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 To the neighboring town

 The trip was simple they only had to take the high road andAfter the junction

 They will go right into the direction of the town near their village

Of which they will can see the minaret lost in morning mist

 That's what their parents their friends told themBut after several days of walking

 They still had not reached the townContrary to what was promised

At the beginning of their journey They had met with residents who had come from the town

 They had them confirmed that they were well on track They had do not for long before they arrive

 They saw the minaret lost in morning mist when they awokeMist that persisted despite the sun of these days of continuous walking

Every time they looked up To see if they approached their destination

 Then they had met anyoneBut comforted by the statements of previous walkers

 They were not worried about itEspecially as the minaret was still there

Before their eyes if they raised their headsLost in the morning mist

Although the day was advancedAnd the sky above them with a transparent blue

 They were forced at nightSleeping on the bottom side of the road

Where they found leavesWhich enabled them to establish a comfortable layer

In the months that followed

 They saw no oneBut the minaret was still there in front of them lost in the mist

Provided they raise their eyes

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 They had solved the problem of foodOnce their supplies exhaustedBy eating fruits and vegetables

Abundant in orchards and gardens which bordered the road

 The same for their waterAt long they could fill their leather bottle in the wells

And quench their thirstheightened by these uniformly sunny days

Although several months had elapsedAnd that they had gone off in early summer

 They would have owed at least being in winter They had a weather set fair

What could they do other than to advance Towards this townPurpose of their trip

Of which they saw the minaret for months lost in the mist

Why they did not meet others walkersCame down from this town purpose of their trip

 They could find no answer

Had they got lost

In this case the minaret would have had to move awayOr disappear Yet they found again every morning with gratitude

Which stood in the morning mist

Why the mist persisted itWhile the days were sunny as uniformly

 The sky above their heads as blue They did not have the answers

After several years they were wondered if they had not them launched

In an excessive business undertaking this journey from their villageEven if the distance towards this location did not seem so great

Compared to their strengths and by all accounts

 They no longer remembered exactly why They had undertaken this trip

 They no longer remembered that of their preparationsAnd of the encouragement of their families

 They still remembered their blessings and encouragements as theirMay Allah protect you

Be with you The merciful You'll see you'll be at your destination before the evening

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What could they doShould they stop their journey and return

Saying they had been misled That the town in question was more distant than indicated

Why then each day the inhabitants of this town came to their village

We take them for fools if not for disbelievers They might be the laughingstock of everyone

Has anyone ever seen such awkward men unable to reach the nearest town

 They hesitated for a yearDay after day into their hesitation while continuing to advance

Every time they raised their heads The minaret was still in the mist before their eyes

Became this minaret the object of their journeyOf which they did not recall the finality

Fortunately they were seeing itIt gave them confidence that they had not gone for nothing

Would they have owed stoppedBefore making a decision

 They preferred to continue to advanceEspecially since the road was still wide

 Thus promising that it would not lead to deadlock

After twenty years they had taken their decision They would continue their journey through That had calmed them

Since the accumulated fatigueCould not be wasted

By an untimely returning

What would have told their relatives their neighbors and friendsOn their lack of perseverance

We shall not commence a journey

Without reaching its endOtherwise you displays lightness

Culpable carelessness

So they continued to walk towards The minaret lost in the mist

Despite the succession of the yearsSummer had not stopped spreading sunny days

 They saw this as a promotion This perpetual summer avoided at them

ColdIcy wind

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RainSnow stinging

 This could be a sign thatAllah had not abandoned them

And that the task He had assigned them

 They should conduct it to the endIt was their duty

 Their fate Yes their destiny to reach this town which they could see

 The minaret lost in the mist

Why do they met nobodyWas it because the town was too far

So why at the beginning of their journey they had met all these inhabitants That they had said them they were on track

 To encourage them or perhaps to deceive them Their malignancy was a well know fact

Now that they had reached an advanced age They had carved canes with olive branches

 They did not advance so rapidlyWhich explained that the minaret seemed not to come closer

And even they felt thatSome days it was walking away

Since they no longer distinguished in its mist

 They understood that the reason was rather their failing eyesightOld age had caught up them without so they take careApplying this veil over their eyes

Wholy to their business to finish their journey and praise AllahIn the mosque of which they distinguished almost from the leaving

 The minaret apparently lost in a morning mistWhich persisted throughout the sunny days

 They stopped more frequently To regain their strength to continue their journey

During these stops

 They remembered of their livesIn their village before taking the liberty of this starting

 They were so happy

Why the resolution of this journeyOf which they kept hoping it would not be endless

For this minaret lost in its persistent mistAlthough they enjoy the beautiful sunny days

At least they were thinking Their trip was without incident

 They had made good progress towards this town

 They had forgotten why they intended to achieve it

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Certainly they had the impression today That the more they advanced the more it receded

But they knew that it was ratherBecause their eyesight had declined

 That old age had laid its veil over their eyes

But no doubt Tomorrow

At the bend of the roadIn a sunny day as today

 They would have the village with its minaret in front of their eyes They have reached the end of their journey

 Tomorrow