Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 10, Semester 2 — Page 10

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الْوَحْدَةُ الْأُولَى بِنَاءُ الْوَطَنِ.

Unit One: Building the Nation.

فِي أَثْنَاءِ الْقِرَاءَةِ.

During Reading.

الشَّخْصِيَّةُ الْمِصْرِيَّةُ مَنْ مُؤَلِّفُ كِتَابِ شَخْصِيَّةِ مِصْرَ؟

The Egyptian Personality: Who wrote the book 'The Personality of Egypt'?

وَإِذَا مَا أَمَعَنَا النَّظَرَ فِي طَبِيعَةِ الشَّخْصِيَّةِ الْمِصْرِيَّةِ فَسَتَجِدُ أَنَّهَا تَمِيلُ إِلَى مُسَاعَدَةِ الْآخَرِينَ دُونَ أَنْ يُطْلَبَ مِنْهَا مُسَاعَدَةٌ.

If we examine the nature of the Egyptian personality, you will find a tendency to help others without being asked.

وَنَحْنُ الْآنَ فِي مَسِيسِ الْحَاجَةِ إِلَى تَعْمِيقِ هَذِهِ الْقِيمَةِ فِي نُفُوسِ أَبْنَائِنَا.

We are now in urgent need of instilling this value in our children.

فَالْأَعْبَاءُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَكَذَلِكَ الْمُشْكِلَاتُ وَلَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ الدَّوْلَةُ وَحْدَهَا حَمْلَ هَذِهِ الْأَعْبَاءِ وَحَلَّ تِلْكَ الْمُشْكِلَاتِ.

Burdens and problems are many, and the state cannot carry them or solve them alone.

فَلَا بُدَّ مِنَ التَّعَاوُنِ بَيْنَ الْأَفْرَادِ وَالدَّوْلَةِ لِاقْتِسَامِ الْمَهَامِّ.

Cooperation between individuals and the state is necessary to share these tasks.

وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَسْأَلُونَ: مَاذَا يَعُودُ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ مُسَاعَدَةِ الْآخَرِينَ؟

Perhaps you are asking: What do we gain from helping others?

وَأُجِيبُ: إِنَّ مُسَاعَدَةَ الْآخَرِينَ تُخَلِّصُ النَّفْسَ مِنَ الْأَثَرَةِ، وَتُبَاعِدُ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الْكَآبَةِ، وَتَزِيدُ الثِّقَةَ بِالنَّفْسِ وَتَحَمُّلَ الْمَسْئُولِيَّةِ.

I answer: Helping others rids the soul of selfishness, wards off depression, and increases self-confidence and a sense of responsibility.

وَتُنَمِّي مَهَارَاتِ إِعْمَالِ الْعَقْلِ وَالْقُدْرَةَ عَلَى حَلِّ الْمُشْكِلَاتِ وَهِيَ كَذَلِكَ خَيْرُ اسْتِثْمَارٍ لِأَوْقَاتِ الْفَرَاغِ.

It also develops critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and serves as the best use of leisure time.

إِنَّكَ بَعْدَ التَّمَرُّسِ عَلَى مُسَاعَدَةِ الْآخَرِينَ سَتَجِدُ السَّعَادَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ.

Once you practice helping others, you will find happiness in it.

وَلِكَيْ تَنْخَرِطَ فِي الْعَمَلِ التَّطَوُّعِيِّ فَأَنْتَ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى مِرَانٍ وَتَدْرِيبٍ لِاكْتِسَابِ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْمَهَارَاتِ.

To engage in volunteer work, you need practice and training to acquire the necessary skills.

فَمُسَاعَدَةُ ذَوِي الِاحْتِيَاجَاتِ الْخَاصَّةِ تَتَطَلَّبُ مِنْكَ الْإِلْمَامَ بِخَصَائِصِهِمْ وَكَيْفِيَّةِ التَّعَامُلِ مَعَهُمْ، وَتَقْدِيمَ الْعَوْنِ لَهُمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ الْحَالُ فِي كُلِّ الْأَعْمَالِ التَّطَوُّعِيَّةِ.

Helping people with special needs requires you to understand their specific requirements, how to interact with them, and how to provide them with support; the same applies to all volunteer work.

وَقَدْ أَعْجَبَتْنِي تَجْرِبَةُ إِحْدَى الدُّوَلِ فِي تَشْجِيعِهَا لِأَبْنَائِهَا عَلَى الْعَمَلِ التَّطَوُّعِيِّ.

I was impressed by one country's approach to encouraging its youth to volunteer.

حَيْثُ تَقُومُ بِتَدْرِيبِ طُلَّابِ الْمَدَارِسِ فِي الْإِجَازَاتِ الصَّيْفِيَّةِ عَلَى الْقِيَامِ بِكَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ: كَالتَّشْجِيرِ وَالْحِيَاكَةِ وَالنِّجَارَةِ وَرِعَايَةِ الْأَطْفَالِ فِي الْمَلَاجِئِ وَكِبَارِ السِّنِّ، وَتَعَلُّمِ مَبَادِئِ الْإِسْعَافَاتِ الْأَوَّلِيَّةِ.

They train school students during summer vacations to perform various tasks, such as planting trees, sewing, carpentry, caring for children in shelters and the elderly, and learning the basics of first aid.

وَلَا يُسْمَحُ لِلطَّالِبِ بِالِانْتِقَالِ مِنَ الْمَرْحَلَةِ الْإِعْدَادِيَّةِ إِلَّا بِاجْتِيَازِ هَذَا التَّدْرِيبِ.

Students are not permitted to advance from the preparatory stage without completing this training.

