Lights from the Blessed Birth (أضواء من المولد السعيد) — Page 5

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَسْعَدَ اللَّهُ يَوْمَكَ يَا سَعِيدُ.

Have a happy day, Sa'id.

أَسْعَدَكَ اللَّهُ يَا صَلَاح.

May you be happy, Salah.

كَانَ مِنْ عَادَةِ رَشَادٍ أَنْ يَزُورَنَا فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ السَّعِيدِ، مِنْ كُلِّ عَامٍ، لِيَحْتَفِلَ مَعَنَا بِذِكْرَى أَمْجَدِ مَوْلِدٍ فِي تَارِيخِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ.

Rashad usually visits us on this happy day every year to celebrate the most glorious birth in human history with us.

فَهَلْ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْهِ أَمْسِ تَدْعُوهُ إِلَى مُشَارَكَتِنَا فِي هَذِهِ الذِّكْرَى الْعَطِرَةِ؟

Did you send him an invitation yesterday to join us for this blessed occasion?

مِثْلُ رَشَادٍ فِي غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ إِلَى مَنْ يُذَكِّرُهُ بِذَلِكَ؛ فَهُوَ يَحْرِصُ عَلَى الِاحْتِفَاءِ بِهَا كَمَا تَحْرِصُ.

Rashad doesn't need anyone to remind him; he is just as keen to celebrate it as you are.

وَهُوَ، إِلَى ذَلِكَ، يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الدَّارَ دَارُهُ، وَنَحْنُ إِخْوَتُهُ وَخُلَصَاؤُهُ.

Besides, he knows this house is his own, and that we are his brothers and close friends.

كَانَ مِنْ تَمَامِ الْمَسَرَّةِ أَنْ نَتَثَبَّتَ مِنْ حُضُورِهِ.

It would be a great joy to be sure he is coming.

كُنْتُ مُعْتَزِمًا أَنْ أُذَكِّرَهُ أَمْسِ، ثُمَّ شَغَلَتْنِي الشَّوَاغِلُ عَنْ دَعْوَتِهِ.

I intended to remind him yesterday, but I got caught up with other things.

فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَدْعُهُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ؟

Why didn't you invite him this morning?

هَمَمْتُ بِذَلِكَ، وَإِذَا بِكِتَابٍ يَصِلُ إِلَيَّ مِنْهُ، يُذَكِّرُنِي بِمَا هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أُذَكِّرَهُ بِهِ.

I was about to, but then I received a letter from him reminding me of exactly what I had meant to remind him of.

فَهُوَ إِذَنْ آتٍ فِي مَوْعِدِهِ، لَا مَحَالَةَ.

So he is definitely coming on schedule.

إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

God willing.

هَا هِيَ ذِي دَقَّاتُ السَّاعَةِ تُعْلِنُ مَوْعِدَ حُضُورِهِ.

The clock is striking the hour of his arrival.

وَهَا هُوَ ذَا رَنِينُ الْجَرَسِ يُؤْذِنُ بِقُدُومِهِ.

And there is the doorbell, signaling he is here.

مَرْحَبًا بِكَ، يَا رَشَادُ.

Welcome, Rashad.

حَلَلْتَ أَهْلًا، وَنَزَلْتَ مَكَانًا سَهْلًا.

You are among family and friends.

Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 34 nouns)

• أَسْعَدَ — to make happy
• كَانَ — to be
• زَارَ — to visit
• اِحْتَفَلَ — to celebrate
• أَرْسَلَ — to send
• دَعَا — to invite
• ذَكَّرَ — to remind
• حَرَصَ — to strive eagerly
• عَلِمَ — to know
• تَثَبَّتَ — to verify
• شَغَلَ — to occupy
• هَمَّ — to intend
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• أَتَى — to come
• شَاءَ — to will
• أَعْلَنَ — to announce
• أَذِنَ — to signal
• حَلَّ — to arrive
• نَزَلَ — to descend
• شَارَكَ — to participate
• احْتَفَى — to celebrate/honor
• عَزَمَ — to intend
• دَقَّ — to knock/ring
• رَنَّ — to ring
• ضَوْء — light
• مَوْلِد — birth
• سَعِيد — happy
• ذِكْرَى — remembrance
• يَوْم — day
• عَادَة — habit
• عَام — year
• تَارِيخ — history
• إِنْسَانِيَّة — humanity
• عَطِر — fragrant
• حَاجَةٌ — need
• دَار — house
• أَخ — brother
• خَلِيص — sincere friend
• تَمَام — perfection
• مَسَرَّة — joy
• حُضُور — presence
• مُعْتَزِم — determined
• شَاغِلَة — preoccupation
• دَعْوَة — invitation
• صَبَاح — morning
• كِتَاب — letter
• مَوْعِد — appointment
• مَحَالَة — impossibility
• دَقَّة — tick
• سَاعَة — clock
• رَنِين — ringing
• جَرَس — bell
• قُدُوم — arrival
• أَهْل — family
• مَكَان — place
• سَهْل — easy
• أَمْجَد — most glorious
• شَاغِلٌ — preoccupation