Kuwaiti Arabic Curriculum — Grade 7, Term 1 (لغتي العربية) — Page 18

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

تَوَكَّلَ مُوسَى - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - عَلَى رَبِّهِ فِي كُلِّ شَأْنٍ مِنْ شُؤُونِ حَيَاتِهِ؛

Moses relied on his Lord for every aspect of his life.

فَخَرَجَ مِنْ بَلَدِهِ مُحْسِنًا الظَّنَّ بِرَبِّهِ وَمُفَوِّضًا الْأَمْرَ إِلَيْهِ؛

He left his homeland, trusting in his Lord and surrendering his affairs to Him.

لِيَنْجُوَ بِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ قَاصِدًا (مَدْيَنَ)،

He sought safety from Pharaoh and his court, setting his sights on Madyan.

وَهِيَ مَدِينَةٌ تَقَعُ جَنُوبِيَّ فِلَسْطِينَ، حَيْثُ لَا مُلْكَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ فِيهَا وَلَا سُلْطَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا.

This city lies south of Palestine, beyond the reach of Pharaoh’s kingdom and authority.

﴿وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَاءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَى رَبِّي أَنْ يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ.

And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."

وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَاءَ مَدْيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ.

Upon reaching the watering place of Madyan, he found a crowd of people watering their flocks.

وَوَجَدَ مِنْ دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَذُودَانِ

He noticed two women standing apart, holding their animals back.

قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُمَا قَالَتَا لَا نَسْقِي حَتَّى يُصْدِرَ الرِّعَاءُ وَأَبُونَا شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ.

He asked, 'What is the matter?' They replied, 'We cannot water our flock until the shepherds finish, and our father is a very old man.'

فَسَقَى لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّى إِلَى الظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ.

So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."

فَجَاءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِي عَلَى اسْتِحْيَاءٍ

Soon, one of the two women returned, walking with modest shyness.

قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَنَا

She said, 'My father invites you to reward you for helping us.'

فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ وَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ الْقَصَصَ قَالَ لَا تَخَفْ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ.

When he arrived and told his story, the man said, 'Do not fear; you have escaped the wicked people.'

قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ.

One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."

قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنْكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَى أَنْ تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ

He said, 'I wish to marry one of my two daughters to you, provided you work for me for eight years.'

فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ.

If you complete ten, that is up to you. I do not wish to be hard on you, and you will find me, God willing, to be a man of integrity.'

قَالَ ذَلِكَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ أَيَّمَا الْأَجَلَيْنِ قَضَيْتُ فَلَا عُدْوَانَ عَلَيَّ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ.

[Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete - there is no injustice to me, and Allah, over what we say, is Witness."

Vocabulary · المفردات (33 verbs · 47 nouns)

• تَوَكَّلَ — to rely
• خَرَجَ — to exit
• نَجَا — to escape
• قَصَدَ — to intend
• وَقَعَ — to be located
• تَوَجَّهَ — to head towards
• عَسَى — to hope
• هَدَى — to guide
• وَرَدَ — to arrive
• وَجَدَ — to find
• سَقَى — to water
• ذَادَ — to drive away
• صَدَرَ — to return
• تَوَلَّى — to turn away
• أَنْزَلَ — to send down
• جَاءَ — to come
• مَشَى — to walk
• دَعَا — to invite
• جَزَى — to reward
• قَصَّ — to narrate
• خَافَ — to fear
• اسْتَأْجَرَ — to hire
• أَرَادَ — to want
• أَنْكَحَ — to marry off
• أَتَمَّ — to complete
• شَقَّ — to burden
• شَاءَ — to will
• قَضَى — to fulfill
• حَضَرَ — to attend
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• دَفَعَ — to push
• طَرَدَ — to expel
• رَجَعَ — to return
• آيَة — verse
• سُورَة — surah
• قَصَص — stories
• يَد — hand
• نَصّ — text
• رَبّ — lord
• شَأْن — matter
• حَيَاة — life
• بَلَد — country
• ظَنّ — opinion
• أَمْر — command
• نَفْس — self
• مَدِينَة — city
• جَنُوب — south
• مُلْك — kingdom
• سُلْطَان — authority
• تِلْقَاء — direction
• سَوَاء — middle
• سَبِيل — path
• مَاء — water
• أُمَّة — group
• نَاس — people
• امْرَأَة — woman
• خَطْب — affair
• رِعَاء — shepherds
• أَب — father
• شَيْخ — elder
• كَبِير — old
• ظِلّ — shade
• خَيْر — good
• فَقِير — poor
• اسْتِحْيَاء — shyness
• أَجْر — reward
• قَوْم — people
• ظَالِم — oppressor
• قَوِيّ — strong
• أَمِين — trustworthy
• ابْنَة — daughter
• عَشْر — ten
• صَالِح — righteous
• أَجَل — term
• عُدْوَان — hostility
• وَكِيل — witness
• مُعْجَم — dictionary
• كَلِمَة — word
• جَمَاعَة — group
• سَنَة — year