Kuwaiti Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Term 1 (لغتي العربية) — Page 87

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الدرس الثامن: جَزَاءُ الأَمَانَةِ.

Lesson Eight: The Reward of Honesty.

التَّدْرِيبُ: اقْرَأِ النَّصَّ التَّالِيَ قِرَاءَةً صَحِيحَةً، ثُمَّ أَجِبْ عَنِ الأَسْئِلَةِ بَعْدَهُ:

Exercise: Read the following text carefully, then answer the questions that follow:

خَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مَعَ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي نَوَاحِي الْمَدِينَةِ، فَلَمَّا تَعِبُوا جَلَسُوا فِي ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ يَتَنَاوَلُونَ طَعَامَهُمْ، وَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ أَقْبَلَ رَاعٍ صَغِيرُ السِّنِّ يَسُوقُ قَطِيعًا مِنَ الأَغْنَامِ، نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: هَلُمَّ أَيُّهَا الرَّاعِي وَاجْلِسْ مَعَنَا لِتُصِيبَ مِنْ هَذَا الطَّعَامِ، فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّاعِي مُعْتَذِرًا: «إِنِّي صَائِمٌ»، فَتَعَجَّبَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ الْحَارِّ تَحْتَ شَمْسِ الصَّحْرَاءِ الْمُحْرِقَةِ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْتَبِرَ أَمَانَتَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «بِعْنَا شَاةً مِنْ هَذَا الْقَطِيعِ، نُعْطِيكَ ثَمَنَهَا نَقْدًا، وَنُقْطِعُ لَكَ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا»، فَهَزَّ الرَّاعِي رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لِي بَلْ هِيَ أَغْنَامُ سَيِّدِي الَّذِي أَعْمَلُ عِنْدَهُ، وَأَنَا حَارِسٌ أَمِينٌ عَلَيْهَا»، فَأَرَادَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَنْ يَمْتَحِنَ نَقَاءَ قَلْبِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مُجَرِّبًا: «وَمَاذَا سَيَفْعَلُ سَيِّدُكَ إِذَا نَقَصَتْ شَاةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ؟ قُلْ لَهُ إِذَا سَأَلَكَ: لَقَدْ أَكَلَهَا الذِّئْبُ!»، عِنْدَهَا ارْتَجَفَ الرَّاعِي رَهْبَةً، وَوَلَّى عَنْهُمْ وَهُوَ يَرْفَعُ إِصْبَعَهُ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ بِيَقِينٍ ثَابِتٍ، وَقَالَ بِصَوْتٍ هَزَّ قُلُوبَ الْحَاضِرِينَ: «فَأَيْنَ اللَّهُ؟!».

One day, Abdullah ibn Umar set out with a group of his companions to the outskirts of Medina. Growing tired, they sat in the shade of a tree to eat. While they were resting, a young shepherd approached, driving his flock. Ibn Umar called out to him, inviting him to join them for a meal. The boy politely declined, explaining that he was fasting. Ibn Umar was struck by his devotion on such a scorching desert day and decided to test his integrity. He offered to buy a sheep, promising to pay him well and share in the meat. The shepherd shook his head, explaining that the flock belonged to his master and he was merely a trusted guardian. Wishing to test the purity of his heart, Ibn Umar pressed him further: 'What would your master do if one were missing? Just tell him a wolf ate it.' The boy trembled at the suggestion. He turned away, pointing a finger toward the heavens with unwavering conviction, and asked in a voice that moved everyone present, 'Then where is God?'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (34 verbs · 61 nouns)

• خَرَجَ — to go out
• تَعِبَ — to get tired
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• جَزَاءٌ — reward
• أَمَانَةٌ — honesty