Saudi Arabic Curriculum (لغتي) — Grade 5, Semester 1 — Page 16

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

كَانَتْ لَيْلَى بِنْتًا صَغِيرَةً، لا تَسْتَطِيعُ الْمَشْيَ.

Layla was a little girl who could not walk.

وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهَا تُسَاعِدُهَا وَتَنْقُلُهَا مِنْ مَكَانٍ إِلَى آخَرَ.

Her mother helped her, moving her from place to place.

تُنَظِّفُهَا وَتُمَشِّطُ شَعْرَهَا وَتُزَيِّنُهُ بِمَشَابِكِ الشَّعْرِ الْمُلَوَّنَةِ.

She would wash her, comb her hair, and decorate it with colorful clips.

فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَجْلِسُ أُمُّ لَيْلَى تُطَرِّزُ قُمصَانًا وَسَجَّادًا صَغِيرًا مِنَ الصُّوفِ الْمُلَوَّنِ.

In the evening, Layla's mother would sit embroidering shirts and small rugs out of colorful wool.

كَانَتْ تَعْزِلُ وَتُغَنِّي كَيْ تَنَامَ لَيْلَى.

She would spin and sing to help Layla fall asleep.

وَمَا إِنْ تَسْتَمِرُّ الْأُمُّ تُغَنِّي وَتَهُزُّ رَأْسَ لَيْلَى فَوْقَ فَخِذِهَا حَتَّى تَنَامَ لَيْلَى وَهِيَ تَحْلُمُ أَحْلَامًا جَمِيلَةً عَنْ أَسْوَاقٍ وَتُجَّارٍ وَأَقْمِشَةٍ وَسَجَّادٍ.

As her mother sang and rocked Layla’s head on her lap, the girl would drift off into beautiful dreams of markets, merchants, fabrics, and carpets.

حِينَ تَجِدُّ الْأُمُّ كُرَاتِ الصُّوفِ مُتَشَابِكَةَ الْخُيُوطِ فَإِنَّهَا لا تَغْضَبُ مِنْهَا بَلْ تَبْتَسِمُ قَائِلَةً: أَنْتِ يَا لَيْلَى سَتَكُونِينَ أَفْضَلَ مِنِّي، سَتَصْنَعِينَ سَجَّادًا ثَمِينًا وَرَائِعًا.

When her mother found the balls of wool tangled, she did not get angry; instead, she would smile and say, "You, Layla, will be better than me. You will make precious, wonderful rugs."

كَانَتْ لَيْلَى تَفْرَحُ كَثِيرًا.

Layla would be very happy.

وَتَفْرَحُ أَكْثَرَ حِينَ تَلْمِسُ أُمُّهَا يَدَيْهَا وَتَرْفَعُهُمَا إِلَى فَمِهَا وَتُقَبِّلُهُمَا وَهِيَ تَقُولُ: هَاتَانِ الْيَدَانِ سَتَصْنَعَانِ أَرْوَعَ الْقُمصَانِ وَالسَّجَّادِ، ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ لَيْلَى فِي حِضْنِهَا.

She was even happier when her mother took her hands, raised them to her lips, and kissed them, saying, "These hands will make the most wonderful shirts and carpets," before pulling Layla into her lap.

فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ شَاهَدَتْ لَيْلَى أَطْفَالًا رَائِعِينَ، كُلُّهُمْ مِثْلُهَا لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَمْشُوا لَكِنَّهُمْ يَتَحَرَّكُونَ بِخِفَّةٍ فِي كَرَاسِيَّ مُتَحَرِّكَةٍ.

At school, Layla saw wonderful children who, like her, could not walk, yet moved with ease in their wheelchairs.

كَانُوا يَلْعَبُونَ الْكُرَةَ، وَلَيْلَى تَضْحَكُ وَتُصَفِّقُ بِفَرَحٍ وَهِيَ تَرَى أَحْمَدَ فِي كُرْسِيِّهِ يَرْمِي الْكُرَةَ فِي السَّلَّةِ وَيُسَجِّلُ هَدَفًا.

They played ball, and Layla laughed and clapped with joy as she watched Ahmed in his chair throw the ball into the basket to score a goal.

كَانَتْ تُفَكِّرُ: أَحْمَدُ لَدَيْهِ يَدَانِ قَوِيَتَانِ يَرْمِي بِهِمَا الْكُرَةَ فِي السَّلَّةِ، وَأَنَا أَيْضًا لَدَيَّ يَدَانِ مَاهِرَتَانِ تَصْنَعَانِ السَّجَّادَ وَالْقُمصَانَ.

She thought, "Ahmed has strong hands to throw the ball into the basket, and I have skilled hands that make carpets and shirts."

وَفِي الْبَيْتِ كَانَتْ أُمُّ لَيْلَى تَضَعُ لَيْلَى مَعَ الْأَطْفَالِ الزَّائِرِينَ وَتَقُولُ: هَذِهِ حَبِيبَتِي لَيْلَى الْفَنَّانَةُ الرَّائِعَةُ، ثُمَّ تَمْسَحُ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا.

At home, Layla's mother would sit her with the visiting children and say, "This is my beloved Layla, the wonderful artist," before stroking her head.

