Qatari Arabic Curriculum — Grade 3, Term 1 (اللغة العربية قطر) — Page 17

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الْوَحْدَةُ الْأُولَى

Unit One

الْقِرَاءَةُ

Reading

لَيْتَنِي سَمِعْتُ الْكَلَامَ

I wish I had listened

وُلِدَ طَارِقُ الْبَكْرِيُّ

Tariq Al-Bakri was born.

بَدْرٌ صَبِيٌّ صَغِيرٌ لَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُمْلِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مَا يَجِبُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُ.

Badr is a young boy who does not like anyone to dictate to him what he must do.

التَّعْرِيفُ بِالْكَاتِبِ:

About the author:

إِذَا قَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ تَعَالَ لِتَدْرُسَ، ذَهَبَ وَجَلَسَ أَمَامَ التِّلْفَازِ.

If his mother told him to come and study, he would go and sit in front of the television.

وَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ طَارِقُ الْبَكْرِيُّ، وُلِدَ سَنَةَ اخْفِضْ صَوْتَ التِّلْفَازِ، رَفَعَ الصَّوْتَ عَالِيًا.

And if his father told him to lower the volume of the television, he would turn the volume up high.

طَارِقُ الْبَكْرِيُّ، وُلِدَ سَنَةَ 1966م.

Tariq Al-Bakri was born in the year 1966 AD.

كَاتِبٌ لُبْنَانِيٌّ، مُقِيمٌ فِي دَوْلَةِ الْكُوَيْتِ

He is a Lebanese writer residing in the State of Kuwait.

وَإِذَا قَالَتْ لَهُ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ أَحْضِرْ وَاجِبَكَ الْمَنْزِلِيَّ غَدًا، فَلَا يَقُومُ بِهِ.

And if the teacher told him to bring his homework tomorrow, he would not do it.

مِنْ أَشْهَرِ كُتَّابِ الْأَطْفَالِ وَيُشَاكِسُهُ؛ الْعَرَبِ، أَلَّفَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وَظَلَّ بَدْرٌ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْحَالِ، لَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ أَحَدٌ بِشَيْءٍ؛ لِذَلِكَ كَانَ الْجَمِيعُ 500 قِصَّةٍ وَكِتَابٍ لِلطِّفْلِ.

He is one of the most famous Arab children's authors, having written more than 500 stories and books for children.

وَإِذَا طَلَبَ مِنْهُ أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ طَلَبًا مَا كَانَ يُعَاكِسُهُ وَيُشَاكِسُهُ؛ فَهُوَ لَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ أَحَدٌ افْعَلْ أَوْ لَا تَفْعَلْ.

And if anyone asked him for something, he would oppose and provoke them; for he does not like anyone to tell him to do or not to do something.

وَظَلَّ بَدْرٌ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْحَالِ، لَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ أَحَدٌ بِشَيْءٍ؛ لِذَلِكَ كَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَتَجَنَّبُونَهُ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَ الْحَدِيثَ مَعَهُ.

Badr remained in this state, not liking anyone to order him to do anything; therefore, everyone avoided him and did not like to talk to him.

يُشَاكِسُ يُحْدِثُ الشَّغَبَ

Provokes: causes trouble.

يُمْلِي عَلَيْهِ: يَفْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ.

Dictate to him: impose upon him.

وَفِي يَوْمٍ مَا كَانَ بَدْرٌ عَائِدًا مِنَ الْمَدْرَسَةِ، رَأَى لَوْحَةً تَقُولُ: "رَجَاءً، لَا تَمْشِ عَلَى هَذَا الرَّصِيفِ".

One day, while Badr was returning from school, he saw a sign that said: "Please, do not walk on this sidewalk."

فَنَظَرَ إِلَى اللَّوْحَةِ بِغَضَبٍ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْأَوَامِرَ، وَسَارَ وَسَطَ الرَّصِيفِ مُتَحَدِّيًا..

He looked at the sign with anger because he does not like orders, and he walked in the middle of the sidewalk defiantly.

صَاحَ بِهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَعْلَى الْبِنَاءِ الْمُجَاوِرِ: ابْتَعِدْ يَا صَبِيُّ ابْتَعِدْ عَنِ الرَّصِيفِ..

A man shouted at him from the top of the adjacent building: "Get away, boy, get away from the sidewalk!"

لَكِنَّهُ أَصَرَّ عَلَى السَّيْرِ.

But he insisted on walking.

