌًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ َﻏ ْريُ َﻓ ِﻤ ِﻪ وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ ِ‬
‫َﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮﻳ ُ‬ ‫ني؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ﻣ ُْﻐﻤَ َﻀﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺤَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼ ُك ﻣَ ِﺼريَ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫َو َﻟﻮْﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﻀ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠ ِﺔ ‪ 3‬وَﺻﺎدِ ِق ا ْﻟﻮَﻻءِ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻜ َ‬
‫اﻹ ْﻫﻤَ ﺎ ُل أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻘﺎهُ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ْ ِ‬ ‫ِني‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﻜ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻋِ ِﺲ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜ ِ‬
‫ﺎس ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘ ِِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ري اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ ِﺑﺘَﻨْﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻔِ ً‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻟﺪَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و َُﻗﺒ ِْﺢ ُ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ري ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْﻠ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺸﻨَﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ًﻐﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺼﺐْ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺟﻴ ًَﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِْر َﻫﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪ 4 ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻤﱠ ﺘْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَ َﻀ ُﻊ َو ِﻟﻴﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴ ٌَﺔ‪» :‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬ﻣَ ْﻦ ذا ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱡ َﻚ أ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ؟ وَأيﱡ إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬
‫ريي ﻳَ ْﺮ َﴇ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔ ِﺪﻳَ َﻚ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ؟‬ ‫َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ َﱠﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءَ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺮ َﴇ أ َ ْن أُﺑﺎدِ َﻟ َﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟﻜِﺴﺎءِ! َو َﻟﻴ َْﺖ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠﺘِﻲ َﻟ َﻚ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺗ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ!«‬ ‫ﺗُﻤَ ﱢﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ِﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ْر َﻓ َﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬ َﻚ َﻫ َﺬا ﱠ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ ﻋَ ﻬْ ٍﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﱢﻲ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ َﻊ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﻮاﺑًﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﺳﺆاﻟِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﻬُ َﻮ ﺣَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈﺎت‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ — إ ِ َﱃ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ — ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ٌق ِﰲ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳ َِﺠﺊْ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﻟﺤَ ٍ‬
‫ﴩ ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ أَﺣْ ﺰاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫آﻻﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺗُﻬَ ﱢﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِ‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ات‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪» :‬ﻻ ِز ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل َﻟﻚِ ‪ :‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻏﻤْ َﺮ ٌة ‪ِ 5‬ﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻤَ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻛ ْﻔ َﻜ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ دَﻣْ ﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻟ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﴤ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﴤ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َُﺚ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﺰو َل‪َ ،‬وﻣ ُِﺼﻴﺒ ٌَﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺼﺎﺋ ِِﺐ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َُﺚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِ َ‬
‫ات ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة وَﻣَ ﺴﺎءاﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ َ ﱠ‬
‫ُﺴﺎو ُرﻧِﻲ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ َﺷ ﱞﻚ‪ .‬و ََﺳﻴَﻌُ ﻮ ُد‬ ‫ني ﺛﺎ ِﺑ ٌﺖ ﻻ ﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ إ ِ ْن َﺷﺎءَ ﷲُ‪ .‬ذَﻟِﻚِ ﻳَ ِﻘ ٌ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺪُو َم ﺣُ ْﺰﻧُﻚِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ري َر ْوﻧ َ ُﻘ ُﻪ َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ُؤهُ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ أَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪِكِ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻓﺮط املﺤﺒﺔ‪ :‬زﻳﺎدة املﺤﺒﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 4‬ﺣﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ :‬ﻋﺎﻃﻔﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﻏﻤﺮة‪ :‬ﺷﺪة وﻣﺼﻴﺒﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬

‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«؟«‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫اﺳﻢَ‪ْ :‬اﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ ْﻘﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ْاﻵ َن — ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ إِذَا أ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﺰﻋً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ْﺮأَﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ َِﻓﺎﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗَﻬَ ﻮ ِﱡر َﻫﺎ‪ .‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﴫ َ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬إِﻳﱠﺎكِ — ﻳَﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« — أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻜ ﱢﺮ ِري َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ َﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤَ ﺬﱢ ُر َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻬَ ﺪﱠجَ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ َ‬
‫ﺿﻨَﺎ ﻟ ُِﺴ ْﺨ ِﻂ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ َوﻋ َِﻘﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َوإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺳﺎء َِت ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ َُﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬
‫ِﺜﺎل‪َ 6 ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳُﺜ ْ ِﻤ َﺮ‬‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺔ و َِاﻻﻣْ ﺘ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﷲ َﻻ ﻳ َُﻘﺎﺑَ ُﻞ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻤَ ﱡﺮ ِد وَا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬ ‫واﻋْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ أ َ ﱠن َﻗﻀﺎءَ ِ‬
‫ُﺨﺎ َﻟ َﻔ ُﺔ ﺑ َﻐ ْري ا ْﻟﻮَﺑﺎل‪7 «.‬‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ِ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎ ُد إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﴍٍّا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ َد ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬
‫ﺼ َﻮﺑ َْﺖ َرأْﻳَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْ‬‫ﻃﺎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« أَﻣْ َﺮ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ َ‬
‫َﺎب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻋَ ﱠﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ري« ﺗَﻠُ ﱡﻔ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫وَاﻧْﺤَ ﻨ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻟﺘُ َﻘﺒﱢ َﻠﻪُ؛ َﻓﺄَدْﻣَ ﻰ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺮحَ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻠﺸ َﻘﺎءِ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺨﻔِ ٍﺾ‪» :‬ﻳﺎ َﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮ َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺬْﻋُ ﻮ َر ًة ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻤْ ﺠَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ‪ِ 8‬ﺑ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﻌْ ٍﺮ َﺷﺎﺋِﻚٍ َﺷﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﺧ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎﻓِ ﺬُ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﻋْ ﺠَ ْﺰﺗَﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِ َﻚ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻜﺎﺛ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ﱠﻔ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ ُه و ََﻓ ْﺮ ُوهُ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ُﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎبُ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ري ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮ ِه ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ﱢﻔ ِﺮ‪.‬‬‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ِﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ف‪َ ،‬و َرﺟَ ﺎﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻘ ِﻞ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻤَ ﺎﺣَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪َ ،‬ودَﻣَ ﺎﺛ َ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ ِ‬‫آﻳﺎت اﻟ ﱠ‬‫ﺎن — ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢﻖ — آﻳ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻠُ ِﻖ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎل ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ؛ َﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا‬ ‫َني ْاﻷ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻼل ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ — ﻧ َ ِﻈريٌ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺨِ ِ‬
‫أَﺣَ ﺒ ْﱠﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺰاﻳﺎ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ َﺔ‪ ،‬و َُﺷﻐِ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬

‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻗﺎدِ ًرا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُﺮ ِ‬

‫وج‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ زا َل َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧَﻤَ ْﺖ ِﺳﻨﱡﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎش »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻋَ َ‬
‫ف أَﻣْ ُﺮهُ‪،‬‬ ‫َآﺧ َﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ِﻔ ﱠﺮ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﻋُ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ني و َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني ﺣِ ٍ‬
‫ﴬبَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺜ َ ِﻞ ِﰲ دَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺮﻳَ ِﺔ وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎ َو َر َﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﺮى‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َوذَا َع ِﺻﻴﺘُ ُﻪ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني ُﺳ ﱠﻜ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬‫و َُﻗﺒ ِْﺢ ُ‬

‫‪ 6‬اﻻﻣﺘﺜﺎل‪ :‬اﻟﺨﻀﻮع‪.‬‬
‫‪ 7‬اﻟﻮﺑﺎل‪ :‬اﻟﻬﻼك‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬وﺟﻤﺠﻤﺖ‪ :‬ﺗﻜﻠﻤﺖ ﻛﻼﻣً ﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺒني‪.‬‬

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‫ﻴﻘﺎﻧَﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﻔِ َﺮ ِار َﻫ َﺮﺑًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐﺎ ُر َﻻ ﺗَ َﻘ ُﻊ أَﺑْﺼﺎ ُر ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ ُْﺴ ِﻠﻤُﻮا َﺳ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱢ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺮ َد ُه َوﻳَ ْﺰﺟُ َﺮهُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ُْﻘ ِﺼﻴَ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬‫اﻟﺴﻮاءِ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎل أ َ ِو اﻟﻨﱢﺴﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه أَﺣَ ٌﺪ — ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫َوﻳَﻨْﻬَ َﺮهُ‪.‬‬
‫ون ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎ ُر َ‬ ‫ﻮق — ﻧ َ َﻔ َﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﺒَﺘْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ — وَﻫِ َﻲ ذاﻫِ ﺒ ٌَﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إِذَا َ‬
‫ؤﻳَﺘَﻪُ‪9 .‬‬ ‫َوﺗَﺤَ ﺎﻣَ ﻮْا ُر ْ‬
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‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺷ َﻘﺎءَ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜ ﱡ‬ ‫َﺎن‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎدِ ﺑ ًَﺔ ُﺳﻮءَ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَﺒْﻜِﻲ ِﰲ أ ْﻏ َﻠ ِﺐ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﺔ وَاﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺪﱡﻋَ ﺎءِ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎﻧْﻘِ ﻀﺎءِ ﻋَ ﻬْ ِﺪ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ َ‬
‫ﺼ ُﻪ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ري َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﺠﻠُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ َو َﻟﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ َﺨ ﱢﻠ َ‬‫َت أ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﺎد ْ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ًة ِﰲ‬‫ﺼ ِﻦ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة ﺟَ ﺎﺛِﻤَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ُﻗ ﱠﱪَ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻏ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ ﻳُﻌَ ِﺎود َُﻫﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻔﻀﺎءِ ﻫﺎﺋِﻤَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة‬ ‫ﻮن أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﻠ ُﻞ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ‪ِ 10‬ﺑ َﻜﺎذِ ِب اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ‪ :‬أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﻒ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘُﺪ ِْر َك أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮا ُه َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ — ﻟ ُِﺴﻮءِ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ُﺔ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻜ ِﺸ َ‬‫إِﺣْ ﺪَى ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َُﺚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة‬ ‫ري َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ — إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻗﻨَﺎ ِﺑ َﺮ ﺣَ ﻘِ ﻴ ِﻘﻴ ًﱠﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن أ َ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﱢ‬
‫َاﻫ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬
‫إِﺣْ ﺪ ُ‬

‫‪ 9‬ﺗﺤﺎﻣﻮا رؤﻳﺘﻪ‪ :‬اﺟﺘﻨﺒﻮﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ﻧ َْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َوﺗَ َﺮﻋْ َﺮ َع‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ َﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬُ ﻮ ُر و َْاﻷَﻋْ ﻮَامُ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﻤَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِت ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎمُ‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻀ ِﺖ ﱡ‬
‫واﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺟ ْﺴ ُﻤﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﻮيَ َﺳﺎﻋِ ُﺪهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻠُﺐَ ﻋُ ﻮ ُدهُ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮهِ؛ َﻓ َ‬
‫َان‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻧَﺠْ ﻼو ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺾ ِر ﱠﻗ ًﺔ وَﺣَ ﻨَﺎﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ ِ‬‫ْت ﻋَ ﺬْبٌ ﻳَﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ ُﻪ — ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ َﻓ ْﺮ ِو ِه ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸ ِﻦ — َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮاﺗ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻧُﻮ ُر اﻟﺬﱠ َﻛﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﴩ ُق ِﰲ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻟ ُﻖ ﻓِ ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ُﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻼن ﻣَ ْﻠﻤَ ُﺴ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﱢﺮ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم …‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎ ِﺋ ُﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َل َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻮْكِ ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺠْ َﺮحُ‬ ‫اف ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛْﺘُ َﻚ — أَﻟِﻴ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﺧ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎ ُن ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹﺑ َِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻠﻤ ُُﺴﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗُﺪ ِْﻣﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻌَ ﺬﱢﺑُ ُﻪ َوﺗُ ْﺸﻘِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ني َﻫﻤﱠ ْﺖ ِﺑﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻪ ﻋَ ﻘِ ﺐَ ِوﻻ َدﺗ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺠَ َﺮﺣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺲ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺠْ ُﺮ ْؤ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬‫َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ ُ‬
‫ﻏﺎر ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻻﻣ ِﻪ‪ِ ،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳ َْﻘ ِﴤ أ َ ْﻏ َﻠﺐَ أَو َْﻗﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﻔ ِﺮدًا ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤً ﺎ ِﻵ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ري ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻦ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ٍﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬْ ِﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻣﺜْﻠ ِِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَﺪِيَ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺑُ ﱞﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﺰ َﻟ ِﺔ و َِاﻻﻧْﻔِ َﺮادِ ؛ َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﱠﺎن ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺻﻐﺎ ُر‬ ‫ري ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺪﻧُﻮ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ِ :‬ﺳﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ ِه َﻛﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺘَﻨْﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﻳُ ْﺆﻧ ُِﺴﻪُ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬وﻛِﺒﺎ ُر اﻟﻨﱢﺴﺎءِ وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﻔ ِ‬

‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم َﺳ َﺎﻗﺘْ ُﻪ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﺎ ُه إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ — وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ — َﻓ َﻘ َﴣ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ و َْﻗﺘًﺎ‬
‫َوذَ َ‬
‫ﱧ ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ﺨﺎﻃ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬‫ﻴﻼ‪ ،‬ﻫﺎدِ ئ َ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﺟَ ِﻤ ً‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻧ ُ ْﺰ َﻫﺘَﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَﻤَ َﺲ ‪ 1‬ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧًﺎ ﻳَﺄ ْ ِوي إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ َْﺴ َﱰ ِْوحَ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡﺮ َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎ َد ﻳُﻨ َ ﱢﻐ ُ‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬
‫ﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺴﻤَ ِ‬
‫َﴫ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ — ُﻛﺘْ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺑَﻴْﻀﺎءَ َو ْر ِدﻳ ًﱠﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻮات‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َرأى — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﱢﺪ ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻤْ ِﺶ ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ ُﺧ ُ‬
‫ﻼل … َﻓﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم ﻧَﺤْ ﻮ ََﻫﺎ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺬَ ٍر ِﻟﻴَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َﻓﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِ‬ ‫وار َﻓ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱢ‬‫ُﻣ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ًة ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ٍة َﻛ ِﺒريَ ٍة ِ‬
‫َني أ َ ﱠن ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ُﻜﺘْ َﻠ َﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َة ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻮ ﱠر َد َة اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﻃ ْﻔ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﺒ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ د َْﻫ َﺸﺘَ ُﻪ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ِﰲ ِﻇ ﱢﻞ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬

‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺗَﺒْﺪُو ِﻟ َﺮاﺋِﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ِِﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﻴﱠ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﷲ ُ ِﺑﺠَ ﻤَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل ﻧَﺎدِ ٍر‪ ،‬وَﺣُ ْﺴ ٍﻦ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ﺑَﺎﻫِ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﻒ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺠَ ﺐُ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺄ ْ َﺧﺬٍ‪.‬‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫آﻫﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َر َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺟَ ﺎء َِت اﻟ ﱢ‬‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻳ َُﺴﺎ ِﺋﻠُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫و ْ‬
‫ﱠار وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ؟«‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻫﻠُ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻮﺣِ ِﺶ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻔ ِﺮ؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َﺼﻨَﻊُ!‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳ ْ‬‫ري ُة ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻤَ َﺪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺒ ًﻜﺎ َﻻ ﻳَﺪ ِْري َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫واﺷﺘَﺪ ِﱠت ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬‫ْ‬
‫ﻮش ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ِﺎرﻳَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻮُﺣُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎق ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎدِ ﻳ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﺷ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ — ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢﻖ — ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ إ ِ َﱃ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬

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‫ﺎﻫﺎ‬ ‫ري أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮﻋَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻐريَ ِة وَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُﺪ ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪ ِْر ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫أَﺣَ ﺪٌ!‬
‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨ َ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺮ َﻫﺎ ‪ِ 2‬ﻣ ْﻦ دَﻻﺋ ِِﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﴇ و َِاﻻ ْ‬ ‫ﺳﺎر ِ‬‫وَزا َد ِﰲ د َْﻫ َﺸﺘ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ َرآ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ِ‬
‫ري‪ 3 ،‬وَﺳﺎ ِﺋ ُﺪ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ِﺮ ٍ‬
‫ﻳﺮ!‬ ‫اش َوﺛِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ َْق ﻓِ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﴎ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻗ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ َ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺮيﱡ ﻏﺎﻳ ًَﺔ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ِز ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ .‬وَﺟَ ْﻮ َرﺑُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ ْاﻷ َ ْز َر ِق ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َ‬‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﺪِي ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َر ٌة‬ ‫ري ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ٍﺎر َ‬ ‫ري ِﺳﻮا ٌر ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﺑ ِﺈ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮ ﱠﻗ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺘَﻤَ َﻊ ِﰲ ِﻣﻌْ َ‬
‫ﻴﺲ اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْﺆﻟُ ِﺆ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎ ِار! َوﺗَﺪ ﱠَﱃ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟﻴﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﻋِ ْﻘ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮي ﻋَ َﲆ ِ ﱟ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َِر‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬
‫ري«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺒْﻌَ َﺚ ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫ريﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫اﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﺜﺎ َر ْ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﻐﺎﻣ ِﺾ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻔِ ﱢﻲ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻮل ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْﻐ ِﺰ ا ْﻟ ِ‬‫َﻓ َﺮاحَ ﻳ َُﻔﺘﱢ ُﺶ ِﰲ ذا ِﻛ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺎﺣِ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﱟﻞ ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﻘ ٍ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻼ ِﺋ ِﻜﻴ َﱠﺔ‪،‬‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺎحُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ؛ َﻓﻬُ َﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ — ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َرآ ُه ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ — ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َ ْ‬
‫َاﻗﺎ‪.‬‬‫أ َ ْو ﻳُﺪَاﻧِﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻬَ ﺎءً َوإ ِ ْﴍ ً‬

‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺪﻧُﻮ‬‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻴْﺌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤُ ﻮ ُم ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻔ َﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ًة َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأَى ُﻗ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َرأ ْ ِﺳﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘُﻮ ِﻗ ُ‬
‫ﻮض‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻠ ﱢﻔﺘَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﴪ ُع إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﻆ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر َﻗﺎدِ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ َﺔ ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﺢُ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫َو َرأَى اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺘَﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﻼ ﻳ ُِﺠﻴﺐُ ِﻧﺪَاء ََﻫﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ْريَى‪ ،‬ﺗُﻨَﺎدِي و َِﺻ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﺎﺋِﻬَ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ وُﺟُ ﻮد َِﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻠ ُﻜﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ْف وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ْﻔ ُ‬
‫َوﻳ ُْﺴﻠِﻤَ ﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎق وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻹ ْﺷ َﻔ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺘُ َﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﺎ َو َر ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ َوﺑُ َﻜﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫َﻓ َﺰ ِع اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ْﻒ أُﻧْﻘِ ﺬُ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﻊُ؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻪُ‪» :‬ﺗُ َﺮى ﻣَ ﺎذَا أ َ ْ‬ ‫ري ُة‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ﻳُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﺘْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻲ اﻟﺪ ِﱠﻣﻴﻤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ َﺔ؟!‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن أ ُ ِرﻳَﻬَ ﺎ ُ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ َﺔ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫ْﻒ أُﻋَ ِﺎوﻧُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ري أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻋﲆ أﺳﺎرﻳﺮﻳﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻋﲆ ﺧﻄﻮط ﺟﺒﻬﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺻﻨ َ ُﻊ ﻳَﺎ َرﺑﱠﺎهُ؟‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎذَا أ َ ْ‬

‫ﻇﻬَ ْﺮ ُت أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻨ َ َﻔ َﺮ ْت ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﻫ َﺮﺑ َْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻲ!«‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ َ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎﺣِ ﻴَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬

‫ري ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬إِذْ أَدَا َر ِت ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻪُ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﺮ ٌة إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ْف ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﴏ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻳﺢ!‬‫َرأ ْت؛ َﻓ َﻠﺠَ ﺄ ْت إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪ ،‬وَأ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ َﺳ َﺎﻗﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ ََﻗﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮات َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ْت َﻗﺪَﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﻂ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُ‬
‫ﻴﺾ ﻋُ ﺬُوﺑ ًَﺔ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻚِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻟﻬْ ﺠَ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻮﺗ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬْ ِب اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ ْن ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳَﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬ ‫ﺨﺎﰲ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﻜ َﺮﻫِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة — وَﻻ ﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ِﺌﻨﱢﻲ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﺣُ ﻨُﻮٍّا‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬ا ْ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘ ْﻲ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪِي إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱢ َ‬
‫َﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة — وَﻻ ﺗَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﺰﻋِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ْﺮآيَ ؛ َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻜ ِﺲ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ ََﺔ إِذَا أ َ ْﺧ َﻠﺪ ِْت إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ِ 4‬ﺑﺎﻟﺜ ﱢ َﻘ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ني‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺘَﺤْ ﻤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ ُ‬
‫ﻈﻨ ﱢ َ‬
‫ﻼص — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﺒْﻠُﻐِ ﻲ أَﺑَ َﻮﻳْﻚِ ‪،‬‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﺑْﺬُ ُل َﻟﻚِ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻣْ ِﻠ ُﻚ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة وَﺟَ ﻬْ ٍﺪ َوإ ِ ْﺧ ٍ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َ َ‬
‫ْف‪«.‬‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺳﻮءٍ‪ِ ،‬آﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﺧﻮ ٍ‬
‫ري« — وَﻫِ َﻲ ُﻣ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض —‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺰا ُل ﺗَﻨ ْ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ني‪ِ 5 ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫ني ﺟَ ﺎﺣِ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ريﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗ ِﺒ ِﲇ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ َ‬ ‫»ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ﻳَﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻒ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﴍ ًﺳﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ُدﺑٍّﺎ ﻣ ُْﻔ َ ِﱰ ًﺳﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ني — ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَاﻧًﺎ َ ِ‬ ‫واﻋْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن ِﻣﺜْﻠُﻚِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻫ ِﻤ َ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮي‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢ ُﻞ َﻟﻚِ ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ﻮن؛ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ٌر‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة — أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬ ‫ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎس و ََﺧﻮ َﱠﻓﺘْﻬُ ﻢْ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﺎﺣُ ﻮا‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻲ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َرآﻧِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻆ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ﱠﻔ َﺮ ْت ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ُ‬ ‫ﺗﺎﻋِ ُﺲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤُ ﻮا — ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط َﺷ َﻘﺎ َوﺗِﻲ — ﻳ َْﺨ َﺸﻮ َْن اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧ ُ ﱠﻮ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َدﺛَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬

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‫واﻋﺘﻤﺪت ﻋﲇﱠ‪.‬‬ ‫ِ‬
‫رﻛﻨﺖ إﱄ ﱠ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫أﺧﻠﺪت إﱄ ﱠ‪:‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ﺟﺎﺣﻈﺘني‪ :‬ﺑﺎرزﺗني‪.‬‬

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‫ﺼﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﺷ ْﻜﻮا ُه ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ زاﻳَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬْبَ ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ْ َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ْف؛ ‪َ 6‬ﻓﺤَ ﱠﻞ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﻦ — ِﰲ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ — ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳ َﻜ َﻦ َﺧﻮ ُْﻓﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﺪَأ َ ْت ﺛﺎ ِﺋ َﺮﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ني َﻟ ِﻄ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬‫َﻓﻨ َ َ‬
‫ﻄﻤَ ﺄْﻧِﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ ﺑَﺎدِ ﻳ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻬَ ﺎ … َوﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني َرأَى دَﻻ ِﺋ َﻞ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﺸﺠﱠ َﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮات‪.‬‬‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ ُﺧ ُ‬
‫ْف‬‫ﴫ َخ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻘ َ ِﱰبْ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ ﺎ َود ََﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ ُ‬
‫… و ََﻫﻤﱠ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘِﻲ و ََﺷ َﻘﺎﺋِﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤً ﺎ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﺗَﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َوو ََﻗ َ‬
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‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤُﻮﺣِ ِﺶ!«‬ ‫إِذَا ﻋَ ﺠَ ْﺰ ُت ﻋَ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﺳﺪَاءِ ا ْﻟﻤُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأﻧ ْ ِﺖ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َة‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻨ َ ُﻊ ِﻷُﻧْﻘِ ﺬَ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﺗُ َﺮى ﻣَ ﺎذَا أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ﻳُﻨ َ ِ‬
‫— ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ — ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ و ََﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ؟‬
‫ﺼﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ذِي ﺗُ ْﺆ ِﺛ ُﺮ ‪ 7‬أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘِﻴ َﻪ ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ِﻀ ﱠﻞ ِﰲ أَﻧْﺤَ ﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن أ ُ َﺧ ﱢﻠ َ‬
‫ريﺗِﻬَ ﺎ!«‬‫ﻋَ ﺬَا ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُﻧْﻘِ ﺬَ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫َﺿ َﻊ ﻳَ َﺪ ُه ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ْﻔﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ ْﻜﻮاهُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْﻏﻤَ َﺾ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﻣَ ْﻐ ِﺸﻴٍّﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ …‬ ‫و ََﺳ َﻘ َ‬
‫ِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺬَ َﻛ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺻﺎﺑَﻪُ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺒْﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺎق ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َﻓ َ‬

‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﱰ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ﺗَﻤْ ﺘَ ﱡﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ِر ْﻓ ٍﻖ وَﺣَ ﻨ َ ٍ‬
‫ﻈ ٌﺔ ﻳ َِﺴريَ ٌة‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺾ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻈ ﱢﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟَ ْﻔﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺬ َر ًة ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺑَ َﺪ َر ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻔ َﻮ ِة و َُﺳﻮءِ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ُﻮع اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺪ ِم‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﺑ ُﺪﻣ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َة أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼ ْﺖ ‪ 8‬ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮ َﻓ َﻊ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ؛ َﻓ ِﺈذا ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻳَ َﺮى ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« — وَﻻ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧِ َﻚ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﺧ ﱢﻔ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣﻮ ِ‬
‫َاﺳﻴ ًَﺔ ‪ 9‬ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬

‫‪ 6‬زاﻳﻠﻬﺎ اﻟﺨﻮف‪ :‬ﻓﺎرﻗﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 7‬ﺗﺆﺛﺮ‪ :‬ﺗُﻔﻀﻞ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬ﻏﺼﺖ‪ :‬اﻣﺘﻸت‪.‬‬
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‫ﺗﺼﱪه وﺗﻌﺰﻳﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪ 9‬ﺗﻮاﺳﻴﻪ‪:‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻃﻤَ ﺄَﻧ ﱠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ ،‬وَزاﻳَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬

‫ْف ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ْﺪ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِب‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺴ ِﻠ ْﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْ‬
‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْاﻵ َن‪.‬‬
‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻟﻴَﺤْ ُﺰﻧُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮا َك ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳُ ْﺆﻟِﻤُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌَ َﻚ َﺷﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫أ َ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺗَﺒْﻜِﻲ؟!‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ًﺔ َو ِﻓﻴ ًﱠﺔ‬
‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫ني؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺮى »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْاﻵ َن — إ ِ ﱠﻻ َ‬ ‫َﻫﻮ ْﱢن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬
‫َﻟ َﻚ‪«.‬‬

‫ﺎﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ‪،‬‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَﺗْ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤً ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪َ ،‬رﺑﱠﺘَ ْﺖ وَﺟْ ﻨَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءَﺗَ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮى أ َ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬ ‫»ﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ذا‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻼﻃ ُﻔﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻤَ ًﺔ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑ ِ‬
‫َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ِﺑﺨﺎﺋ َِﻔ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ إِﻳﱠﺎ َك أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«!‬
‫أ َ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ َﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻗﻮﻟُ ُﻪ َﻟ َﻚ؟‬
‫إِﻳﱠﺎ َك أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«!‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«!‬ ‫إِﻳﱠﺎ َك أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ َﻔ ِﺎر َﻗ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﱰُ َﻛ َﻚ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤً ﺎ ِﻷَﺣْ ﺰا ِﻧ َﻚ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪«.‬‬

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 ‫اﻟ ﱠﺘ ِﺎﺋ َﻬ ُﺔ‬

‫ﴎو ًرا ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎع َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم؛ َﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ ْت ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴ ُﻪ ُ ُ‬‫ري« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻤَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺳﻮ ‪1‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻠ َﺴﻤً ﺎ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮﺗْ ُﻪ َﻟ ُﻪ — ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷُﻧ ْ ِﺲ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ ،‬و َرأَى — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬
‫ون‪.‬‬‫ﺟُ ْﺮحَ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ُﺰ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺆدﱢي‬ ‫ات ﱡ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺸ ُﻜ َﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ ْﻀ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ﺒﺎ َر ِ‬
‫ﺼﻨِﻴﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪2 .‬‬ ‫ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ َر ُه ِﺑﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻠ ِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬واﺑْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺟَ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ‬
‫ﱧ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ﻄﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺨ َﺸﺎ ُه أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﺎﺳﻤً ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻮ ﱢددًا‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬أ ْﻟ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫آﻫﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ أﻧ َِﺴ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َو َد ُه ْاﻷﻣَ ُﻞ؛ َﻓﺄ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َر َ‬
‫ْف‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣَ ﻤْ ٍﺪ هلل ِ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن أَزا َل ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻚِ ﱠ َ‬
‫اﻟﱰ ﱡد َد وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻟ ُ‬‫ُﺷ ْﻜ ٍﺮ َﻟﻚِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫َاﺳﻚِ ؟‬ ‫ﺿﺎرﻳًﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ْاﻓ ِﱰ َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« وَﺣْ ًﺸﺎ‬ ‫ني »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫وَا ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺒﺎهُ! أَﺣَ ٍّﻘﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ ﺗَﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻚِ !«‬‫ني أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَﺘَﻚِ َوإِﻳﻨ َ َ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺣْ َﺴﺐُ أ َ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬ﻋُ ﺬْ ًرا أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻮدَاﻋَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫َ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‪ ،‬وَأﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ — ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳُ ْﺆذِي وَﻻ ﻳُﺨِ ُ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ أ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻟ ِﻄ ٌ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻃﻴﱢﺐٌ َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻢٌ‪«.‬‬‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮ ِه — َ‬ ‫ُﺧ ُﺸﻮﻧ َ ِﺔ ﻣَ ْ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻳﺄﺳﻮ‪ :‬ﻳﺪاوي‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬ﺻﻨﻴﻌﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻣﻌﺮوﻓﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫اﺳﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؛ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ِﺪ — ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ِة أ َ ﱠن ْ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪ ِ‬
‫ف »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﱢغ وُﺟُ ﻮد ََﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﻮل ﻳ َُﺴﻮ ُ‬
‫ﺎل — إ ِ َﱃ َﺳﺒ ٍَﺐ ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﻘ ٍ‬ ‫أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬

‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺛﻴَﺎﺑُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة وَﺣُ ِﻠﻴﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﻤﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗَﻨ ُ ﱡﻢ ‪ 3‬ﻋَ َﲆ ِر ْﻓﻌَ ِﺔ أ َ ْﻫﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ َﴍ ِ‬
‫َف ﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺒﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺮ ِم‬
‫أُ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴﺪِ؟‬‫َﺻ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ و َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫وَأَﻳ َْﻦ و َِﺻ َ‬
‫ﻮاب واﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ٌة‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ِﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳ ِﺌ َﻠ ٌﺔ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢ َ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬وَأَﻳ َْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻜ ُﻦ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«!‬ ‫»ﻫﻨَﺎ َك أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳﺬَاﺟَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ‪ُ :‬‬
‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻜ ُﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ َﻊ أُﻣﱢ ﻬَ ﺎ وَأ َ ِﺑﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫اﺳ ُﻢ أ َ ِﺑﻴﻚِ ؟«‬‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫اﺳ َﻢ أ َ ِﺑﻲ؟ إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ!‬‫ف ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳ َﺮ ُة‪» :‬أَﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫َاﺳ ُﻢ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪ ،‬أَﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓﻪُ؟ إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ!«‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﱠت د َْﻫ َﺸﺘُ ُﻪ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻊَ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺄ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢريًا‪َ » :‬و ِﻟﻤَ ﺎذَا أﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ؟«‬ ‫ﺎﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ْﻒ ﺗُ ِﺠﻴﺒُﻪُ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ!‬ ‫ف َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َرا ِﻛﺒ ًَﺔ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريًا‪.‬‬
‫ﴪﻋَ ٍﺔ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريُ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﺑ ُ ْ‬
‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺴﺎﻓ ًﺔ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻊ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪ .‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﺎن وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎﻣَ ْﺖ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻌِ ﺒ َْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﻌَ ﺒًﺎ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪًا‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨ َ َﺰ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪«.‬‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬وَأَﻳ َْﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠﺐُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﻚِ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ؟«‬

‫‪ 3‬ﺗﻨﻢ‪ :‬ﺗﺪل‪.‬‬

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‫َﴪ ًة‪ ،‬وَأَﺟَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺑ ََﴫ ََﻫﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻧَﺎﺣِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻮاﺣِ ﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻔﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻳَﻤْ ﻨ َ ًﺔ َوﻳ ْ َ‬
‫ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَ ِﺠ ُﺪهُ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻴﻖ‪َ » :‬وﺛﱠﺎبُ ! َﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺎ » َوﺛﱠﺎبُ «!‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻗ ِ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ ﺗُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳ ِﻪ ِﺑﺄَﻋْ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﴫ َ‬
‫أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ » َوﺛﱠﺎبُ «؟«‬
‫ﺻﺪ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ!‬ ‫ري َرﺟْ ِﻊ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ْﻊ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫َﻓﺄ َ ْرد ََﻓ ْﺖ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ َذ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ ﻳَﺎ » َوﺛﱠﺎبُ «؟‬
‫ْﻒ ﺗَ َﺮ ْﻛ َﺖ ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ؟«‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺒ َﻜ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬وﺛﱠﺎبٌ ﺗَ َﺮ َك »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ! ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬
‫أَﻳ َْﻦ » َوﺛﱠﺎبٌ «؟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري!«‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻳُ َﺮﺑﱢﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻬَ ﱢﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳُ ْﺆﻧ ُِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪:‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﴬ َﻟﻚِ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ؟«‬ ‫ﱠار وَأُﺣْ ِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َرﻳْﺜَﻤَ ﺎ أَذْ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ أ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘ ْﻲ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫»أَﺗُﻮاﻓِ ﻘِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪.‬‬‫ْف‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ْﻛﻨِﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ﻣَ َﻊ اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري!«‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﺤْ ﺒَﺘِﻚِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة!‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ِﺑ ُ‬
‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺴﻴﻚِ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧَﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﱠار‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘ ْ َ‬‫َﻓﻬَ ﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺤْ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫وَﺳﺎ َر »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ َ‬
‫ض أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻞ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻳﺰ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻠﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮ َ‬‫ﻒ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺠ ُﺪ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻘ ِﻄ ُ‬
‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا َﻗ َ‬

‫ﻼن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﺬَا ِﺋ ِﺬ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳُ ْﺆﺛِ ُﺮ ُﻛ ﱞﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ْ‬

‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺄ ُﻛ ِ‬ ‫ﱠار‪ ،‬ﻳ َْﻘﺘَ ِﺴﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻣَ َﺸﻴَﺎ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
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‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ُﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا أ َ َﻛ َﻞ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«!‬ ‫َو َﻛ ِﺜريًا ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ْﻞ! ُﻛ ْﻞ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ني ﺗﺎﻋِ ًﺴﺎ ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤُﻮﻣً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮن اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ني ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧًﺎ‪.‬‬‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮى اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ َ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺴﻌِ َﺪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤْ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ‪«.‬‬

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‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ؛ َﻓﺎﺑْﺘَﻬَ ﺠَ ْﺖ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َرأَﺗْ ُﻪ‬‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة أ َ ِو ﱠ‬‫ﻴﻘ َﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َني ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َ‬

‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻟﺘَﺘَﺒ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِح‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺮ ِه ‪ِ 4‬ﻣ ْﻦ د ََﻻﺋ ِِﻞ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﺒْ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ِ‬
‫ﺳﺎر ِ‬
‫ري‪ ،‬أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﱢﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺪِبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ َة ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َة‬ ‫ﻆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎق إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡ‬‫ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ َﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ُﺔ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺬﱠبَ َوﺗُﻨ ْ ِﺴﻴَ ِﻪ آﻻﻣَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﺗُﺒَ ﱢﺪ ُل َﺷ َﻘﺎ َوﺗَ ُﻪ َﻫﻨَﺎءَ ًة‪ ،‬وَﺣُ ْﺰﻧ َ ُﻪ ﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ووَﺣْ َﺸﺘَ ُﻪ أُﻧ ْ ًﺴﺎ!‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱢﻦ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَ َة ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﱢ‬

‫واﻫﺘِﻤَ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺒُ ُﻪ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َرآ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َﻓ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ واﺑْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺟَ ُﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ُر ُه ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﻨَﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺨِ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ و َُﻗﺒ ِْﺢ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﻨ َ ﱢﻐ ُ‬
‫ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﺎﻣَ َﺮ ُه ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ٌر َﺧﻔِ ﱞﻲ ِﺑﺄ َ ﱠن‬ ‫ﺎق ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ أ َ ﱠن آﺧِ َﺮ َة اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ َﻗ ِﺪ ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ أﺣَ ﱠﺲ ِﰲ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻮ َل‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد َة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱠﻖ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺷ َﻘﺎءَ ُه َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُ‬

‫ﻳﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل اﻟ ﱠ‬‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ْﺮ ِﺑ ُ‬

‫ﺼ ْﻮﺗ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ ُ ِ‬‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أُﻋْ ِﺠﺒ َْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺜ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬْ ِب‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ َِﺴ ْﺖ ِﺑ َ‬
‫ِﺼ ِﻒ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ …‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﺸ ْﺖ ُز َﻫﺎءَ ﻧ ْ‬
‫ﺻﺢﱠ‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬إِذَا َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﱠار‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬
‫ِﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫َﺻﺪ ََق ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ أُذُﻧَﺎيَ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺨ َﴙ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱢﻲ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺨ َﺎﻓ ُﻪ أَﺑَﺪًا!«‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل؟‬‫َﻓﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻴﻒ ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ ،‬و َودِﻳ ٌﻊ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ َودِﻳﻊٌ؛ َﻟ ِﻄ ٌ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻟ ِﻄ ٌ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺨ َﺎﻓ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أَﺑَﺪًا؛ ِﻷ َ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ِﺟﺪٍّا … وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻒ ُﺷ ْﻜ ٍﺮ َﻟﻚِ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻫﺒَﻚِ‬ ‫ﺎق‪» :‬أ َ ْﻟ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﺮﺑ ُﱢﺖ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻬَ ﺎ َﰲ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱟﻮ َوإ ِ ْﺷ َﻔ ٍ‬
‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َر ِة ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ‪.‬‬‫ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ﱠﻗ ِﺔ َﻗ ْﻠ ٍﺐ َو َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪َ ،‬و َرﺣﱠ ﺒ َْﺖ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ — أَﻧﱠﻚِ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ َ‬ ‫َوإ ِ ْن أَﻧ ْ َﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ — ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ِﻴ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺤْ ﺒَﺘِﻲ!«‬ ‫ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ْﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬

‫‪ 4‬أﺳﺎرﻳﺮه‪ :‬ﺧﻄﻮط ﺟﺒﻴﻨﻪ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ﲑ ِة‬
‫اﻷ ِﻣ َ‬
‫ِﺳ َﻮ ُار ْ َ‬

‫ِﻳﺚ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻐﺎ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ َة‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﺎذَﺑ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َل »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﱠار ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ َﺷﺄْﻧ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠﻤَ ﺤَ ﺘَﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ‬ ‫َﺎب اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ َ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﺧِ َﺮ ِة‬‫ﺻﻐِ ريَةٍ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﺎرﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫اع ِﻃ ْﻔ َﻠ ٍﺔ َ‬‫اﺷﺘَﺒَ َﻜ ْﺖ ذِ َراﻋُ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﺬ َر ِ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ﻣ ُْﻘ ِﺒ ًﻼ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫َﺎب‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ري ُة ﻟِﺴﺎﻧَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺒﺴﺎ ‪ِ 1‬ﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ واﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠت د َْﻫ َﺸﺘُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻘﺪ َِت ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫»ﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ذِي »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ!‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ُﻣﻨَﺎدِ ﻳًﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓﺎﺑْﺘَ َﺪ َر ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ!‬ ‫أ َ َرأَﻳ ِْﺖ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َني أ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫ﻆ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬
‫َﺻ َﻔﺎءِ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬ﻏﺎﻳ ٌَﺔ ِﰲ دَﻣَ ﺎﺛ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻠُ ِﻖ و َ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ — آﻳ ٌَﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮدَاﻋَ ِﺔ وَاﻟ ﱡﻠ ْ‬
‫و ََﺳﻴ َِﺰﻳﺪُكِ ﺣُ ﺒٍّﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺷ َﻐ ًﻔﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ْﺮ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻬْ ُﺮبْ ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ َِﺴ ْﺖ ِﺑﻲ‪.‬‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َﺰﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﺑُ َﻜﺎﺋِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪﱠﺧِ ْﺮ و ُْﺳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِي‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺣَ َﺰﻧ َ َﻚ — ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِيَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ — وَأَﺑْ َﻜﺎ َك؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ َﻻ أَﺑْﻜِﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َرأَﻳْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت أَﺑَﺢﱠ ‪ُ 2 ،‬ﻣﺘَﻬَ ﺪ ٍﱢج ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط اﻟﺘﱠﺄَﺛ ﱡ ِﺮ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻫﺎرﺑ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺘْﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ؟«‬ ‫ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟ َِﻘﺎﺋِﻲ‪ِ ،‬‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻨﺒﺴﺎ‪ :‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻤﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﺻﻮت أﺑﺢ‪ :‬ﺻﻮت ﻏﻠﻴﻆ ﺧﺸﻦ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ْاﻵ َن َﻏ ْريُ ﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ‬‫ِﻳﻘﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫َﺻﺪ ً‬ ‫ري«‪َ ،‬و َر ِﺿﻴ َْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ أ َ ًﺧﺎ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﺮﺣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎءِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﻳﺰ!«‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔ ُﻪ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﻗ َ‬
‫ﻐﺎز ﻧ َ ْﺴﻤَ ﻊُ؟‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬أَيﱠ أ َ ْﻟ ٍ‬
‫َﺎن ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِ‬
‫ﻮﻻن؟‬ ‫ﺗُ َﺮى ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﻌْ ِﻨﻴ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«؟‬ ‫ﴬ َﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫أَيﱡ ِﻃ ْﻔ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﺣْ َ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻋَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ؟ وَﻣَ ْﻦ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﺼﺤَ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ أﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْﻫﻠِﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳَ ْﺮﻋَ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُون أ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ؟ د َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﺳ َﺎﻗﺘْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ َﻗﺪَﻣَ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ؟‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن؟ وَﻣَ ْﻦ أﺑَﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﺴ َ‬
‫ِﺼﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑﻘ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« — ِﺑﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺧ ﱢ ْ‬
‫ﻼﺳ ِﻢ و َْاﻷ َ ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺎز!«‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَﻨ ُِﻔﻬَ ﺎ ‪ِ 3‬ﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﻤﱠ ﻴ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ِِﻞ!‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪» :‬ﻣﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺌُﻮ ُل ِﺑﺄَﻋْ َﻠ َﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﺘِﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟﻘِ ﻴﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﱪﺗُﻚِ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻻ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﻤَ ﺎ أَد ِْري ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ﻆ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴ ًَﺔ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧ َ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺼﺎد ََﻓ ًﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻣ َ‬
‫واﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ َﺧﻮ ُْﻓﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺧﻬَ ﺎ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ َﻼ ُﴏ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬
‫َاﺧﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﺰﻋً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ؛‬ ‫َت ُﴏ َ‬ ‫ﱠث إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَﺗْﻨِﻲ أ َ ْدﻧُﻮ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َود ْ‬ ‫ْت أ َ ْن أَﺗَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ َرد ُ‬
‫ريﺗِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﻟﺬَﻟِﻚِ أ َ َﻟ ِﻤﻲ وَﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ري« ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻ ﻳُﺘِ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻳَﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻓ ِﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ و َ‬
‫ﺻ ٍﻪ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ!‬ ‫»ﺻ ٍﻪ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ُﻮع‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺖ ‪ 4‬ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺼ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧ َ ٌﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ َﻔﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ َﺳﺎءَ ٍة إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ري َﻗ ْ‬
‫ﺼ َﺪ َر َﺷ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺒْﻌَ َﺚ ﻋَ ﻨَﺎ ِﺋ َﻚ!«‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ُة ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺒَﺐَ ﺑُ َﻜﺎ ِﺋ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ْ‬
‫ِﺼﻨِﻴﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗُ َﻘﺒﱢﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺮﺣَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ًة ﻟ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫ِني‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬‫ﻄ ْﻔ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ََق و ََﻓﺎءَكِ ؛ إِذْ ﺗَﻌْ ِﻄﻔِ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛ َﺮ َم ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ وَأ َ ْ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءُ!«‬‫ﺎﺳ ُﺔ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ َ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻳﻜﺘﻨﻔﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻳﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 4‬ﻏﺼﺖ‪ :‬اﻣﺘﻸت‪.‬‬

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‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎﺋ ِِﻪ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ!‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ِﺑﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺘَﺒ َْﻘﻰ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘَﺎ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮاﺋ ِِﺐ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺄ َ َﻟﺘَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُﻓ ُﻪ‬ ‫وَﻋَ ِﺠﺒ َْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ري« و َُﻫﻮَ‪ :‬أ َ ﱠن أَﺑ َ‬
‫َﺎﻫﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫واﻗﺘَ َﴫ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻫﻠِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﱪ ُْﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫ﻣَ ِﻠ ٌﻚ وَأُﻣﱠ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ِﻠ َﻜ ٌﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺰ ْد ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َت ِﰲ‬ ‫ْﻒ و ُِﺟﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗَﺪ ِْري‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓﻮ ُر ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺬْ ِر ِﰲ ﺟَ ﻬْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ؟ وَﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ َ‬
‫ﺎن َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ؟‬ ‫ف أﻳ َْﻦ ﻧ َ َﺸﺄ ْت؟ َوﻣ ِْﻦ أيﱢ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻻ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ُﻎ ﻋِ ْﻠ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪ :‬أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َر ِﻛﺒ َْﺖ َﻛ ْﻠﺒًﺎ َﻛ ِﺒريًا‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ًﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ؛ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ وَﺟَ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ ‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَﻌْ َﻠﻢُ؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا ْ‬
‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺘﱠﺎﺋِﻬَ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ و ُْﺳﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﰲ ﺑَﺬْ ِل ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْﻜ ُﻔ َﻞ ﻟِﻠ ﱢ‬‫ﴫ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬
‫ﻮن‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎف إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑ ِﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑﺎﻧْﻌِ َ‬‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َان ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ وَأ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺸ َﻔﺎ‬‫ﻼص‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱟﻮ َوإ ِ ْﺧ ٍ‬ ‫و ََﺷ َﻜ َﺮ ْت َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻈ ﱢﻠﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳﺤُ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ِس ا ْﻟﻤ َُﱰَاﻛِﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬

‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ َة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎءَ و َْﻗ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪ ،‬أَﻋَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ﱠت »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ري«‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ د ََﻻ ِﺋ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺧﺘَﺎ َر ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﺠْ ﻠ َِﺲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺿﺎﺣِ َﻜ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِ َ‬
‫ْﴩ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮارهِ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ﻳﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ 6 ،‬وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎس ﺑَﺎدِ ﻳ ًَﺔ ‪ 5‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ َﺳ ِﺎر ِ‬ ‫و ِْ‬
‫َاﻹﻳﻨ َ ِ‬
‫ﺎض وَﺟْ ﻬُ ُﻪ ِﺑ ْﴩًا واﺑْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺟً ﺎ … َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة‬ ‫ري«‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻬَ ﱠﻠ َﻠ ْﺖ أ َ َﺳ ِﺎرﻳ ُﺮ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ﻋَ ﻬْ ٌﺪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ﺑﺎدﻳﺔ‪ :‬ﻇﺎﻫﺮة‪.‬‬
‫‪ 6‬أﺳﺎرﻳﺮﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﺧﻄﻮط ﺟﺒﻴﻨﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﻆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَﺎحَ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎض َﻗ ْﻠﺐُ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َرأ َ ِت اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫و ََﻓ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ َﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ َﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻣَ َﻸ َ ْت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒ ًﱠﺔ َوإِﻳﻨ َ ً‬ ‫ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ات ﻣَ ِﺮﺣَ ًﺔ؛ َﻓﻌَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ْت إِﺣْ ﺪَى َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ — وَﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﺮوﺑًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ ْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَ ِﺴريُ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ َ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ — ِﺑ ِﺈﻧَﺎءِ ﻗِ ْﺸ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧ ْ َﺴ َﻜﺐَ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪.‬‬
‫ﻂ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ وَﺟَ َﺪ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺸﺎءً َﺳﺎﺋ ًِﻐﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺿﻴَﺎﻋً ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻘِ ْﺸ َﺪ َة َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐْ َ‬
‫َﺷ ِﻬﻴٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬﻤُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳُﺒ ِْﻖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ أَيﱠ أَﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬
‫َوﻧَﺎﻣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ْﺮ ِﺳﻴﱢﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﺸﺎء ََﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫اﺷﺎ ِﻟ ُﺮ َﻗﺎدِ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُﻬَ ﻴﱢﺊ ُ ﻓِ َﺮ ً‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠري َْت »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﴎﻳ ٌﺮ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫َ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ِﰲ ذَﻟِﻚِ — ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎ ُه‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ري َ‬ ‫ريﺗَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َرأَى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﴐ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ؟‬
‫ﻳﺮي ﺣَ ِ ٌ‬ ‫َﴎ ِ‬ ‫—وَ ِ‬
‫ري اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ و ﱠَﻓ َﺮ ْت ِﱄ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ!«‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ أ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻮ ِﻓ ِ‬
‫ري ِه ﻋَ َﲆ َراﺣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻣ ْﻦ و ََﻓﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻧ ُ ْﻜ َﺮاﻧ ِِﻪ ذَاﺗَﻪُ‪َ ،‬وإِﻳﺜ َ ِﺎر ِه َراﺣَ َﺔ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ِﺠﺒ َْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ني َرأَﺗَﺎ‬ ‫ﱰاﺣِ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَذْﻋَ ﻨَﺘَﺎ ﻟِﻤَ ُﺸﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ آﺧِ َﺮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َود ََﻓﻌَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺣُ ﺒﱡﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إِﻳﱠﺎ ُه إ ِ َﱃ َر ْﻓ ِﺾ ْاﻗ ِ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ َر ْﻏﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ْ‬
‫إ ِ ْﴏَا َر ُه ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ِﻳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺸﺒﱡﺜ َ ُﻪ ‪ِ 7‬ﺑﺘَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﳼ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَﻫِ َﻲ َراﻗِ َﺪ ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﺮ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫َوذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺮ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ؛ ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْر َﻗ َﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َ ِ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗُﻮ ِﻗ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺒْ َﺪ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﺑﻤَ َﻼ ِﺑ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ِﺛﻴَﺎبَ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم د َ‬ ‫ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻓ َﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫ﻳﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ِ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠ َﻢ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻞ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨَﺎ َم ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ﱢﺶ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُم اﻟ ﱠﺪوَابﱡ ِﰲ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫وَأَﺑَﻰ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨَﺎ ُن َو َراﺣَ ُﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ُﺮ َﻗﺎدٍ َﻫﺎﻧ ٍِﺊ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﻳ َُﺴﻮ ُد ُه ا ْﻟﻬُ ﺪُوءُ و َِاﻻ ْ‬
‫آﺧ ُﺮ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺰ ِر اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ُم ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َﻀ ْﺖ َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﺎﻫِ َﺮ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﺄ ْ ٌن َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« َو َرأَﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﺴﻬﱠ َﺪ ًة ‪َ 8‬ﺷ ِﺎر َد َة ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﻜ ِﺮ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻠ ْﺖ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ َة »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ني د َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﺠﺒ َْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺣِ َ‬
‫َت َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻋْ ﺘَﻤَ ﺪ ْ‬

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‫ﺗﻤﺴﻜﻪ‪.‬‬
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‫ﻳﻦ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة؟‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬ﻓِ ﻴ َﻢ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎﺿ ْﺖ ِاﻻﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ ُﺔ َﻓﻼ‬ ‫ﻳﺮكِ ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ِﱄ َ أ َ َرى ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ َن ﺑَﺎدِ ﻳًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻚِ ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺴﻤً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ َﺳ ِﺎر ِ‬
‫أَﺛ َ َﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻓ ِﻤﻚِ ؟«‬
‫ﴚءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑ َ ْ‬‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﺒْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﴤ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ِة ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ — ِﻷ ُ ْﻓ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬
‫ري!«‬‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ِﺑﻨَﺒَﺄٍ َﺧ ِﻄ ٍ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬أَيﱡ ﻧَﺒَﺄٍ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻠِﻴﻨَﻪُ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﴎ ِار ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻬْ ﺪِﻳﻨَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﴎا ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ِ ٍّ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪» :‬ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱠ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أ َ ﱠن ِﰲ ِﺳﻮ َِار اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ﴎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳ ِﻢ أ ُ ْ َ‬
‫أ َ ْﻫﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ ْﺮ ِﺷ ُﺪﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ْ‬
‫ﻃﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ!«‬‫ري َ‬ ‫َﺿﺎﻋَ ْﺖ ﺟُ ﻬُ ﻮدِي ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر ُه َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ و َ‬‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ ﺟَ ﻬْ ﺪِي أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻓﺘَﺢَ إ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺒَ ﱢﺪ ُد ﻧَﻮْﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ُْﻘﻠ ُِﻖ َراﺣَ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُ ِﻄﻴ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﻛ َﱪُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ »ﻣَ ِ‬‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻬْ ﺪِﻳﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺧﻔِ َﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ُﺮ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﻨِريُ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريَ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﱢﻞ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْﻐ ِﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﻀﻴ ِْﻒ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﻮر‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﻜ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺺ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ َِﺼ ٍ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎ َود ََﻫﺎ ْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ِس؛ َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻟ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ِﺟﺌْ ِﺖ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ‪ ،‬أَﻧَﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ أ َ َﺷ ﱡﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن‬ ‫ﻇﻠُﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُ‬
‫ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺪُو ُر ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﳼ — َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻣَ ِﺠﻴﺌِﻚِ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮا ُر ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫َو ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺪﻧِﻲ َﻫﺬَا ﱢ‬
‫— أ َ ْﻓ َﻜﺎ ٌر َﻏ ِﺎﻣ َﻀ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺠَ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﻴَﺎ ُن ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أَﺗَﺒَﻴﱠﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺬَ ْﻟﺘُﻪُ!«‬
‫ﺻﺎ ِﺑﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ — ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ِﺟﻬَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ —‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر ُه ِﺑﺄ َ َ‬
‫ﻂ إِ َ‬‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﻀ َﻐ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻮ َِار‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﴚءٍ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ْﺮ ِﺑ َ ْ‬‫ِﻟﺘَ ْﻔﺘَﺤَ ﻪُ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫وَﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأ َ ِت اﻣْ َﺮأ َ ًة ﻳَﺘَ َﻸ ْ َﻷ ُ وَﺟْ ﻬُ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻧُﻮ ًرا ِﰲ و ََﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮةِ؛ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻸ ْ َﻷ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ ِﰲ َراﺋِﻌَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫َان ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َاﺳ َﱰ َْﺳ َﻞ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺒ ﱡﻲ وا ْزد َ‬ ‫َﺎض َرا ِﺋ َﻊ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻊ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﺒَﺪﱠى وَﺟْ ﻬُ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِ‬
‫ﺎج ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱡﺠُ ﻮ ِم ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟ َﻘ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺿﺎحُ ِﺑﺘَ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ‪َ ،‬ﺷ ﱠﻔ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ أَﻧْﻮا ُر َﻫﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪِﻳﻌَ َﺔ ﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮأ َ ُة ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ َ‬
‫ﺎض ُﻣ ْﺰدَاﻧًﺎ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻷ ْ َﻻءِ اﻟﻨﱡﺠُ ﻮ ِم ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺒَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺒَﺪﱠى ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻀ َﻔ ُ‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫َاﻗﺎ‪ ،‬وا ْرﺗَ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳﻴﻤَ َ‬

‫ﺎﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ ﻋَ ﺬُوﺑ ًَﺔ َوإ ِ ْﴍ ً‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫ات ﺗَ ِﺸ ﱡﻊ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ د ََﻻ ِﺋ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ٌ‬
‫َاﻹ ْﺧ َﻼ ِص‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﴍ ََﻗ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻓ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ اﺑْﺘِﺴﺎﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﲆ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎدِ ُق ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪،‬‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻤَ ﻰ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠ ِﺔ و ْ ِ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬‫ﺼ ُﺪ ُر إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ ﻣُﻬَ ﺬﱠﺑَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ ﱠﺰاﻋَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ ِ‬
‫َوﺗَﻨ ُ ﱡﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ َﻛﺎءٍ َوﺗَﺠْ ِﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْ‬

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 ‫اﳉ ﱢﻨ ﱠﻴ ِﺔ‬ ‫َﺣ ِﺪ ُ‬
‫ﻳﺚ ِْ‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَﻋَ َﲆ َﻓ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ اﺑْﺘِﺴﺎﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ ﺬْﺑ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ َﻻ ﺗَﺬْ ُﻛ ِﺮﻳﻨَﻨِﻲ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ريﺗَﻚِ ‪:‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َر ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻟ ِْﻔﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ … ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻦ أ ُ ِﻃﻴ َﻞ ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫ري ﱡ‬ ‫ْاﻵ َن؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪﻳ ُْﺖ ‪ 1‬أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻚِ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ني أ َ ﱠن‬ ‫أَﻧَﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة«؛ ﺣَ ِﺎر َﺳ ُﺔ َو َﻟﺪِكِ ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ِﺎر َﺳ ُﺔ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ .‬و َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ِﻟ َ‬
‫ني ﺗَﺠْ ﻬَ ِﻠ َ‬
‫وات ُﻗ ْﺮﺑﺎكِ ْاﻷ َ ْدﻧ َ ْ َ‬
‫ني!‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َة ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ َة ﱠ‬
‫»ﺳ ْﻠﻮَى«‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻓ ْريُو َز«؛ أَﻧْﺠَ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َزوْﺟَ ﺘ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ َ‬‫َو ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﺠﺒ ِْﺖ‪ ،‬إِذَا ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﺖ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﺳ ْﻠﻔِ ﻚِ ‪َ :‬‬
‫َﺎﻃ ِﺶ«‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ِﻦ اﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم »ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﻚِ َﻓ ْﻀ ُﻞ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄﻔِ ﺊْ ﻧَﺎ ُر‬ ‫ﺒﺎﻃ َﺶ« َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻬْ ﺪَأ ْ ﺛَﺎ ِﺋ َﺮﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ني أ َ ﱠن »ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ني أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺘَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻟ ِﻤ َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧ َﺬ ُه ﻓِ ِﻴﻬﻤَ ﺎ َرﺣْ ﻤَ ٌﺔ و ََﻻ َﺷ َﻔ َﻘ ٌﺔ!‬ ‫َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﴏَﻋَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ﻈ ﱠﻦ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ واﺣِ ﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﺴﻴﺌَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺠ ِ‬
‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ُه َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﻮدﱡدٍ َﻛﺎذِ ٍب‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َﻀﻴَﺎ ِﰲ ِﺿﻴ ََﺎﻓﺘ ِِﻪ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺒﺎﻃ ُﺶ« ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أ ْ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﺧﺪَﻋَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ »ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ِﺒﺎت ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺎﻟ ِ‬ ‫وادِ ﻋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑ ُﻔﻨ ُ ِ‬
‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﻤَ َ ﱠ‬
‫ﴪ ِ‬
‫اﺳ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﺒﺎﻃ ُﺶ« وَأَﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ُﺷ ْﻐ ٍﻞ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤِ َﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻏﺘَﺎ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ »ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ريﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ِن ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ دَواﻋِ ﻲ أ َ َﺳﻔِ ﻲ وَﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ريﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳُﺘَﺢْ ِﱄ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذُ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﴤ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻨْﻌَ ﺎءُ‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ِ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﺗَﻤﱠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻔﺘَ َﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ وَأ َ ْﻟﺤَ َﻘﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄَﺑَ َﻮﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﷲ َو ِﻋﻨَﺎﻳَﺘُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬‫َو َﻟﻮ َْﻻ ﻟُ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺚ — ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ — َﻏ ْريُ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻔﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱡﻮ ِﺑ َﻘﺘْﻠ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﻟ ْﻠ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ و َِر ٌ‬ ‫َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺗﺒﺪﻳﺖ‪ :‬ﻇﻬﺮت‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻮار أَﺑَ َﻮﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬

‫ني‬ ‫ﴫ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ — ﺗَ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐُ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — ﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬
‫ﺒﺎﻃ ُﺶ«‪.‬‬ ‫َﴏَﻋَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ »ا ْﻟ ِ‬
‫ﺎض‪،‬‬ ‫ﴫ‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه ﺧِ ﻨْﺠَ ٌﺮ ﻣَ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻨْﻌَ ﺎءَ‪ ،‬ذَ َﻫﺐَ ﻳَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺗَ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ﺘَ ُﻪ ﱠ‬
‫أَﻋَ ﱠﺪ ُه ﻟ َِﻘﺘْﻠِﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈ ًﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬ﻷَﻧ ْ َﻔﺬَ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‬‫ﻈ ِﺔ! َو َﻟ ْﻮ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ ْﺮ ُت َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫و ََﺷﺎءَ ﷲ ُ — ُﺳﺒْﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ — أ َ ْن أَﻋُ ﻮ َد ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬
‫َﻗ َﻀﺎءَهُ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎب« ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﻣَ ْﺮﺗُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن‬‫ني » َوﺛ ﱠ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮ َﻛ ْﻠ ِﺒ َﻲ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬‫َني ﺟَ ِﻠﻴ َﱠﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْر َﻛﺒْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ْت أَﺗَﺒ ﱠ ُ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ِﻛﺪ ُ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَﺪﱠﺧِ َﺮ و ُْﺳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ و َِﺳﻌَ ُﻪ ﺟُ ﻬْ ُﺪهُ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮيَ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻮات ِﻣ ْﻦ َو َﻟﺪِكِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫أَﻣَ ْﺮﺗُ ُﻪ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َْﱰُ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ ُﺧ ُ‬
‫ﴚءٍ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﴎ ﻣَ ْﻮﻟِﺪِﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ .‬ﻓﺤَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻔ ِﴤ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺧ َﻔﻴ ُْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ َو َﻟﺪِكِ وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﻛ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِ ﱠ‬
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‫ذَﻟِﻚِ إ ِ َﱃ أﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ْاﻷَو ِ‬
‫َان‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗَ ْﻲ أ َ ِﺑﻴﻬَ ﺎ وَأُﻣﱢ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ اﻟﺜﱢﻴَﺎبَ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﻤﻴﻨ َ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻋَ َﺪ ْدﺗُﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ؛‬ ‫وَﺣَ َﺬ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮى ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ُة ُ‬
‫ﻮن — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ ُﺪ — ﻣُﻼﺋِﻤَ ًﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺳﺘَ ْﺪ ُرجُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫»ﻫﺎكِ ‪ — 2‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ —‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬ ‫َﺻﻤَ ﺘَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫و َ‬
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‫ُوﻗﺎ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠﻮءًا ِﺑ ْﺎﻷﺣْ ﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ً‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﴎ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«!‬ ‫ﻴﺲ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ُوق اﻟﻨﱠﻔِ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﺣْ ﺘَﻮَى َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬
‫وﺻﻴﻚِ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻘﻴﱠﺪِي ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻼ ﺗَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ َوﻧِﻲ ِﰲ أَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬واﺗﱠ ِﺒﻌِ ﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ أ ُ ِ‬
‫ني ِﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ٍﺔ َﻻ ﻗِ ﺒَ َﻞ َﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬‫ﺿ ِﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ وَﻣَ ْﻦ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱢ َ‬ ‫َوإِﻳﱠﺎكِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺨﺎﻟِﻔِ ﻲ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬
‫وَﻻ ُﻗ ْﺪ َر َة َﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ اﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻟِﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ِﺠﺪِي ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ إ ِ ﱠﻻ أُذُﻧًﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻴﻌَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﻠﺒًﺎ واﻋِ ﻴًﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎس‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻀﻌِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ُوق ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ري ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪» :‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨﻔِ ﻲ َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫َﺎع‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤْ ِﻜ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس‬ ‫ض ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ُة ﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻠﻀﻴ ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﺮ ِﺟﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺨﺒَﺌ ِِﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻫﺎك‪ :‬ﺧﺬي‪.‬‬

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‫ِﻳﺚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‬

‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ أ ُ َﺧﺎﻟ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﻒ َﻟﻚِ أﻣْ ًﺮا‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺄﻋْ ﻨَﻰ ِﺑﺎﺗﱢ ِ‬
‫ﺒﺎع‬ ‫»ﺳﻤْ ﻌً ﺎ َو َ‬
‫ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻚِ ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺧﻴ ًَﺔ إِﻧْﺠَ ﺎ َز َﻫﺎ ِﰲ دِ ﱠﻗ ٍﺔ َوإ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ٍص َوإِﺣْ َﻜﺎ ٍم‪.‬‬
‫ُوركِ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﻘﻘِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﱄ!«‬ ‫ﺎن ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ِﱄ َرﺟَ ﺎءً واﺣِ ﺪًا‪ ،‬ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬
‫ُوري‪«.‬‬‫ﺎن ذَﻟِﻚِ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ِﺑﺘَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَ ِﺔ َرﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪِي؟‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ُل َزﻣَ ُﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺗﻨِﻲ‪َ :‬ﻫ ْﻞ ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ َﻟ ْﻮ أ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ » :‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﳼ؟«‬ ‫ﺼﻮ َر ِة اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ َﻫﻴْﺌَ َﺔ ْاﻷَﻧ َ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴُﺰا ِﻳﻠُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ُو ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺒْ ِﺪ ُل ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ﻳَ ُﺰو ُل ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﱢ‬
‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋﺪًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْ‬‫ﺻ ْﱪًا‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« — َ‬ ‫»ﺻ ْﱪًا — ﻳَﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ :‬‬
‫َاﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎل و ﱠ‬ ‫وض ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ‪ 3‬ﻋَ َﲆ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ُن ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫وَﻣَ ْﻦ ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ َﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أَوَاﻧ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻋُ ﻮﻗِﺐَ ِﺑﺤِ ْﺮﻣَ ﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ُﺴﺎو ْركِ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ﺎجُ وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻠ ِِﻤﻲ أَﻣْ َﺮكِ هلل ِ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻼ ﻳ ِ‬
‫واﻋْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﺎﻫِ َﺮ ٌة ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ وَﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﻌْ ِﻨﻴ ٌﱠﺔ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ري«‪ ،‬و َْﻓ َﻖ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺟﺐٌ وَاﺣِ ﺪٌ‪ُ ،‬ﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻌْ ﻨ َ ْﻲ ِﺑﺘَﻌْ ﻠِﻴ ِﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ إ ِ ﱠﻻ و ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺮ‪.‬‬‫ﻼص ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫َر َﺳﻤْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪِﻳ ِﻪ ِﺑﺬَﻟِﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻳ ُﺮوض ﻧﻔﺴﻪ‪ :‬ﻳُﻌﻮﱢدﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻼﺻﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻞ‬

‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮ َو َﻟﺪُكِ ِﺑﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ ْﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ واﺣِ ﺪٌ‪ُ ،‬ﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ٌ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻚِ إ ِ ﱠﻻ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑﻔ ْﺮ ِو »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴘ وَﺟْ ﻬُ ﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﺎ َر ًة — أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِ َ‬ ‫اﺿﻴ ًَﺔ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫— َر ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َزاﻳَ َﻠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻬْ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ — ﺑَ َ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﺎ َر ًة‪ ،‬ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﻃ ِ‬ ‫اﺿﻴ ًَﺔ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َﻗ ِﺒ َﻠ ْﺖ ذَﻟِﻚِ — َر ِ‬
‫ﱰ ﱠد َو َﻟﺪُكِ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َل وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎءَهُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َاﺳ َ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺧﺎبَ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ‪َ ،‬و ِﻛﺘْﻤَ ﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ري إ ِ ْﺧ َﻔﺎءِ ﱢ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻻ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌْ ُﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﻃ ﱢﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﻜﺘْﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﺔ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﺗُﻌَ ﺎﻫِ ﺪِﻳﻨَﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘﻰ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ُﻤﻮﱢ‪،‬‬ ‫ف ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧَﺘَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ َو َﻟﺪِكِ و ََﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻠ َﻊ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ َﻟﺘَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﻓﻌَ ِﺔ؟‬
‫ري »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«؛ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺮ ٌة‬ ‫ﴎ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ُﻪ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪َ .‬ﻻ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﺜْﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَﻟِﻚِ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا ِ ﱞ‬
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‫ﻃﺎﻫِ َﺮةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻼق ﻣَ ﺘِﻴﻨ َ ٍﺔ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺜ ﱢ َﻘ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻴﱠ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺰاﻳَﺎ ﻧَﺎدِ َرةٍ‪ ،‬وَأ ْﺧ ٍ‬
‫ﺼﺘِﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴪكِ ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَ ْﻜﺘُ ِﻤﻲ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺮ ٌة أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻔ ِﴤ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِ ﱢ‬
‫ُﻮر؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﺗُ ِﺸريَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْريُ‪ ،‬إ ِ ْن‬ ‫ريﻳﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ أَﻣْ ٍﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷُﻣ ِ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺸ ِ‬
‫َﺷﺎءَ ﷲُ‪.‬‬
‫ﴚ ُﺳﻮءًا‪.‬‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺨ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﻤﺪِي ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ﴫكِ … َو ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻴﺲ َﻫ ِﺪﻳ ًﱠﺔ َﻟﻚِ َوﺗَﺬْ َﻛﺎ ًرا؛ َﻓ َﻀﻌِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﺧِ ﻨ ْ َ ِ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄَﻣْ ﻨَﺤُ ﻚِ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺨﺎﺗَ َﻢ اﻟﻨﱠﻔِ َ‬
‫ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ أَﻧﱠﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ دَا َم ِﰲ ﺣَ ْﻮ َزﺗِﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨَﺎ َﻟﻚِ ُﺳﻮءٌ‪«.‬‬
‫ﱪ ًة َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َرأَﺗْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ ِﺑﺘَ ْﻮدِﻳﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻮ َﻟ ْﺖ ُﻗ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺤَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺗَﻤﱠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻧ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َريَاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱢﺮ َد ًة!‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ ﺟَ ﻨَﺎﺣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔ َﻀﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَﺗَﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ د َْﻫ َﺸﺘُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻻ ﺗَﻘِ ﱡﻞ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺠَ ِﺐ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺼﺪ َﱢﻗ ِ‬ ‫َان ﺗُ َ‬‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ َﻜﺎد ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ — َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻜﺎ أ َ ْن و ََﻗ َﻔﺘَﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﻫ َﺸ ِﺘ َﻚ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« … واﺑْﺘَ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ِﺖ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ؛‬ ‫َت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻨَﻬﱠ ﺪ ْ‬
‫َﻓﻼ ﺗَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ َوﻧِﻲ ِﰲ ﺗَﻨْﻔِ ﻴﺬ َِﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْر ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻠِﻴ َﻜﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪.‬‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ِﻣ ٍ‬‫ُوق — ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻼ ِﺑ َﺲ — ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒﺎدِ ِري إ ِ َﱃ إ ِ ْﺧ َﻔﺎءِ َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬
‫َﺎب‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎب ِﻷ َ َرى ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻋَ ﱠﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐ ِﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺛﻴ ٍ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄُﻋَ ﺠﱢ ُﻞ ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬

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‫ِﻳﺚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‬

‫َﺎب و َْاﻷَﺣْ ِﺬﻳَ ِﺔ‬‫ﺎﺻﺎ ِﺑ َﻔﺎﺧِ ِﺮ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫َان؛ َﻓ َﺮأَﺗْ ُﻪ َﻏ ٍّ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺘَﺤَ ِﺖ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫َني ا ْﻟﺒَﺴﺎ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺔ وَاﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺧﺘَﺎ َر ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻼ ِﺋﻤُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻊ ِﺛﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫اﺷﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ِن ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻮ ٍم ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬

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‫ﺎﱂ ْ َ‬
‫اﻷ ْﺣ َﻼ ِم‬

‫ﻈﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻞ — َﻓﺄَﻳ َْﻘ َ‬

‫ﺻ َ‬
‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ري« — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻧَﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻢ ِﰲ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق َﺳﻤْ َﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﺧﻮا ُر ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘ َﺮ ِة أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬
‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﺒ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر َﻗﺎدِ هِ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ُِﺠﻴ ُﻞ ﻟِﺤَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﻇ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒُﻨَﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻞ َو َﻟ ْﻢ‬‫ﺻ َ‬ ‫ﺎن؟ َوﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘِﻲ ِﰲ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫ْﻒ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ﻳُﺴﺎ ِﺋﻠُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َاري؟‬ ‫أ َ ْﻗ ِﻀﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ د ِ‬
‫ري‪ ،‬ﺣُ َﺰﻣً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ﱢﺶ وَا ْﻟﻌَ َﻠ ِﻒ!«‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑ َِﺎﱄ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﺒْ ِﺪ ُل ِﺑ ِﻔ َﺮ ِ َ‬
‫اﳾ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻋِ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻮﺛِ ِ‬

