Palestinian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 7, Semester 2 — Page 118

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

ذُو العِصَابَةِ الحَمْرَاءِ (دَرْوِيشُ الزَّفْتَاوِيُّ، بِتَصَرُّفٍ)

The Man with the Red Headband (Darwish al-Zaftawi, adapted).

سِمَاكُ بْنُ خَرَشَةَ الخَزْرَجِيُّ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، اشْتُهِرَ بِكُنْيَةِ أَبِي دُجَانَةَ، وَهُوَ مِنْ صَحَابَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ (ﷺ)، عُرِفَ فِي المَدِينَةِ المُنَوَّرَةِ بِالشَّجَاعَةِ، وَالإِقْدَامِ فِي الحَرْبِ، كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ مَعْرَكَةً بِصُحْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ (ﷺ) يَعْصِبُ رَأْسَهُ بِعِصَابَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ؛ فَيَعْرِفُ المُسْلِمُونَ أَنَّهُ سَيُقَاتِلُ طَالِبًا المَوْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ؛ لِذَلِكَ سَمَّوْا عِصَابَتَهُ الحَمْرَاءَ عِصَابَةَ المَوْتِ.

Simak ibn Kharasha al-Khazraji al-Ansari, known by the kunya Abu Dujana, was a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Renowned in Medina for his courage and boldness in battle, he would wrap his head in a red headband whenever he joined the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in combat. The Muslims knew this meant he intended to fight until death in the path of Allah, which is why they called his red headband the 'headband of death.'

لَهُ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ المَوَاقِفِ البُطُولِيَّةِ، أَشْهَرُهَا فِي غَزْوَةِ أُحُدٍ، فَحِينَمَا جَرَّدَ النَّبِيُّ (ﷺ) سَيْفًا بَاتِرًا، وَنَادَى أَصْحَابَهُ: مَنْ يَأْخُذُ هَذَا السَّيْفَ؟

He had many heroic moments, the most famous being at the Battle of Uhud. The Prophet (peace be upon him) drew a sharp sword and called out to his companions, 'Who will take this sword?'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (24 verbs · 33 nouns)

• اِشْتَهَرَ — to become famous
• عَرَفَ — to know
• كَانَ — to be
• عِصَابَة — headband
• حَمْرَاء — red
• كُنْيَة — surname