Saudi Arabic Curriculum (لغتي) — Grade 5, Semester 1 — Page 17

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَحْمَرَ ثُمَّ أَخْضَرَ وَتَتَكَرَّرُ الأَلْوَانُ ثَانِيَةً.

Red then green, and the colors repeat.

فَرِحَتِ الأُمُّ كَثِيرًا وَاسْتَعْرَبَتْ مِنْ وُجُودِ هَذَا القَمِيصِ.

The mother was overjoyed and surprised by the existence of this shirt.

لَكِنَّهَا مَعَ قُمصَانٍ أُخْرَى صَنَعَتْهَا، وَعَرَضَتْهَا أَمَامَ جَارَاتِهَا.

She displayed it alongside other shirts she had made for her neighbors to see.

تَخَطَّفَتِ النِّسَاءُ القَمِيصَ المُلَوَّنَ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ أَصَرَّتْ عَلَى شِرَائِهِ وَأَنَّهَا اخْتَارَتْهُ أَوَّلًا.

The women scrambled for the colorful shirt, each insisting she had chosen it first and was the one to buy it.

دَخَلَتِ الأُمُّ عَلَى لَيْلَى وَاحْتَضَنَتْهَا وَهِيَ تَضَعُ أَمَامَهَا النُّقُودَ.

The mother went to Laila, embraced her, and placed the money in front of her.

انْظُرِي يَا لَيْلَى لَقَدْ تَسَابَقَتِ الجَارَاتُ عَلَى شِرَاءِ قَمِيصِكِ.

Look, Laila, the neighbors raced to buy your shirt.

شَعَرَتْ لَيْلَى بِفَرَجٍ عَمِيقٍ لَكِنَّهَا لَمْ تُظْهِرْ أَيَّ تَعْبِيرٍ بَلْ وَضَعَتْ يَدَيْهَا حَوْلَ عُنُقِ أُمِّهَا.

Laila felt a deep sense of relief but showed no expression, simply wrapping her arms around her mother’s neck.

بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ أَحَبَّتْ لَيْلَى كُرَاتِ الصُّوفِ ذَوَاتِ الأَسْلَاكِ النَّاعِمَةِ وَبَدَأَتْ تَغْزِلُ سَجَادًا بِرُسُومٍ غَرِيبَةٍ وَمُتْقَنَةٍ.

Days later, Laila grew fond of the soft wool yarn and began weaving carpets with strange, intricate patterns.

كَانَتِ الأُمُّ تَقِفُ أَمَامَهَا سَاعَاتٍ طَوِيلَةً وَهِيَ تَشْعُرُ بِالدَّهْشَةِ.

Her mother would stand before her for hours, watching in amazement.

تَسْقِيهَا المَاءَ وَالعَصِيرَ وَتُحْضِرُ لَهَا الطَّعَامَ بَيْنَمَا لَيْلَى مُنْهَمِكَةٌ فِي غَزْلِ سَجَّادَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ بِزَخَارِفَ سُودٍ.

She brought her water, juice, and food while Laila remained engrossed in weaving a red carpet with black designs.

عَرَضَتِ الأُمُّ السَّجَّادَةَ لِلْأَبِ وَدَهِشَا مَعًا وَقَرَّرَا أَنْ يَدْعُوَا الأَقَارِبَ وَالأَصْدِقَاءَ وَالمُدَرِّسِينَ لِيَرَوْا سَجَّادَةَ لَيْلَى الحَمْرَاءَ وَيَسْأَلَا عَنْ رَأْيِهِمْ فِيهَا وَمَاذَا يَفْعَلَانِ بِهَا؟

The mother showed the carpet to the father; they were both stunned and decided to invite relatives, friends, and teachers to see Laila’s red carpet and ask for their opinions on what to do with it.

فِي اليَوْمِ المُحَدَّدِ حَضَرَ المَدْعُوُّونَ جَمِيعًا، وَدَهِشُوا وَهُمْ يَرَوْنَ قِطْعَةً فَنِّيَّةً نَادِرَةً، بَلْ إِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْ أَنَّ لَيْلَى هِيَ الَّتِي صَنَعَتْهَا.

On the appointed day, all the guests arrived and were astonished to see such a rare work of art; some could hardly believe Laila had made it herself.

تَشَاوَرُوا فِيمَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِهَذِهِ السَّجَّادَةِ، فَاقْتَرَحَ رَجُلٌ مُسِنٌّ أَنْ يُقَامَ لَهَا مَعْرِضٌ بَسِيطٌ يُدْعَى إِلَيْهِ كِبَارُ الفَنَّانِينَ وَتُجَّارُ السَّجَّادِ لِيُصْدِرُوا حُكْمَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا.

They discussed what to do with the carpet, and an elderly man suggested holding a small exhibition, inviting master artists and carpet merchants to give their assessment.

حَضَرَ المَدْعُوُّونَ: تُجَّارُ سَجَّادٍ وَرَسَّامُونَ وَنَحَّاتُونَ.

The guests arrived: carpet merchants, painters, and sculptors.

شَاهَدُوا السَّجَّادَةَ الحَمْرَاءَ المُعَلَّقَةَ عَلَى الجِدَارِ، تَأَمَّلُوا غَرَابَةَ رُسُومِهَا وَدِقَّةَ حِيَاكَتِهَا وَجَوْدَةَ صُوفِهَا، فَقَالُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ: إِنَّهَا فِعْلًا سَجَّادَةٌ رَائِعَةٌ.