إِنَّ مَجَالَاتِ التَّطَوُّعِ لَا حَصْرَ لَهَا، وَلَا يَرْتَبِطُ التَّطَوُّعُ بِمَرْحَلَةٍ سِنِّيَّةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ أَوْ زَمَنٍ مُحَدَّدٍ.

Volunteer opportunities are limitless, and volunteering is not tied to a specific age or time.

وَلَا يَقْتَصِرُ الْعَمَلُ التَّطَوُّعِيُّ عَلَى الْأَفْرَادِ، فَلَدَيْنَا فِي مِصْرَ جَمْعِيَّاتٌ وَمُؤَسَّسَاتٌ تَقُومُ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ التَّطَوُّعِيِّ، وَتُقَدِّمُ خِدْمَاتٍ جَلِيلَةً لِأَبْنَاءِ هَذَا الْوَطَنِ.

Volunteer work is not limited to individuals; in Egypt, we have associations and institutions built on volunteerism that provide great services to our people.

فَعَزِيزِي الطَّالِبُ يُمْكِنُكَ مِنَ الْآنَ مُزَاوَلَةُ الْعَمَلِ التَّطَوُّعِيِّ.

My dear student, you can begin volunteering right now.

فَقَدْ يَكُونُ جَارُكَ أُمِّيًّا وَبِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى مَنْ يُعَلِّمُهُ، أَوْ مَرِيضًا وَيَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مَنْ يُطَيِّبُهُ، أَوْ شَيْخًا يَبْحَثُ عَمَّنْ يَرْعَاهُ.

Your neighbor might be illiterate and need someone to teach him, sick and need someone to comfort him, or elderly and looking for someone to care for him.

Vocabulary · المفردات (36 verbs · 90 nouns)

• أَمْعَنَ — to contemplate
• وَجَدَ — to find
• مَالَ — to incline
• طَلَبَ — to request
• اسْتَطَاعَ — to be able
• حَمَلَ — to carry
• حَلَّ — to solve
• تَعَاوَنَ — to cooperate
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• عَادَ — to return
• أَجَابَ — to answer
• خَلَّصَ — to rid
• بَاعَدَ — to distance
• زَادَ — to increase
• تَحَمَّلَ — to bear
• نَمَّى — to develop
• تَمَرَّسَ — to practice
• انْخَرَطَ — to engage
• تَطَلَّبَ — to require
• أَعْجَبَ — to please
• شَجَّعَ — to encourage
• قَامَ — to stand/perform
• دَرَّبَ — to train
• رَعَى — to care for
• تَعَلَّمَ — to learn
• سَمَحَ — to permit
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• اجْتَازَ — to pass
• ارْتَبَطَ — to be linked
• اقْتَصَرَ — to be limited
• قَدَّمَ — to offer
• كَانَ — to be
• عَلَّمَ — to teach
• احْتَاجَ — to need
• طَيَّبَ — to treat
• بَحَثَ — to search
• وَحْدَة — unit
• وَطَن — homeland
• قِرَاءَة — reading
• شَخْصِيَّة — personality
• مِصْرِيّ — Egyptian
• مُؤَلِّف — author
• كِتَاب — book
• مِصْر — Egypt
• نَظَر — view
• طَبِيعَة — nature
• مُسَاعَدَة — help
• آخَر — other
• مَسِيس — urgent
• حَاجَة — need
• قِيمَة — value
• نَفْس — soul / psyche
• ابْن — son
• عِبْء — burden
• كَثِير — many
• مُشْكِلَة — problem
• دَوْلَة — state
• تَعَاوُن — cooperation
• فَرْد — individual
• اقْتِسَام — sharing
• مَهَمَّة — task
• أَثَرَة — selfishness
• كَآبَة — depression
• ثِقَة — confidence
• مَسْئُولِيَّة — responsibility
• مَهَارَة — skill
• إِعْمَال — utilization
• عَقْل — mind
• قُدْرَة — ability
• اسْتِثْمَار — investment
• وَقْت — time
• فَرَاغ — leisure
• سَعَادَة — happiness
• عَمَل — work
• تَطَوُّعِيّ — voluntary
• مِرَان — practice
• تَدْرِيب — training
• اكْتِسَاب — acquisition
• ذُو — possessor
• احْتِيَاج — need
• خَاصّ — special
• إِلْمَام — knowledge
• خَصِيصَة — characteristic
• كَيْفِيَّة — manner
• تَعَامُل — dealing
• عَوْن — aid
• حَال — situation
• تَجْرِبَة — experience
• تَشْجِيع — encouragement
• طَالِب — student
• مَدْرَسَة — school
• إِجَازَة — vacation
• صَيْفِيّ — summer
• قِيَام — performance
• تَشْجِير — afforestation
• حِيَاكَة — sewing
• نِجَارَة — carpentry
• رِعَايَة — care
• طِفْل — child
• مَلْجَأ — shelter
• كَبِير — elder
• سِنّ — age
• مَبْدَأ — principle
• إِسْعَاف — aid
• أَوَّلِيّ — initial
• انْتِقَال — transition
• مَرْحَلَة — stage
• إِعْدَادِيّ — preparatory
• اجْتِيَاز — passing
• مَجَال — field
• حَصْر — limitation
• زَمَن — time
• مُحَدَّد — specific
• جَمْعِيَّة — association
• مُؤَسَّسَة — institution
• خِدْمَة — service
• جَلِيل — great
• عَزِيز — dear
• مُزَاوَلَة — practice
• جَار — neighbor
• أُمِّيّ — illiterate
• مَرِيض — sick person
• شَيْخ — elder
• تَعْمِيق — deepening
• أَمَانَة — integrity
• مُعَيَّنَة — specific