Saudi Arabic Curriculum (لغتي) — Grade 9, Semester 2 — Page 12

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَقْرَأُ النَّصَّ الْآتِيَ قِرَاءَةً مُعَبِّرَةً:

Read the following text with expression.

زَادَ الِاهْتِمَامُ بِاسْتِخْدَامِ مَفَاهِيمِ الْإِدَارَةِ وَالْقِيَادَةِ فِي مُخْتَلَفِ الْمَجَالَاتِ عَلَى مُسْتَوَى الْعَالَمِ؛

Global interest in management and leadership concepts has grown across various fields.

لِتَحْسِينِ الْإِنْتَاجِيَّةِ وَالْجَوْدَةِ تَحْسِينًا مُسْتَمِرًّا، بِتَكَاتُفِ فِرَقِ الْعَمَلِ.

These concepts aim to drive continuous improvements in productivity and quality through the collaborative efforts of work teams.

وَتَحَقَّقَتْ مَبَادِئُ الْقِيَادَةِ، وَتَوْجِيهُ النَّشَاطِ الْإِنْسَانِيِّ فِي قِصَّةِ ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ،

The story of Dhu al-Qarnayn exemplifies these principles of leadership and the effective direction of human activity.

فَقَدْ وَرَدَتِ الْقِصَّةُ فِي سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ مِنْ آيَةِ ٨٤ إِلَى الْآيَةِ ٩٨.

This account is found in Surah Al-Kahf, verses 84 through 98.

وَطَافَ بِجَيْشِهِ الْأَرْضَ، وَآتَاهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَعَمِلَ بِهِ وَبِالْأَسْبَابِ ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا،

He traveled the earth with his army, gifted by Allah with knowledge that he applied alongside the necessary means to pursue his objectives.

حَتَّى وَصَلَ إِلَى مِنْطَقَةٍ مُتَوَسِّطَةٍ بَيْنَ سِلْسِلَتَيْ جِبَالٍ، فَوَجَدَ قَوْمًا لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا. حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ السَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا.

Upon reaching a pass between two mountains, he encountered a people who could barely comprehend any speech.

أَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّهُمْ ضِعَافٌ، وَتُغِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَبَائِلُ مُفْسِدَةٌ، تُدْعَى يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ، وَطَلَبُوا مِنْهُ أَنْ يَفْصِلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ تِلْكَ الْقَبَائِلِ بِسَدٍّ. قَالُوا يَا ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا.

They explained that they were a vulnerable people constantly raided by the destructive tribes of Gog and Magog.

وَطَلَبُوا مِنْهُ أَنْ يَفْصِلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ تِلْكَ الْقَبَائِلِ بِسَدٍّ

They asked him to build a barrier to separate them from these tribes.

قَالُوا يَا ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَى أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا

They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"

فَقَدْ كَانَ قَائِدًا يَمْلِكُ مَهَارَاتِ الِاسْتِمَاعِ، لَمْ يَعْتَذِرْ لَهُمْ بِعَدَمِ فَهْمِ مَا يَقُولُونَ،

As a leader with keen listening skills, he did not dismiss them for their inability to communicate clearly.

بَلْ أَجَابَهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمُعِينُ وَالدَّالُّ عَلَى كُلِّ خَيْرٍ.

Instead, he replied that Allah is the ultimate Helper and Guide to all good.

قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّي فِيهِ رَبِّي خَيْرٌ.

He said, 'What my Lord has granted me is better.'

طَلَبُوا مِنْهُ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ سَدًّا، فَاخْتَارَ الْأَفْضَلَ لَهُمْ، وَهُوَ الرَّدْمُ، فَقَدْ تَسُدُّ بِئْرًا مَهْجُورَةً بِقِطْعَةِ خَشَبٍ، أَوْ وَضْعِ قِطْعَةِ حَدِيدٍ فَوْقَهُ، لَكِنَّهَا لَنْ تَدُومَ، أَمَّا الرَّدْمُ فَيَكُونُ بِإِلْقَاءِ التُّرَابِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ فِيهَا حَتَّى تُسَوَّى بِالْأَرْضِ،

Though they asked for a simple wall, he chose the superior solution: an earthen embankment.

فَقَدْ تَسُدُّ بِئْرًا مَهْجُورَةً بِقِطْعَةِ خَشَبٍ، أَوْ وَضْعِ قِطْعَةِ حَدِيدٍ فَوْقَهُ، لَكِنَّهَا لَنْ تَدُومَ

You might cover an abandoned well with a piece of wood or iron, but such a fix is temporary.

أَمَّا الرَّدْمُ فَيَكُونُ بِإِلْقَاءِ التُّرَابِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ فِيهَا حَتَّى تُسَوَّى بِالْأَرْضِ

A proper embankment, however, involves filling the space with soil and stone until it is flush with the ground.

فَالرَّدْمُ أَفْضَلُ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَصْعَبَ، فَأَعْلَنَ لَهُمْ خُطَّتَهُ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا؛

This method is more durable, even if more difficult to execute, so he declared his plan: 'I will build a barrier between you and them.'

