Palestinian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 9, Semester 1 — Page 29

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

انْتَقَضَ الْجَدُّ مُحَاوِلاً الْوُقُوفَ عَلَى عُكَّازَتِهِ الَّتِي تَشَقَّقَتْ بِفِعْلِ السِّنِينَ، لَكِنْ ظَلَّ مَلْمَسُهَا حَرِيرِيّاً، فَهُوَ مَنْ بَرَى نُتُوءَاتِهَا، وَهَذَّبَ خُشُونَتَهَا بِيَدِهِ، الَّتِي اعْتَادَتْ أَنْ تُمْسِكَ الْمَقْبِضَ بِقُوَّةٍ أَوْ لِينٍ، وَفْقَ دَرَجَةِ انْفِعَالِهِ.

The grandfather rose, steadying himself on his crutch, which had cracked with age. Yet, it remained silky to the touch, for he had whittled away its knots and smoothed its rough edges with his own hand—a hand accustomed to gripping the handle firmly or gently, depending on the intensity of his emotions.

سَأَلَتْ رَوَانُ جَدَّهَا: هَلْ سَنَعُودُ إِلَيْهَا يَوْماً؟

Rawan asked her grandfather, "Will we ever go back?"

عِنْدَهَا ارْتَسَمَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ ابْتِسَامَةٌ دَافِئَةٌ، وَلَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ، وَهَدَأَتْ نَفْسُهُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ اطْمَأَنَّ عَلَى حُلُمِهِ وَرَجَائِهِ بِالْعَوْدَةِ؛ فَالْحَفِيدَةُ بَاتَتْ مُدْرِكَةً وَاعِيَةً لِرِسَالَةِ جَدِّهَا، الَّتِي أَفْصَحَتْ لَهَا عَنْ سِرِّ الِانْتِمَاءِ، وَأَصَالَةِ الْأَبْنَاءِ، وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ الْوَطَنُ رُوحاً تَسْكُنُ قُلُوبَ أَبْنَائِهِ رَغْمَ غُرْبَةِ اللُّجُوءِ.

A warm smile spread across his face, his eyes brightened, and his spirit settled. He felt at peace, knowing his dream of return lived on; his granddaughter now understood the message he had shared, grasping the secret of belonging, the integrity of her people, and how a homeland is a spirit that dwells within the hearts of its children, even in the exile of displacement.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 69 nouns)

• انْتَقَضَ — to stand up
• تَشَقَّقَ — to crack
• ظَلَّ — to remain
• جَدّ — grandfather
• وُقُوف — standing
• عُكَّازَة — crutch