‫ُﺼﺎد ََﻓ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﺐ ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َت ِﺑ ِﻪ ذَا ِﻛ َﺮﺗُﻪُ؛ َﻓﺘَﺠَ ﱠﲆ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ ِﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﺎق‪.‬‬‫ﻴﺐ ِاﻻﺗﱢ َﻔ ِ‬‫وَﻋَ ِﺠ ِ‬
‫اﺷ ِﻪ‪ ،‬أَﺗَ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎح‪َ ،‬وﻧَﻬَ َﺾ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ — ِﰲ أﻣْ ِﺴ ِﻪ — ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ﺎ َو َد ُه ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﻢ َرﺟَ ﺎءً‪.‬‬‫ﻃﺎ وَأَﻋْ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﺻﺤﱠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَو َْﻓ َﺮ ﻧ َ َﺸﺎ ً‬
‫ﴎﻳﻌَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َراحَ ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح‬ ‫َﺎت َ ِ‬‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ِﰲ َوﺛَﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﴎو ًرا َوﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ ًﺔ؛ َﻓﺎﻧ ْ َ‬‫وَاﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ُ ُ‬
‫َﺎح‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﻮ َر َة‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻏﺘَ َﺴ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ‬ ‫ات ُﻣﺘَﺘَﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻼﺣِ َﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫— َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ٍ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن‬
‫َﺎح … و ََﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ د َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻮف ﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَ َﻜ َﺮ ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُﺐُ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘ َﺮ َة‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺄْﻟُ ِ‬
‫ﺗُ ْﻐﻠ َِﻖ ا ْﻟﺒَﺎبَ ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎظ أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ري أ َ ْن َﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجَ إ ِ َﱃ إ ِ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘ ِ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻞ اﻟﺪﱠا َر ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« د َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎءَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺿﻮْﺿﺎءَ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ﺟَ َﻠﺒَ ٍﺔ وَﻻ َ‬ ‫وَاﻧ ْ َﺴ ﱠﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﴎﻳ ُﺮ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« أُﻣﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﺗَﺰا ُل ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ َﻗ ًﺔ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﻮ َِار َﻫﺎ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮأَى »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ًﺔ أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ني َرأَى اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺴﻤَ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻓ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ري« ﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﺎج »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ِ‬
‫— ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺪُو ِﻟ َﺮاﺋِﻴﻬَ ﺎ — ﺗُﺘَﺎ ِﺑ ُﻊ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ ﺣُ ْﻠﻤً ﺎ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﺾ ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻟﻤْ ﺤَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ني َرأَى اﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎﻣَ َﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗَﻐِ ُ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن َﻓ َﺮﺣَ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َل َﻏﻤٍّ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬
‫َﴫ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤُ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻘ ِﻄﻴﺐُ وَا ْﻟﻌُ ﺒ ُ‬
‫ُﻮس‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒ َ ِ‬
‫ﻇﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ دَﻻﺋ ِِﻞ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻓ َﺰﻋ ِِﻪ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺑَﺪَا ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ ْاﻷ ِﻣريَ ِة ﱠ‬
‫ﺎط‪.‬‬ ‫ﺺ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻧ ْ ِﺒ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻼق‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﻠ ُ‬
‫ﺾ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻧ ْ ِﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ني َرأَى وَﺟْ َﻪ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺒ ُ‬ ‫ري ُة وَاﻟﺪ َﱠﻫ ُﺶ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ْﺧ َﺔ ُرﻋْ ٍﺐ ﺗَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ َﻗ ٌﺔ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن‬ ‫ني َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َﴏ َ‬ ‫ﻒ أ َ َﻟ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﻀﺎﻋَ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪.‬‬
‫اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻠﺒ َْﺖ أَﺣْ َﻼﻣُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫َت ِﰲ أَﺣْ َﻼ ِﻣﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْﺸﻬَ ﺪًا َﺧ ِﻄريًا‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ْﻚ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ ِﻬﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ﱠن َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْد َر َك »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺰﻋَ ْﺖ ﻟِﻤَ ْﺮآهُ‪.‬‬

‫ﻮض َﻓﻼ ﺗُﺘِﻤﱡ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل‬ ‫ني َرأَى اﻟ ﱢ‬

‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ َﺔ ﺗَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ري« ﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ ِ‬‫ري ِة »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫ِﺼ ِﻒ َﻗﻮْﻣَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ َم َﻓﻼ ﺗَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻮ ُﱢﻗ ُﻪ‬
‫ري«‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘُ َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ان ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋُ ﻨ ُ ِﻖ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ — َوﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ري َﻗ ْ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ — ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻤْ ﺘَ ﱡﺪ ﻳَﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻴﺼﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﺳﺘِﻐﺎﺛ َ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ ُه ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺠْ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬
‫ظ ْ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﺠَ ﻤْ ِﺠ ُﻢ أ َ ْﻟ َﻔﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَﺗَ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﺑ ِﺬ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫َو ْر َ‬
‫ﻃﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻠِﻤَ ﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺟُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ َﺷﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ — أ َ ْن ﻳُ َﺆ ﱢﻟ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﺔ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺎظ ُﻣﺘَ َﻘ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﺘ ُﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻔ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« …‬ ‫»ﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤَ َﻞ اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴ ََﺔ‪َ :‬‬
‫اﻟﺸﻬْ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻢُ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎ ُع ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻘﺪَامُ‪.‬‬ ‫َد َراكِ ‪ 1 ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱡ‬
‫ﺺ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮ ِق …‬ ‫َﺧ ﱢﻠ ْ‬
‫إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ … ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮاجُ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ُة ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒْﺘَ ِﻠ َﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« … ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮاجُ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺨﻨ ُ َﻘﻬَ ﺎ …‬
‫ﴍ َﺳ ٌﺔ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« …‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺮ … َﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ذِي ِﺿ ْﻔ ِﺪ ٌع َ ِ‬ ‫اُﻧ ْ ُ‬
‫ﺎع ِﻟﺘُ ْﻐ ِﺮ َﻗﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗُ ْﺰﻫِ َﻖ ُروﺣَ ﻬَ ﺎ!«‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ﺗَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﱢ‬

‫‪ 1‬دراك أﻳﻬﺎ اﻟﺸﺠﺎع‪ :‬أدرﻛﻨﻲ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ْاﻷَﺣْ َﻼ ِم‬

‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ أ َ َﻓ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﻠ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋ ِِﺞ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴ ًَﺔ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ا ْرﺗَ َﺴ َﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع وَاﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ﻋَ َﲆ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ َﺨﻴَﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَﺗَ ِ‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ َﻫﺎ — ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻼ ِم ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ٍْل — َوﺗَ َﺸﺒﱠﺜ َ ْﺖ ذِ َراﻋَ َ‬ ‫أَ ِ‬
‫ﺳﺎر ِ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ﱢ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﴩﻳ َﺮ ُة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻼﻣﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ﺪِي‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﺚ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓ ﱠﺰﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ أَﺣْ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻐِ ُ‬
‫ﺼﻨِﻲ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎ ُع! َﺧ ﱢﻠ ْ‬ ‫َﻫﻠُﻢﱠ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱡ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻔ َﻠ ِﺔ‬‫ﺎت‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري ﻟ َِﻔ َﺰ ِع اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺧ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴫ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺛ َ ِﺮ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫و ََﻫﺒ ْﱠﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َﺳﺒَﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﻓﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎق ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻼﻃ ُﻔﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻬَ ﱢﺪئ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْوﻋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺴﺄﻟُﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱟﻮ َوإ ِ ْﺷ َﻔ ٍ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫وَأ ْ َ‬
‫وَأ َ ْزﻋَ ﺠَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َث؟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰ ُه …‬ ‫ْف‪» :‬أَﻻ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤ َ‬
‫ني ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﺪ ٍﱢج ‪ِ 2‬ﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳ َِﺴريُ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫»اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ﻳَ َﺪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳ َْﱰُ ُك ﻳَﺪ ََﻫﺎ … اﺑْﺘَﻌَ َﺪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ « ﻋَ ْﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪ ،‬د َِﻣﻴﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺨِ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺮي ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺿ ْﻔ ِﺪ ٌع َﻗ ِﺒﻴﺤَ ُﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع‪.‬‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﻬْ ُﺮبُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ﺗَ ْﻘ َ ِﱰبُ …‬
‫ﱢ‬
‫ﻂ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬
‫ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮَاجُ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒْﺘَ ِﻠ َﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« …‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ِﻟﻴُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮ ِق‪.‬‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُﻨَﺎدِي »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ُﴪ ُع إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴُﻨَﺠﱢ ﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮ ِق‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫»اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﻨِﻴﻌَ ُﻪ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ!«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻜﺮ َﻟ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬

‫ِﻴﻖ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﺮ ِس‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺬْ ِب‬‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت ﺧﺎﻓِ ٍﺖ َرﻗ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻈ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َﺳ َﻜﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻃﻮ َل ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫َات‪» :‬ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ َﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﴗ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ « ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ َﻢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻬْ َﻢ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﱪ ِ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ ُ‬
‫َﺼﺪ َﱠﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ُﺔ‬ ‫ري« د َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ِﻲ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ا ْرﺗَﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮهِ‪.‬‬‫َﻓ ْﺮ ِوهِ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻨَﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬

‫‪ 2‬ﺻﻮت ﻣﺘﻬﺪج‪ :‬ﻣﺘﻘﻄﻊ ﻣﺮﺗﻌﺶ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻄﻤَ ﺄْﻧِﻴﻨ َ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳُ َﺆ ﱢﺳﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪ 3 .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َل ﻳُ َﺮوﱢحُ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡ‬

‫ﴍ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ِﺔ؛‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« أ َ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — ِﺑﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ — ﻧَﺬِﻳ َﺮ َ ﱟ‬ ‫وَأَﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َت ﻋَ ْﺰﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﺪﱠﺧِ َﺮ و ُْﺳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻘﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﱠت ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻀﺎﻋِ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ َﴏ ْ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻬَ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أُوﺗِﻴ َْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة وَﺟَ ﻬْ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ اﻋْ ﺘَ َﺰﻣَ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻔ ِﴤ إ ِ َﱃ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﺮ َاﻗﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ و ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﺤً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴢ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ ُ ْ‬ ‫ِﻒ أَﻣْ َﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺗَﻌْ ِ َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺨﺎﻟ َ‬
‫ﱪ ُه ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ري ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨ ِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
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‫ﴪيَ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧَﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗُ َ ﱢ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻃﻔ ِﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َوإِﻳﻨ َ ِ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪة« ِﰲ ﻣُﻼ َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﴫ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﻘ ﱢ ْ‬
‫َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪.‬‬
‫َﺎب ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻋَ ﱠﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ دَﻋَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َُﺸﺎ َر َﻛﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ ،‬أ َ ْﻟﺒ ََﺴﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑًﺎ َﻓﺎﺧِ ًﺮا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ ْﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﻮر ﻣَ َﻊ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ُ‬

‫ﺒﺎح‬
‫اﻟﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ ٌَﻖ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءٌ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﻠﺒَﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ َِﻦ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻗ ْﺪ أَﻋَ ﺪ ِﱠت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ َة‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺒﺎﻛ ِِﺮ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒْ ُﺰ‪.‬‬
‫َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴ َْﺖ أَﺣْ ﺰاﻧَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ُﺔ ِﰲ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪.‬‬

‫ﻮس ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة — َﻗ ْﻮﻟُﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ »ﻣَ ِ‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎﻣَ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ — وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻻ ﻳ َِﻄﻴﺐُ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﴩ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ﺪ َُﻫﺎ َ ْ‬
‫ري«‪«.‬‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳ َِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أ ُ ﱡم »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀﺤِ َﻚ‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ َﻻ أُدْﻋَ ﻰ أ ُ ﱠم »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﻐﺎﻟِﺐُ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َﻓ ِﺈ ْن ِﺷﺌْ ِﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ْﺴﺒُﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ أُﻣٍّ ﺎ ﺛﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ َﻟﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻨِﻲ — إِذَا أ َ َرد ِْت —‬
‫ﻳﻦ أُﻣﱠ ﻚِ ‪«.‬‬
‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُﻨَﺎدِ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻬُ ﱡﺰ َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧ َ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ‪» :‬آ ٍه … أَأَﻧ ْ ِﺖ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ؟‬
‫ْﻒ؟ أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ؟‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬

‫ﻳﺼﱪﻫﺎ وﻳﺴ ﱢﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﱢ‬ ‫‪ 3‬ﻳﺆﺳﻴﻬﺎ‪:‬‬

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‫أُﻣﱢ ﻲ ﻫِ َﻲ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك! أُﻣﱢ ﻲ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪ .‬أُﻣﱢ ﻲ! إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻨَﺎ ُم ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪ .‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن‬
‫ﺗَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰ َه ﻣَ َﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻘﺒﱢ َﻞ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« أَﺑَﺪًا‪.‬‬
‫إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ أُﻣﱠ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َوﺗُﻌِ ﱡﺰ ُه َﻛ ِﺜريًا‪«.‬‬

‫ﺎت‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺒﱠ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺧِ ﺘَ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﻄ ُﻖ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ُﻣﺘَ َﺸﺒﱢﺜ َ ًﺔ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻴﺾ ﺣُ ﻨُﻮٍّا وَﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒ ًﱠﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗﺒْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻔِ ُ‬‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﺒْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺼ ْﺖ ‪ 4‬ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه‬ ‫ري« ﺣُ ْﺰﻧًﺎ وَأ َ ًﳻ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َآﻻ ٍم؛ َﻓ َﻐ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫واﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺐُ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬
‫ُﻮع‪.‬‬
‫ري«‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ْاﻷ َ َﳻ وَاﻟﺘﱠﺄَﺛ ﱡ ِﺮ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻻﺣَ َ‬
‫ُﻣﺘَ َﻮ ﱢد َد ًة‪ ،‬وَأَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨ ِِﻪ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﺴﺤَ ْﺖ ُدﻣُﻮﻋَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤِ ﻨْﺪِﻳﻠ ِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ‪ِ » :‬ﺑ َﺮﺑﱢ َﻚ َﻻ ﺗَﺤْ َﺰ ْن أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ُﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَ ْﺮﺟُ ﻮ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﺒْﻜ َِﻲ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪«.‬‬ ‫إِذَا ﺑَ َﻜﻰ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎﺋِﻚِ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴًﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻮ ﱢددًا‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا َﻛ َﻔ ْﻔ ِﺖ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ َﻛ َﻔ ْﻔ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪«.‬‬
‫»ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ ﻧ ُ ْﻔ ِﻄ ْﺮ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ ْﺬ َﻫﺐْ ِﻟﻨَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰهَ‪«.‬‬‫ﻈ ًﺔ و ََﻗﺎ َل‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ َﻜ َﺖ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻮن ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬ ِﺠ َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴪو ُر ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ﱡ ُ‬

‫‪ 4‬ﻏﺼﺖ‪ :‬اﻣﺘﻸت‪.‬‬

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‫ﲔ ُْ‬
‫َﺑ ْ َ‬

‫َﺎن‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﺗُﻌْ ﻨَﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺤْ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱠﻠ َﻔﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« و َِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﺧ َﺮجَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ِﺑ َﺸﺄ ْ ِن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ َﻔ ِﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐُ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻻ ﻳَﺄْﻟُﻮ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا ‪ِ 1‬ﰲ ﻣُﻼ َ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﺰ‬‫ِﻳﻊ ْاﻷ َ ْز َﻫ ِﺎر‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن ﻳَﻤْ َﻸ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﺳ ﱠﻠ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺎﻗ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﺪ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺲ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠْ ﻤَ َﻊ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﻴﺐ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬ ﱢﻲ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫واﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺸ ُﻜ َﺮ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَﺘَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫ﺎﺷ َﻔﺘْ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺘْﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘَﻘِ ﱠﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣَ َﻊ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻟﻴ ُِﻀﻴ َﻊ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ و َْﻗﺘ ِِﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﻠﻌِ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﺄْذَ ُن ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠﻌَ ﺐَ إ ِ ﱠﻻ‬
‫ِﺑﻤِ ْﻘﺪ ٍ‬
‫َار‪.‬‬
‫ﻈﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌِ ِﺐ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا َﻗﺎ َل ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ َﺧﺬْﻧَﺎ ﺣَ ﱠ‬
‫ُ‬ ‫وَأ َ َرى أ َ ﱠن و ِ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َاﺟ ِﺒﻲ ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ﻮﻧِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة أﻣﱢ ﻲ َوﻣ َُﺸﺎ َر َﻛ ِﺔ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪«.‬‬ ‫أَﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ » :‬و ِﺑﻤَ ﺎذَا ﺗُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪ ُُﻫﻤَ ﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺪ ُ‬
‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ ﻟِﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪُ!‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻻ ﻳﺄﻟﻮ‪ :‬ﻻ ﻳﻘﴫ‪.‬‬

 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻨ ْ ٍﺲ وَﻣَ ْﺴ ٍﺢ َو َر ﱟش‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ ُ َﺳﺎﻋِ ﺪ ُُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ َرﻋْ ِﻲ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫َ ُ‬
‫َﻓﺄﻧَﺎ أ َﺳﺎﻋِ ﺪ ُُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ َ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺐ وَﻣَ ﺎءٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎب‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ْﻠ ِﺐ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎث ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺸﺎﺋ ِِﺶ و َْاﻷَﻋْ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬واﺟْ ِﺘﺜ َ ِ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬أَﺗُﺤِ ﺐﱡ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺴﺎﻋِ َﺪ َك »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ًة ِﺟﺪٍّا‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺒﻤَ ﺎذَا ﺗُﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪِﻳﻨَﻨِﻲ؟«‬ ‫ني َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻚِ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ِﻟ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬أ ُ َﺳﺎﻋِ ُﺪ َك ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻊُ!«‬
‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ أَﺣُ ﻮ َل ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻚِ َوﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺸﺎ َر َﻛ ِﺔ ِﰲ َذﻟِﻚِ ِﺑ َﻘﺪ ِْر‬ ‫»ﻓ ْﻠﻴَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺸﺎ ِﺋ َ‬
‫َﺎﺳﻤً ﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ِ‬
‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﺢُ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﺳﻨﱡﻚِ وَﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪُكِ ‪«.‬‬
‫واﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ٍم — َوإ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎط ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻋَ ﻤَ َﻠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮﻣ ﱠِﻲ — ِﰲ ﻧ َ َﺸ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎدَا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪَأ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒ ِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﺘْﺒَﻌُ ُﻪ أَﻳْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َذ َﻫﺐَ ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺎذِ َﻟ ًﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ و ُْﺳﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ ِﰲ ﻣُﻌَ ﺎ َوﻧَﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫وﱃ‪.‬‬‫ﳾءٍ ﻧَﺎﻓِ ٍﻊ ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — ﻟ ِِﺼ َﻐ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ — َﻻ ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺪ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ أَدَاءِ َ ْ‬
‫ﻮن ﻋَ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻧَﺎﻓِ ﻌَ ًﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠﻠﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻋَ َﻘﺒَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ َر ْﻏﺒَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﺎءَ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻓ ُﻊ ﻏِ َ‬ ‫ﺎف‪َ 2 ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ ُ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﺴ ُﻞ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛﻮَابَ َوﺗُﻨ َ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ﻣَ َﻊ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة اﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ َِﻦ؛ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺮجَ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﺒ َْﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة َوﺗَﻤْ َﺴﺤُ ُﻪ َوﺗَ ْ‬
‫وَاﻟ ﱡﺰﺑْ َﺪ وَا ْﻟﻘِ ْﺸ َﺪ َة وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬
‫آﻳﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻮدَاﻋَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎ َﻟﻤَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺠْ ﻨَﺢْ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ — آﻳ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِ‬
‫ِﻒ‬ ‫ﴢ ِﻟﻤ ُِﻀﻴﻔِﻴﻬَ ﺎ أَﻣْ ًﺮا‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺗُ َﺨﺎﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ِ َ‬ ‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﺑﻤُﻌَ ﺎ َﻛ َﺴ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬‫ﻣ َُﺸﺎ َﻛ َﺴ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻬُ ﱠﻢ ذَ َ‬
‫َرأْﻳًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺒْ ُﺪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ — ﺧِ َﻼ َل إ ِ َﻗﺎﻣَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬُ ْﻢ — إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ٌة وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ﺗَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺳ ْﺨ ٍﻂ أ َ ْو ﺗَﺬَﻣﱡ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻳﺮﻫِ ْﻢ‬‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺿ َﻊ ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻊ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا أ َ ْﻛ َﺴﺒَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ ُ‬
‫ﻼق ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒ َﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫َوإِﻋْ َﺰ ِازﻫِ ﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻴﻘ ِﺔ ﺑ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤَ ﺘَﺎ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ َﺮاﺑَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮﺛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْ‬ ‫َﺿﺎﻋَ َ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﺟْ َﺪ ُر ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ وَأَﺣَ ﱡﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬اﻟﺼﺤﺎف‪ :‬اﻷﻃﺒﺎق‪.‬‬

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 ‫َني ْاﻷ ُ ﱢم وَا ْﻟ َﻮ َﻟ ِﺪ‬
‫ﺑْ َ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺺ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُﺒَﺎدِ ﻟُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ا َﻟﻤْ ﺤَ ﺒ َﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﺨ ﱡ‬
‫ﻼص َوو ََﻓﺎءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫إ ِ ْﺧ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ — ِﻣﺜ َ ًﺎﻻ َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ‬ ‫َادِع ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻜﺜ َ ٍﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ِﺒ ﱢﻲ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫ات‪.‬‬‫ﻟ ْ ِِﻺﻳﺜ َ ِﺎر َوإِﻧ ْ َﻜ ِﺎر اﻟﺬﱠ ِ‬
‫ري أ َ ْﺳ ِ‬
‫ﺒﺎب‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَﻴ ِْﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ريهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴘ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳَﺘَﻮَاﻧَﻰ ِﰲ ﺟَ ْﻠ ِﺐ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴ ﱢﻠﻴﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ري و ََﺳﺎﺋ ِِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ور َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻮ ِﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﱡ ُ‬
‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬
‫ض ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻮ ِْت ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫وَﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺜ ُﺮ أ َ ْن ﻳُﻌَ ﱢﺮ َ‬

‫ﺼ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻮق‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ﱠ‬‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬‫ﺎب »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ذَ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم اﻧْﺘَﻬَ َﺰ ْت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َوذَ َ‬
‫ﺎب‪،‬‬ ‫ري« ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَﻋْ ﻮا ٍم‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺎدِ ٍث أَﻟِﻴ ٍﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﺪُو ُر َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣِ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑ ٍ‬
‫َﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬
‫ﻄﺎ َع أ َ ْن‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ ﻣَ ﻴ ُْﺴﻮ ٌر أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ إِذَا َﺷﺎءَ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱡﻠ ِﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ َﻔﺘْ ُﻪ ِﺑﺄ َ ﱠن ﱠ‬‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َاﻓ ِﺘﺘَﺎﻧ ُ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻀﻴﻠ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪،‬‬
‫ﺎس‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ْﻦ ﺗَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠﺘُ ُﻪ َﻟ ُﻪ و ْ‬ ‫ﺎب أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ ﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْ‬
‫َﱰ ﱠد ُد ِﰲ ﻣُﺒﺎ َد َﻟﺘ ِِﻪ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻪ َﺷ َﻘﺎءً‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺒ َ َ‬
‫َﴩﺗ ِِﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮوَ!‬ ‫َﻓﻼ ﻳ َ َ‬
‫و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻮ ﱠَﻓ َﻖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَا ِﺋﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ ْﺆﺛِ ُﺮ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫وف‪َ ،‬وﺗُ َﻘ ﱢﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬‫وَﻻ ﺗُﺤْ ِﺠ ُﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ ًة َﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﺴﺪِﻳ ِﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌْ ُﺮ ٍ‬

‫ريي ﺛَﻤَ ﻨًﺎ ﻟ َِﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ أ َ ْر َﴇ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻮن َﺷ َﻘﺎءُ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎحَ َو َﻟﺪ َُﻫﺎ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰﻋِﺠً ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﻼﺻ ِﻪ َوو ََﻓﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺸ ﱠﻮ َه ﺧِ ْﻠ َﻘﺘُﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ ْﺴ َﻠﺐَ َﻫﻨَﺎءَﺗُﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮن ﺟَ ﺰاءُ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳ ُْﻔ ِﺮ ُدﻧِﻲ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ أ َ ْر َﴇ ﻟِﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳُﺤِ ﺒﱡﻨِﻲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺨﺎﺗِﻤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻴ ََﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺳ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺘَﺒَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﴇ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ َﺴﻤَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ُر ِﱄ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻌَ َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن‬
‫اﺿﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ِﺌﻨ ﱠ ٍﺔ َر ِ‬‫ْﻒ أَﺣْ ﺘَ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﻠﺒَﺘْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ ُﻣ ْ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎءِ ْاﻷَﺑ ِْﺮﻳَﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻮادِ ﻋِ َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ريي ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ َﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ﺎﺗ ِِﻪ‪ 3 ،‬أ َ ْو أ َ ْرﻣ َِﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﺗَﻨ َ ﱠ‬
‫َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َاح؟!‬‫ْﻒ ﺗَ َﺨﻴﱠ ْﻠ ِﺖ أ ﱠن ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ ﻳ َْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻫﺬَا ِاﻻ ْﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬

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‫ريي ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ ِﻊ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن أَﺟْ ﻠُﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ْﻒ دَا َر ِﺑﺬ ِْﻫﻨِﻚِ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْر َﴇ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺸ َﻘﻰ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎس َو َﻛ َﺮاﻫِ ﻴَﺘَﻬُ ْﻢ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬وَاﺣْ ﺘ َِﻘﺎ َر ُﻫ ْﻢ إِﻳﱠﺎهُ؟!‬ ‫ﻧ ُ ُﻔﻮ َر ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎس وَﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ؟!‬ ‫ﺎب اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ريي ِﻷ َ ْ‬
‫ﻇ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈﻋْ ﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ أ َ ْر َﴇ ِﺑﺘَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫ري َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎﻋِ ِﻪ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﻳﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ أُذُﻧًﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻴﻌَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ َِﻫﺎ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ُﻗ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺬَ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻮغ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﺎ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َو َرأ َ ْت ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﴏ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َار ِه ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ِﻳ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ أﻳْﺄ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑُﻠُ ِ‬
‫اﺿﺎ‪.‬‬‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َزا َدﺗْ ُﻪ إ ِ ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﺣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬زاد ََﻫﺎ ﻧ ُ ُﻔﻮ ًرا َوإِﻋْ َﺮ ً‬
‫َار وَﺣَ ْﺰ ٍم — أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗُﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻤْ ﻌِ ِﻪ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ َﺎﻗ َﺸ ُﺔ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﺳ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ — ِﰲ إ ِ ْﴏ ٍ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬
‫َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
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‫اﻹ ْﻓ َﻀﺎءِ ِﺑ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أﺣَ ٍﺪ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِﻳﺮ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻔﺎﺗَﺤَ ِﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱢ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﴪ‪ ،‬أ ِو ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُل ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا ِﰲ ﺗَﺤْ ﺬ ِ‬
‫ص ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗ ِِﻪ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱡﻠ ِﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِوهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺤْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻖ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َرادَ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« أ ْن وَﻋَ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﺑﺘَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺤْ ﻨ َ ِﺔ —‬ ‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ﻋَ ﺠْ ِﺰ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻘﺎوَﻣَ ِﺔ َر ْﻏﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ هِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺸﻬَ ﺎﻣَ ِﺔ وَاﻟﻨﱡﺒ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺤِ ﱡﺲ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﻛ ٍ‬
‫ﺒﺎر‬ ‫ﱠﺎض ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ ٍْﻊ َﻓﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻼل ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻴﱠ َﺰ ُه ﷲ ُ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ِﺈﺟْ ٍ‬
‫ﺎق ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َرأَﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺘَﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ُﺧﻠُﻘِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َ‬
‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َر ِة ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻋَ ِﻈﻴ ٍﻢ ِﰲ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ دَبﱠ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءُ‬ ‫َار ِه ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِﻳ ِﻪ — َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻛ ْﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ِس ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ — ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ إ ِ ْﴏ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟﺨِ ِ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﻴﱠ َﺰ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳُ ْﻠ ِﻬ َﻢ ﷲ ُ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ َﱠﺔ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘ ُﺪ َر ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﺺ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬ ‫ريهِ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻫِ َﺮ ُة ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﻳ َﺬاءِ َﻏ ْ ِ‬‫ﺗُﺤْ ِﻮﺟَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَ ْﺬ ِل ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺄْﺑَﺎ ُه ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﺾ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻐِ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِوهِ‪،‬‬ ‫ري َﻫﺎ — ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫واﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ أَﻣَ ًﻼ ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ َﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ — ِﺑﺒَﺎﻋِ ٍﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫َﺻ َﻔﺎءِ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ وَﻋَ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ ُﻣ ُﺮوءَﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َرﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ ًة َﻟ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ِع‬
‫َﻋ ْﻮ َد ُة ﱢ‬

‫ث َﻏ ْريُ ﻋَ ﺎدِيﱟ ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎل‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺣَ ﺎدِ ٌ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ ََﻘ َﻊ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ ذُو ﺑ ٍ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﻀ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ُﻣﺘَﺘَﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ًﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَ ِﺸﺐﱡ َوﺗَﻨْﻤُﻮ َوﺗَ َﱰَﻋْ َﺮ ُع …‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﱢﺮ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ِﻦ — ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴ َْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺿﻴ ًْﻔﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ْﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ﻟ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ أَو ِﱠل َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪ ََﻫﺎ َ‬
‫َﺎل‪.‬‬
‫ﺑ ٍ‬
‫ْف ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻌَ ﱡﺮ ِﺿﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ﺄَﻧ ﱠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَزاﻳَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا َﻛ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣ َﺮ َاﻗﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن ا ْ‬
‫ﺻﺤْ ﺒَ ِﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫ﱠار ِﻟﺘَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰهَ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺎ َر ًة وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺎ َر ًة ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮار ِث‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻜ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ني؛ َﻓﻨَﻤَ ﺎ ِﺟ ْﺴ ُﻤﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﻮيَ‬ ‫ﴩ َة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ ِه ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬ ‫ﺨﺎﻣ َﺴ َﺔ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒُﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ أ ْد َر َك ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫واﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ َﺳﺎﻋِ ُﺪهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﺄ ْ ُﺳﻪُ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫ﺎﻇ ُﺮ َﻟ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ُﻜ َﻢ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎط َو َر َﺷ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ … وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﻴﱠ ُﺰ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ ُﻞ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ َﻮ ُد وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻪُ‪.‬‬‫ﻳﺮيﱡ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻰ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ ُه ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺪﱠﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ِﺔ وَﻻ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻟ َِﻘﺎ ُؤ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ — وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه — ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺴﻴ ِﻪ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧ َ ُﻪ وَأ َ َﻟﻤَ ﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَﻨْﺠُ ﻮ‬ ‫ف َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ وَاﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ﺎﺟُ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘَ ِﻪ؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳ ُْﻀ ِﺠ ُﺮ ُه ﻧ ُ ُﻔﻮ ُر اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ َﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺤَ ﺎﺑﱠ ِﺔ‬
‫ﴎ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻌَ ِ‬ ‫َني َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وا ْﻛﺘَ َﻔﻰ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ ِض َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨﺘَ ِﻠ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻖ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﺑُﻌْ ﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻼث‪ ،‬ﻳُﻌِ ﱡﺰ ُﻫ ﱠﻦ َوﻳُﻌْ ِﺰ ْزﻧَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳ ُِﻄ ْﻘ َﻦ ﻓِ َﺮ َاﻗﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳ ُِﻄ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺆﺗَﻠ َِﻔ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛ َ ٍ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ﻣَ َﻊ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗُ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌِ َ‬
‫ﺎﴍ َة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ؛ َﻓﺰا َدﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم و ﱢ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻨ ُ َ‬
‫ﻮن ﺣُ ْﺴﻨًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻐ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ َ‬
‫ﺣُ ْﺴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬

‫اﻟﺴﺒ ِْﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َﻀﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬

‫َني‬ ‫ﻮات ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻼل َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ف ِﰲ ﺧِ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻛ ِﺜريًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ِﺎر ِ‬
‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮاﻧَﻴ ِْﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫َ‬
‫ﴫ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻳﺐ وَاﻟﺘﱠﻌْ ﻠِﻴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻬْ ﺬ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﻬﱠ َﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﺑﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺸﺌَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْﻛﻤَ ِﻞ ِﻣ ٍ‬
‫ﺜﺎل‪.‬‬
‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﻌِ ْﻠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻋَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑﺘَ ْﺰ ِوﻳﺪ َِﻫﺎ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَ َﺮ َع ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋُ ﻨ َِﻲ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻘِ َﺮاءَ َة وَا ْﻟ ِﻜﺘَﺎﺑ ََﺔ وَا ْﻟﺤِ َﺴﺎبَ ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺼﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ ،‬دَا ِﺋ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْﺳﺘ َِﻔﺎ َد ِة ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﻀ ْﻊ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ِﺑﻼ َﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةٍ؛‬ ‫ﺎن ﺣَ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َﴩ َﻛﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻓﻮَا ِﺋ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ٍﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا اﻧ ْ َﴫ ََﻓ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ ،‬راحَ ﻳَﺘْﻠُﻮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ َﺮ ُؤ ُه ِﺑ َ‬
‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺠْ ﻨِﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َﺮاءَةِ‪.‬‬

‫ف أَﺣَ ٌﺪ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬

‫ﻄﺎ َﻟﻌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻜﺘُ ِﺐ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻳ َْﻦ ﺟَ ﺎءَﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َﻔﺎﺋ ُِﺲ ا ْﻟ ُﻜﺘُ ِﺐ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪ ،‬وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫َﺎب؛ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ وَﻟ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َت ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺎب إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪِﻳﻨ َ ِﺔ‬‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫ُون أ ْن ﺗُ ْﻀ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﴎ ُة ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا وَﺟَ ﺪ َِت ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ أ َ ْو ِﴍَاءِ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﺠَ ِﺎو َر ِة ِﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﻊ َ ْ‬
‫ﴫ َﻫﺎ أ َ ْن‬ ‫َﺿﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﰲ ﺧِ ﻨ ْ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﺗَ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي و َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬‫ﺗَ ِﺠ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻘ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻗﺪَﻣً ﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺗَﺒْﺬُ َل —‬ ‫ﳾءٍ إ ِ ﱠﻻ وَﺟَ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ َ ْ‬
‫ﻮل ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ — ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﺤُ ُ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬‫ﺎل ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ِ‬ ‫َال؛ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ دَوا َم ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ ﻴ ُْﺸﻬُ ْﻢ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ دَا َم ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ِﻤﻨْﻮ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻔ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟﻮَادِ ﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻧﺌَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ َ‬ ‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم — ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ﱠﻐ َ‬ ‫َث — ذَ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬

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‫ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ُة ﱢ‬

‫َوإ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﺼﻴ َﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬

‫َث‪:‬‬

‫ﻄﺪَﻣَ ْﺖ َﻗ َﺪﻣُﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﺠَ ٍﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَدْﻣَ َ‬

‫ﺎﻫﺎ و ََﺳ َﻠ َﺨﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ري«؛ َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﺰ ُه ﻣَ َﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ني َرأَى اﻟ ﱠﺪ َم ﻳ َِﺴﻴ ُﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ري« ﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ اﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ﺎجُ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻃ ْﻠﺒَﺘَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻀ ِﻤ َﺪ ﺟُ ْﺮﺣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ 1 ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘَ ِﺪ إ ِ َﱃ َ ْ‬
‫ريﺗُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَآ َﻟﻤَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُدﻣ ٍ‬
‫ُﻮع‪.‬‬ ‫َت ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َرأَى ْاﻷ َ َﻟ َﻢ ﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ﱡﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺰاد ْ‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺬَ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ و ُْﺳﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘَﺤْ ِﺒ َﺲ ُدﻣُﻮﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻊْ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬
‫َات‬ ‫ﴩ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ِﻳﺮ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎب ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬
‫ري اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺮ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻳَ ْﻠﺠَ ﺄ ُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫»ﺧ ﱢﻔﻔِ ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧِﻚِ — ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — وَاﻋْ ﺘَ ِﻤﺪِي ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪َ :‬‬
‫ِﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ﻨْﻚِ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﻳﺮ‪َ 2 ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎءَ ُه ﻳ َُﺨ ﱢﻔ ُ‬‫وَاﺑْﺬُ ِﱄ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪَكِ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ِﺼ ِﲇ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬
‫أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪«.‬‬
‫ِﻳﺮ …‬ ‫ري«‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻐﺎ ِﺿ ﱠﻔ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَ َﺬ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﻟﺘَ ِﺴريَ ِﺑﻤَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧ َ ِﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺎري‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺛ َ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َﺰﻋَ ْﺖ ﺣِ ﺬاء ََﻫﺎ وَﺟَ ْﻮ َرﺑَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وو َ‬
‫ﱠار‪ ،‬وَأَﻋُ ﻮ ُد‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬رﻳْﺜَﻤَ ﺎ أَذْ َﻫﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫»اﺻ ِ ِﱪي ُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ْ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِرﺟْ َﻠﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﺞ‪ ،‬أَﻟُ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺴ ِ‬‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ِﺑ ِﻘ ْ‬
‫ﺎت ﻳ َِﺴريَ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ أَﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ﻋَ ﻨْﻚِ إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻟﺤَ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة واﺣِ َﺪ ًة أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أَﻋْ َﻠ ُﻢ — ﻋَ ِﻤ ُ‬‫ِﻳﺮ ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َﻘﺪ ِﱠﻣﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃﺌُ ُﻪ وَﺣِ ٌﻞ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺰﻟِ ُﻖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ْاﻷ َ ْﻗﺪَامُ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﻮ ِْر‪ ،‬و ََﺷ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ ٌﺰ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ َﻏﻴْﺒَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﺧ َﴙ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ِﴈ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ َ‬
‫ﺎن أ َ َﻟ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ ،‬ﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑﻮ َْﺧ ِﺰ ا ْﻟﺠُ ْﺮ ِح‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ ِﻛﺘْﻤَ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ اﺑْﺘَﻌَ َﺪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ٌﺮ َﻏ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺒﱠﺐَ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺤَ ﺐَ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﺧ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن َﺧ َ‬
‫اﻹ ْﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِم ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ ِﺊ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ِﺠﺒ َْﺖ ﻟِﻬَ ﺬَا ْ ِ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻳﻀﻤﺪ ﺟﺮﺣﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻳﺸﺪه ﺑﻌﺼﺎﺑﺔ )ﺑﻘﻄﻌﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺴﻴﺞ(‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬اﻟﻐﺪﻳﺮ‪ :‬اﻟﻨﻬﺮ اﻟﺼﻐري‪.‬‬

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‫ﻄ ِﺮبُ ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳ ُِﻄ ﱡﻞ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ َرأ ْ ٌس ﻣ َُﺸ ﱠﻮ ُه ا ْﻟﺨِ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ٍﻊ‪َ ،‬رأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءَ ﻳ َْﻀ َ‬ ‫ي َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫و ََﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ ْن ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﻲ إ ِ َﱃ َرأ ٍ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬‫ﻃﺎﻓِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ َرأ ْ ُس ِﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع َﺳﺎﻣﱠ ٍﺔ َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ﺎن إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻐﺎﺿﺒَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺖ ‪ 3‬ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ﱢ‬ ‫و ََﺷ َﺨ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎدِع‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗُ ِﻄ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َرأ َ ْت ﺣُ ْﻠﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳ َﻢ — ﺗَ ْﻔ َﺰ ُع ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻧ َِﻘ ِﺔ َﻛﺎﻓِ ﻴًﺎ ِﻟﺘَ ْﻔ ِﺰﻳﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎ َد اﻟ ﱡﺪ ُم ﻳَﺠْ ُﻤ ُﺪ ِﰲ ﻋُ ُﺮوﻗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻘ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻴَﺎحَ ‪.‬‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮبَ و ََﻻ ﱢ‬ ‫ْف‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻟﺠَ َﻢ َﻓ َ‬
‫ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ﳾءٍ — أ َ ِﺳريَ ًة‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ِﺖ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫»ﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜ َﺬا ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ُة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءُ!‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜﺘِﻲ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫ﺎن — َﻟ ْﻮ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ﴎﺗِﻚِ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﻗﺪِﻳ ِﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ري ُة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ؛ ﻋَ ُﺪ ﱠو ُة أ ُ ْ َ‬‫َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ص ِﻷ ُ ِرﻳَﻚِ أ َ ﱠن َﺷﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﱠﺺ ِﺑﻚِ اﻟ ﱠﺪوَا ِﺋ َﺮ‪ 4 ،‬وَأَﺗَ َﺮ ﱠﻗﺐُ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ وَأَﻧَﺎ أَﺗَ َﺮﺑ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻣَ َﴣ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ و َْﻗ ٌﺖ َ‬
‫— أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ؛ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻴﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َرﺗْﻚِ َذﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ َﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﻞ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻚِ ِﻟﺘُﺤَ ﱢﺬ َركِ َﴍﱢي —‬
‫ﺼﻚِ ِﻣ ِﻦ اﻧْﺘ َِﻘ ِﺎﻣﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺨ ﱢﻠ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻴَﻚِ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ِﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈﻚِ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ … َﻓ ْﺎﻵ َن أَﻧْﺘَﻘِ ﻢُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻫﻴﱠﺄ َ ِت‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻔِ َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ِﺟ ْﻠ َﺪ ُه ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ َر ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َ‬
‫ﺻ ُﺔ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﻔ َﻠ ْﺖ إِﺑْﻌَ ﺎ َد ُه ﻋَ ﻨْﻚِ ‪َ ،‬و ِﻏﻴَﺎبَ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻲ وَاﻧ ْ ِﺸ َﻐﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ ُﺷﺌُﻮﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺔ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي َﻗ ْﺪ و ََﻗﻌْ ِﺖ ِﰲ ﻳَﺪِي‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻚِ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻴﻚِ ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ِﺑﺎﻧْﺘِﻬَ ِﺎز ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪«.‬‬‫ﻟ ِِﺸ َﻔﺎءِ َﻏﻴ ِْﻈﻲ ِﻣﻨْﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَﺣِ ْﻘﺪِي ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ! َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ ْﻔ ِﻠﺘِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳَﺪِي‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﺷﺨﺼﺖ ﻋﻴﻨﺎه‪ :‬ﻓﺘﺤﻬﻤﺎ وﺟﻌﻞ ﻻ ﻳﻄﺮف‪.‬‬

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‫َﻋ ْﻮ َد ُة ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠ َ‬

‫ﴎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ُﺔ ﺗُ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼمَ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ ُ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ِﺪ ﱢ‬
‫ني‪َ ،‬و َراﺣَ ْﺖ ﺗَﺠُ ﱡﺮ َﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺠْ ِﺬﺑُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﺰﺟَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺒﺎر َدﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺒ ََﻘ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ َِﻣﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ‬
‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﺎﻋِ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫َوذَ َﻛ َﺮ ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗ ْﺪ َرأَﺗْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻋَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﻼ ِم‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻘ َﻖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺻﺪ ُْق‬
‫َﺎﻫﺎ؛ َﻓﺪَبﱠ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس‪ ،‬وَأَﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ُر ْؤﻳ َ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻜ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ ﱢ‬ ‫ﴫ َخ ِﺑﺄَﻋْ َﲆ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ ُ‬
‫ﺎب‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َُﺚ أ َ ْﺷﻮا ُﻛﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺪ ِْﻣﻴَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻨ ْ ِﺸﺐُ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﺪَاﻧِﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻋْ َﺸ ٍ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﴪ َع إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎع‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة ﻋَ ْﻦ دُﻋَ ﺎءِ ﺣَ ِﺎر ِﺳﻬَ ﺎ ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ ،‬ﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ … أَﻧْﻘِ ﺬْ‬ ‫وَا ْرﺗَ َﻔ َﻊ ِﺻﻴَﺎﺣُ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬د َراكِ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ! إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ْث! اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة‪ ،‬اﻟﻨﱠﺠْ َﺪ َة!«‬ ‫ْث‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ َﻐﻮ َ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ِﻠ َﻚ … آ ٍه … ا ْﻟ َﻐﻮ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ أَﻣْ َﺮ َﻫﺎ هلل ِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻊ آﺧِ ُﺮ ﻧَﺒ ٍْﺖ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻳَﺪ َ‬ ‫ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن اﻧ ْ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧ َﻔ َﺖ َ‬
‫ْت ﻣَ ْﺮ ُﻫﻮبُ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺟَ ْﻠﺠَ َﻞ — ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﻀﺎءِ — َ‬ ‫ﻮص ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫َت ﺗَ ُﻐ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻋْ ﺪِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪَى‪َ ،‬را ِﺋ ُﻊ اﻟﺪ ِﱠويﱢ ؛ َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ ِْت — إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ِﰲ أﺛ َ ِﺮ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐُ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« — َ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫إ ِ َﻏﺎﺛَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻳﺮ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع وَاﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ِﺐ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ َﺪ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳ َِﺼ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺿ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺤِ ِﻪ َﻏ ْريُ َﺷﻌْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ ْﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ َ‬
‫ف‪ ،‬أ َ ْو وَﻣْ َﻀ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ ِ‬‫َﻟﻤْ ﺤَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ري َﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةٍ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺒَﺢَ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ ُﻣﻴَﻤﱢ ﻤً ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﻀ ْﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ و َْﻗﺘ ِِﻪ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﺸﺒﱢﺜًﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻟ َِري َْﻓﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮ ِ‬‫اع‪ ،‬أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑ َﺸﻌْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ذِ َر ٍ‬ ‫إ ِ َذا أ َ ْ‬
‫ِوﻳُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ َﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﺮ ِق‪.‬‬
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‫ﺎع ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُ ْﻐ ِﺮ َﻗﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ أﺣَ ﱠﺲ أ ﱠن ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ًة َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ ﺗَﺠْ ِﺬﺑُﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗَﺠْ ِﺬﺑُ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺪ َِر َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة‬‫ال أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ — ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ُﺳ َﺆ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻨ ﱡ َﻚ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎرئ ُ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺔ — ُﺧﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْﴏَا َر َﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟﴩﻳ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ َﺖ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮادِ ِث ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱢ ﱢ‬
‫اﻧْﺘ َِﻘ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﴫ ِﰲ اﻧْﺘِﻬَ ِﺎز َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺳﻨَﺤَ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ذِي ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮَاﺑَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄ ْ ِز ِق ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِج‪َ 1 ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪِبﱠ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔﻘِ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻞ ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ﺑَ َ‬
‫ص‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ َزا َد ُه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄ ْ ِز ُق ﺗَ َﺸﺒﱡﺜًﺎ َوإ ِ ْﴏَا ًرا‪َ ،‬ود ََﻓﻌَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮ ِْز ِﺑ ِﻄ ْﻠﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وإِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ َ‬
‫ﻒ َﺷﻌْ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻀﺎﻋَ َﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ﻣ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ َﱠﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ َﺔ — أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ — ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺠﺪًا ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُﻌَ ِﺎوﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳُﻨَﺎدِي َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬

‫‪ 1‬املﺄزق اﻟﺤﺮج‪ :‬اﻟﻈﺮف اﻟﻀﻴﻖ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻛ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ‪2‬‬
‫رَ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺒ ًَﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َ‬ ‫ﺎن — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َع‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأَى ﱢ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨﺎذَ َﻟ ْﺖ ُﻗﻮ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ‪3 .‬‬ ‫َاﺧ ْﺖ ﻳَﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮاﺑَﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﱰ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻘﺪ ِِﻣ ِﻪ َر ْﻛ َﻠ ًﺔ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة أَذْ َﻫ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻓ َﻘ َﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺻ ُﺔ ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫ﴎ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُﺗِﻴﺤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒ َْﻀﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺠَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﺧ َﻠ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ َﻊ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُﻤْ ِﺴ ُﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺈﺣْ ﺪَى ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫َﺼﻌَ َﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳ ْ‬ ‫ري« أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻃﺊَ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜْﻠِﻬَ ﺎ — ِﰲ َﻟﺤَ ٍ‬
‫ﻈﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳ َْﺴﺒَﺢُ ِﺑ ِﺬ َراﻋِ ِﻪ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺒْﻠُ َﻎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎس ِﺑﻤِ ﺜْﻠِﻬَ ﺎ — َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ري ِه ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻮْﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻫﺒَ ُﻪ ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة ِ‬
‫ﺧﺎر َﻗ ٍﺔ — َﻻ ﻋَ ﻬْ َﺪ ﻟ َِﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢُ ِﰲ ﻋِ ﺪَادِ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗُﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َع أ َ ْن ﻳُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَﺤِ ِ‬
‫َﴪ ُه‬‫ﺎﱃ — ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ﱠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻌَ ﺪَاءَ‪ 4 ،‬و ََﺷ َﻜ َﺮ هلل ِ — ُﺳﺒْﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ َوﺗَﻌَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﺊَ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻨ َ ﱠﻔ َﺲ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎح َوﺗَ ْﻮﻓ ٍ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺠَ ٍ‬
‫ﴬ ِة — ﻟ ﱢ ٍ‬
‫ِني َوﺛِ ٍ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫اش — ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ْ َ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْر َﻗﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ َﺮ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن أ َ ِﻣ ٍ‬‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻞ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬

‫ني َرأَى »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َراﻗِ َﺪ ًة‬ ‫ري ِة وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ري« ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ََﻎ‬ ‫واﺻ َ‬ ‫ﻀﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺑَﻌْ ٍﺾ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺿﻤﱠ ْﺖ أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧُﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻣ ُْﻐﻤَ َﻀﺘَ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ َﺮا ٌك‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ﺼ ْﻔ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت‪ ،‬و َُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮ َ َ‬
‫اﻫﺎ أﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺟُ ﺜ ﱠ ٌﺔ َﻫ ِﺎﻣ َﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬ﻻ أﻣَ َﻞ ِﰲ ُرﺟُ ِ‬
‫ﻮع ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﺟْ ﻬُ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎ ِﺛﻴًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻧ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﴎ َع »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْ َ‬

‫ﺎف ا ْﻟﻬَ ْﻮ َل و ََﻻ ﻳَﻬُ ﻤﱡ ُﻪ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ُﻢ و ََﻻ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺮﻣَ ﺎ ُن‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳَﻨَﺎ ُل‬‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮيءُ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻫﺐُ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ ََﺨ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ف َﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ َس‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ُل و ََﻻ ا ْﻟﻬَ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ُﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﺎن َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻘﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫َﺻﻔِ ﻴﱠﺘَ ُﻪ‬
‫اﻹﺧﺎءِ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺎدِ َﻗ َﺔ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ َﱠﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ؛ ِﻷ َ ﱠن َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ ُﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ اﻟ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺮوﺣَ ًﺔ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺎﻣ َﺪ ًة َﻻ ﺣَ َﺮا َك‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ِﺼ َﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﺑﺘَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫وق ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺾ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ْﺮ ٌق ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﺒ ُ‬

‫‪ 2‬رﻛﻠﻬﺎ‪ :‬رﻓﺴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬ﺗﺨﺎذﻟﺖ ﻗﻮاﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﺿﻌﻔﺖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬اﻟﺼﻌﺪاء‪ :‬اﻟﺘﻨﻔﺲ اﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ‪.‬‬

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‫َﺼﻨَﻊُ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ ﺘُ ُﻪ وَﻋَ َﺰا ُؤهُ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗُ ُﻪ و ََﻫﻨَﺎ ُؤهُ‪ ،‬وَأُﻧ ْ ُﺴ ُﻪ َو َرﺟَ ﺎ ُؤهُ؟!‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎس ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑَ ﱠﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻻ ﺗَﺘَ َﺨﺎذَ ُل ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗُ ُﻪ َوﺗَ ُﺨﻮﻧ ُ ُﻪ َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻓ َﻘ َﺪ أَﻋَ ﱠﺰ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫وَأَﺣَ ﺒﱠﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ؟!‬
‫ﻂ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﻮ َِار َﻫﺎ ﻣ ُْﻐﻤً ﻰ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫وَأ َ َﻟﺢﱠ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َ‬
‫ﻃ َريَاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺎذِ َﻟ ًﺔ أ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ َِﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﴪ ُع ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ ٌة َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ ُﻗﻨ ْ َ َ‬
‫وَﺟَ ﺎء َْت ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻮل إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ِﻀﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﺻ ُﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﻮ ُ‬
‫ني؛‬‫ﻴﻔﺘَ ْ ِ‬‫ني َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ري«‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﻘ َﺮﺗْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻤِ ﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺎر َﻫﺎ ﻧ َ ْﻘ َﺮﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﻄ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫﺒَ َ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻋْ ﻴُﻨ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر ْت ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ ﺟَ ﻨَﺎﺣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﺠَ ﻮﱢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬
‫ْت‬ ‫اﺳﺘ َِﻐﺎﺛ َ َﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَﺣْ َﺪ ُه ُﻫ َﻮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ري« ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺧ ِ‬ ‫َﺧﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َﴏ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ َِﻐﺎﺛَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َﴏ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ِﻟﺘُﻌَ ِﺎوﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬ ‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺠ َﺪ ًة ﺑ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫أَﺛ َ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ — َﻓ َﺨ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ ﻣ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﴫ ُ‬
‫َاخ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻳﺮ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ اﻧْﺒَﻌَ َﺚ ﱡ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‬ ‫ﱰﺑَﺘَﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأَﺗَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ْاﻗ َ َ‬‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﻫ َﺸﺘ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ وَأ َ َﻟ ِﻤ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﴬ ِة ِﺑﻼ وَﻋْ ٍﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘﻴَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ْ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ْﻏ ِﻤ َﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ ﻳَﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛ َﻓ ِﺈذَا ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ … َﻓﻌَ ﺎ َو َدﺗْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺎ َد َر ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ‪َ 5‬ﻓﻮ َ‬
‫ﻳﺰ‪.‬‬‫ني َرأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ َة َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ﺗَﺪِبﱡ ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻤَ ﺄْﻧِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ َود ْ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫َني ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺰ َع ﻣَ ﻼ ِﺑ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ َﻞ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﺒ َْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﴫ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺗُ ْﺮ ِﻗﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﻬﱠ ُﺪ ُه ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﺮﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻬَ ﻴﱢﺊ ُ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ِﺻ َﻐ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‬ ‫واﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻨَﺎﻋِ ﻲ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺘﺒَﺎهَ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺬ َﻫﺐَ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬
‫— ِﻣ ْﻦ و ََﺳﺎﺋ ِِﻞ اﻟﺘﱠﻨ َ ﱡﻔ ِﺲ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« — ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ —‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺨ َﻢ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﺜ ﱠ ِﺔ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺘَﻌَ ﺬﱠ َر ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َ‬‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻼهُ‪.‬‬
‫ﱠار — أ َ َﻗ ﱠﻞ‬
‫ﻴﻔ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻘﻠِﻬَ ﺎ — إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺧﻔِ َ‬
‫ﻋَ ﻨَﺎءٍ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ﺑﺎدرت ﺣﻠﻴﻤﺔ‪ :‬أﴎﻋﺖ‪.‬‬

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‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن أ َ َﻓ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﻏﻤَ ﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬

‫ﻈﺎت َﻻ ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗَﺪ ِْري ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺒﺜ َ ْﺖ ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ َﻟﺤَ ٍ‬
‫ﻣﺘَ َﺰاﻳ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪6 .‬‬
‫َﺎف ُ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻴ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎت وَآﻻ ٍم — إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْ‬ ‫— ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«؛ َﻓﺘَﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻖ‬‫ﻴﻔ ُﺔ َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﺒﱠﻬَ ِﺖ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳ َُﺔ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹ َﻟ ِﻬﻴ ُﱠﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫و َِﰲ ُﻏ ُ‬
‫ِﺑﻌُ ﻨ ُ ِﻖ وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺒْﻜِﻲ َوﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬أُﻣﱢ ﻲ! أُﻣﱢ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة …‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ﺒُﻮﺑ َُﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫ َﻠ َﻜ ْﺖ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة! َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﻗِ ﻴﻤَ ُﺔ‬ ‫أَﻳ َْﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؟ أَﻳ َْﻦ َﺷﻘِ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ؟«‬

‫‪ 6‬أﻃﻴﺎف ﻣﺘﺰاﻳﻠﺔ‪ :‬ﺧﻴﺎل ﻏري واﺿﺢ‪.‬‬

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‫ِني — ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِيَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ — أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل‬ ‫ﱧ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ا ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ َﻘ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺘَﻌَ ﻬﱠ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺮ ٌة ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ و َِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ؛ َﻓ َﺰاﻳَ َﻠ ُﻪ‬‫ري« ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ًة ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬و ََﺧ َﻠ َﻘﺘْ ُﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ ًﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﺎت ِﰲ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ُ‬
‫ﴎﻳﻌَ ٍﺔ ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ؛‬ ‫ي ِﰲ َوﺛَﺒ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎ َو َد ُه اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺸﺎ ُ‬
‫َﺎت َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧَﻬَ َﺾ َوﺗَﻬَ ﻴﱠﺄ ِﻟ ْﻠﺠَ ْﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬‫ط‪ .‬و ُ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ َ‬
‫ريةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ َﺮﻳْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﻴَﻤْ َﻸ َ ﻧ َ ِ‬
‫َان ﻣَ ﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪َ ،‬رﻳْﺜَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮد ِ‬ ‫َﱰﻳ َﱠﺚ َﻗﻠ ً‬ ‫ني ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﺳ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َ َ‬‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘ ِِﻪ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أُﻣﱠ ُﻪ َﻗ ﱠﻠ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ ْ‬
‫اع‪.‬‬‫ﴎ ٍ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ري ﻋَ ﺠَ َﻠ ٍﺔ و ََﻻ إ ِ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ري اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺑُ ﱞﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َر ِة أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ‪ ،‬أَﻳ ًﱠﺔ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﱠﻮد ََﻫﺎ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ث‬ ‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ِﺊ — أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻘ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« — وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ٌة ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄ َ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛﺎ َد ﻳُﻮدِي ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ 1 ،‬وﻳُﻮدِي ِﺑﺤَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨ َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﻐﻔِ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﺼﻴﻠ ِِﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮوَا ُه َﻟﻬَ ﺎ د َ‬
‫ﺼ ﱠﺪ َع َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗﺬَ َﻓﺘْ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺎب ﱢ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَ َﻢ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ ُﻪ َﺷﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟُﻌَ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺎﺑَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻒ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎ َد ﻳُﺘْﻠ ُ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗﺪُو ِم‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو ُر ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﺪﺛ ُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ ﱠﻮﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺑَﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎبَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَأ َ َ‬ ‫»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْﻓ َﻀﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻳﻮدي ﺑﺤﻴﺎﺗﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻳﻬﻠﻜﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ني أَﺑ َ َ‬
‫ْﴫﺗَ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ اﻟﺬﱡﻋْ ُﺮ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ْ‬‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﻊ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺠْ َﺪﺗ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ِﻳﺮ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ ُ ْﻏ ِﻤ َﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺿ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺮوﺣَ ْ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ُﺔ ِﺑﺎﻧْﺘِﻬَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬

‫ﴚ وَا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءُ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ِﻣ َﻦ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫ري« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ٍﻎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻌَ ﺠَ َﺰ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ْ ِ‬
‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺼﺒﱠﺐُ ﻋَ َﺮ ًﻗﺎ‪ ،‬ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻜﺒﱠ َﺪ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَ َ‬
‫َت‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻌَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫َﺎت‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﱠت ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴَﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٍ‬ ‫ﱰد ْ‬ ‫اﺳ َ َ‬ ‫ْﴫ ُه أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُﺒ ِ ُ‬
‫ﺎت!‬‫َاث ُﻣ َﺮ ﱢزﺋَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬
‫َﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻓ ْﺮﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴَﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣ َﺮﺣﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ َﻠﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ‬
‫َﻓﺄَﺑْ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ُﻪ أُذُﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ُﱢق ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮا ُه ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫َت َﻻ ﺗُ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﴫ ُخ َﻫﺎﺗِﻔﺔ‪» :‬وَا ﻓ ْﺮﺣَ ﺘَﺎهُ! َﻟﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬‫َ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْ ُ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﻒ ُﺷ ْﻜ ٍﺮ هلل ِ!«‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ ْﻟ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬

‫ري« ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻔ ﱠﺰﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َرأَﺗْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ د ََﻻﺋ ِِﻞ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َآﻻ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِض؛ َﻓﻨَﺒﱠﻬَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َﴎ ْت ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ﺘْﻪ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻋْ َﺸ ُﺔ‪ 2 ،‬و َ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأَﺗْ ُﻪ َﻏ ِﺎر ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺮ ِق‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َ‬‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﴪي ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ﻤُﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱢﺮﻋْ َﺪ ُة‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْ ِ‬
‫ُﻮع‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻏ َﺮ ْو َر َﻗ ْﺖ أﻋْ ﻴُﻨُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮى »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
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‫ﻄ ٍﻒ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْ ِﻜﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎن‬ ‫ﺎق وَﻋَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ 3 ،‬وﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﺷ َﻔ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْﺷﺠَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗُﻬَ ﱢﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻘﻴ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ري َِان؟‬ ‫أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 2‬اﻧﺘﻈﻤﺘﻪ اﻟﺮﻋﺸﺔ‪ :‬ﺷﻤﻠﺘﻪ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬أﺷﺠﺎن‪ :‬أﺣﺰان‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﺟْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ٌع ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﺄ ْ ٍس‬

‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺎن ﷲ ُ َ‬ ‫ري«‪ ،‬وَأَﻋَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﻼص ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ؛ َﻓﻼ دَاﻋِ َﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ ِﺖ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ َﻻ ﻧَﺒْﻜِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﻧَﺒْﻜِﻲ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺬ َر ًة‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻛﺘِﺐَ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ َْﺖ — إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻵ َن — ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻮ َْﻻ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬
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‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻔﻨ ﱠ ْﻦ ِﰲ ُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﻘِ ِﺬ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ِﻢ — أ ْن ﺗَﻔِ ﻴَ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﱠﻘ ُﻪ‬
‫ﻃﻮ َل ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮهِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱠﻨَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻮ و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ُ‬
‫ﻄﻘِ ِﻪ ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﻜﺎ ِﺑ ُﺪ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ َآﻻ ِم ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِض‪» :‬ﻣﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﻧ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة!‬ ‫ﻼﺻﻚِ َوو ََﻓﺎﺋِﻚِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻘِ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ِﺑ ِﺈ ْﺧ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﻒ و َِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗﺪﱠﻣْ ِﺖ ِﱄ ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ أَﺛْﻤَ ُﻦ‬ ‫ﱧ َﻗﺪﱠﻣْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺮ ٌة ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِ ْ‬
‫ني ﻣَ ﻨَﺤْ ِﺘﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَ ِﻄﻴﺐُ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ِﺑﺪُوﻧِﻚِ ؟‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺻ َﻔﺎءِ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ِﺖ — ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ و ََﻫﺒَﻚِ ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﴘ أَﻧﱠﻚِ َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ني؛ َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮﱄ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺸﺎ ِﺋ َ‬ ‫ُﻗ ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َﺮ ِم ُﺧﻠُ ٍﻖ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫َان ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ و ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﺒ ٍْﻊ — أ ْن ﺗُﺒَﺪ ِﱢﱄ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺤِ ﻴ َﻢ ﻓِ ْﺮ َدو ًْﺳﺎ ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ ًﻼ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ أ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل َ‬
‫ﺼ َﺪ َر َﻫﻨَﺎﺋِﻲ و ََﺳ ْﻠ َﻮﺗِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ني — ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ — ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ني أَﻧﱠﻚِ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ِﻟ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َﴎ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ َوﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ ﺘِﻲ؟!‬ ‫وِ ﱠ‬
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‫ﻮن‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ذِي أﻣﱡ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ُﺔ َﺷﺎﻫِ َﺪ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أ ُﻗﻮ ُل‪ ،‬ﻣُﻌْ َ ِﱰ َﻓ ًﺔ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ ْﺮ ِت ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬
‫ور‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﱡ ُ‬
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‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ ْن ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ؛ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ ْن أﻋْ ﺠَ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﺟَ ﻮَابُ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻛﺘَ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﺑﺄ ْن َرﺑﱠﺘَ ْﺖ‬
‫َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ ‪ُ 4‬ﻣﺘَ َﻮ ﱢد َد ًة‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َد ِﰲ إِﺟْ ﻬَ ﺎدِ‬ ‫ﻳﺰي »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ِﺟ ْﺴ ُﻤ َﻚ ُﻣﺒَ ﱠﻠ ًﻼ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ أُﻣﱡ ﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫ِﻳﻞ ِﺛﻴَﺎ ِﺑ َﻚ‪.‬‬‫َان ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَﺒْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻮ َ‬
‫ﴩ َﻛﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺲ أ َ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬

‫‪ 4‬ﺣﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ :‬ﻋﺎﻃﻔﺔ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻬَ ﻴﱠﺄ َ ْت ﻟِﻠ ﱡﺮ َﻗﺎدِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ َم َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺰ ْر ﺟَ ْﻔﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬
‫َﻓﺄَذْﻋَ ﻨ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِ ِﻹ َﺷﺎ َر ِة »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ري« ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺷ َﻐ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءُ ِﺑ ُﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫اﻟﴪو َر ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎ ِة ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺬﱠﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ُﻜﻮﺑَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺗُﺪْﺧِ ُﻞ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ري« ﻣَ ﺎ و َِﺳﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ واﺣِ ﺪًا‪ُ :‬ﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒْﺬُ َل ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑ ِﺼﺤﱠ ِﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ﺪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﻔﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ‪ 5‬ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺪ َر ُة‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬أﺳﻌﻔﺘﻬﺎ اﻟﻘﺪرة‪ :‬ﺳﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫َﻣ َﺮ ٌض َوﺗ ْ‬

‫َت ِﺛﻴَﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎو ُِل ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ‪ ،‬ﻧَﻬَ َﻀ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ ،‬وَا َرﺗَﺪ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺣَ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ِﰲ اﻧْﺘ ِ‬
‫ِﻈﺎر َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َت »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻔِ ﻴﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬‫ﻇﻬَ ﺎ ‪ِ 1‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ني أَدَا َر ْت ﻟِﺤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺣِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪.‬‬
‫»اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
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‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳَﺎ أﻣﱠ ﺎهُ؟‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪» :‬أﻳ َْﻦ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮاﺣَ ْﺖ ﺗُ َﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ َ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ِﱄ أ َ ْﻓﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ُه ‪َ 2‬ﻓ َﻼ أ َ ِﺟ ُﺪهُ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﻓ َﻼ أ َ َراهُ؟«‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺐٌ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ﻋَ ﻨﱠﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ!‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري ﻟ َِﻐﻴْﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ َﺳﺒَﺒًﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«!«‬
‫ري ﻋَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ‬ ‫ﻮر إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﺳ ِﺘﺪْﻋَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻪ ْاﻵ َن‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ َُﺸ ِﺎر َﻛﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ‪«.‬‬‫ِﻣ ِﻦ ْ‬
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‫وَاﻋْ ﺘَ َﺰﻣَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ﺔ« أ ْن ﺗَﺒْﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬
‫ْﺧﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﺎﻟ ًِﺴﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎب إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَﺪ ُ‬ ‫َوﺑَﺪَأ َ ْت ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬
‫ﴩ َﻛﻨَﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﺰي! َﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﻟﺘَ ْ َ‬ ‫»ﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬‫ﻳﺮهِ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ و ﱠَﺳ َﺪ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ إِﺣْ ﺪَى ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ … َﻓﻨَﺎ َدﺗْ ُﻪ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫َ ِ‬
‫ﻈﺎ ُرﻧَﺎ‪«.‬‬‫ﻃﺎ َل اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‪» :‬إِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟ َﺸﺪِﻳ ُﺪ ْاﻷ َ َﺳ ِﻒ ﻟِﻌَ ﺠْ ِﺰي ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت َﺧﺎﻓِ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬
‫ﻮض‪.‬‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻟﺤﺎﻇﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺑﴫﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬أﻓﺘﻘﺪه‪ :‬أﺑﺤﺚ ﻋﻨﻪ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َرﺗِﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫وَﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ أَﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﻠ ُ‬

‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ِﺠ ُﺪ َك؟ وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ِﺑ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻖ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱠﻜ ٌﻚ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ َﻀﺎﺋِﻲ ُﻣﺘَ َﺨﺎذِ َﻟ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرأ ْ ِﳼ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳ َْﻘﻮَى ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ْ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﺛَﻘِ ﻴ ٌﻞ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱠﺒَﺄ َ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋِﺞَ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﻄريَ … وَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻟﺘُﻨ ْ ِﻬ َﻲ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ري«‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘَﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑﻤَ َﺮ ِض »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛﺎ َدﺗَﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌَ ِ‬
‫ُون ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم …‬ ‫ﺿﻌْ ُﻔ ُﻪ د َ‬ ‫ﻮض ِﻟﺘَﺤِ ﻴﱠﺘ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻊْ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َل َ‬ ‫آﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫ ﱠﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َر ُ‬
‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ْﺮ ِﺳﻴﱢ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ‪ِ ْ 3‬‬
‫اﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءِ‪4 .‬‬ ‫َوﺗَﺨﺎذَ َﻟ ْﺖ ُﻗﻮاهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َ‬
‫اﺷ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒَﻴﱠﻨ َ ْﺖ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺤْ ﻤُﻮمٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْر َﻗ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻧ َ َ‬‫وَأَﻧْﻌَ ﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﴎ ْت ‪ 5‬إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ َآﻻ َم ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ِض وَﺣْ َﺪهُ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺑ َْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﱰُ َك »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ أَﺗْ ُﺮ ُﻛ ُﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘِ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺮ ٍض؛ َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺒَﺐَ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءُ؟‬ ‫ﱢ‬
‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺰ‪،‬‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ َْﻘﺘُﻠُﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻢﱡ‪ ،‬إِذَا َر َﻓ ْﻀﺘُﻤَ ﺎ َرﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑَﻴْﺘُﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺒْﻌِ ﺪَاﻧِﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺷﻘِ ﻴﻘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫َوﺗَﺤْ ِﺮﻣَ ﺎﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻌَ ﻬﱠ َﺪ ﺧِ ﺪْﻣَ ﺘَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻬَ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ َراﺣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪«.‬‬
‫ف واﺣِ ﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﻟ ِِﺸ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ َﺮ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« و ََﻻ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﺑﺤَ ْﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﺒْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءِ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒَﻼءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َان ﷲ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳﻀ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴﺘَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار ﻣَ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ن؛ ‪6‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺬَﻳَﺎ ُ‬ ‫ﱠت ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤﱠ ﻰ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬ ‫ني َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َِﺚ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬
‫ني ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ُون‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ َﺴﺒُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َني َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮاحَ ﻳُﻨَﺎدِي أُﻣﱠ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻨَﺎدِي »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔ ِﻄ َﻦ إ ِ َﱃ وُﺟُ ﻮدِﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ْﺮ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻓﺮط‪ :‬ﺷﺪة‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬اﻹﻋﻴﺎء‪ :‬اﻟﻀﻌﻒ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬أﴎت إﱃ ﻧﺮﺟﺲ‪ :‬ﺣﺪﺛﺘﻬﺎ ٍّ‬
‫ﴎا‪.‬‬
‫‪ 6‬اﻟﻬﺬﻳﺎن‪ :‬اﻟﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﺑﻐري ﻣﻌﻘﻮل‪.‬‬

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‫ﻣَ َﺮ ٌ‬

‫َني‬‫ﺎن إِﻳﱠﺎ ُه ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬آﺧِ ﺬَﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ َﻔﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﺒ ْﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﻮ َِار ِه ﺟَ ﺎﻟ َِﺴﺘَ ِ‬
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‫ﺎن‪.‬‬‫أذْ ُرﻋ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻀﻨَﺘَ ِ‬
‫َان ﺗَ ْﱰُ َﻛﺎﻧ ِِﻪ َﻟﻴ ًْﻼ وَﻻ ﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ًرا؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا ﺟَ ﺎءَ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َل ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻠُ ُ َ‬
‫ﻮس أﻳﱠﺎﻣً ﺎ َو َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ َ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَ َﻜﺎد ِ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫اﺷﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬَ ُﺮ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﻟﺢﱠ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ ؛ َﻓﺎ ْرﺗَﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﻒ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬‫اﻟﻀﻌْ ُ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﺄُﻣﱢ ِﻪ ﱠ‬‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣ ُﻦ ْ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎس‪َ ،‬ﻏﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري« — وَاﻫِ ﻨ َ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ ِم‪َ ،‬ﺧﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺒْﻬُ ﻮ َر َة ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫— ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن َﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« َو َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴫ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﺑ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬
‫ﺼﻨَﻊُ؟‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ريﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﱠت ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫واﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨﺎذَ َل ِﺟ ْﺴﻤُﻬَ ﺎ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺿﻌُ َﻔ ْﺖ ُﻗﻮ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ َ‬‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﻳﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻒ ِﺑﺪَﻣْ ﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ٍو َﻛﺜ ٍ‬ ‫ري« ﺗُ َﻘﺒﱢﻠُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺒَ ﱢﻠ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺪ ِْو‪ ،‬ﺣُ ْﻠ ُﻮ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻐ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َر ﱠن ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة ﻏِ ﻨَﺎءٌ َرا ِﺋ ُﻊ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﺎرﻋَ َﺔ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﺮﻳﺪِ‪ ،‬ﺗُ َﺆ ﱢﺳﻴﻬَ ﺎ ‪َ 7‬وﺗُﻬَ ﱢﻮ ُن‬ ‫ﱪ ًة ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« … َﻓ َﺮأ َ ْت ُﻗﻨ ْ َ َ‬
‫ُﺼﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ ِﺘ ُﻢ أُﻧ ْ ُﺸﻮ َدﺗَﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬْﺑ ََﺔ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ ِﺼﺘِﻲ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ .‬وَاﻋْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َ‬
‫ﴎﺗَﻚِ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ﺒﱠﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأُﺣِ ﺐﱡ أ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫أُﺣِ ﺐﱡ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮر إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫اع ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﺧ َﻼ ِص وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه ‪َ 8‬ﻟ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ د ََﻓﻌَ ﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ أ ُ ْ‬
‫ني‬‫ﴎ ٍار َﺧﻔِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌِ َ‬ ‫َﺿﺢَ َﻟﻚِ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ َﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬وَأُو ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ؛ ِﻷ ُ ِﻧريَ َﻟﻚِ اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ري ﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧَﺘِﻲ َوإ ِ ْر َﺷﺎدِي‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَﺪِي إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﰲ‬ ‫ني — أ َ ﱠن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻧ َ َﻔﺜَﺘْ ُﻪ َﺷﻘِ َ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻬُ ﻤﱡ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ — أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤ َ‬
‫ﴘ‪9‬‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ؛ إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ري« ُﻫ َﻮ َﺳ ﱞﻢ َﻗﺎ ِﺗ ٌﻞ َﻓﺘﱠﺎ ٌك‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َرأ ْ ِس »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﻞ‪.‬‬‫َﻟ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺪوَاءَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ٍﺮ؟«‬ ‫ﻴﺐ َﺧ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﺑﻨ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻘﺒَﻠِﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﻃ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ ِﻠ َ‬
‫ُﻮﱄ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘَﻚِ ؟«‬ ‫ني ِﰲ َﻗﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪» :‬و ََﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَ ُﺸ ﱢﻜ َ‬

