Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 10, Sirat Antara (سيرة عنترة) — Page 3

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

أَبْنَاءَنَا الطَّلَبَةَ وَالطَّالِبَاتِ.

Our students.

تَقْدِيمٌ يَجِبُ أَنْ يُقْرَأَ.

An introduction that must be read.

سَلَامُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.

May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.

فَهَذِهِ قِصَّةُ «أَبُو الْفَوَارِسِ عَنْتَرَةُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ» نُقَدِّمُهَا إِلَيْكُمْ لِلدِّرَاسَةِ، وَالتَّأَمُّلِ، وَاكْتِسَابِ الْمُتْعَةِ الْفِكْرِيَّةِ.

We present this story, 'Abu al-Fawaris Antarah ibn Shaddad,' for your study, contemplation, and intellectual enjoyment.

صُورَةٌ مُتَكَامِلَةٌ لِعَمَلٍ أَدَبِيٍّ مِنْ إِنْتَاجِ أَدِيبٍ مِنْ كِبَارِ الْأُدَبَاءِ فِي الْقَرْنِ الْعِشْرِينَ هُوَ الْأُسْتَاذُ مُحَمَّدٌ فَرِيدٌ أَبُو حَدِيدٍ.

It offers a complete picture of a literary work by one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, Professor Muhammad Farid Abu Hadid.

وَالْعَمَلُ الْأَدَبِيُّ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى الْحَقِيقَةِ وَالْخَيَالِ مَعًا كَمَا يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى التَّصْوِيرِ النَّفْسِيِّ وَاللَّفْظِيِّ.

This work relies on both fact and imagination, as well as psychological and verbal depiction.

وَيُصَوِّرُ الْبِيئَةَ الَّتِي عَاشَ فِيهَا الْأَبْطَالُ، وَالْعَادَاتِ وَالتَّقَالِيدَ، وَالْمُثُلَ وَالْقِيَمَ الَّتِي يَحْرِصُ عَلَيْهَا الْمُجْتَمَعُ.

It portrays the environment in which the heroes lived, their customs and traditions, and the ideals and values the society upheld.

وَقَدِ اخْتَصَرْنَا بَعْضَ الْفَقَرَاتِ فِي النَّصِّ الْأَصْلِيِّ وَالَّتِي رَأَيْنَا أَنَّ اخْتِصَارَهَا لَا يَخِلُّ بِوَحْدَةِ الْعَمَلِ الْأَدَبِيِّ.

We have abridged some paragraphs in the original text, as we determined that these omissions do not impair the unity of the literary work.

وَأَنَّهَا لَا تُقَلِّلُ بِحَذْفِهَا مِنْ فَائِدَةٍ ضَرُورِيَّةٍ مِنَ الْأَهْدَافِ الْمُتَوَخَّاةِ مِنْ طَرْحِ هَذَا الْعَمَلِ عَلَى طُلَّابِ الْمَرْحَلَةِ الثَّانَوِيَّةِ.

Their removal does not diminish the essential benefits intended by presenting this work to high school students.

وَحَرَصْنَا عَلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مُسْتَوْعِبًا مَا تَقْرَأُهُ، مُدْرِكًا مَا تَدْرُسُهُ.

We want you to fully comprehend what you read and understand what you study.

فَاهْتَمَمْنَا بِتَسْجِيلِ مَعَانِي الْمُفْرَدَاتِ الصَّعْبَةِ، وَتَرَكْنَا لَكَ الْقَلِيلَ مِنْهَا، لِتَكْشِفَ عَنْهُ فِي مُعْجَمِكَ لِتَحْصُلَ عَلَى فَائِدَتَيْنِ مُهِمَّتَيْنِ.

We have provided the meanings of difficult vocabulary, leaving a few for you to look up in your dictionary to gain two important benefits:

إِدْرَاكُ مَعْنَى الْكَلِمَةِ فِي سِيَاقِ التَّعْبِيرِ الْقَصَصِيِّ، وَغَيْرِهِ.

