مكث بجوار أبيه الميت حتى رجعت أمه، ومن يومها دارت بينهما الحرب، حرب بلا صياح ولا أسلحة، بالأعين والنظرات فقط.
He stayed beside his dead father until his mother came back, and from that day war broke out between them, a war without shouting or weapons, fought with eyes and looks alone.
Aus dem Roman Habaschis Café · Kapitel 15
Die Worte eines Erzählers oder einer Figur gehören zur Welt des Romans, nicht zu den persönlichen Ansichten des Autors.
Habaschis Café
Habaschis Caféأُمُّه التي لم يعرف أن الدنيا خائنة وبلا خُلقٍ، إلا بعد أن قضت.. أمه التي كانت سِرَّه وهو سِرّها..
His mother: only after she was gone did he learn that the world is treacherous and without decency. His mother, who was his secret, as he was hers.
Habaschis Caféلم نَنَمْ ليلتَها إلَّا بعد أن تأكَّدنا، أن ضاحي عاد إلى القهوة مثلما كان.
We did not sleep that night until we had made sure that Dahi was back at the café, as before.
Habaschis Caféكان يبدو لنا ولغيرنا كما لو أن له رأسَ إنسان، وجسده جسد سِحليَّة من السحالي التي تجري على الجدران.
To us and to others he looked as if he had the head of a man and the body of one of those lizards that run along walls.