‫‪ 7‬ﺗﺆﺳﻴﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺗﺼﱪﻫﺎ وﺗﺴﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 8‬أﺿﻤﺮه‪ :‬أﺧﻔﻴﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 9‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻠﺘﻤﴘ‪ :‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻄﻠﺒﻲ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻳﻦ‬‫ني — َو ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ ﺗُ ْﻀ ِﻤ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ري« — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ًﺔ ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬ ‫ﱪ ُة‪» :‬إِذَا ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ ﻣ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ َ َ‬
‫ني؛ َﻓﻌَ ﺠﱢ ِﲇ ِﺑ ِﺈﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ هِ‪.‬‬ ‫َاف ِﺑﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻠ ِِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﻌْ ِﻠ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬و َِاﻻﻋْ ِﱰ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ْﻮ َع ﻣَ ِﺸﻴﺌَﺘِﻚِ ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻷَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﺳﻮَاكِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ِﺖ ْاﻵ َن َر ْﻫ َﻦ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َرﺗِﻚِ ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫وَاﻋْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ أ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬
‫— ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ — ُﻗ ْﺪ َر ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ِه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪.‬‬
‫َﻓﺄَﻧ ْ ِﺖ — وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ ‪َ ،‬ﻻ َﻏ ْريُكِ — َﻗﺎدِ َر ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺷ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ دَاﺋ ِِﻪ‪ .‬و َِﰲ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻚِ — أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ —‬
‫ﺎن ذَﻟِﻚِ َﺳﻴُ َﻜ ﱢﻠ ُﻔﻚِ ﺛَﻤَ ﻨًﺎ َﻓﺎدِ ﺣً ﺎ َﻻ ﻗِ ﺒَ َﻞ َﻟﻚِ ِﺑﺎﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺸ َ ِﱰي ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻪُ؛ َوإ ِ ْن َﻛ َ‬
‫ني ذَﻟِﻚِ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ؟‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﴚءٍ ﺟَ ﱠﻞ أ َ ْو ﺣَ ُﻘ َﺮ؟‬ ‫ﺿ ﱡﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ‪ِ 10‬ﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫أَﺗَﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ أ َ َ‬
‫ﺺ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻏ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ِﺷ َﻔﺎءِ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨْﻘِ ِﺬ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ِﻢ؛‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ﺠﱢ ِﲇ و ََﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻮَاﻧ َ ْﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺮ ِﺷﺪِﻳﻨِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺑْﺬُﻟُ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻈ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﺑﻨَﻴ ِْﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﻜ ِﺜ ُﺮ ُه ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ِﺷ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﻪ َﺳﻬْ ٌﻞ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ — ﻳَﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ َﺔ — أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُه ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ور‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة وَأَو َْﻓ ُﺮ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﻴ ُْﺴﻮ ٌر‪َ ،‬وﻓِﻴ ِﻪ ِﱄ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫َﻫ ﱢ ٌ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءِ‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ِﺼﺎﺣِ ِﺒﻲ ِﺑ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﻟ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠﻌْ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻼ ﺗَﺒ َْﺨ ِﲇ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﺑﺘَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳ ُْﻘﺒَ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ َ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮن َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءَ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ ُﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﻃ َﻔﺘَﻚِ !‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻛ َﺮ َم ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧْﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﻼث‬ ‫ُﴪى ﺛ َ َ‬ ‫وﺻﻴﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ِﻤ ِﴘ ِﰲ أُذُﻧ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﻴ ْ َ‬ ‫ُﴫ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻔﺪِﻳ ِﻪ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻚِ ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ أ ُ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ دُﻣْ ِﺖ ﻣ ِ ﱠ‬
‫َﺎت‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻚ … و َِﻷَﺟْ ِﻠ َﻚ … وَﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ«‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎﻓِ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎت‪ِ 11 ،‬ﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻼث ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ات ﺛ َ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻫﻤَ َﺴ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءُ‪.‬‬
‫َﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُ ْﻜﺘَﺐَ َﻟ ُﻪ ﱢ‬
‫ني ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ ْﻜﺜ ِِﺮي ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ِﺔ وَاﻟﺘﱠﺄَﻣﱡ ِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫وﺻﻴ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ِﻄ ِﻴﲇ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜريَ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ أ ُ ِ‬
‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻘﺪ ِِﻣﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﻄ ِﺮ‪.‬‬
‫َﻓ ﱢﻜ ِﺮي — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة — و ََﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ِﲇ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ﱢﻠ ِﺒﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺮأْيَ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ وَﺟْ ٍﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ وُﺟُ ﻮﻫِ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺎر وَﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﺮ ِﴈ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧ َ‬

‫‪ 10‬أﺿﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪ :‬أﺑﺨﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 11‬ﻣﺘﻌﺎﻗﺒﺎت‪ :‬ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ وراء ﺑﻌﺾ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻣَ َﺮ ٌ‬

‫َﺻ ْ ِﱪكِ وَاﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻟِﻚِ ‪.‬‬ ‫َني ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻚِ و َ‬ ‫َني ذَﻟِﻚِ ‪َ ،‬وﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َِازﻧِﻲ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ آﻣَ ﺎﻟِﻚِ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮب وَا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِﺎر ِه ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا َرأَﻳ ِْﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ َﻗﺎدِ َر ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻗﺘِﺤَ ﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻌِ ﻴﻨِﻲ ِﺑﺎهلل ِ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫َﺎت؛ َﻓ َﻼ ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ِﱄ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ‬ ‫َاﺟﻬُ ﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ َﻜﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ًة ﻋَ ِﻦ اﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َوإِذَا َرأَﻳ ِْﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗُﺠَ ﱢﺸ ِﻤﻲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗُ ِﻄﻴ ِﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌِ َ‬
‫اﻟﱰَ ﱡد ُد ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﺄْﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ْت ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻌْ ﺬِبُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬
‫ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل!«‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔﺔ«َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ني ﻧَﻔ َﺴﻚِ ﻟ ُِﺴﺨ ِﻂ ﺷﻘِ ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ﴘ أﻧﱠﻚِ َﺳﺘُﻌَ ﱢﺮ ِﺿ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َ ْ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻓﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ ِﻣريَة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻮن ﻣَ ْﻜ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ ‪ 12‬ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻗِ ﺒَ َﻞ ِﻷَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﺑﺎﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ و ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘ ْ َ‬
‫ﻃﻮ َل ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻚِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ري ًة ُ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِﺳ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺒﺤِ َ‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﻳَﻐِ ﺐْ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑَﺎﻟِﻚِ أَﻧﱠﻚِ َﺳﺘُ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ِﺷ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺺ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ري ﻳَﻬُ ﻮ ُن‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻏ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻋَ ِﺴ ٍ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺖ ْاﻷ َ ْروَاحُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻋِ ﺐُ ‪َ ،‬و َر ُﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ْﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫و ََﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﻳ ََﺔ إ ِ َذا َﴍ َُﻓ ْﺖ وَﻋَ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﺪَاهُ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ ِة ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ِﺴ ِﻦ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أ َ َرى ﻟِﺤَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻗِ ﻴﻤَ ًﺔ إِذَا ﻋَ ﺠَ ْﺰ ُت ﻋَ ْﻦ َر ﱢد ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أَو َْﻻهُ‪.‬‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗَ َﺮ ﱠد ُد ِﰲ إِﻧْﺠَ ِﺎز ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻚِ ‪َ ،‬وإِﻧ ْ َﻔﺎذِ و َِﺻﻴﱠﺘِﻚِ ‪.‬‬
‫وف‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ِﰲ ﱠ َﻗ ْﻠﺐٌ ﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ‪َ ،‬وﻟِﺴﺎ ٌن ﻳَﻨ ْ ِﻄ ُﻖ‪«.‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ َﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ َﻟﻚِ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ ُﺮ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ ﻳَﺎ َﻓﺘَﺎﺗِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪ .‬و ََﻫﺎ أَﻧَﺎ ذِي أَﻧ َ ْﺮ ُت َﻟﻚِ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻼمُ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺻﻨَﻌِ ﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﻠُﻮ َﻟﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ﱠ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ِﺷ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬
‫ﱪ ُة ﺟَ ﻨَﺎﺣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪ ،‬ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﻠ َﻘ ًﺔ ِﰲ أَﺟْ ﻮ َِاز ا ْﻟ َﻔﻀﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َودﱠﻋَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻌْ ﺠَ ﺒ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ َ َ‬
‫ِﺑﻮ ََﻓﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﴎ ْت ِﰲ أُذُﻧ ِِﻪ‬ ‫ري«‪ ،‬وَأ َ َ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﻀ ْﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ و َْﻗﺘِﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ؛ ﺑَ ْﻞ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻫﺎﻣ َﺴ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻚ … و َِﻷَﺟْ ِﻠ َﻚ … وَﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻌَ ﺪَاءَ‪،‬‬‫َﺎت؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻨ َ ﱠﻔ َﺲ ﱡ‬ ‫ات ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ث ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ ،‬ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن َﻫﻤَ َﺴ ْﺖ ِﰲ أُذُﻧ ِِﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﱪءِ و ﱢ‬ ‫َودَبﱠ ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ ِﻪ َد ِﺑﻴﺐُ ا ْﻟ ُ ْ‬

‫‪ 12‬ﻓﻨﻮن ﻣﻜﺮﻫﺎ‪ :‬أﻧﻮاع ﻣﻜﺮﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎق ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ْﺸﻴَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺘَﺢَ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﺎ َرآهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﻏﻤَ ﺎءَﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﻓ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬
‫ﻃ ُﻪ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻜ َﻠ ُﺆ ُه ‪ِ 13‬ﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﱠﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﺜ َ َﻢ ﻳَﺪ ََﻫﺎ َﺷﺎ ِﻛ ًﺮا َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤُ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﺣَ ﻴ َ‬
‫ِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ! ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ ،‬ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱠ ُﻞ ِﱄ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أَﻧْﺘَ ِﺒ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﻠ ٍﻢ ُﻣ ْﺰﻋ ٍِﺞ‬
‫ﻳﻞ؛ َﻓ ُﻘ ﱢﴢ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗﻊَ‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ‪ :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺟَ ﺎءَ ِﺑﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ني؟‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬د َِاﻣﻴ ََﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑ َِﺎﱄ أ َ َراكِ ﻣ َُﻘ ﱠﺮﺣَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ْﻔﻨ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻚِ وَأ َ ْﺷ َﻘﺎكِ ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُﻚِ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺐ أَﺑْ َﻜﺎكِ ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ﱠﻐ َ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﺮى‪ ،‬أَيﱡ َﺧ ْ‬
‫ض‪ ،‬أ َ ْو‬ ‫ث‪ ،‬أ َ ْو أ َ َﻟﺢﱠ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ﻣَ َﺮ ٌ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ — َﺷﺎﺣِ ﺒ ََﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ َﻘﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺟْ ِﻪ؛ ‪َ 14‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑﻚِ ﺣَ ﺎدِ ٌ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻬَ ُﺮ؟«‬‫ﻃﺎ َل ِﺑﻚِ ْاﻷ َ َر ُق و ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻆ أُﻣﱠ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِ َﻚ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺌَ ﱠﻼ ﺗُﻮ ِﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ‪َ .‬ﺧ ﱢﻔ ْﺾ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻘِ ُ‬ ‫»ﺻﻪْ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫اﻟﻨﱠﺎﺋِﻤَ َﺔ‪«.‬‬
‫ْﻒ ﺣَ ﺎ ُل أُﻣﱢ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺰﻳ َﺰةِ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﻬﱢ ًﻔﺎ‪َ » :‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َاﻟﻀﺠَ ُﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬَ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﻟﺢﱠ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ ُل ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿﻬَ ﺎ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺳ َﻘﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن‪ ،‬وَأَﻣْ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﺷﻬَ ﺎ َﺧﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻮ ٍم ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت؛ َﻓﻬَ ﻮ ْ‬‫ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ََﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم ُﻣﺘَﻮَا ِﻟﻴ ٍ‬
‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُﻚِ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻲ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة؟«‬
‫ﻈ ِﻬ َﺮ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺑ ُﻮد َﱢﻫﺎ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗُ ْ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺎﻣﺘَ ًﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮﻓِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺨ ِﺠ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ ،‬وَأَوْﻣَ ﺄ َ ْت ِﺑ َ‬
‫ﴎ َﻫﺎ — َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ف ِ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻜﺒﱠ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻨَﺎءٍ و ََﺳﻬَ ٍﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎ ِﺋ ِﺒ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺒَﺐُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻋِ ِﺒ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺎ ِﻟﺒ َُﺔ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ ُر ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﻧَﺎ ُم أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ وَأَﻧَﺎ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ِﺒ َﻚ؟«‬
‫ﻼل َوإ ِ ْﻛﺒ ٍَﺎر‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻋَ ﺠَ َﺰ ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ ُ ُﻪ‬
‫َﴫ ُه إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ إِﺟْ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َر َﻓ َﻊ ﺑ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮ َق »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ُﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻮَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻳ َُﻘﺒﱢﻠُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺬ ُر إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳﺒﱠﺒَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ْﻔ ُﻪ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ْ‬
‫َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 13‬ﺗﻜﻠﺆه‪ :‬ﺗﺤﻔﻈﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 14‬ﻣﻤﺘﻘﻌﺔ اﻟﻮﺟﻪ‪ :‬ﻣﺼﻔﺮة اﻟﻮﺟﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻣَ َﺮ ٌ‬

‫ﺼ ِﺔ ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬‫َث‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﻒ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َراحَ ﻳ َْﺴﺄَﻟُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻘ ﱠ‬
‫ﻼﺻﻬَ ﺎ َوو ََﻓﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺿﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْﺧ ُ‬ ‫َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ وَاﺣِ ﺪًا‪ ،‬د ََﻓﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِﻛﺘْﻤَ ﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ﺗَﻮ ُ‬
‫َت ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَﻤَ ٍﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ َﻔ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﻬﱠ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻗ َﻊ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ﻮب‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﴚءٍ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ اﺣْ ﺘَﻤَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ُﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ َﻔﺎءٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﻔ ِﺾ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎدِح‪ ،‬ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ ٍ‬
‫وَأَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬
‫َاث‪.‬‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َدﻧَﺎ‬ ‫َت إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺻﺤﱠ ﺘُ ُﻪ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ ََﻗ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءُ ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪهِ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ دَبﱠ ﱢ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﻼل‬‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﻘﺒْ َﻠ ٍﺔ أ َ ْودَﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﻀ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ََﻓﺎءٍ َوإِﺟْ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗ ِِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺧِ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ َو َر َﺷ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻳ َْﻘ َ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫َ‬
‫َت‬ ‫َﺎن ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤﱠ ﻰ — َوﻧَﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« — وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺤْ َﺴﺐُ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل َﻏ ِﺎر ًﻗﺎ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬
‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ِﻟﺘُ َﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪.‬‬
‫ني أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ َﱠﻫ ِﺶ وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح ﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ َو َﻟﺪ َُﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ َﻔﺎءٍ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ﺎ َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُروحٌ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ‬ ‫ري« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َو ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ أ ُ ْﻟ َﻔ ُﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫وف ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﺗِﻤَ ُﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أَدَاءِ ﻣَ ﺎ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﺮﺗْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡ‬‫اﺿ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔ َ ِﱰ ْق أَﺣَ ﺪ ُُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا ْ‬
‫ﻮاﺟ ِ‬
‫ﺒﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ُﺮ ِ‬
‫وض وَا ْﻟ ِ‬

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 ‫ﻳﺮ ﱠ ِ‬
‫اﻟﴩ ُس‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫اﳋ ْﻨ ِﺰ ُ‬

‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳَﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻏﻴَﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﴣ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻮادِ ِث ﻋَ ﺎﻣَ ِ‬
‫َث ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﺪُو ُر ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِ‬
‫ﺒﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎن‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﻴ ِ‬
‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ِﻟﻴَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻄﺐَ ‪ 1 ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗُﻮَاﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ذَ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ َﺮجَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ِﺑ َﻐﺪَاﺋ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ ُد ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ري« ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﻈﻬْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬أ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻋَ ﱠﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن و َْﻗ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺣَ َ‬
‫اع »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن أ َ ْودَﻋَ ﺘْ ُﻪ َﺳ ﱠﻠ ًﺔ أَﻧ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ذِ َر ِ‬
‫َﳾءٍ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﺪِ‪ 2 ،‬و َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺰﺑْﺪِ‪َ ،‬و ِﻗ ْ‬‫ِﻴﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ُﻣ ُﻪ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﻟ ًﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرﻏ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﺰ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ ُرو َر ٍة ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءَ ٍة ِﺑﻌَ ِﺼ ِ‬
‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑﺎﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِ‬
‫ﺎب إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ …‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎذَا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ إِذَا َﺳ َﻠ َﻜ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬إِذْ ُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ِﰲ أَو ِﱠل اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‬‫ِﺼ َ‬‫ﻮﻓ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﺨ َ ِﱰ ُق ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ ََﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ََﺳ ِﻄﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺘَ ْﻘﺘَ ِﺼ ُﺪ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ري ﻣَ ﺄْﻟُ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘﺎ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ ً‬‫َ‬
‫ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ؟‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻳﺤﺘﻄﺐ‪ :‬ﻳﺠﻤﻊ اﻟﺤﻄﺐ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬اﻟﻘﺪﻳﺪ‪ :‬اﻟﻠﺤﻢ املﺠﻔﻒ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎع‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ٍ‬‫ري« ِﺑ َﻐﺪَاﺋ ِِﻪ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮ ِب و َْﻗ ٍﺖ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ َة ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺮ ِص ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠﻌْ ِﺠ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬

‫ﻮﻓ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄْﻟُ َ‬

‫ﴫ ِة َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ َ َ‬‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ِﺔ‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄْﻟُ َ‬‫ﻳﻖ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻋَ َﺪ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨﻤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴ ََﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ﻣُﻌَ ﺒﱠﺪًا ‪َ 3‬ﻓ ِﺴﻴﺤً ﺎ ِﰲ و ََﺳ ِﻂ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرأ َ ِت ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ﺎ َر ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬‫َت َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﻜﺘَﻨ ُِﻔﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳ َْﺴﻬُ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮو ُر ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺸﻮْكِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﺸﺎبُ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻔ ُﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮق ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَﻌُ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨﱠﺎﺣِ ﻴَ ِﺔ َ ْ‬
‫ض‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْر َ‬ ‫ﺗُ َﻐ ﱢ‬
‫ﴫةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ َ َ‬‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﴪو َر ٌة ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻫ ِﺘﺪَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺎ َر ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻧ َ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬رأ َ ْت ﺧِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ًﺮا وَﺣْ ِﺸﻴٍّﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻞ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ﺴﺎﻓ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ َﻠ َﻐ ْﺖ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ِﺼ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ْﺖ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗ َ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫َاﺳ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَ ﱡﻜ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺛَﺎ ِﺋ ًﺮا ُﻣﻨْﺪَﻓِ ﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻠُﻮحُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ دَﻻ ِﺋ ُﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﰲ َ‬
‫ْت ﻳُ َﺪوﱢي ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ َو َز ِﻓريٌ ﻳ ُْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﺠَ ِﺮ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷ ِﻬ ٌ‬ ‫ﺒﺎت و ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻄﻴ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ض َرﺟٍّ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮح وَﺟَ ﻼءٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَ ُﺮجﱡ ْاﻷ َ ْر َ‬ ‫ُﺿ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪةٍ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ و ُ‬
‫ﺼﻨَﻊُ!‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﺗَﺄ ْ ِوي إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ﻲ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ُة؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘَ ِﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﱠت ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﺎﻫﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺘَﻬَ ﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎهُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﺗُﺠَ َ‬ ‫آﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮ ََﻗ َ‬ ‫ريﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ر َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ِﰲ ﺗَ َﺮدﱡدِ َﻫﺎ وَﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫ﻒ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻜ ْﺖ أَﻧْﻴَﺎﺑُﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺻ َ‬
‫و ْ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫ْﺧ ًﺔ ُﻣ َﺮوﱢﻋَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎ َد ﻳ َْﻘﺘُﻠُﻬَ ﺎ … َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﴏ َخ َﴏ َ‬ ‫وَ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎﻧُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ُﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘُﻨَﺎو َِل ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﺠَ َﺮ ًة ﻳَﺎﻧِﻌَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬دَا ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ أ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎﻓِ َﺰ ًة‬ ‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﺎع َﻗﺎﻣَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﺸﺒﱠﺜ َ ْﺖ ‪ِ 4‬ﺑﺄَﺣَ ِﺪ ْاﻷ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫َو َرأ ْت ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ُﻓ ُﺮوﻋِﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺪ ﱠَﱃ إ ِ َﱃ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ا ْرﺗ َِﻔ ِ‬
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‫ﺼ ٍﻦ َ‬
‫آﺧ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ — آﺧِ َﺮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ — ِﰲ أَﻋْ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍﻦ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻏ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َﻟ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﻘِ ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻏ ْ‬
‫اﻟﴩ ِس‪.‬‬ ‫ﴚ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ﺄْﻣَ ٍﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬

‫ﻣﺴﺘﻮ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻣﻨﺨﻔﻀﺎت ﻓﻴﻪ وﻻ ﻣﺮﺗﻔﻌﺎت‪.‬‬

‫ٍ‬ ‫‪ 3‬ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻣﻌﺒﺪ‪ :‬ﻃﺮﻳﻖ‬
‫‪ 4‬ﺗﺸﺒﺜﺖ‪ :‬ﺗﻌﻠﻘﺖ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﴩ ُس‬

‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻟﺠَ ﺄ َ ْت‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣْ ِﻦ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َرأ َ ِت ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﺛ ِْﻘﻠ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮرهِ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻞ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ‬ ‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺄ ْ َﺧﺬٍ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ِﻒ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻀ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺬْ ِع ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ُﺸ ِ‬
‫َﺎت ُﻣﺘَﻮَا ِﻟﻴ ًَﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﴐﺑ ٍ‬ ‫َﴬﺑُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ َ َ‬ ‫ﻳ ْ ِ‬
‫ﴐﺑَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻮﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬‫اﻟﺸﺪِﻳ َﺪ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻧَﺠَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ َ‬ ‫ات ﱠ‬ ‫ْف »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﱠﺰ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ﻮن‪.‬‬‫ﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﺸﺒﱠﺜ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻐ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺘَﺎ ِﺑﻌَ ِﺔ ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗُ ْﺴﻘِ ُ‬
‫ﻏ ْري ﺟَ ْﺪوَى؛ ‪5‬‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻮَا َﻟ ْﺖ َﻫﺠَ ﻤَ ﺎﺗُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َِﺚ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ أ َ ِن ْ‬
‫ﺎﻟﴩ ِر إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ِف ِﺑ ﱠ َ‬ ‫ات ُﻣ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻘﺬ ُ‬ ‫ني — ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ني وَﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫َني ﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺳ ُﻞ — ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮ َﻗ َﺪ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ ﱠ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ﻋﲆ ﻏري ﺟﺪوى‪ :‬ﻋﲆ ﻏري ﻓﺎﺋﺪة‪.‬‬

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‫َﴬبُ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ َة ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َو ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻤَ َﻊ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗَﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻞ ﻳ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ِﻟﻴُﻐِ ﻴﺜَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﺠَ ﱢﺪ ُد َ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ ﺗُﻨَﺎدِي »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ اﻟﺬُﻋْ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﴏ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺮ؛ َﻓﻼ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َﻫﺠْ ﻤَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﻒ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺠْ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘ َِﻐﺎﺛَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ َﻏ َﺮاﺑ ََﺔ إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺨِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ِْت ْ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻦ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬‫َﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻔ ُ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم‪،‬‬‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫َت أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ َﻞ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع؛ َﻓﺄ َ َراد ْ‬‫َوﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َاﺳﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ و ََﺳﺤَ َﻘﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺤَ َﻖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ ،‬ﻓﺪ َ‬‫ﻄ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴ َﻘ َ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧَﺎ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬

‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ‬

‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ … َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺪَى َ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ َة‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌﺬٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﺘْ ُﻪ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ ﻟِﻐِ ﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫»ﻫ ْﻞ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴَﺘْﻨِﻲ‬ ‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺒُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱡﺧ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ إِﺣْ َﻀ ِﺎر َﻏﺪَاﺋ ِِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﺮاحَ ﻳُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫أُﻣﱢ ﻲ وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؟‬
‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ُق إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬وَﻻ إ ِ َﱃ وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل!‬ ‫َﺎن ﻳَﺘَ َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱢ ْﺴﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫ري ﺣَ ﱟﻖ! َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ِﺴﺒَﺘَﺎ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﺳﺄَﻋُ ﻮ ُد‬ ‫ﻈ ﱢﻦ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ْﻓ ُﺖ ِﰲ إ ِ َﺳﺎءَ ِة اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَأ ُ َراﻧِﻲ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺎري!‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَﻨَﺎو ُِل ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِل! َﻓﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻼ َرﻳ ٍْﺐ ِﰲ اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬
‫ُﺴﺎو ُر ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ْاﻵ َن‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ ﻳ ِ‬ ‫َو ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻤَ ﻠ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﻫﺐَ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ﱠار‪.‬‬ ‫ري« ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻛ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ﺑ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱠﺮ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤْ ﻠُ َﻮ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺎق أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺎﺋ ِِﺐ ِاﻻﺗﱢ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺨ َ ِﱰ َق ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ ََﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ََﺳ ِﻄﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﴫ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟ ُﻪ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻼ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ — أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺨﺘَ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻨْﻔِ ﺬَهُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َِﺴريَ ﺧِ ﻼ َل ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر … ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ﻒ َﺳﻤْ ﻌَ ﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬وﻳُ ْﺮﻫِ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ َِﻐﺎﺛ َ ٍﺔ … و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎت ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬ﺧﻴﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺪَى َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ ُ‬
‫ْت‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻊ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﻴَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠ‬
‫ْت‬‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴَﺎحُ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ َﻓﻴ َْﺸﺘَ ﱡﺪ َﺧ َﻔ َﻘﺎ ُن َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﺨﻴﱠ ُﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﺪ ُد ﱢ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻐِ ُ‬
‫ﻴﺚ‪.‬‬
‫ريهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻃ َﺮ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋِﺞَ ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺄْﻧ َ‬
‫ِﻒ َﺳ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺸ ﱠﻚ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻊَ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴَﻨْﻔِ َﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ ذِ ْﻫﻨ ِِﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬

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‫اﻟﴩ ُس‬

‫َاﺿﺤَ ٌﺔ َﻗ ِﻮﻳ ٌﱠﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﻼ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد‬ ‫ْﺧ ٌﺔ ُﻣ َﺪ ﱢوﻳ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬و ِ‬ ‫ﻮات‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ْﻔﺠَ ﺄ َ َﺳﻤْ ﻌَ ُﻪ َﴏ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓﻼ ﻳَﻤْ ِﴚ ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ ُﺧ ُ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺧ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺪ ِْر َك — ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ — أ َ ﱠن َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱡﻚ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤُ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُ َﺰا ِﻳ َﻠ ُﻪ ﱠ‬
‫وَأَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳ ِﻪ ِﻟﻴُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ َﻫﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎت‬‫اﻟﺼﻴَﺎحُ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌْ ُﻘﺒَ ُﻪ أَﻧ ﱠ ٌ‬‫اﻟﺼﻮ ِْت؛ َﻓﻼ ﻳُﺪَاﻧِﻴ ِﻪ‪ 6 ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﻔ َﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ َِر ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْ‬
‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫َوﺗَﺄَو َﱡﻫ ٌ‬
‫ﺎت‪.‬‬
‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ٌﺔ؛ َﻓﻴَﻨ ْ َ‬
‫َﺎت ﻋَ ﻨ َ‬
‫َﴐﺑ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎت َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬و َ َ‬ ‫َﺧ ٌ‬ ‫ﺼﺤَ ﺒُﻬَ ﺎ َﴏ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َزﻣْ ﺠَ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫َات ْاﻷَو ِ‬
‫َان‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َد ﻳَﺪِبﱡ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْد َراﻛِﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻓﻮ ِ‬
‫ِﰲ ﺟَ ْﺮﻳَﺘ ِِﻪ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗ َﴡ ُ ْ‬
‫َﺎت‬‫ﴬﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻢ ِﺟﺬْﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ َة‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﻳُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫َوإِذَا ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ َﺮى ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ َﺰﻋْ ِﺰ ُع ﱠ‬
‫أَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ ِة ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ َﻘﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺟْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎﺣِ ﺒ ََﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن‪ ،‬ﻟِﻬَ ﻮ ِْل ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮاهُ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْن‬ ‫َوﻳَ َﺮى »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ أَﻋْ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل ِﰲ ﻣَ ﺄْﻣَ ٍﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﺎف ﻣَ ﺎ و ََﻫﺒَ ُﻪ ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة وَﺟُ ْﺮأَةٍ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺴﻴ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗﺎدِ ٌم‬ ‫ﺿﻌَ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻴَﺒْﻌَ ُﺚ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺸﻬَ ُﺪ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻳﺮ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﺋ ِِﺮ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ‬ ‫َﱰ ﱠد ُد ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬُ ﺠُ ﻮ ِم ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ ِﺶ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺮ؛ َﻓﻼ ﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺴ ُﻪ ‪ِ 7‬ﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه … وَﻻ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻮ ِْﱄ َ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺸﺘَ ﱡﺪ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق‪َ ،‬و ِﻣ ْﻠ َ‬‫ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ُ ْ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻳَ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ات وَاﻗِ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬و ﱠ َ‬
‫َاﻟﴩ ُر ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻆ؛ َﻓﻴَ ْﺰ ِﻓ َﺮ َز َﻓ َﺮ ٍ‬
‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬

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‫ف‬ ‫ري« ِﻟﻴُﻤَ ﱢﺰ َﻗ ُﻪ إ ِ ْرﺑًﺎ إ ِ ْرﺑًﺎ؛ َﻓﻴَﻨْﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ض ِﺑﺄَﻧْﻴَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َراحَ ﻳَﺪ ﱡُق ْاﻷ َ ْر َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨَﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ ُﺴﻮءٍ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺮ د َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒُﻨَﺎ ِﰲ َر َﺷ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ َﻫﺠْ ﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َات إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻫﺒًﺎ‬‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇ ُﻢ َﻏ َﻀﺒُﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ ََﱰَاﺟَ ُﻊ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺣِ ْﻘ ُﺪ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﻀﺎﻋَ ُ‬
‫ري« ِﻟﻴ َْﻔ ِﺘ َﻚ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪،‬‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ﺑَﺄ ْ ًﺳﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺪَﻓِ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﺎ وَأَﻋْ ﻨ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ أ َ َﺷ ﱡﺪ َﻏﻴْ ً‬ ‫ﻣُﻌَ ﺎ َو َد َة اﻟﻨ ﱢ َﻀ ِ‬
‫َوﻳُﻤَ ﱢﺰ َق ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ َﺴ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﺪﻳًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎﻫِ ًﺮا ِﻣ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘَ ُﻪ و َُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗَﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻘ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﻴَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎل ﻋَ ُﺪ ﱢوهِ‪ ،‬ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻗﺒًﺎ َوﺛْﺒ ََﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺒ ِﱠﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻀ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪهِ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻫﺒًﺎ ِﻟﻨ َ‬
‫اع ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﻬْ ِﻮيَ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ري« ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﱢﺪ اﻟﺬﱢ َر ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺢُ ِﻣ َﻦ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ُس ﻳ ْ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ِﺼ َﻔ ْ ِ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻮﺷ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﻠ َِﻘ ُﻪ ﻧ ْ‬‫ﻄ ِﺴ ِﻪ َﻓﻴ َُﺸﺠﱠ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ِ‬ ‫َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤِ ْﻠ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‬ ‫ﻂ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴐﺑ ًَﺔ َﻗﺎ ِﺗ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ْﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َ ْ‬
‫ﻟ ِِﺸ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺠْ ﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮف — َﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺪ ْع َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻓ ْﺴﺤَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‬ ‫َو َرآ ُه ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻮ ُُﻗ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻘﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻟﻴُﻨ ْ ِﺸﺐَ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ أَﻧْﻴَﺎﺑَ ُﻪ َوﻳُﻤَ ﱢﺰ َﻗ ُﻪ ﺗَﻤْ ِﺰ ً‬ ‫ِﻟﻴُﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ﱠﺮ َة ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬

‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ري« أ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ َﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ِﺳ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺧﻴﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ري ِه َودُﻋَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻂ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻞ اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ِﺑﺘَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬‫ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ْﺮ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ َﻗ ﱡ‬
‫أَﻳ َْﻘ َﻦ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ َﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬وَأَﺣَ ﱠﺲ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻪ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺪ ُ‬
‫ُوﺳﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫َف ﻋَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ ﺗَ ْﻐ ِﺮﻳﺪًا َﺳﺎﺣِ ًﺮا ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﴍ ٍ‬
‫َﻓﻼ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ ُﺮ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻐ ِﺮﻳ َﺪ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﺪِبﱠ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻋْ َﺪ ُة ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻮ ِْﱄ َ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ‪،‬‬
‫َوﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ َﻠ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻓ ِﱰ َِاس ﻋَ ُﺪ ﱢوهِ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ﱠن ﻋَ ُﺪ ﱠو ُه َﻗ ِﺪ اﺑْﺘَﻌَ َﺪ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َري َْﻓ ُﻊ َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ؛ َﻓ َريَى ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ َ َ‬
‫ﱪ َة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َوﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ؛ َﻓ َﺮاحَ ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺳ ُﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺣِ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ َﺮى ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﺸﺪُو ِﺑﺄ َ َﻏ ِﺎرﻳﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺾ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت ﻣَ ْﺨﻨ ُ َ‬
‫ﻮﻗ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُ‬ ‫َﺧ ٍ‬ ‫َﴏ َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠﺘَﻔِ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻂءٍ وَﺣَ َﺬ ٍر‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺒْﺘَﻌِ ُﺪ ِﰲ ﺑُ ْ‬

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 ‫َﻟ ْﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻐَ ﺎ َﺑ ِﺔ‬

‫َت ﺗُ ْﺴ ِﻠ ُﻤ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ري«‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎد ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻬَ َﺮ ْت ِﺟ ْﺴ َﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤﱠ ﻰ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ض َﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏ ْﺸﻴَﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺪ ْر ِﺑﺬ ِْﻫﻨ ِِﻪ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ ِﰲ ِﺷ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮدًا‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ َﻓ َ‬ ‫َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ — َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤْ َﺴﺐُ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻔﺎءِ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﰲ ﺟَ َﺴ ِﺪهِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َزاﻳَ َﻠﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن َد ِﺑﻴﺐَ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎﺟ ًﺰا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫— ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﻮض‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐﻠُ ُﻪ َوﻳ ُْﻘﻠ ُِﻖ ﺑَﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَى ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ َة ﺗَﻤْ ِﴚ ِﰲ ﻋُ ُﺮوﻗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬أ َ ْ َ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ ِﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻀ ُﻞ ِﰲ َﺳﻼﻣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َﻏ ْريُ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ﺑ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬و ﱡ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺠَ ﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ َﱪَ ُة‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻮﱠﻣَ ْﺖ َﻓﻮ َْق َرأ ْ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫﺒَ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ﴎ ْت ِﰲ أُذُﻧ ِِﻪ َﻫ ِﺎﻣ َﺴ ًﺔ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﺷﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َ ﱠ‬‫ﻄ َﻔ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَ َﻮ ﱢد َد ًة‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﻘ َﺮ ْت َﺧ ﱠﺪ ُه ﻧ َ ْﻘ َﺮ ًة َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠ ﱢ‬
‫ﺼ َﺪ َر َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋِﺠَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َﻟﻤﱠ ْﺖ ِﺑ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ — َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻠ ْﺖ َﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ« أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ — ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫»ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﴤ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ِﺗ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴩ َس ِﻟﻴ َْﻔ َ ِﱰ َس »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َوﻳ َْﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ﱠ ِ‬
‫َات ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ‪ .‬وَاﻟ ﱠﺮأْيُ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪِي أ َ ْن‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ َﻓ ِﻄﻨ ْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻣ َﺆاﻣَ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ آﺧِ َﺮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْد َر ْﻛﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻓﻮ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻠُﺐَ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺒَﺎدِ َﻟ َﻚ‬‫َﺻﻨَﺎﺋِﻌِ َﻚ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻏﻤَ ْﺮ َت ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻓ َﻀﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ و َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﺰ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ َﺮ َ‬
‫ِﺟ ْﻠﺪًا ِﺑ ِﺠ ْﻠﺪٍ!‬
‫ور‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮر ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﱰ ﱠد َد »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَﻠُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﻮ ُْﻓ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ َ َ‬
‫ﻮن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﺑَﺪًا‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻷ َ ْﺳﺘَﻌْ ﺬِبُ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌً ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ! َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻣ َُﻘ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُو ِﺛ ُﺮ َﺷ َﻘﺎﺋِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺷ َﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ!‬ ‫ْت ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫اﻟﺼﻮ َر ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨ َ ﱢﻔ َﺮ ِة اﻟﺒ ِﱠﺸﻌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‬

‫ﴤ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱡ‬ ‫َوإِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴَﺤْ ﻠُﻮ ِﱄ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻗ ِ َ‬
‫ِﺑ َﺴﺒَ ِﺒﻲ أَيﱡ ُﺳﻮءٍ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ أَيﱡ ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮوهٍ‪.‬‬
‫ص و َْاﻷَﻧَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ُﱠﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ُدﺑٍّﺎ َﻗ ِﺒﻴﺢَ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻴْﺌَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬أَﺣَ ﺐﱡ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ُم ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌَ ﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻷ َ ْن أَﻋِ َ‬
‫َاف َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺪ ِﻧﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ أ َ ْر َﴇ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫»ﻣ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«! َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ُﻣﺘَﺄَو ًﱢﻫﺎ‪ِ :‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻈ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِي؟‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءَ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫إِﻧﱢﻲ َﻷ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن و َْﻏﺪًا ﺟَ ﺒَﺎﻧًﺎ إِذَا ﺟَ ﺎ َزﻳْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺣُ ﺒٍّﺎ ِﺑ َﺨﺪِﻳﻌَ ٍﺔ!«‬
‫ﱪ ُة وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ِﻄريُ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ﻣ َُﻐ ﱢﺮ َد ًة‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺸﺎءُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻮدَاﻋً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ َ َ‬
‫و ََﺳﺄَﻋُ ﻮ ُد أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ … َﻓﻤَ ﺘَﻰ؟«‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َرﻳْﺜَﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜريَهُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل‪»ِ :‬ﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — إِذَا ِﺷﺌْ ِﺖ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬
‫— ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ‪«.‬‬
‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪،‬‬‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ ِة َﻓﺘَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻖ أ َ ْﻏ َ‬ ‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻂ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪.‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫﺒَ َ‬
‫ﺎﺷﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن َدﺑ ْﱠﺖ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺴ َﻜﺐَ ِﰲ َﻓ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ إِﻧْﻌَ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪﱠﺧِ ْﺮ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﻛِﻬَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﻘ َِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺼ ِ‬
‫ري«‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﺎت َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻓﺘَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﻮ ََﻗﻌَ ﺘَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﺤَ ٌ‬
‫ﺎض َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ وَاﺑْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺟً ﺎ‬ ‫َﺎن‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ُﱢق ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺮأَﺗْ ُﻪ َﺳﺎﻟِﻤً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺳﻮءٍ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗُ َ‬
‫ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻫﻴﱠﺄ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﷲ ُ — ُﺳﺒْﺤَ ﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ٍﻞ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴ ٍﻢ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺰيَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻲ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﰲ ﱠ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫»ﺻﺪِﻳﻘ َ‬ ‫ري« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ أ َ ْﺷ ُﻜ ُﺮ َك؟ َو ِﺑﺄَيﱢ‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ذَا أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْ َت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻼكٍ ﻣُﺤَ ﱠﻘ ٍﻖ؛ َﻓ َﺨ ﱢ ْ‬
‫ﱪ َﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺻﻨِﻴﻌِ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﺮ ﱠد إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﺣَ ﱢﻘ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻌَ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ٌة ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺠْ ِﺰﻳَ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﻮب ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺳﻠُ ٍ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ َﻓ ْﻀ ِﻠ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ِﺑﺠَ ﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﱰاﻓِ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻤ ِ‬‫اﻋْ ِ َ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌْ ﺘُ ُﻪ َﻟﻚِ ﺗَﺎﻓِ ٌﻪ َﻗﻠِﻴ ٌﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬‫»ﺻﻪْ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛِﻲ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻌً ﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﻘ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪«.‬‬‫ني ﺗُﻮﻟِﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﺲ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْو َﻟﻴْﺘِﻨِﻲ‪َ 1 ،‬و ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ِﻟ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َذا ﻣَ ﺎ ﻗِ َ‬

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‫»ﻣ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ٌﺔ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأَى ُﺷﺤُ ﻮبَ َﻟ ْﻮﻧِﻬَ ﺎ و َُﻫ َﺰا َل ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َل‪ِ :‬‬
‫ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«!‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ِﺟﺌْ ِﺖ‬ ‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻷ َ َرى ﺑ ََﻘﺎﻳَﺎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻚِ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َرى — َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻛ ِﲇ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎب ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﺑﺄَﻋْ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَ ِﻠ ً‬‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻟ َِﻐﺪَا ِﺋﻨَﺎ ُﻣ ْﻠ ًﻘﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬ﻣ ْ‬
‫ﻮغ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﺧ َﺮ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َل ِﻣﻴ َﺰا ُن اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري أَﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ﺑُﻠُ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ؟«‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻼ ُم َوﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ِﰲ أَو ِﱠل اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳُﺪ ِْر َﻛﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ ُﻞ‪ ،‬أ َ ْم ﻳَﺪ َْﻫ ُﻤﻨَﺎ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺿﻌَ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨْﻬَ َﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺬْ ُر ِﰲ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬
‫َاﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءِ‪ .‬وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻨَﻰ و ْ ِ‬ ‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ﱠ‬ ‫ْف‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َﻫﻮ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫َاﺻ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ٌة أَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ‪» :‬ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت َ‬ ‫ري«‪ ،‬ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ!«‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﺿﻌْ َﻔ ُﻪ وَﻋَ ﺠْ َﺰ ُه ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﱢﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫ني َرأَى َ‬ ‫ري« ﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ري ُة و َِاﻻ ْرﺗِﺒَﺎ ُك ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻮ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫و ْ‬
‫ري ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ًﺔ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛ ِﱪ َْت ِﺳﻨﱡﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬُ َﻮ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َْﻘﻮَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻤْ ِﻞ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« و ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺒَﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ِﰲ أَو ِﱠل ﻣَ َﺮاﺣِ ِﻞ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔﻮ َﻟ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َوﻧَﻤَ ﺎ ِﺟ ْﺴﻤُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﺟْ ﺘَﺎ َز ْت ﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ َﻠ َﺔ اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ﺿ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٌﺰ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺮﻛِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤُﻮﺣِ َﺸ ِﺔ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٌﺰ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻤْ ﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻀﻮ َِاري ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻔ َ ِﱰ َﺳ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫ﻟ َِﻔﺘَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ري زادٍ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ؟‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ — ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ — ﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻌَ ٌﺔ َﺧﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ُة ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻮَى‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ﻂ ﺗَﺤْ َﺖ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْ ِﻪ؛‬ ‫ﻮﻓ ًﺔ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫ري ِة و َِاﻻ ْرﺗِﺒَﺎكِ ‪ ،‬إِذَا ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻳَ َﺮى ﻣ َُﻼءَ ًة ﻣَ ْﻠ ُﻔ َ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻔﺎ َﺳﺎﺧِ ﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُزﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ًﺔ ﻣَ ﻤْ ﻠُﻮءَ ًة‬ ‫ﺎﻃﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺘَﺤَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮَﺟَ َﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﺷﻮَاءً َﻟﺬِﻳﺬًا‪َ ،‬و َرﻏ ً‬ ‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻘ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎو ًرا وَا ِﺑﺘَﻬَ ﺎﺟً ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎض َﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ُ ُ‬ ‫ري ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ؛ َﻓ َﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺎل أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻫ ِﺪﻳ ُﱠﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺎح! َﻓﺄ َ ْد َر َك ِﻟ ْﻠﺤَ ِ‬‫َاب اﻟﺘﱡ ﱠﻔ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﴩ ِ‬
‫ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َرأَى‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن أَﻋْ َﻠ َﻦ ُﺷ ْﻜ َﺮ ُه َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ِﺔ َﻓﺄ َ ْدﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫َاب ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﺧِ ِﺮ َﻛﺎﻓِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﻷ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺟُ ْﺮﻋَ ٌﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ﱠ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗﻮ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َت إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗُﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َرﺟَ ﻌَ ْﺖ أَو َْﻓ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ِﺻﺤﱠ ًﺔ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ِﺮﻋَ ْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ِﺔ ﺟُ َﺮﻋً ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺷ ِﺒﻌَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻮاءِ وَا ْﻟ ُﺨﺒ ِْﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ َﻛ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬ ‫وَﻋَ ﺎﻓِ ﻴ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱢ‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻄ ٍﺎر‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻠُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧ َ‬ ‫َﻻن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻼن — ﻳَﺘَﺒَﺎد ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ — و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺄ ُﻛ ِ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪.‬‬
‫ﴚ أﻣْ ﻴ ًَﺎﻻ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ ً‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫َت ﻧَﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ﻗﺎدِ َرة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ َﻠ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻬْ ِﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺠْ ﺘَﺎ َز ‪ 2‬ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑ ََﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺪ ِْر ْﻛﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴُﻌْ ِﺠ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَﺒ ﱡ ِ‬
‫َني‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈﻠِﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫َني ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ري« ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ِﺑﺤَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫وَاﺟْ ﺘَﻤَ َﻊ َرأْيُ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َو َرأْيُ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﻇﻬْ َﺮ َﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﺬْ ِع‬ ‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َ‬ ‫ﱠار؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﺳﻨَﺪ ْ‬‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ُﺲ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ﺎدَا إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﺎح‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ إِذَا أ ْ َﴍ ََﻗ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫ﻄﺠَ ﻌَ ْﺖ ِآﻣﻨ َ ًﺔ َﻗ ِﺮﻳ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﺿ َ‬‫ﻳﺮ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺼﻤَ ْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَذَى ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻋْ ﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫»ﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺰﻋ ِِﺠﻲ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱠﻮ ﺣَ َﺴ ٌﻦ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ َم‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ َﻓ ْﻠﻨُﻤْ ِﺾ َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘَﻨَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴬ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َ ِ‬‫اش َوﺛِريٌ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺒ ِ‬ ‫— َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ — ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺪ ٌل‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﻚِ ﻓِ َﺮ ٌ‬
‫ني ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ﻄْ َ‬‫ﻄﻔِ ﻲ ﺗَﺘَ َﻐ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎكِ ِﻣﻌْ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ َﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻨَﺎ وَﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻠ َﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗِﻲ وَﻻ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«؛ َﻓﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬
‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ أَﻣْ َﻀﻴْﻨَﺎ َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ َ ﺑَﺪِﻳﻌَ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗِﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ِﻣﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬و َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻬْ ﺪ َْﻓﻨَﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ‪ِ 3‬ﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ أَذْ َﻫﺎ ِﻧﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﺪَى ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ!«‬ ‫َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘَﻨَﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه َﺳﺘَ َ‬
‫ﻳﺰي‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱠﺮأْيُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮاهُ‪«.‬‬ ‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ :‬‬
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‫ُﻮن‬‫ﻇﻼ ِم اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﻞ َﻏ ْريُ ﻣَ ﺄﻣ ِ‬ ‫َاح؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ُﺳﻠُﻮ َك ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺑُ ﱞﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧ ِﺬ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ِاﻻ ْﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮَاﻗِ ِﺐ‪.‬‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫ﺎن أ َ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫اﺧﺘَﺎ َرا ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءَ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا ْ‬
‫ري«‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻮ َد ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮار »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ْف أَﺑَﺪًا ﻣَ ﺎ دَاﻣَ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺸﻌُ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺨﻮ ٍ‬
‫ِﻒ َﻟ ُﻪ َرأْﻳًﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮى ﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﺮ ُر ُه دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗُ َﺨﺎﻟ َ‬
‫ﺎب — ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﺪ ِْر ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ — و ََﺧ َﻠ َﻊ ِﻣﻌْ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻔ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﴎﻳ ًﺮا ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َ ِ‬ ‫وَأَﻋَ ﱠﺪ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺒْ ِﻘﻴَ ُﻪ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﻘﺒَ ْﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َ‬ ‫و ََﻏ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 2‬ﺗﺠﺘﺎز‪ :‬ﺗﺨﱰق‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬اﺳﺘﻬﺪﻓﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ‪ :‬ﺗﻌﺮﺿﻨﺎ ﻟﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ َﻗ ٌﺔ‬ ‫آﻫﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪َ .‬و َر َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻟ ُﺮ َﻗﺎدٍ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫َاﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﺳ َﻠ َﻢ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻮ ٍم َﻫﻨِﻲءٍ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْرﺗَﻤَ ﻰ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏ َﻠﺒَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ُﺪ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﰲ ُﺳﺒَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ ٍﻞ ِﺑﺄَﺣْ ﻼ ِم ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ و ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ُﺔ ﺑَﺎدِ ﻳ ٌَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻐِ ﺒْ َ‬ ‫ُوق ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ َﻊ ُﴍ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫ﱠﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﻣُﺤَ ﻴ َ‬
‫ﺾ ﺑَﻴُﻤْ ﻨَﺎ ُه‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻗﺎ ِﺑ ٌ‬ ‫ني َرأ ِت »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ ِن اﺑْﺘَ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﻳﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ!‬ ‫ُﺼﺎ َرﻋَ ِﺔ َﺧﻨ َ ِﺎز ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺄ َ ﱠﻫﺐُ ِﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻣ ْﻠ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎ ِﺑﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ‬ ‫اف أ َ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َات ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ْﺿﺎءٍ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺎ َر ْت ِﺑ ْﻀ َﻊ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﺿﻮ َ‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫َوﻧَﻬَ َﻀ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َْﺴﻠُ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﺘَﺒ ﱠ َ‬
‫َني اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﺗُ ِﺠﻴ ُﻞ ﻟِﺤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َ‬ ‫ﻆ َ‬ ‫َﻻ ﺗُﻮ ِﻗ َ‬
‫اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻀ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺪُو ُر ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﱢﻠ َﻘ ًﺔ ﺣَ ْﻮ َل اﻟ ﱠﺪوْﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻔ َﺖ ﺑَﺎﺣِ ﺜًﺎ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻃﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ َﻟﻴ ًْﻼ؛ إِذِ ْ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ ﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ًرا‪َ ،‬وﻣ ِْﻦ ُر ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ ْ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ْف‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ ِﺑ َ‬‫ﴎ ِت اﻟ ﱢﺮﻋْ َﺪ ُة ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎد َ‬ ‫ﻳَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ْﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪ .‬وَاﻧْﺘَ َﻔ َﺾ وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َ َ‬
‫ﻳ َْﺨﻨ ُ ُﻘﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫ﴎ َع ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ ِﻟﺘُ َ‬
‫ﻄﻤْ ِﺌﻨ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ إِﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘ ِِﻪ! وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْ َ‬
‫َﻓﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫»ﻫﺎ أَﻧَﺎ ذِي‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ!«‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ؟«‬
‫ﻳﻖ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َْﺴﻠُ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐﻠُﻬَ ﺎ إِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ُﺚ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْ ُﻪ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮن أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة‬ ‫ﻴﺖ — ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ َﻔﺘْﻚِ ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو َدﺑﱠ َﺮ ْت َﻟﻚِ ﻣَ ﻜِﻴ َﺪ ًة ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ًة ﺗَﻨَﺎﻟُﻚِ ِﺑ ُﺴﻮءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺧﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎدِ َر ُة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ُة َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻬَ ِﺮ‬ ‫ري ِﰲ ﺣِ ﻤَ ﺎﻳَﺘِﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠﻬَ ﺎو ُِن ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻼﺋِﻤَ ِﺔ؛ واﺗﱠﻬَ ﻤْ ُﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ ْﻘ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﻌُ ﺪ ُ‬
‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻚِ ‪.‬‬
‫ﴩﺣَ ًﺔ‬ ‫ﺎط ُﻣﻨ ْ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ ُﺪ هلل ِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎﺗِﻚِ ‪َ ،‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟ َﺴﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ إِذْ أ َ َراكِ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ َﻓ ِﺮﺣَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺎدِ ﻳ ََﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺸ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪.‬‬ ‫… و َُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا هلل ِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﻴﱠﺄ َ ُه َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ و ََﺳﺎﺋ ِِﻞ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﻮَاﺗِﻚِ ِﻟﻨَﺒْﻠُ َﻎ اﻟﺪﱠا َر َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﴎﻋِ ﻲ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻃﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺿﺎﻋِ ﻔِ ﻲ ﻧ َ َﺸﺎ َ‬ ‫و َْاﻵ َن‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬و َ‬
‫ﻆ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ َ‬

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‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮ ِب َ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﺧ ِﺒريًا ِﺑﻤَ َﺴﺎﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓﺎﺟْ ﺘَﺎ َز َﻫﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﺑ َﺰﻣَ ٍﻦ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻆ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﺻﻼ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ َ‬ ‫َوو َ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺎر ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ‬ ‫ف وَأ َ ْﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺨ ِﺎو َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫وَأَﺟْ ﻤَ ﻌَ ﺎ َرأْﻳَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺘُﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو َر َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ ِﰲ َﻗﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪.‬‬
‫ﺼﺎﺋ ِِﺐ ِﰲ أَﻣْ ِﺴ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ َﻏ ْريُ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬ ‫ف َﺧ َﻔﺎﻳ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﴪﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﻆ ِﺑ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﻔِ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻛﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ أَﻣْ َﺮ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ َﻛﻴ َ‬

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‫ﺎب »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ ﺗُ ِﺮ َك ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ َﻟﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳُﻮاﻓِ ُﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ َﻫ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِﻳ ِﻪ ْاﻷَو ِﱠل‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺸﺒ َﱠﺚ‬‫ﴏ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﻼكِ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ِث ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻞ‪ ،‬أ َ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺎر‪.‬‬‫ﻮار ِث و َْاﻷ َ ْﺧ َ‬
‫ﺿ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ض ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ ِِﻤﺜ ْ ِﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬‫ﱠار ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺒ ََﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ﱠﺮ ُه إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﰲ و َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪَاءِ؛‬
‫َاﺿ َ‬‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻔ ُﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗَﻌَ ﺒًﺎ ﺟَ ِﺴﻴﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ِﺎﻣ ِﻪ ﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة ﺛﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻜ َﺚ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻄﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺴﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُد‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ﻌﺸﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠار ُﻗﺒَﻴْ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َ‬‫إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺤِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ِث َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮجُ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪.‬‬
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‫ﻮات ﺛ َ ٌ‬
‫ﻼث‪.‬‬ ‫ث ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋِﺞُ َﺳﻨ َ ٌ‬ ‫وَاﻧ ْ َﻘ َﴣ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ُ‬
‫َﺎح‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺒ ِ‬ ‫ات ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم — َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« — ذَ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َرأَى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
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‫ﴚ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑﺠُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ ﺟَ ِﻬﻴﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﺎﻛ ِِﺮ‪ ،‬وَﻗ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘُﻘِ َﻊ وَﺟْ ﻬُ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺨﺎذ َﻟ ْﺖ أﻋْ َﻀﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ؛ ﻓﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻘﻮَى ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬
‫»ﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋِ ْﺮﻧِﻲ َﺳﻤْ ﻌَ َﻚ‪،‬‬
‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَﺗْﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺬَﺑَﺘْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِج‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻪُ‪َ :‬‬
‫ﻮارﺣِ َﻚ؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ُﻣ ْﺰﻋِﺞٌ َﺧ ِﻄريٌ!«‬ ‫ﻒ ﻟِﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻲ أُذُﻧ َ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ْ ِﺼ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﺟَ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْرﻫِ ْ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ ًﺮا‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑﻚِ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؟‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻄﻤَ ﺄْﻧِﻴﻨ َ َﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ! ﺗَ َﻜ ﱠﻠ ِﻤﻲ‬ ‫َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْزﻋَ ﺠَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ ِﻣﻨْﻚِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬْ َﻔ ُﺔ! َﻓﻌَ ﺠﱢ ِﲇ ِﺑﺤَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋِ ﻴﺪِي اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫— ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺰﻋْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ﻠِﻚِ ‪ ،‬واﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ‪.‬‬
‫َﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ‪ِ :‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎذَا أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أ ُ َﺳﺎﻋِ ﺪَكِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ؟«‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺰي »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءَ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﳾءَ‪َ ،‬ﻻ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﻠﻬَ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪» :‬ﻻ َ ْ‬
‫إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻻ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﱄ ﻧ َ ْﻔﻌً ﺎ وَﻻ َﺧ ْريًا‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺪ َْﻓ َﻊ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ َﺷ َﻘﺎءً وَﻻ ُ ٍّ‬
‫ﴐا‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ ُﻔﻮ َﻟﺘِﻲ؛ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋِﺠَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺼﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ْ‬‫ﺎﺻ َﻎ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ :‬أَذَا ِﻛ ٌﺮ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ َ‬
‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ري؟!«‬ ‫َﴍ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬و َ ﱟ‬‫ِﻳﺮ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﻮ ٍْل َﻛ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ري‪ِ :‬ﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع و ََﻏﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﺒَ ٍﺄ َﺧ ِﻄ ٍ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬أَذْ ُﻛ ُﺮ ذَﻟِﻚِ وَﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﺴﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَﻐِ ﻴﺐُ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮا ُه َﻓﻤَ ﺎذَا ﺟَ ﱠﺪ ﺑَﻌْ ُﺪ ﻳَﺎ أ ُ ْﺧﺘَﺎهُ؟«‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﱄ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ — ُر ْؤﻳَﺎ ﻻ ﺗَﻘِ ﱡﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ َﻫﻮ ًْﻻ‬
‫َوإ ِ ْزﻋَ ﺎﺟً ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺮ‪ .‬وَأَﻧ ْ َﺖ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﺒَﻴﱠﻨ ْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋ ِِﺞ أ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ َﻚ ِﰲ َﺧ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ ْت ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺑَ َﻚ ُﺳﻮءٌ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻻﺣِ َﻘ ٌﺔ ِﺑ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷَﺛ َ ِﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ إِذَا أ َ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة؟«‬ ‫ني؟ وَﻣَ ْﻦ ذَا ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺪ ُد ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‬ ‫»اﺻ َﻎ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪َ .‬ﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ًﺔ‪ .‬ﻳَﺎ هلل ِ! َﻓ َﺮأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ْ :‬‬
‫ﻄ ُﻊ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ …‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻔ ِﻮي‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﻨِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ َﻜ ﱢﺪ ُر َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع‪ ،‬ﺗُﺨِ ُ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ .‬ﻗﺒﱠﺤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﷲُ! إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ ﱢ‬
‫ﻳﺰي‪ ،‬و ََﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ﻣ ُْﻘ ِﺒ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻲ؛ َرأَﻳْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺰي … َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫اﺳﻤَ ْﻊ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َِﺠﺐُ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰكِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫ﱰﺑ َِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ِﱄ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﺪﻳ ًَﺔ َﺷ ِﺎﻣﺘَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْاﻗ َ َ‬
‫ري‪َ .‬ﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨًﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌِ ﻴ َﱠﺔ‪ .‬و ََﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻣَ ﺪِﻳﻨًﺎ َﻟﻚِ — ِﺑﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ — ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟﺘﱠ َﻐ ﱡ ِ‬ ‫َﴩﺗَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻮن ﻛِﻼ ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ِﺑ ْﺎﻵ َﺧ ِﺮ أَﺑَﺪًا‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻟﻚِ ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ َﻻ ِﺳﻮَاكِ ‪ .‬إِﻧﱢﻲ أ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ُﻫ ُﻪ وَأ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ُﻫﻚِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫ﺗَﺒْﺬُﻻ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﺳﻴَﻬْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَﻟِﻚِ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪.‬‬‫ني ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل؟ َﺳﻴَﻬْ ِﻠ ُﻚ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﺗَ ْﻔﻬَ ِﻤ َ‬
‫ني أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺴﺪِﻳ ِﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌِ ﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺘِﻤﱢ ﻲ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ َﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎوﻟِ َ‬
‫ني َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﺪَاءٍ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌِ ﻲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ِﱄ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ِِري ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ِه ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺬُ ِﻟ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺒﻴﻌَ ﺘِﻚِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮْﺟَ ﺎءِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ْﺨ ٍﻒ وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ و ََﻏﺒَﺎءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻚِ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ُر ﱢﻛﺐَ ِﰲ َ‬

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‫ﺎت‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﺤُ ﱠﻞ ِﺑ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒﻲ وَاﻧْﺘ َِﻘ ِﺎﻣﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﴤ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ ُﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬أ َ ْو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ْﻀ ُﻊ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَﻤْ ِ َ‬
‫ني ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل؟ اُﻋْ ُﺰ ِﺑﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ ‪ 2‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءُ‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ‬ ‫َوﻳَﻨ ْ ِﺰ َل ِﺑ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ُﺳ ْﺨ ِﻄﻲ وَﻋَ ﺬَا ِﺑﻲ‪ .‬أَﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌِ َ‬
‫ﻣُﻼﻗِ ﻴَﺘُﻚِ ِﰲ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬
‫ﻳﺐ‪«.‬‬
‫ْﺧ ًﺔ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻔﻠ َِﺖ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِْري َﴏ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺖ وَأَﻧَﺎ أَﺣْ ِﺒ ُﺲ ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ ْ‬‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻠﻨِﻲ وَﺟْ ُﻪ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺰ ِم … َو َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َﻛ ْﺪ أَﻧْﺘَ ِﺒ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻋْ ﺘَ ِﺼ ْﻢ ‪ِ 3‬ﺑ ﱠ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻠﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْﺗَﻨِﻲ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﴩ َﺳ َﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَ ِة َوﺛْﺒًﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﻨ ْ ُ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺮ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ني َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺰﻋِﻲ ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﺎﻇ ِﺮي‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻏﺎﺑ َِﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫ْت ﷲ َ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮاﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬وَﺣَ ِﻤﺪ ُ‬ ‫ني ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َِﻘ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺪ ُدﻧِﻲ ِﺑﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﻌَ ْ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع وَأَﻧَﺎ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبُ إ ِ َﱃ‬
‫أَيﱡ ﺣُ ْﻠ ٍﻢ ﻫﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ َﻛﺎﺑَ ْﺪﺗُ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘِﻲ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﰲ ﱡ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛﺘْﻨِﻲ ﱢ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ!‬
‫ﴎﻋْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺛﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻲ َﻓﺎ ْرﺗَ َﺪﻳْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ِﺠ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻤَ ِﺠﻲءِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ ُع ﺗُ َﻔ ِﺎر ُﻗﻨِﻲ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ِﺪ ﱢ‬
‫ﴪ ُع ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْﻟﺘِﺠَ ﺎءِ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ ﺗُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ«‪ :‬أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ ،‬وَأُﻧَﺒﱢﻬَ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ َﴍ َ‬ ‫ِﻷُﺣَ ﺬﱢ َر َك ﺣَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗ َﺔ »ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ِﺼ ِﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪«.‬‬
‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ِﺘ َﻚ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﺼﻐِ ﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ َﺧﺎﺋ ًِﻔﺎ ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻗﺒًﺎ‪َ 4 .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺰﻋُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَﻬْ ﺪِﻳﺪ َِﻫﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫إِﻳﱠﺎهُ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒَﺎ َد َر إ ِ َﱃ ذِ ْﻫ ِﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﺪﻳَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬
‫ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْ ُﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪.‬‬
‫َﺨﺎﻓﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺨ َﺸﺎهُ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠﺤَ َﻖ ﺑ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻪ أَيﱡ ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮوهٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َف ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﺧﻮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘﺘ ِِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬ ‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫وَأَيﱡ ﻧ َ ْﻜﺒَ ٍﺔ أ ْﻓﺪَحُ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْن ﻳَ َﺮى ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َو ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻪَ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻨْﺘَﻘِ ُﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ وَﺟْ ِﻪ َ‬
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‫ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺴﻨَﺎءِ؟!‬
‫ﺎﻃ ٌﺮ َﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَﻤْ َﻸ َ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ َﻓ َﺰﻋً ﺎ َو ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴَﺘَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﻮ ِْل! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﺧ ِ‬
‫َﺼﻌَ ُﻘ ُﻪ َوﻳ ُْﺴ ِﻠ ُﻤ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ٍْل ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳ ْ‬

‫‪ 2‬اﻋﺰﺑﻲ ﻋﻦ وﺟﻬﻲ‪ :‬اذﻫﺒﻲ ﺑﻌﻴﺪًا ﻋﻨﻲ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬أﻋﺘﺼﻢ‪ :‬أﺗﻤﺴﻚ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﻣﱰﻗﺒًﺎ‪ :‬ﻣﻨﺘﻈ ًﺮا‪.‬‬

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‫ﻈ َﺮﺗ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺴ ُﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ َﺳ ِﺎر ِ‬

‫ﻳﺮهِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ َﻟ ُﻤ ُﻪ ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﲆ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْ‬‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ان‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو ُر ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ أﺣْ َﺰ ٍ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﺣَ ﱠﺴ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُ ِﺠﻴ ُﻞ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﺎض ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ٌَﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﺸﺒﱢﺜ َ ٌﺔ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪:‬‬ ‫أَﺟْ ﻬَ َﺸ ْﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺪ ُ‬
‫ِﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﰲ ﱡ!‬ ‫»وَا أ َ َﺳ َﻔﺎ ُه أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ري ﻋَ ْﻮ َدةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ًﻼ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻔ ِﺎر َﻗﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﴩﻳ َﺮ َة ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﺰﻋَ َﻚ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َﺰاﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ﱢ ﱢ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن ﱢ‬
‫ﻴﻼ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي‬ ‫ْف إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ َﺳ ِﺒ ً‬‫ف ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ؛ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴَﻬُ ﻮﻟُﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ َرا َك ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬
‫ْﻒ َﻻ أ َ ْرﺗَﺎ ُع إِذَا ﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ ْﻠﺘُ َﻚ ‪ 5‬ذَاﻫِ ﺒًﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﴏًا َوﻣُﻌِ ﻴﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣﺒَ ﱢﺪدًا ﻟِﻤَ َﺨ ِﺎو ِﰲ وَﺣَ ِﺎر ًﺳﺎ أ َ ِﻣﻴﻨًﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌَ ﺜ َ ُﻪ ﷲ ُ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ﻧ َ ِ‬
‫ري ﻋَ ْﻮ َدةٍ؟!‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ َﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ َﺔ ‪ 6‬إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺄ ُ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﺮ ﱠد ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳُﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳُﺒ َِﺎﱄ َ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َ‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻤً ﺎ د َ‬ ‫ْت ‪ 7‬ﺑ ِ‬ ‫ْف‪ .‬أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳُﺠَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻒ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو دَبﱠ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﺧﻮ ٌ‬ ‫ﺿﻌْ ٌ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اف‪،‬‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻌِ َﺶ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﺰﻋِﺞُ إِذَا َرأَﻳْﺘُ َﻚ ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َِﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺮأ ْ ِس‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ َق ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻐ َﺮ‪َ .‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺟَ ﱠﻞ أ َ ْو َ‬
‫َﺿﻌْ ٍﻒ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻋْ ﻬَ ﺪ ُْﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ َﻚ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﺘُ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ْف ِﰲ ﺗَ َﺨﺎذُ ٍل و َ‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤً ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨﻮ ِ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬‫ﻈﻨ ﱢ َ‬ ‫ْف وَﻻ َر ْﻫﺒَ ٍﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤً ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻮ ٍ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﺒ ٍْﻦ وَﻻ َﻓ َﺰ ٍع َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻫ ِﻤ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أ َ ْرﺗَ ِﺠ ُ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ .‬و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫اﺿ ِﻄ َﺮا ِﺑﻲ و ََﻓ َﺰﻋِﻲ ﺣَ ﺪ ٌ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣَ ﺒْﻌَ َﺚ ْ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﺰ ٌع‪ ،‬أَﺣْ ﻤَ ُﺪ ﷲ َ أَﻧﱠﻚِ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮﻓِﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺪ ِْرﻛِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺮ ِاﻣﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻧَﺒَﺄ ٌ َﺧ ِﻄريٌ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺪ ٌ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮي ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﻬْ ﺪِﻳ ٍﺪ ُﻣﻮَﺟﱠ ٍﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ .‬ﻟﻮْﻻ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱠﺒَﺄ ُ ﻣَ ﺎ دَبﱠ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫َﻫﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻞ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎ ْت ِﰲ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ َﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻋْ َﺸ ُﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ْف‪ ،‬وَﻻ َ َ‬ ‫َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ َﻲ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ني —‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻻ أ َ ْرﺗَﺎ ُع َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ‪ .‬وَأَﻧ ْ ِﺖ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ِﻤ َ‬
‫أَﻋَ ﱡﺰ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ‪«.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬ﺗﻤﺜﻠﺘﻚ‪ :‬ﺗﺨﻴﻠﺘﻚ وﺗﺼﻮرﺗﻚ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 6‬اﻟﺴﻜﻴﻨﺔ‪ :‬اﻻﻃﻤﺌﻨﺎن‪.‬‬
‫‪ 7‬ﻳﺠﺎﺑﻪ املﻮت‪ :‬ﻳﻠﻘﺎه وﻳﻮاﺟﻬﻪ وﻳﻘﺎﺑﻠﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﺬْ ِل َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎت أ َ ﱠن و َْﻗ َﺖ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءِ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﺒَﻴﱠﻨ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎص َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ‪ِ 8‬ﻣ ْﻦ إِﻧْﺠَ ِﺎز ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻻ ﻣَ ﻨ َ َ‬ ‫واﻗ َﱰَبَ أَوَاﻧُﻪُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫وَأَﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ أ َ ﱠن و ََﻓﺎء ََﻫﺎ ِﺑﻮَﻋْ ﺪ َِﻫﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َدﻧَﺎ و َْﻗﺘُﻪُ‪ْ ،‬‬
‫َت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ َ‬
‫ْف َو َرﺟْ َﻔ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﴎيَ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَزاﻳَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ُ ﱢ‬
‫َان ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ‪ ،‬وَأ ﱠن أو َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َاﻟﴪو ُر‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ ْن أﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ أ ﱠن َﺳﺎﻋَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءِ َﻗ ِﺪ ْاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨَﺎ ُن و ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِاﻻ ْ‬
‫ف‪9 .‬‬ ‫ِﺼﺎﺣِ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ِز َ‬ ‫ﻟ َ‬
‫ري« ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﻮﺷ ُﻚ أ ْن ﺗُ ْﺴﺪِيَ إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ني ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ أﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫ﴎو ًرا ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَاﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ ُ ُ‬
‫ﴚءٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺒْ ِﺪ َﻟ ُﻪ َرأْﻳًﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺎ َوﻧ َ ِﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﺪَا ُه إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﺐْ ِﺑ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﻪ َوإ ِ َزا َﻟ ِﺔ‬‫ﴫ ِﰲ إِﻳﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َر َة َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﻼﺻ ُﻪ َو َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺰ ْد ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن َﺷ َﻜ َﺮ ْت َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷﻬَ ﺎﻣَ ﺘَ ُﻪ َوإ ِ ْﺧ َ‬
‫ف‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﻤْ َﺴﺢَ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠ َِﻖ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺨ ِﺎو َ‬ ‫َﺎﺿ ِﻪ‪ 10 ،‬ﺑَﺎذِ َﻟ ًﺔ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻗ َ‬ ‫اﻧْﻘِ ﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎ َع ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳَ ُ‬ ‫ْت ُرﺑﱠﻤَ ﺎ َﻓ ﱠﺮ َق ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻔﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻞ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﺨِ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒ ِﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«؛ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ِﻛ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺘَ َﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ﻳُ ْﺰﻋِﺠُ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُ ْﺰﻋِﺞُ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎج‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو ُر ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ َﻠ ٍﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ٍﻪ وَاﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ٍ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺺ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ ﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ َُﺨ ﱢﻠ َ‬ ‫ِﻼﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺪْﻋِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْ‬ ‫واﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﻛ ُ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َو ْر َ‬
‫ﻃﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ٍﻊ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﺐْ ِﻧﺪَاءَ ُه‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺪْﻋِ ﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺄ ْت‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻚِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ أﺑْ َ‬
‫أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪.‬‬
‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﻣَ َﴣ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم ِﰲ ﺣُ ْﺰ ٍن وَأ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ!‬