Grasping the meaning of a word within the context of the narrative and beyond.

وَضَبْطُ بِنْيَتِهَا - أَيْ كُلِّ حُرُوفِهَا - لِتَنْطِقَهَا سَلِيمَةً كَمَا نَطَقَ بِهَا أَجْدَادُكَ الْعَرَبُ.

Mastering its structure—every letter—so you pronounce it correctly, just as your Arab ancestors did.

كَمَا حَرَصْنَا عَلَى إِلْمَامِكَ بِبِيئَةِ الْقِصَّةِ وَزَمَانِهَا وَمَكَانِهَا، وَأَبْطَالِهَا، وَأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَدَوْرِ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمْ، وَأَثَرِ وُجُودِهِ فِي دَفْعِ أَحْدَاثِ الْقِصَّةِ إِلَى الْأَمَامِ لِيَتَأَزَّمَ الْمَوْقِفُ، ثُمَّ نَصِلُ إِلَى الْحَلِّ النِّهَائِيِّ.

We also want you to be familiar with the story's setting, time, place, and characters, as well as the role each plays in driving the plot forward to its climax and final resolution.

وَمِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا كَتَبْنَا تَقْدِيمًا تَحْتَ عُنْوَانِ (بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْقِصَّةِ) ذَكَرْنَا فِيهِ هَذِهِ الْأُمُورَ بِاخْتِصَارٍ غَيْرِ مُخِلٍّ.

For this reason, we have written an introduction titled 'Before the Story,' in which we summarize these matters.

كَمَا وَضَعْنَا أَسْئِلَةً عَقِبَ كُلِّ فَصْلٍ فِي بَعْضِهَا تَطْوِيرٌ مَطْلُوبٌ يُنَاسِبُ مَا نَقُومُ بِهِ الْآنَ مِنْ تَطْوِيرِ مَنَاهِجِ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ وَنَمَاذِجِ الْأَسْئِلَةِ وَإِجَابَاتِهَا.

We have included questions after each chapter, some of which reflect the current updates to the Arabic language curriculum and testing standards.

وَذَيَّلْنَا نِهَايَةَ الْقِصَّةِ بِتَعْقِيبٍ شَدِيدِ الِاخْتِصَارِ عَنْ وَضْعِ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ.

We have concluded the story with a very brief commentary evaluating the work.

وَعَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الطَّالِبُ النَّجِيبُ: أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقِصَّةَ كُلَّهَا - كَامِلَةً - فِي مَنْزِلِكَ لِتَسْتَمْتِعَ بِهَا كَعَمَلٍ أَدَبِيٍّ مُوَجَّهٍ، وَلِتُلِمَّ بِأَحْدَاثِهَا، وَتَعِيشَ بِيئَتَهَا، وَتُحِسَّ بِمَشَاعِرِ أَبْطَالِهَا وَتُدْرِكَ أَفْكَارَهُمْ.

As a diligent student, you should read the entire story at home to enjoy it as a literary work, grasp its events, experience its setting, feel the emotions of its characters, and understand their thoughts.

أَنْ تُنَفِّذَ تَوْجِيهَاتِ أُسْتَاذِكَ حِينَ يُحَدِّدُ لَكَ مَا يُطَالِبُكَ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ لِلدِّرَاسَةِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ خَارِجَ الْفَصْلِ، وَإِعْدَادِهِ لِلْمُنَاقَشَةِ فِي الْفَصْلِ.

Follow your teacher's instructions when they assign specific sections for home study and preparation for classroom discussion.

وَعَلَيْكَ حِينَئِذٍ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقَدْرَ الْمُحَدَّدَ قِرَاءَةً وَاعِيَةً؛ فَتُلِمَّ بِأَفْكَارِهِ.

When you do, read the assigned portion carefully so that you fully grasp its ideas.