تَنْظُرُ لَيْلَى نَحْوَهَا دُونَ أَنْ تُظْهِرَ أَيَّ انْفِعَالٍ، لا تَبْتَسِمُ وَلا تَتَكَلَّمُ.

Layla would look at her without showing any emotion, neither smiling nor speaking.

كَانَتْ تَنْقُلُ نَظَرَاتِهَا بَيْنَ الْأَطْفَالِ، وَشُعُورٌ دَاخِلَهَا بِالْفَرَحِ وَالدَّهْشَةِ، وَهُمْ يُشَكِّلُونَ مَعَهَا حَلْقَةً دَائِرِيَّةً.

She would shift her gaze between the children, feeling a sense of joy and wonder as they formed a circle around her.

وَيُشَارِكُونَهَا لُعْبَةَ الْأَيْدِي بِأَنْ يَضَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي وَسَطِ الدَّائِرَةِ، وَيَرْفَعُ أَحَدُهُمْ يَدَيْهِ فَجْأَةً وَيَقُولُ: طَارَتِ الْحَمَامَةُ، فَيُقَلِّدُهُ الْآخَرُونَ، وَكَذَلِكَ لَيْلَى.

They included her in their hand game, placing their hands in the center of the circle, until one of them would suddenly raise his hands and shout, "The pigeon flew!" and the others would imitate him, Layla included.

ثُمَّ يَعُودُ بِيَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَيَرْفَعُهُمَا فَجْأَةً وَيَقُولُ: طَارَ الْكُرْسِيُّ، فَيُقَلِّدُهُ بَعْضُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَضْحَكُونَ بِفَرَحٍ، وَكَذَلِكَ لَيْلَى تَشْعُرُ بِفَرَحٍ كَبِيرٍ.

Then he would bring his hands back to the ground, raise them again, and shout, "The chair flew!" Some would imitate him and laugh with joy, and Layla, too, would feel a great sense of happiness.

ذَاتَ صَبَاحٍ وَجَدَتْ أُمُّ لَيْلَى بَيْنَ كُرَاتِ الصُّوفِ قَمِيصًا صُوفِيًّا مُلَوَّنًا بِخُطُوطٍ عَرِيضَةٍ أَصْفَرَ.

One morning, Layla's mother found a woolen shirt with wide yellow stripes among the balls of wool.

Vocabulary · المفردات (46 verbs · 53 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• اِسْتَطَاعَ — to be able
• سَاعَدَ — to help
• نَقَلَ — to move
• نَظَّفَ — to clean
• مَشَّطَ — to comb
• زَيَّنَ — to decorate
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• طَرَّزَ — to embroider
• عَزَلَ — to spin
• غَنَّى — to sing
• نَامَ — to sleep
• اِسْتَمَرَّ — to continue
• هَزَّ — to shake
• حَلَمَ — to dream
• وَجَدَ — to find
• غَضِبَ — to get angry
• اِبْتَسَمَ — to smile
• صَنَعَ — to make
• فَرِحَ — to be happy
• لَمَسَ — to touch
• رَفَعَ — to lift
• قَبَّلَ — to kiss
• قَالَ — to say
• أَخَذَ — to begin
• شَاهَدَ — to watch
• مَشَى — to walk
• تَحَرَّكَ — to move
• لَعِبَ — to play
• ضَحِكَ — to laugh
• صَفَّقَ — to clap
• رَأَى — to see
• رَمَى — to throw
• سَجَّلَ — to score
• فَكَّرَ — to think
• وَضَعَ — to place
• مَسَحَ — to wipe
• نَظَرَ — to look
• أَظْهَرَ — to show
• تَكَلَّمَ — to speak
• شَكَّلَ — to form
• شَارَكَ — to participate
• طَارَ — to fly
• قَلَّدَ — to imitate
• عَادَ — to return
• شَعَرَ — to feel
• اخْتِبَار — test
• بِنْت — girl
• مَشْي — walking
• أُمّ — mother
• مَكَان — place, location, site
• شَعْر — hair
• مِشْبَك — clip
• مَسَاء — evening
• قَمِيص — shirt
• سَجَّاد — carpet
• صُوف — wool
• رَأْس — head
• فَخِذ — thigh
• حُلْم — dream
• سُوق — market
• تَاجِر — merchant
• قُمَاش — fabric
• كُرَة — ball
• خَيْط — thread
• يَد — hand
• فَم — mouth
• حِضْن — lap
• مَدْرَسَة — school
• طِفْل — child
• خِفَّة — lightness
• كُرْسِيّ — chair
• هَدَف — goal
• سَلَّة — basket
• بَيْت — house
• زَائِر — visitor
• حَبِيب — beloved
• فَنَّان — artist
• انْفِعَال — emotion
• نَظْرَة — look
• شُعُور — feeling
• فَرَح — joy
• دَهْشَة — amazement
• حَلْقَة — circle
• لُعْبَة — game
• وَسَط — middle
• دَائِرَة — circle
• حَمَامَة — dove/pigeon
• أَرْض — ground
• صَبَاح — morning
• خَطّ — line
• أَصْفَر — yellow
• جَمِيلَة — beautiful
• أَرْوَع — more wonderful
• أَفْضَل — best
• مُلَوَّنَة — colored
• دَائِرِيَّة — circular, round
• أَكْثَر — more
• حَمْرَاء — red (female)