‫‪ 8‬ﻻ ﻣﻨﺎص ﻟﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻻ ﻣﻔﺮ ﻟﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 9‬أزف‪ :‬ﻗﺮب‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬اﻻﻧﻘﺒﺎض‪ :‬ﺿﻴﻖ اﻟﺼﺪر‪.‬‬

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‫َاث‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ري« ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜﺘُﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫وَاﺟْ ﺘَﻤَ َﻊ َرأْيُ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﺎ ِﺋﺒَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛ ِﱪ َْت ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَﺪَا ِﻣ ْﻦ آﻻ ٍم‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳ َِﺰﻳﺪَا ﻣَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﻀﺎﻋِ َﻔﺎ ُﻫﻤُﻮﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ وَﻣَ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ﱡﻦ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﻘ ﱠﺪ َم ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤْ ُﺮ‪.‬‬‫ﱢ‬
‫ﺎل‬‫ْﻒ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎل ﻣ ُِﺼﻴﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪة« ﻗﺎدِ َر ًة ﻋَ َﲆ اﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ِ‬‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَﺣَ َﺴﻨًﺎ ﻓﻌَ ﻼ؛ ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎس ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑَ ﱡﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ؟!‬ ‫ض َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أَﻋَ ﱡﺰ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋِﺠَ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺌَ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ ِﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ِ‬
‫ري ُة‪،‬‬ ‫ﱠت ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﺒَﺪ ْ‬‫ﱢث ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌﺬٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ ﱠﺮحَ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺰ ُن‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗُﺤَ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻼص ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ َدﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫»ﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ذَا َو َﻟﺪِي َﻗ ْﺪ َﻛ ِﱪَ‪ ،‬وَأَو َْﻓ ْﺖ ِﺳﻨ ﱡ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬
‫أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ؟‬
‫ﴪ ِه إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َوﻳُﺤَ ﺘﱢ ُﻢ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ﱠﻻ أَﺑُﻮحَ‬ ‫ﴤ ِﺑ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺒﻴ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺄْﺑَﻰ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﻔ ِ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ إ ِ ْﺷ َﻔ ًﺎﻗﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإِﻳﺜَﺎ ًرا ﻟ َِﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻪ؟!‬ ‫ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻈ ًﺔ‬ ‫َت ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ أ َ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ َر ُة ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ هِ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮ ﱠدد ْ‬
‫وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة‪َ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ ﱠﻠ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ وَأ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪.‬‬
‫َال َﻓ ْﺮ ِو ِه ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ ِﻊ‬‫اﺳ ِﺘﺒْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ ﱠد َد — َﻟ ْﻮ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤَ ْﺖ — ِﰲ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ُة‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ َ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﱠ‬
‫َﴩﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ﱠﻀ ِﺔ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻋِ ﻤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﺑﺒ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻨِﻴ َﻊ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻼص ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺤْ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا ﺑَﺬَ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻫﺬَا ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪِي َﺳ ِﺒﻴ ٌﻞ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ُﺻﻮ ُل إ ِ َﱃ ذَﻟِﻚِ وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ؟«‬ ‫ْﻒ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫َني َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ُﻣﻨَﺎﺟَ ﺎﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗُﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﺼﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ﺗَﺎ َر ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬ ‫ﷲو ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ ﺗَﺎ َر ًة‪َ ،‬و ِﺑ ِﺎﻻ ْﺳﺘ ِْﺴﻼ ِم ﻟ َِﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎ ًة وَﻣَ ﻬْ َﺮﺑًﺎ … َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ‬ ‫ري ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﺠْ ﺪِﻳﻬَ ﺎ ‪ 1‬ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن؛ َﻓﻼ ﺗَ ِﺠ ُﺪ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬رأ َ ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱡﺮ ْؤﻳَﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻗ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻒ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َزا َرﺗْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨ َ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ُر ْؤﻳَﺎ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﺗَ ْﺨﺘَﻠ ُ‬ ‫َو َرأ َ ْت »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َرﺑﱠﺘَ ْﺖ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻬَ ﺎ ‪َ 2‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻠ َِﻘ َﺔ ْاﻷ َ َﺳ ِﺎر ِ‬
‫َﺎﺳﻤَ َﺔ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻐ ِﺮ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﺑ ِ‬
‫ﴤ ﻋَ َﲆ َو َﻟﺪِكِ َﻏ ْريُ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ‬ ‫ﻼص‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ُﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َدﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ‪ .‬و ََﺳ َ َ‬ ‫َﴩ َة وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻋِ ﻤَ َﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺨ َﻠ ُﻊ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﻓ ْﺮ َو ُه ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ َﻊ َو َﻟ َﻘﺒَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻐِ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ﺑ َ َ‬
‫ُﺼ ِﺒﺢُ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫ري‬ ‫ري« َﻓﻴ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ْﻒ ﻳَﺘَ َﻐ ﱠريُ َﻟ َﻘﺐُ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ِﱠر َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ ِﰲ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻬْ ُﺪ ﱠ‬
‫َﻓﺎﺋ ًِﻘﺎ!«‬
‫ﺎس‪َ ،‬و َزا َد‬ ‫َاﻹﻳﻨ َ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءُ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ِس‪ ،‬و ََﻏﻤَ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬
‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ْ‬
‫ِﺼ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴﱠ ِﺔ … وَأ َ ْد َر َﻛ ْﺖ‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺣُ ﺒﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَﺣَ ﻨَﺎﻧُﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺠَ ﱠﲆ ﻟِﻌَ ﻴْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ ْﻀ ُﻞ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ِة ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ﻃﻮ َل ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ!‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءُ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ ُر إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ َﻫﺎ َوإ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻮ َْﻻ َﻫﺎ َﻟﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻔﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ﺣُ ْﺰﻧًﺎ‬ ‫ِﻴﻀ ِ‬ ‫َﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﻠﺒ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻮ ِﻋ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱡﺮ َﻗﺎدِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨَﺎﻣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﺎ َم َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ َ‬
‫ِﻴﺾ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬ﻳَﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« َﻗ ِﺮﻳ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻠ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ْف ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْ‬ ‫و ََﻫﻤٍّ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻮ ِ‬
‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ُن أَﺣَ ﺐﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ ََﱰ ﱠَﻗﺐُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﺞ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ َﱰ ﱠَﻗﺒُ ُﻪ ِﺑ َﻔ ِﺎر ِغ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎو ًرا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﱠﺮاءِ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﻬ ِ‬ ‫ُ ُ‬
‫َﺎت وَأ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻴَﺎدِ ‪.‬‬
‫ُﴩﻳ ِ‬‫ا ْﻟﺒ ْ َ‬
‫ﺾ ُﻫ َﻮ ﻣَ ِﺰﻳﺞٌ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُه ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ٌر ُﻣﺒْﻬَ ٌﻢ َﻏ ِﺎﻣ ٌ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ َﻗ ْﻠﺐُ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« َﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻮر َﺳﺒَﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌُ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﺗَﺪ ِْري ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﱡ‬
‫ِﻒ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ ْاﻵ َﺧ َﺮ َوﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬ﻧَﺎﻣَ ْﺖ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜ َﺬا ﻧَﺎ َم ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻊُ‪َ ،‬وﻟِ ُﻜ ﱟﻞ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ ﺣَ ﺎ ٌل ﻳ ُْﻐﻨِﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺨﺘَﻠ ُ‬
‫ِف َﻟ ُﻪ ‪ِ 3‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎءٍ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎ َم »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫ﺗﺴﺘَﻬْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﴪ ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َل ﺑُ َﻜﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ أ َ َﺳ ًﻔﺎ وَﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َ‬
‫ﺼﺢَ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧ َ َﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻤ ﱠﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﻨ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫ري َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﻟﻴَﺄْﻧ َ َﺲ ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺪْﻋَ ﻰ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻳﺠﺪﻳﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻳﻨﻔﻌﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬رﺑﺘﺖ ﻛﺘﻔﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﴐﺑﺘﻪ ﴐﺑﺎت ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔ ﰲ رﻓﻖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬ﺗﺴﺘﻬﺪف ﻟﻪ‪ :‬ﺗﺘﻌﺮض ﻟﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫و َِﺷﻴ َ‬
‫ﻜ ٍﺔ‪4 ،‬‬ ‫ْﴩ ًة‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻬَ ﻨﱢﺌُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ َﻗﺎدِ ٌم ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة‬ ‫آﻫﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻠُ ُﻪ َﻓ ِﺮﺣَ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِ َ‬ ‫َو َر َ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪.‬‬‫َﴩ ُه ِﺑﺎﻧْﻘِ َﻀﺎءِ ﻋَ ﻬْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﻤﺤْ ﻨ َ ِﺔ و ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺗُﺒ ﱢ ُ‬
‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻓ َﺮاﺣَ ْﺖ ﺗُ َﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ — أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة — ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﻀ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْﺐُ ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه‬
‫َﺎﺿﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﺒَﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﺪ ِْريَ ِﻻﻧْﻘِ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎض ‪َ 5‬ﺷﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﴎ ِة ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﺬﱠﺑَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ُﻜﻮﺑَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻌَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﺎﻧْﻘِ ﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة أَﺣَ ٌﺪ َﺳﺎﻫِ ًﺮا‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ﱠﻜ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠ َﻢ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ﻟِﻠ ﱡﺮ َﻗﺎدِ ِﰲ ُﺳﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬
‫وَاﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻀ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٌﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ ْﺪ ُر َﻫﺎ ﻳ َْﺨﺘَﻨ ُِﻖ‪ .‬ﺗُ َﺮى‬ ‫ﺎس‪ ،‬ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد َ‬ ‫ﺿﻴ َﱢﻘ َﺔ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬‫ﻈ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ ْﺮﻋُ ﻮﺑ ًَﺔ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱠﺰﻋَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬
‫َث؟‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ َْﺖ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳُﺒْﻘِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨِﻴ ِﻪ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﻮ ِْل! إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ْاﻷ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎ َد ﻳ َْﺨﻨ ُ ُﻘﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ٌﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱡﺧﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ ُ‬ ‫اﻧْﺒَﻌَ َﺚ اﻟﺪ َ‬
‫ني‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُ َﺴﺎ ِﺋﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﻬﱢ َﻔ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﻻ ﺗَ َﺸﻤﱢ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻴ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﻧ َِﻖ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ!«‬ ‫ﱡﺧ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا اﻟﺪ َ‬
‫ﴪﺗَﺎهُ!‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻣَ ﺬْﻋُ ﻮ َر ًة‪» :‬ﺑ ََﲆ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ دَاﻫِ ﻴ ٌَﺔ د َْﻫﻮَاءُ‪ 6 .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ُْﺖ ﻳَﺤْ َ ِﱰ ُق‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮَا ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮي‪ ،‬أَﻻ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺐَ ﻳ َْﺸﺘَﻌِ ُﻞ ِﰲ أ َ ْرﺟَ ﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ؟«‬ ‫اﻧ ْ ُ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ﺘَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﺎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺷ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﻔ ﱠﺰﻋَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧَﻬَ َﻀ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَ»ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﱠار ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ات اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَﻤَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣُ ﺠُ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَﻤَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓﻮَﺟَ َﺪﺗَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر َﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﺮﻋُ ﻮﺑَﺘَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺎهُ؟«‬ ‫»ﺷﻘِ ﻴﻘ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ! أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َﺷﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬
‫ﴫ ُخ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﺎرﻳَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻧ ْ‬ ‫ِﺼ ُ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎﻋَ ِﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻧ ْ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﴪﺗَﺎهُ! َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ َﻟﻨَﺎ أَﻣَ ٌﻞ ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻧَﺎدِ ﺑ ًَﺔ ُﻣ َﻮ ْﻟ ِﻮ َﻟ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫ َﻠ ْﻜﻨَﺎ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ! َﻫ َﻠ ْﻜﻨَﺎ وَا ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫ِﻲ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﱠار‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺄْﺗ َِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َ‬ ‫َﺎت اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﺷﺘَﻌَ َﻠ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُر ِﰲ ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَ َﻮﻳ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫ﺛﺎث وَآ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬‫ْﻮاب َوﻧَﻮَاﻓِ ﺬَ وَأ َ ٍ‬ ‫أَﺑ ٍ‬

‫‪ 4‬وﺷﻴﻜﺔ‪ :‬ﻗﺮﻳﺒﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬اﻧﻘﺒﺎض‪ :‬ﺣﺰن‪.‬‬
‫‪ 6‬داﻫﻴﺔ دﻫﻮاء‪ :‬داﻫﻴﺔ ﺷﺪﻳﺪة‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻃ ْﺖ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻧَﺎﺣِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺠَ ْﺰﻧَﺎ — وَا أ َ َﺳ َﻔﺎ ُه — ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺎق وَأَﺣَ ﺎ َ‬‫ﺿﻴ َﱠﻘ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻨ َ َ‬
‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ﻼق‪،‬‬ ‫اﻹ ْﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﻮل إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َﻔ ٍﺬ ﻧَﻬْ ُﺮبُ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ؛ َﻓ ْﺎﻷَﺑْﻮابُ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ — ﻣ َ‬
‫ُﻮﺻ َﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬وَاﻟﻨﱠﻮَاﻓِ ﺬُ ﻣُﺤْ َﻜﻤَ ُﺔ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬
‫َﻓﺄَﻳ َْﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة؟!«‬
‫ﺻﺎﺋِﺤَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬و َﻟﺪِي‪َ ،‬و َﻟﺪِي‪ ،‬أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪَاهُ؟«‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« َ‬ ‫َوﺛَﺎ َر ْت »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺎهُ؟«‬‫»ﺷﻘِ ﻴﻘِﻲ‪ ،‬أَﻳ َْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َﺷﻘِ َ‬ ‫َﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ :‬‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ﻻت أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺤْ ﻨَﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْو‬
‫ْﻮاب‪ ،‬ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﺑ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَ»ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎت ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬
‫َاﻫ ﱠﻦ ﻣُﺠْ ﺘَ ِﻤﻌَ ٍ‬‫ﻄﻤْ ﻨَﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﻌَ ﺠَ َﺰ ْت ُﻗﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻳُﺤَ ﱢ‬

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 ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‬

‫ﺎن َﻓ ْﺮ ٌق‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫و َُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷَﺑْﻮَابَ وَاﻟﻨﱠﻮَاﻓِ ﺬَ َﻗ ْﺪ ُﺳﻤﱢ َﺮ ْت ﺗَ ْﺴ ِﻤريًا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬَ ﺎ َوﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني ا ْﻟﺤِ ﻴ َ‬
‫َاﺟﻤَ ًﺔ ﺣَ ْريَى‪» :‬أَوﱠاهُ! ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻚِ‬
‫َاﺳﺘِﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻔﺎذِ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬وَﺟَ ﻤْ ﺠَ ﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« و ِ‬ ‫ِﺼﻼﺑَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ َوإِﺣْ َﻜ ِﺎﻣﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻟ َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ ْاﻷَﻣَ َﻞ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﺰيَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر ْؤﻳَﺎ َﻫﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ٍﺔ! َﻓ َﻮدَاﻋً ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷَﺑَ ِﺪ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮدًا‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ ِﺔ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ َﻓ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِِﻪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨَﺎ ُم — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻪ — َﺧ ِﺎرجَ‬ ‫ﺎن وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ِﺐ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬ ‫وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — َو َرأَى ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَﻨ ُِﻔ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ َ‬
‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻞ‪.‬‬‫ﺻ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﻀ ْﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﱠار َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻫﻤَ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ﱠو َل َﻫﻤﱢ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺒَﺎدِ َر إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺠْ َﺪ ِة ﻣَ ْﻦ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﺳﺪًى‪7 .‬‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ ُ‬ ‫و َْﻗﺘ ِِﻪ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫َﺎب ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺎر ِﺟ ﱢﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﻌَ ﺬﱠ َر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻘﺘَﺤِ ﻤَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﺬﱠ َر ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‬ ‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﱃ ﺑ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫— أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺤْ ﻨ َ ُﻪ ﻣُﺠْ ﺘَ ِﻤﻌَ ٍ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳٍّﺎ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ و ََﻫﺒَ ُﻪ ﷲ ُ‬ ‫ﴎا ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَى‪ ،‬وَأَﻳ َْﻘ َﻦ أ َ ﱠن ِﰲ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ ِ ٍّ‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫— َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ — ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ًة ﺗَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﺗُ َﺰﺣْ ِﺰحُ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﺒَﺎ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ﺎ ِﻛﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﴪهُ؟‬ ‫َﺎب وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ أ َ ْو َﻛ ْ ُ‬‫ْﻒ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﴢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َﻓﺘْﺢُ ﺑ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ُﺧﻮﻟِ ِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُﻬْ ِﻠ َﻚ ﻣَ ْﻦ ِﰲ اﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ﱠار‬ ‫ُون د ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ«‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤُ ﻮ ُل د َ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻼ َﺷ ﱟﻚ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ُة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ِﺔ »ﻋَ ِ‬
‫َﺧﻨ ْ ًﻘﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ُة ْاﻷَﺑْﻮابَ وَاﻟﻨﱠﻮاﻓِ ﺬَ‬ ‫َت »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ْﺻﺪ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أو َ‬ ‫ﺻﺢﱠ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻗﻌَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ُون َﻓﺘْﺤِ ﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْو ﺗَﺤْ ِﻄﻴﻤِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺬَ َﻟ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة ِﻟﺘَﺤُ ﻮ َل د َ‬

‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪِبﱠ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس‪.‬‬

‫ﴩ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﻢ َوﺗَ ْﺸﺘَ ﱡﺪ َوﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ﱠن اﻟﻨﱠﺎ َر ﺗَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫َو َرأَى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﱠار‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ َ‬‫ﻄﺒ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َﻔ َﺰ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِ ﺬَةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺻ َ‬‫اﻹ ْ‬‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ُﺳ ﱠﻠ ِﻢ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ‬ ‫َني َﻟﺤْ َ‬‫ْت — ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ني ﺗَ َﱰ ﱠَﻗﺒ ِ‬
‫َﺎن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫آﻫﺎ وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻧ َِﻘﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺣُ ﺠْ َﺮ ِة أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ٍﻎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 7‬ﺳﺪى‪ :‬ﺑﻼ ﻓﺎﺋﺪة‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬

‫َني‬ ‫ﴎ َع »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻓ ْﺴﺤَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﻟ ْﻠﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻮد َِع‪،‬‬ ‫ُﴪﻋً ﺎ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳَﺠْ ِﺮي ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻣ ْ ِ‬‫ﺻﺎحَ ﺑ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘْﺒَﻌَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬
‫ُﴪاهُ‪،‬‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ِﰲ ﻳُﻤْ ﻨَﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ ﻳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻂ َد َر َﻛﺎﺗ ِِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠﻢَ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫﺒَ َ‬‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ﱡ‬
‫ﻄ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﰲ أَﺛ َ ِﺮهِ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﻫﺒَ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﺴ َﻌ َﺎد ِة‬
‫وق ﱠ‬‫ُﺻ ْﻨ ُﺪ ُ‬

‫َت أ َ ْﻗﺪَاﻣُﻬُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﱡﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُر َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ اﻟﺪﱠا ُر‪،‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫َاﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺒ ِْﻖ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَﻬَ ﻤَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻮ َد َع و ﱡ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬‫ﴍ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٍﺪ ِﻟﻴُ ْﺆ ِﻣﻨَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ﱢ‬
‫َﺿ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﻰ وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗَ ُﻪ وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و َ‬
‫َﺎب‪َ ،‬ﻓﺠَ ﻤَ ﻌَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫ﻃﺎﺋ َِﻔ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺛ َ ِﺮﻫِ ْﻢ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ َ‬
‫ِﰲ ﻣُﻼءَ ٍة َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪.‬‬

‫ﻇﻨﱢﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ و َِﺻﺪ َْق َ‬ ‫ث ﺑُﻌْ َﺪ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَأَﺛْﺒَﺘَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻮادِ ُ‬ ‫اﻹﺣْ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺣْ َﺴﻨ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ْ ِ‬
‫ني‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﱠار ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ ﻴَﺘَ ِﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪَﻣَ ْ ِ‬‫ﺎن ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺗَ ْﺨ ُﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ني َرأ َ ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺣِ َ‬
‫َﺎب؛‬ ‫ﴬﺗْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﱪدِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﻔﺘْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ِﻢ ا ْﻟ َ ْ‬ ‫َﺎب ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ َﻔ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ﱪدِ وَأَذَا ُه ِﰲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺎ ِﺗﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َ ْ‬‫وَأَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَﺗْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َ‬
‫ﺻﻨِﻴﻌَ ﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺜْﻨ َِﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْﻫﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱠﻨَﺎءِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬْ ِﻢ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻔﺘْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤْ ﻤَ َﺪ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔﺘَﻰ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺮيءِ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﻊ ﺟَ ﻠ ٍ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻨ ٍ‬ ‫ﻼص‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ًة َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َم ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺣَ َﺮا َر ٍة َوإ ِ ْﺧ ٍ‬
‫َﺎت وَﺣَ ْﺰ ٍم َوﺑُﻌْ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻳﺢ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬‫ﺎﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏﻤَ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِﺑ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﱪ ُد »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ْﻻﻫﺎ َﻷ َ ْﻫ َﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َ ْ‬‫ﺎدِح؛ َﻓ َﻠﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺮ‪ ،‬أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ‬
‫ﻧَ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَﻨَﺎءٍ‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ُﻗ ْﻢ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ري‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ َﺨﺠَ ُﻞ ﺑَﺎدٍ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳﻴﻤَ َ‬
‫َاﺟ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﱄ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﻓﻌَ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻓ ْﻀ ٌﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺎﺋ ِِﺐ‪،‬‬ ‫َﺎت أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟﻤَ َ‬
‫ﻮع ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺜﱠﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َِار ِئ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ و ُُﻗ ِ‬ ‫ط ﻟِﻠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻂ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪ ،‬و َِاﻻﺣْ ِﺘﻴَﺎ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺒْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن َ‬
‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ِﻞ‪.‬‬
‫َاﺟﺒ ِ‬‫ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ﱠو ُل و ِ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫َﺎب؛‬ ‫ﻳﻖ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﻤْ ِﻊ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ِﺼ ُﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻳَﺪِي ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺛﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ني د ََﻫﻤَ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ريي ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا اﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
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‫ﱠار — إِذَا ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ َﻟ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة — َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺛَﻮْبُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻗ ﱠﺪ ْر ُت أﻧ ﱠ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﺘَ ْﺨ ُﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم‪«.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪» :‬ﺣَ َﺴ ٌﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺬَا ﺣَ ﱞﻖ َﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ! ِو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ ﻣَ ﺎذَا َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﺠْ ﺪِي َﻫ ِﺬ ِه‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎح؟«‬ ‫ﻒ ﷲِ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻬَ ﻴﱢﺊْ َﻟ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻼءَ ُة ﻳَﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺪَا َر ْﻛﻨَﺎ ﻟُ ْ‬
‫ﻳﺰي‪.‬‬ ‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ :‬‬
‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﺨ ِﺎﻣ ُﺮﻧِﻲ‬ ‫ِني أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﱰُ َﻛﻨَﺎ ﻧَﺤْ َ ِﱰ ُق ﻣَ ﺎ دُﻣْ َﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬
‫َات ْاﻷَو ِ‬
‫َان‪.‬‬ ‫ﷲ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻓﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬‫ﺾ أ َ ﱠن َﻛ ِﺎرﺛ َ ًﺔ َﺳﺘُ ِﻠ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺘَﺪَا َر ُﻛﻨَﺎ ﻟُ ْ‬ ‫ُﺷﻌُ ﻮ ٌر ُﻣﺒْﻬَ ٌﻢ َﻏ ِﺎﻣ ٌ‬
‫و ََﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ُة اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﻨْﻘِ ﺬُ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ َة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«!«‬
‫ﺎﺟﺌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻮْﻻ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﻦ ﷲ ُ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌَ ْﺖ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َﺧﺬَ ْت‬ ‫ﻼص‪َ .‬و َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﺣْ َﺴﻨ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﻗ َﻀﺎﺋ ِِﻪ َﻟ َﻀﺎ َع ُﻛ ﱡﻞ أَﻣَ ٍﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﻟُ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻨَﻌَ ْﺖ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﱪدِ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻻﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َ ْ‬‫ﺿﻨَﺎ ﻟ َِﺨ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﺣْ َﺰ ِم ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِﻊ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻮ أَﻧﱠﻨَﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬
‫َﺎس إ ِ َﱃ َﻓﺪَاﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎب َﻫﻴﱢﻨ َ ًﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﺧ َﺴﺎ َر ُة اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻧَﻨْﺘَﻔِ ُﻊ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ ُﺪ هلل ِ؛ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻜﻮ َر ٌة‬ ‫ﻇﻔِ ْﺮﻧَﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﻨَﺎ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪«.‬‬‫ﱠت ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أَد ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫ري«‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْ ِﻪ ﺗَﻬُ ﱡﺰ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣَ َﺮا َر ِة ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ِﺼﻨِﻴﻌِ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻌْ ﺠَ ﺒَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻘﺪِﻳ ًﺮا ﻟ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮي‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺒﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ وَﺟْ ﻨَﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ َو َﻟﺪِي ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن! وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺟْ َﺪ َركِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﺪَا ُه‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻚِ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ َﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِر ﱠﻗ ٍﺔ وَﺣَ ﻨ َ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ!‬‫ﻴﻞ ِﰲ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻴﻊ‪ ،‬ﺟَ َﺰاءً َﻟﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔ ِﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻨ ٍ‬ ‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬‫ﻈ َﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴﻌُ ُﻪ إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ٍﻞ َوإِﺣْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ِﺼﺎﺣِ ِﺒ ِﻪ أَﻋْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَﺬَ َل ﻛِﻼ ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻟ َ‬
‫ﺻ ًﺔ ﺗُﻤَ ﱢﻜﻨُﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ِني ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ﱠن أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ أُﻣْ ِﻨﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻴْﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺘِﻴﺢَ ﷲ ُ َﻟﻚِ ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻌَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬
‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﺪَاءٍ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﺒْﺬُ ِﱄ ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪِي ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ِﻜ َ‬
‫ﴚ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺪ ِْر َك »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‬ ‫ُون إِﺗْﻤَ ﺎ ِم ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﺧ ِ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َو َﻟﺪ َُﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺣَ ﺎ َل د َ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ‬ ‫ﴎ َع ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن اﻟﻨﱠﺘِﻴﺠَ ُﺔ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَ ُﻪ و ََﺷ َﻘﺎء ََﻫﺎ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ُﻮل‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ْﻐ َﺰى ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻓﺘُ ِﺠﻴﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻘﺒ ِ‬

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‫ُوق ﱠ‬ ‫ُ‬

‫ِﻳﺚ؛‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻔﻮ َه »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﻋَ ْﻔﻮًا ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎ ُه إِذَا َرﺟَ ْﻮﺗُﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ ﱢﻔﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬
‫ص ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد َة ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ ﻫِ َﻲ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ني ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا َر ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﻫﻤَ ﻤْ ِﺖ — ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎ ُه — ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة‬ ‫وَﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ أَﻧﱠﻚِ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ِﻓ َ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺔ َوإِﺛَﺎ َرﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪«.‬‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬
‫آﺧ ُﺮ َﻛﺎ َد ﻳُﺬْﻫِ ﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ؛‬ ‫ﴚءٍ‪ ،‬و ََﺷ َﻐ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣﻨ َ َﺎﻗ َﺸﺘ ِِﻪ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﺒْ ُﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ري ِة ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َر َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﻳَﺪ ََﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﻮ َِار َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَا ْرﺗَ َﺴﻤَ ْﺖ أَﻣَ ﺎ َر ُ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ ﻳَﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«؟‬ ‫ُوق ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫َاﺟﻤَ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﻳ َْﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻟ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ُﻣﺘَ َﻔﺠﱢ ﻌَ ًﺔ و ِ‬
‫َﻫ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْﺗ ِِﻪ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬْ ِت اﻟﺜﱢﻴَﺎبَ أ َ ْم ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴﺘ ِِﻪ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴﺘُ ُﻪ أَﻧَﺎ؟«‬
‫ُوق َوﻧ َ ِﺴﻴﻨَﺎهُ!«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﴪﺗَﺎهُ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏ َﻔ ْﻠﻨَﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬وَا ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪َ ،‬و َرأَى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎض ‪ 1‬ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَﺪَا ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن و َِاﻻﻣْ ﺘِﻌَ ُ‬
‫ري ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْزﻋَ ﺠَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ ْﻘ ُﺪهُ‪.‬‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ُوق ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َﺳﺄ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ﱡ‬
‫َاﺟﻤَ ًﺔ ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺒ َﻜ ًﺔ‪» :‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ — ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِي — َﻫ ِﺪﻳ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« و ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻮار ِث‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻬَ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧْﺬَ َرﺗْﻨِﻲ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ْﺻﺘْﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأَﻣَ َﺮﺗْﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻮدَﻋَ ﺘْﻨِﻴ ِﻪ ‪ 2‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَو َ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫َﺎت إِذَا ُﻓﻘِ ﺪَ‪.‬‬‫وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻜﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﱄ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗُﺤَ ﺬﱢ ُرﻧِﻲ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد َة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َر ْﻫ ٌﻦ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ َﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ ﻧ ُ ْ‬
‫ُوق!«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫ﺻ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪِي‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮهِ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َﺮ ْ‬ ‫ﻼل َﺧ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِِﻪ وَﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ — ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِي — ِﻟﻨ َ َﻔ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋُ ﻨ ُ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻬَ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﺣْ َﱰ ََق‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِِﻪ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﴫ ِﰲ ﺣِ َﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺮي‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ َﻗ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫َان ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ َ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻮدَﻋْ ﺘُ ُﻪ ﱢ‬ ‫و ْ‬
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‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ُْﺖ؛ َﻓﺄذْ َﻫ َﻠﻨِﻲ َﻫ ْﻮ ُل ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪َ .‬ﻓﻮَا أ َﺳ َﻔﺎهُ!‬
‫ري ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ؟!‬‫أَيﱡ َﻫﻮ ٍْل أَﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﺷ َﻐ َﻠﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘُﻬَ ﺎ؟!«‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻏ َﻔ ْﻠ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ َوﻓِﻴ ِﻪ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﻓِ ْﻘﺪَاﻧ ِِﻪ َﺷ َﻘﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ َوﺗَﻌَ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫واﻗﺘَﺤَ ﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ —‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻬْ ُﻢ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻤْ َﻠ َﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺎر‪.‬‬ ‫ض َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ وَأ َ ْﺧ َ‬ ‫َﺎل ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُ‬‫ري ُﻣﺒ ٍ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬﺐُ — َﻏ ْ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬اﻻﻣﺘﻌﺎض‪ :‬اﻟﺘﺄﻟﻢ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬اﺳﺘﻮدﻋﺘﻨﻴﻪ‪ :‬ﺗﺮﻛﺘﻪ ﻋﻨﺪي ودﻳﻌﺔ وأﻣﺎﻧﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« َو ُدﻣُﻮﻋُ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ‬
‫ُﺼ ِﻎ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺜْﻨ ِِﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْﺰﻣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ َرﺟَ ﺎءُ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ َﺮ ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ِﺐ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة‪ ،‬وَأَﺑَﻰ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬
‫ﺎت أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َُﺨ ِ‬‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫و َُﻫ ﱠﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ْﻠ َﻦ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َ‬
‫َاﺟ ِﺐ‪ .‬و ََﺷ َﻐ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُِﺼ ﱠﻢ أُذُﻧَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ِﻧﺪَاءٍ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﻧﺪَاءَ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻳﻬ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬‫َاﺟ ِﺐ — َوﻳُﻌَ ﱢﺰ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﻳُ َﺆ ﱢﺳ ِﻴﻬ ﱠﻦ‪َ 3 ،‬وﻳُﻬَ ﱢﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ َﻓ ْﻘ َﺪ ُه — ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻞ أدَاءِ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫َ ْ‬
‫ُوق أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻘﺘَﺤِ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺐُ ﻳُ َﻮدﱢﻋُ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َِﻀﻴ َﻊ ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬
‫ْت ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮ َْن ِﻣ َﻦ ﷲِ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻤْ َﺪد ُ‬‫ﻀﺎر ِه أ َ ْو أ َ ْﻫ ِﻠ َﻚ دُوﻧَﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻃﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ﻋَ َﲆ إِﺣْ ِ‬ ‫ات؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َو ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُ‬
‫و ََﺳﻴُ ْﻜﺘَﺐُ ِﱄ — ِﺑﺘَ ْﻮﻓِﻴﻘ ِِﻪ — ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻮ ُز وَاﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة‪«.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻳﺆﺳﻴﻬﻦ‪ :‬ﻳﺼﱪﻫﻦ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎت َﺣ ِﺰﻳ َﻨ ٌﺔ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ ،‬و ََﻏﺎبَ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻋْ ﻴُﻨ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻤْ ٌﺖ ﻣُﺤْ ِﺰ ٌن ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻮَا َرى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺎ َد َ‬
‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣ َﻠﻮﱢﺣَ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ ْن ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻛ َﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬
‫ُﻮع‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺻﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ َﻏ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ َ ِﱰ َﻗ ِﺔ وَﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ َﺷﺎﺧِ َ‬ ‫ﴪ ًة‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﻀﺎءِ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢ َ‬
‫َاﺟﻤَ ًﺔ َﺳﺎدِ َر ًة‪َ 1 ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﻮ َل ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ْﻐ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ و ِ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ًة ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺎض ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﺒﺜ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜِﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨ َ ًﺔ ﻣَ ْﺸﺪ َ‬
‫ُوﻫ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َني ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ْاﻗﺘَﺤَ ﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ َو َﻟﺪ َُﻫﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ﻋَ ﺠْ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﻴﱠﺪ ََﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺨﻔِ َﻲ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫َني اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ِﺐ‪.‬‬‫ﴫ ُع َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﻴَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﺠَ ﺄ َ َﻫﺎ ﻣَ ْ َ‬
‫ني‬‫ﺎت‪ُ ،‬ﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ ِﻟﺜَﻼﺛَﺘ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ْﻮﻟِﻬَ ﺎ — أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أَﻋْ ﻮامٌ‪ .‬و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ﺑَ ِﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٌ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻟﺤَ َ‬
‫ﻳﺰﻫِ ﱠﻦ و َْاﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ‬‫اﻟﺸ ﱢﻚ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْت ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َني ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈﻨُﻮ ُن ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَﻨَﺎ َزﻋُ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس و َْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﱰَﺟﱠ ﺢُ ِﺑ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ٍ‬
‫ْﺼ ِﺎرﻫِ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﻔﻰ ﻋَ ْﻦ أﺑ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ ْن َﻓﺎ َر َﻗﻬُ ﱠﻦ و ْ‬
‫ْف ِﰲ ُﻗﻠُﻮ ِﺑ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ أَﻧﱠﻬُ ﱠﻦ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ َﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ َﻗﻌَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ﻘِ ﺐَ اﻧْﺪ َِﻓﺎﻋِ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳ َْﻦ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻋَ َ‬ ‫َوﻣِﻤﱠ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺊ ٌ ُﻣ ْﺰﻋِﺞٌ ‪ ،‬اﻧْﺘَ َﺰ َع ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺠﻴﺞٌ ﻣ َُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻼ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟﻌَ ِ‬ ‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ اﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﻜﺎﺛ ُ َ‬
‫ْﺧﺘَ ْﻲ َﻓ َﺰ ٍع َوﻳَﺄ ْ ٍس‪.‬‬ ‫وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﴏ َ‬
‫ﺼ ِﻒ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋُ ﻮدِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺧِ ٍﺐ أ َ ْﺷﺒَ َﻪ ِﺑ َﻘ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﺞ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺠ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎع َ‬ ‫ﻮﺟﺌَﺘَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ني ُﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ﺎﺗُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺒَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﺗَﻬْ ِﻮي ُﻣﺘَﺪَاﻋِ ﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ أَﺛ َ ِﺮهِ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺘَﻨَﺎﺛ َ ُﺮ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣُﺤْ َ ِﱰ َﻗ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺳ ْﻘ ًﻔﺎ ِﰲ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮ َﺳ ْﻘ ٍﻒ!‬ ‫ْﴫﺗَﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳ ُﻘ َ‬‫وَأَﺑ َ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺳﺎدرة‪ :‬ﺣﺰﻳﻨﺔ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎض ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺧ ﱠﺮ ‪ 2‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﱠ‬

‫اﻟﺴ ْﻘ ُ‬
‫ﻒ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻬﺐُ ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻗ ْﺪ َردَﻣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻘ ُ‬‫وَأ َ ْد َر َﻛﺘَﺎ أ َ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ﱠار ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َات اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‪ ،‬وَأَﺗَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫َت ﺟَ ﺬَو ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ َﺧﻤَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻒ‪َ .‬وﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫ﱡﺧﺎ ُن ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ ُ‬ ‫و ََﺧﻨ َ َﻘ ُﻪ اﻟﺪ َ‬
‫وَأَﺣَ ﺎ َﻟﺘْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َرﻣَ ﺎدٍ ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ﺗَﻤْ َﻸ ُ ُﻗﻠُﻮﺑَﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﺪ ْع ُﺷﻌَ ﺎﻋً ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻔﺬُ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺨ ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ﻇﻨُﻮﻧُﻬُ ﱠﻦ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎق‪،‬‬‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻳَﻘِﻴﻨًﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪ َُﻫ ﱠﻦ َﺷ ﱞﻚ ِﰲ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻮ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ِاﻻ ْﺧ ِﺘﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ ُ‬
‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤ ِﻪ َﻓﻬَ َﺮ َﺳﺘْﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻫﻮ ْ‬ ‫َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﺛ ْ َﻘ ِ‬

‫ﻄ َﻔﺄ َ ِت‬‫َات‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﻤَ َﺪ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺐُ َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻤْ ِﺖ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﺷﺒَ َﻪ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻤْ ُﺖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺎ َد ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻊ؛ َﻓﺎ ْرﺗَﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ْﺿﺎءُ‪َ ،‬ودَبﱠ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ُس ِﰲ ُﻗﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﺎ ُر‪ ،‬و ََﺳ َﻜﺘَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ْﻲ‬ ‫ﻮب ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻮ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ — ِﻷَﺣْ َﻜﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪ َِر‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠﺪَا َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻼذًا‪ 3 .‬ﺗَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺼﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ — ِﻛ ْﻠﺘَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫»ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ َﻀﺎءِ ﷲِ‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱢﺮ َﴇ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ َﺴﻢَ‪.‬‬ ‫ري ﱠ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫َان َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ ِﰲ د َْﻓ ِﻊ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬
‫ُور‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳ ٌﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ِﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ و َْﻗ ٌﺖ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻼ —‬ ‫ﺿﺌ ً‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻔﺬَ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻗﻠُﻮ ِﺑ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ ُﺷﻌَ ﺎ ٌع — َو َﻟ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ْﻮءُ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺠْ ُﺮ‪ ،‬و ََﻻحَ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﴫ ِع‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﱡﺧ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ُﺮ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺮاﺋِﺐَ وَاﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺗَﻨ ْ ُ‬
‫ﺎب ِﺑ َﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ ِﰲ َﺳﻼﻣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﻄ ْﻊ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﻜري َُﻫﺎ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﻰ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ ِ‬
‫َاﻹﻋْ ﺠَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﱰ ﱠد ْد ِﰲ‬ ‫َاﺧ ِﺘﻴ ٍَﺎر‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َ َ‬
‫ﻃﻮَاﻋِ ﻴَ ٍﺔ و ْ‬ ‫َاﺟ ِﺐ‪َ ،‬وو ََﻫﺐَ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎع ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺑَ َﺬ َل ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﱡ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮوءَ ِة‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﺜ َ ًﺎﻻ َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤً ﺎ ﻟ ِِﻼ ْﺳﺘ ِْﺸﻬَ ﺎدِ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت و ََﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ َوإ ِ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم؛ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﻳُﺠَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت ِﰲ ﺛَﺒ ٍ‬
‫وَا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮ ِم وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْريَةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺨ ِﺸﻴ َْﺖ أ َ ْن‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َو َرأ َ ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫َان ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺼﺎ َرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪ َِﻫﺎ — َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐﻠُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗُ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﻘﺘُ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ — ﺗُﺒْﺬُ ُل ُﻗ َ‬
‫ﻳﺐ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪،‬‬ ‫َﺎﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ ِج ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺤَ ﺒ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪َ ،‬و َراﺣَ ْﺖ ﺗُﻬَ ﱢﻮ ُن ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ َﻠ ًﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ﻟ ُِﱰَوﱢﺣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﻠ ً‬
‫ِﻴﻼ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﺧﺮ‪ :‬ﺳﻘﻂ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬ﻣﻼذًا‪ :‬ﻣﻠﺠﺄً‪.‬‬

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‫ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٌ‬

‫ف وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺠﻴﺒ َ‬

‫َﺎﻫﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ْﺮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺼﻤَ ﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬
‫َت ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءَ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ْﻊ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻮَاﺑًﺎ؛ َﻓﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻐ ِﺮيَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗَﺎ َر ًة‪،‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ﱠار ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ َ ِﱰ َﻗ ِﺔ — ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬ ‫َاﻫﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْو ِﻛ ْﻠﺘَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِاﻻﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎ َد ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺗَﺎ َر ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪َ ،‬وﺗُ َﺰﻳ َﱢﻦ ِ ِﻹﺣْ ﺪ ُ‬ ‫وَ»ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ني — َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ إ ِ ْﴏَا ًرا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎن أ ِﻣ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎن اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎدِ ﻣَ َﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﻀﻴ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺚ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أُذُﻧًﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻴﻌَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﺣَ ﺎدِ ِ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ﺜ َ ِ‬
‫ني‬‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ َوﺗَﺄ ْ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪ :‬وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﻌْ ﻨِﻴﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫وَأَﺧِ ريًا َ‬
‫ﺎل َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﺐُ ‪ 4‬ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ ُﻞ؟! وَأَيﱡ ﺟَ ﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎخ ِﺑﻨَﺎ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴ َﻜ ِﻦ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﺎل ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ؟«‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ َر ﺟَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ َﺔ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ وَﻣَ ْ‬
‫ُون أ ْنَ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎت ِﻟ ْﻠﺤُ ْﺰ ِن — َﻫ َﻠ ْﻜﻨَﺎ أ ًﳻ وَﺟُ ﻮﻋً ﺎ د َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪» :‬إِذَا ﺑَﻘِﻴﻨَﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ — ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤَ ٍ‬
‫ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ َد ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑ َﻔﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةٍ‪«.‬‬
‫ِﻳﻦ َﻻ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ُة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﻔﻘِ َﺪ أَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءَﻧَﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْو ِﻓﻴَﺎءَ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬
‫ﺗَ ِﻄﻴﺐُ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ُة إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ؟‬
‫َاﺟﺐَ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ ِﻟ ِﺬ ْﻛ َﺮى ُﻣﻨْﻘِ ﺬِيَ‬‫إِﻧﱢﻲ َﻷُوﺛِ ُﺮ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻔ ِﱰ ََﺳﻨ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن أَﻧ ْ َﴗ و ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ِﻢ‪ ،‬و َِﺳريَﺗ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻄ َﺮةِ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ آﺧِ َﺮ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻟﻘِ َﻲ ﻣَ ْﴫَﻋَ ُﻪ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ أَﺑْ َﺮحَ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻼﺻ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱢﻮ ِه َوو ََﻓﺎﺋ ِِﻪ َوإ ِ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫َاث‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﻫِ َﺮ ًة ِﺑ ِﻘ ﱠﻠ ِﺔ ِاﻻ ْﻛ ِﱰ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﻬَ ﱠﺰ ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َ‬
‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﻞ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَﻻ َﺧ ْ َ‬
‫ري ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ْﺻﻴْﺘُﻚِ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﺒ ٌَﺚ َﻻ َ‬ ‫ﻳُﺠْ ﺪِي َﻷَو َ‬
‫ﺼ َﺪهُ‪َ .‬ﻓﻼ‬ ‫ﷲ ِﺑﺎﻟﺪﱡﻋَ ﺎءِ َﻟﻪُ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ ِﺮﻳ ٌﻢ َﻻ ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﺐُ دُﻋَ ﺎءَ ﻣَ ْﻦ َﻗ َ‬ ‫و ََﺧ ْريٌ َﻟﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘﱠ ِﺠ ِﻬﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻼﻣَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠ ِِﻤﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻴَﺄ ْ ِس‪ ،‬وَادْﻋِ ﻲ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑ ﱠ‬

‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« أ َ ْن ذَ َﻛ َﺮ ِت ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘ َﺮ َة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِرﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ِﻤﺪ َِت ﷲ َ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻼﻣَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‬ ‫ِﻴﺐ ُﻛﻮﺑًﺎ َﺷ ِﻬﻴٍّﺎ َﺳﺎﺋ َِﻎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺠْ َﺮ ُع ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﺒَﻨِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻠ ِ‬
‫َني ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ َِﻦ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻘﺒ ُ‬
‫َﻼﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟﺲ« ُﻛﻮﺑ ْ ِ‬

‫‪ 4‬أﻧﺎخ ﺑﻨﺎ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺨﻄﺐ‪ :‬ﺣ ﱠﻠﺖ ﺑﻨﺎ ﻫﺬه املﺼﻴﺒﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫َاﻃ ِﻒ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ ِﺑﺄَﻧْﺒ َِﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻮ ِ‬ ‫َ‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ َرأﻳ ُْﺖ َﻗ ْﻠﺐَ إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻚِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة!‬
‫ﻈ َﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ؛ َﻓﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ََﻀ ﱠﻦ ِﺑﺒَﺬْ ِل‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒ ُﱠﺔ َو َﻟﺪِي َﻟﻚِ أَﻋْ َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ كِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ري«‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫َث َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ﻣَ ْﻮﻟِ ِﺪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗَ ُﻘ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔﺪ ِِع ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ِة أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪.‬‬
‫ﻣَ َﻊ ﱢ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺔ —‬ ‫ﺼﺘَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬و َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻚِ أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ ِﺖ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَﻨَﺎﻳَﺎ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ ﻗِ ﱠ‬
‫ُون ِﺳﻮَاكِ ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ ُﻛ ﱢﻠﻬَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ‬ ‫ﻈﻚِ ‪ ،‬أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ د َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺒ ً‬ ‫ﻆ َو َﻟﺪِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﺣَ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻪ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫ُون ِﺳﻮاكِ — َﻗﺎدِ ٌر ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ِه ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺤْ ﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْريُكِ — أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَﺣْ ﺪَكِ د َ‬
‫أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺳﺤْ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ َﻔﺘَﺎ ٍة‬‫ﻆ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْ‬‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺘَﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻀﺎءُ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َْﺨ ُﺮجَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎﺋ ِِﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ إ ِ َذا أَﺗَﺎحَ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱡ‬
‫ﺻﺎدِ َﻗ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ إِﻋْ ﺠَ ﺎﺑُﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ وَﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﴇ ِﺑ َﺸ َﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﻼص‪َ ،‬‬ ‫اﻹ ْﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓﻮ َر ِة ْ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَﻘِ َﻞ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺸ ِﻮﻳ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﱰ ﱠد ُد ِﰲ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺒَﺎدِ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﺳﻌَ ﺎدِ هِ؛ َﻓﻼ ﺗَ َ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ﺼﺪﱠى ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ هِ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َر َة ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎﺣِ َﺮ ُة أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﺸ ﱢﻮ َه ُ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺣَ ﺘَﻤَ ِﺖ ﱠ‬

‫َاﻟﺴ ْﺨ ِﻂ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ْن‬

‫ﻈ ِﻬ ُﺮ ُه َو َﻟﺪ َُﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀ ِﺐ و ﱡ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳُ ْ‬
‫ِﻴﺼ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ﻤَ ُﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺷ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺨﻠ ِ‬‫اﻹ ْﻓ َﻀﺎءِ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺄْذِ ﻧ َ ُﻪ ِﰲ ْ ِ‬
‫ري ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِاﻻ ْﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬
‫َاح‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺤْ ﻠ ُِﻔﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋً ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ُﻜ ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ُﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ْﻒ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﺷ َﻘﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ .‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫— ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ﺪًا — أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗُ َﻔﺎﺗِﺤَ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬

‫ني و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ‬‫ﺎب و َْاﻷ َ َﺳ ِﻒ ﺣِ َ‬‫َاﻹﻋْ ﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎض ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻗ ْﻠﺐُ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻬْ ِﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗُﺪ ِْر َك ﻣَ ﺎ َﻓ َ‬ ‫َوﻣ َِﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ري« — ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ َﱠﻗﺎﺋ ِِﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫— ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗِ ﱠ‬
‫»اﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر«‬
‫ﻴﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻘﺎﺋ ِِﻖ — ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا َر ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺮ َد ِﺑ ِﻪ ْ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْد َر َﻛ ْﺖ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻔ ِﺼ ِ‬
‫َاﻹﻳﺜ َ ِﺎر‪.‬‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَا ِﺋﻴﱠ ِﺔ و ْ ِ‬
‫ﺻ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﻨ ﱠ ْﺖ َﻟ ْﻮ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫َﺎع ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬‫ﺿﻴ ِ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺾ ﺑَﻨَﺎﻧَﻬَ ﺎ أ َ َﺳ ًﻔﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬
‫َات ْاﻷَو ِ‬
‫َان‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺮ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻓﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄ ْ َﺳﺎ ِة َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ْاﻵ َن‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘُ َﺨ ﱢﻠ َ‬

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‫ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٌ‬

‫َاﺟﺐٌ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة — إ ِ ﱠﻻ و ِ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫ﺎض‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ …«‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َني ْاﻷﻧْﻘ ِ‬ ‫ري‪َ ،‬وﻧ ُ ْﺨ ِﺮﺟَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَاﺣِ ﺪٌ‪ُ ،‬ﻫ َﻮ أ ْن ﻧَﺒْﺤَ َﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُرﻓ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺪ ِْر َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﻌَ َﻘ َﺪ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻏ َﻠﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﻨ َ َﻘﺘْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻣُﻮ ُع؛ َﻓﺎﺣْ ﺘَﺒ ََﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ُم ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺰ ْد ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺼﻤَ ﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻠ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺠَ َﺰ ْت ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻣﻮ َ‬

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 ‫ِﰲ َﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْﺌﺮ‬

‫ﻂءٍ وَﺣَ ﺬَ ٍر‪،‬‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﺑُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ؛ ﻳَﻤْ ِﺸ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﺣِ ﻴ َ‬ ‫وَاﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻮَاﺗ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ ْﺮ َن ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫َاﻃﺊَ أ َ ْﻗﺪ َِاﻣ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ — ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺴ ْﺴ َﻦ ﻣَ ﻮ ِ‬
‫ﺎض‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َﺮاﺋِﺐَ وَأَﻧ ْ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﺎت إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓﻌْ َﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮا َﻛ َﻢ — ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْد ِم — َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ري‬ ‫ﺎت ُﻣﻨْﺪَﻓِ ﻌَ ٍ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ ْﻠ َﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ َﺴ ٍ‬
‫َﺎت‪1 .‬‬
‫وَا ِﻧﻴ ٍ‬
‫ً‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻼن‪ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﻀﻌْ َﻦ ِﻣﻨﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻟﺤْ ﻈﺔ ُﺳﺪًى‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻛ ِﺎﻣ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﴣ ﻋَ ﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎض ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ َ ِﱰ َﻗ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺬَ ْﻟ َﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ِﺪ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ‬ ‫ري ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮا َﻛ َﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻘ ِ‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ و ﱢُﻓ ْﻘ َﻦ إ ِ َﱃ َر ْﻓ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺜ ِ‬
‫ﺎن؛‬ ‫ﺎض ُﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﺮ َﻗ ًﺔ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃﺎﺋ َِﻔ ٌﺔ أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻌْ َﻦ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ ِﻘﻴ َْﺖ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ — َ‬
‫َاﺻ ْﻠ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ َﻞ ِﰲ َر ْﻓﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َﻓﻮ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛ َﺴﺒَﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱠﺖ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ أَﻋْ َﻀﺎدِ ﻫِ ﱠﻦ‪ 2 ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َزاد َُﻫ ﱠﻦ ﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬
‫ﻳﻘﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻗﻠُﻮ ِﺑ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮ ً‬ ‫ف ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ُل َ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬
‫ﻋَ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ﺘ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ري« ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺬَ ْﻟﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬُ ﻮ ٍد‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ْﺮ َن ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺚ د َ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ُم اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ُ‬
‫ﺎض‬ ‫ات‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓﻌْ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ِﺬ َر ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ ِﰲ إِﻧْﺠَ ِﺎز ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ — ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﺒﻬَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻀ ِﻨﻴَ ٍﺔ‪َ .‬و ُﻛ ﱠﻦ — ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻣ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺠَ ًﺮا ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺣَ ﺠَ ٍﺮ‪ ،‬وَﺣُ ْﻔﻨ َ ًﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺣُ ْﻔﻨ َ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ َﻓﻘِ ﻴﺪِﻫِ ﱠﻦ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻤَ ﱠﺰ َق‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ًﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻗِ ْ‬‫ﻗِ ْ‬
‫ْﺻﺎﻟُﻪُ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺗُ ْﺴﺤَ َﻖ أَﻋْ َﻀﺎ ُؤهُ‪.‬‬ ‫أَو َ‬

‫‪ 1‬واﻧﻴﺎت‪ :‬ﺿﻌﻴﻔﺎت ﻓﺎﺗﺮات‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﺖ ذﻟﻚ ﰲ أﻋﻀﺎدﻫﻦ‪ :‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻀﻌﻔﻬﻦ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎض‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫ني ﺟُ ﻬُ ﻮد َُﻫ ﱠﻦ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ ﱠﻢ َﻟﻬُ ﱠﻦ َﻛ ْﺸ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ِز ْﻟ َﻦ ﻳُﻮَا ِﻟ َ‬
‫ﻮاح ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺒﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ دَبﱠ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِاﻻﺣْ ِﱰ َُاق‪،‬‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ َر ْﻓ ِﻊ آﺧِ ِﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻨَﺎﺛ َ َﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ْﻟ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ِﻛﺪ َْن ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َ‬
‫ني ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻﺣَ ْﺖ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« — وَاﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻮﻟِﻴ ٌَﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ — ﺛ ُ ْﻐ َﺮ ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮأَى ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻮﻫﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َﺸ ٍﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄﻴﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳ َُﺴ ﱡﺪ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺜ ﱡ ْﻐ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺗُ ِﺰﻳ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮﺑ َِﺖ‬‫َاﺿ َ‬‫َاﺳﻌَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺨ َﻔ َﻖ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ َﺧ ْﻔ ًﻘﺎ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪًا‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ َرأ َ ْت أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻓ َ‬
‫ﻮﻫ َﺔ ِﺑ ْ ٍﱤ و ِ‬
‫َﴎى ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ ًرا‪ ،‬و َ َ‬ ‫ف َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺾ ﺑ َِﻬﻴﺞٌ ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫ِﻴﻔﺎ‪َ ،‬ودَبﱠ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ أَﻣَ ٌﻞ ُﻣﺒْﻬَ ٌﻢ َﻏ ِﺎﻣ ٌ‬ ‫اﺿ ِﻄ َﺮاﺑًﺎ ﻋَ ﻨ ً‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻋُ ُﺮوﻗِﻬَ ﺎ ُروحٌ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت‬ ‫ري«‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼ ٍﺪ — ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ري َﻗ ْ‬ ‫ِﻒ — ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ﺘ َ‬
‫ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﺪ ٍﱢج ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱢ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬

‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗَ ُﻪ ﻳ ُِﺠﻴﺐُ ِﻧﺪَاء ََﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح و َِاﻻ ْرﺗِﺒَﺎكِ ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬
‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨَﺎدِ ﻳًﺎ‪» :‬ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«!‬‫ِﻒ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻬْ ﺘ ُ‬ ‫ﺎع َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠً ﺎ ِﺑ َﺴﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺪْﻋُ َ‬
‫ِﻴﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ!«‬‫َﻫﺎ أَﻧَﺎ ذَا َﻗ ْﺪ ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ ِﱄ َ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻘ ُ‬

‫ﺎﻫﺎ!‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ُﻪ أُذُﻧ َ َ‬

‫ﱠﺎﻫﺎ! ‪ 3‬وَأَيﱡ ِﻧﺪَاءٍ ﺣَ ِﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت َﺳﺎﺣِ ٍﺮ َﻟﺒ َ‬ ‫أَيﱡ َ‬
‫ﺎﺿ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻧْﻬَ ﺎ َر ْت أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺌَ ٍﺔ َﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﻧ َ ًﺔ؟ أَيﱡ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة ﻣ َُﻔ ِ‬ ‫اﻫﺎ ﺣَ ﺎﻟِﻤَ ًﺔ أ َ ْم ﻳ َْﻘ َ‬ ‫أَﺗُ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﻮل؟!‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺑُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳ َﻠﻤَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺬﱡ ُﻫ ِ‬ ‫أَﻋْ َ‬
‫اﻹ ْﻏﻤَ ﺎءُ …‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ِن اﺣْ ﺘَﻮ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ ْ ِ‬
‫َت إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﺎﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ وَاﻗِ َﻔ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ َﺎﻓ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ — َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َﻫﻮ ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼ ُك َﻻ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘ ْﻔﻬَ ﺎ ‪ 4‬أ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ — وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻫ ِﺎوﻳ ٌَﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ْﺨ ِﺮيﱢ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻘِ َﻲ أَﻋْ َﻀﺎء ََﻫﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺸ َﻢ ِﰲ َﻏﻮ ِْر َﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻄﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫— َﻓﺘُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ َرأ ْ َﺳﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠ‬
‫ﴢ‪5 .‬‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ ﱢ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻟﺒﺎﻫﺎ‪ :‬أﺟﺎﺑﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﻟﻮ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﻠﻘﻔﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻟﻮ ﻟﻢ ﺗﺘﻨﺎوﻟﻬﺎ ﺑﴪﻋﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﻏﻮرﻫﺎ اﻟﻘﴢ‪ :‬ﻋﻤﻘﻬﺎ اﻟﺒﻌﻴﺪ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْﱤ‬

‫ﺻﻨَﺎﺋِﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺾ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨَﺎ ِﺋ َﻊ ﻣَ ﺄْﺛُﻮ َرةٍ‪ ،‬وَأَﻳَﺎدٍ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻜﻮ َرةٍ! و ََﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛ ْﻢ ِﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫وَﻣَ َﺴﺎﻋِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإِﺣْ ﺪَى ﻣَ ﺂﺛ ِِﺮ َﻫﺎ وَأَﻳَﺎدِ ﻳﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﺧ ﱠﻔ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘ َﻔﺘْﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻫﺎ ِﺑ َ‬
‫ﻄ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻓ َﻘ ًﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﻔ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﺟْ َﻠ َﺴﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺠﻮ َِار »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘَ َﻠ ﱢ‬
‫ِﻒ‬‫ري« ﻳَﻬْ ﺘ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ْت »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮَاﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻌَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﻐﻰ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪ 6 ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟﺌَ ِﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎ َد َﻓ َﺮﺣُ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ ﻳُﺬْﻫِ ﻠُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ِ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻛ َِﻼ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﻠُ ُﻢ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬
‫ﺎت‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺎدِ َﻗ ِ‬‫ﺎت ﱠ‬ ‫َﻻن اﻟﺘﱠﻬْ ِﻨﺌَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬و َراﺣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَﺒﺎد ِ‬ ‫ث ُﻣ َﺮوﱢﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻨ َ ِﺴﻴَﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َﻟ ﱠﻢ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻮ َِار َ‬ ‫ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎع ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺸﺘﱠ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﻤْ ﻠ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ َﻟﺢﱠ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﻤَ َﺮ ِت ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ُﺔ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎﺟْ ﺘِﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎف َﺧﻔِ ﻴﱠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬ ‫ﷲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻫﻴﱠﺄ َ ُه َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬ ‫وَأَﻳْﺄ َ َﺳﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱢﴫَا ِﰲ ُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻒ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱪ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫ﻳَ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳ ﱠﺨ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ﷲ ُ ِ ِﻹﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠ َﻔﺎﻧِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِ ﱢ‬
‫ِﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺷﺄْﻧَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻫﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻔ َﺖ َﻓﻼ ﺗَ َﺮى‬ ‫آﺧ ُﺮ ﻳ َْﺨﺘَﻠ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﺄ ْ ٌن َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻈ ٍﺔ واﺣِ َﺪةٍ؟‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻓﺠْ ﺄ َ ًة‪ ،‬و ََﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ْ‬ ‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ! َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ف‪ ،‬أ َ ْو وَﻣْ َﻀ ِﺔ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ ِ‬‫ْﻒ ﺗَﻮَا َر ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻟﻤْ ﺤَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﺐ! َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ َﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﺠَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق؟‬
‫ﺎﻃ َﺮ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠري ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﺘﱠ َﺖ َﺧ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَﻌْ ﺜ ُ ُﺮ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮﺑ ًَﺔ ُﻣ َﻮ ﱠﻟﻬَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ْﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻀ َ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻣ ْ‬
‫َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﺛ َ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮأ َ ْت ﺛَﻮْبَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ْاﻷَﺑْﻴ ََﺾ ﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ ‪ِ 7‬ﰲ َﻗ َﺮ ِار َﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪،‬‬ ‫ﴫ َخ ﻣَ ْﺮﻋُ ﻮﺑ ًَﺔ َﺧﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﱠت ‪ِ 8‬ﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ِﺴﺒَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺮد ْ‬
‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻐِ ﻴﺜ َ ًﺔ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫‪ 7‬ﻳﺨﻔﻖ‪ :‬ﻳﺘﺤﺮك‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬ﺗﺮدت‪ :‬ﺳﻘﻄﺖ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺻﻮ ٍْت‬ ‫ﻄﻤْ ِﺌﻨُﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َ‬

‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗُ ِﺠﻴﺐُ ِﻧﺪَاء ََﻫﺎ َوﺗُ َ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﺣِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪ ،‬ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ِﺖ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻬَ ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َات‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ِ‬ ‫َاﺿ ِﺢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﱪ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ِﲇ ﱟ و ِ‬
‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ٍﻊ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ﱢﻔﻲ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺻﻴَﺎﺣِ ﻚِ ﻳَﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱢﻔ ِﴤ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ ِﺑ َ‬ ‫َﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻤ َ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗِﻚِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﺗُ ْﺰﻋ ِِﺠﻲ وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﳾءٌ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ﱠﻞ أ ْوَ‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُزﻧَﺎ َْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎل‪ ،‬وَأ ْﻫﻨَﺄِ ﺑ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻓﻨَﺤْ ُﻦ — وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ ُﺪ هلل ِ — ﻋَ َﲆ أﺣْ َﺴ ِﻦ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻛﺜ ُ َﺮ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‬‫ﺎض َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ِﺼﻴﺢَ ﺑ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫أَيﱡ ﺣُ ْﻠ ٍﻢ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ ٍﺪ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻘ َﻖ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓ َ‬
‫َﺎن‪َ .‬ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻓﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ْﺮﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ًﺔ ﻣُﻬَ ﻨﱢﺌَ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻳَﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة َﺷ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ٍﺔ! َﻫﺎ إِﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ًﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ًة‪.‬‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَﻻ ﺗُ َﻀﻴﱢﻌِ ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ و َْﻗﺘِﻚِ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ذَﻟِﻚِ أَو َْﱃ ِﺑﻚِ وَأَﺟْ َﺪ َر‪.‬‬ ‫ريي َﻟ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌْ ِﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻮ ْ‬
‫ِﺌﺎن‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‬‫ﺎن َﻫﺎﻧ ِ‬ ‫ﷲ — َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫وَا َﻓ ْﺮﺣَ ﺘَﺎهُ! إِﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﰲ َﻗ َﺮ ِار ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ — ِﺑﺤَ ﻤْ ِﺪ ِ‬
‫ف ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ!«‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة َوﺗُ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﻃﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱢﻠﻠُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺤُ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ُﺔ َوﺗُ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ َﻘﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺟْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﺷ ِﺎر َد َة اﻟ ﱡﻠﺐﱢ ‪ ،‬ذَاﻫِ َﻠ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻘ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﻟ ِِﺸ ﱠﺪ ِة ﺣُ ْﺰﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫وﱃ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ اﻧْﺒَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« —‬ ‫ْﺧ ُﺔ ْاﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴫ َ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻓ َﻘ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ َوﻳَﺌ َِﺴ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﺰا َدﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫َت ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ َﻟ ٍﻢ‪.‬‬‫ﻄﻰ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻳَﺄ ْ ًﺳﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﺄ ْ ٍس‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ َُﱰَﻧﱢﺤَ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺜ ﱢ َﺮ َة ا ْﻟ ُﺨ َ‬
‫ﻇﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َني ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ أ َ ْﻟ َﻔﺎ ُ‬
‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﺒ ﱠ ْ‬‫اﺧﺘَ َﻠ َ‬ ‫ْﺧ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ ََﺔ ْ‬
‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ َﴏ َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎ ِﺛﻴ ًَﺔ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺮ ِب ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺻﺎدِ ِق ا ْﻟﺒ ُْﴩَى؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َﺳ َﻘ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻮض‪َ ،‬و َزاﻳَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﻤْ ِﻴﻴ ُﺰ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻋْ ﺠَ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻓﻬْ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻊُ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺪ ْر ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨﱡﻬُ ِ‬ ‫َﺧﺬَ َﻟﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻗﻮ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪َ 10 ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫واﺷﺘَﺒَ َﻪ ﺟَ ْﺮ َﺳ ُ‬ ‫ري‪ْ ،‬‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ِْت ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ ِ‬ ‫ْت اﻟﻨﱠﻌِ ﱢﻲ ‪ِ 9‬ﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ — ِﰲ أُذُﻧِﻬَ ﺎ — َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ْ‬
‫اﺧﺘَ َﻠ َ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﺮ َق ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﺐ!‬ ‫ْت َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ َ‬ ‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ أُذُﻧ َ َ‬ ‫َﺎل ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑ ٍ‬ ‫َث ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬

‫‪ 9‬اﻟﻨﻌﻲ‪ :‬اﻟﻨﺎﻋﻲ اﻟﺬى ﻳﺄﺗﻲ ﺑﺨﱪ املﻮت‪.‬‬

‫‪ 10‬ﺟﺮﺳﺎﻫﻤﺎ‪ :‬ﺻﻮﺗﺎﻫﻤﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْﱤ‬

‫ُﻮض‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﻳ َْﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ﱢﻚ‪َ ،‬و َزا َل اﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ ُْﺲ ‪ 11‬وَا ْﻟ ُﻐﻤ ُ‬ ‫ني ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟﻴَ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫ري ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬‫ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺼﺤﱠ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎﻓِ ﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻤَ ﺘﱠﻌً ﺎ ِﺑ ﱢ‬
‫»ﻗ ﱢﺮي ﻋَ ﻴْﻨًﺎ ‪ 12‬ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮف‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨَﺎﻧًﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ َ ْن َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱢﻮ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄْﻟُ ِ‬ ‫َو َزاد ََﻫﺎ ا ْ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪِكِ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ُة‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ — ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫َاﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎ َود ََﻫﺎ ﻧ َ َﺸﺎ ُ‬ ‫ﱠت ُﻗﻮ َ‬ ‫ﱰد ْ‬ ‫اﺳ َ َ‬ ‫ْت َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫َني َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﺪَة« ﺗَﺘَﺒ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻮر ﻋَ َﲆ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ — ﺗَ َﱰَدﱠى ‪ِ 13‬ﰲ َﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ َﻟ ْﻮ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌُ ﺜ ُ ِ‬‫ور َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬واﺑْﺘِﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬ ‫َت — ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط ُ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺮ دَاﻫِ ٍﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﻨَﺒﱢﻬْ ﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﱠﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« أَﻳﱠﺎﻣً ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ ﻳ َِﺴريَ ًة‪ ،‬ﺣَ ِﺴﺒَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﴬهُ‪ ،‬و ََﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ِﻢ ِﻟﺘُﺤْ ِ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو ُر َﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِة »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﻃﻮ ًَاﻻ‪ ،‬ﻟ ِِﺸ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫َت َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻌُ ﻪُ؛ َﻓﻌَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻐﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« أَﻳ ًْﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎ َد ﻳُﺬْﻫِ ﻠُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﳼ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﺳ ﱠﻠﻢٌ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ ﺣَ ﺒْ ٌﻞ َو ِﻣﺬْ َرا ٌة َو ُﻛ ْﺮ ِ ﱞ‬
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‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴَﺘَ َﺴﻨﱠﻰ‬ ‫َﺎن؛ َﻓ ْﺎﻗ َﱰَﺣَ ْﺖ أ ْن ﺗُﻨ ْ ِﺰ َل ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘ َﺮ َة إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﴍ َد ﻓِ ْﻜ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ َود ََﻓﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺬَﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ َ‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ِﻢ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴐﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ ‪َ 14‬ﻟﺒَﻨًﺎ َﺳﺎﺋ َِﻎ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ري« أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﴩَبَ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﻟ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫اع‪،‬‬‫ﺎن ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﱢﺪ اﻟﺬﱢ َر ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻢ — آﺧِ َﺮ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ — َو َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴬ ِت ﱡ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َر َﺷﺎد َُﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﺣْ َ َ‬
‫ﻂ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ َﺮ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح َﻗ ْﺪ أَذْ َﻫ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳُﺤِ ﻴ ُ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‬

‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠﻢَ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َ‬
‫ﴬ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻼل ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ذَ َﻫﺒ َْﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ِﻟﺘُﺤْ ِ َ‬
‫و َِﰲ ﺧِ ِ‬
‫ﳾءٍ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳَﻨْﻌَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪ ٍ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ َﻐ َﻠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫َﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱠﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَﻠِﺞُ ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﺻﺪ ِْر ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ِﻼﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﻔ ِﴤ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻼﻧ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة و َِﺷﻴ َﻜ ٍﺔ؛ ‪َ 15‬ﻓ َﺮاحَ ﻛ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺐ ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ ٍﻞ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل وَأَﻣَ ﺎﻧ ﱠِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ ٍَﻞ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬‫آﻣَ ٍ‬

‫‪ 11‬زال اﻟﻠﺒﺲ‪ :‬زال اﻟﺸﻚ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 12‬ﻗﺮي ﻋﻴﻨًﺎ‪ :‬اﻃﻤﺌﻨﻲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 13‬ﺗﱰدى‪ :‬ﺗﺴﻘﻂ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 14‬ﴐﻋﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺛﺪﻳﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 15‬وﺷﻴﻜﺔ‪ :‬ﴎﻳﻌﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻴﺐ‬ ‫ري‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ — ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎدِ ِث ْاﻷَﺧِ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ْت ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﺻﺎبَ ِﺑ ُﺴﻮءٍ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺠَ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن أ ُ َ‬
‫ﻳﺮ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْاﻗﺘَﺤَ ﻤْ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ﺐَ د َ‬‫ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻘﺎدِ ِ‬
‫ﻄ َﻮ ٍة وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — َﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ أ َ ْﻫﺘَﺪِي‬ ‫َني ُﺧ ْ‬ ‫ﻈﻼ ِم ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻟِﻚِ — ﺑ ْ َ‬‫ِﺑ َﺴﻼ ٍم‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤْ ُﺪ هلل ِ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ِز ْﻟ ُﺖ أَﺗَﻌَ ﺜ ﱠ ُﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫َان‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْﻨِﻲ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَﻚِ َر ْﻫ ٌﻦ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن َﻫﻨَﺎءَﺗَﻚِ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻜ ُﻤ ُﻞ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ريهِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻮ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻮ ِْﺿ ِﻊ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎﻇ ِﺮي‪َ ،‬وﻳُ ْﺰﻫِ ُﻖ ُروﺣِ ﻲ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ و َْﺷﻚِ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳُﻌْ ِﻤﻲ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺎﻟﺪ َ‬
‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬
‫اﻹ ْﻏﻤَ ﺎءِ َﻟﻮْﻻ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﺴﻠِﻤَ ﻨِﻲ َﻫ ْﻮ ُل ﻣَ ﺎ أُﻋَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ْ ِ‬
‫اﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءِ‪ 1 .‬و ََﺧ ِﺸ ُ‬ ‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ْ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ْﺳ ُﻘ َ‬
‫ِﻴﻘ ًﺔ َرﺑﱠﺘَ ْﺖ َﻛﺘِﻔِ ﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﺴﺤَ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﳼ‪ ،‬وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﺸﻌْ ِﺮي؛ َﻓﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ — ِﺑ َﺬﻟِﻚِ — د َ‬
‫ُون‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن ﻳَﺪًا َرﻗ َ‬
‫ﻮﻃﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺳ ُﻘ ِ‬

‫ﺎن‬
‫ﱡﺧ ِ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑﻲ ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻓ َﻘ ًﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺪ َ‬ ‫و ََﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت أ َ ﱠن ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ًة ﻋَ ِﻈﻴﻤَ ًﺔ َﻗﺎﻫِ َﺮ ًة ﺗَ ْﺮ َﻓﻌُ ﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻬْ ِﺒ ُ‬
‫ري ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﻧ ِِﻖ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ِﺮ ِق؛ َﻓﺄَﻳ َْﻘﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫اش‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم و ََﴍ ٍ‬
‫َاب َو ِﻓ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َت إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ وَﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫و ََﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻃﻮﺑَﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱤ — أ َ ْن ﻳُﺒَ ﱢﻠ َﻠﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﺗُ ْﺆ ِذﻳَﻨِﻲ ُر ُ‬ ‫ني ﺣَ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ْﺧ َﴙ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺧ َﺸﺎ ُه — ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻃﻮﺑَ ِﺔ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ ﺟَ ﻮ َﱠﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻻ أَﺛ َ َﺮ ﻟِﻠ ﱡﺮ ُ‬
‫ني َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ َﻗﺎﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺟَ ٍّ‬ ‫َت ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ﻣَ َﺨ ِﺎو ِﰲ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪد ْ‬
‫— َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳْﻨ َ ُﻪ — َﻏﺎﻳ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺪ ِ‬
‫َال‪.‬‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻓﺮط اﻹﻋﻴﺎء‪ :‬ﻛﺜﺮة اﻟﺘﻌﺐ‪.‬‬

