Saudi Arabic Curriculum (لغتي) — Grade 9, Semester 2 — Page 13

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Line-by-line translation · المعاني

مَلْحُوظَاتِي وَتَحَقَّقَ رِضَا الْمُسْتَفِيدِ فِي جَوْدَةِ الْمُنْتَجِ (الرَّدْمِ)، فَهُوَ رَدْمٌ لَا يُمْكِنُ تَسَلُّقُهُ، وَلَا ثَقْبُهُ فَمَا أَسْطَاعُوا أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا اسْتَطَاعُوا لَهُ نَقْبًا، كَمَا أَنَّهُمْ حَصَلُوا عَلَى التَّدْرِيبِ وَالتَّأْهِيلِ وَبِنَاءِ الثِّقَةِ، فَقَدْ كَانُوا رُكْنًا رَئِيسًا فِي عَمَلِيَّةِ الْبِنَاءِ، فَهُمْ يَمْلِكُونَ الْمَالَ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا وَيَمْلِكُونَ الْمَوَادَّ الْخَامَ مِنَ الْحَدِيدِ وَالنُّحَاسِ، وَيَمْلِكُونَ مَهَارَاتِ اسْتِخْرَاجِهَا، إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ الْإِرَادَةَ وَالْإِدَارَةَ فِي تَوْجِيهِ نَشَاطِهِمُ الْإِنْسَانِيِّ لِمَا فِيهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ.

My observations confirmed the beneficiary's satisfaction with the quality of the product—the barrier. It was a barrier that could neither be scaled nor pierced; they could not climb over it, nor could they dig through it. The people received training, qualification, and confidence-building, serving as a pillar in the construction process. They possessed the wealth—asking, 'Shall we pay you a tribute?'—as well as the raw materials of iron and copper and the skills to extract them, yet they lacked the will and the management to direct their human activity toward their own well-being.

لَقَدْ آثَرَ ذُو الْقَرْنَيْنِ تَعْلِيمَهُمْ وَتَدْرِيبَهُمْ، فَلَمْ يَأْمُرْ جَيْشَهُ بِبِنَاءِ الرَّدْمِ؛ وَذَلِكَ لِغَرْسِ الثِّقَةِ وَالْإِيجَابِيَّةِ فِي نُفُوسِهِمْ فَأَعِينُونِي بِقُوَّةٍ، فَكَانَ مَعَهُمْ مُشْرِفًا وَآتُونِي زُبَرَ الْحَدِيدِ، وَانْفُخُوا، وَمُشَارِكًا آتُونِي أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا، لِمَا لِهَذِهِ الْمُشَارَكَةِ مِنْ أَثَرٍ إِيجَابِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَعَلَى جَوْدَةِ الْعَمَلِ، وَتَدْرِيبٍ مُبَاشِرٍ؛ يَضْمَنُ لَهُمُ الْإِتْقَانَ.

Dhu al-Qarnayn chose to teach and train them rather than ordering his army to build the barrier. This approach was intended to instill confidence and positivity in them, as seen in his request, 'Help me with strength.' He acted as both a supervisor—directing them to 'bring me blocks of iron' and to 'blow'—and a participant, telling them, 'Bring me molten copper to pour over it.' This involvement had a positive impact on them and the quality of the work, providing direct training that ensured excellence.

كَمَا أَعْلَنَ لَهُمْ قَوَانِينَهُ الْإِدَارِيَّةَ فِي التَّعَامُلِ مُنْذُ الْبِدَايَةِ قَالَ أَمَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَى رَبِّهِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَابًا نُكْرًا وَأَمَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُ جَزَاءً الْحُسْنَى وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا.

He also announced his administrative rules for interaction from the start, stating, 'As for those who do wrong, we shall punish them, and then they will be returned to their Lord, who will punish them with a terrible punishment. As for those who believe and do good, they will have the best reward, and we will treat them with ease in our commands.'

