تحركت قلوبهم نحوه ولم يعُدْ يمسُّه أحدٌ بسوء، تبوَّأ مرتبةً عاليةً في نفوسهم بعد أن مات، وكأنَّ إحساسًا بالذنب طغى عليهم لنفورهم منه فيما قبل بلا داعي.
Their hearts moved towards him and no one spoke ill of him any more; he rose to a high place in their souls after he died, as if guilt had overwhelmed them for having shunned him before for no reason.
From the novel Habashi’s Café · Chapter 25
Words of a narrator or a character belong to the novel's world, not to the author's personal views.
Habashi’s Café
Habashi’s Caféفلم يكن يعرف إلى أية وجهة يتجه، فكل بلاد بحري تشبه بعضها البعض، إلى أن صادفته بلدة وقع في غرامها.
He did not know which way to turn, for all the villages of the Delta look alike, until he came upon a village and fell in love with it.
Habashi’s 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.
Habashi’s Caféرفع كُلٌّ منهما يده مُحيِّيًا الآخر، والتقت عيناهما دون كلام، لكن الغرض تم، فعينا يوسف كانتا تشعران به وتُعزِّيانه، وأحسَّ هو بالراحة، كان في حاجةٍ لمن يتلطَّفُ به..
Each raised a hand in greeting, their eyes met without a word, yet the thing was done: Yusuf's eyes felt for him and consoled him, and he felt relief; he needed someone to be gentle with him.