 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻮس ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﴩﻛِﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ ْ َ‬‫ﺎط ا ْﻟ َﻮﺛِ ِ‬‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﺟْ َﻠ َﺴﺘْﻨِﻲ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﺴ ِ‬
‫ﱧ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ِﺑ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَ ِﺘ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ .‬و ََﻫﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ذِي‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ‪ 2‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﻳَﻌُ ﻮ ُزﻧِﻲ َ ْ‬ ‫ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﻮءِ وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﻮ َْق ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ُن ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ْ ِ‬
‫َاب وَا ْﻟﻐِ ﺬَاءِ!‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﴬﺗْ ُﻪ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ َم ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺣَ َﻠ ْﻠ ُﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْﱤَ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻛﺘَ َﻔﻴ ُْﺖ ِﺑ ِﺒ ْﻀ ِﻊ ﺟُ َﺮ ٍع ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺣْ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻣَ ﱠﺲ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮَاﻛ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺼ ِ‬
‫ﺺ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ َﻫﻨَﺎﺋِﻲ و ََﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ أَﺗَﻤَ ﺜﱠﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺰ ِﻋ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺄ َ ﱡﻟ ِﻤ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﻨ َ ﱢﻐ ُ‬
‫ﻟِﻔِ ْﻘﺪَاﻧِﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄﻌْ ﺘُ ﱠﻦ ْاﻷَﻣَ َﻞ ِﰲ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻲ؛ َﻓﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن أ َ ْﻓ ِﺌ َﺪﺗَ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ِني ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗ َ‬ ‫َو ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻻ ﻳﻌﻮزﻧﻲ ﳾء‪ :‬ﻻ أﺣﺘﺎج إﱃ ﳾء‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ﻳَﻤْ َﻸ ُ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧًﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ أَﺗَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻚ أ َ ْن أَﺟْ َﺰ َع َﻟ ُﻪ أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﺰ ِع‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻹ ْﻓ َﻀﺎءِ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧْﻌَ ُﻢ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َراﺣَ ٍﺔ و َُﻫﺪُوءِ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو ْﻟ ُﺖ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻫﺘَﺪِيَ إ ِ َﱃ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺗُﻤَ ﱢﻜﻨُﻨِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻼ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎل؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ِﺟ ْﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺳ ِﺒ ً‬ ‫ﺑ ٍ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻚِ — ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰﺗِﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻔ َﻘ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ؛ َﻓﺘَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ أ َ ْن د ََﻓﻌَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗْ َﻘﻨ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﻤْ ﺜِﻴ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ُﺷ ﱠﻚ ِﰲ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣُ ﻨُﻮ َﱠﻫﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺎن ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎ ِﻛ ًﺮا َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ أَﺗَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن أَﻧْﺪَﻓِ َﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ ْﺮﺣَ َ‬
‫ني ﺗَﺒَﻴﱠﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﺟَ ِﻠﻴ َﱠﺔ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ِﺟ ْﺪ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ري‬ ‫ﻈﻤَ ْﺖ َﻓ ِﺠﻴﻌَ ﺘِﻲ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺧﺎبَ أَﻣَ ِﲇ وَﻋَ ُ‬
‫ﺸﻊَ؛ ‪3‬‬ ‫ﻃﻴ ٍْﻒ َﺷﺎﺣِ ٍﺐ و ََﺷﺒ ٍَﺢ َﻏ ِﺎﻣ ٍﺾ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ َُﺨ ِﺎر‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ ُﻞ ﻟِﻌَ ﻴْﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﻀﺎءِ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧ ْ َﻘ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن أَﺟْ ﺘَ ِﻠﻴَ ُﻪ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻟﻤ َُﺴﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺰي »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ‬ ‫َوﺛَﻤﱠ َﺔ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﱄ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﻀﺤَ ُﻚ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻫﻤْ ﺘَﻨِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬
‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ ﺑ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻰ آﺛ َ ْﺮ ُت أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻞ َﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫َﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ؛ ِﻷ ُ َر ﱢﻓ َﻪ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ َﻚ ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُوﻧ َِﺴ َﻚ ِﺑ ُﺮ ْؤﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَﺤْ َﺰ ْن ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِي وَﻻ ﺗَﺒْﺘَﺌ ِْﺲ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧ ﱠ َﻚ‬
‫ﻳﺐ؟«‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ َﻏﺪًا‪ .‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ُﺪ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫َﺳﺘَ ْﻠ َﻘ َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﺣَ ﺎ ُل ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠﻬﱢ ًﻔﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﱄ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﺷﺪِﻳ َﺪ ُة ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل — إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻵ َن — ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤَ ًﺔ‬
‫ني!«‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ َﺖ ِﰲ ﻋِ ﺪَادِ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟ ِﻜ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻟ ْﻠﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ؛ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُ‬
‫اﻫﺎ؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺘَﻰ أ َ َر َ‬
‫ﺎع َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ‬‫َﺎﻫﺎ … و ََﺳﻴَ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ َﻟ َﻚ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﰲ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫اﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻨْﻌَ ُﻢ ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴ َ‬ ‫»ﻏﺪًا ﺗَ َﺮ َ‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﱄ ﺑ ِ‬
‫وﺟ َﻚ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺤَ ﺒُ َﻚ ِﰲ ُﺧ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ﻈ ﱡﻦ؛ َﻓﺘَﻨْﻌَ ُﻢ ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎءِ أُﻣﱢ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻨْﻌَ ُﻢ أُﻣﱡ َﻚ ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﻚ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﴎ َع ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫و ََﺳﺘَ ْ‬
‫ﻮل ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬ ‫ﻮر‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ِﺸﻴ َْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ َﺮﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ ٍﺔ َوﻧ ُ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ وَﻣَ َﻔﺎﺗ َِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺒﻴﻌَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ْﴫ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َل ﱠ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُﺒ ِ ْ‬
‫و ََﺳﻴَﻨ ْ َﻘﻠِﺐُ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺳﻬَ ﺎ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮا َك — َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ َو َرﺟَ ﺎءً‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺘَﺒَ ﱠﺪ ُل أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ — ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴَﺎ َك —‬
‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢُ ﺟَ ﻨ ﱠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — ِﺑﻔ ِْﻘﺪَا ِﻧ َﻚ — ﺟَ ﺤِ ﻴﻤً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺘُ ْ‬

‫‪ 3‬اﻧﻘﺸﻊ‪ :‬زال وﺗﺒﺪد‪.‬‬

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‫وﺟ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ َزﻣَ ٌﻦ َﻗﻠِﻴ ٌﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ َد إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺛﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ؛‬‫ﴤ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﺧ ُﺮ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻋْ َﻠ ْﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎت َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬رﻳْﺜَﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﺨ ِﺮجُ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َﻛﻨ ْ َﺰ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ِﺗ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺨﺒُﻮءَ ِﰲ َﻗ َﺮ ِار‬ ‫ﻈ ٍ‬ ‫ري َﻟﺤَ َ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ ََﺚ ِﰲ َﻗﺎﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪«.‬‬
‫ني‪َ :‬ﻛﻨ ْ َﺰ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ؟!‬ ‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ ْﻟﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬ﺗَ ُﻘﻮﻟِ َ‬
‫ني أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ َﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜﻮ ُن إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِذَا ا ْﻛﺘَﻤَ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﻷُﻣﱢ ﻲ وَﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَﻟ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َﺴﺒُﻚِ ﺗَﺠْ ﻬَ ِﻠ َ‬
‫ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ!«‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﱄ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑﻊ‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ أُﺣَ ﱢﺪﺛ ُ َﻚ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﺐْ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل‪ 4 ،‬وَأَﻳْﻘ ِْﻦ أ ﱠنَ‬
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‫ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدة »ﻧ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻦ ﻳَﻠﻮذ ِﺑﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫و ََﺳ ُ ِﱰﻳ َﻚ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ِﺻﺪ َْق ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﻤَ ﻊُ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻴﺶ ﻣَ ﻌِ ﻲ وَﻣَ َﻊ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد َة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« — ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ — ﻫِ َﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌِ َ‬
‫ﻴﺶ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻨَﺎ«‪«.‬‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد َة »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌِ َ‬

‫»ﺻﺪ َْﻗ َﺖ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﰲ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ ِِﻪ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒْ َﻠ َﻎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻘِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺟَ ﻮَابُ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻢُ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َﺴ َﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻮَابَ ! َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫ف ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل وَأ َ ْﺧ َﱪُ‪ ،‬وأَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أَﻋْ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ريهِ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺼﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ِﺘ ﱠﻢ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ أ َ ﱠن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻳَﻨ ْ ُﻘ ُ‬ ‫َﺳﺄ َ ْﺷﻌُ ُﺮ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ري َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪.‬‬ ‫أَ ْ‬
‫ﻇ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َودﱠﻋَ ﺘْﻨِﻲ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺧِ ﺘَﺎ ِم ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﺗَﺤِ ﻴﱠﺘِﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ أُﻣﱢ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« … َوإ ِ َﱃ ﻟ َِﻘﺎءٍ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬
‫ﻳﺐ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد َة وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ﺎ َل‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ آ ُﻣ ُﻞ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺰﻋِﺞَ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻮن اﺟْ ﺘِﻤَ ﺎﻋُ ﻨَﺎ اﻟﺘﱠ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎ ِﻟﺒًﺎ َﻟ َﻚ ﱠ‬ ‫وَآ ُﻣ ُﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺪ َم ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ِﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎل!‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺪ َم َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳُﺠْ ِﺪﻳَ َﻚ‪ 5 ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﷲ َﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ وَاﻗِ ﻊٌ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺣِ ﻴ َﻠ َﺔ ِﻷَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﰲ َر ﱢد ِه‬ ‫و ََﺧ ْريٌ َﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺮ َﴇ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ َﺴﻤَ ُﻪ ﷲ ُ َﻟ َﻚ؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن َﻗ َﻀﺎءَ ِ‬
‫أ َ ْو ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳﻠ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 4‬ﻻ ﺗﺮﺗﺐ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ أﻗﻮل‪ :‬ﻻ ُ‬

‫ﺗﺸﻚ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ أﻗﻮل‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﻟﻦ ﻳﺠﺪﻳﻚ‪ :‬ﻟﻦ ﻳﻨﻔﻌﻚ‪.‬‬

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‫َاﻹذْﻋَ ﺎ ُن ِﻷَﺣْ َﻜﺎ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪ َِر‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ِﻞ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُ‬
‫ﻀﻮ ُع و ْ ِ‬
‫و َْاﻵ َن‪َ ،‬ودَاﻋً ﺎ«!«‬

‫ﱪ ُة ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮ َﻛ ْﺖ َو َراء ََﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َر ِت ا ْﻟ ُﻘﻨ ْ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫و ََﺧﺘَ َﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟﻬُ ﺪُوءَ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ؛ َﻓ َﺰا َل ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫َراﺋِﺤَ ًﺔ َز ِﻛﻴ ًﱠﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱠﻠ َﻔ ْﺖ ِﰲ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ َرﺟَ ﺎءً ﻧَﺎﻓِ ﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ ِاﻻ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻮﻟِﻴًﺎ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻢﱢ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴪ ِة و َْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺎ َر َﻗﻨِﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨْﺘَﺎﺑُﻨِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ أ َ ْد َر َﻛ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻟِﻤَ ﺎذَا َﺧ ِﺸﻴ َْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺸ َﻘﻰ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ﻳَ ْﻠ َﻘ َ‬
‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة و َِﺷﻴ َﻜ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬
‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ ْﺰﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﻘﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ﻨِﻴ ِﻪ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة«‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻐِ ﺐْ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫»اﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ َر«‬
‫ﺺ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻮ َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ َﺨ ﱢﻠ ُ‬ ‫إِﻧْﺠَ ِﺎز وَﻋْ ﺪ َِﻫﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺬُ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻮﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ﻴﻘ ِِﻪ‬‫َاﺟﺐٌ ﻣَ ﺤْ ﺘُﻮ ُم ْاﻷَدَاءِ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺪْﻋُ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءِ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ و ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻴﱠﻨ َ ْﺖ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺎدِ ِق ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ وَﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓ ِ‬
‫ﻮر ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﻀ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ﻒ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﺿﺎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﺎف ِﺑ َﺮأ ْ ِﺳﻬَ ﺎ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ ُﻮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ُﺸﻮدُ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﻃ َ‬ ‫ني َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ ْت ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﺮﺣً ﺎ ﺣِ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﺮﺣِ ﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َرأ َ ْت ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎدِ َر ًة ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ﻴﻘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬

‫ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ُﻣ َﺪ ﱢوﻳًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ُِﻬﻴﺐُ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻣُﺠَ ْﻠ ِﺠ ًﻼ‪:‬‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ أَﺗَ ﱠﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼﻌَ ﺪَا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻀﺎﻋِ َﻔﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎن — َﺳﺄُﻧ ْ ِﺰﻟُ ُﻪ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ان ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫»ﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ذَا ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ — أﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻂ ﻋَ َﲆ َرأ ْ ِس أَﺣَ ِﺪ ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْو ِﻛ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺘ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ وَاﻧ ْ ِﺘﺒَﺎﻫِ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳ َْﺴ ُﻘ َ‬‫ﻳ ََﻘ َ‬
‫ﴚ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻜﻮ َر ًة ُﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﻀ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﺨ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴪو َرﻳ ِْﻦ‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ ِﺰ ِﱄ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ َﺎﻻ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْ ُ‬
‫ْﴩ ًة‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻓ ِﻬﻤْ ُﺖ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ﺘُ ُﻪ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣِ ﻮ َِار ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ —‬ ‫ﺿﺎﺣِ َﻜ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َ‬
‫ﺼﺤَ ﺒَﺎ ُه ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ ﱠﺮحَ ِﺑﻨَﺎ اﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﺐُ ‪َ ،‬و ِﻛ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ﻧَﻬْ ِﻠ ُﻚ‬ ‫أ َ ﱠن َﻟ َﺪﻳْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰادِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴﻴَﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬
‫ﻮع‪«.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪» :‬ﻋَ ِﺰﻳ ٌﺰ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺠُ ﻮﻋَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَأُﻣﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ْﺸﺒَ َﻊ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺿﺎﺣِ َﻜ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﺣْ ِﺒﺐْ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺸﺒَﻌَ ﺎ َوﻧَﺠُ ﻮ َع‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ َ‬
‫َاب و ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ؛‬ ‫ﺎﻟﱰ ِ‬‫ري اﻟ ﱠﻠﺒ َِﻦ ﻣَ ﻤْ ُﺰوﺟً ﺎ ِﺑ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ْﻢ — ِﰲ ﺧِ ﻼﻟ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ — َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎن َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْ‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻣَ َﴣ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ِ‬
‫ُﻮع وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ!«‬ ‫ري اﻟ ﱡﺪﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﻮت ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أُﻣﱡ َﻚ وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْ‬

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‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ‬ ‫َان ﱡ‬ ‫َﺼﻌَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَ»اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮﺻﻴ ِﻪ — ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﺄ ُ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻤ ِﻪ اﻟﺜﱠﻘِ ِ‬ ‫ﴪ ُه »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﺨ َﴙ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜ ِ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻢ ِﺑﺜ ِْﻘﻠ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻄ َﻢ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺻﻌُ ﻮ ِدهِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَأ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى — أ َ ْن ﻳ ََﱰ ﱠَﻓ َﻖ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﺪْﻋِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ ﺑ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫َﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓ َ‬ ‫اﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻘ َ ِﱰﺑ ِ‬ ‫َت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺗَ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫َﺎن! َﻫﺬَا َرأ ْ ُس ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﻰ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﺬَا‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻴ ِ‬ ‫»ﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻫﺎ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ذَا ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ َﻓ ْﺮﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ًﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬
‫ِﻼﻫﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﻄ ﱡﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓ َ‬
‫ﻮﻫ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪.‬‬ ‫َرأ ْ ُس ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎةِ‪ ،‬ﻛ ُ‬
‫َان!‬
‫ﺎﺟﺪ ِ‬ ‫ني أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺻﻌَ ﺪَا َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻫﻠُﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﻇﻔِ ْﺮﺗُﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻼﻣَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻨِﻴﺌًﺎ ﻟ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐﺘُﻤَ ﺎ ذِ ْر َو َة ﱡ‬
‫ﻣﺮﺗَﺠ َﻔ ًﺔ‪6 ،‬‬
‫َاﺟﻤَ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَ َﻘﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺟْ ِﻪ َﺷﺎﺣِ ﺒ ََﺔ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻮ ِْن ُ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« — َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ — و ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ًة ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺸﻴ ُﻊ ِﰲ ﺟُ ْﺴﻤَ ﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ﺐُ وَا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬
‫ْف‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﺎل ﺟَ ِﺎﻣﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺣَ َﺮا َك ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﳾءٍ ِﺑﺘِﻤْ ﺜ َ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔ ُﺖ َﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻮ َل — أ ْﺷﺒَ َﻪ َ ْ‬
‫ني‬ ‫َﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬و َرأَﺗْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِآﻣﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ري« و َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ﺄَﻧ ﱠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن — و ََﻗ ِﺪ ا ْ‬
‫ُﴪ ُع إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻻﺛِﻤً ﺎ‬ ‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ُﺳﻮءٍ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ َﻸ َ ْت ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َْﻘﻔِ ُﺰ َﺧ ِﺎرجَ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ْ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺼﺤﱠ ُﺔ‬ ‫َﴎ ْت ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ُة و ﱢ‬ ‫ض‪ ،‬و َ َ‬ ‫ﻒ وَا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻌْ ُ‬ ‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ — َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َزاﻳَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮوﺣً ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻳَ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ﺻﺪ ِْر َﻫﺎ َزﻣَ ﻨًﺎ‬ ‫َﺿﻤﱠ ﺘْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ًﺔ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ َ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫َﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ َﺮﺑَﺎءِ َوﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َﻟ ْﺖ َﺧ ْﻠ ًﻘﺎ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳ َ‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫ﻳﻼ‪.‬‬‫ﻃ ِﻮ ً‬‫َ‬
‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﻧَﺎﺋِﻤَ ٌﺔ ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُ ُﻢ ِﺑﺎﺑْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻔ ُﻘﻮدِ‪.‬‬
‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴَﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﺪﺛ ُ ُﻪ َوﺗَ َﺮاهُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺣَ ِﺴﺒَﺘْ ُﻪ َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْد َر َﻛﺘْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ُﱢق أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻗ ْﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗُ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻨﻴ ُﱠﺔ‪َ 7 ،‬وﻳَﺌ َِﺴ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ!‬

‫‪ 6‬ﻣﺮﺗﺠﻔﺔ‪ :‬ﻣﻀﻄﺮﺑﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 7‬املﻨﻴﺔ‪ :‬املﻮت‪.‬‬

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‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِﺎد ِع‬
‫َﻣ ْﻌ َﺮﻛَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻨﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ َو ﱠ‬
 ‫ﺎع ْ‬
‫اﳋَﺎ َﺗ ِﻢ‬ ‫َﺿ َﻴ ُ‬

‫ِﻳﺮ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ وَاﻟﺘﱠ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬ ‫ﱠﺎض ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬‫و ََﺧﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺸﻬَ َﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺆﺛ ﱢ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴﻢَ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ َﻔﻴ َ‬
‫ري« ﻣُﻌَ ﺎ ِﺗﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ دُﻋَ ﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ ﺣُ ْﻠ َﻮ ٍة ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻤْ َﻠﺤَ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻟ َِﻔ ُﻪ ﻋَ ِﺎر ُﻓ َ‬
‫ﻄ ُﻦ‬‫ﺎﺿﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُ َﻚ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴﺎﻧِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ ْﻐﻔِ ُﻞ ﺗَﺤِ ﻴﱠﺘِﻲ وَﻻ ﺗَ َﱰ ﱠَﺿﺎﻧِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﻔ ُ‬ ‫ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪ ِه ﻣ َُﻐ ِ‬
‫ﻮري؟!‬ ‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫ِﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِي‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗُﻘِ ﻴ ُﻢ َو ْزﻧًﺎ ﻟِﺤُ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؟‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫أَﺗُ َﺮا َك أ َ ْﻏ َﻔ ْﻠ َﺖ أَﻣْ ِﺮي ِﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ْﺴ ِﻠ ْﻢ ِﻟ ْﻠﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ﱪ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺠَ َﺰ ِع‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺬْﻫِ ْﻠﻨِﻲ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﻔ ْﻔ َﺖ ِﺑ َﻘﺪ ِْري ِﻷَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ آﺛ َ ْﺮ ُت ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻬَ ﻨ ْ َﺖ ِﺑ َﺸﺄْﻧِﻲ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫أَﺗُ َﺮا َك ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ني »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻌِ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎب و ََﻫ ْﻮ ُل ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺠﻴﻌَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أَذْ َﻫﻼ َﻫﺎﺗَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ُﺼ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﺄ َ ُة ا ْﻟﻤ َ‬ ‫َو ْ‬
‫ﺼ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ْﺮﺑَﺘِ َﻚ؟‬ ‫ﺼﺎدِ ِق اﻟﺪﱡﻋَ ﺎءِ و ََﺧﺎﻟ ِِﺺ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءِ؛ ِﻟﻴُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ َك ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻏﻤﱠ ِﺘ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﺨ ﱢﻠ َ‬ ‫ﷲ ِﺑ َ‬‫اﻟﺘﱠﻮَﺟﱡ ِﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ِ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﺠَ ﺎبَ ﷲ ُ ﺗَﻮ ﱡَﺳ ِﲇ َودُﻋَ ﺎﺋِﻲ وَﺣَ ﱠﻘ َﻖ ﺗَﺄ ْ ِﻣ ِﻴﲇ َو َرﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻔﻌْ ُﻚ ﻋَ ِﻮﻳﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ و ََﻻ ﺑُ َﻜﺎ ُؤ ُﻫ ْﻢ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم ﺛَﻼﺛ َ َﺔ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم!‬‫َﺻ ْﻮﻣُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ؟ ﻋَ َﻔﺎ ﷲ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺤِ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ و ََﻓﺎءَ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ ْﺧ َﺮﺟَ ﺘْ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻧ َ ِﺴ َ‬
‫ﱪﻧِﻲ‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺨ ﱢ ْ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺛ َ ْﺮﺛ َ ْﺮ ُت‬
‫ﻃ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ .‬وَﻋَ َﻔﺎ ﷲ ُ ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ و ََﻏ َﻔ َﺮ ِﱄ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨ ْ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﻏ َﻔ َﺮ َﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﻜ ْﺮ َت ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬
‫ري َ ٍ‬
‫ﻃﺎﺋِﻞ‪1 .‬‬
‫ِﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎذَا‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ َﻞ ِﰲ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻗ َﻀﻴ َْﺖ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﺟْ َﺪ َرﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺳﺄ َ َﻟ َﻚ‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﱪ ْم ِﻣ ْﻦ وَﺣْ َﺸ ِﺘ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫ﻴﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻵ َﻻ ِم؟ أ َ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺰﻋِﺞْ ِﻣ ْﻦ وَﺣْ َﺪ ِﺗ َﻚ؟ َوﺗَﺘَ َ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟﻘِ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﰲ ﻏري ﻃﺎﺋﻞ‪ :‬ﰲ ﻏري ﻓﺎﺋﺪة‪.‬‬

 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻇ ْﺮﻓِﻬَ ﺎ َو َﻟﺒ ََﺎﻗﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻀﺤِ ﻚِ ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺜ ْ ِﻨﻴًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ دُﻋَ ﺎﺑَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻏ َﺮ َق ِﰲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻚِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ َﻗ َﻀﻴ ُْﺖ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ؟‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَ َﻢ ﺛَﻨَﺎءَ ُه و َُﺷ ْﻜ َﺮ ُه َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ ِﺘﻨِﻲ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻗ َﻀﻴْﺘُﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻛﻮ ُن ﺣَ ًﺎﻻ وَأ َ ْﻫﻨَﺄ َ ﺑ ًَﺎﻻ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﻧ ْ َﺰﻋِﺞْ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺷﻌُ ْﺮ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ ِ‬
‫ِني إ ِ َﱃ‬
‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َر ِة َﻗ ْﻠ ٍﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻟ َِﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ ﻳَﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﺲ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻴﱠ َﺰكِ ﷲ ُ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻃﻴﺒَ ِﺔ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ َو َ‬
‫ْﻒ َﺧﻴﱠ َﻞ َﻟﻚِ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻫ ُﻢ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻮ ََﺳ ِﺎو َس؟ َو َﻟﻮْﻻكِ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺧ َﺮﺟْ ﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ!‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻦ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜﺎ ِﻧﻨَﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ!«‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﻔ ُ‬‫َو َﻟﻮْﻻكِ َﻟﺒَﻘِﻴﻨَﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ أَﻳﱠﺎﻣً ﺎ َو َﻟﻴ َِﺎﱄ َ وَأ َ َﺳﺎ ِﺑﻴ َﻊ د َ‬
‫َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﺗُ َﺮﺑ ُﱢﺖ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ًة و ََﻓﺎءَ ُه َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ذَ ﱠﻛ ْﺮﺗَﻨِﻲ ْاﻵ َن ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬
‫ﺎن َﻓ َﺮﺣِ ﻲ ِﺑﻨَﺠَ ﺎ ِﺗ َﻚ َﻗ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﺑَ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻳﱠﺎ ِم ﱠ‬
‫َﴪ َﻟﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬْ ِﺒ ِﻄﻲ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَﻴ ﱠ َ‬
‫»ﺧ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬
‫ِﻴﺖ َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ؟«‬ ‫َار َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻘ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺪ َم َرأ ْ ُﺳﻚِ ِﺑ ِﺠﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﺼ َ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ َﺳﺎﻟِﻤَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻫ َﻮﻳ ُْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ َﺮ ِار َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪» :‬إِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ْﻫ ِﺒ ْ‬
‫ﻂ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻮ ﱠَﻫ ِﻤ َ‬
‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ — َﻻ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﺔ — َﻫﺎ ِﻟ َﻜ ًﺔ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘ ْﻔﻨ َِﻲ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻ َﺔ ِﻷ َ َراكِ ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧْﻌَ َﻢ ِﺑﻠُ ْﻘﻴَﺎكِ ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻼكِ ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺘِﻴﺢَ ِﱄ َ ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﺪﺛِﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ —‬ ‫»ﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا َﻟﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ ْﺮﺗِﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺛَﻨَﺎءٍ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْن َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪ُ :‬‬
‫َﺼﻌُ ﺐ ﻋَ َﲆ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻫﻴﱠﺄ َ ْت َﻟﻚِ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ َة‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد َة إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة — أَﻣْ ًﺮا َﻏ ِﺎﻣ ًﻀﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳ ْ‬
‫ُﺼﺪ َﱢﻗﻪُ‪.‬‬
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‫ﺎن َﻗﺎدِ ًرا ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻘ َﻔﻚِ ‪ 2‬وَأَﻧ ْ ِﺖ َﻫ ِﺎوﻳ ٌَﺔ إِﱃَ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻛ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ني ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫أﺗﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُون أ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺨ ِﻠ َﻊ َر َﻗﺒَﺘُﻚِ َوﻳُﻬْ َﺮ َس َﻟﺤْ ﻤُﻚِ وَﻋَ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎع ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻈﻤُﻚِ ؟!‬ ‫اﻟﺸﺎﻫِ ِﻖ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَﻟِﻚِ ِاﻻ ْرﺗ َِﻔ ِ‬ ‫أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ني أ َ ﱠن ِﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﻳَﺪًا ِﰲ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ كِ ؟«‬ ‫ﻈﻨ ﱢ َ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗَ ُ‬
‫ني َﻻ َﺧ َﻔﺎءَ ِﺑ ِﻪ و ََﻻ َﺷ ﱠﻚ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ! َو َﻟﻮ َْﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَ َﺬ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ َﻟﻨَﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ » :‬ذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﻳَ ِﻘ ٌ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺟُ ﱠﻞ ‪ 3‬ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻮ ٍْن َوﺗَﺄ ْ ِﻳﻴﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧَﺠَ ْﻮﻧَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻴْ ِﺪ َﺷﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ إِﻳْﺬَا ِﺋﻨَﺎ وَا ْﻟ َﻜﻴْ ِﺪ َﻟﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻳﺘﻠﻘﻔﻚ‪ :‬ﻳﺘﻨﺎوﻟﻚ ﺑﴪﻋﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬ﺟﻞ‪ :‬ﻣﻌﻈﻢ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم‪.‬‬‫ﺻ ْﱪًا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒ ََﻘﺎءِ ِﺑﻼ َ‬ ‫ﻮن َ‬ ‫ﻴﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤُ ﻮا َﻻ ﻳ ُِﻄ ُ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ﺑَ ﱠﺮحَ ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃﻴ ٍﱢﺐ َﺷ ِﻬ ﱟﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎع ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﻠﺒَﺘْ ُﻪ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َزادٍ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﺮ َك ِﰲ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َاب َﺳﺎﺋ ٍِﻎ َﻫﻨ ﱟِﻲ!‬ ‫و ََﴍ ٍ‬
‫ﺎت‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﺰﺟَ ْﺖ ُدﻣُﻮ ُع ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح‬ ‫ﻮاق َوﺗَﺒَﺎد ُِل اﻟﺘﱠﻬْ ِﻨﺌَ ِ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ ﺑ ﱢَﺚ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷ ِ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ ِﻜ َ‬
‫اﺷﺘ َِﻐﺎﻟ ِِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺻ َﺔ ْ‬ ‫ﺎت؛ إِذْ ﺗَ َﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ ُﺧ ْﻠ َﺴ ًﺔ‪ُ 4 ،‬ﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﻬ َﺰ ًة ُﻓ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻼﻣ ِﻬ ْﻢ — ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒ ََﺴﻤَ ِ‬ ‫— ِﰲ َﻛ ِ‬
‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫ف وَاﺣِ ﺪٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ﻤَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺒ َﺲ ِﺑﺤَ ْﺮ ٍ‬‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ِﻢ د َ‬ ‫ﺎت ﱡ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺖ َد َر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﺒَ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ﺪ ِ‬
‫َﺿﻌَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺟَ َﻠﺒَﺘْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺎت َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وو َ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍ‬ ‫َت َد َرﺟَ ﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ﺛﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ ِﰲ َﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ ِﺴﻴَ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰادِ ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
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‫ﱠت أ ْرﺑَ َﻊ ﺣُ َﺰ ٍم أ ْﺧ َﺮى ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َاب ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َﻓﻮ َْق ﺣُ ْﺰﻣَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ﱢﺶ‪ ،‬وَأﻋَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم و ََﴍ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ﻮن ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ ْاﻷ َ ْﻛ ِﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮن َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ ﻣَ َﻘﺎﻋِ ﺪَ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪةِ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ُﻜ َ‬
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‫»اﻵ َن ﺗَﻬَ ﻴﱠﺄ ْت َﻟ ُﻜ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ُة؛ َﻓﻬَ ﻠُﻤﱡ ﻮا‬ ‫َﺎﺳﻤَ ًﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪ْ :‬‬ ‫َت إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ﺑ ِ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ﻇﻨ ﱡ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ ِﺒﻌْ ﺘُ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ُن‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َد ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع ﻳ َْﻔ َ ِﱰ ُﺳﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫َت ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ ا ْﻟﺒُ ُ‬ ‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻋِ ﱠﺰاءُ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺧﻮ ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ ﱠﺮحَ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع‪َ 5 ،‬ﻓ َﻜﺎ َدﺗَﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴ ُﻘ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ري ا ْﻟ َﻔﻮَاﻛ ِِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬِﻳﺬِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ‬‫ﺎن َﻗ ِﺪ ا ْرﺗَﻮَى ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺼ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻓ َﻜ َ‬‫َاﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءِ‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻌْ ِﻒ و ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ري ُه َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺬُ ْق َﻏ ْ َ‬

‫ﻄﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ‬ ‫»ﻫﻠُﻤﱡ ﻮا أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْ‬

‫ﺻﺪ َِﻗﺎءُ‪َ .‬ﻫﺎ ُﻛ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ و َِاﻻﺑْﺘِﺴﺎ ُم َﻻ ﻳ َُﻔ ِﺎر ُق ﺛ َ ْﻐ َﺮ َﻫﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ْ‬
‫ﱠت ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ َﻓ ِﻄريَ ًة َﻛ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ًﺔ؛ َﻓ ُﺸ ْﻜ ًﺮا‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ِﻬﻴ َﱠﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺑَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻋَ ﺪ ْ‬
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‫ﺎح ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﺧِ َﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻋَ ﱠﺪﺗْ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ِﺎﻣﻨَﺎ‪َ .‬وإ ِ َﻟﻴْ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﴍَابَ اﻟﺘﱡ ﱠﻔ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻮَاءُ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺬِﻳﺬُ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻋَ ﱠﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻟ َ‬ ‫َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﻫﺎ ُﻛ ُﻢ ﱢ‬
‫ﻟ َِﴩَا ِﺑﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ُون‪َ ،‬وو َْﻓ َﻖ‬ ‫َاﴍﺑُﻮا ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ِﺔ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺸﺎء َ‬ ‫َاﴍﺑُﻮا َﻫﻨِﻴﺌًﺎ َﻟ ُﻜﻢْ‪ُ .‬ﻛﻠُﻮا و ْ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ُﻜﻠُﻮا و ْ َ‬
‫ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺸﺘَﻬُ َ‬
‫ﻮن‪«.‬‬

‫‪ 4‬ﺧﻠﺴﺔ‪ :‬ﺧﻔﻴﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﺑﺮح ﺑﻬﻤﺎ اﻟﺠﻮع‪ :‬آملﻬﻤﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻳﻦ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ًﺔ‬ ‫ور َ‬‫ﴪ ِ‬‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ِة ﻣَ ْ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَ»ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺠَ َﻠ َﺲ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ ُﻘﻮا‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻔﻮ َُﻫ ْﻢ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪ .‬وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺺ ﺑَﺎ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳُﻨ َ ﱢﻐ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﳾءٌ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳُ َﻜ ﱢﺪ ُر َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺄ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ أ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫َان اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اب وَا ْﻟ ِﻤﺤَ ِﻦ — ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَﺪُوا ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻮف ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬَ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة َﻓﺄَﻧ ْ َﺴﺘْﻬُ ْﻢ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬ ‫ﻮن‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻏﻤَ َﺮﺗْﻬُ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﺪﺛ ُ َ‬
‫َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪.‬‬
‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« د َْﻫ َﺸﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ِﻟﺘَ َﻐﻴ ِﱡﺐ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر‬ ‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪ ،‬أ َ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻮْا ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ري ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻏ َﻔ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄَﻣْ ِﺮﻫِ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺪ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻧَﺠْ َﺪﺗ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وَﻻ َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﻠ ُﻞ ﺗَﻮَا ِﻧﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣِ َﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ َْﺖ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َد — َﻟﻮْﻻ‬ ‫ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﻞ َﻟﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺣَ َﺔ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﺴ َﻜﻨ ِِﻬ ْﻢ َوﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن ا ْﻟﺘَﻬَ َﻢ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﷲ — ﻳُﻬْ ِﻠ ُﻚ َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨِﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﻟُ ْ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺒﺢَ دَا ُرﻧَﺎ َﺧ َﺮاﺑًﺎ‪َ ،‬ود َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗُﻨَﺎ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« أ َ ْن َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻢْ‪» :‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺠَ ِﺐ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬‫ﻳَﺒَﺎﺑًﺎ‪ 6 ،‬وَأ َ ْن ﻧَﻨْﺘَﻘِ َﻞ — ِﰲ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة — ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﻰ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻘ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬وﻣ َِﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ﺎ ٍم وَﻣَ ﺄْوًى؟‬ ‫َﺎب َو َ‬ ‫ﻧ َ ْﻔﻘِ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺛﻴ ٍ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن‬
‫َﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﻼﺣِ َﻘ ُﺔ د َ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ وَأ َ ْن ﺗَﺤُ ﱠﻞ ِﺑﻨَﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻜﺒ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺐ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ َْﻫﻤَ ﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ‬ ‫َت أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﺴ ِﺒ َﻐ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧ َ ٍﺔ َوﻧَﺠْ َﺪةٍ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎ أَد ِْري! َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺗُﺪ ِْر َﻛﻨَﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻮد ْ‬
‫ﺼﻨ َ ُﻊ إ ِ َذا ﻋَ ﱠﻀﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻮ ُع ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ َﻛ ْﻠﻨَﺎ آﺧِ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة«‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻧَﻌِ ُ‬
‫َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰادِ ؟‬
‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ َر َﻏ ٍﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ ِْﺶ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻧ َ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻧ َ ْ‬ ‫ﳾءٍ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎ ﻧَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ري ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﴪﺗَﺎهُ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠ َ‬‫وَا ﺣَ ْ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﻔ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﴎ َع ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﻨﱠﻴْﻨَﺎهُ‪ .‬أﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻧ َ ِﺠ َﺪ ُه ﻣَ ﺎﺛ ًِﻼ أﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻨَﺎ ِﺑﺄ ْ َ‬
‫ﻮع‬‫ري ا ْﻟﺠُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﻧ َ ْ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ؛ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﺒَﺐُ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺒَﻼءِ؟«‬ ‫و ﱠ‬
‫ْﻒ‬ ‫ِﻳﺚ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ُﻣﻨ ْ ِﺼﺘَ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ َﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻐِ ﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺗُ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺗُ ِﺠﻴﺒُﻬَ ﺎ …‬

‫ري َﻗ ْ‬
‫ﺼ ٍﺪ — َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ َﺧﺎﺗَﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ — ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ إ ِ ْ‬

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‫ﺼ َﺪ َر ا ْﻟﺒَﻼءِ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ أ َ ﱠن أَﻳﱠﺎ َم ﱠ‬

‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة َﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫ﴎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْد َر َﻛ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« ﺣِ ﻴﻨ َ ِﺌ ٍﺬ ِ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد َة وَاﻟ ﱠﺮ َﺧﺎءَ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻟ َﻜ ْﺴ ِﺐ‬ ‫َﺎع ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﺗَ ِﻢ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠْ ﻠُﺐُ َﻟﻬُ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﻀ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﻀﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺎق وَﺣْ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ َﻫ َﻠ ُﻜﻮا ﺟُ ﻮﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻴ ِْﺸ ِﻬ ْﻢ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — َﻏ ْريُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ﱢ‬

‫ات ْاﻷ َ َﳻ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣَ ﺎ َر ِ‬ ‫ني »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ ﺎ ا ْرﺗَ َﺴ َﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﴪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﺼﺪ َِر ا ْﻛ ِﺘﺌَﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ وَﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺆال ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫اﻫﺎ ِﺑ ﱡ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن‪ ،‬اﺑْﺘَ َﺪ َر َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻔﺠﱢ ﻌَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﺤُ ﻮ ِد وَا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﻔ ِﺮ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨﱢﻌْ ﻤَ ِﺔ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﻘ َﻠ َﻖ ِﺑﺎﻟُﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﻤَ َﺮﻧَﺎ‬
‫ﻇ َﻔ َﺮﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ِﻴﻖ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﻴﱠﺄ َ ُه َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟ َِﻘﺎءٍ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻓ ْﺮ َﻗ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﻣَ ٍﻞ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻳَﺄ ْ ٍس‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة وَاﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬
‫ﺎس ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺣَ ﺒ ِﱢﻬ ْﻢ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻨَﺎ!‬ ‫ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎءِ أَﻋَ ﱢﺰ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ري وَا ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫َﴪ ُه ﷲ ُ َﻟﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬
‫ﻮن ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ أ َ ﱠن ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘ ِْﺴﻼ َم ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﱢﻢ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﴐبٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ُﻘ ِ‬
‫ﻮق‪.‬‬ ‫َ ْ‬
‫ْت ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﺗَ َﻢ ِﰲ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﻻ أ َ ْﻛﺘُ ُﻢ — ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ َﻫﺬَا ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ — َﻗ َﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻘﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﻌِ ﻲ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ أ َ ِﺟ ْﺪ ُه ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫إِ ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫وَأ ْﻏ َﻠﺐُ اﻟ ﱠ‬‫َ‬
‫ﺿﺎ َع ِﰲ أﺛْﻨَﺎءِ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ﱢﻦ أﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬
‫ﺎن أَﻧ ْ َﻔ َﻊ‬
‫ﻴﺲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن أ َ ﱠن َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﺨﺎﺗَ َﻢ اﻟﻨﱠﻔِ َ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﻌْ َﻠﻤ َ‬ ‫ﴩ ُﻛﻮﻧَﻨِﻲ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱠﺄ َ ﱡﻟ ِﻢ ﻟِﻔِ ْﻘﺪَاﻧ ِِﻪ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْ َ‬
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‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺪﻳﱠ ٍﺔ ﺑَ َﺬ َﻟﺘْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻨَﺎ ‪» 7‬ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« أ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴُ َﺆدﱢيَ َﻟﻨَﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ﺘَﺎجُ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺷﺌُ ِ‬
‫زﺗِﻨَﺎ‪8 .‬‬‫ِﻲ ِﰲ ﺣَ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫َﴪ ًة ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ﺎﺗُﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ْﻘ ِﻀﻴ ًﱠﺔ ِﺑ ِﻪ ُﻣﻴ ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻟِﺐَ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ!«‬ ‫َاﺟ ُﻪ ﻣَ َ‬‫ْﻒ ﻧُﻮ ِ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن — و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪﻧَﺎ ُه — َﻓﻤَ ﺎ أَد ِْري َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻴﻼ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَﻻ‬ ‫»ﻫ ﱢﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﺗَﺠْ ﻌَ ِﲇ ِﻟ ْﻠﻬَ ﱢﻢ َﺳ ِﺒ ً‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺗَﺤْ ِﺴ ِﺒﻲ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ َِﻞ ﺣِ َﺴﺎﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺄَﺗَ َﻜ ﱠﻔ ُﻞ َﻟﻚِ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌْ ِﻮ ُزكِ ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ﱢﺮي ﻋَ ﻴْﻨًﺎ‪ ،‬و َِﻃﻴ ِﺒﻲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ًﺴﺎ!‬
‫ﻮﻗﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎ َذا ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﻌُ ﻨِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ ْﺴ ِﺐ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱢﻦ َﻗ ِﻮيﱠ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ؟ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ َذا ﻳَﻌُ ُ‬ ‫ري ﱢ‬ ‫أ َ َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَﻧَﺎ َﻛ ِﺒ َ‬
‫أ َ ْﻗﻮَا ِﺗﻨَﺎ؟‬

‫‪ 7‬ﺑﺬﻟﺘﻬﺎ ﻟﻨﺎ‪ :‬ﻗﺪﻣﺘﻬﺎ ﻟﻨﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 8‬ﺣﻮزﺗﻨﺎ‪ :‬ﻣﻠﻜﻨﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ني‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن أُﻳ ﱢ َ‬

‫َﴪ َﻟﻚِ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳُﻌْ ِﺠ َﺰﻧِﻲ — إ ِ ْن َﺷﺎءَ ﷲ ُ — أ َ ْن أَﺣْ ُ‬
‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻌَ َﺮ ِق ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﺒ ِ‬

‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ َﺴ ًﺔ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳَﻤْ ﻨَﻌُ ﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ اﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻼ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻟ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫أ َ َﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ َﻗﺎدِ َر ًة ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ؟ و ََﻫ ْﻞ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺠ ُﺰ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪﺗِﻚِ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪َ ،‬وﻣ َُﺸﺎ َر َﻛ ِﺔ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُم‬
‫ِﺑﺄَدَاﺋ ِِﻪ؟«‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌْ َﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ِر ْزﻗِﻲ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ‬ ‫ﱧ ﺑَﺎﻟُ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ؛ َﻓﻬَ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ ذَا أَﺑْﺪَأ ُ ﱠ‬‫ﻄﻤَ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ِ » :‬ﻟﻴَ ْ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ أَﺗَ َﺮ ﱠد َد ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳُ ِﺪ ﱡر ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜﻔِ ﻲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ﺘَﻨَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ ِْﺶ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﻠ َﻘﺎءِ‬ ‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬
‫أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰ ُ‬
‫ﻳﺰات‪«.‬‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ َﻻ ﻳُ ْﻠ ِﻮي‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳَ َﺪ أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻴﱠﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺎ َر ِﰲ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺒﱠ َﻞ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪.‬‬‫ﻋَ َﲆ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻤﺌْﻨَﺎﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳَﺪ ِْري ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺨﺒَ ُﺆ ُه َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺪ ُر‬‫ﻃﺎ َو َرﺟَ ﺎءً وَا ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﺾ ﻧ َ َﺸﺎ ً‬ ‫وَاﺑْﺘَﻌَ َﺪ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﱠﻦ و ََﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ﻳَﻔ ُ‬
‫ﺎت‪.‬‬‫ﺎﺟﺌَ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎت‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﻌِ ﱡﺪ ُه َﻟ ُﻪ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬
‫َاث َوﻣ َُﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺋِﺐَ وَﻋَ َﻘﺒ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫— ِﰲ َ‬

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 ‫اﻟﺪ ْﺳﻜَ َﺮ ِة‬ ‫َﺻ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺣ ُﺐ ﱠ‬

‫ﺎﺿﺠَ َﺔ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ٍة َﻛ ِﺒريَةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ِﺜريَ ِة ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﺠَ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﴙ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺜﱢﻤَ ِﺎر؛ َﻓﺎﻧْﺘَﻌَ َﺸ ْﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴ ُﻪ ِﺑ ْﺎﻷَﻣَ ِﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ﻳ َِﺠ ُﺪ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺰ ُق ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈﻔِ ُﺮ ُه ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻗﻮَاﺗ ِِﻬﻢْ‪،‬‬
‫ﴎﺗ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳُ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌْ ِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ُﻞ ِر ْز َﻗ ُﻪ و َِر ْز َق أ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﳾءٌ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐﻠُ ُﻪ َﻏ ْريُ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َ ْ‬
‫وَﻻ ﻳُﺤْ ِﻮﺟُ ﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ريﻫِ ﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮن أَﻣَ ﺎ َم د ِ‬
‫َارﻫِ ﻢْ؛‬ ‫ﴎﺗ ِِﻪ ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﻛﻠُ َ‬‫ﺎﻓ ٍﺔ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ٍة و َُﻫ َﻮ ﺟَ ﺎﻟ ٌِﺲ ﻣَ َﻊ أ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐُ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ َ‬ ‫وَﻻحَ َﻟ ُﻪ َ‬
‫َﴫ ِﺑ ِﻪ ُﻏﻼ ٌم ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﴍ ِة‬ ‫َات َﻗﻠِﻴ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑ ُ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ — ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ — ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺎﺗﱠﺠَ َﻪ إ ِ َﻟ ِﻴﻬﻢْ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤ ُِﺮهِ‪.‬‬

‫ﻄ َﺮﺑ َْﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ُﺴ ُﻪ َﺧﻮ ًْﻓﺎ‬ ‫َاﺿ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َرآ ُه ا ْﻟ ُﻐﻼ ُم َوو ََﻗﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ و ََﻓ َﺰﻋً ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫َﴫ ُخ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄَةِ‪.‬‬
‫ﱠار و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ ْ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻠﻌً ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َﻗ َﻔ َﺰ َﻫ ِﺎرﺑًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ْﺧ َﺔ أَﺧِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﰲ اﻟﺜ ﱠ ِﺎﻣﻨ َ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤ ُِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَ َﻠ ﱠﻔﺘَ ْﺖ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺒْﺤَ ُﺚ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ‬ ‫و ََﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ْﺖ أ ُ ْﺧﺘُ ُﻪ َﴏ َ‬
‫ﺎف أ َ َﺧ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ و ََﻓ ﱠﺰﻋَ ﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ َﺧ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻟِﻌَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻬَ ﺎ — ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ — ِﻣﺜ ْ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ أ َ َﺧ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻻحَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ﺎﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺠ َﺪ ًة ‪ 1‬أُﻣﱠ ﻬَ ﺎ وَأَﺑ َ‬
‫َﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَا ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ْﺖ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﻣﺴﺘﻨﺠﺪة‪ :‬ﻣﺴﺘﻐﻴﺜﺔ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺼ َﺪ َر اﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ‬‫ﻮن ِﻟﻴَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ُﻓﻮا ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ريﻳ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ … َوﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻔ َﺖ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﻟ ُِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻐِ َ‬ ‫َان ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ َﺰ ِع َ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ﺐَ ا ْﻟﻮَا ِﻟﺪ ِ‬
‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َﺧﺎﺗُﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪،‬‬‫ري«؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺰﻋَ ِﺖ اﻟﻨ ﱢ َﺴﺎءُ َوﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﴏ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َت أَﻋْ ﻴُﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺘَﻘِ ﻲ ﺑ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﴎﻋُ ﻮا‬‫َوﺗَﺤَ ﻤﱠ َﺲ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ﺎ ُل ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔﺘْﻚِ ِﺑﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣْ ِﺶ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ْاﻗﺘَﺤَ َﻢ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗَﻬُ ْﻢ َود ََﻫ َﻢ دِ ﻳَﺎ َر ُﻫﻢْ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻳﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺪ َْﻓﻌُ ﻮا ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﻏﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ َﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ « ‪ 3‬إِذَا َﻫﺠَ َﻢ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻫِ َﺮاوَاﺗ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ‪ِ 2‬ﻟﻴَﺬُودُوا ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ ُﻔ ِﺴ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوذَ ِو ِ‬
‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻛﺎﻧُﻮا ﻳَﺤْ َﺴﺒُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ وَﺣْ ًﺸﺎ َﻫ ِﺎرﺑًﺎ َﻓ ﱠﺮ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ و ََﻗ ِﺪ َم ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ْاﻓ ِﱰ َ‬
‫َاﺳﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬

‫ﻈ ﱠﻦ ِﺑ ِﻪ؛ إِذْ‬‫ْف‪ ،‬أ َ ْد َر َك أَﻧﱠﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ َﺳﺎءُوا اﻟ ﱠ‬

‫ﴎ ِة ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َرأَى »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ِﻻ ْﻓ ِﱰ َِاﺳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ﻮن ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﺤَ ﱢﻔ ِﺰ َ‬
‫ﱠﺼ َ‬ ‫َﱰﺑ ُ‬ ‫َراﺣُ ﻮا ﻳ َ َ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻼ ِم‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴُﺒَ ﱢﺪ َد ِﺑ َﻜ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳﺎ َو َر ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ َﺰ ٍع‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْرد َ‬
‫َف ﺗَﺤِ ﻴﱠﺘَ ُﻪ َﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪:‬‬ ‫َﻓﺎﺑْﺘَ َﺪ َر ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺤِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ و ﱠ‬
‫ﴍ ًﺳﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ‬ ‫ُﻮن‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﺨ َﺸﻮْا ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ ِﺴﺒْﺘُﻤُﻮﻧِﻲ ُدﺑٍّﺎ َ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ِﺌﻨﱡﻮا أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎ َد ُة ْاﻷ َ ْﻛ َﺮﻣ َ‬ ‫»ا ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ — إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن ِﻣﺜْﻠُ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱢﻲ ﻣ َُﺸ ﱠﻮ ُه ﱡ‬ ‫— ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫و ََﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ُق ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ ُﺪ ﺑَﻴْﻨِﻲ َوﺑَﻴْﻨ َ ُﻜﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫ﺻﻼﺣِ ﻴَﺘِﻲ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ُﻜﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ أ َ ِﺟ ُﺪ ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺘ ُﻜﻢْ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺘُﺜ ْ ِﺒ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻜ ُﻢ اﻟﺘﱠﺠْ ِﺮﺑ َُﺔ ﻣَ ﺪَى َ‬
‫ﻇ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑﺜ َِﻘ ِﺘ ُﻜﻢْ‪ ،‬وَأُو ﱠَﻓ َﻖ إ ِ َﱃ‬
‫ﺎل‪َ .‬وإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ‬ ‫َوإ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِﴆ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ِﻜﻠُﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻋْ ﻤَ ٍ‬
‫ﺿﺎ ِﺋ ُﻜﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫إ ِ ْر َ‬
‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻖ‬‫ﺎس‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ني َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ُﻪ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺐ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ﺣِ َ‬ ‫وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة دُبﱟ ؛‬ ‫ﻮب اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋ ِِﻊ‪ .‬وَﺣَ ِﺴﺒَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻋِ ْﻔ ِﺮﻳﺘًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﻦ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻞ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﻟ َِﺴﺎﻧ ُ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷ ُ ْﺳﻠُ ِ‬
‫ْف و َِاﻻ ْرﺗِﺒﺎ ُك‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪ ِْر‪ :‬أَﻳَﻬْ ُﺮبُ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬أ َ ْم ﻳَﺜْﺒ ُُﺖ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ؟‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬‫ري ُة‪ ،‬و ْ‬‫َﻓﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﺘْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻋَ ﱠﻦ ‪َ 4‬ﻟ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﺠﱠ َﻊ َوﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ﱠث إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴَﺘَﺜَﺒ َﱠﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻫﺮاواﺗﻬﻢ‪ :‬ﻋﺼﻴﻬﻢ اﻟﻐﻠﻴﻈﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻏﺎﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﺪب‪ :‬داﻫﻴﺘﻪ وﻣﺼﻴﺒﺘﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﱠ‬
‫ﻋﻦ‪ :‬ﻇﻬﺮ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻮر؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻐﺎﻟِﺐُ‬

‫ﻀ ِ‬‫َﻓﺎﺟْ ﺘَﻤَ َﻊ َرأْﻳُ ُﻪ ‪ 5‬ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ د ََﻓﻌَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬
‫ﱪﻧِﻲ ِﰲ َﴏَاﺣَ ٍﺔ وَﺟَ َﻼءٍ ‪ 6‬و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﻜ ِﺬﺑْﻨِﻲ‪ :‬أ َ ِﺟﻨ ﱢ ﱞﻲ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أ َ ْم إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن؟ وَآد َِﻣ ﱞﻲ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو‬ ‫ْف‪َ :‬‬
‫»ﺧ ﱢ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ َ‬
‫أ َ ْم ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَا ٌن؟‬
‫َاﺻﺪ ُْﻗﻨِﻲ و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﻜ ِﺬﺑْﻨِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ِﺟﺒْﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫َﺧ ﱢ ْ‬

‫ﺎن ﻧ َ َﺸﺄ ْ َت؟«‬ ‫َ‬

‫ْت؟ و َِﰲ أيﱢ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬‫َان ُوﻟِﺪ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﻗ ْﻞ ِﱄ‪ِ :‬ﻣ ْﻦ أﻳ َْﻦ َﻗﺪِﻣْ َﺖ؟ و َِﰲ أيﱢ ا ْﻟﺒُ ْﻠﺪ ِ‬
‫ْت‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْر ِﺿﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َﺸﺄ ْ ُت‪،‬‬‫»ﻣ ْﻦ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ‪َ ،‬وﻓِﻴﻬَ ﺎ ُوﻟِﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪ِ :‬‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒ َُﺔ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪«.‬‬ ‫و َِﰲ ِرﺣَ ﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﻛ ِﱪ ُْت َوﺗَ َﺮﻋْ َﺮﻋْ ُﺖ؛ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَﻌَ ﻬﱠ َﺪﺗْﻨِﻲ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة«‪َ :‬‬

‫َت إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‬

‫ْف‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻃﺒُ ُﻪ إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن‪َ ،‬ﻻ ِﺟﻨ ﱢ ﱞﻲ وَﻻ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮَا ٌن؛ َﻓ َﺰاﻳَ َﻠ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻮ ُ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ أ َ ْد َر َك اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﺨ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَ ِﺔ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ؟ ْاﻵ َن ذَ َﻛ ْﺮﺗُ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘُﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬أَأَﻧ ْ َﺖ اﺑْ ُﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻒ أَﺑْﻨَﺎءَﻧَﺎ وَأَﺑْﻨَﺎءَ ِﺟريَا ِﻧﻨَﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻮق ِﻟﻴُﺨِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ُﻔﻮ َﻟﺘ ِِﻪ — إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬‫ﺎن ﻳَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ — ِﰲ َزﻣَ ِﻦ ُ‬ ‫أ َ َﻟ ْﺴ َﺖ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻗﺎ ِﻧ ٌﻊ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬
‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ ُﻣﻨْﺬَ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤِ ِ‬‫َوﻳَﻤْ َﻸ َ ُﻗﻠُﻮﺑَﻬُ ْﻢ َﻓ َﺰﻋً ﺎ َو ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺳ ِﻤﻌْ ُﺖ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ﺗَﻌِ ُ‬
‫ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻄﺒُ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﺴ َﺖ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧ َ ِﺔ أَﺣَ ﺪٍ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬اﺟﺘﻤﻊ رأﻳﻪ‪ :‬ﻋﺰم‪.‬‬

‫‪ 6‬ﺟﻼء‪ :‬وﺿﻮح‪.‬‬

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‫ني؟‬‫ﺎس؟ وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُ َﻚ ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أن ﺗُ ْﺰﻋِﺞُ ْاﻵ ِﻣ ِﻨ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ َﻏ ﱠري َْت َرأْﻳَ َﻚ ِﰲ ِاﻻﺑْﺘِﻌَ ﺎدِ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻘ َ ِﱰبْ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ َﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٌﻞ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪﻧَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎب — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋِ ْﺸ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ — ﻣَ َﻊ أَﻣْ ﺜﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻟ ﱠﺮأْيُ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ َد ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺗَﻴ َْﺖ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌِ َ‬
‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑَﺒَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬
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‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ ًﻼ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ ًﻔﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﺷﺐﱠ ِﰲ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗِﻨَﺎ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أﻳﱠﺎ ٍم —‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﴎ ِﺗﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﺋ ٍِﻞ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ ﻫﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺪَﻣﱠ َﺮ َﻫﺎ وَأَﺗَﻰ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ‪ِ 7‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﺠَ ٍﺮ َوﺛَﻤَ ٍﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﻷ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺣَ ِﺮ ٌ‬
‫ِﺳﻮايَ ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮت أُﻣﱢ ﻲ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ ُﻘ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟﺒًﺎ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺳﻌَ ﻰ ﺟَ ﺎﻫِ ﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ و َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻷ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ و ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ َو ُﻣ َﺮﺑﱢﻴَﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﺷﻘِ َ‬
‫ﺎل َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌِ ﺐْ ءِ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻲ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻮَا َﻛ َﻞ ‪ 8‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳ ََﺴﻌُ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن أَﺗَ َﺨ ﱠﲆ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﺣْ ﺘِﻤَ ِ‬
‫َاﺟ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻼع ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬‫ﺿ ِﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬و َِاﻻ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱠﻘِ ِ‬
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‫ﻴﻖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏﺒَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ِﺟﺌْ ُﺖ أ ْﺳﺄﻟُ ُﻜ ْﻢ ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ ﻳ َُﺴﺎﻋِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫َﴪ َك‪ ،‬إ ِ ْن َﺷﺎءَ ﷲُ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﺳ َﱰَى — ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ِﴆ َوإِﺗْ َﻘﺎﻧِﻲ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ﻬَ ُﺪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﺑ ِﻪ — ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُ ﱡ‬
‫ﻳﻒ‬‫ﴍ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺤِ ﻴﺢُ ا ْﻟ ِﺒﻨْﻴَ ِﺔ‪ .‬وَأَﻧَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻧَﺎ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮاﻧِﻲ — ﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓﻮ ُر ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮةِ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻠِﻴ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ِﻒ َﻟ َﻚ َرأْﻳًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ أَﻋْ ِﴢ َﻟ َﻚ أَﻣْ ًﺮا!«‬ ‫ﻄﻮَا ٌع َﻻ أ ُ َﺧﺎﻟ ُ‬‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻘ ِﺼﺪِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ َﺴ ُﻦ اﻟﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْ‬
‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻖ ﻳُﻌَ ﻨ ﱢ ُﻔ ُﻪ ‪ 9‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﻜ ًﺮا‪ ،‬ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أَد ِْري‪:‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐُ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ﻣ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ًﺮا‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮ َق َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎل؟‬ ‫َان ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻠ َﻚ ِﺑﺄَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَﺪُو ُر ِﺑ َﺨ َﻠ ِﺪ َك ‪ 10‬أ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻌَ ﺎو ََن إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ ﻣَ َﻊ ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ني ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﰲ أَدَاءِ ﻋَ ﻤَ ِﲇ َﻏ ْريُ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﻗ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﻲ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُرﺣْ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪َ 11 ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﺘَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َﻫ ْﻞ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺔ َﻫﻴْﺌَ ِﺘ َﻚ؛ ِﻟﻴُﺪْﺧِ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ َع ﻋَ َﲆ َو َﻟﺪِي‬ ‫َان د َِﻣﻴ ٍﻢ‪ ،‬ﻣ َُﺸ ﱠﻮ ِه ا ْﻟﺨِ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ ُ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﻴَﻮ ٍ‬
‫َو َزوْﺟَ ﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻫ ِﲇ وَﻋَ ِﺸريَﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻤْ َﻸ َ َﻗ ْﻠﺐَ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه َﻓ َﺰﻋً ﺎ َو ُرﻋْ ﺒًﺎ؟‬

‫‪ 7‬أﺗﻰ ﻋﲆ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ‪ :‬أﻫﻠﻜﻪ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 8‬أﺗﻮاﻛﻞ‪ :‬أﻛﺴﻞ وأﻋﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﲆ ﻏريي‪.‬‬
‫‪ 9‬ﻳﻌﻨﻔﻪ‪ :‬ﻳﻠﻮﻣﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬ﺑﺨﻠﺪك‪ :‬ﺑﻌﻘﻠﻚ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 11‬ﻋﲆ رﺣﺒﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻋﲆ ﺳﻌﺘﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻴﻖ َر ْﻏﺒَ ِﺘ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺪَى َﻟ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫َ‬

‫أﺣَ ِﺴﺒْﺘَﻨِﻲ َﻏ ِﺒﻴٍّﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪﱢ؟ َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫ﺎف؛‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﴬاﻋَ ِﺔ و َِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻌْ َ‬‫ﻮع ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺗَﻴ َْﺖ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َرا َك ﺑَﺎﻟ ًِﻐﺎ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎﻋِ ﻲ ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻔﻨ ﱠ ْﻦ ِﰲ ﱠ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱡﺮﺟُ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻣُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺘ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَاﻋْ ُﺰبْ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ‪َ ،‬ودَﻋْ ﻨَﺎ ﻧ ُ ِﺘ ﱠﻢ َﻏﺪَاءَﻧَﺎ ِﺑ َﺴﻼ ٍم‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴫ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜ َ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﺧﺘَ ِ ْ‬‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪» :‬أ َ ْﺳﺘَﺤْ ﻠ ُِﻔ َﻚ ِﺑﺎهلل ِ — ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي — أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﺠَ ﺎ َو َز ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َر َة َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ وَﺣُ ْﺴ َﻦ ﻣَ ْﺨ َ ِﱪي‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮي‪َ ،‬وﺗُ َﻘ ﱢﺪ َر َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺎدِ ُق ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ُ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﺳ َﱰَى — إِذَا ﺟَ ﱠﺮﺑْﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ — أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﻧِﻌْ َﻢ ﱠ‬
‫ﴢ‪ ،‬أ ُ َؤدﱢي ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ِﻜﻠُ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻗ ِ ﱟ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻟ َﻚ — إِذَا ِﺷﺌْ َﺖ — أ ْن ﺗَ ْﺰ ِوﻳَﻨِﻲ ‪ِ 12‬ﰲ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ني أَﺣَ ٍﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ أَﺑَﺪًا‪«.‬‬ ‫ﴎ ِﺗ َﻚ؛ ِﺑﺤَ ﻴ ُْﺚ َﻻ ﺗَ َﻘ ُﻊ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ﻋَ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌِ ﻴﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ أَو َْﻻدِ َك وَأ َ ْﻓ َﺮادِ أ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﻚ َو ِﻋﻨَﺎدِ َك‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َد ِﰲ إ ِ ْﻟﺤَ ﺎﻓِ َﻚ؛ ‪َ 13‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻟﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ‪ُ » :‬ﻛ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ َﻏ ِ‬
‫ِﺑﺒَﺎﻟ ٍِﻎ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎﻋِ ﻲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪُ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ!‬‫وَﺣَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴ َﱰ ِْﺳ َﻞ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺒﻴﺢُ ﱡ‬
‫ﱪ ًة ﻟِﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌْ ﺘَ ِﱪُ؛ َﻓﻬَ ْﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ َﺳ ِﺎﻣ ٌﻊ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﻌَ ْﻠﺘُ َﻚ ﻋِ ْ َ‬ ‫وَاﻋْ َﻠ ْﻢ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻨَﺢﱠ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫َني ﺟَ ﻨْﺒَﻴْ َﻚ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﺬْ َراﺗِﻲ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺞُ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﻠﺤَ ﺎحُ ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﻔﺬْ ُت أ َ ْﺳﻨ َ َ‬
‫ﻣ ُِﻄﻴﻊٌ؟ اُﻋْ ُﺰبْ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻴﻒ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸﻊَ‪«.‬‬ ‫و ََﻓ َﺮﻳ ُْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ ْﺮ َو َك ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ َ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« أ َ ْن َﺧ َﻔ َﺾ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰوﻧًﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪْﻣَ ُﺔ ُﻣ ْﺰﻋِﺠَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻚِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﺤِ َﻘ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎﻧ َ ٍﺔ َوإِذْ َﻻ ٍل‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ ﺑُﺪٍّا ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣ َُﻔﺎ َر َﻗ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ِﻞ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫َﺎل‪َ ،‬ﻛ ِﺴريَ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻳَﺌ َِﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﺎبَ أَﻣَ ﻠُﻪُ‪.‬‬

‫ري‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﺨﺎذِ َل‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْ ِ‬‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺐ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﺑ َِﻄﻲءَ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ ُﻣﺒْﺘَﻌِ ﺪًا ﻋَ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﰲ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﴙ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫َات‪14 .‬‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﺨ ُ‬
‫ﺎﳼ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺷ َﻔ َﻊ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ َﻔ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َوﻋِﻴ ِﺪ ِه ِﺑ َﻘﻬْ َﻘﻬَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ٍﺔ‪،‬‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِار ُع ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ني‬‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺮﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ِة ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﱢﻠ ِﻠ َ‬‫َات ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘِﻌْ ﻼءً … َوﺗَ ِﺒﻌَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘِﻬْ ﺰاءً‪ ،‬و َُﺳ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳ ًَﺔ و ْ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ َﺷﻤَ ﺎﺗَ ًﺔ و ْ‬ ‫ﺗَﻔِ ُ‬
‫ِﺑﻬَ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ﺘ ِِﻪ وَاﻧْﻜ َِﺴ ِﺎر َﺧ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮهِ!‬

‫‪ 12‬ﺗﺰوﻳﻨﻲ‪ :‬ﺗﺒﻌﺪﻧﻲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 13‬إﻟﺤﺎﻓﻚ‪ :‬إﻟﺤﺎﺣﻚ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 14‬ﻣﺘﺨﺎذل اﻟﺨﻄﻮات‪ :‬ﺿﻌﻴﻒ اﻟﺨﻄﻮات‪.‬‬

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‫ﻃ َﻔ َﺮ ْت ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ ِِﻪ دَﻣْ ﻌَ ٌﺔ ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ٌﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬

‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎرﻫِ ﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻋَ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َ‬
‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻏﺎبَ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﺿﻴًﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ﷲِ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎدِ ﻣً ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘ ِْﺴ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﻪ ِﻟ ْﻠﺠَ َﺰ ِع‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ‪َ ،‬ر ِ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺠْ ﻔِ ﻴﻔِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻌْ ﺘَ ِﺼﻤً ﺎ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫أَ ْ َ‬
‫َاﻹذْ َﻻ ِل — أ َ ْن ﻳَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬَ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺮ ِﺑﺒَﺎﻟ ِِﻪ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧَﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫ري وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎﻧ َ ِﺔ و ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨ ُ‬
‫ْاﻗ َﱰَﺣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«؛ و َُﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤُ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻟُﺒ ِْﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو وَاﺗﱢ َﺨﺎذِ َﺷ ْﻜ ِﻞ اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ؛ َﻓ ِﺘ ْﻠ َﻚ ﻫِ َﻲ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ دَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺮ َﻓ ُﻊ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ َﺔ وَﺟْ ِﻬ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﺷﻨَﺎﻋَ َﺔ ُ‬‫ا ْﻟﻮ َِﺳﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَﺣِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُ َﺨ ﱢﻠ ُ‬

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 ‫اﻟﺮزْ ِق‬
‫ﻴﻞ ﱢ‬‫ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬

‫ﴎﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﺳﺎﻋِ ﻴًﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ِر ْزﻗ ِِﻪ و َِر ْز ِق أ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫ري ُه ِﰲ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﺳ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻒ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َ‬
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‫اﻟﺴ ْريُ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ٍﺔ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳَ ْﺪﻧُﻮ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َرأى — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ ُﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﱠ‬
‫َني َﻏﺎدٍ َو َراﺋ ٍِﺢ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ‬ ‫ني ِﻷَدَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫ني ِﰲ أَﻋْ ﻤَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬ﻣُﻨﻬَ ِﻤ ِﻜ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ — ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ و َْﻗﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ُﺳﺪًى؛ ‪َ 1‬ﻓﻬَ ﺬَا‬ ‫َﺎن ا ْﻟ َﻜﻬْ ُﺮﺑَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ُِﻀﻴﻌُ ﻮا َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﴎﻳ َ‬ ‫ﺎط َ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ْت ﻓِ ِﻴﻬ ْﻢ ُروحُ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺸ ِ‬ ‫َ َ‬
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‫َﺎﺿ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴ ِْﻞ‪َ ،‬و َرا ِﺑ ٌﻊ ﻣُﻘ ِﺒ ٌﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ِﺚ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨ ﱞِﻲ ِﺑ ِﺮﻳ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺎدِ ‪َ ،‬وﺛَﺎﻟ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣُﻬْ ﺘَ ﱞﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ َ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﻣَ ْﺸﻐﻮ ٌل ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِث‪َ ،‬وﺛ َ ٍ‬
‫ﺗَ ْﺴ ِﻤﻴ ِﺪ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ِﺎﻣ ٌﺲ ُﻣﻨْﻬَ ِﻤ ٌﻚ ِﰲ ﺑَﺬْ ِر ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺐﱢ ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺎدِ ٌس دَاﺋِﺐٌ ﻋَ َﲆ َريﱢ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض و ََﺳ ْﻘ ِﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ْر ِع‪،‬‬
‫ِﻒ ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺨﺘَﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ِﺑﻤ ْ‬ ‫ون ﻣَ ْﺸ ُﻐﻮﻟُ َ‬ ‫َآﺧ ُﺮ َ‬‫َﺎت‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺎ ِﺑ ٌﻊ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺄ ُ ﻳ َُﺸﺬﱢبُ اﻟﻨﱠﺒ َ‬
‫ﴎﺗِﻲ؛‬ ‫ﻮت ِﺑ ِﻪ أ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﻴﺢ ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ أ َ ُﻗ ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ أ ِﺟ ُﺪ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﻘ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺿﻤَ ُﻦ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﺰ َع‬
‫َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱢﻲ أ َ َرى ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِرﺟَ ًﺎﻻ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻓِ ِﻴﻬ ْﻢ ِﻃ ْﻔ ٌﻞ و ََﻻ َﻓﺘَﺎ ٌة و ََﻻ اﻣْ َﺮأ َ ٌة؛ َو ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا أ َ ْ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟ َِﻘﺎﺋِﻲ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎل — ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗﺒ ِْﺢ َﺷ ْﻜ ِﲇ‪«.‬‬ ‫ون — ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ُﻮن ‪ُ 2‬ر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو ﻳَﻨْﻔِ ُﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎل َﺳﻴَﺘَﻬَ ﻴﱠﺒ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫ﺎل — ِﰲ ُﺧ ْﻔﻴَ ٍﺔ وَﺣَ ﺬَ ٍر‬ ‫َاب ﻣَ ﺎ َرآهُ؛ َﻓ ْﺎﻗ َﱰَبَ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا ْاﻗﺘَﻨ َ َﻊ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﻘ َﻊ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أَﻋْ ﻴُﻨُﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫ﻮل إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫ُﺻ ِ‬‫— ﺑَﺎذِ ًﻻ ﺟُ ﻬْ َﺪ ُه ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮ ُ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺳﺪى‪ :‬ﺑﻼ ﻓﺎﺋﺪة‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﺳﻴﺘﻬﻴﺒﻮن‪ :‬ﺳﻴﺨﺎﻓﻮن‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ —‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ْاﻗ َﱰَبَ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﺑْﺘَ َﺪ َر ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﺤِ ﻴﱠ ِﺔ أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ْﻦ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺐ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺎ ِﺋﺒَ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒْﺪُو ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳﻴﻤَ ﺎ ُه — َوﻛِﻴ َﻞ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َر َﻓ َﻊ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ َرأ ْ َﺳﻪُ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَ َﻘ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎهُ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن ﺣَ ﻴﱠﺎ ُه »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ َﻮ ًة‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﺰﻋً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ْﺮآهُ‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﺮاﺟَ َﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َراءِ ُﺧ ْ‬
‫ﴫ َخ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻳ َْﺴﺄَﻟُ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﻇﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ِﰲ ُ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻞ ﻳ ُِﺠﻴ ُﻞ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﻴﺾ؟ وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺗَﺒْﺘَﻐِ ﻴ ِﻪ؟« ‪3‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺞُ ا ْﻟﺒَﻐِ ُ‬ ‫ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬ﻣَ ْﻦ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَ ِﺔ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺸ ِﺐ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ اﺑْ ُﻦ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي!«‬
‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﺟَ ﺎءَ ِﺑ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ ُﻫﻨَﺎ؟ وَأَيﱡ ﻧ َ ْﻜﺒَ ٍﺔ َﻗﺬَ َﻓ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ أ َ ْر ِﺿﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻏ َﺮﺗْ َﻚ‬
‫ﻮر إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ؟«‬‫ﻀ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤُ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ ِﺟﺊْ — ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي — إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن اﺣْ َﱰ ََﻗ ْﺖ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗُﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﻀﺐَ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮت ‪ِ 4‬ﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْر ِﺿﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺳﻌَ ﻰ َو َراءَ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻨَﺎﻛ ِِﺐ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪َ 5 .‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﱄ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َك إ ِ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ُ‬
‫ﴎﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱠﻟ َﻔ ٌﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‪ :‬وَا ِﻟ َﺪﺗِﻲ‬ ‫ﻮت أ ُ ْ َ‬‫َرﺟَ ﺎءٌ وَاﺣِ ﺪٌ‪ُ ،‬ﻫ َﻮ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘﺒَ َﻠﻨِﻲ أ َ ِﺟريًا ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َك؛ ِﻷ َ ْﻛ ُﻔ َﻞ ِﺑ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ ُﻗ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘﺘِﻲ َو ُﻣ َﺮﺑﱢﻴَﺘِﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫و ََﺷﻘِ َ‬
‫ﻄﻔِ َﻚ و ََﻓ ْﻀ ِﻠ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْرﺟُ ﻮهُ‪«.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ ﺑَﺎﻟ ٌِﻎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤْ ﺞُ ؟‬‫اﻟﺸﻘِ ﱡﻲ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ِﰲ ُﺧ ُﺸﻮﻧ َ ٍﺔ وَﻋَ ﺠْ َﺮ َﻓ ٍﺔ‪» :‬أَيﱠ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫أَيﱡ ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن أ َ ِﻛ َﻠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ دُبﱟ ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ دَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ِﺘ َﻚ َوﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺘ َﻚ؟«‬
‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤً ﺎ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﱄ — ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي — ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑَﺒَ ِﺔ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ُﻗﺒْﺢُ َﻓ ْﺮ ِو َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﺧ ُﺸﻮﻧ َ ُﺔ ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸ ِﻦ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐ ْﻠ َﻚ دَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﺘِﻲ َوﺗَ ْﺸ ِﻮﻳ ُﻪ َﺳﺤْ ﻨَﺘِﻲ‪ 6 ،‬و ََﺧ َﱪ َْت‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا ﺗَﺠَ ﺎ َو ْز َت ﻋَ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن و َِﰲ ﱟ ﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ‬ ‫ﻈﺎﻫِ َﺮ ِة — َﻗ ْﻠﺐَ إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫ﻒ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺒ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺔ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴎﻳ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬رأَﻳ َْﺖ — َﺧ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫و ََﻓﺎﺋِﻲ َوﻧ َ َﻘﺎءَ َ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ُﺮوءَ ِة وَا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫َﱰ ﱠد ُد ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠﻨَﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺻﺪ ٍْق َﻻ ﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ُﻛ ﱡﻠﻬَ ﺎ َﺧ ْريٌ َوﻧُﺒْ ٌﻞ‪َ ،‬وﻟِ َﺴ َ‬ ‫َاﻃ َ‬‫ِﺑﻌَ ﻮ ِ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻣﺎذا ﺗﺒﺘﻐﻴﻪ‪ :‬ﻣﺎذا ﺗﻄﻠﺒﻪ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 4‬ﻧﻀﺐ اﻟﻘﻮت‪ :‬زال وﻓﻨﻲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﻣﻨﺎﻛﺐ اﻷرض‪ :‬ﻧﻮاﺣﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 6‬ﺗﺸﻮﻳﻪ ﺳﺤﻨﺘﻲ‪ :‬ﻗﺒﺢ ﻫﻴﺌﺘﻲ وﺻﻮرﺗﻲ‪.‬‬

