Palestinian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 9, Semester 2 — Page 26

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

صَفَدُ مِنْ أَجْمَل مُدنِ فِلَسْطِينَ في الجَليل، تَعْتَرُّ بِمَنْشَئِها الكنعاني الأصيل، رَغْمَ ما يَلْقُها مِنْ ضَبابِ الاحْتِلالِ الَّذي سَيَنْقَشِعُ يَوْماً.

Safed is one of the most beautiful cities in the Galilee region of Palestine, proud of its authentic Canaanite origins, despite the fog of occupation that will one day clear.

فيها مَعالِمُ حَضَارِيَّةٌ تَقِفُ شَاهِدَةً عَلَى مَكَانَتِها، وَحَضارَتِها العَرَبِيَّةِ وَالإِسْلامِيَّةِ.

It contains cultural landmarks that stand as evidence of its stature and its Arab and Islamic heritage.

وَهذِهِ المَقالَةُ تُظْهِرُ جَمالَ مَوْقِعِها، وَحَصانتَها، وَتَسْمِيَتَها، وَصِفاتِ أَهْلِها الأصليّينَ، وَتُشيرُ إلى تاريخها، وَأَهَمِّيَّتِها، وعُنْفُوانِها في مُجابَهَةِ المُحْتَلّينَ وَأَطْمَاعِهِم.

This article highlights the beauty of its location, its fortifications, the origin of its name, and the character of its original inhabitants, while touching upon its history, significance, and resilience in the face of the occupiers and their ambitions.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (6 verbs · 35 nouns)

• اِعْتَرَّ — to suffer adversity, to fall into poverty
• لَقِيَ — to encounter
• اِنْقَشَعَ — to clear away
• وَحْدَة — unit
• حِصْن — fortress
• نَصٌّ — text