Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 5, Semester 1 — Page 70

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

هَلْ سَأَلْتَ نَفْسَكَ يَوْمًا كَيْفَ كَانَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ تَنْتَقِلُ مِنْ مَكَانٍ إِلَى آخَرَ قَدِيمًا؟

Have you ever wondered how letters were delivered in the past?

هَيَّا بِنَا نَتَعَرَّفْ رِحْلَةَ الرِّسَالَةِ عَبْرَ الزَّمَنِ.

Let us explore the history of the letter through time.

فِي الْبِدَايَةِ كَانَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ صَغِيرَةً مَرْبُوطَةً بِقَدَمِ حَمَامَةٍ زَاجِلَةٍ، تَطِيرُ الْحَمَامَةُ فَوْقَ الْجِبَالِ وَالصَّحَارِي، مُتَحَدِّيَةً الرِّيَاحَ وَالْعَوَاصِفَ؛ لِتَصِلَ بِالْأَخْبَارِ.

At first, a small letter would be tied to the leg of a carrier pigeon, which flew over mountains and deserts, braving winds and storms to deliver the news.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (18 verbs · 34 nouns)

• سَأَلَ — to ask
• كَانَ — to be
• انْتَقَلَ — to move
• رِسَالَة — letter
• زَمَن — time
• يَوْم — day