وَإِذْ بِكَمِّيَّةٍ مِنَ الْأَلْوَانِ تَسْقُطُ عَلَيْهِ وَيُصْبِحُ شَكْلُهُ مُضْحِكًا، فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ فَهْمُ. عَاقِبَةٌ: جَزَاءٌ. كَانَ هُنَالِكَ رِجَالٌ يَطْلُونَ الْبِنَاءَ مِنَ الْخَارِجِ رَجَاءً لَا تَمْشِ عَلَى هَذَا الرَّصِيفِ ) بِأَلْوَانٍ مُتَعَدِّدَةٍ.

Suddenly, a quantity of paint fell on him, and his appearance became ridiculous, for there were men painting the building from the outside with various colors.

أَدْرَكَ: فَهْمُ.

Realized: understood.

عَاقِبَةٌ: جَزَاءٌ.

Consequence: penalty.

لَا يَسْتَمِعُ لِلْآخَرِينَ، وَقَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ: لَيْتَنِي سَمِعْتُ الْكَلَامَ رُبَّمَا فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْقَادِمَةِ تَقَعُ عَلَيَّ

Please do not walk on this sidewalk.

شَاهَدَهُ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا الْمَنْظَرِ وَرَاحُوا يَضْحَكُونَ وَيَضْحَكُونَ.

People saw him in this state and began to laugh and laugh.

عَادَ بَدْرٌ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْحَالِ، وَأَدْرَكَ عَاقِبَةَ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَمِعُ لِلْآخَرِينَ، وَقَالَ فِي نَفْسِهِ: لَيْتَنِي سَمِعْتُ الْكَلَامَ رُبَّمَا فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْقَادِمَةِ تَقَعُ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ ثَقِيلَةٌ.

Badr returned home in this state, realized the consequence of not listening to others, and said to himself: "I wish I had listened; perhaps next time heavy stones will fall on me."

وَلَمْ يَعُدْ بَدْرٌ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً.

And Badr never did that again.

الْمَصْدَرُ: طَارِقُ الْبَكْرِيُّ: 50 قِصَّةً قَصِيرَةً لِلْأَطْفَالِ / دَارُ الرُّقِيِّ بَيْرُوت

Source: Tariq Al-Bakri: 50 Short Stories for Children / Dar Al-Ruqi, Beirut / 2003

Vocabulary · المفردات (37 verbs · 50 nouns)

• سَمِعَ — to hear
• أَحَبَّ — to love
• أَمْلَى — to dictate
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• فَعَلَ — to do
• قَالَ — to say
• أَتَى — to come
• دَرَسَ — to study
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• خَفَضَ — to lower
• رَفَعَ — to raise
• أَحْضَرَ — to bring
• قَامَ — to stand/perform
• طَلَبَ — to request
• عَاكَسَ — to contradict
• شَاكَسَ — to tease
• ظَلَّ — to remain
• أَمَرَ — to command
• تَجَنَّبَ — to avoid
• رَأَى — to see
• مَشَى — to walk
• نَظَرَ — to look
• سَارَ — to walk
• صَاحَ — to shout
• بَعُدَ — to move away
• أَصَرَّ — to insist
• سَقَطَ — to fall
• أَصْبَحَ — to become
• طَلَى — to paint
• شَاهَدَ — to watch
• رَاحَ — to begin
• ضَحِكَ — to laugh
• عَادَ — to return
• أَدْرَكَ — to realize
• اسْتَمَعَ — to listen
• وَقَعَ — to fall
• كَلَام — speech
• صَبِيّ — boy
• صَغِير — small
• أَحَد — someone
• أُمّ — mother
• تِلْفَاز — television
• أَب — father
• صَوْت — voice
• عَالِي — high
• مُعَلِّمَة — female teacher
• وَاجِب — homework
• مَنْزِلِيّ — domestic
• غَد — tomorrow
• إِنْسَان — human
• طَلَب — request
• حَال — state
• شَيْء — thing
• جَمِيع — all
• حَدِيث — conversation
• يَوْم — day
• عَائِد — returning
• مَدْرَسَة — school
• لَوْحَة — board
• رَجَاء — please
• رَصِيف — sidewalk
• غَضَب — anger
• أَمْر — order
• وَسَط — middle
• مُتَحَدِّي — defiant
• رَجُل — man
• أَعْلَى — top
• بِنَاء — a building
• مُجَاوِر — neighboring
• سَيْر — walking
• كَمِّيَّة — quantity
• لَوْن — color
• شَكْل — shape
• مُضْحِك — funny
• خَارِج — outside
• مُتَعَدِّد — multiple
• مَنْظَر — scene
• بَيْت — house
• عَاقِبَة — consequence
• آخَر — other
• نَفْس — self
• مَرَّة — instance
• قَادِم — next
• حَجَر — stone
• ثَقِيل — heavy
• ثَانِي — second