Vocabulary · المفردات (32 verbs · 91 nouns)

• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• قَرَأَ — to read
• قَدَّمَ — to present
• اعْتَمَدَ — to rely
• صَوَّرَ — to depict
• عَاشَ — to live
• حَرَصَ — to be keen
• اخْتَصَرَ — to abbreviate
• رَأَى — to see
• خَلَّ — to impair
• قَلَّلَ — to reduce
• أَدْرَكَ — to realize
• دَرَسَ — to study
• اهْتَمَّ — to care
• تَرَكَ — to leave
• كَشَفَ — to reveal
• حَصَلَ — to obtain
• نَطَقَ — to pronounce
• تَأَزَّمَ — to become critical
• وَصَلَ — to reach
• كَتَبَ — to write
• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• وَضَعَ — to place
• نَاسَبَ — to suit
• قَامَ — to perform
• ذَيَّلَ — to append
• اسْتَمْتَعَ — to enjoy
• أَلَمَّ — to grasp
• أَحَسَّ — to feel
• نَفَّذَ — to execute
• حَدَّدَ — to determine
• طَالَبَ — to demand
• فَارِس — knight
• ابْن — son
• طَالِب — student
• طَالِبَة — female student
• صَفّ — class
• تَقْدِيم — introduction
• سَلَام — peace
• رَحْمَة — mercy
• بَرَكَة — blessing
• قِصَّة — story
• دِرَاسَة — study
• تَأَمُّل — contemplation
• اكْتِسَاب — acquisition
• مُتْعَة — enjoyment
• صُورَة — copy, image
• عَمَل — work
• أَدِيب — writer
• قَرْن — century
• أُسْتَاذ — professor
• حَقِيقَة — truth
• خَيَال — imagination
• تَصْوِير — depiction
• بِيئَة — environment
• بَطَل — hero
• عَادَة — habit
• تَقْلِيد — tradition
• مَثَل — ideal
• قِيمَة — value
• مُجْتَمَع — society
• فَقْرَة — paragraph
• نَصّ — text
• اخْتِصَار — abbreviation
• وَحْدَة — unity
• حَذْف — deletion
• فَائِدَة — benefit
• هَدَف — goal
• طَرْح — presentation
• مَرْحَلَة — stage
• مَعْنَى — meaning
• مُفْرَدَة — vocabulary
• قَلِيل — a little
• مُعْجَم — dictionary
• كَلِمَة — a word (grammatical term)
• سِيَاق — context
• تَعْبِير — expression
• ضَبْط — setting
• بِنْيَة — structure
• حَرْف — letter
• جَدّ — grandfather
• زَمَان — time
• مَكَان — place, location, site
• اسْم — name
• دَوْر — role
• أَثَر — effect
• وُجُود — presence
• دَفْع — pushing
• حَدَث — event
• أَمَام — front
• مَوْقِف — situation
• حَلّ — solution
• عُنْوَان — title
• يَد — hand
• أَمْر — matter
• سُؤَال — question
• فَصْل — chapter
• تَطْوِير — development
• مَنْهَج — curriculum
• لُغَة — language
• نَمُوذَج — model
• إِجَابَة — answer
• نِهَايَة — end
• تَعْقِيب — commentary
• مِيزَان — scale
• مَنْزِل — home
• مَشَاعِر — feelings
• فِكْر — thought, intellect, idea
• تَوْجِيه — instruction
• قِرَاءَة — reading
• خَارِج — outside (adjective
• إِعْدَاد — preparation
• مُنَاقَشَة — discussion
• قَدْر — amount
• مُحَدَّد — defined
• تَسْجِيل — record
• ضَرُورِيَّة — necessary
• كَامِلَة — complete
• مُتَوَخَّاة — intended
• مُدْرِك — aware
• مُتَكَامِلَة — integrated
• شَدِيد — extreme
• فِكْرِيَّة — intellectual