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‫ُﻀﺎﻋَ َﻔ ًﺔ — ﻟِﻤَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ْﺖ َﻟ َﺮ ﱠدﺗْﻬَ ﺎ — ﻣ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻮ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨِﻴﻌَ َﺔ ‪ 7‬و ََﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴ َ‬‫َوﻧ َ ْﻔ ًﺴﺎ َﺷﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬ﺗَﺬْ ُﻛ ُﺮ ﱠ‬
‫أ َ ْﺳﺪ َ‬
‫َاﻫﺎ! ‪8‬‬

‫ﺎل — ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴ َﻚ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا ﻋَ ﺠَ ْﺰ ُت ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ ِﺑﺠَ ِﻤﻴﻠ ِ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺮى ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ — ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣُ ﺐﱢ‬
‫ﱪﺗَﻨِﻲ — ﻧ َ ْﻔ ًﺴﺎ ُﻣﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﻤ ُﺮ! و ََﺳ َﱰَى ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ — ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ َﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫أَﻋْ ﻤَ ُﻞ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴﻮءُ َك ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﻬﻢْ‪«.‬‬ ‫ف أ َ ْﻟﻮَاﻧ ِِﻬ ْﻢ وَأَﺟْ ﻨ َ ِ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ ْ‬
‫اﺧﺘ َِﻼ ِ‬ ‫ري‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠ َﻔﺎﻧِﻲ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﻊ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْ ِ‬

‫ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ ُ‬
‫ﻞ‪9‬‬ ‫ُﺼﻐِ ﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َﻫ ِﺎزﺋًﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌُ ُﻪ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬إِذْ أَﺟْ َﻔ َﻠ ِﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ﻳَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﻠﻢُ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ َﻮﻛِﻴ ُﻞ ﻳ ْ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ٍﺊ َﻻ ﻳَﺪ ِْرﻳ ِﻪ َر ِاوي َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻟ َِﺴﺒ ٍَﺐ ﻣ َُﻔ ِ‬
‫ﻀﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ ًﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ُل‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع َﻫ ِﺎرﺑ ًَﺔ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﺪَاﻓِ ﻌَ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻮَا ِﺛﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ ُﻞ ‪ 10‬ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬ ‫َﻓﺎﻧ ْ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒ ِﻪ ﻧَﻬْ ًﺸﺎ وَﻋَ ٍّﻀﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺷ ِﺎر َد ًة ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﺋ ُِﺲ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻛﺒ ِْﺢ ِﺟﻤَ ﺎﺣِ ﻬَ ﺎ َو َرد َﱢﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﺮا ِﺑ ِﻄﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﱠﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﺟُ ﻬْ ٍﺪ‬ ‫وَﻋَ ﺠَ َﺰ ﱠ‬
‫ﺟَ ِﻬﻴﺪٍ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻨَﺎءٍ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪.‬‬
‫»ﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ أ َ ﱠن ﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ َﺔ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ «‬ ‫ﻄﺎ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ ُﻣﺘَ َﱪﱢﻣً ﺎ َﺳﺎﺧِ ً‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﺎﺋ ِِﺲ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫ﻆ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ﻨ َ ُﻖ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬
‫و ْ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮبَ أَﻣْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻓ َﻠ َﺖ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ ِزﻣَ ﺎﻣُﻬَ ﺎ؛‬ ‫ﺎج ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴ ِْﻞ و ََﻓ َﺰﻋِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻮ َْﻻ ُه ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧ َ َﻔ َﺮ ْت و ْ‬
‫َاﺿ َ‬ ‫َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﺳﺒَﺐَ اﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ْﺴﺒُﻨَﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﱠﻞ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺷ ْﺆﻣ ِِﻪ َوﻧَﺤْ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫َﻓﻌَ ﺠﱢ ْﻞ — ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي — ِﺑ َ‬
‫ﻄ ْﺮ ِد ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﻴﺾ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒًﺎ‪» :‬اُﻋْ ُﺰبْ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ا ْﻟﺒَﻐِ ُ‬ ‫ري« َﻏ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺼﺎحَ ا ْﻟ َﻮﻛِﻴ ُﻞ ﺑ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎن ﺣَ َﻠ ْﻠ َﺖ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎﻣْ ِﺾ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَ َﺸﺎءُ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ْﺴﺒُﻨَﺎ‬ ‫َ‬
‫أ َرا َك إ ِ ﱠﻻ َرا ِﺋ َﺪ ﻧَﺤْ ٍﺲ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺎﻟِﺐَ ُﺳﻮءٍ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺷ ْﺆ ِﻣ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻧُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ َﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳ َْﻘ ِﺪ ُر‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« وَﺟَ ﻤَ َﺪ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨﺎذَ َﻟ ْﺖ ُﻗﻮَاهُ‪َ 11 ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ذَﻫِ َﻞ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺪ َﱠﻫ ِﺶ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ريةِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻟ ِِﺸ ﱠﺪ ِة ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ‪» :‬أﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أ ْن ﺗَﺬْ َﻫﺐَ ﻋَ ﻨﱠﺎ ِﺑ َﺴﻼ ٍم؟‬ ‫ﺼﺎحَ ِﺑ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬

‫‪ 7‬اﻟﺼﻨﻴﻌﺔ‪ :‬املﻌﺮوف‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬أﺳﺪاﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﻗﺪﻣﻬﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 9‬أﺟﻔﻠﺖ اﻟﺨﻴﻞ‪ :‬ﻫﺮﺑﺖ ﻣﴪﻋﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬ﻳﺮﻛﻞ‪ :‬ﻳﺮﻓﺲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 11‬ﺗﺨﺎذﻟﺖ ﻗﻮاه‪ :‬ﺿﻌﻔﺖ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺼﺎمَ؟‬‫أ َ ِﺟﺌْﺘَﻨَﺎ ﺗَﺒْﻐِ ﻲ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﺸﺎ َﻛ َﺴ َﺔ وَا ْﻟﺨِ َ‬

‫ﻈ ًﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﻧْﺬَ ْرﺗُ َﻚ وَﺣَ ﺬﱠ ْرﺗُ َﻚ َﻷ َ ْﻫ ِﺮﻳَﻨ ﱠ َﻚ‪ 12 ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ — َو ِ‬
‫ﷲ‬ ‫ِﻴﺖ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ َﻚ َﻟﺤْ َ‬
‫ﱧ ﺑَﻘ َ‬ ‫ﷲ َﻟ ِ ْ‬ ‫أَﻣَ ﺎ َو ِ‬
‫— َﻷَﺗْ ُﺮ َﻛﻨ ﱠ َﻚ ﺟُ ﺜ ﱠ ًﺔ َﻫ ِﺎﻣ َﺪ ًة‪«.‬‬

‫ﻄﻠ َِﻘﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َِﺼﻴﺢُ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪:‬‬

‫اﻟﴩ ُس ﻳُﻨَﺎدِي ِرﺟَ ﺎ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﺴﺘَﺪْﻋِ ﻲ ﻛِﻼﺑَ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴُ ْ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻮﻛِﻴ ُﻞ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ُن‪.‬‬ ‫َان‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳ ُْﻔ ِﻠﺘَ ﱠﻦ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜ ْﻢ ذَ ِﻟ ُﻜ ُﻢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻴْ َ‬ ‫ﻄﺎ َر َد ِة َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮ ِ‬
‫»ﻋَ ﺠﱢ ﻠُﻮا ِﺑ ُﻤ َ‬

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‫ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬

‫ﻳَﺎ هلل ِ! َﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ذا ﻳ ُْﺴ ِﻠ ُﻢ َﺳ َﺎﻗﻴْ ِﻪ ﻟِﻠ ﱢﺮ ِ‬

‫ﻳﺢ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ِﺋﺬًا ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪.‬‬
‫ﻈﻨَﺎ!«‬
‫ﻈ ِﻪ و َُﺳﻮءُ ﺣَ ﱢ‬ ‫َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻮﻳْ ُﻞ! َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻠﺘَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ َﻘﺎ ِﺑﻨَﺎ ﺣُ ْﺴ ُﻦ ﺣَ ﱢ‬

‫اﻟﺼﺪْﻣَ ِﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴَ ِﺔ — أ َ ْﻗ َﺮبَ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻮ ِْت ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎرى ﺟُ ﻬْ ِﺪ ِه ‪14‬‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ ْن َﻏﺎ َد َر ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ﺠَ ٍﻞ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺄ ُل ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ ِة ِﺑﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺎذِ ًﻻ ُﻗ َ َ‬
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‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﻼ ِص ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄ ْ ِز ِق ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِج‪.‬‬
‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ِﻧﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ ُْﻔ َ ِﱰ َﺳ ُﺔ‬
‫ﻮش ْ ِ‬ ‫َو َرأَى ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺰ ِم أ َ ْن ﻳَﻌْ ﺠَ َﻞ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻔِ َﺮ ِار‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻬَ ﻴﱠﺄ َ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮُﺣُ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﺒْﻌِ ِﻬ ْﻢ و ََﺧ َﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺎق ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ و ََﴍ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﻟُ ْﺆ ِم َ‬ ‫ﺎﺿﺒ َُﺔ ِﻟ ﱢﻠﺤَ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِ‬
‫ﺣَ َﺰﻧ َ ُﻪ و ََﻏﻤﱠ ﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َرأَﻳ َْﺖ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﻫِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ َﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ ََﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﺧ َﻔ َﻖ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻀ ِﺪهِ‪ِ 15 ،‬ﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﻣ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄَﺗَﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎﻧَﺎ ُه ِﰲ‬ ‫اﺿﻴًﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱠﺖ ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ُﻢ ِﰲ ﻋَ ُ‬ ‫ﺻﺎ ِﺑ ًﺮا َر ِ‬ ‫اﺣْ ﺘَﻤَ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ﺻﺪْﻣَ ﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَﻣَ َﴙ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳ َُﻘﻮ ُل ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ َة ﻛ َِﻔﺎحٌ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﻨَﻰ ِﻟ ْﻠﻴَﺄ ْ ِس ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻴْﺪَاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌْ ِﻲ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻠ ِﺔ ﱠ‬‫ﺎت أ َ ْو أ َ ْرﺑَﻊٌ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳَﺰا ُل أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ ُﻓ ْﺴﺤَ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ ِﻟ ُﻤﻮ َ‬ ‫ث َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺑَﺎﻗِ ﻴًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر ﺛ َ َﻼ ُ‬
‫َاﺻ ُﻞ ِﺟﻬَ ﺎ َد ُه و ََﺳﻌْ ﻴَ ُﻪ‬ ‫ﺼ َﺪ ُه َو َرﺟَ ﺎ ُه ﻣَ ﺎ دَا َم ﻳُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﷲ وَﻣَ ﻌُ ﻮﻧَﺘُ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ْﻦ َﻗ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ِر ْزﻗِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﺘَ َﺨ ﱠﲆ ﻟُ ْ‬
‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺼﻨ َ ِﻊ ﺣَ ﺪﱠادٍ ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺒْﻌُ ُﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ ِﺑ ْﻀﻌَ َﺔ أَﻣْ ﻴ ٍ‬
‫َﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ َﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺄ ُ ﻳَ ْ‬
‫ﺼﻨ َ ِﻊ ﻳَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ ﺟُ ﻤْ ﻬُ ﻮ ًرا َﻛ ِﺒريًا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻤﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻴﻘ ِﺔ‬‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ — ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺼﻨَﻌِ ِﻪ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻﺪًا ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﺮ ﱠد َﻗ ِ‬
‫ُﻀﺎﻋَ َﻔ ِﺔ ﺛ َ ْﺮ َوﺗ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن َﻓ ْﺮ َ‬
‫ط ﺣِ ْﺮ ٍص‪َ 16 ،‬وﺗَﻬَ ﺎﻟُ ًﻜﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﺜ ْ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ري ﻣَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻣ َ‬ ‫— َﻛ َﺮﻣً ﺎ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ و ََﻻ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱡﻀ ًﻼ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛ َ‬

‫‪ 13‬ﻋﲆ ﻋﺠﻞ‪ :‬ﺑﴪﻋﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 14‬ﻗﺼﺎرى ﺟﻬﺪه‪ :‬أﻗﴡ ﺟﻬﺪه‪.‬‬
‫‪ 15‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻔﺖ اﻷﻟﻢ ﰲ ﻋﻀﺪه‪ :‬ﻟﻢ ﻳﻀﻌﻔﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 16‬ﻓﺮط ﺣﺮص‪ :‬زﻳﺎدة ﺑﺨﻞ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫وﻫﺎ أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻜ ْﺮ ِه ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻋَ ِﺎرﻓِﻴ ِﻪ؛ ِﻷَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻻ ﻳ َُﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ إ ِ ﱠﻻ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮ ً‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟُ ُﻞ ﻣَ ﺤْ ﺒُﻮﺑًﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَ ْﻞ َﻛ َ‬
‫ري ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐﻠُ ُﻪ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎ ِة إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﻤﻴ َُﺔ ﻣَ ﻮ َِار ِدهِ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﴩ ُه و َْاﻷَﻧَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ُﱠﺔ إ ِ َﱃ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ ُه ﱠ َ‬
‫ﻮن‬‫ﻄﻠ ُِﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ َﱠق ِﺑ ِﺪ ْر َﻫ ٍﻢ وَاﺣِ ٍﺪ ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ِﺑﺒَﺎﻟ ِِﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَ َ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﻟﻴ َْﺨ ُ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺮ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ‬ ‫وﻫﺎ ِﰲ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮ ً‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ْاﻷَﻧَﺎﻧ ﱢِﻲ َﻟ َﻘﺐَ »ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﺾ«‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺒ ُْﺨﻠ ِِﻪ و ََﻓ ْﺮ ِط ﺣِ ْﺮ ِﺻ ِﻪ … َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ني ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬‫ﻋَ َﺮ َﻓ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤﱠ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘﱠ ِﺼ ِﻠ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺒُ ُﻞ؛ َﻓ َﺮأَى‬ ‫ﺿ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺼﻨ َ ِﻊ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َ‬ ‫ري ُه إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﺳ ْ َ‬ ‫َاﺻ َﻞ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ و َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ُِﺸﻴ ُﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ َع ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫آﺧ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎﺋ َِﻔ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤﱠ ﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﻬَ ﱢﺪ ُد َ‬ ‫»ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ َﺾ« وَاﻗِ ًﻔﺎ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ﺑَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻳُ َﺆﻧﱢﺐُ ‪َ 17‬‬
‫ﻦ ﻳُﺪَاﻧِﻴ ِﻪ‪18 .‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤُ ﱡﻞ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻤْ َﻸ ُ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺮﻋْ ِﺐ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬
‫َاﺟﺪًا ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ َك ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ أ ُ َؤدﱢﻳ ِﻪ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي؟«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ«‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻪُ‪» :‬أَﺗُ َﺮاﻧِﻲ و ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ ْاﻗ َﱰَبَ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ؛ َﻓﻌِ ﻨْﺪِي‬ ‫»ﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻠﺘَﻔِ َﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﺪﺛ ِِﻪ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ﺾ«‪ ،‬د َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎبَ »ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ُ‬
‫ﱰ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤْ ِﺴﻨُﻪُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺧ َ ْ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﻳُ َﺆدﱢﻳ ِﻪ … َﻓ ْ‬ ‫ف َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫— ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ و َْﻗ ٍﺖ — ﻋَ ﻤَ ٌﻞ ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َراﻏِ ٍﺐ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ﻋَ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﺎل ﺗُ ِﺠﻴ ُﺪ ُه َوﺗُﺘْﻘِ ﻨُﻪُ؟«‬ ‫ﱪﻧِﻲ‪ :‬أَيﱡ ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫و ََﺧ ﱢ ْ‬

‫َني وَﺟْ َﻪ ﻣُﺤَ ﱢﺪﺛ ِِﻪ … َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻘ ُﻊ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬ ‫ﺾ« ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ر َﻓ َﻊ َرأ ْ َﺳ ُﻪ ِﻟﻴَﺘَﺒ ﱠ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ »ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ُ‬
‫ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎهُ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻫﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ َﺷﻨَﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَ َﺮاهُ!‬
‫ﻄﺎﻳَ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻟ ِِﺸ ﱠﺪ ِة‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ِن ْاﻗﺘَ َﻀﺐَ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻪُ‪ 19 ،‬وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔ َﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ﱠ َ‬
‫َاﻟﴩ ُر ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ﻳَﺘَ َ‬
‫ُﺳ ْﺨ ِﻄ ِﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫َاﻟﺴ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﺳﻴ ًْﻼ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِم و ﱡ‬ ‫ﺾ« ﻳُﻤْ ِﻄ ُﺮ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ »ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ُ‬
‫ﴪ ٍح‬ ‫ﱰﺗَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَيﱡ َﺳﻤَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ َوﻗِﺤَ ٍﺔ آﺛ َ ْﺮﺗَﻬَ ﺎ؟ أ َ ِﰲ ﻣَ ْ َ‬ ‫اﺧ َ ْ‬
‫ﻴﻔ ٍﺔ ْ‬ ‫و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َل‪» :‬أَيﱡ دُﻋَ ﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ َﺳﺨِ َ‬
‫ﻈﻬَ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤْ ُﺴ َ‬
‫ﻮخ؟‬ ‫ْت َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟﻤَ ْ‬‫َﻫ ِﺎز ٍل أَﻋْ َﺪد َ‬
‫ْﻒ‬‫ﻮر ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َر ِة اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑَﺒَ ِﺔ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْرﺗَ َﻀﻴْﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨﺠَ ْﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﻋْ ﺠَ ﺒَ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬
‫ﻄ ِﴚ وَاﻧْﺘ َِﻘ ِﺎﻣﻲ!«‬ ‫ري ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﻴ ٍﱢﺐ ﺑَ ْ‬‫ﻮر ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻈﻬُ ِ‬ ‫ﺟَ ُﺮ ْؤ َت ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱡ‬

‫‪ 17‬ﻳﺆﻧﺐ‪ :‬ﻳﻮﺑﺦ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 18‬ﻳﺪاﻧﻴﻪ‪ :‬ﻳﻘﱰب ﻣﻨﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 19‬اﻗﺘﻀﺐ ﺣﺪﻳﺜﻪ‪ :‬اﺧﺘﴫه‪.‬‬

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 ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْز ِق‬
‫ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬

‫ﷲ — ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢﺪِي — أ َ ْن أ َ ُﻛ َ‬
‫ﻮن‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ ﱠﺮحَ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن‪» 20 :‬ﻣَ ﻌَ ﺎذَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺑﺜًﺎ ُﻣﺪَاﻋِ ﺒًﺎ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو َﺧﺎﺗ ًِﻼ ‪ 21‬ﻣ َُﺸﺎﻏِ ﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈﻲ‬ ‫َوإَﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴُ ْﺆ ِﺳ ُﻔﻨِﻲ — ﻋَ ِﻠ َﻢ ﷲ ُ — أ َ ْن أ ُ َﻗ ﱢﺮ َر َﻟ َﻚ أ َ ﱠن َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َو ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ َﻊ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ — ﻟ ُِﺴﻮءِ ﺣَ ﱢ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺒ ِﻴﻌِ ﱠﻲ ا ﱢﻟﺬِي ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﺴﻮ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻤﻲ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺬُ ِو َﻻ َدﺗِﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم!‬
‫— إ ِ ﱠﻻ ِﺟ ْﻠﺪِيَ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و ََﺳ َﱰَى ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ﻗِ ﻴ َِﺎﻣﻲ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌْ ﻬَ ُﺪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮي َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َِﻀريَ َك ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﺑ ََﺸﺎﻋَ ِﺔ َﻫﻴْﺌَﺘِﻲ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻤَ ٍﻞ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺴﻴ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮى ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗﺒ ِْﺢ ُ‬

‫‪ 20‬ﺑﺮح ﺑﻪ اﻟﺤﺰن‪ :‬آملﻪ إﻳﻼﻣً ﺎ ﺷﺪﻳﺪًا‪.‬‬

‫ً‬
‫ﺧﺎﺗﻼ‪ :‬ﻣﺨﺎدﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫‪21‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َﻏ َﻀﺐُ »ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ِﺾ«‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟ ُﻪ و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ْﺮﻏِﻲ َوﻳُ ْﺰ ِﺑﺪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَﻮَﻋﱠ ُﺪ َوﻳُﻬَ ﱢﺪدُ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ ُﻊ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨِﻴﺪُ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ أ َ ِﺿ ﱠﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﻳَﺠْ ُﺪ ُر ِﺑ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺆ ﱢدﻳَﻪُ!‬
‫َان‪َ ،‬ﻫ ِﺪﻳ ًﱠﺔ‬ ‫ﺻ َﻠﺢَ ﻟ ِِﻤﺜ ْ ِﻠ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن أُودِﻋَ ُﻪ ﻏِ َﺮا َر ًة‪ 22 ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ ُ ْر ِﺳ َﻠ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﻮ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ أ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ؛ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﻳُ ْﻠ ُﻘﻮﻧ َ َﻚ ﻣَ َﻊ أَﻣْ ﺜَﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ‪ ،‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ﺗَ ِﺠ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻓ َﺮ َ‬
‫اغ‬ ‫ﻳَﺬْ ُﻛ ُﺮوﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ِﱄ ِﺑ ﱡ‬
‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ﺗَﺪ َْﻓ ُﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓ ِﺈذَا ﺟَ ﻬَ َﺪﺗْ َﻚ اﻟ ﱢﺪﺑَﺒ َُﺔ و ََﴏَﻋَ ﺘْ َﻚ‪ 23 ،‬وَﻣَ ﱠﺰ َﻗ ْﺖ ِﺟ ْﻠ َﺪ َك وَأ َ َﻛ َﻠﺘْ َﻚ‪،‬‬ ‫و َْﻗ ِﺘ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َ‬
‫َﴪ َك‬‫ﺼﺘْ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﻚ وَأ َ َراﺣَ ﺘْ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴ َﻚ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ُﻞ؟ و ََﻫ ْﻞ ﻳ ُ ﱡ‬ ‫أَﻧْﺠَ ﺘْ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ِﺒ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﺧ ﱠﻠ َ‬
‫ْت ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺿﺎهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺨ ْريٌ َﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ُﺰبَ ﻋَ ْﻦ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ إِذَا أ َ َرد َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن أُﻋَ ﺠﱢ َﻞ َﻟ َﻚ ِﺑ ِﻪ؟ َﻓ ِﺈذَا ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ ﺗَﺄْﺑَﺎ ُه و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﺮ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼﻣَ َﺔ‪ ،‬وَآﺛ َ ْﺮ َت اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ َة!«‬‫ﱠ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺛ ﱠﻢ َرﻓ َﻊ »اﻟﻘﺎ ِﺑﺾ« ﻫِ َﺮا َوﺗ ُﻪ ُﻣﻠﻮﱢﺣً ﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﻔﻀﺎءِ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َد ﻳَﻬْ ِﺮﻳ ِﻪ ﻟ ْﻮ ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ ِ‬
‫ُﴪ ِع »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ‬ ‫‪24‬‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَذِ ﻳﱠﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨْﺠُ َﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺴ َﻮﺗ ِِﻪ و ََﴍ َ‬
‫َاﺳﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﺑﻤ َُﻐﺎ َد َرﺗ ِِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴ َْﺨﻠُ َ‬
‫ﱠ‬

‫‪ 22‬أودﻋﻪ ﻏﺮارة‪ :‬أﺿﻌﻪ ﰲ زﻛﻴﺒﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 23‬ﴏﻋﺘﻚ اﻟﺪﺑﺒﺔ‪ :‬ﻏﻠﺒﺘﻚ وأﻟﻘﺘﻚ ﻋﲆ اﻷرض‪.‬‬
‫‪ 24‬ﻳﻬﺮﻳﻪ‪ :‬ﻳﴬﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺮاوة‪.‬‬

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 ‫َو َﻓﺎءُ »ﻧ َْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬

‫ون ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ َﻓﺎ ِﺗ َﺮ ا ْﻟ ِﻬﻤﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬

‫َﺎل‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺤْ ُﺰ َ‬ ‫ﻒ ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ َ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﺮﻳﻘ ِِﻪ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺋﺪًا إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﺒَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ِﰲ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ َﴙ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫َار ِه ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ َ ِﱰ َﻗ ِﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬
‫َﺻ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ د ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َل ﻳ َِﺴريُ ُﻣﺘَﻤَ ﻬﱢ ًﻼ ِﰲ ِﻣ ْﺸﻴَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺴﻠِﻤً ﺎ ﻟِﺤَ ْريَﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و َ‬
‫ﻳﻞ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َزﻣَ ٍﻦ َ‬
‫اﺳﺘ ِْﻘﺒَﺎﻟ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﴎ َع إ ِ َﱃ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ْﻦ أ َ ْ َ‬
‫َت ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻬَ ﺎ د ََﻻ ِﺋ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﺪ و َِاﻻ ْﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ِم‪ .‬وَﻣَ َﺸ ْﺖ‬ ‫َت ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘﺎ ُه ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑﻴَ ِﺪهِ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﺪ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ر َﻛﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ُون أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﻄ َﻖ ِﺑ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻐ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« د َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ أُﻣﱢ ِﻪ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﻼ ِﺋ ُﻢ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺸ ﱢﻔﻲ و َِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ«‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳﻴﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋَ ًﺔ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺼﺎﺋِﺐَ و ََآﻻ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫ﻮس — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَ َﺪ ُه َو َﻟﺪُكِ — ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨْﺤُ ِ‬
‫َاظ ‪ِ 1‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ٍﺎر!‬ ‫اب‪ ،‬أ َ ْو أ َ ْﻟﻬَ ﺒَﺘْﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ُﺸﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ط ﻋَ ﺬَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺒ َﱠﺖ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ َﺳ ْﻮ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺎ ِﺑ ُﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳ ُﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﴎ ْت إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَ ُﻪ َو َﻟﺪُكِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺟَ ﺎء َْت ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ؛ َﻓﺄ َ َ ﱠ‬
‫َات َﻛﻠِﻤَ ﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ … َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺤْ ﺠُ ﺐْ‬ ‫َﻫﻮ ٍْل ﻋَ ِﻈﻴ ٍﻢ … َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗُﺤَ ﱢﺪﺛُﻨِﻲ ِﺑﻤَ ﺄ ْ َﺳﺎﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ُن ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ ُﻞ ِﰲ ﻧ َ َﱪ ِ‬
‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ْت »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« — ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻮار ِث ا ْﻟﻌِ ﻈﺎ ِم … و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ دَﻫِ ﻤَ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻵﻻ ِم‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ َﻜ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ﺎﺗَ ِﺔ وَاﻟﺘﱠ َﺸ ﱢﻔﻲ و َِاﻻ ْﺳﺘِﻬْ َﺰاءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮﺗْ ُﻪ أ ُ ْﺧﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻒ وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﺛَﺎءِ — ِﻣ ْﻘﺪَا َر ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻨ ُ ﱢﻮ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟﻌَ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰﻋ ِِﺞ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄ ْ َﺳﺎ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِ‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟ َِﻘﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺤَ ِﺴﺒ ِْﺖ‬ ‫ني َﻏﺎبَ َو َﻟﺪُكِ ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ني — ﺣِ َ‬ ‫ﺼﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ ْ‬ ‫َﻗ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬اﻟﺸﻮاظ‪ :‬اﻟﻠﻬﺐ اﻟﺬى ﻻ دﺧﺎن ﻟﻪ‪.‬‬

 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ُﻮﺻﻴﻚِ ِﺑ ِﻜﺘْﻤَ ﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ ِ‬ ‫ني‪َ 2 ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﺨﻔِ ﻲ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ِه اﻟﺪﱠﻓِ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ َﻠﻌْ ِﺘﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ِ ﱢ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ْﻮ َدةٍ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْ‬
‫َﻏﻴْﺒَﺘَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪ ،‬و ََﻓ ِﻬﻤْ ُﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺄ ْ َﺳﺎﺗ ِِﻪ أ َ ْن َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ‬ ‫ني! ﻧَﻌَ ﻢْ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﻨ َ‬
‫ِﻒ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻋَ ﻨﱢﻲ ِﰲ َﺳﺎﻟ ِ‬
‫ﺎﳼ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻏﻤﱠ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓ َﻊ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﻜﺎ ِﺑ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َآﻻ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ َو َﻟﺪِكِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘ ِ‬ ‫ريي ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﻜ ِﺸ َ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺼ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗُﺘِﻴﺢُ ِﱄ أ َ ْن أ ُ َﺧ ﱢﻠ َ‬ ‫ﷲ — أ َ ْن ُﻫﻴﱢﺌَ ْﺖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ — وَاﻳْ ُﻢ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﻼﺣَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎع ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻓ َﻘ َﺪ ُه ﱢ‬ ‫َاﺳ ِﱰْﺟَ ِ‬ ‫َﴩﺗ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﱰدَادِ ﺑ َ َ‬ ‫ﺿﺎﺋ َِﻘﺘ ِِﻪ َوﻣِﺤْ ﻨَﺘ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأُﻣَ ﱢﻜﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ِﻦ ْ‬
‫اﺳ ِ ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ!‬ ‫ﺎل ُ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة َﻟﺘَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ َﻗﺎدِ َر ٌة ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْن أ َ َﻫﺐَ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻓِ ﺪَاءً َﻟﻪُ؛ َﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ‬ ‫َوإ ِ ﱠن ﱠ‬
‫أ ُ َؤدﱢي ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺬَ َﻟﻪُ!‬
‫ﺎﻓﺄ َ ِة وَا ْﻟﺠَ َﺰاءِ‪.‬‬‫ﺎت أ َ ْن أُو ﱢَﻓﻴَ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﱠﻘ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱠﻨَﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ُﻗﻮ َم ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻮ ِْﺟﺒُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ َﻓ ْﻀﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻜ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫﻴْﻬَ َ‬
‫َاح ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ْت ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺰ َم — ﻳَﺎ أﻣﱠ ﺎ ُه — ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَ ِﺔ ْاﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻋَ َﻘﺪ ُ‬
‫ري‬‫ِﻴﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﺟ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ أَﻧَﺎ ذِي أَﺗَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ُﻞ إ ِ َﱃ َو َﻟﺪِكِ ْاﻵ َن؛ َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺄْذَ ُن ِﱄ ِﰲ أَدَاءِ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻳﻒ ‪ 3‬وَﻻ ﺗَﺄ ْ ِﺟ ٍ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺴ ِﻮ ٍ‬
‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜِﻬَ ﺎ — َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺪَى‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ﺑ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻮﺗُ ُﻪ ‪ِ 4‬ﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة َﻓ َﺰﻋ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﴏ َخ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﻬَ ﺪﱠجَ َ‬ ‫ري« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ٍﻎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﺬ ُر َﻫﺎ َﻫ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ ِ‬
‫ﺼري‪5 .‬‬

‫ني ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺒ َِﺚ؟! ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُﻚِ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻋً ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ ًﻼ‪» :‬ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ‪ ،‬ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ! أَﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜ ﱢﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫اﻹﺳﺎءَ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻻ ﺗُ ْﻐﺘَ َﻔ ُﺮ؟!‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َدﻳ َْﻦ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﺨ َ‬ ‫ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﺮ ِﺿ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫ ْﺪ ِﺗﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﻌُ ﻮدِي إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‬ ‫اﺳ َﱰْﺟَ ﻌْ ِﺖ دُﻋَ ﺎءَكِ ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺒﺎهلل ِ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪.‬‬
‫ني َﻓﺪَاﺣَ َﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ِﻴﻊ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻚِ َﻟﺘَﺠْ ﻬَ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻨ ِ‬ ‫إِﻳﱠﺎكِ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«! إِﻳﱠﺎكِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْﻘﺪ ِِﻣﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻘﻮ ِْل ﱠ‬
‫ﻮف ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ و ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﻨ ُ ِ‬‫ني ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ٍة ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﺗُ ْﻘﺪ ِِﻣ َ‬

‫‪ 2‬اﻟﺪﻓني‪ :‬اﻟﺨﻔﻲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬ﰲ ﻏري ﺗﺴﻮﻳﻒ‪ :‬ﰲ ﻏري ﺗﺄﺧري‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﺗﻬﺪج ﺻﻮﺗﻪ‪ :‬ﺗﻘﻄﻊ ﰲ ارﺗﻌﺎش‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﻫﻮل املﺼري‪ :‬ﺳﻮء اﻟﺨﺎﺗﻤﺔ‪.‬‬

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 ‫و ََﻓﺎءُ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬

‫ني أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻜ ِﺒﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ إِذَا أ َ ْﻗﺪَﻣْ ِﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ني أَيﱠ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ٍة ﺣَ ِﺰﻳﻨ َ ٍﺔ َﻗﺎ ِﺗ َﻠ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ِﻟ َ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻚِ َﻻ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ِﻓ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎﺋ ِِﺶ!‬ ‫َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻤَ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗَﻚِ َﻗ ْﺪ ُﺷﻮ َﱢﻫ ْﺖ وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ني ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ ُ‬ ‫ني أَيﱠ َﻓ َﺰ ٍع ﻳَﻤْ َﻸ ُ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﺴ ِﺖ ﺗُﺪ ِْر ِﻛ َ‬
‫َﺳﺎﻣَ ِﺔ‪6 .‬‬ ‫ﺎل وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺴﺎﻣَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ِﺗﻨ َ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ وَا ْﻟﻮ َ‬ ‫َراﺋِﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘﺒ ِْﺢ وَاﻟﺪﱠﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َراﺋِﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﴪﺗَﺎهُ!‬‫َار؟ وَا ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫اﻹ ْﴏ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫ َﺬا ْ ِ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗَ ُﻜ ﱢﻔ َ‬
‫ﴪﺗِﻲ وَﻋَ ﺬَا ِﺑﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫ني ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺐٌ أَﻣْ ُﺮكِ َوﷲِ! ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎﻟُﻚِ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َدﻳ َْﻦ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﻏ َﻀﺎ ِﺑﻲ؟ و ََﻻ ﺗُﺒَﺎ ِﻟ َ‬
‫أَﺗَﻮ ﱠَﺳ ُﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ِﺮي ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى‪«.‬‬
‫ﻳﺰي — ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءِ‪ ،‬إِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َار‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺑْﺬُﻟُ ُﻪ َﻟ َﻚ — ﻳَﺎ ﻋَ ِﺰ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ُﻫﺪُوءٍ َوإ ِ ْﴏ ٍ‬
‫َاﺟ ِﺐ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ ﻣَ ﺤْ ﺘُﻮ ِم ْاﻷَدَاءِ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ — ﻋَ َﲆ إ ِ ْﻛﺒ َِﺎر َك ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷﺄْﻧ ِِﻪ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔﺘَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ َدﻳ ٍْﻦ و ِ‬ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ ﺑَﻌْ ُ‬
‫َﺎس إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔﺘَ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺗَﻌْ ِﻈﻴﻤِ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮ ِه — ﺗَﺎﻓِ ٌﻪ َﻗﻠِﻴ ٌﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ ﻴ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻞ ﻣَ ْﺮﺿﺎ ِﺗ َﻚ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺟْ َﺪ َر َك‬ ‫ﱪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءِ ِﻷَﺑْﺬُ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴَﺤْ ُﺰﻧُﻨِﻲ أ َ ﱠﻻ أ َ ِﺟ َﺪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬
‫ﺿ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه‬‫ﻈ َﻢ أَﻣَ ﺎﻧ ﱠِﻲ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن أ َ َرا َك َﺳﻌِ ﻴﺪًا َﻫﺎ ِﻧﺌًﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﲆ ﻟِﻌَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ أ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﱪ آﻣَ ِﺎﱄ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ َ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ َﻢ أ َ ﱠن أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬
‫ني ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ إ ِ َذا و ﱠَﻓ َﻘﻨِﻲ ﷲ ُ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ … َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻷ َ ْﻛ ُﱪُ ِﰲ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاف ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬وَاﻋْ ِﱰ ٍ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻜ ِﺮﻳ ٍﻢ َوﺗَﺒ ِْﺠ ٍ‬
‫ني ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ إِذَا أ َ ْﺧ َﻔ ْﻘ ُﺖ‬ ‫ﺻ ُﻐ ُﺮ ِﰲ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫َار ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻮغ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔ؛ ِﺑﻤِ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻔ َﺮﻧِﻲ ِﺑﺒُﻠُ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧْﺠَ ِﺎز َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﻬﻢﱢ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ِﰲ ﺑُﻠُﻮﻏِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺠَ ْﺰ ُت ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ﻴﻘِﻬَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫َﺻ ْﱪًا‪ .‬أَﻧَﺎ ًة ‪ 7‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة‪ .‬ﺗَ َﺮﻳﱠﺜِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ ًﻔﺎ‪» :‬أَﻧَﺎ ًة — ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — و َ‬
‫ِﺑﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺠَ َﻠ ِﺔ‪َ .‬ﻓ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ِﺮي — ﻳَﺎ اﺑْﻨ َ َﺔ ﻋَ ﱢﻢ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْﺰ ٍم أ َ ْﺧ َﺮ َق‪،‬‬
‫ني أَﺗَ َﻠ ﱠﻔ ُﺖ َﻓ َﻼ أ َ ِﺟ ُﺪ‬‫ﺎع أَﺣْ ﻤَ َﻖ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺜ ﱢ ِﲇ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ أ ُ َﻛﺎ ِﺑ ُﺪ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎءٍ‪ ،‬وَأُﻋَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﻼءٍ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ َِﻓ ٍ‬
‫أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺴﻨَﺎءَ!‬
‫ﻇﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎس وَﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎﻧَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وَاﺣْ ﺘ َِﻘ ِﺎرﻫِ ْﻢ و ََﻓ َ‬
‫ﻈﺎ َ‬ ‫ني َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﺳ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳَ ِﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺼﻮ ِﱠري ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ ِﺿ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َ‬
‫ﺗُ َﻜﺎ ِﺑﺪِﻳﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺴ َﻮ ِة ُﻗﻠُﻮ ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ َوو ََﻗﺎﺣَ ﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ!‬

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‫ري« ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴﻜ ِ‬
‫ِني‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺪِﻳﻘِﻚِ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ ﱢﻜ ِﺮي ِﰲ َذﻟِﻚِ ُﻛ ﱢﻠ ِﻪ وَﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَﺤْ ُﻜ ِﻤﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺪْﻣَ ِﺔ!«‬‫اﻟﺼﺎﻋِ َﻘ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣﻮَاﺟَ ﻬَ ِﺔ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠﻌَ ﱡﺮ ِض ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﻨﱠﺘِﻴﺠَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬
‫َاﻗﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﻴﱠﻤَ ْﺖ َﺳﺤَ ﺎﺑ ٌَﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺎض إ ِ ْﴍ ُ‬ ‫َت د ََﻻ ِﺋ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻏ َ‬
‫َﻓﺘَﺠَ ﻬﱠ َﻢ وَﺟْ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪َ ،‬وﺑَﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻈﻤَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻋْ َﺸ ُﺔ ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْدﻧَﺎ ُه إ ِ َﱃ أَﻋْ َﻼهُ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻠ َﻜﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ُع ﺣِ َ‬
‫ني‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن ﻋَ َﲆ ِﺳﻴﻤَ ﺎهُ‪ 8 ،‬وَاﻧْﺘَ َ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ِة ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸﻌَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ َﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ ُِﻄ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﻤَ ﺜ ﱠ َﻠ ْﺖ أ َ ﱠن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﻣُﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻤﻴ ًَﺔ‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن أ َ ْ َ‬
‫َاب ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﴎﻋﻲ‬ ‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ َﻔ ًﺔ‪» :‬أ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻨ ْ ِﺠ َﺪ ًة‪ ،‬وَا ْرﺗَﻤَ ْﺖ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄﺒَﻌِ ﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻮ ﱢد َع »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺒ ِﱢﲇ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« آﺧِ َﺮ ُﻗﺒْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ري َرﺟْ ﻌَ ٍﺔ‪«.‬‬‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ذَاﻫِ ًﻼ‬ ‫ﻒ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫ني و ََﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِﻬَ ﺎ و َُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺘﱠﻮ ﱡَﺳ ِﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻋَ ْﺰﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱡ‬ ‫َاﺟﻤً ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺟَ ﺎ ِﺛﻴًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ َﺳﺎﻫِ ﻤً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺄ ُ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻨْﻬَ َ‬
‫و ِ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُﻨَﺎدِي‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ َﺳﻨ َ ًﺔ‪ ،‬و ُ ْ‬
‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َ‬ ‫ِﻟﺘَ ْﱰُ َك َﻟ ُﻪ َﻓ ْﺮ َو ُه ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ َﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻮ َد ُه ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬
‫ﱠﺎت‪،‬‬ ‫»ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ ﻳَﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻌَ َ‬
‫ﺎﱄ ْ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪ َة ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻠِﺢﱡ ِﰲ دَﻋْ َﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬
‫َات؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ و ََﻫﺒ ُْﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﺪَاءً‪َ .‬ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ َﻓﺎﻧ ْ ُﻘ ِﲇ أَﺛ َ َﺮ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺮ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎد ِ‬‫وَأ َ ِﻣريَ َة ﱠ‬
‫َاﺟ ِﺐ — َﺷ َﻔ َﻘ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﲇﱠ!‬ ‫ﻴﻞ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﺧﺬْكِ — ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ري«‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻒ‪ ،‬ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻫﻠُﻤﱢ ﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْر َﻓﻌِ ﻲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َو ا ْﻟ َﻜﺜ َ‬
‫ﻴﻒ‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻄ َ‬

‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ْت أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ أَﺑْﻬَ ﻰ ﺣُ َﻠﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺗَ ﱢﻢ‬ ‫َت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﺗُ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ ِﻧﺪَاء ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﻒ‪ ،‬ﻧ ُ ِﺴﺞَ‬ ‫ﻄ ٌ‬ ‫ﻴﺴﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺪ ﱠَﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻌْ َ‬ ‫َت ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑًﺎ ﻧَﻔِ ً‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎﻟِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻠﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ ٌَﺔ ُﻣﻠُﻮ ِﻛﻴ ٌﱠﺔ‪ ،‬وَا ْرﺗَﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻃ ﱢﺮ َز ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ َﻓﺎﺋ َِﻘ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﺒَﺪﱠى‬ ‫َات‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﴩ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫ﺎس‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺪ ﱠَﱃ ذَﻳْﻠُ ُﻪ َﺧ ْﻠ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷﺒَﺎكِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ًﺮا َو َﻟ ْﻮﻧًﺎ‪.‬‬‫ﻳﺸ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻮَاﺣِ َﺪةِ‪ِ :‬ر ﱠﻗ ًﺔ َو َو ْزﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻨ ْ َ‬‫ﺻﻮ َر ٍة َﺷﺎﺋ َِﻘ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ُ‬

‫‪ 8‬ﺳﻴﻤﺎه‪ :‬ﻋﻼﻣﺎت وﺟﻬﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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 ‫و ََﻓﺎءُ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬

‫ﺎن ﻳَﻌُ ْﻠﻮ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ وَاﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻳ َْﱪ ُُق‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ َُﺨﻴﱢ ُﻞ ﻟِﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮا ُه أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﺻ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ُﻮس‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻤ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ وَأَﺛْﻤَ ﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﻸ ْ َﻷ ُ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻸ ْ َﻷ ُ ﱡ‬
‫ﻴﻎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ِم ا ْﻟﻴَﻮَاﻗِ ِ‬‫ﻣَ ْﻔ ِﺮ َﻗﻬَ ﺎ ‪ 9‬ﺗَﺎجٌ ﺑَﺪِﻳﻊٌ‪ِ ،‬ﺻ َ‬
‫ﴩ‬ ‫ﻴﻐ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﺎﻗﻮﺗَ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪةٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ د ََﻻ ِﺋ ُﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ‪ِ ،‬ﺻ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻜ ِﻞ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺪِﻳﻌَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﺬِي ﻧَﻌْ ًﻼ َراﺋِﻌَ َﺔ ﱠ‬
‫َاﻹ ْﻛﺒَﺎ ُر‪.‬‬ ‫اﻹﺟْ َﻼ ُل و ْ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎس ﺗَﻠُﻮحُ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ْﺮﻧُﻮ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ َ ْ ِ‬ ‫َاﻹﻳﻨ َ ِ‬
‫و ِْ‬
‫ﻃﻠُ ِﺒﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮاﺗِﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ دَﻋَ ْﻮﺗِﻨِﻲ ﻳَﺎ َﻓﺘَﺎﺗ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻟﺒﱠﻴ ُْﺖ دُﻋَ ﺎءَكِ ؛ َﻓﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﺗْﺒَﻌَ ْﺖ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻦ‪«.‬‬‫ني‪ ،‬أُﺣَ ﱢﻘ ْﻖ َﻟﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺗَ َﺸﺎ ِﺋ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« إ ِ َﱃ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« ُﻣﺘَﻮ ﱢَﺳ ًﻼ‪ ،‬ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ ًﻔﺎ‪ ،‬ﻳُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ﺟُ ﻬْ َﺪ ُه أ َ ْن ﻳَﺜ ْ ِﻨﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﴎ َع »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ُه »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬‫ﱠﺎت‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﺒ َْﻐ ِﺖ ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَ َﻢ َرﺟَ ﺎءَهُ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ َﻜ ﱢﺮ ًرا َﻗ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪ِ » :‬ﺑ َﺮﺑﱢﻚِ ﻳَﺎ أ َ ِﻣريَ َة ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺻ َﻐﻴ ِْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ دُﻋَ ﺎﺋِﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﻔ ْﻔ ِﺖ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴَ ِﺔ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ ،‬إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗ ِﺒ ْﻠ ِﺖ َرﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫ِﻴﻊ ﺟَ ﻠ ٍ‬‫َﺻﻨ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ِﰲ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬
‫َر ْﻏﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺠﻴ ِﺒﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ِﻃ ْﻠﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬رﺣْ ﻤَ ًﺔ ِﺑ ِﻜ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺷ َﻔ َﻘ ًﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻨَﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﺺ َﻫﻨَﺎءَﺗِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺛ َِﻘ ٍﺔ — ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮ َْﻻﺗِﻲ — أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻫِ َﻲ َﻗﺎدِ ﻣَ ٌﺔ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻔِ ﻴ ٌﻞ ِﺑﺘَﻨْﻐِ ِ‬
‫ري ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺤِ ﻴ ِﻢ‪.‬‬‫ﺎت اﻟﻨﱠﻌِ ﻴ ِﻢ‪ ،‬إ ِ َﱃ َﺳﻌِ ِ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻀﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ْﻘ ِﲇ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫ﺿ ْني أ َ ْن ﺗُﺤَ ﻮ ِﱢﱄ ﻋَ ﻴ َْﺸﻨَﺎ ا ْﻟﻮَادِ َع ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨ ﱠِﻲ‪،‬‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ُة‪ .‬إِﻧﱠﻚِ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺮ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻘِ ﱢﻲ!«‬ ‫ري اﻟﺘﱠﺎﻋِ ِﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺼ ِ‬

‫‪ 9‬ﻣﻔﺮﻗﻬﺎ‪ :‬وﺳﻂ رأﺳﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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 ‫اﳊ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺳ َﻤ ُﺔ‬ ‫ا ْﳌ َ ْﻌ َﺮﻛَ ُﺔ ْ َ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« ُﻣﻨْﺪَﻓِ ﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ ﺗَﻮ ﱡَﺳﻠ ِِﻪ َو َرﺟَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬إ ِ ْذ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎن »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬ ‫َوﺑَﻴْﻨَﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ« َﻟﻤْ َﺴ ًﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻘ ًﺔ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟﻤَ َﺴ ِﺖ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱠ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ اﻟ ﱡﻠ ْﺆﻟُ ِﺌﻴﱠ ِﺔ َﻟﻤْ َﺴ ًﺔ َرﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻤَ َﺴﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻌَ َ‬
‫ﱠني وُﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪ِ » :‬ﻟﻴَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳ ُﺪ َﻗ ْﻠﺒُﻚِ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ﻳَﺎ ﺑُﻨَﻴﱠﺘ َِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪َ ،‬و ْﻟﻴَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪ َ‬
‫ِﻳﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِيَ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺾ‪1 ،‬‬ ‫َت »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﺗُ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ َﻗ ْﻮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ُو ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ا ْﻟ َﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﻄﻰ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ َو ِذ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َﺴﺎ ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻠﻪُ؛ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ُﺧ ِﻠ َﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ َو ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸ ُﻊ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﺴ ِﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻐ ﱠ‬
‫َﴩ ِة َﻏ ﱠﺾ‬ ‫ري«‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَﺪَا ِﰲ أَﺣْ َﺴ ِﻦ ُروَاﺋ ِِﻪ‪ 2 ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛﻤَ ِﻞ ﺑَﻬَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ .‬وﺗَﺠَ ﱠﲆ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ُﻢ َﻓﺘًﻰ ﻧَﺎﻋِ َﻢ ا ْﻟﺒ َ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ني‬‫ﺎب‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣِ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﰲ إ ِ ْﻛﺒ ٍَﺎر َوإِﻋْ ﺠَ ٍ‬ ‫َﺎب! َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺒ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱢﻦ ‪َ 3‬وﻣ ُْﻘﺘَﺒ َِﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎب‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﻣَ ﻴْﻌَ ِﺔ ﱢ‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫اﻹ َﻫ ِ‬
‫ري ُة‪،‬‬
‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ري »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫َﴫهِ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺰ َع ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َرأَى ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱡ ِ‬‫ني ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ َ ِ‬ ‫َﺧ َﻔ َﺾ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜ ُ‬
‫ني‪ ،‬أ َ ْو َﻟﻤْ ﺤَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِْق‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ َ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻤﱠ ْﺖ ِﰲ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻏﻤْ َﻀ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ ْ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻤ َﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ َﻟﻤﱠ ْﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻏﻤَ َﺾ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺰ ِع‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺘَﺤَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴًﺎ … َوﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻣَ َﻊ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬اﻟﻐﺾ‪ :‬اﻟﻄﺮي‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬رواﺋﻪ‪ :‬ﺟﻤﺎﻟﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬ﻣﻴﻌﺔ اﻟﺴﻦ‪ :‬أول اﻟﻌﻤﺮ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺻﺎبَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪،‬‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءَﻳ ِْﻦ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﻜﻰ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط ﺣُ ْﺰﻧ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ َﺷﺘﱠ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ِﺸ َﻔﺎءِ اﺑ ِْﻦ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻨِﻴﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ْﻮ ِﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬و َْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَ َﻐ ﱠريُ َﻟ َﻘﺒُ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺤُ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ َﻟ َﻘﺒُ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺷ َﻔﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ َ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺔ — ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ‪َ :‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪُ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ ُﺮ ِﺑ َﻚ؛ َﻓﺄَﻧ ْ َﺖ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬
‫ﻄﻮ َر ًة‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺺ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ ُ ْﺳ ُ‬ ‫ﺼ ًﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ« َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱡ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺔ‬‫ﺼ ِﺺ و ََﻏ َﺮاﺋِﺐُ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ِﺎر‪ِ ،‬ﻟ ْﻠﻌِ َ‬ ‫َﺎن َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ْﺮوَى ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺎﺋِﺐُ ا ْﻟﻘِ َ‬ ‫ري ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ِﻜﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗُ ْﺮ َوﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﺳﺎﻃ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ِ‬
‫و َِاﻻﻋْ ِﺘﺒ َِﺎر‪«.‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪة« إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺗَﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ ِﺑﻘﺒ َُﻼﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺛﻨَﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ َودَﻋَ ﻮَاﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪» :‬أَﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱢﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ ْاﻵ َن‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« أ َ ْن َﻫﻤَ َﺴ ْﺖ ِﰲ أُذُ ِن »ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َر ِة ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳ َﺪةِ؟!«‬‫ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎ ُه ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ِن اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ ْﻠ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱡ‬
‫ْﻒ َﻻ أُﺣِ ﺒﱡﻚِ أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎدِ ﻳ َُﺔ‬ ‫ﺎﻃ َﻔ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَ َﻮ ﱢد َد ًة ﻣ َُﻼ ِﻃ َﻔ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻀﻤﱠ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﺎف ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺿﻌَ َ‬ ‫َت أ َ ْ‬‫اﺿﻴ َُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴ ُﱠﺔ؟ َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧَﻤَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺒﱠﺘُﻚِ ِﰲ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒﻲ‪ ،‬وَزاد ْ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ‪ ،‬اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِ‬
‫ني — ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« — أَﻧﱠﻚِ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« ﻳُ َﺮﺑﱢﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ‪َ 4‬ﻗﺎﺋ ًِﻼ‪» :‬أَﺗَﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬
‫ني ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮاكِ ؟ َﻛ ﱠﻼ وَاﻳْ ُﻢ ﷲِ! ﺑ َِﻞ ا ْز َدد ِْت ﻓِ ﺘْﻨ َ ًﺔ َو ُروَاءً‪َ ،‬وﻧُﻮ ًرا َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎءً‪.‬‬ ‫َﻗ ْﺪ َﻗﺒُﺤْ ِﺖ ِﰲ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ِﺖ ِﰲ أَﻋْ ﻴُﻨِﻨَﺎ — ْاﻵ َن — أَﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ — َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — آﻳ ًَﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ آﻳ ِ‬
‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻒ ﻣَ ﱠﺮةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ُﻛﻨ ْ ِﺖ أ َ ْﻟ َ‬
‫ﴍﻳ َﻜﺘِﻲ‬ ‫ني دَاﺋِﻤً ﺎ َ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻚِ — ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ِ ،‬ﺑ َﻼ َرﻳ ٍْﺐ — أَﺟْ ﻤَ ُﻞ إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎﻧ َ ٍﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻮُﺟُ ﻮدِ‪ .‬و ََﺳﺘَ ُﻜﻮﻧِ َ‬
‫َﺧﺎهُ‪5 «.‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺜ َ َﻞ ْاﻷَﻋْ َﲆ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أَﺗَﻮ ﱠ‬

‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ْﻊ َﻫﻤْ َﺴﻬَ ﺎ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺣَ َﺪﺛ َ ْﺖ ﻣ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ َ ٌة َﻟ ْﻢ‬
‫ري َ‬‫و ََﻫﻤَ َﺴ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﺑ ُﺸ ْﻜ ِﺮ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَاﻣْ ﺘَ َﻸ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻴْﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن؛ َﻓﺘَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ﱠ‬‫ﺒﺎل َﻛﺎﺋ ٍِﻦ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺒﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻟﺘَ ْﺨ ُ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ ِﺑ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﺴ ِ‬
‫ْت »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﰲ ﺛَﻨَﺎﻳَﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﺠَ َﻠﺒَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺰاﻳَ َﻞ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﻀﺎءِ‪،‬‬‫ﺻﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻴﺞ؛ َﻓ َﻀﺎ َع َ‬ ‫ﻴﺞ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻀ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱡﻮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﻤَ ﻌَ ُﻪ أَﺣَ ﺪٌ‪.‬‬
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‫‪ 4‬ﻳﺮﺑﺘﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻳﴬب ﺑﻴﺪه ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﴐﺑﺎت ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔ ﰲ ﻋﻄﻒ وﺣﻨﺎن‪.‬‬

‫‪ 5‬أﺗﻮﺧﺎه‪ :‬أﺗﻄﻠﻊ إﻟﻴﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬

‫ﺎح‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َُﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻨِﻌَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ اﻟﺘﱢﻤْ َﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺮ‪ُ ،‬‬ ‫ﻄ ْﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢﻮ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ ٌَﺔ َراﺋِﻌَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺒَ َ‬
‫ﺎدِع‪،‬‬‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َات ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠُ ﱡﺮ َﻫﺎ ﺟَ ﻤْ ﻬَ َﺮ ٌة ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ ِﺒري ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎرﻫِ ﻢْ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ َﻗﻴْ َﺪ أَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻂ ُر َوﻳْﺪًا ُر َوﻳْﺪًا‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَﻬْ ِﺒ ُ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﺘﱢ َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ني و ﱢ‬ ‫َني ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫ﻳ ََﱰَﺟﱠ ﺢُ ﻋَ َﺪد َُﻫﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎن‬‫َات ُﻣﻨ ْ َﻜ َﺮ ٌة‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ َﻔﺎدِ ُع ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَﻘِ ﱡﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد َِت ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺿﺒ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ْﻠﺠَ َﻠ ٌﺔ‬ ‫َات َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻮ ٌ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺼﺤَ ﺒُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ؛ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَ َﺨ ﱠﻠﻠُ ُﻪ َز ِﻓريٌ و ََﺷ ِﻬ ٌ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻧَﻘِ ٌ‬ ‫ﻳَﻨْﺒَﻌِ ُﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻨ َ ِ‬
‫ﺿ ِﺠﻴﺠَ ﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻵذَ َ‬
‫ان‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ ُِﺼ ﱡﻢ َ‬ ‫ات ُﻣﺘَﺪَاﻓِ ﻌَ ٌﺔ ُﻣﺘَﻮَا ِﺛﺒ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗُ َﺪوﱢي ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ َﻜ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺧِ ﺒ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ َﻔ َﺰ ٌ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻈ ُﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪،‬‬‫اﻟﻀ َﻔﺎدِ ُع ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺒﻴﺜ َ ُﺔ ﺗَﺒْﻠُ ُﻎ أُﻣْ ِﻨﻴﱠﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﺪ ِْر ُك َﻏﺎﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻮ َْﻻ ﻳ ََﻘ َ‬‫َو َﻛﺎد َِت ﱠ‬
‫ﺻﺤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ أَذَ َ‬ ‫ﱠت ﻟِﻌِ َﻘﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺼﺪ ْ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺗَ َ‬
‫ﺿ ْﺨﻤَ ُﺔ‬ ‫ﻮﻗ ٌﺔ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ« ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﺧ َﺮﺟَ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ْﺨﻠُ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َُﺔ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ِن ْ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ِﺒﻴﺤَ ُﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺳ ِﻢ‪.‬‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ« أ َ ِﻣ َ‬
‫ري ِة‬ ‫ري »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ ْﻔ ِﺪ َع ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺸﻌَ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫َﺻ ْﻔ ُﺖ‪ ،‬أ َ ﱠن ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ﱢ‬ ‫وَﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ َﺖ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ و َ‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ﻄ ٍ‬‫اﻫﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَ َﺮ َزﺗَﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َرأ ْ ِس َﺷﻴْ َ‬ ‫َان ﻟِﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳَ َﺮ ُ‬‫ﺎن ﺗَﺒْ ُﺪو ِ‬ ‫ﻈﺘَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪َ .‬و َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨ ُﻢ َﺧ ﱠﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ذَا ِﺑ َﻠ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺲ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﻲ أَﻧ ْ ُﻔﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريُ ْاﻷ َ ْﻓ َ‬ ‫ني ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬ ‫ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﱠان ِﻣ ْﻦ إِﺣْ ﺪَى أُذُﻧَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ َﻓ ِﺈذَا َﻓﺘَﺤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ﺗَ َﻜ ﱠﺸ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻳَﻤْ ﺘَﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺴﻊُ‪ ،‬و َِﺷﺪ َْﻗ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ُﻓ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜ َ ﱠﻠﻤَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬‫ﻒ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻟﻌْ ِﻖ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜﺎﺛ َ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻮَادِ ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻮن ﺣَ ﺎدﱟ‪َ ،‬ﺷﺪِﻳ ِﺪ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ْﺴﻨ ُ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ ﻟ َِﺴ ٍ‬
‫ﺼﻮ ِﱡر ِه‬ ‫ﺎﻃ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ َ‬‫ﺎﻇ ُﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟ ْﻮﻧ ِِﻪ َو َراﺋِﺤَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَ َﻔ ﱠﺰ ُع ا ْﻟﻔِ ْﻜ ُﺮ وَا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﻒ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﴬ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺰ ُز ْاﻷَﻧ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﺎب أ َ ْﺧ َ َ‬ ‫ﻟُﻌَ ٍ‬
‫و ََﻓ َ‬
‫ﻈﺎﻋَ ﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﺐ‪.‬‬‫ث أ َ ْﻗﺪَا ٍم ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻘ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻗﺎﻣَ ﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﺛ َ َﻼ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺤْ ِﻢ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨ ْ ِﺘﻨ َ ُﺔ‬‫ﺻ ْﻔ َﺮاءُ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛ ِﺒريَ ُة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻣ َُﱰ ﱢَﻫ َﻠ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ْﺴ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻔ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ — إ ِ َﱃ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ — َﻛﺜ َ‬
‫ﻒ! ‪6‬‬‫ﻄ ُﻦ ِﺿ ْﻔﺪ ٍِع أَﻋْ ﺠَ َ‬ ‫َف‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﻃﺒْ ٌﻞ أَﺟْ ﻮ ُ‬ ‫ﻄﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻴ َُﺨﻴﱢ ُﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔﻮ د ُْﻫﻨُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ ِﻢ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْ‬
‫َني اﻟ ﱡﻠ ُﺰوﺟَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟ ُﱪُو َدةِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ َﺷﻌْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻠِﻴ ُﻞ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َني‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠْ ﻤَ ُﻊ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ِﺟ ْﻠﺪ َُﻫﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﻤَ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜ َ‬
‫ﻒ ﺣَ ْﻮ َﻟﻪُ‪،‬‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﻤْ َﺮةِ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﺘَﺪ ﱠَﱃ َﻓﺘَﺎ ِﺋ ُﻞ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ٍِﺐ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋُ ﻨُﻘِ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﺘَ ِﻮي‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻠﺘَ ﱡ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤُ ﻤْ َﺮ ِة و ﱡ‬
‫ﻣُﻬَ ﻮ َﱠﺷ ًﺔ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫ري ُﻣﺘَ َﺴ ِﺎوﻳَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎن‪ .‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑُﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ َﻜ َ‬ ‫َ‬

‫ﺎن‬ ‫َان َﻛﺄﻧﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِزﻋْ ﻨ َِﻔﺘَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن ‪َ 7‬ﻛ ِﺒريَﺗَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﺗَﺒْ ُﺪو ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔ ْﻠ َ‬
‫ﻄﺤَ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺒريَﺗَ ِ‬
‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻳَﺪ َ‬
‫ﱠاق‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ُﻔﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎدِع ا ْﻟ َﱪ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﻌْ َ‬‫ُﺰاق‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟ ْﻠ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬

‫ﻈﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠريَ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺑُﻂءٍ وَﺣَ ﺬَ ٍر‪ .‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ َﻏﻴْ ُ‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ﻧَﺤْ َﻮ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮى —‬ ‫َاﺳﺘُﺒْ ِﺪ َل ِﺑ ِﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺐُ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘﺐُ ‪ْ :‬اﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ري َ‬ ‫ﻴﺾ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘﺒُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻐِ ُ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛﺜ َ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ اﻧ ْ ِﻄﺒ ًَﺎﻗﺎ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎب ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْدﻧ َ َ‬‫أَﺟْ َﺪ ُر ْاﻷ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬

‫ﻈ َﺮ ٍة أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪،‬‬‫ﺎﺿﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ْﺖ ِﺑﻨ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ُﻪ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﺪﱠا ُه َﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ و ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ُﻣﺘَﺄ َ ﱢﻟﻤَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺗﺒ ًَﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ٍة ُﻣﻨ ْ َﻜ َﺮ ٍة ﺣَ ﺎﻧ َِﻘ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳ َِﺸ ﱡﻊ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﺰاجٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤِ ْﻘ ِﺪ وَا ْﻟﺒ َْﻐ َﻀﺎءِ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﺑﻨ َ ْ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﺧﺒ ِْﺚ ِﻧﻴﱠﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻓ َﺴﺎدِ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻮﻳﱠﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ات ﺗَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ ﻟُ ْﺆ ِم َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮ ٌ‬‫ِﱪﻳَﺎءِ‪ :‬ﻧ َ َ‬‫َاﻟﺼ َﻠ ِﻒ وَا ْﻟﻜ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ﱠ‬
‫َاخ ﻳ ُْﺸ ِﺒ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءَ‬‫ﻄﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﰲ ُﴏ ٍ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻀ ْﺨﻤَ ﺘَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺿﻤﱠ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬
‫ﻮل ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻬَ ﺎدِ‬ ‫ﻃ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫»ﻫﻨِﻴﺌًﺎ ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ُﻪ ﺑُﺤﱠ ٌﺔ ُﻣ ْﺰﻋِﺠَ ٌﺔ‪َ :‬‬ ‫وَاﻟﻨﱡﻮَاحَ ‪ ،‬ﺗُ َﺨﺎ ِﻟ ُ‬
‫ﴫ‪َ .‬ﻫﻨِﻴﺌًﺎ َﻟ َﻚ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏ َﻠﺒْﺘَﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻣْ ِﺮي و ََﻗﻬَ ْﺮﺗَﻨِﻲ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْر َﻏﻤْ َﺖ‬ ‫َاﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ٍْز َوﻧ َ ْ ٍ‬ ‫و ﱠ‬
‫أَﻧْﻔِ ﻲ وَأذْ َﻟ ْﻠﺘَﻨِﻲ‪.‬‬
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‫ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬

‫ﺻ َﺔ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺰا ُل َﺳﺎﻧِﺤَ ًﺔ‬ ‫َار َك و َِﺻﺪ ِْق ﻋَ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ِﺘ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ا ْﻟ ُﻔ ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ﱧ ﻋَ ﺠَ ْﺰ ُت ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺰﻳﻤَ ِﺘ َﻚ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم إ ِ ْﴏ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِ ْ‬
‫أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ‪.‬‬
‫ﻃﻮ َل‬ ‫ﻈ ﱡﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬَابُ َرا ِﺋ َﺪ َك ُ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻴَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢﻖ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮ ِﺑ ﱠ‬‫و ََﺳ َﱰَى أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ َﺗْ َ‬
‫ﺻ ْﻔ َﻮ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣ َﻚ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ ذَ َﻛ ْﺮ َت أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﺗ َِﻦ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ‬ ‫ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮ َك‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳ َْﻔﺘَﺄ ُ ﻳُﻌَ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺴﻨَﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳ َﻠﺐَ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ َﻦ وَاﻟ ﱡﺮوَاءَ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﺎحَ ِﺑ َﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﻓِ ﺪَاءٍ ﻋَ ِﻈﻴ ٍﻢ‪ ،‬أ َ َ‬
‫ﺎض ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎﻟُﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻏ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻨْﻌَ ﺎءِ‪ :‬أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ ِﻄ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن ﻋِ َﻘﺎﺑُ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺘ َﻚ ﱠ‬
‫و َُﺳﻠِﺐَ ﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫َاﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ٌﺔ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﻤَ ﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ و ََﺧ َﺴ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬و َِﰲ ﻧ َ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻮ َْﻫﺎءُ!‬ ‫أَﺟْ َﺪ َركِ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِم وَاﻟ ﱢﺮﺛَﺎءِ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺴﻨَﺎءُ ﱠ‬
‫ِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮكِ‬ ‫ﴎاﻋِ ﻚِ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻬَ ﻮ ِﱡركِ وَاﻧْﺪ َِﻓﺎﻋِ ﻚِ ‪ 8 ،‬أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﴤ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َ‬ ‫وَﺣْ ْﺴﺒُﻚِ ﻋِ َﻘﺎﺑًﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﻌَ ﺠﱡ ﻠِﻚِ َوإ ِ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎل ُﺳﻠِﺐَ ‪َ ،‬وﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒ ٍَﻞ أ َ ْﺳ َﻮدَ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﻴ ٍْﺶ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَ َﻔ ﱢﺰﻋَ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎءٍ ُﻛﺘِﺐَ ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﺒُ َﻜﺎءِ وَا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻮ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺐ — ِﺻﺪ ُْق ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُﻗﻮ ُل!«‬ ‫ﻄﻮ ُل‪َ ،‬وﺑ ََﻼءٍ َﻻ ﻳَ ُﺰو ُل‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻴَﺘَﺠَ ﱠﲆ َﻟﻚِ — ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻗ ِﺮ ٍ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﻜﺪَ‪َ ،‬وﻣِﺤْ ﻨ َ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ُ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪َ » :‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪َ .‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ ْﺮ ُت ِﺑﺄ َ َﺳ ٍﻒ و ََﻻ ﻧ َ َﺪ ٍم‪.‬‬
‫واﺟ ِﺐ ْاﻷَدَاءِ … َو َﻟ ْﻮ أ َ ْﺳﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ‬ ‫ض ﻋَ َﲇ ﱠ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َدﻳ ٍْﻦ ِ‬ ‫َو َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ﱠدﻳ ُْﺖ ِﻻﺑ ِْﻦ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ﻲ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﻔ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻓِ ﺪَاءً!«‬

‫‪ 8‬اﻧﺪﻓﺎﻋﻚ‪ :‬ﺗﴪﻋﻚ‪.‬‬

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‫َﺧ ِ َ‬

‫ﴎاﻓِ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َﺻ َﻔ َﺎﻗﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْ َ‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ« و َ‬ ‫ﻆ ﻋَ َﲆ وَﺟْ ِﻪ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ْﺮأ َ ِة »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َ‬
‫ِﰲ َﻏﻴ ِْﻈﻬَ ﺎ و ََﺷﻤَ ﺎﺗَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈﻬَ َﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫ُور َﻫﺎ َوإ ِ َﺳﺎءَاﺗِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َ‬ ‫َﺿ َﺎﻗ ْﺖ ذَ ْرﻋً ﺎ ِﺑ ُﴩ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ِﻀﺒ َْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ«‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻪ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫ﻳﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤَ ﻴﱠ َﺰ ْت ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻗ ﱠﻮ ٍة وَﻋَ ْﺰ ٍم‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ْﺪ َر ٍة وَﺣَ ْﺰ ٍم؛ َﻓ َﺮ َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َ‬ ‫أ َ َﺳ ِﺎر ِ‬
‫ﴎ ِة ا ْﻟﻮَادِ ﻋَ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻴْ ٍﺪ وَاﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ٍم‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﴩﻳ َﺮ ُة! ﺣَ ْﺴﺒُﻚِ ‪ 2‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻟﺤَ ْﻘ ِﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫»ﺻ ٍﻪ ‪ 1‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ﱢ ﱢ‬ ‫وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬
‫ﺼﺎﺋِﺐَ و ََآﻻ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺰ ْﻟ ِﺖ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َ‬
‫ﴍكِ ‪َ ،‬و ُﻛﻮﻧِﻲ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — ﻋَ َﲆ ﺑَﻴﱢﻨ َ ٍﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻣْ ِﺮكِ ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ أُﻣَ ﱢﻜﻨَﻚِ‬ ‫ﺣَ ْﺴﺒُﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔ ِﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ﱢ‬
‫ِﻴﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَﺒْﻠُﻐِ ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻴْﺪِكِ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْاﻵ َن — َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ‬ ‫ﴎ ِة ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ ُ‬ ‫اﻹ َﺳﺎءَ ِة ﻟِﻬَ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫َال‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ ُْﻔﻠِﺢَ َﻛﻴْﺪُكِ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﴎﻳ ُﻊ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬ ‫ﱰﻳ َْﻦ ِﰲ َﻗﺎ ِﺑ ِﻞ ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ِم أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﺒ َْﻐ َﻲ َ ِ‬ ‫ني‪ .‬و ََﺳ َ َ‬ ‫ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﺄ ْ ُﻣ ِﻠ َ‬
‫ﺎع ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻘ َﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َ»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺪ َﱢﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﴫ ِة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« و َ‬ ‫َﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ و ََﻗ ْﻔ ُﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻧ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﻃﻬَ ﺎ َر ِة َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َِﺻﺪ ِْق و ََﻓﺎﺋ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫أَﻣْ ِﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﺘُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ ِِﺼ َ‬ ‫ﷲ ﺛَﻮَابُ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َِﻀﻴ َﻊ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻠُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ُﺳﺪًى‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﺐَ ﷲ ُ َرﺟَ ﺎء َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ أَﺑَﺪًا‪َ .‬و ِﻋﻨ ْ َﺪ ِ‬
‫ني!«‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳ ُِﻀﻴ ُﻊ أَﺟْ َﺮ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ِﺴ ِﻨ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺻﻪ‪ :‬اﺳﻜﺘﻲ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 2‬ﺣﺴﺒﻚ‪ :‬ﻳﻜﻔﻴﻚ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ٍﺔ‪» :‬ﺣَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪ ِ‬

