Dar El Shorouk Naguib Mahfouz: Harafish

Sakineh groaned the child, then said tenderly: He is a male, O old man of Ofra! He moved his head silently, and she said with interest: He needs food.. - How did you know about that when you did not give birth to a male or a female?! I know things, and he who is guided finds someone to guide him, what are you to do with it? They advised me to take him to the department. Do they breastfeed him in the department? Let's wait for someone to look for it. No one will search for him... An emotional silence became apparent until Sheikh Ofra Zeidan muttered: Isn't it wrong that we keep him more than we should? She said with enthusiasm and fervor: The mistake is the mistake of his lowly.. Then she said while receiving inspiration of satisfaction: I have no hope of having children! He pulled the turban off his protruding forehead, like a fist of the gender, and asked: What are you thinking, Sakina? She said drunk with her inspiration: O our master Sheikh, God has given me sustenance, so how can I refuse it? He wiped his closed eyes with his handkerchief and did not say, Zafar said: You yourself want that: He ignored her and said complaining: I missed the Fajr prayer in Al-Hussain. Bassem’s gaping hole said, and her eyes did not leave the sore face: The light shone, and God is Forgiving, Most Merciful.. Sheikh Ofrat Zidan stood up to pray while Darwish Zaidan descended from the stairs, eyelids heavy from sleep and