لِأَنَّ إِدَارَةَ الْجَوْدَةِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ إِدَارَةٌ قِيَمِيَّةٌ تَحُثُّ عَلَى إِعْطَاءِ الْمُسْتَفِيدِ أَجْوَدَ الْمُخْرَجَاتِ وَأَفْضَلَ الْبَدَائِلِ،

Islamic quality management is rooted in values that prioritize providing the beneficiary with the finest results and optimal solutions.

فَاخْتَارَ لِلرَّدْمِ الْحَدِيدَ وَالنُّحَاسَ، وَلَمْ يَخْتَرِ الْخَشَبَ وَالْحِجَارَةَ؛

He chose iron and copper for the construction, rejecting weaker materials like wood and stone.

فَالْجَوْدَةُ الشَّامِلَةُ تَعْنِي عَدَمَ الْعِنَايَةِ بِقِلَّةِ التَّكْلِفَةِ، وَسُهُولَةِ الْعَمَلِ عَلَى حِسَابِ جَوْدَةِ الْمُخْرَجَاتِ.

Total quality management dictates that one should never sacrifice the integrity of the final product for the sake of lower costs or ease of labor.

آتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ حَتَّى إِذَا سَاوَى بَيْنَ الصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ انْفُخُوا حَتَّى إِذَا جَعَلَهُ نَارًا قَالَ آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا.

Bring me sheets of iron." Then, when he had leveled (the gap) between the two mountain-sides, he said, "Blow!" until he made it (the iron) a fire. He said, "Bring me molten copper to pour over it." So they could not scale it, nor could they pierce it. ⟶ (sentence continues on next page)

Vocabulary · المفردات (34 verbs · 73 nouns)

• زَادَ — to increase
• تَحَقَّقَ — to be achieved
• وَجَّهَ — to direct
• وَرَدَ — to arrive
• طَافَ — to circle
• آتَى — to give
• عَمِلَ — to work
• أَتْبَعَ — to follow
• وَصَلَ — to reach
• وَجَدَ — to find
• كَادَ — to be on the verge of
• فَقُهَ — to understand
• بَلَغَ — to reach
• أَخْبَرَ — to inform
• غَارَ — to raid
• دَعَا — to call
• طَلَبَ — to request
• فَصَلَ — to separate
• قَالَ — to say
• جَعَلَ — to make
• كَانَ — to be
• مَلَكَ — to own
• اعْتَذَرَ — to apologize
• أَجَابَ — to answer
• مَكَّنَ — to enable
• بَنَى — to build
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• سَدَّ — to block
• دَامَ — to last
• سَوَّى — to level
• أَعْلَنَ — to announce
• حَثَّ — to urge
• نَفَخَ — to blow
• أَفْرَغَ — to pour
• مَدْخَلٌ — entrance
• وَحْدَةٌ — unit
• مَلْحُوظَةٌ — note
• أَسَاسٌ — foundation
• قِيَادَةٌ — leadership
• جَوْدَةٌ — quality
• إِدَارَةٌ — management
• قَضِيَّةٌ — issue
• عَمَلٌ — work
• نَصٌّ — text
• قِرَاءَةٌ — reading
• اهْتِمَامٌ — interest
• اسْتِخْدَامٌ — use
• مَفْهُومٌ — concept
• مَجَالٌ — field
• مُسْتَوَى — level
• عَالَمٌ — world
• تَحْسِينٌ — improvement
• إِنْتَاجِيَّةٌ — productivity
• تَكَاتُفٌ — cooperation
• فِرْقَةٌ — team
• مَبْدَأٌ — principle
• تَوْجِيهٌ — guidance
• نَشَاطٌ — activity
• قِصَّةٌ — story
• سُورَةٌ — surah
• كَهْفٌ — cave
• آيَةٌ — verse
• جَيْشٌ — army
• أَرْضٌ — earth
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• سَبَبٌ — cause
• مِنْطَقَةٌ — area
• سِلْسِلَةٌ — chain
• جَبَلٌ — mountain
• قَوْمٌ — people
• قَوْلٌ — saying
• سَدٌّ — dam
• ضَعِيفٌ — the weak
• قَبِيلَةٌ — tribe
• مُفْسِدٌ — corruptor
• خَرْجٌ — tribute
• قَائِدٌ — leader
• مَهَارَةٌ — skill
• اسْتِمَاعٌ — listening
• فَهْمٌ — understanding
• مُعِينٌ — helper
• دَالٌّ — guide
• خَيْرٌ — good
• رَبٌّ — lord
• رَدْمٌ — barrier
• بِئْرٌ — well
• قِطْعَةٌ — piece
• خَشَبٌ — wood
• حَدِيدٌ — iron
• إِلْقَاءٌ — throwing
• تُرَابٌ — soil
• حِجَارَةٌ — stones
• خُطَّةٌ — plan
• إِسْلَامٌ — Islam
• قِيَمِيٌّ — value-based
• مُسْتَفِيدٌ — beneficiary
• مُخْرَجٌ — output
• بَدِيلٌ — alternative
• نُحَاسٌ — copper
• عِنَايَةٌ — care
• قِلَّةٌ — scarcity
• تَكْلِفَةٌ — cost
• سُهُولَةٌ — ease
• حِسَابٌ — account
• زُبْرَة — blocks
• صَدَفٌ — mountain side
• نَارٌ — fire