Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 7, Semester 1 — Page 17

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الِانْتِمَاءُ وَالْوَفَاءُ لِلْوَطَنِ لَيْسَتْ مُجَرَّدَ كَلِمَاتٍ تُقَالُ، بَلْ مَوَاقِفَ وَتَضْحِيَاتٍ.

Belonging and loyalty to one's homeland are not mere words; they are defined by actions and sacrifices.

وَقَدْ تَجَلَّتْ هَذِهِ الْمَعَانِي فِي سِيرَةِ الشَّهِيدِ الْبَطَلِ أَحْمَدِ الْمَنْسِيِّ الَّذِي اخْتَارَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ بَطَلًا، أَوْ يَمُوتَ شَهِيدًا فِي مِيدَانِ الشَّرَفِ.

These values were embodied in the life of the heroic martyr Ahmed El-Mansi, who chose to live as a hero or die a martyr on the field of honor.

وُلِدَ الْعَقِيدُ أَرْكَانُ حَرْبٍ أَحْمَدُ صَابِرِ الْمَنْسِيِّ فِي ٤ أَكْتُوبَرَ ١٩٧٨م بِقَرْيَةِ بَنِي قُرَيْشٍ بِمَرْكَزِ مِنْيَا الْقَمْحِ، بِمُحَافَظَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ.

Colonel Ahmed Saber El-Mansi was born on October 4, 1978, in the village of Bani Quraish, in the Minya El-Qamh district of Sharqia Governorate.

نَشَأَ فِي أُسْرَةٍ غَرَسَتْ فِيهِ الْقِيَمَ الدِّينِيَّةَ السَّمْحَةَ وَحُبَّ الْوَطَنِ، وَعَلَّمَتْهُ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ إِنْسَانًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ جُنْدِيًّا.

He grew up in a family that instilled in him tolerant religious values and a love for his country, teaching him to be a person of character before becoming a soldier.

الْتَحَقَ بِالْكُلِّيَّةِ الْحَرْبِيَّةِ، وَتَخَرَّجَ فِيهَا وَانْضَمَّ إِلَى قُوَّاتِ الصَّاعِقَةِ الْمِصْرِيَّةِ.

He joined the Military Academy, graduated, and was commissioned into the Egyptian Thunderbolt Forces.

وَكَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى أَنْ يَتَسَلَّحَ بِالْعِلْمِ إِيمَانًا مِنْهُ بِأَنَّ الْقَائِدَ النَّاجِحَ لَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ بَيْنَ الشَّجَاعَةِ وَالْعِلْمِ لِخِدْمَةِ وَطَنِهِ.

He was committed to pursuing knowledge, believing that a successful leader must combine courage with intellect to serve his nation.

فَحَصَلَ عَلَى دَوْرَاتٍ مُتَقَدِّمَةٍ فِي مَجَالِ الْعَمَلِيَّاتِ الْخَاصَّةِ، وَنَالَ دَرَجَةَ الْمَاجِسْتِيرِ فِي الْعُلُومِ الْعَسْكَرِيَّةِ.

He completed advanced training in special operations and earned a master's degree in military science.

اتَّسَمَتْ شَخْصِيَّتُهُ بِالْجِدِّيَّةِ وَالِالْتِزَامِ وَالتَّوَاضُعِ، وَكَانَ مَعْرُوفًا بِعَلَاقَتِهِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ بِجُنُودِهِ.

He was known for his seriousness, discipline, and humility, as well as the deep, human connection he maintained with his soldiers.

يُعَامِلُهُمْ كَإِخْوَةٍ، يَطْمَئِنُّ دَائِمًا عَلَى أَحْوَالِهِمُ الشَّخْصِيَّةِ، يُشَارِكُهُمُ الطَّعَامَ، لَا يَأْكُلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَأَكَّدَ أَنَّ كُلَّ جُنُودِهِ تَنَاوَلُوا طَعَامَهُمْ.

He treated them like brothers, constantly checking on their well-being and sharing meals with them, never eating until he was sure every one of his soldiers had been fed.

وَعَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنِ انْشِغَالِهِ بِقِيَامِهِ بِمَسْئُولِيَّاتِهِ الْكُبْرَى تِجَاهَ وَطَنِهِ مِصْرَ، لَمْ يَنْسَ أَهْلَهُ وَالْمُحِيطِينَ بِهِ.

Despite the weight of his responsibilities toward Egypt, he never neglected his family or those around him.

فَقَدْ كَانَ بَارًّا بِوَالِدَيْهِ، وَخَيْرَ عَوْنٍ لِمَنْ يَحْتَاجُ لِلْمُسَاعَدَةِ.

He remained devoted to his parents and was always ready to help anyone in need.

Vocabulary · المفردات (25 verbs · 68 nouns)

• تَجَلَّى — to manifest
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• عَاشَ — to live
• مَاتَ — to die
• وَلَدَ — to beget
• نَشَأَ — to grow up
• غَرَسَ — to plant
• عَلَّمَ — to teach
• كَانَ — to be
• الْتَحَقَ — to join
• تَخَرَّجَ — to graduate
• انْضَمَّ — to join
• تَسَلَّحَ — to arm oneself
• جَمَعَ — to gather
• حَصَلَ — to obtain
• نَالَ — to attain
• اتَّسَمَ — to be characterized
• عَامَلَ — to treat
• اطْمَأَنَّ — to be reassured
• شَارَكَ — to share
• أَكَلَ — to eat
• تَأَكَّدَ — to verify
• تَنَاوَلَ — to consume
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• احْتَاجَ — to need
• انْتِمَاءٌ — belonging
• وَفَاءٌ — loyalty
• وَطَنٌ — homeland
• كَلِمَةٌ — a word (grammatical term)
• مَوْقِفٌ — position
• تَضْحِيَةٌ — sacrifice
• مَعْنًى — meaning
• سِيرَةٌ — biography
• شَهِيدٌ — martyr
• بَطَلٌ — hero
• مِيدَانٌ — field
• شَرَفٌ — honor
• عَقِيدٌ — colonel
• أَرْكَانٌ — staff
• حَرْبٌ — war
• قَرْيَةٌ — village
• مَرْكَزٌ — center
• مُحَافَظَةٌ — governorate
• أُسْرَةٌ — family
• قِيمَةٌ — value
• دِينِيٌّ — religious
• سَمْحٌ — generous; tolerant; lenient
• حُبٌّ — love
• إِنْسَانٌ — human
• جُنْدِيٌّ — soldier
• كُلِّيَّةٌ — college
• حَرْبِيَّةٌ — military, warlike (adjective, feminine)
• قُوَّةٌ — force
• صَاعِقَةٌ — commando
• مِصْرِيٌّ — Egyptian
• حَرِيصٌ — keen
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• إِيمَانٌ — belief
• قَائِدٌ — leader
• نَاجِحٌ — successful
• شَجَاعَةٌ — courage
• خِدْمَةٌ — service
• دَوْرَةٌ — course
• مُتَقَدِّمٌ — advanced
• مَجَالٌ — field
• عَمَلِيَّةٌ — operation
• خَاصٌّ — special
• دَرَجَةٌ — degree
• مَاجِسْتِير — degree
• عَسْكَرِيٌّ — military
• شَخْصِيَّةٌ — personality
• جِدِّيَّةٌ — seriousness
• الْتِزَامٌ — commitment
• تَوَاضُعٌ — humility
• مَعْرُوفٌ — known
• عَلَاقَةٌ — relationship
• إِنْسَانِيَّةٌ — humanitarian
• أَخٌ — brother
• حَالٌ — condition
• شَخْصِيٌّ — personal
• طَعَامٌ — food
• رَغْمٌ — despite
• انْشِغَالٌ — preoccupation
• قِيَامٌ — undertaking
• مَسْئُولِيَّةٌ — responsibility
• كُبْرَى — major
• أَهْلٌ — family
• مُحِيطٌ — surrounding
• بَارٌّ — a dutiful/pious/righteous person
• وَالِدٌ — parent
• خَيْرٌ — best
• عَوْنٌ — aid
• مُسَاعَدَةٌ — assistance