Kuwaiti Arabic Curriculum — Grade 12, Term 1 (لغتي العربية) — Page 79

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

هَذِهِ أَبْيَاتٌ يَعْرِضُهَا الشَّاعِرُ فِي مَوْقِفٍ مِنْ مَوَاقِفِ الْحَيَاةِ مُوَجِّهًا الْحَدِيثَ مُبَاشِرًا إِلَى نَفْسِهِ يُصَبِّرُهَا عَلَى مِحَنِ الزَّمَانِ وَيَعِدُهَا بِالْغَدِ الْمَأْمُولِ وَبِرَوْحِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَنْسَى عَبِيدَهُ وَيُوَجِّهُهَا إِلَى أَرْضِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِعَةِ

In these verses, the poet addresses himself directly during a life trial. He offers his soul comfort against the hardships of time, promises it a hopeful tomorrow and the mercy of God—who never forgets His servants—and points it toward the vastness of God’s earth.

وَلِسَانُ حَالِهِ يُرَدِّدُ قَوْلَ الشَّاعِرِ الْقَدِيمِ: إِذَا مَا ضَاقَ صَدْرُكَ مِنْ بِلَادٍ تَرَحَّلْ طَالِبًا أَرْضًا سِوَاهَا. عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يُقِيمُ بِأَرْضِ ذُلٍّ وَأَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةٌ فَضَاهَا.

His attitude echoes the words of an ancient poet: If your heart grows weary in one land, depart in search of another. I marvel at those who dwell in humiliation when God’s earth is so vast.

وَتَكْشِفُ عَنْ فَهْمِ الشَّاعِرِ الْعَمِيقِ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَا تَمْلِكُ هَذِهِ النَّفْسُ مِنْ قُدُرَاتٍ عَلَى التَّحَمُّلِ وَالتَّجَمُّلِ.

These lines reveal the poet’s deep self-awareness and his soul’s inherent capacity for endurance and dignity.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 57 nouns)

• عَرَضَ — to present
• وَجَّهَ — to direct
• صَبَّرَ — to make patient
• تَقْوِيم — evaluation
• بَيْت — verse
• شَاعِر — poet