‫ِﻳﻬﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ِﰲ َﻟﻬْ ﺠَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﻞ د َِويﱢ اﻟ ﱠﺮﻋْ ﺪِ‪ ،‬ﻣُﺠَ ْﻠ ِﺠ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻗ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﺴﻚِ ﻟِﻠﺮدَى‪3 .‬‬
‫ﱠ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺖ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪َ .‬وإِﻳﱠﺎكِ أ َ ْن ﺗُ ِﺴﺪِي إ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺪًا‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋَ ﱠﺮ ْ‬
‫و ََﺧ ْريٌ َﻟﻚِ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺸﻌِ ِﺮي اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﺪ َم ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻨَﻴ ِْﺖ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﺮ ِﺟﻌِ ﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ أَﺗَﻴ ِْﺖ‪.‬‬
‫وَﺣَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﻤﱠ ﺪِي ُﺳ ْﺨ ِﻄﻲ َوإ ِ ْﻏ َﻀﺎ ِﺑﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﺤُ ﱠﻞ ِﺑﻚِ ﻧ ِْﻘﻤَ ﺘِﻲ َوﻋ َِﻘﺎ ِﺑﻲ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻻ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺠﻴﻚِ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ‬
‫— ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ذَﻟِﻚِ — َﻛﺎ ِﺋ ٌﻦ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‪«.‬‬
‫َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﺴ ًﺔ ُﻣﺘَﺠَ ﻬﱢ ﻤَ ًﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ َﺳﺎﺧِ َﺮ ًة ُﻣﺘَﻬَ ﱢﻜﻤَ ًﺔ‪» :‬أَﻟ ِِﻤﺜ ْ ِﲇ ﻳ َُﻘﺎ ُل َﻫﺬَا‬
‫ني — ِﺑﺤَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗﺘِﻚِ — ﻣَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳُ َﺮامُ!‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﻼمُ؟ إِﻧﱠﻚِ َﻟ َﱰُو ِﻣ َ‬
‫ﺎف اﻟﺘﱠﻬْ ﺪِﻳﺪَ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو أَﺟْ َﺰ ُع ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻮﻋِﻴﺪِ؟‬ ‫أ َ َوﺗَﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ أ َ َﺧ ُ‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ ِﺷﺌْ ُﺖ َﻟﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒْﺘُﻚِ ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ ﱠﻜ ْﻠ ُﺖ ِﺑﻚِ ‪ 4‬وَأ َ ﱠدﺑْﺘُﻚِ ‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ُم ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْن أَﺟْ ِﺰﻳَﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ إ ِ َﺳﺎءَﺗِﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأُﻋَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒَﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗﺘِﻚِ … و ََﻗ ْﺪ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ — ِﰲ‬
‫َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة — أ َ ْن أَﺗَﺠَ ﺎ َو َز ﻋَ ْﻦ َز ﱠﻟﺘِﻚِ ‪«.‬‬
‫َﻼﻫﺘِﻚِ ؛‬‫اﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ ‪َ ،‬ﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻣﺎ أ َ َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﺟُ ْﺮأَﺗَﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ ﺠَ ﺐَ ﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« و ََﻗ ِﺪ ْ‬ ‫َﺧ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﴫ َ‬
‫ﻴﺖ أ َ ﱠن ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻔ َﻮ َﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ ُن إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻋِ ﻨ ْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻘ ِﺪ َرةِ!‬ ‫ﺎﻟﺼ ْﻔ ِﺢ وَا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻐﻔِ َﺮةِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻧ َ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َ‬‫إِذْ ﺗَﺘَ َ‬
‫اﻹ َﺳﺎءَ ِة إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ؟‬ ‫َوﻣ ِْﻦ أَﻳ َْﻦ َﻟﻚِ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ْﺪ َر ُة ﻋَ َﲇﱠ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠﻤَ ﱡﻜ ُﻦ ِﻣ َﻦ ْ ِ‬
‫ﺷ َﻼءَ‪5 «.‬‬ ‫َﺼ ُﺪ ُر ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻔ ُﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﺜ ْ ِﲇ‪ ،‬ﻟ ُِﻘ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻲ َوﻧُﺒ ِْﲇ‪َ .‬و َﻟﻮْﻻ ذَﻟِﻚِ َﻟﻤَ ﱠﺰ ْﻗ ُﺖ ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ﻚِ أ َ ْ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﻳ ْ‬
‫ﺎع ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ِﺔ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ْ .‬‬
‫واﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻤﱠ ْﺖ أذُﻧَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳﻤَ ِ‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ِﰲ ُﺳ ْﺨ ِﻄﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫َت »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َوﺗَﻤَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﺮاﺋ ِِﻖ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﻘ ِﻞ — ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﻨ ْ َﻔﺬٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ‬ ‫ﻆ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ َﺧﺬَ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺄ ْ َﺧﺬٍ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ ﱠﺪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬
‫َﺧ ْﺖ ِﰲ وَﺟْ ِﻪ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻮَﻋﱢ َﺪ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫أ َ ْن َﴏ َ‬
‫ان‪َ ،‬وﺗَ ْﻘ َﺸﻌِ ﱡﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﻪ ْاﻷَﺑْﺪَا ُن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﻔِ ريٌ ُﻣ ْﺰﻋِﺞٌ ﻳ ُِﺼ ﱡﻢ ْاﻵ َذ َ‬ ‫وَاﻧْﺒَﻌَ َﺚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ف ُﺳﻤُﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺿ َﻔﺎدِ ﻋَ ﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﻘﺬْ ِ‬ ‫ﻳﺐ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ َوﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أَﻣَ َﺮ ْت َ‬ ‫وَا ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ْﺖ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ ِﻟﺘَﺄْدِ ِ‬
‫اﻟﻀ َﻔﺎدِ ُع ﺗَ ُﻘﻮد ُُﻫ ﱠﻦ َزﻋِﻴﻤَ ﺘُﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﻣُﺤَ ِﺎو َﻻ ٍت أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ﻌْ َﻦ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَ ِﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة«‪ِ ،‬ﻟﻴُﻤْ ِﻄ ْﺮﻧَﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫… َوﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ﱠ‬
‫ُﺳﻤُﻮﻣَ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬اﻟﺮدى‪ :‬اﻟﻬﻼك‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﻧﻜﻠﺖ ﺑﻚ‪ :‬ﻋﺬﺑﺘﻚ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬أﺷﻼء‪ :‬أﺟﺰاء ﻣﺘﻔﺮﻗﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ َﻏﺎﻓِ َﻠ ًﺔ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻛﻴْ ِﺪ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ْﺆ َﺧﺬْ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻏِ ﱠﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ 6 ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺠُ ْﺰ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫ﻣَ ْﻜ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ا ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ِﺑﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ و ََﻗﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻓﻮ َْق ُﻣﺘَﻨَﺎو َِل ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻤُﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﺎض‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻋَ َﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُﺮ َﻓﻮ َْق‬ ‫ﺼﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻧْﺨِ َﻔ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎع‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َُﺔ ُﺧ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َزا َﻟ ْﺖ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ا ْرﺗ َِﻔ ٍ‬
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‫أﻋْ ﺪَاﺋ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ ِﻣﺎﺋَ َﺔ ذِ َر ٍ‬
‫اع‪.‬‬
‫ُور أَﻋْ ﺪَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ —‬ ‫ﺻﺪ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳ َْﺸﻔِ ﻲ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ُ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ﺪَدٍ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬‫اﻟﺴ ﱡﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻨُﻮ ِد »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻬْ ﻠِﻚِ ﱠ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻐﻠِﻴ َ‬
‫ﻞ‪7 .‬‬

‫اﻟﺴﻬْ ِﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺎر ِق‪،‬‬ ‫ﴎﻋَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْﻘ ِﺮ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ُ ْ‬
‫ﺎض ﱠ‬ ‫وَاﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﻀ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ اﻧْﻘِ َﻀ َ‬
‫ﻇ َﻔ ِﺎرﻫِ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ا ْرﺗَ َﻔﻌَ ْﺖ ِﺑﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ًة‬ ‫ﺎدِع َﻓ َﻔ َﻘﺄ ْ َن ﻋُ ﻴُﻮﻧَﻬُ ﱠﻦ ِﺑﺄ َ ْ‬
‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫َت ﻣَ َﻊ َﻗﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻫﻮ ْ‬
‫أ ُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘﱠ ِﺴ َﻊ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ ِﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟ ﱠﺰوَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﻟﻤ َُﺴﺎﻋَ َﺪ ِة ﺟَ ﻴ ِْﺸﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺣَ ْﺮ ِب ﻋَ ُﺪو َﱢﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ان‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻵذَ َ‬ ‫ﺿ ِﺠﻴﺠً ﺎ وَﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺠً ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺼﻤﱠ ِ‬ ‫َﺻﻔِ ريُ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ ﻳَﻤْ َﻶ ِن ا ْﻟﺠَ ﱠﻮ َ‬ ‫ﺎدِع و َ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﺻﻴَﺎحُ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﻼﺋِﻲ ُﻛ ﱠﻦ ﻳ َْﺸﻬَ ﺪ َْن ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ َﺔ‬ ‫ﻮﴆ ﺟُ ﻨُﻮد ََﻫﺎ وَأَﻋْ ﻮَاﻧَﻬَ ﺎ — ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫َﺻﺎﺣَ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ﺗُ ِ‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ﻮات‬‫ﺻ ِ‬ ‫ِﻠﺼﻤَ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ضﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َاﺳ ُﺪد َْن آذَاﻧ َ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫— َوﺗُﺤَ ﺬﱢ ُر ُﻫ ﱠﻦ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬اﺑْﺘَﻌِ ﺪ َْن‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫أَﻋْ ﺪَا ِﺋ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﺿﺎﻋَ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ أَذْﻋَ ﻨ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُﺮ ِﻟﺘَﻨْﻔِ ﻴ ِﺬ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻣَ َﺮﺗْﻬُ ﱠﻦ ِﺑ ِﻪ َزﻋِﻴﻤَ ﺘُﻬُ ﱠﻦ‪ .‬و َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
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‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻠﻬَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َﻏ َﻀ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ وَﻗ ْﺴ َﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻛ ﱠﺮ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ ﺛَﺎ ِﻧﻴ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﺎذِ َﻟ ًﺔ آﺧِ َﺮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ِﻠ ُﻚ‬
‫‪8‬‬ ‫ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺴﻤُﻮ ِم‬ ‫ﺴﺎت‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﻘﺬ ِْﻓﻨَﻬُ ﱠﻦ ِﺑ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎﺟﻤْ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ َﺮ ُﻣﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎت ﻳُﻬَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪٍ‪ .‬وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ وَﺟُ ﻨُﻮد َُﻫﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺪَﻓِ ﻌَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎت‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻤُﻬْ ِﻠ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ﻈ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ وَﺟُ ﻨُﻮد َُﻫﺎ ﻳَ ْﺮﺗَﻔِ ﻌْ َﻦ َﻓﻮ َْق‬ ‫ﺎل َﻫﺬَ ِه ا ْﻟﺤَ ْﺮ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ري ٌة ِﺑﺄﻣْ ﺜ َ ِ‬ ‫ري َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ َﺧ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ أ ِﻣ َ‬
‫ﺎت أَﺟْ َﺴﺎﻣَ ﻬُ ﱠﻦ ُﻣﻨْﺘَ ِﴫ ٍ‬
‫َات‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬ﺳﺎﺣِ َﻘ ٍ‬ ‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ﱠﻦ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﻘ ﱠﻀ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎدِع‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒَﺜ ْ َﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﻬْ ِﻮ َ‬‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫‪ 6‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﺆﺧﺬ ﻋﲆ ﻏﺮﺗﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﻟﻢ ﺗﻔﺎﺟﺄ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 7‬اﻟﻐﻠﻴﻞ‪ :‬ﺷﺪة اﻟﻌﻄﺶ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬ﻛﺮت‪ :‬ﻫﺠﻤﺖ ﺛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ﻠُ َﻮ ِﺑﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَ ِﺔ أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻐ َﻀﺐُ َﻓﺄَذْ َﻫ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺳ َﻠﺐَ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻘ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ و ََﺧﺒﱠ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ِﺼﻴﺢُ‬ ‫ﻴﻼ‪ .‬و َُﻫﻨَﺎ ِﻟ َﻚ ْ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﺒ ً‬
‫ﻄﺎﺋ َِﺸ ُﺔ؟ َﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ِﻠ َﻜ َﺔ‬ ‫َﺎﻃ َﺸ ُﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺒَ ْﻠﻬَ ﺎءُ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫»ﻣ ْﻦ أَﻳ َْﻦ َﻟﻚِ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ُة ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬‫ﻮن وَﺣَ ﻤَ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ‪ِ :‬‬ ‫ِﰲ ﺟُ ﻨ ُ ٍ‬
‫ﱠﺎت ﺗُ َﺴﺎﻋِ ﺪُكِ !‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ف ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ — ﻋَ ﺠُ ﻮ ٌز ﺣَ ﻤْ َﻘﺎءُ‪َ ،‬ﻏ ِﺒﻴ ٌﱠﺔ ﺑَ ْﻠﻬَ ﺎءُ! و ََﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ ِﰲ ذَﻟِﻚِ ؛ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﺎق َﺳ َﻘ َﺮ‪ 9 ،‬ﺑَﺎدِ ﻳ ََﺔ اﻟﺬﱡ ﱢل‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ني أ َ َر َ‬‫ا ْﻟﻬَ َﻼ ُك ﻋِ َﻘﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﺤِ ﻴ ُﻢ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ َﻘ ﱠﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ .‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧِﻲ ﺣِ َ‬
‫اﻫﺎ ِﰲ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫ﻳﺮ وَاﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر!«‬ ‫و َِاﻻﻧْﻜ َِﺴ ِﺎر‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْﻜﺘَ ِﻮﻳ ًَﺔ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺰﻣْ ﻬَ ِﺮ ِ‬

‫َت ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘُﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻﺣَ َﻘﺘْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻌْ ﻨ َ ُﺔ ﻣَ ﻠِﻴ َﻜ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﻦ؛ َﻓﻬَ ﻮ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« ﺗُ ِﺘ ﱡﻢ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َت »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫اﻟﻀ َﻔﺎدِ ُع‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎدِع ِﺑﺜ ِْﻘﻠِﻬَ ﺎ … و َُﺳﺤِ َﻘ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َُﺔ ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻫ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺖ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻀ َﻔ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺧ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬ ‫ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ َ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟُ ﻤُﻮﻋ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْﻓ َﺮادٌ‪.‬‬
‫َﺎب‬
‫اﻟﺸﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻈ ٍﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺬﻳ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ِﺪ اﻧْﺘَ َﻘ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﰲ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻌِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ ُﺔ« وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ َ‬ ‫َوو ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ِﺿ ْﻔﺪِﻋً ﺎ ﻋَ ﺠُ ﻮ ًزا‪ ،‬ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﻼ َم َﻓ َﻼ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻌْ ِﻒ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻬَ َﺮ ِم‪َ ،‬وﻣ َِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ِة إ ِ َﱃ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻔِ ِ‬
‫ري‪.‬‬ ‫ري ﱠ‬‫ﺻﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨ َﺮ ُس‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺪ ُر ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ َ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫ﻇ َﻢ َﻏ َﻀﺒُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ ُ ْﺧﺘِﻬَ ﺎ و ََﻗﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَ ﱠﺪ ﺣَ ﻨ َ ُﻘﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫َاﻟﴩ ﺗَ َﺰاﻳَ َﻠ ْﺖ َوﺗَ َﺨﺎذَ َﻟ ْﺖ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْد َر َﻛﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة« ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ؛ َو َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷَذَى و ﱠ ﱢ‬ ‫وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»ﻣَ ِ‬
‫اﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫َاﻹﻋْ ﻴَﺎءُ‪َ 10 ،‬ﻓﺄَﻋْ ﺠَ َﺰ َ‬ ‫ﻒ و ِْ‬ ‫اﻟﻀﻌْ ُ‬ ‫ﱠ‬

‫ﻄ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷ َ ْر ِض ِﺑﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻧ َ َﺰ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﺰ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﺑﻚِ‬
‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻫﺒَ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘَ ْﻐﻔِ ِﺮي ِﻟﺬَﻧ ْ ِﺒﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَاﻋْ ﺘَ ِﺼ ِﻤﻲ‬ ‫ﺎب؛ ﺟَ َﺰاءً َﻟﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟُ ْﺮأَﺗِﻚِ ‪َ .‬ﻓ ْ‬ ‫ﱠﺎت ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ أ َ ْﻫ ٌﻞ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ َﻘ ٍ‬
‫ﻣَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﺑَ ِﺔ إِذَا أ َ َرد ِْت اﻟﻨﱠﺠَ ﺎ َة‪«.‬‬
‫َاب إِﻻ أ َ ْن َﻗﺬَ َﻓ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ َﺮ ِﺑ َﺴﻤﱢ ﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗُ ِﺼﺐْ ِﻣﻨُﻬُ ﱠﻦ أَﺣَ ﺪًا ﻟِﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻮ ٍ‬
‫ﻆ‪.‬‬‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬

‫‪ 9‬ﺳﻘﺮ‪ :‬ﺟﻬﻨﻢ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬اﻹﻋﻴﺎء‪ :‬اﻟﺘﻌﺐ‪.‬‬

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‫»اﻵ َن ﺗَﺤِ ﱡﻖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ َﻟﻌْ ﻨ َ ُﺔ أ َ ِﻣريَ ِة ا ْﻟ ِﺠ ﱢﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ‪ 12‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪ْ :‬‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫واﺑْﺘَ َﺪ َرﺗْﻬَ ﺎ ‪» 11‬ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ُﻣ َﻠﻮﱢﺣَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻌَ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ُﻮن‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻻ‬‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َﻜﻤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻚِ أ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﴤ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻚِ َﺳ ِﺠﻴﻨ َ ًﺔ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﺰ ِوﻳ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬وَأ ْن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨﻔِ ﻲ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻌُ ﻴ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﴎ ِة ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ِﺮي ِﰲ َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻔ َﺔ« اﻟ ﱠﻠﻌْ ﻨ َ ُﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺘَﻮَا َر ْت ﻣَ َﻊ‬ ‫ﺎت ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ُﻛ ِﺘﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻜﻠِﻤَ ِ‬
‫اﻹ َﺳﺎءَةِ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ ﻟِﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ أَﺛ َ ٌﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺰ ًة ﻋَ ِﻦ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ِ‬ ‫ﺿ َﻔﺎدِ ﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫َ‬

‫‪ 11‬اﺑﺘﺪرﺗﻬﺎ‪ :‬أﴎﻋﺖ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 12‬ﻣﻠﻮﺣﺔ ﺑﻌﺼﺎﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﻣﺤﺮﻛﺔ ﻟﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻳﺚ ْ َ‬

‫َاﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﺮ َﻗ ْﺖ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻤَ ِﺔ‪ .‬و ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﺒﺜ َ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ َﺳﺎﻫِ ﻤَ ًﺔ و ِ‬
‫َاﺟﻤَ ًﺔ‪ 1 ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ اﻧْﻘِ َﻀﺎءِ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻌْ َﺮ َﻛ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺻ َﻠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِ‬
‫َاث ِﰲ ﻳَ ْﻮﻣِﻬَ ﺎ‪ .‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْ ِ َ‬
‫ت ﺑﺮاﺣَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ‪2‬‬ ‫ﺼ ﱠﻔﺢُ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺎﺋ ِِﺐ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺪ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻤْ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺘَ َ‬ ‫ﻈﺎت ِﰲ َ‬ ‫َﻟﺤَ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻀ ٍﺔ ﻣُﺤْ ِﺰﻧ َ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َاث ﺑَﻐِ َ‬‫َﺎت َﻗﺪِﻳﻤَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﻤْ ﺤُ ﻮ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠ َِﻖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ٍ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« ﺗُ ْﺆﻧ ُِﺴ ُﻪ َوﺗَ ْﺮﻋَ ﺎهُ‪،‬‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫ﺼ ﱡﻔ ِﺢ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺄ ْ َﺳﺎةِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ َ‬
‫ري ُﻣﺪﱠﺧِ َﺮ ٍة ﺟُ ﻬْ ﺪًا ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺿﻨَﺎهُ‪َ 3 ،‬ﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫َوﺗُ َﺮ ﱢﻓ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺣَ َﺰﻧ َ ُﻪ و ََﺷﺠَ ﺎهُ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤْ ﺤُ ﻮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳَﺎﺗ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ آ َﻟﻤَ ُﻪ وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ُﺼﺎ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻒ ﻋَ ﺬَا ِﺑ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻬْ ِﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺨﻔِ ِ‬

‫»اﻵ َن ﻳَﺒْﺪَأ ُ ﻋَ ﻬْ ُﺪ أُﻧ ْ ِﺴ َﻚ و ََﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ِﺗ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﴤ َزﻣَ ُﻦ ﻧَﺤْ ِﺴ َﻚ و ََﺷ َﻘﺎ َوﺗِ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪ْ :‬‬
‫… َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳُﻨَﺎدِ ﻳَ َﻚ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ — ِﺑ َﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ري َﻟ َﻘ ِﺒ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺪِﻳﺪِ‪.‬‬
‫َﴩﺗُ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗﺒْ ُﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄَﻧ ْ َﺖ أَﺟْ َﺪ ُر ‪ْ 4‬اﻷُﻣَ َﺮاءِ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِﺐ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺑ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ْاﻵ َن ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ؛ َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ‬ ‫ﻳﻞ — ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ َﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ ِﰲ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎب ِﺑ َﻚ‪َ .‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﺑَ ْﺮ َﻫﻨ ْ َﺖ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ْ‬
‫اﺧ ِﺘﺒ ٍَﺎر َ‬ ‫أَﺟْ َﺪ ُر ْاﻷ َ ْﻟ َﻘ ِ‬
‫ﻮﻗ َﻚ ِﰲ ﻣَ َﺰاﻳَﺎ َك و ََﺷﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ ِﻠ َﻚ أَﺣَ ٌﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻛ َﺮا ِم‬ ‫ﻳُﺪَاﻧِﻴ َﻚ ‪ِ — 5‬ﰲ َﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺘ َﻚ و ََﻓ َﻀﺎ ِﺋ ِﻠ َﻚ — إِﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ٌن‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ َُﻔ ُ‬
‫ﻳﺖ وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻔ ِﺎر ِ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺳﺎﻫﻤﺔ واﺟﻤﺔ‪ :‬ﺣﺰﻳﻨﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﺑﺮاﺣﺘﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺑﻴﺪﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬أﺿﻨﺎه‪ :‬أﺗﻌﺒﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬أﺟﺪر‪ :‬أﺣﻖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﻳﺪاﻧﻴﻚ‪ :‬ﻳﻘﺎرﺑﻚ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﻴﺐ ْاﻷ َ ْﺧﺒ َِﺎر‪ ،‬وَأَﺑُﻮحُ َﻟ َﻚ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ُﺖ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ ُ ْﻓ ِﴤ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺣُ ِﺠﺐَ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺠ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣَ َ‬
‫ِﻳﺚ َزﻣَ ﺎﻧًﺎ!‬ ‫ﳾءٍ أَوَاﻧًﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻟِ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ﴎ ِار؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ِﻟ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬ ‫ﻂ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻋِ ْﻠ ُﻤ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﻔِ ﱢﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺤِ ْ‬
‫َﺎﻃ ِﺶ«‪َ :‬زو ِْج ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة«‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« اﺑْ ُﻦ »ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ف أَﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬ ‫آن َﻟ َﻚ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َ‬
‫ﺎﺿﻴ َﻚ؛‬ ‫ﺾ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ ِﻤ ﱡﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨِ َﻚ ﻳَ َﺪﻳْ َﻚ‪ ،‬ﺗُﺤَ ِﺎو ُل أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ َد ِﺑﺬَا ِﻛ َﺮﺗِ َﻚ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫أ َ َرا َك ﺗُ ْﻐ ِﻤ ُ‬
‫ف‪ :‬ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻫِ َﻲ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة«؟ َو َﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓﻮ ُر ا ْﻟﻌُ ﺬْ ِر‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ ﺗَﻌْ ِﺮ ُ‬
‫ﺎس ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻗ َﺮﺑَﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋَ ﱠﺰ ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻟ َﺪﻳْﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ف اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫َوإ ِ ْن ُﻛﻨ ْ َﺖ — ِﺑ َﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ — أَﻋْ َﺮ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﻔﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺑَ ﱠﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺟْ َﺪ َر ُﻫ ْﻢ ِﺑﺤُ ﻨُﻮ َﱢﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَأَﺣَ ﺒﱠﻬُ ْﻢ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«!‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫إِﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ أُﻣﱡ َﻚ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ ْ‬
‫َﺎﻃ ُﺶ«‬ ‫ﻄ َﻦ ‪» 6‬ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ريﺗُ ُﻪ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻓﺎ َر َﻗ ْﺖ ُﻣ ْﻠ َﻜﻬَ ﺎ — ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻻ ﻳ َْﻔ ُ‬ ‫اﺳ ٌﻢ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌَ ﺎ ٌر‪ ،‬ﺗَ َﺨ ﱠ ْ‬ ‫و َُﻫ َﻮ ْ‬
‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣ ْﻦ أ َ ْﺧﺒ َِﺎر َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻫﺠَ َﺮ ْت ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜﺘ ُﻪَ‬ ‫ﴪبَ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ َْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ َﻜﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَﻬْ ﺘﺪِيَ إِﱃ ﻣَ ﻘ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻳَﺘ َ ﱠ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺼﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ِزيﱢ َﻓ ﱠﻼﺣَ ٍﺔ َﻗ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »اﻟﺪﱡبﱢ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋُ ِﺮ ْﻓ َﺖ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻋُ ِﺮ َﻓ ْﺖ أُﻣﱡ َﻚ — ُﻣﻨْﺬُ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم — ِﺑ ْ‬
‫َﺎن‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨْﺬُ ﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻔ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ُﺲ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي اﻧ ْ َﻘ َﴣ‬ ‫ﺎن‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﺼ َﻖ ِﺑ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻘﺒ ِ‬ ‫ري« … و ََﻻ َزﻣَ ﺘْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﺴ ِﻤﻴَﺘَ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ِ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻋَ ﻬْ ُﺪ ُه ِﺑﺎﻧْﻘِ َﻀﺎءِ أَﻣْ ِﺲ‪.‬‬
‫َاﺳ َﱰْﺟَ ﻌْ ﺘُﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻘﺒَﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ري ﻋَ ْﻮ َدةٍ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ إ ِ َﱃ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا دَا َر اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ُﻦ َد ْو َرﺗَﻪُ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ﻋَ ﻬْ ُﺪ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﻓﺄ َ ًة‬
‫ﱪﺗُﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و ُﻣ َﻜ َ‬ ‫ﺻَ ْ‬ ‫َاﻟﺼ َﻔﺎءِ؛ ﺟَ َﺰاءً ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫ﴩو ﱠ‬ ‫ﻮن ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ؛ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒ َﻼ ﻋَ ﻬْ ﺪًا ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ ًﻼ ِﺑ ُﻔﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺳﻴْﺘُﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫َﻟ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَ ْﺪﺗُﻤَ ﺎ وَﻗ َ‬

‫َاﺳ ٍﺔ‬‫ﻃﺒْﻌُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﴍ َ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮي ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َ‬ ‫ﺎس ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ِﺑﻴ َﻚ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬

‫ﺎن ﻳَﻨ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ أ َ ْد َر ْﻛ َﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﻠ َﻘ ِﺐ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْ‬
‫ﻃ َﻠ َﻘ ُﻪ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬
‫ﻇ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﻈﺎ َ‬ ‫و ََﻓ َ‬
‫ني َﻫﻤﱠ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺤُ ﻮ َل ﺑَﻴْﻨ َ ُﻪ‬ ‫و ََﻻ أ َ َد ﱠل ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻫِ ﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎﺟ ِﻪ َوﺛ َ ْﻮ َرﺗ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬
‫»ﺳ ْﻠﻮَى«‪ .‬وَأ َ ﱠوﻟُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ُﺧﻮهُ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻧﻴ َُﺔ َزوْجُ أَﺧِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻓ ْريُو َز« َو َزوْﺟَ ﺘ ِِﻪ َ‬ ‫َني َﻗﺘْ ِﻞ َ‬ ‫َوﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﻬﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َاﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ ﱠﻜ َﺮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳ َْﻀ َ‬ ‫َﺎﻃ ِﺶ« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﺳﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ ُة »ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬
‫ُﴫ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﺄ َ ْن ﻳَﺤْ ﻘِ َﺪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳ ِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻌْ ُﺮوﻓِﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﻌِ ﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫َوﻳَﺠْ ِﺰﻳَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺶ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺒَ ْ‬

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‫ﺣَ ﺪ ُ‬

‫َان‪.‬‬‫َات ْاﻷَو ِ‬ ‫ﷲ — َﻗﺒْ َﻞ َﻓﻮ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َد ﻳَﺘِ ﱡﻢ َﻟ ُﻪ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ َرادَ؛ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻟ ْﻢ أَﺗَﺪَا َر ْﻛﻬَ ﺎ — ِﺑﻌَ ﻮ ٍْن ِﻣ َﻦ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻤَ ﱠﻜ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣُﻌَ ﺎ َوﻧَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأُﺑَﺎدِ َر ‪ 7‬إ ِ َﱃ ﻧَﺠْ َﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ؛‬ ‫ﻴﻞ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﻆ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﺴ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫َﺎح‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮ َﻓﻌْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ٍة ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺘْ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِ‬ ‫ﺄﴎﻋْ ُﺖ إ ِ َﱃ َﺳﺤَ ﺎﺑَ ٍﺔ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﺑ َﺮ ٍة َ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َزﺟﱠ ﻴ ِْﺖ ‪ 8‬ا ْﻟ َﻐﻤَ ﺎﻣَ َﺔ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ اﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﺘَﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أَﻋْ َﺪ ْدﺗُﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗَ َﺨ ﱠ ْ‬
‫ريﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﻟ ُِﺴ ْﻜﻨ َ ُ‬
‫ﴤ ِﺷ ْﻘ َﻮﺗُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َل ﻧَﺤْ ُﺴﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﱪَﺣَ َ‬ ‫ْﺻﻴْﺘُﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗُ َﻼ ِزﻣَ َ‬
‫وَأَو َ‬

‫ف َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪:‬‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَﻌْ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﻮﺷﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ُﻞ َﺳﻤَ ﺎ َع ﺑَ ِﻘﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ﱠﻠ ُﻊ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ ﻣَ ﺪ ُْﻫ ً‬ ‫أ َ َرا َك ﺗَﺘَ َ‬
‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘِ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ .‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻛﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ؟«‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﺎﺋِﻖَ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ«‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﺪو ِْت ﻣَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮْﻻﺗِﻲ؛ َﻓﻬَ ﺎﺗِﻲ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻚِ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬
‫َﻫﺎﺗِﻲ!«‬
‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔ ُﺖ — أ َ ْن ﺗُﻨْﻘِ ﺬَ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ِﺪ ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫َﻗﺖ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺶ أ َ ِﺑﻴ َﻚ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻮ ُﻗﺘ َِﻼ ِﰲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ ﺟُ ْﺮأَﺗِﻬَ ﺎ و ََﺷﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ َﻚ َو َزوْﺟَ َﺔ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ َﻚ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَ ْ‬
‫ﺼ َﺪ َر أُﻧ ْ ِﺴ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ َﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺤَ ْﺖ ﻣَ ْ‬ ‫َت ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺒﱠﺒ َْﺖ ﻧَﺠَ ﺎﺣَ َﻚ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬ ‫أَﻧْﺠَ ﺒَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ ﺪ ْ‬
‫ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ أُﻣﱡ َﻚ؛ ﺟَ َﺰاءً َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﱪ ُﻣ َﻜ َﺎﻓﺄ َ ٍة َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ُة »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« أ َ ْﻛ َ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺶ‬ ‫ني و ﱢُﻓ َﻘ ْﺖ — أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ٍة — إ ِ َﱃ إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ ﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَ ْ‬ ‫َ»ﺳ ْﻠﻮَى«‪ :‬أَﺑَﻮَيْ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫»ﻓ ْريُو َز« و َ‬ ‫ﻟ َ‬
‫َﺎﻃ ُﺶ« — ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ني! ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َِﺚ »ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِﺑﻴ َﻚ! ﻋَ َﲆ أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ — وَا أ َ َﺳ َﻔﺎ ُه — َﻗ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﻘﺬَﺗْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﺣِ ٍ‬
‫َاﺳ ِﺘﺌْﺜ َ ِﺎر ِه ‪ِ 10‬ﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ‬ ‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺘَﻬَ ﻰ ْاﻷَﻣْ ُﺮ ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﺎﻏ ِﺘﻴَﺎﻟ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ‪ 9‬و ْ‬ ‫َﺳ َﺎﻓ َﺮ ْت » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« ِﺑﺄَﻋْ ﻮَا ٍم — أ َ ْن َ‬
‫ﺑَﻌْ ﺪ َُﻫﻤَ ﺎ!‬
‫ﻃ ْﻐﻴَﺎﻧ ِِﻪ؛‬ ‫َﺎﻃ ُﺶ« َﻻ ﻳَ ْﺰدَا ُد إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺗَﻤَ ﺎدِ ﻳًﺎ ِﰲ ُ‬
‫ﻇ ْﻠ ِﻤ ِﻪ َو ُ‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﻨُﻮ ُن‪ ،‬وَ»ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸﻬُ ﻮ ُر و ﱢ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ِت ْاﻷَﻳﱠﺎ ُم و ﱡ‬
‫ﻄ ُﺸﻮا ِﺑ ِﻪ … َوﺗَ ﱠﻢ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻆ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺒْ َﻠ ٍﻎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻜﻮا أ َ ْن ﺑَ َ‬ ‫ﺎس وَﻣَ ﺎﺟُ ﻮا‪َ ،‬وﺑَ َﻠ َﻎ ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬ ‫ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻫﺎجَ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ُ‬
‫ﻣَ ْﴫَﻋُ ُﻪ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَﻳﱠﺎ ٍم َﻗ َﻼ ِﺋ َﻞ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 7‬أﺑﺎدر‪ :‬أﴎع‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬زﺟﻴﺖ‪ :‬ﺳﻘﺖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 9‬ﺑﺎﻏﺘﻴﺎﻟﻬﻤﺎ‪ :‬ﺑﻘﺘﻠﻬﻤﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬اﺳﺘﺌﺜﺎره‪ :‬اﻧﻔﺮاده‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ون ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ْﻦ ﻳُ َﻮ ﱡﻟﻮﻧ َ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻋَ ْﺮ ِﺷ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪِه؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﺧ َ ْ‬

‫ﱪﺗُﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ أَﺛ ْ َﻠﺞَ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﺟْ ﺘَﻤَ ﻌُ ﻮا أَﻣْ ِﺲ ﻳَﺘَ َﺸﺎ َو ُر َ‬
‫ﺻﺪُو َر ُﻫﻢْ‪ 11 ،‬وَﺣَ ﱠﻘ َﻖ أَﺣْ َﻼﻣَ ﻬُ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ُ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ًِﻘﺎ« و َِﱄ ﱠ ا ْﻟﻌَ ْﺮ ِش‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗﻴْ ِﺪ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ ِﻠﻤُﻮا أ َ ﱠن ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺟ ِﻬ ْﻢ ﺣِ َ‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻴَﺎةِ‪.‬‬

‫ﴩ ﻣَ ِﻠ ًﻜﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺟري َِان‬ ‫َات‪ ،‬أَﻧْﺠَ ﺒَﻬُ ﱠﻦ اﺛْﻨَﺎ ﻋَ َ َ‬ ‫ﴩ َة َﻓﺘَﺎ ًة ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣري ِ‬ ‫ﴫ أ َ ِﺑﻴ َﻚ اﺛْﻨَﺘَ ْﻲ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َﱰَى َﻏﺪًا ِﰲ َﻗ ْ ِ‬
‫ﴫهِ‪،‬‬ ‫َات ِﰲ َﻗ ْ ِ‬ ‫َﺎﻃ ُﺶ« أ َ ْن أ َ َﻏﺎ َر ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ و ََﻗﻬَ َﺮ ُﻫﻢْ‪ 12 ،‬وَاﻋْ ﺘَ َﻘ َﻞ ﺑَﻨَﺎﺗ ِِﻬ ُﻢ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣري ِ‬ ‫أ َ ِﺑﻴ َﻚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َِﺚ »ا ْﻟﺒ ِ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﺸﻌِ َﺮ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺣْ ﻤَ ِﺔ ِﰲ َﻗﺘْ ِﻞ آﺑَﺎﺋ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪.‬‬ ‫د َ‬
‫ﴍﻳ َﻜ َﺔ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎ ِﺗ َﻚ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﺎﺋ َِﺴ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻮن ِ‬ ‫َات‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﱰ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ ﻣَ ْﻦ ِﺷﺌْ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ُﺆ َﻻءِ ْاﻷ ِﻣري ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺎﺧ َ ْ‬
‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮكِ ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﻠ ْﻔ ُﺖ‪.‬‬‫ﻣَ ﻌَ َﻚ؛ َﻓ ِﺈﻧﱠﻬُ ﱠﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻨ َ ِ‬
‫َﴪ َك َوﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ أَﻣَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴﱢ َﻚ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮر ﻋَ ْﻘﻠ ِِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُ ﱡ‬ ‫و ََﺳ َﱰَى ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣُ ْﺴ ِﻦ أ َ َد ِﺑ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﻮ ُْﻓ ِ‬

‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﻮ ِْل ﻣَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة«‪.‬‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻤَ ﺎءِ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺐ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬‫ﺻﺎﻋِ َﻘ ٌﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ اﻧ ْ َﻘ ﱠﻀ ْﺖ َ‬
‫وَﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺘ َِﻔﺎﺗَ ٌﺔ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻓ َﺮأَى وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻣُﻤْ ﺘَﻘِ ﻌً ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱡﺪﻣُﻮ ُع ﺗَ َﱰ َْﻗ َﺮ ُق ِﰲ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ْاﻷ َ َﻟ ِﻢ‪.‬‬
‫َﻓ َﺴﺄ َ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒًﺎ‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻳُﺒْﻜِﻴﻚِ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة؟‬
‫ِﻳﻼ؟‬‫ﺼﺤْ ﺒَﺘِﻚِ ﺑَﺪ ً‬ ‫ني أَﻧﱠﻨِﻲ أ َ ْر َﴇ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﻈﻨ ﱢ َ‬‫أَﺗَ ُ‬
‫ﺎس‪ ،‬ﻳَﺎ أَﺟْ ﻤَ َﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َرأَﻳ ُْﺖ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﻛ َﺮ َم ﻣَ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﻮر ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻚِ أَﻣَ ﺎ َم اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﻈﻬُ ِ‬‫أ َ َوﺗَﺤْ َﺴ ِﺒﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ أ َ ْﺧﺠَ ُﻞ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓ ُﺖ؟‬
‫ﻮن‬‫ﻴﻞ… ‪َ 13‬ﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫ﷲ أ َ ْن أَﺗَﻨ َ ﱠﻜ َﺮ َﻟﻚِ ‪ ،‬أ َ ْو أَﻧ ْ َﴗ ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﺪﻳْﺘ ِِﻪ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إِﺛ ْ َﺮ ﺟَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﻌَ ﺎذَ ِ‬
‫ﱰﺑ َْﺖ َﺳﺎﻋَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﺮ ِس؟!‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﻧ ْ َﺴﺎكِ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن و ﱠَﱃ َزﻣَ ﺎ ُن اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ‪ .‬و ْ‬
‫َاﻗ َ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ .‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱢ َ‬
‫ﻮق َزوَاﺟَ ﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ — إ ِ ْن َﺷﺎءَ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ«‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَﻌُ َ‬ ‫ﴍﻳﻚِ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ﱠﻼ‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻔ َ ِﱰ ُق »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ ْﻦ َ ِ‬
‫ﷲ ُ — ﻋَ ﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ؟«‬

‫‪ 11‬أﺛﻠﺞ ﺻﺪروﻫﻢ‪ :‬ﻃﻤﺄﻧﻬﻢ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 12‬ﻗﻬﺮﻫﻢ‪ :‬ﻏﻠﺒﻬﻢ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 13‬ﺟﻤﻴﻞ إﺛﺮ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ‪ :‬ﺟﻤﻴﻞ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺟﻤﻴﻞ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺣَ ﺪ ُ‬

‫ﻄﻠُﺐُ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ َل؟‬ ‫َاج ِﺑﻲ ﻳَﺎ اﺑ َْﻦ ﻋَ ﻢﱢ؟ إِﻧ ﱠ َﻚ ِﺑﻬَ ﺬَا ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱢ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َوﺗَ ْﺨ َﺪ ُع ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑ َﻜﺎذِ ِب ْاﻵﻣَ ِ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬
‫َاﺟ ُﻪ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ َر ِﻋﻴﱠﺘَ َﻚ َو ُو َز َراءَ َك‪ ،‬وَأَﻧْﺪَا َد َك ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُﻮ ِ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُ َﺸ ِﺎر ُﻛ َﻚ ِﰲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ ُدﺑ ٌﱠﺔ َﺷﻮ َْﻫﺎءُ؟ َو َﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﺮاءَ َك؟‬‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮكِ َوﻧ ُ َ‬
‫ِﻠﺴ ْﺨ ِﺮﻳَ ِﺔ وَاﻟ ﱠﻠ ْﻮ ِم‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ْﻠ َﻚ أَﻣْ ِﺮي ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ا ْﻟﻴَ ْﻮ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫ض ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ َﻚ — ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺟْ ِﲇ — ﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻼ ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﺮ ْ‬
‫ِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻘ َﺮﺑَ ٍﺔ ِﻣﻨ ْ َﻚ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﻨ ْ َﺰ ِوﻳ ًَﺔ ِﰲ ُر ْﻛ ٍﻦ َﺧﻔِ ﱟﻲ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَ َﻠ ٍﺪ‬ ‫ﴤ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ْﺴ ِﺒﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻗ ِ َ‬
‫اﻹﻧ ْ َﺴﺎ ُن‬ ‫ض ِْ‬ ‫َﺎت ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﻳُﻌَ ﱢﺮ َ‬‫َاﺟﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻤَ ُﻊ ِﰲ أ َ ْﻛﺜ َ َﺮ ِﻣﻨْﻪُ؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أ َ ﱠو َل و ِ‬ ‫ﴢ‪ 14 .‬ﺣَ ْﺴ ِﺒﻲ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﻓﻤَ ﺎ أ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻗ ِ ﱟ‬
‫ﺎن‪«.‬‬‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَ ُﻪ ِﻟ ْﻠﺤَ َﺮ ِج و َِاﻻﻣْ ﺘِﻬَ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻴﻞ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« أ َ ْن ﻳَﺜ ْ ِﻨﻴَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ َرأ ْ ِﻳﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪﱠﺧِ ْﺮ و ُْﺳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َل ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﻔ ْﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِﺑ َ ٍ‬
‫ﻄﺎﺋِﻞ‪15 .‬‬ ‫ﻳَ ْ‬
‫ﺻﻌُ ﺐَ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺗُ َﺰﻳﱢ ُﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ‬ ‫وَأ َ َراد َِت ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« أ َ ْن ﺗُﻬَ ﻮ َﱢن ﻋَ َﲆ َو َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ْاﻗ ِﱰَاحَ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬
‫ﺻ ﱠﻢ أُذُﻧَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳﻤَ ﺎﻋِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ُﺼ ِﻎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ ْ‬
‫َت ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺮﺟَ ﺎءَ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺰ َد ْد إ ِ ﱠﻻ َر ْﻓ ًﻀﺎ َوإِﺑَﺎءً؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺌ َِﺴ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎﻋِ ِﻪ‪.‬‬‫وَأَﻋَ ﺎد ْ‬
‫ض َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ َﻘﺒَ ٍﺔ َﻻ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺬْﻟِﻴﻠ ِﻬَ ﺎ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺑَﺎ ِﻛﻴ ًَﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َرأ َ ْت »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﻌْ َ ِﱰ ُ‬
‫َ ْ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ َ‬
‫َاح » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«؛‬ ‫ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﻌْ ِﻄ َﻔ ًﺔ‪ ،‬ﺗَ ْﺴﺄﻟُ ُﻪ أ ﱠﻻ ﻳ َُﺨﻴﱢﺐَ َرﺟَ ﺎءَ أﻣﱢ ِﻪ َو َرﺟَ ﺎء ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأ ْن ﻳَﺄ ُﺧﺬَ ِﺑ ْﺎﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬
‫اﺿﺎ َوإِﺑَﺎءً‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ إِﻋْ َﺮ ً‬

‫ﺼ ِﺢ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳَ َﻜﺎ ُد ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ﻳَﺪِبﱡ ِﰲ ُﻗﻠُﻮ ِﺑ ِﻬ ﱠﻦ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُﻌَ ِﺎود َُﻫ ﱠﻦ‬ ‫آﻫ ﱠﻦ َﻻ ﻳَ ْﻜ ُﻔ ْﻔ َﻦ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻜ َﺮ ِار اﻟﻨ ﱡ ْ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ َر ُ‬
‫َار وَﻋَ ْﺰ ٍم‪» :‬إِذَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻨَﺎ‬
‫ْاﻷَﻣَ ُﻞ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﻗﻨَﺎﻋِ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳﺪٍ‪ ،‬ﺗَﻮَﺟﱠ َﻪ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« و ََﻗﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ إ ِ ْﴏ ٍ‬
‫َني »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻣَ ﺠَ ﺎ َل ﻟ ﱠ َ‬
‫ِﻠﱰدﱡدِ ‪.‬‬ ‫َني أَﻣْ َﺮﻳ ِْﻦ‪َ ،‬وﻧ ُ َﻔ ِ‬
‫ﺎﺿ َﻞ ﺑ ْ َ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﺨﺘَﺎ َر ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﺗْﻨِﻲ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« وَأَﻧَﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ َﺪﻧِﻲ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠ ُﻚ وَأَﻧَﺎ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ ﻋَ ْﻦ‬
‫»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬

‫‪ 14‬ﻗﴢ‪ :‬ﺑﻌﻴﺪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 15‬ﻃﺎﺋﻞ‪ :‬ﻓﺎﺋﺪة‪.‬‬

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‫َاﺿﺢٌ ﺟَ ِﲇﱞ؟‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ أَﻣَ ِﺎﻣﻲ و ِ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ أَﺗَﻨ َ ﱠﻜﺐُ ‪ 16‬ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن أَﻋْ ﺠَ ُﺰ ﻋَ ْﻦ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠْ ﻠُﺒَﺎ ِﻟﻨ َ ْﻔ ِﴘ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ وَأُﺑﱠﻬَ َﺔ ﱡ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ْﻠ َ‬ ‫ﺻ ْﻮ َﻟﺠَ َ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن َ‬
‫ﺎس‪.‬‬ ‫ﴩ َوإِﻳﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫أ َ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُه ِﰲ ِﺟﻮ َِاركِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺑ ْ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَ ِة — وَأَﻧ ْ ِﺖ إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﻮ َِاري — َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ًة ﺗَﺘَ َﻀﺎءَ ُل أَﻣَ ﺎﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻷ َ َرى ِﰲ د َْﺳ َﻜ َﺮﺗِﻨَﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎس‪،‬‬ ‫ﴩ َوإِﻳﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫ﻴﺶ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ُﻪ ِﰲ ِﺑ ْ ٍ‬ ‫ﻒ وَاﺣِ ٌﺪ ﻧَﻌِ ُ‬ ‫ﻈ ﱢﻠ َﻠﻨَﺎ َﺳ ْﻘ ٌ‬ ‫َات اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪ .‬و ََﺧ ْريٌ َﻟﻨَﺎ أ َ ْن ﻳُ َ‬ ‫َﺳﻌَ ﺎد ُ‬
‫ﺎس‪.‬‬ ‫ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫وَاﻟ ﱠﺮأْيُ ﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬
‫ني؟«‬ ‫ِﻳﻦ؟ وَأَيﱠ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻀ ِﻠ َ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪» :‬أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ْاﻵ َن َﻓﻼ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ ِﱄ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ِﰲ ُﻗ ْﺪ َرﺗِﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ ْر ُﻓ َﺾ َرأْﻳَ َﻚ‬
‫ني‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريَةِ‪ ،‬وَادِ ﻋَ ْ َ‬‫َاﻗ ِﱰَاﺣَ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻢَ! وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪﻧَﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ َﻀﺎءِ أَﻳ ِﱠﺎﻣﻨَﺎ ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮ ِة ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻜِﻴﻢَ‪ ،‬و ْ‬
‫ني ِﰲ ذَو َْﻗﻴْﻨَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَﻴْﻨَﺎ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ َﴣ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮﻧَﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺘَﻮَاﻓِ َﻘ ْ َ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ َﻀﻴْﻨ َ َ‬ ‫َﻫﺎ ِﻧﺌَ ْ َ‬
‫ﺻﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺘَﻨَﻬَ ﺎ و ََﻓﺎ ُؤ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ‪» :‬ﻋَ َﲆ ِر ْﺳ ِﻠ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣري َِان‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﻬَ َﺮ َﻫﺎ إ ِ ْﺧ َﻼ ُ‬
‫ﻴﻼ ِن‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺒ َ‬
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‫ﱠﺎن؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛ َﻔ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد َة وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءَ َة‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﻗ ﱠﺮا ﻋَ ﻴْﻨًﺎ و َِﻃﻴﺒَﺎ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ًﺴﺎ أﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ِ‬
‫ان ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٌﺮ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺬَ ﱠﻟ َﻞ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤَ ﺎ ُل؛‬‫ﱠﺎن؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻔ ِﺮ ُد ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻘﻴَﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻻ ﻳُﻨَﺎ ُل‪«.‬‬ ‫ﻮن ﱠ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻓﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬وﻳَ ْ‬ ‫َوﻳَ ْﺪﻧ ُ َﻮ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺒَﻌِ ﻴ ُﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻵﻣَ ِ‬

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 ‫َﻋ ْﻮ َد ٌة إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْﺌ ِﺮ‬

‫ﺿ َﻊ ﺣَ ﺪٍّا ﻟ َِﺸ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َاﺳﺘَﺄْﻧ َ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺪِﻳﺜَﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬إِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ َ‬ ‫ِﻴﻼ‪ ،‬و ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺳ َﻜﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« َﻗﻠ ً‬
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‫أﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ِ‬
‫ان‪«.‬‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« َو َرﺑﱠﺘَ ْﺖ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﺴﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬وإِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟﻴ َِﻄﻴﺐُ ِﱄ أ َ ْن‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ اﺗﱠﺠَ ﻬَ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ َ‬
‫ﻴﺴﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ — َﻛﻨ ْ ًﺰا ﻧَﻔِ ً‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﱪ َك أ َ ﱠن ِﰲ َﻏﻮ ِْر ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻧ َ َﻘ ْﻠﺘُ َﻚ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷُﻧْﻘِ ﺬَ َك ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ َ‬ ‫أ ُ ْﺧ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َد ٍة َو َراﺣَ ِﺔ ﺑ ٍ‬
‫َﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻴَﺠْ ﻠُﺐُ َﻟ َﻚ وَﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ َﻻ ﻳ َُﻘ ﱠﻮ ُم ِﺑﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬
‫ﴬ ُه إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن‬
‫َان ‪ِ 1‬ﰲ ا ْﻟﺒَﺤْ ِﺚ ﻋَ ﻨْﻪُ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﺣْ ِ ْ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ُِﻖ« — إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﺗَﺘَﻮ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ْع — ﻳَﺎ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻃﻠِﻌُ َﻚ ﻋَ َﲆ َﻓﺎ ِﺋ َﺪﺗ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ ِﺟﺌْﺘَﻨِﻲ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺼ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‪ .‬و ََﺳﺄ ُ ْ‬ ‫ﺗَﺤْ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ِﻢ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺒَ َﻠ َﻎ‬
‫ﺎت ﱡ‬ ‫ﻂ َد َر َﻛ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ ُﻢ َﻻ ﻳَ َﺰا ُل ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ — ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻫﺒَ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَﺎ َد َر ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ — َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻳَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن ﻳ َُﻐﺎدِ َر َﻫﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺠﱠ ﺎ َد ِة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻗ َﺮا َر َﻫﺎ ِﰲ َر َﺷ َﺎﻗ ٍﺔ وَﺧِ ﱠﻔ ٍﺔ؛ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ َﻏ ْريَ ﱠ‬
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‫ﻈ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺺ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ وَاﻧ ْ ِﺘﺒَﺎ ٍه َوﻳ ََﻘ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺎ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺔ؛ َﻓﺄ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟُ ْﺪ َر ِ‬
‫ان ا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ِﱤ؛ ﻳ َْﻔﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﱠﺮ ِة ﱠ‬
‫ﻳَ ُﺪ ﱡل ﻋَ َﲆ وُﺟُ ﻮ ِد َﻛﻨ ْ ٍﺰ‪.‬‬
‫ِني ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺻﺪ ِْق »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة«؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﺪِبﱠ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻴَﺄ ْ ُس ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ ْد َراكِ ِﻃ ْﻠﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﻘ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻛ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺠﱠ ﺎ َد َة‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱠﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ ْ َﺰ ﻣَ ْﺨﺒُﻮءٌ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﻋَ ﱠﻦ َﻟ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ْﺮ َﻓ َﻊ ﱠ‬

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‫ﺗﺘﻮان‪ :‬ﻻ ﺗﻘﴫ وﻻ ﺗﺘﺄﺧﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫‪1‬ﻻ‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﺻﻐِ ريَ ٌة‪َ .‬ﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺤَ ْﻠ َﻘ ِﺔ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳ َْﻔﻌَ ُﻞ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﻻحَ َﻟ ُﻪ ﺣَ ﺠَ ٌﺮ أ َ ْﺳ َﻮ ُد ِﰲ و ََﺳ ِﻄ ِﻪ ﺣَ ْﻠ َﻘ ٌﺔ َ‬
‫ﺻﻐِ ريٌ‪ ،‬ﻳَﺘَ َﻸ ْ َﻷ ُ َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺘَ َﻸ ْ َﻷ ُ اﻟﻨﱡﺠُ ﻮمُ‪.‬‬‫ُوق َ‬ ‫ﺻﻨْﺪ ٌ‬ ‫ﻇﻬَ َﺮ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ُﻪ ُ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﺬَﺑَﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓﺎ ْرﺗَ َﻔ َﻊ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺠَ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َ‬
‫ﻮن َﻫﺬَا ُﻫ َﻮ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ ْ َﺰ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺣَ ﱠﺪﺛَﺘْﻨِﻲ ﻋَ ﻨ ْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ‬ ‫»ﻻ ﺑُ ﱠﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« ِﰲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪َ :‬‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َ‬
‫»ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة«‪«.‬‬
‫ﴩ َة ﺟَ ْﻮ َز ٍة‬ ‫ُوق َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺸﻌُ ْﺮ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﺑﺜ ِْﻘ ٍﻞ‪ ،‬و َُﺧﻴﱢ َﻞ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ﻟِﺨِ ﱠﻔ ِﺔ َو ْزﻧ ِِﻪ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ﻗِ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺣَ ﻤَ َﻞ ﱡ‬
‫َاﻫﺘِﻤَ ﺎ ٍم — َﻓﻮَﺟَ َﺪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤْ َﻊ ِﰲ‬ ‫َني ذِ َراﻋَ ﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺑﻌِ ﻨَﺎﻳَ ٍﺔ و ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱠﻠ َﻢ — و َُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻤﻠُ ُﻪ ﺑ ْ َ‬‫ﺼﻌِ َﺪ ﱡ‬ ‫أ َ ْو ﺑُﻨْﺪ َُﻗ ٍﺔ … َﻓ َ‬
‫ُوق أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪.‬‬
‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬
‫َﺿ َﻊ ﱡ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﺎر ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗ ِِﻪ … َوو َ‬ ‫اﻧ ْ ِﺘ َ‬
‫ُوق ُﻫ َﻮ ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ ِِﻪ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ُ‬ ‫ﺼﺎﺣَ ْﺖ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل ِﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة«‪» :‬ﻳﺎ هلل ِ! أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ َﻫﺬَا ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ َ‬
‫ْﻒ َﺳ ِﻠ َﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِﺎر؟«‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺬِي أ َ ْودَﻋْ ِﺘﻨِﻲ إِﻳﱠﺎ ُه ‪ 2‬ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ؟ َﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« َﻫ ِﺪﻳ َﱠﺔ‬ ‫»ﻫ َﻮ ِﺑﻌَ ﻴْﻨ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ذَا ِﻣ ْﻔﺘَﺎﺣُ ﻪُ‪ ،‬أ ُ َﻗ ﱢﺪ ُﻣ ُﻪ ِﻟ ْﻠﻤَ ﻠِﻚِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة«‪ُ :‬‬
‫ُوق‪«.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ َ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ُِﻖ«‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْﺎﻓﺘَﺢْ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﱡ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدةِ! َﻫﻠُ ﱠﻢ ﻳَﺎ َ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌُ ْﺮ ِس‪ .‬إِﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻔﺘَﺎحُ ﱠ‬
‫ني َﻓﺘﱠ َﺶ ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻴْﺒَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺰ ِن ﺣِ َ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« إ ِ َﱃ َﻓﺘْﺤِ ِﻪ‪ .‬وَﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ْ‬ ‫ﴎ َع َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْ َ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻨْﺪ ِ‬
‫ُوق‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜﻨ ْ ِﺰ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ ْ ُﺸﻮ ِد َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳ َِﺠ ْﺪ َﻟ ُﻪ أَﺛ َ ًﺮا ِﰲ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎن ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺜ َ َﺮ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِﺳﻮَا َر »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﺗَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﲆ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻋِ ﻨْﺪَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﻬَ ﺎ وَﻫِ َﻲ َراﻗِ َﺪ ٌة‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ِﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺮاﺋِﺤَ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻄ ٍﺮ َزﻛ ﱢ‬‫اﻟﺴﻮ َِار ُزﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ُﺔ ﻋِ ْ‬‫ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎﺑَ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ﺎﻧ ِِﺐ ﱢ‬
‫ﻳﺮﻫِ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺿﺤِ َﻜ ْﺖ ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ َرأَﺗْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ َﺳ ِﺎر ِ‬ ‫آﺧ َﺮ — ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ِت ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ — وَاﺣِ ﺪًا ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻨ َ َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻮَا َر‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ — أَﻳﱠﺘُﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔﺘَﺎ ُة ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ‬ ‫ري ِة وَاﻟﺪ ْﱠﻫ َﺸ ِﺔ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻨَﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺖ ﱢ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫َاج‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ِﻣﻨْﺤَ ٌﺔ ِﻣﻨﱢﻲ َﻟﻚِ ﻳَﺎ اﺑْﻨَﺘِﻲ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ َة‪.‬‬ ‫— َﻫ ِﺪﻳ َﱠﺔ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﻶﻟ ِِﺊ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ َﻛﻔِ ﻴ َﻠ ٌﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ ِﺼ َﻢ ‪ 3‬ﺣَ ِﺎﻣ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫وَاﻋْ َﻠ ِﻤﻲ أ َ ﱠن ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ٍة ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ﱠ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َوﺗُﺠَ ﻨﱢﺒَ ُﻪ ا ْ ْﻷَذَى و ﱠ ﱠ‬
‫ﻮاع ا ْﻟﻐِ ﻨَﻰ وَاﻟ ﱠﺮﺧﺎءِ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ ْﻀﻔِ َﻲ‬ ‫َاﻟﴩ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤْ ﻨَﺤَ ُﻪ أ ْﺳﻤَ ﻰ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﻀﺎﺋ ِِﻞ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻬَ ﻴﱢﺊَ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ أﻧ ْ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ِﺔ‬ ‫اﺟ ِﺢ و ﱠ‬ ‫ﻼل‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻌِ ﻴﻨ َ ُﻪ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻘ ِﻞ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﻬَ ﺎﺑَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﺠَ ِ‬
‫آﻳﺎت اﻟ ﱠﺮوْﻋَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ِ‬
‫ﻄﻠُﺒُﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَ ْ‬

‫‪ 2‬أودﻋﺘﻨﻲ إﻳﺎه‪ :‬ﺗﺮﻛﺘﻪ ﻋﻨﺪي ودﻳﻌﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 3‬ﺗﻌﺼﻢ‪ :‬ﺗﺤﻔﻆ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺎﺋﻖ‪«.‬‬‫ري َﻓ ٍ‬ ‫ني ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬ ‫ﱰ َز ِﻗ َ‬‫ِﻳﻦ َﺳ ُ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺎدﱠﺧِ ِﺮﻳﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷَﺑْﻨَﺎﺋِﻚِ ا ﱠﻟﺬ َ‬

‫ﻄ ِﺮﻳ ُﱠﺔ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ َﻫ ِﺪﻳ ُﱠﺔ اﺑ ِْﻦ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ﻚِ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻨَﺎ َو َﻟ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ﺎﺟَ َﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪» :‬وَأَﻣﱠ ﺎ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬
‫َﺎﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻠِﻴ َﻠ ُﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ‬
‫ﻒ َﻟﻚِ ﻣَ َﺰاﻳ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻮ َر‪ .‬و ََﺳﺘَﺘَ َﻜ ﱠﺸ ُ‬ ‫ني ا ْﻟﻌُ ُ‬ ‫َاﺟﻚِ ‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ آﺛ َ ْﺮﺗُﻚِ ‪ِ 4‬ﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﻷَﻧﱠﻚِ ﺗُﺤِ ﺒﱢ َ‬ ‫ِﻟ َﺰو ِ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺔ‪.‬‬‫ِﻴﻞ؛ َﻓﺎﻧْﺘَﻔِ ﻌِ ﻲ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟ ﱠﻠﺤْ َ‬ ‫َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫و ََﺳﺄ َ ُﻣ ﱡﺮ َﻏﺪًا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻷَﺣْ ِﻤ َﻠ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺘ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪«.‬‬
‫ﻴﺶ ُﻫﻨَﺎ ﻣَ َﻊ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ«‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻧ َ َﺰ ْﻟ ُﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴﱢ َﺪﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ْﺴ ِﺒﻲ أ َ ْن أَﻋِ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َل َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫ِﺼ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ َﺰ ِة ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬
‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬ﻣ َُﺴﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬و ِﻟﻤَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ُك ﻋَ ْﺮ َش ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺘ َﻚ ﻳَﺎ َو َﻟﺪِي؟«‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ«‪» :‬أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ أَﺟْ َﺪ ُر ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َﻮ ﱠﻟﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻘﺒ َِﲇ َرﺟَ ﺎﺋِﻲ و ََﻻ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﻓ ِﻀﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺿﺎهُ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ُﻗﻮ َم ِﺑﺄَﻋْ ﺒَﺎﺋ ِِﻪ وَأَﺗَﻮ ﱠَﻻهُ!«‬ ‫ﺎت أ َ ْن أ َ ْر َ‬
‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻴْﻬَ َ‬

‫ﴚءٍ‪ ،‬وَاﻧ ْ َﱪ َْت َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫و ََﻫﻤﱠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻌْ ﻠ َِﻦ َر ْﻓ َﻀﻬَ ﺎ ﺗَﺎجَ اﺑْﻨِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ﱠِﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ َﱠﺔ ﺣَ ﺬﱠ َرﺗْﻬَ ﺎ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻨ ْ ِﻄ َﻖ ِﺑ َ ْ‬
‫َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬ﺣَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَﻌَ ﺠﱠ ِﲇ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ َﻜ َﻼ ِم ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ﱠن أَوَاﻧ َ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺤِ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ﺪُ‪َ .‬وﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺤَ ﺘِﻲ إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻚِ أ َ ْن‬
‫ﻳﺐ؟«‬ ‫ﺗُ ْﺮ ِﺟﺌِﻴ ِﻪ ‪ 5‬إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺪِ‪ .‬أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ُﺪ ِﺑ َﻘ ِﺮ ٍ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﻒ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﻨَﻌْ ُﺖ أُﻣﱠ َﻚ ﻋَ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺎﻇ َﺮ ًة إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱟﻮ وَﻋَ ْ‬‫ﺼﻮ ٍْت ﻋَ ْﺬ ٍب‪ ،‬ﻧ َ ِ‬ ‫ري ِﺑ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﻟ ِْﻸ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﺎل؛‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺪَدِ ‪َ .‬و َﻟ ْﻦ آذَ َن َﻟ َﻚ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺤْ ﺒُﻮبُ — ِﰲ ﺗَ ْﺮكِ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻠﻚِ ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻜ َﻼ ِم ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ﱠ‬
‫َاﻟﺼ ْ ِﱪ؛ َﻓ َﻼ ﺗُ ْ ِﱪ ْم َرأْﻳًﺎ و ََﻻ ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻘ ْﻀ ُﻪ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ أ َ ْن أَﻋُ ﻮ َد‬ ‫ﺎﻟﱰوﱢي و ﱠ‬ ‫ﴪ َع ِﰲ َر ْﻓ ِﻀ ِﻪ! وَﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ ِﺑ ﱠ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺤَ ﺬَ ِار أ َ ْن ﺗَﺘَ َ ﱠ‬
‫إ ِ َﻟﻴْ َﻚ؛ َﻓ َﻮدَاﻋً ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿﻔِ َﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ َﻚ وَﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﻠُﻤَ ِ‬ ‫و ََﺳﺄ َ ْﻟ َﻘﺎ َك َﻏﺪًا ِﻷ ُ ْ‬
‫ِﻳﻘﺘَ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ َﱠﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ‬
‫ﺻﺪ َ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا ﺗَ ﱠﻢ َﻟ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َﻫﺬَا — و َُﻫ َﻮ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ — َﻓ َﻼ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﺴﻴَﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« َ‬
‫ني‪«.‬‬ ‫ني وَﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫َني ﺣِ ٍ‬ ‫ري ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬‫اﻟﺸ ِﺎﻣ َﻠ ُﺔ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة ﱠ‬ ‫ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐ ْﻠ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 4‬آﺛﺮﺗﻚ‪ :‬ﺧﺼﺼﺘﻚ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 5‬ﺗﺮﺟﺌﻴﻪ‪ :‬ﺗﺆﺧﺮﻳﻪ‪.‬‬

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‫ُﴪﻋَ ًﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﻃﺎ َر ْت — وَﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ َﻗﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ — ﻣ ْ ِ‬ ‫َت »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺻﻌِ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﺎر‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺧ ﱠﻠ َﻔ ْﺖ َو َراء ََﻫﺎ‬ ‫ﻈ ٌﺔ وَاﺣِ َﺪ ٌة‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻏﺎﺑ َْﺖ ﻋَ ِﻦ ْاﻷَﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َريَاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ َﻟﺤْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ َ‬
‫راﺋِﺤَ ًﺔ ﻋَ ﺒ َﻘ ًﺔ‪6 .‬‬
‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ِﻴﺾ ﺣُ ْﺰﻧًﺎ وَأ َ َﻟﻤً ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺒَﺘ ِِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ﻳَﻔ ُ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« إ ِ َﱃ َ‬ ‫ﻈ َﺮ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬ ‫َﻓﻨ َ َ‬
‫ﱪ ًة ‪ 7‬ﺗَﻨ ُ ﱡﻢ ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ َُﺴ ِﺎو ُر ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻟﻮْﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳُﺘْ ِﺒﻌُ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ف ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﻴْ ِﻪ ﻋَ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ أ َ ْن ﻳُﺬْ ِر َ‬
‫َز ْﻓ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬ﺗَﺤْ ِﻤ ُﻞ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻴ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻔﺠﱡ ِﻊ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ﴪةِ‪.‬‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َآﻻ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﻜﺎ ِﺑ ُﺪ ُه ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨ َ‬
‫»ﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﺖ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴ ٌﻞ ﻳَﺎ اﺑ َْﻦ ﻋَ ﻢﱢ! َﺷ ﱠﺪ ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ٌة ِﺑﺎﻧْﻘِ َﻀﺎءِ ﻋَ ﻬْ ِﺪ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟ ُﻪ ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﺴﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ :‬‬
‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺮ‪،‬‬ ‫ْت ِﻣ َﻦ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﴩ‪َ ،‬وﻧَﺠَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ور وَا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءِ؛ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺳﻠِﻤْ َﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ ﱢ‬ ‫اﻟﴪ ِ‬‫ﻮل ﻋَ ﻬْ ِﺪ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫َاﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ‪ ،‬وَﺣُ ﻠُ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻨﱠﺤْ ِﺲ و ﱠ‬
‫َاﺳ َﱰْﺟَ ﻌْ َﺖ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻚ‪َ ،‬وﺑَ َﻠ ْﻐ َﺖ آﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬ ‫و ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎن!‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أد ِْري أﻳ ُﱠﺔ َراﺋِﺤَ ٍﺔ َز ِﻛﻴﱠ ٍﺔ ﺗَﻌْ ﺒ َُﻖ ِﰲ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟﻤَ َﻜ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﻊ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ َﻟﻨَﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ُﺔ؟‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ا ْﻟﺒَﺪ ِ‬ ‫أ َ َﻟﻴ َْﺴ ْﺖ ﻫِ َﻲ َراﺋِﺤَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺮ َزﻛ ﱟِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ أ َ َر ِﻟ َﺮاﺋِﺤَ ﺘ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﺜ ً‬
‫ِﻴﻼ!‬ ‫ﻳﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ْ‬
‫ﱢض ِﺑ ِﻄﻴ ِﺒﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﺤِ َﻖ وَﺟْ ِﻬﻲ‬ ‫ات ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻳَﺪِي‪َ ،‬ﻟﻌَ ﱢﲇ أُﻋَ ﻮ َ‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮ ٍ‬‫ﺻﺐﱠ َﻗ َ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴَﺒْﻬَ ﺠُ ﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن أ َ ُ‬
‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﺸ ِﻮﻳ ٍﻪ‪«.‬‬

‫ﺼﺐﱠ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨِﻬَ ﺎ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺿﺎﺣِ َﻜ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِ َ‬

‫ْﴩ ًة‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ُ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أَﻣْ َﺴ َﻜ ْﺖ ِﺑﻴَﺪ َِﻫﺎ ُزﺟَ ﺎﺟَ َﺔ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻌْ َﴡ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وَﺣَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﺖ أ َ ْن ﺗَ ْﻔﺘَﺢَ ِﺳﺪَاد ََﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﻣْ َﺴ َﻚ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱡﺰﺟَ ﺎﺟَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ﻳ َْﺨﻔِ ُﻖ َﺧ ْﻔ ًﻘﺎ َﺷﺪِﻳﺪًا ُﻣﺘَﻮ ِ‬
‫َاﺻ ًﻼ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺪَا ُه ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﻌِ َﺸ ِ‬
‫َﻓ ْﺮ ِط اﻟﺘﱠﺄَﺛ ﱡ ِﺮ‪ ،‬د َ‬
‫ُون أ َ ْن ﻳَﺪ ِْريَ ِﻟﺬَ ِﻟ َﻚ َﺳﺒَﺒًﺎ‪.‬‬
‫ات ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋِ ْ‬
‫ﻄ ٍﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺐﱠ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« َﻗ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ ٍ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن َﻓﺘَﺢَ ِﺳﺪَا َد ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ُرو َر ِة ‪ 8‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َ‬

‫‪ 6‬راﺋﺤﺔ ﻋﺒﻘﺔ‪ :‬ﻋﻄﺮة اﻟﺸﺬى‪.‬‬

‫‪ 7‬ﻋﱪة‪ :‬دﻣﻌﺔ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 8‬اﻟﻘﺎرورة‪ :‬اﻟﺰﺟﺎﺟﺔ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻄ َﺮ ُة ﺗَﻤَ ﱡﺲ ﺟَ ِﺒﻴﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ و ََﻗﻌَ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤ َُﻔﺎﺟَ ﺄ َ ُة ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﺑَﻬَ َﺮﺗْﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪،‬‬
‫ات ا ْﻟﻤُﻌَ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ َﻘ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ ُ‬
‫ُﺼﺪ َﱢﻗ ِ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ري ِة — َﻻ ﻳ َ‬ ‫و ََﻏﻤَ َﺮ ْت ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺒَﻬْ ﺠَ ِﺔ َﻗ ْﻠﺒَﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎدَا — ﻟ َِﻔ ْﺮ ِط ﻣَ ﺎ ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫أَﻋْ ﻴُﻨَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪.‬‬

‫ﻄ ِﺮ‬ ‫ات ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬ ‫ني ﺗَﻌْ َﻠ ُﻢ أ َ ﱠن َﻗ َ‬