They examined the red carpet hanging on the wall, marveling at the unusual patterns, the precision of the weave, and the quality of the wool, all agreeing it was a magnificent piece.

تَنَافَسَ التُّجَّارُ عَلَى شِرَائِهَا، وَأَحَبَّ الرَّسَّامُونَ لَيْلَى وَقَالُوا: إِنَّهَا فَنَّانَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ.

The merchants competed to buy it, while the painters embraced Laila, calling her a great artist.

مُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ وَحَتَّى اليَوْمِ وَلَيْلَى تَغْزِلُ وَتُطَرِّزُ بِيَدَيْهَا المَاهِرَتَيْنِ سَجَّادًا فَاخِرًا وَهِيَ تَجْلِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهَا.

From that day to this, Laila sits in her chair, spinning and embroidering luxurious carpets with her skilled hands.

وَالتُّجَّارُ الأَثْرِيَاءُ يَتَنَافَسُونَ عَلَى شِرَاءِ مَا تَصْنَعُهُ يَدَا لَيْلَى بِإِتْقَانٍ.

Wealthy merchants compete to purchase everything Laila crafts with such perfection.

بَيْنَمَا أُمُّهَا وَأَبُوهَا يَشْعُرَانِ بِفَرَحٍ كَبِيرٍ وَهُمَا يَرَيَانِ ابْنَتَهُمَا لَيْلَى تَصْنَعُ أَجْمَلَ مِمَّا تُنْتِجُ مَصَانِعُ السَّجَّادِ.

Her mother and father feel immense joy watching their daughter create works more beautiful than anything produced by carpet factories.

Vocabulary · المفردات (41 verbs · 87 nouns)

• تَكَرَّرَ — to repeat
• فَرِحَ — to be happy
• اسْتَعْرَبَ — to express surprise
• صَنَعَ — to make
• عَرَضَ — to display
• تَخَطَّفَ — to snatch
• أَصَرَّ — to insist
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• دَخَلَ — to enter
• احْتَضَنَ — to embrace
• وَضَعَ — to place
• نَظَرَ — to look
• تَسَابَقَ — to race
• شَعَرَ — to feel
• أَظْهَرَ — to show
• أَحَبَّ — to love
• بَدَأَ — to begin
• غَزَلَ — to spin
• كَانَ — to be
• وَقَفَ — to stand
• سَقَى — to water
• أَحْضَرَ — to bring
• دَهِشَ — to be amazed
• قَرَّرَ — to decide
• دَعَا — to invite
• رَأَى — to see
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• فَعَلَ — to do
• حَضَرَ — to attend
• صَدَّقَ — to believe
• تَشَاوَرَ — to consult
• اقْتَرَحَ — to suggest
• أَقَامَ — to establish
• أَصْدَرَ — to issue
• شَاهَدَ — to watch
• تَأَمَّلَ — to contemplate
• قَالَ — to say
• تَنَافَسَ — to compete
• طَرَّزَ — to embroider
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• أَنْتَجَ — to produce
• اخْتِبَار — test
• تَشْخِيصِيّ — diagnostic
• أَحْمَر — red
• أَخْضَر — green
• لَوْن — color
• ثَانِيَة — second
• أُمّ — mother
• كَثِير — much
• وُجُود — existence
• قَمِيص — shirt
• قَمِيصٌ — shirts
• أُخْرَى — other
• أَمَام — front
• جَارَة — female neighbor
• نِسَاء — women
• مُلَوَّن — colored
• وَاحِدَة — one (feminine)
• شِرَاء — buying
• أَوَّل — first
• نُقُود — money
• فَرَج — relief
• عَمِيق — deep
• تَعْبِير — expression
• يَد — hand
• عُنُق — neck
• يَوْم — day
• كُرَة — ball
• صُوف — wool
• ذَات — possessor
• سِلْك — wire
• نَاعِم — soft
• سَجَّاد — carpet
• رَسْم — drawing
• غَرِيب — foreign / strange
• مُتْقَن — masterful
• سَاعَة — Hour (Day of Judgment)
• طَوِيل — long
• دَهْشَة — amazement
• مَاء — water
• عَصِير — juice
• طَعَام — food
• مُنْهَمِك — engrossed
• سَجَّادَة — carpet
• حَمْرَاء — red (female)
• زَخْرَفَة — decoration
• أَسْوَد — black
• أَب — father
• قَرِيب — relative
• صَدِيق — friend
• مُدَرِّس — teacher
• رَأْي — opinion
• مَدْعُوّ — guest
• جَمِيع — all
• قِطْعَة — piece
• فَنِّيّ — artistic
• نَادِر — rare
• بَعْض — some
• رَجُل — man
• مُسِنّ — elderly
• مَعْرِض — exhibition
• بَسِيط — simple
• كَبِير — Great Mosque
• فَنَّان — artist
• تَاجِر — merchant
• حُكْم — judgment
• رَسَّام — painter
• نَحَّات — sculptor
• مُعَلَّق — hanging
• جِدَار — wall
• غَرَابَة — strangeness
• دِقَّة — precision
• حِيَاكَة — weaving
• جَوْدَة — quality
• فِعْل — act
• رَائِع — wonderful
• عَظِيم — great
• وَقْت — time
• مَاهِر — skilled
• فَاخِر — luxurious
• كُرْسِيّ — chair
• ثَرِيّ — wealthy
• إِتْقَان — perfection
• ابْنَة — daughter
• أَجْمَل — most beautiful
• مَصْنَع — factory
• مُحَدَّد — defined
• أَقَارِب — relatives