Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 1 — Page 101

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

وَإِلَى جَانِبِ تَجَارِبِهِ الْمَعْمَلِيَّةِ، فَقَدْ أَلَّفَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ كِتَابَهُ الشَّهِيرَ «كِتَابَ الْمَنَاظِرِ» الَّذِي تَنَاوَلَ فِيهِ كَيْفِيَّةَ رُؤْيَةِ الْأَشْيَاءِ، وَقَدْ ظَلَّ هَذَا الْكِتَابُ يُدَرَّسُ فِي أُورُبَّا لِعِدَّةِ قُرُونٍ.

Beyond his laboratory experiments, Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham authored his renowned 'Book of Optics,' which explored the mechanics of vision; the work remained a standard text in Europe for centuries.

لَقَدْ تَرَكَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ بَصْمَةً عَظِيمَةً فِي تَارِيخِ الْعُلُومِ، وَفَتَحَ الْبَابَ أَمَامَ تَطَوُّرٍ عَدِيدٍ مِنَ التَّقْنِيَّاتِ الْبَصَرِيَّةِ وَتَطَوُّرِ عِلْمِ الْبَصَرِيَّاتِ بِشَكْلٍ عَامٍّ.

Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham left an indelible mark on the history of science, paving the way for numerous optical technologies and the advancement of optics as a field.

وَمِنْ حَقِّنَا الْيَوْمَ أَنْ نَفْتَخِرَ بِأَنَّ اخْتِرَاعَ الْكَامِيرَا بَدَأَ مِنْ فِكْرَةِ عَالِمٍ عَرَبِيٍّ عَظِيمٍ، لَكِنَّ الْفَخْرَ وَحْدَهُ لَا يَكْفِي؛ فَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَقْتَدِيَ بِهِ فِي حُبِّ الِاسْتِطْلَاعِ الْعِلْمِيِّ الَّذِي غَيَّرَ مَسَارَ الْعِلْمِ وَالتَّارِيخِ.

We have every right to be proud that the camera originated from the ideas of a great Arab scientist, but pride alone is insufficient; we must emulate his passion for scientific inquiry, which fundamentally altered the course of science and history.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (14 verbs · 41 nouns)

• أَلَّفَ — to author
• تَنَاوَلَ — to deal with
• ظَلَّ — to remain
• جَانِب — side
• تَجْرِبَة — experiment
• كِتَاب — book