‫ﻄ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ ُﻛﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﺪ َﱠﻫ ِﺶ وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻌَ ﱠﻠ َﻚ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺎرئ ُ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺰﻳ ُﺰ — َﺳﺘَ ْ َ‬
‫ﻄﻲ وَﺟْ ﻬَ ﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َُﻐ ﱢ‬‫ﻴﺾ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬ ‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﺗَﻤَ ﱡﺲ وَﺟْ َﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َزا َل ُﻛ ﱡﻞ أَﺛ َ ٍﺮ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻔ ْﺮ ِو ا ْﻟﺒَﻐِ ِ‬
‫ا ْﻟﺒ ﱠَﺾ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َُﺸ ﱢﻮ ُه ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻐ ﱠﺾ!‬
‫ﺻ َﻔﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْﴍ ُ‬
‫َاﻗﻬَ ﺎ َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ َد إ ِ َﻟﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َ‬
‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫ﺎن‬ ‫ﺻﺎدِ َﻗ ٍﺔ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﻘ َﻘ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﺤْ ِﺮيﱡ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺠﻴﺐُ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﻣﻴ َﺰ ٍة َ‬ ‫ﻄ ُﺮ ﱢ‬ ‫َان ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﺮ َد ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎدَا ﻳُﺒ ِْﴫ ِ‬
‫ني‬‫ُﴪﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ َﻠ َﻘﺎ ﻣ ْ ِ‬
‫ور … وَاﻧ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮ ِح و ﱡ ُ‬
‫َاﻟﴪ ِ‬ ‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ُ‬ ‫ﻣَ ﺎ َرأَﻳَﺎ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ِﺠﻴﺒَ ٍﺔ َﺧ ِﺎر َﻗ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َ‬
‫ﺎن ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﺛ َ ِﺮ‬‫ﻴﻔﺘُﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ«‪َ ،‬وذَ َﻛ َﺮا َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ اﻟ ﱠﺰ ِرﻳﺒَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﻴ ُْﺚ ﺗَﺠْ ﻠ ُِﺲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« َوو َِﺻ َ‬
‫ﻄ ِﺮ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي ﺗَ َﻔ ﱠﻀ َﻠ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬

‫ْﻒ ﺗُﻌَ ﱢﱪ َِان‬

‫ﻒ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْرﻳَﺎ َﻛﻴ َ‬
‫َﺻ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻔ ُ‬
‫ﻮق ا ْﻟﻮ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَﻮ َْﱃ ﻋَ َﲆ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟ ْﻠ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴﱠ ِﺔ َوﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ِ‬
‫ِﻳﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ!‬

‫ﻄ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ‬ ‫ُون ْاﻗ ِﱰَاﻧ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻗ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﺤَ ﺎ ُه ا ْﻟﻌِ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳَﺤُ ﻮ ُل د َ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« أ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َو َرأَى ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬
‫َﻟ ُﻪ أَﺛ َ ٌﺮ‪.‬‬
‫ُﻮس‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ«‪َ ،‬و َزا َل ﻋَ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺒ ِﻪ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟ َﻜﺎﺑ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﺨ َﺸﺎ ُه ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬ ‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒ َْﻖ َ ْ‬
‫ﺺ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗَﻪُ‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱠﻠﻤَ ﺎ َﺷﻌَ َﺮ أَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴ َ ِﱰ ﱠد ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎءَ ُه إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﺧ َﻠ َﻊ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳُﻨ َ ﱢﻐ ُ‬
‫اﻟﺜﱠﻘِ ﻴ ُﻞ ا ﱠﻟﺬِي َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻈ َﻔ ْﺮ ِﺑﺄُﻣْ ِﻨﻴﱠﺘ ِِﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﺷ َﻘﻰ ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ‬
‫ري ِه ﻧَﺤْ َﺴ ُﻪ و ََﺷ َﻘﺎءَهُ‪ ،‬وَأَﻧ ﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬
‫ﻋَ َﲆ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ْﻒ ﻳَ ْﺮ َﴇ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءُ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠْ ﻠُﺐَ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ‬ ‫ﷲ ُ َﻟ ُﻪ ِﻟﺘُ ْﺴﻌِ َﺪ ُه َوﺗَﻤْ َﻸ َ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ﺑَﻬْ ﺠَ ًﺔ وَاﻧ ْ ِﴩَاﺣً ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻜﻴ َ‬
‫َﻫﺬَا ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ َﻘﺎءِ؟‬

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‫ﻃﻦِ‬

‫ﺎﴐ ِة ُﻣ ْﻠﻜِﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬

‫ني ﺗَﻌُ ﻮ ُد إ ِ َﱃ ﺣَ ِ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ ﺗُ َﻔ ﱢﻜ ُﺮ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻠُ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻬَ ﺎ ﱢم ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺪ وَﻣَ َﺸﺎﻏِ ﻠ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬
‫ﻳﻦ ﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻓِ َﺮ ِار َﻫﺎ وَﻫِ ﺠْ َﺮﺗِﻬَ ﺎ!‬
‫ﴩ َ‬‫ﻃﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َﻏﻴْﺒَﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ ﻋَ ْﻮ َدﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ﻋِ ْ ِ‬ ‫ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َ‬

‫ﺎل‬ ‫َﺎب ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻼ ِﺋ ُﻢ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔ ِ‬‫ﻮن َﻟﻬَ ﺎ َو ِﻟ َﻮ َﻟﺪ َِﻫﺎ وَﻟ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﺎﺧِ ِﺮ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫َت » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« أ َ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜ َ‬‫وَأ َ َراد ْ‬
‫ﻒ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﻖ َر ْﻏﺒَﺘَﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴ ِﻢ؛ َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ِﺠ ْﺪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻮ َْﻗ ِﺖ وَا ْﻟﻮ ََﺳﺎﺋ ِِﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﺴﻌِ ُ‬
‫ﺿ َﺔ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ذَ ﱠﻟ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺒْ َﻠﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗُﺬَ ﱢﻟ ُﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻌَ َﻘﺒ ََﺔ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎر َ‬
‫وَﺟَ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺮ ًة‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﺗَﺪ ِْري‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘَﺤَ ﻤﱢ ِﺲ ِﻻ ْﺳﺘ ِْﻘﺒَﺎﻟ ِِﻬﻢْ!‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ ُﺮ — ﻫِ َﻲ وَﻣَ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﻬَ ﺎ — أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﱠ‬ ‫ْﻒ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫َﺎت؟ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪ ِْر‪َ :‬ﻛﻴ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﻘﺒ ٍ‬
‫ﺼﻠُﺢُ ﻟ َِﻐ ْ ِ‬
‫ري ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺰ ِار ِع وَا ْﻟ َﺨ َﻠﻮ ِ‬
‫َات‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ َﻏ ْريُ ِﺛﻴَﺎ ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳ ِﻔﻴﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِﺸﻨ َ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َﻻ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ُﺴﺎو ُر » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ‬ ‫ﺎن ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳ ِ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« َو ِﺑﻨ ْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ِﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻳ َْﻀﺤَ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎج‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻬَ ﻴﱠﺄ َ ْت ﻟ َِﺴﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ْاﻷ َ ْﺳﺒَﺎبُ ‪.‬‬ ‫و َِاﻻﻧ ْ ِﺰﻋَ ِ‬
‫ﴪيَ ﻋَ ﻨْﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗُﺪَاﻋِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُﻬَ ﻮ َﱢن ‪ 1‬ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺘَﺎﻋِ ﺒَﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‪:‬‬ ‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻋَ َﲆ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« ِﻟﺘُ َ ﱢ‬
‫َﺎب؛ َﻓ ِﻬ َﻲ ﻣ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ٌﺔ َﻫﻴﱢﻨ َ ٌﺔ َﻻ ﻗِ ﻴﻤَ َﺔ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ وَﻻ َﺧ َ‬
‫ﻄ َﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫»ﻣَ ﺎ أَﺟْ َﺪ َركِ أ َ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ْﺸ َﻐ ِﲇ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴﻚِ ِﺑﻤ ُْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺎل‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﻛ َﺴﺎ ُه ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« ﻳ َِﺰﻳ ُﺪ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎﻟُ ُﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺟَ ﻤَ ٍ‬ ‫ري َ‬‫أ َ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎهُ‪ ،‬أ َ ﱠن ِﻣﺜ ْ َﻞ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣ ِ‬
‫ﺎس؟ َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ ِﺰﻳ َﺪ ُه اﻟﺜﱢﻴَﺎبُ‬ ‫ﻈ َﻔ ْﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ َﻏ ْريُ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﻨ ﱠ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺸﺠَ ﺎﻋَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْ‬ ‫ﺣُ َﻠ ِﻞ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ وَا ْﻟﺒَﻬَ ﺎءِ و ﱠ‬
‫ﺎب!«‬‫ِﻳﺮ َوإِﻋْ ﺠَ ٍ‬ ‫ﻇﻔِ َﺮ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ٍ‬ ‫ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﺧِ َﺮ ُة ﺟَ ﻤَ ًﺎﻻ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ ْﻜ ِﺴﺒَ ُﻪ ﺑَﻌْ َﺾ ﻣَ ﺎ َ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﺗﻬﻮن ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ‪ :‬ﺗﺨﻔﻒ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ﴩﻛِﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ — ﻳَﺎ أُﻣﱠ ﺎ ُه — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ أَﻋْ ﺘَﻘِ ُﺪ ُه وَأ َ َراهُ؟‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ«‪» :‬أ َ َﻻ ﺗَ ْ َ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﻗﺎ َل ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ َ‬
‫ﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬وﻳُ َﺰﻳﱢﻨُﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﺄَﺣْ َﺴ َﻦ ِﻣﻤﱠ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺰﻳﱢﻨُﻬَ ﺎ َﻓﺎﺧِ ُﺮ‬ ‫أَﻻ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ أ َ ﱠن ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َل »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« ﻳ ُْﻐﻨِﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ َ ْ‬
‫ات‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻄﻬَ ﺎ َر ِة َوإِﻧ ْ َﻜ ِﺎر اﻟﺬﱠ ِ‬
‫َاﻹ ْﺧ َﻼ ِص‪ ،‬وَاﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺎل وَا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ و ْ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬‫َﺎب‪ ،‬وَأ َ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺸﻌﱡ ُﻪ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨ َ َ‬‫اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫ﺎت؛ ﺗُ ْﺰ ِري ِﺑﺄَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِﺲ ْاﻷَﺣْ ﺠَ ِﺎر ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ؟‬ ‫اﻟﺼ َﻔ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺠَ ﺎﻳَﺎ َو َﻛ ِﺮﻳ ِﻢ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫إ ِ َﱃ ذَﻟِﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﻶﻟ ِِﺊ َو َﻟﻤَ ﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫أ َﻻ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ َْﻦ ِﰲ ﺗَﺄ ﱡﻟ ِﻖ أ ْﺳﻨَﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُ ْﺰ ِري ِﺑ َ ِﱪ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻌَ ِﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﻛ َﺮ ِم‬
‫ﺎن ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻮق ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎﻟُﻬَ ﺎ أﻧ ْ َﻔ َﺲ اﻟﺘﱢﻴَﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ُﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻏﺪَاﺋ ِِﺮ َﻫﺎ ‪ 2‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َُﻔ ُ‬ ‫وَأَيﱡ إ ِ ْﻛﻠ ٍ‬
‫اﻟ ﱡﺪ َر ِر وَأَﺛْﻤَ ﻨِﻬَ ﺎ!«‬
‫ﺎل‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻜ ِْﻦ‬‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة«‪» :‬ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺣَ ﱞﻖ َﻻ َرﻳْﺐَ ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ؛ َﻓﻜ َِﻼ ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ آﻳ ٌَﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ وَاﻟ ﱠﺮوْﻋَ ِﺔ وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺼﻮ َرةِ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻳ َُﻀ ُ‬
‫ﺎف إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ ُل اﻟ ﱢﺰيﱢ ؟‬ ‫ري ‪ِ 3‬ﰲ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺠْ ﺘَ ِﻤ َﻊ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ ُل اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ وَﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ ُل ﱡ‬ ‫ﺿْ ٍ‬ ‫أَيﱡ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺐ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻈﻬَ َﺮا أَﻣَ ﺎ َم ﱠ‬ ‫َﺎب‪ِ ،‬ﻟﺘَ ْ‬ ‫ري ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪَاﻧ ِِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎذَا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ إِذَا ُﺷﻐِ ْﻠﺘُﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺘﱠ ْﻔ ِﻜ ِ‬
‫ِﻴﻖ ِﺑ ُﺴ ُﻤ ﱢﻮ ﻣَ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻋُ ﻠُ ﱢﻮ َﻗﺪ ِْر ُﻛﻤَ ﺎ؟‬ ‫ﻳَﻠ ُ‬
‫ﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ َروْﻋَ ِﺘ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ‬ ‫َﺎب َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢﻠ َﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻟ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَﻨ ْ ُﻘ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳ َﺔ ا ْﻟﺤُ ِﲇ ﱢ َو َروْﻋَ َﺔ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫إ ِ ﱠن ﻧ َ َﻔ َ‬
‫ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل!‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺤْ ُﺖ ﻋَ ﺠُ ﻮ ًزا‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ﱡﻦ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْ‬‫َﺎب ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٌﺔ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺗَ َﻘﺪﱠﻣَ ْﺖ ِﺑ َﻲ ﱢ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ أَﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ ِﱄ إ ِ َﱃ َﻓﺎﺧِ ِﺮ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎن!«‬‫َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ َﺮﻳ ِ‬

‫ﺎل اﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻔ ِﺲ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻤَ ﺎﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﺨﻠُ ِﻖ َوﻧ َ َﻀﺎ َر ِة‬‫ﻃﻌَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َِﺰﻳﻨُﻚِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ َﻗﺎ َ‬
‫َﺎس إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﺟَ ﻤَ ٍ‬
‫ﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻮَﺟْ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻟﻴَﺘَ َﻀﺎءَ ُل ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻘِ ﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎب َﻗ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻳﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺛﻴ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎل — ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺮﺗَﺪ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳ َِﻀريَكِ — ﻋَ َﲆ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ ﺣَ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻞ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﺳ َﺪﻳْﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ْﻀ ِﻞ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫وَﺣَ ْﺴﺒُﻚِ ﺟَ ﻤَ ًﺎﻻ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻠﻴ ِْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻒ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻴ ِْﺶ وَا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺎﻗ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ﱠ ِ‬
‫َاﻟﺼ ْﱪ ِﰲ ﺗَﻌَ ﻬﱡ ِﺪﻧَﺎ ‪4‬‬ ‫إِﻧ ْ َﻘﺎذِ أُﻣﱢ ﻲ وَأ َ ِﺑﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﻤﱠ ْﻠﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﻨَﺎءِ وَا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ِﺪ و ََﺷ َ‬
‫و َِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَﺘِﻨَﺎ َوﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺸﺌَ ِﺘﻨَﺎ ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬ﻏﺪاﺋﺮﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﺿﻔﺎﺋﺮﻫﺎ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 3‬أي ﺿري‪ :‬أي ﴐر‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﺗﻌﻬﺪﻧﺎ‪ :‬ﺗﺮﺑﻴﺘﻨﺎ وﻣﻼﺣﻈﺘﻨﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﻃ ِﻦ‬

‫ِﻳﻦ ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜﺘِﻚِ — ﻣَ ﺘَﻰ أ َ ْﺳﻌَ ْﺪﺗِﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑ َ‬

‫ﻄ ْﻠﻌَ ﺘِﻚِ ‪ ،‬و ََﴍ ْﱠﻓﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫َو َﻟﻴ َْﺲ ﻳ َُﺨ ِﺎﻣ ُﺮﻧِﻲ َﺷ ﱞﻚ ِﰲ أَﻧﱠﻚِ َﺳﺘَ ِﺠﺪ َ‬
‫ﻴﺲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ِﲇﱢ‪ ،‬و ََﻓﺎﺧِ ِﺮ اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬
‫َﺎب‪«.‬‬ ‫ِﺑ ِﺰﻳَﺎ َرﺗِﻚِ — ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳَﺠْ ُﺪ ُر ِﺑﻤَ َﻘ ِﺎﻣﻚِ ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﺎﱄ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻔِ ِ‬

‫ﺎج‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َزا َل ﻋَ ﻨْﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﱡﻢ وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ُﻖ‪.‬‬

‫ور وَاﺑْﺘِﻬَ ٍ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻗ َﻀﻮْا ﻳَﻮْﻣَ ﻬُ ْﻢ ِﰲ ُ ُ‬
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‫ﺎن و َْﻗ ُﺖ ا ْﻟﻌَ َﺸﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ْﻢ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ِﺋ َﺪ ٍة ﺣَ ﺎﻓِ َﻠ ٍﺔ ِﺑﺄ َ ْﺷﻬَ ﻰ‬
‫َو َﻟﻤﱠ ﺎ ﺟَ ﺎءَ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺴﺎءُ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ َ‬
‫َان اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻄﻌَ ﺎ ِم‪.‬‬ ‫أ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬

‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ — ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﱢﻖ — أ َ ْﺳﻌَ َﺪ َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ َﻗ َﻀﻮ َْﻫﺎ ِﰲ َز ِرﻳﺒَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ آﺧِ َﺮ ﻋَ ﻬْ ﺪِﻫِ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎﻟﻨ ﱠ ْﻮ ِم ﻋَ َﲆ‬
‫ﺣُ َﺰ ِم ا ْﻟ َﻘ ﱢﺶ وَاﻟﺘﱢﺒ ِْﻦ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﻫﻢْ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻬَ ﺪ َُﻫ ْﻢ و ََﻫ ﱠﺪ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑَﺬَﻟُﻮ ُه ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺠُ ﻬْ ِﺪ — ِﰲ أَﺛْﻨَﺎءِ اﻟﻨﱠﻬَ ِﺎر — َﻗ ْﺪ أَﺗْﻌَ ﺒَﻬُ ْﻢ وَأ َ ْ‬
‫ﺿﻨ َ ُ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻳﻞ‪.‬‬‫ﻃ ِﻮ ٍ‬‫اﻟﺸﻤْ ِﺲ ِﺑﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َ‬ ‫ُوق ﱠ‬‫ﻈﻮا إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ ُﴍ ِ‬ ‫َﺎت‪َ 5 ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺴﺘَﻴْ ِﻘ ُ‬ ‫َاﻫﻢْ؛ َﻓ َﻼ ﻋَ ﺠَ ﺐَ إِذَا ْ‬
‫اﺳﺘَ ْﺴ َﻠﻤُﻮا ﻟ ﱡ‬
‫ِﻠﺴﺒ ِ‬ ‫ُﻗﻮ ُ‬

‫ِﻴﻞ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ﻤَ َﺴ ْﺖ ِﰲ آذَاﻧ ِِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﻮﻳ ُﻞ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻮ َْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ أ َ ِﻣريَ ُة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ ُﻗﺒَﻴْ َﻞ اﻧ ْ ِﺘﺒَﺎﻫِ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧ َ ْﻮﻣ ِِﻬ ُﻢ اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻈﺘْﻬُ ْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُر َﻗﺎدِ ﻫِ ﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻔ ًﺔ‪ ،‬أَﻳ َْﻘ َ‬
‫ﺎت َﺧﻔِ َ‬ ‫َﻫﻤَ َﺴ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺎ َو ِﺑﴩًا‪َ ،‬و ِﻋ ْﺮﻓﺎﻧﺎ ِﺑﺎﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎن اﻷ ِﻣريُ »ﻓﺎﺋِﻖ« أ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ْﻦ ﻓﺘﺢَ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨﻴْ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻗﻠﺒُ ُﻪ ﻳَﻔِﻴﺾ إِﻳﻨ ً‬ ‫ٌ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫و َُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا‪.‬‬
‫ﻴﻖ‪،‬‬ ‫ِﻳﺮ ﻋَ ِﻤ ٍ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺤَ ْﺖ ﻋَ ﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة«‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ﻳَﺒُﺜﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُْﻀ ِﻤ ُﺮ ُه َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْﻘﺪ ٍ‬
‫ﺻﺎدِ ِق و ََﻓﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ط إِﻋْ ﺠَ ﺎ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪﺗْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ‬ ‫ﻈ ِﻬ َﺮ ًة َﻟ ُﻪ َﻓ ْﺮ َ‬‫ِﻴﻖ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﺮﺑﱠﺘَ ْﺖ َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻪُ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ ْ‬ ‫وَﺣُ ﺐﱟ َوﺛ ٍ‬
‫ُﻀﺎﻋِ ًﻔﺎ ﺛَﻨَﺎءَهُ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ َﺆ ﱢﻛﺪًا و ََﻻءَهُ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ﺛَﻨَﺎﺋ ِِﻪ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻫﻮَى ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﻨَﺎﺣِ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻳ َُﻘﺒﱢﻠُﻪُ‪ ،‬ﻣ َ‬ ‫َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫وَأ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« ﺗُﺤَ ﻴﱢﻴﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗُ َﺮﺑﱢﺘُﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﺗُ َﺸ ِﺎر ُك اﺑْﻨَﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺛَﻨَﺎﺋ ِِﻪ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ و َُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮ ِه َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫َاف‬ ‫ِﻴﻞ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ِﺰﻳﱠ ِﺔ اﻋْ ِﱰ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة«‪َ » :‬ﻟ ْﺴ ُﺖ أ َ ُﺷ ﱡﻚ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻨَﺤَ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ ﷲ ُ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﻀ ٍﻞ ﺟَ ﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﻴﻞ‪.‬‬‫ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﺷﺄْﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَﻻ ﻣَ ﻌْ ﺪَى ﱄ ‪6‬‬ ‫ﺿﻨِﻲ َﺷﻮَاﻏِ ُﻞ َﻛ ِﺜريَ ٌة‪َ ،‬ﻻ ﻳ ََﺴﻌُ ﻨِﻲ إ ِ ْﻏ َﻔﺎ ُل َ‬ ‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴُ ْﺆ ِﺳ ُﻔﻨِﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌَ َ ِﱰ َ‬
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‫َان«‪ :‬ﻣَ ﻠِﻚِ‬‫»ﺳﻌْ ﺪ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﻘ َﺮاءُ‪َ ،‬زوْﺟَ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻠِﻚِ َ‬ ‫ﻄﻠُﺒُﻨِﻲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫اع إ ِ َﱃ أَدَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ … َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ أ َ ْر َﺳ َﻠ ْﺖ ﺗَ ْ‬ ‫ﴎ ِ‬‫اﻹ ْ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ ِﻦ ْ ِ‬

‫‪ 5‬اﻟﺴﺒﺎت‪ :‬اﻟﻨﻮم اﻟﻌﻤﻴﻖ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 6‬ﻻ ﻣﻌﺪى ﱄ‪ :‬ﻻ ﻣﻔﺮ ﱄ‪.‬‬

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 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫ِﻴﻞ‪ ،‬ﺗَﺪْﻋُ ﻮﻧِﻲ ِﻟﻤ َُﺸﺎ َر َﻛﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﺎن«‪ .‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱄ ﱠ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬ ‫»ﺳ َﻠﻴْﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻮز ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻠِﻚِ ُ‬ ‫ﺎن‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ِﺎر ِس ُﻛﻨ ُ ِ‬ ‫اﻹﻧ ْ ِﺲ وَا ْﻟﺠَ ﱢ‬ ‫ِْ‬
‫ﻄﺎ ٌع ﻣُﺠَ ﺎبٌ ‪َ ،‬ﻻ َﺳ ِﺒﻴ َﻞ إ ِ َﱃ‬ ‫ﺎل ِﺑﻤَ ْﻮﻟِ ِﺪ ِﻃ ْﻔﻠِﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ِِﺚ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة »ﻋَ ﺒ َْﻘ ٍﺮ«‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ أَﻣْ ٌﺮ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫ِﰲ ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔ ِ‬
‫ُﺨﺎ َﻟ َﻔﺘ ِِﻪ ﻣَ ﻬْ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱠﺪوَاﻋِ ﻲ و َْاﻷ َ ْﺳﺒَﺎبُ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻣ َ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻤَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻞ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎت‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﻳَﺘَﺤَ ﱠﲆ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛ ِﺮﻳ ِﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫وﱃ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُﻨ ْ ِﺠﺒَﺎﻧ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻨ َ ٍ‬ ‫ﻄ ْﻔ ُﻞ َزوْﺟً ﺎ ِﻷ ُ َ‬ ‫و ََﺳﻴَ ُﻜﻮ ُن َﻫﺬَا اﻟ ﱢ‬
‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ‬‫َاج اﺑْﻨ َ ِﺘ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ … و ََﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺮﺗِ ُﻜﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺠْ ﻌَ ﻠُ ُﻪ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ًﺮا ِﺑ َﺰو ِ‬ ‫ُﺼ َ‬ ‫َف ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺰاﻳَﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳُ َﺆ ﱢﻫﻠُ ُﻪ ﻟ َِﴩ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ ِﺒ ِ‬
‫واﺟﺒﺎﺗِﻲ ْاﻵ َن‪ ،‬أ َ ْن أَﻧ ْ ُﻘ َﻠ ُﻜ ْﻢ إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺘ ُﻜ ْﻢ َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ذَ َﻫﺎ ِﺑﻲ إ ِ َﱃ ﺟَ ِﺰﻳ َﺮ ِة ﻋَ ﺒ َْﻘ ٍﺮ‪«.‬‬ ‫أ َ ﱠو َل ِ‬
‫»ﺳﻨَﺬْ َﻫﺐُ ﺗَﻮٍّا إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ َو َﻟﺪِكِ ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ‬ ‫وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة«‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪َ :‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ ِﺖ وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬
‫ِﺼ ُﺔ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣﻴﻨ َ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴ ُﱠﺔ ُﻣﺘَﺄ ﱢ ِ‬
‫ﻫﺒَﺘَﺎن؟« ‪7‬‬ ‫ُﺨﻠ َ‬
‫ﳾءٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﻠ ِﻖ وَا ْﻟﺤَ ْ َ‬
‫ري ِة و َِاﻻ ْرﺗِﺒَﺎكِ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺘِﻬَ ﺎ َ ْ‬ ‫َﻓﺒَﺪَا ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِﺔ َوو َِﺻ َ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ِﺔ‪،‬‬ ‫َاﺟﺒ َُﺔ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َﻔﺎذِ وَاﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﻄﺎﻋَ ٌﺔ‪َ ،‬و َر ْﻏﺒَﺘَﻚِ و ِ‬ ‫وَﺟَ ﻤْ ﺠَ ﻤَ ْﺖ ﺗَ ُﻘﻮ ُل‪» :‬إ ِ ﱠن إ ِ َﺷﺎ َرﺗَﻚِ — ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮ َْﻻﺗِﻲ — ُﻣ َ‬
‫َﺎب ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ِﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ﺐَ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ َﻔ ِﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻬَ ْﻞ ﻳُ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴﻚِ أ َ ْن ﻧ َ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒ َﻞ ﱠ‬ ‫وﻻءِ ﻋَ َﲆ أ ُ ْﻫﺒَ ِﺔ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻫﺎ ﻧَﺤْ ُﻦ أ ُ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻘﺪِﻳﻤَ ِﺔ؟‬
‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺐ و ََﻻ ﻳُﺤَ ﱢﻘ ُﺮﻧَﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻦ ﻧَﻌْ ِ َ‬ ‫ُﻮن ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﴢ َﻟﻚِ‬ ‫ُﺼ ﱢﻐ ُﺮﻧَﺎ ِﰲ ﻋُ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ ِﺈذَا َرأﻳ ِْﺖ أ ﱠن ذَﻟِﻚِ َﻻ ﻳ َِﻀريُﻧَﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ َ‬
‫أَﻣْ ًﺮا‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻦ ﺗَ َﺮيْ ِﻣﻨﱠﺎ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺗَ ْﻠ ِﺒﻴ ًَﺔ و َُﺷ ْﻜ ًﺮا‪«.‬‬
‫ِﻳﻦ!«‬ ‫ْﴪ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳﺪ َ‬ ‫ني‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﻳ َ َ‬ ‫ْﴩ ًة‪» :‬ﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ْﻫﻮ ََن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫ﻄﻠُ ِﺒ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺄَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺠَ ًﺔ ﻣ ُْﺴﺘَﺒ ِ َ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻮَاءِ‪ُ ،‬ﻣ َﻠﻮﱢﺣَ ًﺔ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺼ َ‬ ‫و َُﻫﻨَﺎ أ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﻋَ َﲆ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﺴﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ ،‬و َر َﻓﻌَ ْﺖ ﻋَ َ‬
‫ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﻀﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻛﺄَﻧﱠﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَ ْﺮ ُﺳ ُﻢ َﻓﻮ َْق َرأ ْ ِﺳﻬَ ﺎ دَا ِﺋ َﺮ ًة‪.‬‬
‫ريﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﺷﺘَﺪ ْ‬
‫ﱠت ﺣَ ْ َ‬ ‫َت »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ﺗَﻨْﺘَ ِﻬﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ ِ َﺷﺎ َرﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ دَﻫِ َﺸ ْﺖ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« و ْ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎد ْ‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﺣُ ﱢﲇ َ ِﺑﺄَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِﺲ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َرأ ْت ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ْﻔ ِﺮﻗِﻬَ ﺎ ‪ 8‬ﺗَﺎﺟً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﺎﻟ ِِﺺ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻌِ ﱡﺰ ِﻣﺜْﻠُ ُﻪ ِﰲ اﻟﺘﱢﻴﺠَ ِ‬
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‫ﺼﺐُ ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻳﺮ‪ ،‬ﻳُﻮ ﱢَﺷﻴ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ِﻲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﻘِ ريَ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺗَﺒَ ﱠﺪ َل ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫َاﻟﻶﻟ ِِﺊ‪َ .‬و َرأ َ ْت ﺛ َ ْﻮﺑَﻬَ ﺎ اﻟ ﱢﺮﻳﻔ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻴﺖ و ﱠ‬ ‫ا ْﻟﻴَﻮَاﻗِ ِ‬
‫ﻄ ﱢﺮ ُز ُه اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺐُ ‪.‬‬ ‫َوﻳُ َ‬

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‫ُﺨﻤَ ِﻞ وَاﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ‬ ‫ﺻﻨِﻌَ ﺘَﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﻤ ْ‬ ‫ني‪َ ،‬ﻗ ْﺪ ُ‬ ‫َﺎن ﻧَﻌْ َﻠ ْ ِ‬‫ﻈ َﺮ ْت إ ِ َﱃ َﻗﺪَﻣَ ﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َﻓ ِﺈذَا ِﺑ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﺬﻳ ِ‬ ‫َوﻧ َ َ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻬ َﺮ اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺟَ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﺘَ َﻔﺘَ ْﺖ إ ِ َﱃ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« ﺗُﻌْ ِﻠ ُﻦ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺠْ َﺰ َﻫﺎ ﻋَ ْﻦ ُﺷ ْﻜ ِﺮ َﻫﺎ … ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َﺧﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ ﺛَﻨَﺎء ََﻫﺎ‬ ‫أ َ ْن ﺗُ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺖ َو َﻟﺪِي َو ِﺑﻨ ْ َﺖ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ِﻪ … وَﻣَ ﺎ أَﺣْ َﺴﺒُﻚِ‬ ‫ﻇﻨﱡﻚِ ﻧ َ ِﺴ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻔِ ﻚِ َو َﻛ َﺮﻣِﻚِ ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬ ‫َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻏﻤَ ْﺮﺗِﻨِﻲ ِﺑﻌَ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ِﲇ ﱢ وَا ْﻟﺤُ َﻠ ِﻞ‪«.‬‬ ‫ﺎن إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻧَﻔِ ِ‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ﺘَﺎﺟَ ِ‬ ‫ﺗَ ِﻀﻨ ﱢ َ‬
‫َاﻓ َﻘﺘَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﻌْ ِﻠﻨَﺎ‬
‫ﻈ ِﻬ َﺮا ُﻣﻮ َ‬ ‫َان‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ْ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ُﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﺴﻤَ ًﺔ‪َ » :‬ﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ ُِﺮﻳﺪ ِ‬
‫َر ْﻏﺒَﺘَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ؛ َﻓ ِﺈ ْن َﺷﺎءَا َﻟﺒﱠﻴ ُْﺖ‪َ ،‬وإ ِ ْن أَﺑَﻴَﺎ أَﺑَﻴ ُْﺖ‪.‬‬
‫ِﻳﻞ ِﺛﻴَﺎ ِﺑﻚِ ؟«‬ ‫ني ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﺒْﺪ ِ‬ ‫َﻓ َﺨ ﱢ ِﱪﻳﻨِﻲ ﻳَﺎ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«‪ :‬أَﺗُﻮَاﻓِ ﻘِ َ‬
‫َﴫ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﺣْ ﻤَ ﱠﺮ — ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓ ْﺮ ِط ا ْﻟ َﺨﺠَ ِﻞ — وَﺟْ ﻬُ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﺟَ ﺎﺑَﺘْﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻐ ﱠﻀ ْﺖ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ َ ِ‬
‫ﺎت أ َ ْن‬‫ﻄ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و ََﻫﻴْﻬَ َ‬ ‫َﺎب ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﺒ َِﺴﻴ َ‬
‫اﺳﺘِﺤْ ﻴَﺎءٍ‪َ » :‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻛﻨ ْ ُﺖ َﺳﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ًة — ﻳَﺎ ﻣَ ﻮ َْﻻﺗِﻲ — ِﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه اﻟﺜﱢﻴ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫أ َ ْر َﴇ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﺑَﺪ ً‬
‫ِﻳﻼ‪.‬‬
‫ﻈﻬُ ﻮ َر ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬ﻓﻤَ ﺎ أَﻧ ْ َﻜ َﺮ اﺑْ ُﻦ ﻋَ ﻤﱢ ﻲ ِزﻳﱠﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ أَﻧ ْ َﻜ ْﺮﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ِﺒ ْﺴﺘُﻬَ ﺎ َوﺗَﻌَ ﱠﻮ ْدﺗُﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﻟ ِْﻔ ُﺖ اﻟ ﱡ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ‬
‫َوإِﻧﱢﻲ َﻟﻴ ُْﺴﻌِ ُﺪﻧِﻲ أ َ ْن ﺗَﺒ َْﻘﻰ ِﰲ ﺣَ ْﻮ َزﺗِﻲ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَ ِﻘﻴ َْﺖ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳَﺎﺗُﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﺎﻟ َِﻘ ًﺔ ِﺑﺬَا ِﻛ َﺮﺗِﻲ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﺗَﺤْ ﺘَ ِﻮي‬
‫ﻃ ُﻔﻮ َﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﻛ َﺮ َم ﻣَ ﺎ أَﻋْ ﺘَ ﱡﺰ ِﺑ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺎت ُ‬‫ِﻣ ْﻦ ذِ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ِ‬
‫َذﻟِﻚِ ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳُﻌْ ِﺠﺒُﻨِﻲ وَأ َ ْرﺗَ ِﻀﻴ ِﻪ‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْﺳﻌَ ﻰ َﻟ ُﻪ وَأْﺑْﺘَﻐِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ط ﻓِ ﻴ ِﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻮ ﺗُ ِﺮ َك ِﱄ َ ا ْﻟﺨِ ﻴَﺎ ُر َﻵﺛ َ ْﺮﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ أ ُ َﻓ ﱢﺮ ْ‬
‫َﺎدِئ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﻮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ‪«.‬‬
‫ﺎﰱ ﻣَ َﻊ اﻟﺘﱠ َﻘﺎﻟِﻴ ِﺪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬وَا ْﻟﻤَ ﺒ ِ‬ ‫ﺎل — ﻳَﺘَﻨ َ َ‬ ‫ﻇ ﱡﻦ ذَﻟِﻚِ — ﻋَ َﲆ أَيﱢ ﺣَ ٍ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« أ َ ْن ﻳُﻌْ ﻠ َِﻦ اﺑْﺘِﻬَ ﺎﺟَ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻊَ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻞ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺣُ ﻨ ُ ﱟﻮ وَاﺑْﺘ َِﺴﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬ﻳُ َﺮﺑ ُﱢﺖ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻤَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻚ َ‬
‫َﻛﺘ َِﻔﻴْﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳُﺜْﻨِﻲ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬

‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ًِﻘﺎ« ﻳَﺒْﺘَ ِﻬﺞُ َﻟﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳ َْﻔ َﺮحُ‬ ‫َت َ‬ ‫َاﻓ َﻘﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺎ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ«! ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن وَﺟَ ﺪ ْ‬ ‫وَأَﻋْ َﻠﻨ َ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ُﻣﻮ َ‬
‫ِﺑ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻟِﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَﺤْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ ﻌَ ﺎﻧِﻲ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪ ،‬و َِﺻﺪ ِْق ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻻءِ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎﴐ ِة ُﻣ ْﻠﻜِﻬَ ﺎ؛‬‫ﴫ َﻫﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺣَ ِ َ‬ ‫ﴎ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮ ِﻛﻴﱠ ِﺔ إ ِ َﱃ َﻗ ْ ِ‬‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ َ َﺷﺎ َر ْت »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ أَﻋْ ﻮَاﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﺑﻨ َ ْﻘ ِﻞ ْاﻷ ُ ْ َ‬
‫ﺿﺠﱠ ٍﺔ و ََﻻ ﺟَ َﻠﺒَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَأَﺟْ َﻠ َﺴ ْﺖ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« إ ِ َﱃ ِﺟﻮ َِار َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ َﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة«‬ ‫ري َ‬ ‫ﻮﻫﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ا ْﻟﻤَ َﺮ َﻛﺒَ ِﺔ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫َﻓﺤَ ﻤَ ﻠُ َ‬
‫َو َو َﻟﺪ ََﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪.‬‬
‫َني ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻠ َﺪﻳ ِْﻦ ِﰲ أ َ َﻗ ﱢﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻫِ َﻲ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٌﺔ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻠﺒ َِﺚ ا ْﻟ َﻘﻨَﺎ ِﺑ ُﺮ أ َ ِن اﺟْ ﺘَﺎ َز ْت ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ َﺔ ﻣَ ﺎ ﺑ ْ َ‬
‫ﺎﺻﻴ ٌَﺔ‪.‬‬‫ﻣ َُﱰ َِاﻣﻴ ٌَﺔ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ْﺮﺣَ َﻠ ٌﺔ َﻗ ِ‬

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‫ِﻴﻖ ِﰲ‬ ‫َﺎل‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺎ َﻟ َﻔﻬُ ُﻢ اﻟﺘﱠ ْﻮﻓ ُ‬ ‫ف ِﻣ َﻦ ْاﻷَﻣْ ﻴ ِ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ َﺔ َآﻻ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻘ َﻘ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ُﻢ ْاﻵﻣَ ﺎ ُل‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻗ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫َﺻﺤَ ﺎ َرى‬ ‫ﺎﺳﻌَ ٍﺔ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎت َﺷ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻨ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻳ َْﻔ ِﺼﻠُﻬُ ْﻢ ﻋَ ْﻦ َو َ‬ ‫ﻄﻌُ ﻮا ِﰲ َﺳ َﻔ ِﺮﻫِ ْﻢ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛ َ‬ ‫ِرﺣْ َﻠﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ َ‬
‫َاﺳﻌَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫و ِ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ِﻴﻞ — ِﺟﺒ ًَﺎﻻ وَأﻧْﻬَ ﺎ ًرا‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﺪَاﺋ َِﻖ وَأ ْز َﻫﺎ ًرا‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺪ َِاو َل و َُﻏ ْﺪ َراﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﺰا ِﺋ َﺮ‬ ‫وَاﺟْ ﺘَﺎ ُزوا — ِﰲ َزﻣَ ٍﻦ َﻗﻠ ٍ‬
‫ﺎﻇ ُﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱡﺮ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﻠ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺎ ِﺑ ُﺮ‪ ،‬أ َ ِو اﻟﺬﱢ ْﻛ َﺮﻳ ُ‬
‫َﺎت‬ ‫و َُﺧ ْﻠﺠَ ﺎﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬و َُﻗ ًﺮى َوﺑُ ْﻠﺪَاﻧًﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻣَ ﱠﺮ ْت ِﺑ ِﻬ ْﻢ ِﺗ ْﻠ َﻚ ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ُة ﻋَ َﲆ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ِ‬
‫ﺎﻃ ِﺮ‪.‬‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﻃ ِﻦ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ َﺳﺎﻋَ ٍﺔ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺰﻣَ ِﻦ‪ ،‬وَﻗ ﱠﺮ ْت أﻋْ ﻴُﻨُﻬُ ْﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ ﻣَ ﻤْ َﻠ َﻜﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫َوﺑَ َﻠﻐﻮا َﺳﺎﺣَ ﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻮ َ‬
‫ني‪،‬‬‫ﻄﻮﺣِ ﻬَ ﺎ‪ُ ،‬ﻣﺒْﺘَ ِﻬ ِﺠ َ‬ ‫ﺎت ا ْﻟﻤَ ﻨ َ ِﺎز ِل و َُﺳ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻖ‪ ،‬و َُﴍ َُﻓ ِ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬‫َﺎت اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺐ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺟَ ﻨَﺒ ِ‬ ‫َوو ََﻗ َﻔ ْﺖ ﺟُ ﻤُﻮ ُع ﱠ‬
‫ﴎا ُة‬ ‫ﻴﺐ ِﺑ ِﻬﻢْ‪َ َ ،‬‬ ‫َاﻟﱰﺣِ ِ‬‫ﻒ ِﻻ ْﺳﺘ ِْﻘﺒَﺎﻟ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬و ﱠ ْ‬ ‫ﺎن أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺧ ﱠ‬ ‫ني‪َ .‬و َﻛ َ‬ ‫اﺳﺘ ِْﻘﺒَﺎ َل ا ْﻟ َﻔﺎﺗِﺤِ َ‬
‫ﻳ َْﺴﺘَ ْﻘ ِﺒﻠُﻮﻧَﻬُ ُﻢ ْ‬
‫اﻟ ﱠﺪ ْو َﻟ ِﺔ ‪ 1‬وَأُﻣَ َﺮا ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ َﻼﻣُﻬَ ﺎ َو ُو َز َرا ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

‫َاب ﻋَ ْﻮ َد ِة‬ ‫ال ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ْﻦ أ َ ْﻓ َﴣ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ ‪ِ 2‬ﺑ ْﺎﻗ ِﱰ ِ‬

‫اﻟﺴ َﺆ ِ‬‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ — ِﰲ ﺣَ ﺎﺟَ ٍﺔ إ ِ َﱃ ﱡ‬ ‫ِﻳﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻇﻨ ﱡ َﻚ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺪ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ أ َ ُ‬
‫ﻣَ ﻠِﻴﻜ ِِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬
‫ف أ َ ﱠن »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« ﻫِ َﻲ وَﺣْ ﺪ ََﻫﺎ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ َز ﱠﻓ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﻄﻨ َ ِﺘ َﻚ‪ ،‬أ َ ْن ﺗَﻌْ َﺮ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠﻴ َْﺲ ِﺑ َﻜ ِﺜ ٍ‬
‫ري ﻋَ َﲆ ذَ َﻛﺎ ِﺋ َﻚ َو ِﻓ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺴﺎﻋَ َﺔ ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳ َِﺼ ُﻞ ﻓِ ﻴﻬَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﻠِﻴ ُﻜﻬُ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺠﻴﺪُ‪.‬‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌِ ﻴﺪَ‪ ،‬وَأَﻋْ َﻠﻨ َ ْﺖ َﻟﻬُ ُﻢ ﱠ‬‫ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟﻨﱠﺒَﺄ َ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 1‬ﴎاة اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ‪ :‬ﴍﻓﺎؤﻫﺎ وﻋﻈﻤﺎؤﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 2‬أﻓﴣ إﻟﻴﻬﻢ‪ :‬ﺣﺪﺛﻬﻢ‪.‬‬
 ‫ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريُ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺴﺤُ ﻮ ُر‬

‫َﺎت‪َ ،‬وﻳَ َﻠﺬﱡ‬ ‫اﺿﻴَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ ِﺿﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ ﻧ َ ْﻔ َﺴ ُﻪ ِﺑﻤِ ﺜ ْ ِﻞ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫َاﺟﺒ ِ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ْﻦ َﻏ ْريُ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« ا ْﻟ َﻮ ِﻓﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِ‬
‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻤَ ْﻸ َ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ أ َ ْﻓ َﺮاﺣً ﺎ و ََﺳﻌَ ﺎد ٍ‬
‫َات؟‬ ‫َﻟ ُﻪ أ َ ْن ﻳ ُْﺴﺪِيَ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﻜ ُﺮﻣَ ِ‬

‫ﺻﻴْﺤَ ﺎﺗُﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ‬ ‫ﱠت َ‬ ‫ﺎﻓﻪُ‪َ ،‬و َدو ْ‬‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺐ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ ا ْرﺗَ َﻔ َﻊ ُﻫﺘَ ُ‬ ‫وَﻣَ ﺎ إ ِ ْن أ َ ْﴍ ََﻓ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮ ِﻛﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ ﱠ‬
‫دَﻋَ ﻮَاﺗُﻪُ‪.‬‬
‫ﴫ‪.‬‬ ‫ني أ َ ْﴍ ََﻓ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺮ َﻛﺒ َُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮ ِﻛﻴ ُﱠﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ َﺳﺎﺣَ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﴩ‪ ،‬ﺣِ َ‬ ‫اﻟﴪو ُر وَا ْﻟ ِﺒ ْ ُ‬ ‫ﻒ ﱡ ُ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻀﺎﻋَ َ‬
‫ني؛ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺆﺛ ﱢ ْﺮ ِﰲ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ َﺰ ‪ 3‬ﻋُ ﻤْ ُﺮ َﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﺨﻤْ ِﺴ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« أ َ ﱠو َل ﻣَ ْﻦ َﺧ َﺮجَ ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ ﻧ َ َ‬
‫ني‪.‬‬ ‫ﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎﻟِﻬَ ﺎ ُﻣ ُﺮو ُر ْاﻷَﻋْ ﻮَا ِم َوﺗَﻮ َِاﱄ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ِﻨ َ‬
‫ﺼﺎﺋ ِِﺐ اﻟ ﱡﺪﻧْﻴَﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﻨِﻬَ ﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَﺘْ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗِﻬَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ا ْﻟ َﻔ َﺮحُ ِﺑﻌَ ْﻮ َدﺗِﻬَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ َو َ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ أَﻧ ْ َﺴ َ‬
‫وَﺣَ َﺪﺛَﺎﻧِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬
‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« ُﻣ ْﺮﺗَ ِﺪﻳًﺎ ﻧ َ َﻔﺎﺋ َِﺲ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺤُ َﻠ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮ ِﻛﻴﱠ ِﺔ‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ أ َ ْﻫ َﺪﺗْﻬَ ﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ ِﺠﻨﱢﻴ ُﱠﺔ؛ َﻓﺒَﻬَ َﺮ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﻧ َ َﺰ َل ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ َ‬
‫آﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫﺎ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َر َ‬ ‫ﺣُ ْﺴﻨُﻬَ ﺎ و ََﺳﻨ َ َ‬
‫ﻒ‬ ‫ﻄ ُ‬ ‫ﻳﻘﻬَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺨ َ‬ ‫ﺿﻮَا ُؤ َﻫﺎ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻘ َﻮ ﻋَ َﲆ ُر ْؤﻳَﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ْاﻷَﻧْﻈﺎ ُر‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َد ﺑ َِﺮ ُ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ ﱠﻊ َﻷ ْ َﻻ ُؤ َﻫﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻧْﺒَﻌَ ﺜ َ ْﺖ أ َ ْ‬
‫ْﺼﺎ َر‪.‬‬ ‫ْاﻷَﺑ َ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺐ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻳﺮ وَا ْﻟ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﺎﻟﻶﻟ ِِﺊ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺜَﺒﱠﺘَ ِﺔ ﻋَ َﲆ أ َ ْز َر ٍار ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫ ِﺐ‪ ،‬وَﺣُ ﱢﻠﻴ َْﺖ ِﺑﻨ َ َﻔﺎﺋ ِِﺲ ا ْﻟﺤَ ِﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃ ﱢﺮ َز ْت ِﺑ ﱠ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ ُ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِِﻪ؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َرأَى ِﰲ ﻣَ ﻠِﻴ َﻜﺘ ِِﻪ ِﻣﺜ َ ًﺎﻻ َراﺋِﻌً ﺎ ﻟِﻠﺘﱠ َﻔﺎﻧِﻲ ِﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ِﺐ وَﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫ﻴﻖ ﱠ‬ ‫ﺼﻔِ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﺗَ َﺴ ْﻞ ﻋَ ْﻦ ﺗَ ْ‬
‫َاﻹ ْﺧ َﻼ ِص‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن أ َ ْﻓ َﻀ ْﺖ إ ِ َﻟﻴْ ِﻪ »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ ُة« ِﺑﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﺬَ َﻟﺘْ ُﻪ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« ﻟِﻤَ ﻠِﻴﻜ ِِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧﺎﻟ ِِﺺ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻓﺎءِ‪،‬‬ ‫ا ْﻟ ُﻮ ﱢد و ْ ِ‬
‫َﺻﺎدِ ِق ا ْﻟﻔِ ﺪَاءِ‪.‬‬ ‫و َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺘ ِِﻪ اﻟﻨﱠﺎدِ َرةِ‪ ،‬ﻳُﺤَ ﻴﱢﻴﻬَ ﺎ َوﻳَﺪْﻋُ ﻮ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ﺐُ إ ِ َﱃ ﺗَﺤِ ﻴﱠﺘِﻬَ ﺎ ِﰲ ﺟُ ﻤُﻮﻋ ِِﻪ اﻟ ﱠﺰاﺧِ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬وَﺣَ ﻤَ َ‬ ‫َﻓﺎﻧْﺪ ََﻓ َﻊ ﱠ‬
‫َﺻﺎدِ ِق ﻓِ ﺪَاﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻤﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬وَاﻟﺘﱠﻨ ْ ِﻮﻳ ِﻪ ِﺑ َﻔ ْﻀﻠِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﺎﻟ ِِﺺ و ََﻓﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ﺎف ِﺑ ْ‬ ‫ﻒ ﻋَ ِﻦ ا ْﻟﻬُ ﺘَ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻻ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱡ‬
‫ﺎﻫﺎ‪َ 4 ،‬وﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﻟ َﻖ ﻧُﻮ ُر ﻣُﺤَ ﻴ َ‬
‫ﱠﺎﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻓﺄ َ ْﻗﺒَ َﻠ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺗُﺤَ ﻴﱢﻴ ِﻪ َﺷﺎ ِﻛ َﺮ ًة‪ ،‬و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ ﱠﻊ َﺳﻨ َ َ‬
‫ﴎ ِة ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻠُﻮ ِﻛﻴﱠ ِﺔ ُﻫﺘَ ًﺎﻓﺎ ﻋَ ﺎ ِﻟﻴًﺎ‪.‬‬‫ِﻒ ﻟ ِْﻸ ُ ْ َ‬‫ﻇ ﱠﻠ ِﺖ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﻤَ ﺎﻫِ ريُ ﺗَﻬْ ﺘ ُ‬ ‫َو َ‬
‫ﺎق ا ْﻟ َﻘ ْﻠ ِﺐ‪ ،‬ﻣُﻌَ ﱢﱪ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ﺎت‪َ ،‬ﺧ ِﺎرﺟَ ٍ‬ ‫ﺻﺎدِ َﻗ ٍ‬ ‫اﻟﺸﻌْ ﺐُ ﻋَ ِﻦ اﻟﺪﱡﻋَ ﺎءِ َﻟﻬَ ﺎ دَﻋَ ﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﻒ ﱠ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ﱠ‬
‫َات‬ ‫ﺎت ِﻣ ْﻦ أﻋْ ﻤَ ِ‬ ‫َات َ‬
‫َﺻﺎدِ ِق ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺐﱢ ‪.‬‬ ‫ﻋَ ْﻦ َﺧﺎﻟ ِِﺺ ا ْﻟﻮ ََﻻءِ‪ ،‬و َ‬

‫‪ 3‬ﻧﺎﻫﺰ‪ :‬ﻗﺎرب‪.‬‬
‫‪ 4‬ﺳﻨﺎﻫﺎ‪ :‬ﺿﻮؤﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺼﺔِ‬

‫ﺎن ِاﻻﺣْ ﺘ َِﻔﺎ ُل ا ْﻟﻌَ ِﻈﻴ ُﻢ ِﺑﻤَ ْﻮ ِﻟ ِﺪ ْاﻷ َ ِﻣريَ ِة » َﻛ ْﻮﺛ َ َﺮ«‪.‬‬ ‫ﺎن؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻛ َ‬ ‫َاج ﻋَ ﺎﻣَ ِ‬‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﻘ ِﺾ ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟ ﱠﺰو ِ‬
‫ﺻﻮ َرةٍ‪.‬‬ ‫َﺻ َﻔﺎءَ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ٍﺲ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﻤَ ﺎ َل ُ‬ ‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٍِﻖ« وَ»ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ َﺲ«‪ِ ،‬ﻃﻴﺒ ََﺔ َﻗ ْﻠ ٍﺐ‪ ،‬و َ‬ ‫ني‪َ :‬‬ ‫َو َﻛﺎﻧ َ ْﺖ َﻛﺄَﺑَ َﻮﻳْﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ْ ِ‬
‫وروَاءً‪5 .‬‬
‫ﴫ َﻫﺎ ﺣُ ْﺴﻨًﺎ َوﺑَﻬَ ﺎءً‪َ ،‬و ِﻓﺘْﻨ َ ًﺔ َ ُ‬ ‫آﻫﺎ‪ ،‬أَﻧﱠﻬَ ﺎ آﻳ َُﺔ ﻋَ ْ ِ‬ ‫و ََﻗ ْﺪ َﺷ ِﻬ َﺪ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ ﻣَ ْﻦ َر َ‬
‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ِة ُﻣﺘَﻌَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ ًَﺔ‪ ،‬ﻳَﻮْﻣً ﺎ ِﰲ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮ ﻳَ ْﻮ ٍم‪ ،‬وَﻋَ ﺎﻣً ﺎ ِﰲ إِﺛ ْ ِﺮ ﻋَ ﺎ ٍم؛ ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ أَﻧْﺠَ ﺒَﺎ ﺛَﻤَ ﺎ ِﻧﻴ ََﺔ‬ ‫ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَﻮَا َﻟ ْﺖ أَﻳﱠﺎ ُم ﱠ‬
‫ﻒ ‪ِ 6‬ﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﻬَ ﻨَﺎءُ‪،‬‬ ‫ﺎﻫ ُﻢ ا ْﻟﺤُ ﺐﱡ َوﻳَﺤُ ﱡ‬ ‫ﺎت‪ُ ،‬ﻛ ﱡﻠﻬُ ْﻢ آﻳ ٌَﺔ ِﰲ ا ْﻟﺤُ ْﺴ ِﻦ وَا ْﻟﺒَﻬَ ﺎءِ‪ ،‬ﻳَ ْﺮﻋَ ُ‬ ‫َﺎن‪ ،‬وَأ َ ْرﺑَ َﻊ ﺑَﻨ َ ٍ‬‫ِﺻﺒْﻴ ٍ‬
‫اﻟﺼ َﻔﺎءُ‪.‬‬ ‫ف ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ُﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻌَ ﺎ َد ُة َوﻳُ َﺮ ْﻓ ِﺮ ُ‬ ‫َوﺗَ ْﻐ ُﻤ ُﺮ ُﻫ ُﻢ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎﺟ َﺪ َة«‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﱢ َﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻘ َﺮ ِوﻳﱠ ِﺔ »ﻣَ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻢ ﱠ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة«‪ ،‬ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ ﻋَ َﺮ ْﻓﺘَﻬَ ﺎ ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﺳﺒ ََﻖ ِﺑ ْ‬
‫ﻴﺸ ًﺔ َرﻏِﻴ َﺪ ًة‪.‬‬ ‫ﻴﻔﺘِﻬَ ﺎ »ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ« ﻋِ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ ْﺖ ﻣَ َﻊ و َِﺻ َ‬ ‫ﻋَ َ‬
‫ِﻲ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋُ ﻤْ ِﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ — ﻣَ ﺎ ﻳ َْﺸ َﻐ ُﻞ ﺑَﺎ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﺣَ ﱢﻠ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ َوﺗَ ْﺮﺣَ ﺎﻟ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ — ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ ﺑَﻘ َ‬
‫إ ِ ﱠﻻ أ َ ْن ﺗُﻮَﺟﱢ ﻬَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻨَﺎﻳَﺘَﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ إ ِ َﱃ ْاﻷُﻣَ َﺮاءِ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻔ َﺪةِ‪ ،‬ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﺮا ِم ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠَ َﺪةِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﺪﱠﺧِ َﺮا و ُْﺳﻌً ﺎ ِﰲ ِرﻋَ ﺎﻳَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪،‬‬
‫ﻃ ُﻔﻮ َﻟﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ وَﺣَ ﺪَاﺛَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬ ‫َاﻟﺴﻬَ ِﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ ﺗَﺜْﻘِ ﻴﻔ ِِﻬ ْﻢ َوﺗَﻨ ْ ِﺸﺌَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ ﻋَ ﻬْ ِﺪ ُ‬ ‫و ﱠ‬
‫ِﻒ‪.‬‬‫ﻄﺎﺋ َ‬ ‫ﺼ ِﺺ َو َﻟ َ‬ ‫ِﻒ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ َﻘ َ‬ ‫ﻃ َﺮاﺋ َ‬‫ﺼ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴ ِْﻬ ْﻢ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ ُة« وَ»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ ُﺔ« َ‬ ‫ﻃﺎ َﻟﻤَ ﺎ ‪َ 7‬ﻗ ﱠ‬‫َوﻳَﺎ َ‬
‫ﺼ ُﺔ أ َ ِﺑ ِﻴﻬ ْﻢ وَأُﻣﱢ ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وَﺟَ ﱠﺪﺗ ِِﻬ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺎل‪ ،‬ﻗِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻓِ ﻴﻤَ ﺎ َﺳ ِﻤﻌَ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﺤَ َﻔ َﺪ ُة ا ْﻟﻤَ ﺠَ َﺪ ُة ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺣَ ﻮَادِ ِث ْاﻷَﺑْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﻮﺳﻬُ ُﻢ‬ ‫َاث ِﺟ َﺴﺎ ٍم‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺤَ ﱠﻠ ْﺖ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﻧ ُ ُﻔ ُ‬ ‫ث و ََآﻻ ٍم‪ ،‬وَأَﺣْ ﺪ ٍ‬ ‫َو ُﻣ َﺮﺑﱢﻴَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ اﺣْ ﺘَﻤَ ﻠُﻮ ُه ﺟَ ِﻤﻴﻌً ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻛﻮ َِار َ‬
‫ﺼ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻔ ِﺮﻳ َﺪةِ‪.‬‬‫ﺼ ْﻠ ُﺖ َﻟ َﻚ ﻣَ ﻮَاﻗِ َﻔﻬَ ﺎ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﺠﻴ َﺪ َة‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟﻘِ ﱠ‬ ‫ﻄﺎﻫِ َﺮ ُة‪ِ ،‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻣَ َﺰاﻳَﺎ ﺑَﺎﻫِ َﺮةٍ‪َ ،‬ﻓ ﱠ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠ‬
‫ﺎج و ََﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدةٍ‪.‬‬‫ﺎش ا ْﻟﺠَ ِﻤﻴ ُﻊ ِﰲ َﻫﻨَﺎءٍ َو َر َﻏﺎ َدةٍ‪ ،‬وَاﺑْﺘِﻬَ ٍ‬ ‫و ََﻫ َﻜ َﺬا ﻋَ َ‬
‫ﻴﻔﺘِﻬَ ﺎ‬‫»ﻓﺎﺋ ٌِﻖ« َو َزوْﺟَ ﺘُ ُﻪ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ُﺔ »ﻧ َ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﺲ« َﻓ ْﻀ َﻞ أُﻣﱢ ِﻬﻤَ ﺎ » ُزﺑَﻴْ َﺪ َة« َوو َِﺻ َ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨ ْ َﺲ ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ ُﻚ َ‬
‫»ﺣَ ﻠِﻴﻤَ َﺔ«‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ َﻗﺪﱠﻣَ ﺘَﺎ َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَﻳَﺎدٍ َﻛ ِﺮﻳﻤَ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ان َﻟﻬُ ﻤَ ﺎ ﻣَ ﺎ َﻛﺎﺑَ َﺪﺗَﺎ ِﰲ َﺳ ِﺒﻴﻠ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺷ َﻘﺎءٍ‪ ،‬وَﻣَ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻤﺮﻫِ ﻤَ ﺎ — ﻳَﺬْ ُﻛ َﺮ ِ‬ ‫ﻃﻮ َل ﻋُ ِ‬ ‫ﺎن — ُ‬ ‫ﺎش ا ْﻟﻤَ ِﻠ َﻜ ِ‬ ‫وَﻋَ َ‬
‫ﻴﻖ َﺳﻌَ ﺎ َدﺗ ِِﻬﻤَ ﺎ — ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﻨَﺎءٍ‪.‬‬ ‫اﺣْ ﺘَﻤَ َﻠﺘَﺎ — ِﰲ ﺗَﺤْ ﻘِ ِ‬

‫اﻟﺼﻐِ ريُ — ﻋَ ﻤﱠ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَ ُﻪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻘِ ﻴَﺎءِ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺟَ َﺰاءٍ!‬ ‫أ َ َرا َك ﺗَ ْﺴﺄَﻟُﻨِﻲ — أَﻳﱡﻬَ ﺎ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺼﺪ ُ‬
‫ِﻳﻖ ﱠ‬

‫‪ 5‬رواء‪ :‬ﺣﺴﻦ ﻣﻨﻈﺮ‪.‬‬

‫‪ 6‬ﻳﺤﻒ ﺑﻬﻢ‪ :‬ﻳﺤﻴﻂ ﺑﻬﻢ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 7‬وﻳﺎ ﻃﺎملﺎ‪ :‬وﻛﺜريًا ﻣﺎ‪.‬‬

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‫ري — أ َ ﱠن »ﻟُ ْﺆﻟُ َﺆ َة« أ َ ِﻣريَ َة اﻟﺘﱠﻮَا ِﺑ ِﻊ — ا ﱠﻟﺘِﻲ‬‫َﺿ ْ ٍ‬ ‫َﻓﺎﻋْ َﻠ ْﻢ — ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ ا ْﻟ َﺨ ْريَ‪ ،‬و ََﺳﻠِﻤْ َﺖ ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻛ ﱢﻞ أَذًى و َ‬
‫ﴫ ِﰲ ﻣُﻌَ َﺎﻗﺒَﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪َ ،‬وﻣُﺤَ َ‬
‫ﺎﺳﺒَﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ‬ ‫َﺳ ﱠﺨ َﺮ َﻫﺎ ﷲ ُ ِﻟﺘَﺄْدِ ﻳ ِﺒ ِﻬﻢْ‪ ،‬و َِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم ِﻣﻨْﻬُ ْﻢ َوﺗَﻌْ ﺬِﻳ ِﺒ ِﻬ ْﻢ — َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُ َﻘ ﱢ ْ‬
‫َاﺳﺘ ِِﻬﻢْ‪.‬‬‫ﻧَﺬَا َﻟﺘ ِِﻬ ْﻢ و ََﴍ َ‬

‫ﺻﺎﺣِ ﺐَ اﻟﺪ ْﱠﺳ َﻜ َﺮةِ‪ ،‬ﻟ ِِﻤﻴﺘَ ٍﺔ َﺷﻨْﻌَ ﺎءَ ُﻣﻨ ْ َﻜ َﺮةٍ‪ ،‬ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن َﻛﺎﺑَ َﺪ‬ ‫»ﻗ ْﺴ َﻮ َر ُة« َ‬ ‫ض أ َ ﱠوﻟُﻬُ ْﻢ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﻌَ ﱠﺮ َ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬‫وُ ْ‬
‫اب — ﻣَ ﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﺪ ْر َﻟ ُﻪ ِﰲ ﺣِ َﺴ ٍ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َان ا ْﻟﻌَ ﺬ ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ﺎب‪.‬‬ ‫— ِﻣ ْﻦ أ ْﻟﻮ ِ‬
‫َارهِ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻟﻘِ ﻴَ ُﻪ — ﻋَ َﲆ ﻣَ َﺴ َﺎﻓ ٍﺔ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﻜ ْﺪ ﻳَ ْﺮ ِﺟ ُﻊ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑَﻌْ ِﺾ أ َ ْﺳ َﻔ ِﺎرهِ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﻬُ ﱡﻢ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟﻌَ ْﻮ َد ِة إ ِ َﱃ د ِ‬
‫ﻳﻖ وَﻣَ َﺴﺎ ِﻟ َﻜﻪُ‪ِ ،‬ﰲ‬ ‫ﻄ ِﺮ ِ‬‫ﺿ ِﺎرﻳَ ٍﺔ؛ َﻓ َﻀﻴ َﱠﻘ ْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﻣَ ﻨَﺎﻓِ ﺬَ اﻟ ﱠ‬ ‫ﴍ َﺳ ٍﺔ َ‬ ‫ري ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ َﺪ ٍة ِﻣﻨْﻬَ ﺎ — ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ﻛ َِﻼ ٍب َ ِ‬ ‫َﻏ ْ ِ‬
‫ﻈﻠِﻤَ ٍﺔ ﺣَ ﺎ ِﻟ َﻜ ٍﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َﻟﻴْ َﻠ ٍﺔ ُﻣ ْ‬
‫»ﻗ ْﺴ َﻮ َر ُة« — أَوﱠل ْاﻷَﻣْ ِﺮ — ِﺑﻠ َِﻘﺎﺋِﻬَ ﺎ َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُﺒَﺎﻟِﻬَ ﺎ‪َ ،‬و َزﺟَ َﺮ َﻫﺎ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺰد َِﺟ ْﺮ‪َ ،‬و َﻟﻮﱠحَ‬ ‫ﻒ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺳﺘَ َﺨ ﱠ‬ ‫َﻓ ْ‬
‫ﺼﺎحَ ِﺑﻬَ ﺎ ﻳُﻨ ْ ِﺬ ُر َﻫﺎ َوﻳَﺘَﻬَ ﱠﺪد َُﻫﺎ َوﻳَﺘَﻮَﻋﱠ ﺪ َُﻫﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫ﺼﺎ ُه َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَﻔِ ﱠﺮ؛ َﻓ َ‬ ‫َﻟﻬَ ﺎ ِﺑﻌَ َ‬
‫ﺿﺎ‪،‬‬ ‫ﻄ َﺮﺣَ ﺘْ ُﻪ أ َ ْر ً‬
‫َﺎل ﺗَﻬْ ﺪِﻳ َﺪ ُه … َوﺗَﻮَاﺛَﺒ َْﺖ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ﺛ َ َﻼﺛ َ ُﺔ ا ْﻟﻜ َِﻼ ِب‪َ ،‬ﻓ َ‬ ‫َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﺨ َﺶ َوﻋِﻴ َﺪهُ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺒ ِ‬
‫ري أ َ ْﺷ َﻼﺋ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫َوﺗَﻌَ ﺎ َو َرﺗْ ُﻪ ﻧَﻬْ ًﺸﺎ وَﻋَ ٍّﻀﺎ … ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ َو َﻟ َﻐ ْﺖ ِﰲ دِ ﻣَ ﺎﺋ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗُﺒ ِْﻖ ِﻣﻨ ْ ُﻪ َﻏ ْ َ‬
‫َو َﻟﻢ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ْﻛ ُﻪ إ ِ ﱠﻻ ﺑَﻌْ َﺪ أ َ ْن ﺟَ ﻌَ َﻠﺘْ ُﻪ ﻋِ ْ َ‬
‫ﱪ ًة ﻟِﻤَ ِﻦ اﻋْ ﺘَ َﱪَ‪.‬‬

‫ﺼﻌَ ُﺔ« َوﻛِﻴ ُﻞ ا ْﻟﻤَ ْﺰ َرﻋَ ِﺔ‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ — َﻛﻤَ ﺎ ﻋَ ﻠِﻤْ َﺖ — ﺛَﺎﻧ َِﻲ ْاﻷ َ ْﺷﻘِ ﻴَﺎءِ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻟﻘِ َﻲ ﻣَ ﺎ ُﻫ َﻮ ﺟَ ﺪِﻳ ٌﺮ‬ ‫»ﺻﻌْ َ‬ ‫أَﻣﱠ ﺎ َ‬
‫ِﺑ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑ ََﻼءٍ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ دَﻫِ ﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻜ ِﺎرﺛ َ ُﺔ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻴْ َﻠ ِﺔ اﻟﺜﱠﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ ِﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻤ ﱠﺮ ﻋَ َﲆ إ ِ َﺳﺎءَﺗ ِِﻪ َﻟﻴْ َﻠﺘَ ِ‬
‫ﺎن؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳُﻤْ ِﻬ ْﻠ ُﻪ َﻏ ْ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫َان‪ ،‬وَﺟَ َﺮى ِﰲ‬ ‫ري ﺛَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻠﺒ َْﺚ أ ْن َﻟﺪ ََﻏ ُﻪ ﺛُﻌْ ﺒﺎ ٌن‪ ،‬و َُﻫ َﻮ َﺧ ِﺎرجٌ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟﺒ ُْﺴﺘَ ِ‬
‫ﻦ ﺟَ ﻮْرهِ‪8 .‬‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ﺎس ِﻣ ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻢﱡ؛ َﻓﺄ َ ْﻫ َﻠ َﻜ ُﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻓﻮ ِْرهِ‪ ،‬وَأ َ َراحَ اﻟﻨ ﱠ َ‬‫ﻋُ ُﺮوﻗ ِِﻪ ﱠ‬

‫ِﺚ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻠﻘِ ﻲ ﺛَﺎ ِﻟﺜ َ َﺔ ا ْﻟ َﻜﻮ َِار ِث؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻤْ ِﺾ ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ أ ُ ْﺳﺒُﻮ ٌع وَاﺣِ ﺪٌ‪ ،‬ﺣَ ﺘﱠﻰ َﻟﻘِ ﻲ ﻋِ َﻘﺎبَ‬ ‫وَأَﻣﱠ ﺎ ﱢ‬
‫اﻟﺸﻘِ ﱡﻲ اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ُ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﺘُﺠَ ﱢ ِﱪ ا ْﻟﺠَ ﺎﺣِ ﺪِ‪َ ،‬ود ََﻫﻤَ ﺘْ ُﻪ دَاﻫِ ﻴ ٌَﺔ د َْﻫﻮَاءُ‪ ،‬و ََﺧﺘَﻤَ ْﺖ ﺣَ ﻴَﺎﺗَ ُﻪ ِﻣﻴﺘَ ٌﺔ َﺷﻨْﻌَ ﺎءُ‪.‬‬

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‫ﺼﺔِ‬

‫اﻹ َﺳﺎءَةِ؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَﻨْﺞُ — ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ ‫ﺎج وَا ْﻟﻌِ ﻨَﺎدِ ‪َ ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﺎدَى ‪ِ 9‬ﰲ ْ ِ‬ ‫ف ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﺠَ ِ‬ ‫ﴎ َ‬ ‫ﺎن ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻟﺤَ ﺪﱠا ُد َﻗ ْﺪ أ َ ْ َ‬ ‫َو َﻛ َ‬
‫ﴍ ِه وَﻋُ ْﺪوَاﻧ ِِﻪ ﺑَﻌِ ﻴ ٌﺪ و ََﻻ َﻗ ِﺮﻳﺐٌ … َﻓ َﻠﻤﱠ ﺎ أ َ ْر َﻫ َﻘﻬُ ْﻢ‬ ‫ﺺ ِﻣ ْﻦ َ ﱢ‬ ‫ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه َوﻟِ َﺴﺎﻧ ِِﻪ — ﻋَ ُﺪ ﱞو و ََﻻ ﺣَ ِﺒﻴﺐٌ ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ َْﺨﻠُ ْ‬
‫ري ﺗَ َﺮدﱡدٍ و ََﻻ إِﺣْ ﺠَ ﺎ ٍم‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻ َﻼﺣِ ِﻪ َﻗ ْﻮ ُﻣﻪُ‪ ،‬أَﺟْ ﻤَ ﻌُ ﻮا أَﻣْ َﺮ ُﻫ ْﻢ ﻋَ َﲆ ِاﻻﻧْﺘ َِﻘﺎ ِم‪ِ ،‬ﰲ َﻏ ْ ِ‬ ‫ﻇ ْﻠ ُﻤﻪُ‪َ ،‬وﻳَﺌ َِﺲ ِﻣ ْﻦ إ َ ْ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫ﻆ َﻓ َﺨﻨ َ ُﻘﻮ ُه … َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﻜﺘَ ُﻔﻮا ِﺑ َﻜﺘْ ِﻢ‬ ‫ﺎن ﻣَ ﺎ ﺗَﺄ َ ﱠﻟﺒُﻮا ﻋَ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ‪َ 10‬ﻓﺄ َ ْوﺛ َ ُﻘﻮهُ‪َ 11 ،‬وﺗَﻤَ ﺎدَى ِﺑ ِﻬ ُﻢ ا ْﻟ َﻐﻴْ ُ‬ ‫َﴎﻋَ َ‬ ‫وُ ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫أَﻧ ْ َﻔ ِ‬
‫َان‪،‬‬‫ﺼﻠُﻮا ِﺟ ْﺴﻤَ ُﻪ ﻋَ ْﻦ َرأ ِﺳ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﺛ ُ ﱠﻢ أ ْﻟ َﻘﻮْا ِﺑﺠُ ﺜﱠﺘ ِِﻪ ِﰲ اﻟ ﱠﻠﻬَ ِﺐ؛ َﻓﺎ ْﻟﺘَﻬَ ﻤَ ﺘْﻬَ ﺎ اﻟﻨﱢريَا ُن ِﰲ ﺛَﻮ ٍ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻔ َ‬
‫ﺾ« ِﰲ َﺧ َ ِﱪ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن‪.‬‬ ‫ﺻﺒَﺢَ »ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺑ ُ‬ ‫وَأ َ ْ‬
‫و ََﻫ َﻜﺬَا َﻟﻘِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤُﺤْ ِﺴ ُﻦ ﺟَ َﺰاءَ َﻓ ْﻀﻠ ِِﻪ َوإِﺣْ َﺴﺎﻧ ِِﻪ‪َ ،‬ﻛﻤَ ﺎ َﻟﻘِ َﻲ ا ْﻟﻤ ُِﴘءُ ﻋَ ﺎﻗِ ﺒ ََﺔ ﺑ َْﻐ ِﻴ ِﻪ وَﻋُ ْﺪوَاﻧ ِِﻪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺎن أ َ ْو َﺷ َﻘﺎءً‪.‬‬
‫َو َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳ ُْﻔﻠ ِْﺖ ﻛ َِﻼ ُﻫﻤَ ﺎ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَ ﺎدِ ِل ا ْﻟﺠَ َﺰاءِ‪ ،‬ﻧَﻌِ ﻴﻤً ﺎ َﻛ َ‬
‫ﺎن ﻧ َ ِﺼﻴﺒَﻪُ‪ ،‬و ََﻻ ﻳ ُِﻀﻴ ُﻊ ﷲ ُ أَﺟْ َﺮ ﻣَ ْﻦ أَﺣْ َﺴ َﻦ ﻋَ ﻤَ ًﻼ‪.‬‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَأ ْد َر َك ُﻛ ﱡﻞ إِﻧ ْ َﺴ ٍ‬

‫‪ 9‬ﺗﻤﺎدى‪ :‬زاد‪.‬‬
‫‪ 10‬ﺗﺄﻟﺒﻮا ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪ :‬اﺟﺘﻤﻌﻮا ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ 11‬أوﺛﻘﻮه‪ :‬رﺑﻄﻮه‪.‬‬

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