Arabic–English parallel text
ميك
Mick
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ميك
Mick
كان الرجل في الخامسة والأربعين تقريبا. كانت له لحية رمادية قصيرة وشعر داكن فيه رمادي كثير. كانت عيناه رماديتين مزرقتين ومتعبتين جدا. نظر إلى آنا لحظة طويلة، ولم يبتسم.
The man was about forty-five. He had a short grey beard and dark hair with a lot of grey in it. His eyes were grey-blue and very tired. He looked at Ana for a long moment, and he didn’t smile.
قال في النهاية: «أنتِ التي في النافذة».
“You’re the one from the window,” he said at last.
قالت آنا وصوتها ليس قويا كما أرادت: «نعم. وأنت الذي عند الدرجة الخلفية».
“Yes,” Ana said. Her voice was not as strong as she wanted. “And you’re the one from the back step.”
نزل من السقف ببطء، إلى الطريق. كان طويلا ونحيفا. كانت كنزته الزرقاء قديمة، وفي إحدى الذراعين ثقب.
He climbed down from the roof slowly, onto the path. He was tall and thin. His blue jumper was old, with a hole in one arm.
قال: «ركضتِ وراءي. في الليل، في المطر، بكنزة. كان ذلك شجاعا جدا. أو سخيفا جدا. لست متأكدا».
“You ran after me,” he said. “In the night, in the rain, in a jumper. That was very brave. Or very silly. I’m not sure.”
قالت آنا: «سخيفا. كنت مبلولة جدا في اليوم التالي».
“Silly,” Ana said. “I was very wet the next day.”
لحظة تحرك شيء في وجهه. كان تقريبا ابتسامة، لكن ليس تماما. قال: «أنا ميك».
For a second, something moved in his face. It was almost a smile, but not quite. “I’m Mick,” he said.
قالت آنا: «ميك. ومن أين أنت يا ميك؟»
“Mick,” Ana said. “And where are you from, Mick?”
«من مانشستر. جئت إلى هنا قبل شهرين من أجل العمل. أعمل في الليل في مستودع السوبرماركت، على طرف البلدة. أبدأ في الرابعة صباحا». نظر إلى القناة. «طريق النهر أسرع طريق إلى هناك».
“Manchester. I came here two months ago, for work. I work nights at the supermarket warehouse, at the edge of town. I start at four in the morning.” He looked at the canal. “The river path is the fastest way there.”
«وفي الطريق تأخذ الخبز».
“And on the way, you take the bread.”
«نعم. آخذ الخبز». لم يبد آسفا. «في الأسبوع الأول رأيت كيسا على درجة. كل ليلة. وفي الصباح كان دائما ما زال هناك. خبز جيد يذهب إلى سلة المهملات. وكنت جائعا. هل هذه جريمة؟»
“Yes. I take the bread.” He didn’t look sorry. “The first week, I saw a bag on a step. Every night. In the morning, it was always still there. Good bread, going in the bin. And I was hungry. Is that a crime?”
«كيف تعرف أنه كان دائما ما زال هناك في الصباح؟»
“How do you know it was always still there in the morning?”
نظر إليها. «أنا أرجع إلى البيت من هناك أيضا. في السادسة».
He looked at her. “I walk home that way too. At six.”
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