Kuwaiti Arabic Curriculum — Grade 11, Term 1 (لغتي العربية) — Page 186

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

شِرْيَانًا لِلْمُوَاصَلَاتِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ وَالْبَرِّيَّةِ تَجْتَازُهُ التِّجَارَةُ بَيْنَ عَالَمِ الْمُحِيطِ الْهِنْدِيِّ وَعَالَمِ الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ.

It serves as an artery for land and sea transport, carrying trade between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean world.

لِهَذَا تَتَابَعَتِ الدُّوَلُ الطَّامِعَةُ فِي السَّيْطَرَةِ عَلَيْهِ مُنْذُ كَتَائِبِ الْإِسْكَنْدَرِ، حَامِلَةً الرِّمَاحَ وَالسُّيُوفَ وَحَتَّى كَتَائِبَ الدُّوَلِ الْأُورُوبِّيَّةِ بُرْتُغَالِيَّةً وَهُولَنْدِيَّةً وَفَرَنْسِيَّةً وَإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةً عَلَى اخْتِلَافِ الْأَهْوَاءِ وَالْغَايَاتِ، حَامِلَةً قَذَائِفَ النَّارِ وَالدَّمَارِ،

Ambitious powers have long sought to control it, beginning with Alexander’s legions armed with spears and swords, followed by European forces—Portuguese, Dutch, French, and British—each with their own agendas, bringing fire and destruction in their wake.

وَبَعْدَ تَدَفُّقِ النَّفْطِ فِي الْخَلِيجِ وَعَلَى شَوَاطِئِهِ، وَقَفَتِ الدُّوَلُ الْكُبْرَى مِنَ الشَّرْقِ وَالْغَرْبِ مُتَرَبِّصَةً تَتَحَيَّنُ الْفُرْصَةَ لِتَنْقَضَّ،

Once oil began to flow throughout the Gulf and along its shores, major powers from East and West stood poised, waiting for the right moment to strike.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (14 verbs · 55 nouns)

• اِجْتَازَ — to cross
• تَابَعَ — to follow
• طَمِعَ — to covet
• شِرْيَانٌ — artery
• مُوَاصَلَةٌ — transportation
• بَحْرِيٌّ — maritime