وَفِي الْقُرْآنِ الْكَرِيمِ قِصَصٌ عَمَلِيَّةٌ وَاقِعِيَّةٌ عَلَى الْإِبْدَاعِ فِي جَوْدَةِ الْإِدَارَةِ وَالْقِيَادَةِ وَمَا أَجْمَلَ أَنْ نَسْتَفِيدَ مِنْهَا؛ لِتَجْوِيدِ أَعْمَالِنَا، فِي بِنَاءِ وَطَنِنَا بِسَوَاعِدِنَا وَمَقْدِرَاتِنَا.

The Holy Quran contains practical, realistic stories demonstrating creativity in management and leadership. It is beautiful to draw from these lessons to improve our work as we build our homeland with our own hands and capabilities.

Vocabulary · المفردات (31 verbs · 63 nouns)

• تَحَقَّقَ — to be achieved
• أَمْكَنَ — to be possible
• تَسَلَّقَ — to climb
• ثَقَبَ — to pierce
• اسْتَطَاعَ — to be able
• ظَهَرَ — to appear
• حَصَلَ — to obtain
• كَانَ — to be
• مَلَكَ — to own
• جَعَلَ — to make
• وَجَّهَ — to direct
• آثَرَ — to prefer
• عَلَّمَ — to teach
• أَمَرَ — to order
• غَرَسَ — to plant
• أَعَانَ — to help
• أَتَى — to bring
• نَفَخَ — to blow
• شَارَكَ — to participate
• أَفْرَغَ — to pour
• ضَمِنَ — to guarantee
• أَعْلَنَ — to announce
• تَعَامَلَ — to deal
• قَالَ — to say
• ظَلَمَ — to oppress
• عَذَّبَ — to punish
• رَدَّ — to return
• آمَنَ — to believe
• عَمِلَ — to work
• اسْتَفَادَ — to benefit
• جَوَّدَ — to improve quality
• مَلْحُوظَة — note
• رِضَا — satisfaction
• مُسْتَفِيد — beneficiary
• جَوْدَة — quality
• مُنْتَج — product
• رَدْم — barrier
• تَسَلُّق — climbing
• ثَقْب — piercing
• نَقْب — a hole
• تَدْرِيب — training
• تَأْهِيل — qualification
• بِنَاء — construction
• ثِقَة — confidence
• رُكْن — pillar
• رَئِيس — main
• عَمَلِيَّة — process
• مَال — money
• خَرْج — tribute
• مَادَّة — material
• خَام — raw
• حَدِيد — iron
• نُحَاس — copper
• مَهَارَة — skill
• اسْتِخْرَاج — extraction
• إِرَادَة — will
• إِدَارَة — management
• نَشَاط — activity
• إِنْسَانِي — human
• خَيْر — good, goodness, welfare, benefit
• تَعْلِيم — education
• جَيْش — army
• غَرْس — plant
• إِيجَابِيَّة — positivity
• نَفْس — soul / psyche
• قُوَّة — strength
• مُشْرِف — supervisor
• زُبْرَة — a large piece or chunk (especially of iron or metal)
• مُشَارِك — participant
• أَثَر — impact
• إِيجَابِي — positive
• عَمَل — work
• مُبَاشِر — direct
• إِتْقَان — mastery
• قَانُون — law
• إِدَارِي — administrative
• تَعَامُل — dealing
• بِدَايَة — beginning
• عَذَاب — punishment
• نُكْر — severe
• جَزَاء — reward
• حُسْنَى — best
• يُسْر — ease
• قُرْآن — Quran
• كَرِيم — noble
• قِصَّة — story
• عَمَلِي — practical
• وَاقِعِي — realistic
• إِبْدَاع — creativity
• قِيَادَة — leadership
• وَطَن — homeland
• سَاعِد — forearm
• مَقْدِرَة — capability
• أَجْمَل — most beautiful