Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 1 — Page 9

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

يَوْمٌ لَا يُنْسَى.

A day to remember.

اِجْتَمَعَتِ الْعَائِلَةُ حَوْلَ مَائِدَةِ الْغَدَاءِ.

The family gathered around the lunch table.

وَصَلَ أَخِي فَرِحاً وَعَلَى شَفَتَيْهِ الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ.

My brother arrived beaming, with plenty to say.

بَدَأَ حَدِيثَهُ قَائِلاً: يَوْمٌ بِأَلْفِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ حَيَاتِي الْجَامِعِيَّةِ.

He began, "It was a day worth a thousand days of my university life."

عَرَفْنَا فِيهِ مَعْنَى الْعَطَاءِ بِمُشَارَكَتِنَا فِي حَمْلَةِ التَّبَرُّعِ بِالدَّمِ.

We learned the true meaning of giving by participating in the blood donation drive.

لَنْ أَنْسَى تِلْكَ الِابْتِسَامَاتِ الَّتِي ارْتَسَمَتْ عَلَى وُجُوهِ زُمَلَائِي.

I will never forget the smiles on my colleagues' faces.

كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ فِي غُرْفَةِ قِطَافِ الدَّمِ.

Each of them lay on a bed in the collection room,

لِيَتَبَرَّعَ بِبَعْضٍ مِنْ دَمِهِ آمِلاً أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ الْقَطَرَاتُ شِفَاءً لِغَيْرِهِ.

donating blood in the hope that those drops would heal others.

قَالَتْ كِنْدَةُ: حَقّاً إِنَّهُ يَوْمٌ لَا يُنْسَى.

Kinda said, "It truly is a day to remember."

يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ.

I wish I had been there with you.

أَجَابَنِي: فَكِّرِي بِطَرِيقَةٍ تُلَائِمُ عُمْرَكِ يَا كِنْدَةُ لِلْمُشَارَكَةِ مَعَنَا.

He replied, "Think of a way to join us that suits your age, Kinda."

فَنَتَقَاسَمَ مَعاً الشُّعُورَ بِالْمَسْئُولِيَّةِ.

We can share the sense of responsibility together.

لَمَعَتْ فِكْرَةٌ بِرَأْسِي.

An idea struck me.

فَسَأَلْتُ أَبِي: هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تُسَاعِدَنِي فِي تَصْمِيمِ لَوْحَةٍ تُوَضِّحُ فِكْرَتِي لِزُمَلَائِي فِي الصَّفِّ؟

I asked my father, "Could you help me design a poster to explain my idea to my classmates?"

أَجَابَنِي: نَعَمْ يَا صَغِيرَتِي.

He answered, "Yes, my little one."

قَالَتْ أُمِّي وَأَنَا سَأُسَاعِدُكِ أَيْضاً.

My mother added, "I will help you too."

أَحْضِرِي الْأَلْوَانَ وَالْأَوْرَاقَ لِنَبْدَأَ.

Bring the colors and paper so we can get started.

رَسَمْتُ قَطْرَةَ دَمٍ وَسَطَ اللَّوْحَةِ، وَلَوَّنْتُهَا.

I drew a drop of blood in the center of the poster and colored it in.

ثُمَّ أَحَطْتُهَا بِأَسْهُمٍ تُشِيرُ إِلَى الْمُسْتَفِيدِينَ مِنْهَا.

Then, I surrounded it with arrows pointing to those who benefit from it.

فِي الْجِهَةِ الْيُمْنَى طِفْلَةٌ عَلَى سَرِيرِهَا وَالطَّبِيبُ بِجِوَارِهَا.

On the right, I drew a little girl in her hospital bed with a doctor beside her.

وَفِي أَعْلَى اللَّوْحَةِ يُرْفَعُ عَلَمُ الْجُمْهُورِيَّةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ السُّورِيَّةِ.

At the top of the poster, the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic flew high.

وَفِي الْجِهَةِ الْيُسْرَى طِفْلٌ رَضِيعٌ.

On the left, I drew an infant.

ثُمَّ رَسَمْتُ مَجْمُوعَةً مِنَ الْمَرْضَى لِأُظْهِرَ نَمَاذِجَ مُتَنَوِّعَةً مِنْ أَفْرَادِ الْمُجْتَمَعِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى نَقْلِ الدَّمِ.

I added a group of patients to represent the various members of society who might need a transfusion.

ارْتَسَمَتْ فِي مُخَيِّلَتِي صُورَةُ زُمَلَائِي وَالدَّهْشَةُ تَعْلُو وُجُوهَهُمْ عِنْدَ عَرْضِ فِكْرَتِي.

I pictured my classmates' faces, imagining their surprise when I presented my idea.

مَعَ بُزُوغِ شَمْسِ الصَّبَاحِ انْطَلَقْتُ فَرِحَةً إِلَى مَدْرَسَتِي.

As the sun rose, I set off for school, full of excitement.

وَأَخْبَرْتُ مُعَلِّمَتِي عَنْ رَغْبَتِي بِتَقْدِيمِ عَرْضٍ لِزُمَلَائِي.

I told my teacher I wanted to give a presentation to my classmates.

فَشَجَّعَتْنِي وَحَدَّدَتْ مُدَّةَ عَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ لَهُ.

She encouraged me and gave me ten minutes for it.

وَعِنْدَمَا حَانَ الْوَقْتُ عَرَضْتُ اللَّوْحَةَ الَّتِي جَهَّزْتُهَا.

When the time came, I presented the poster I had prepared.

مُتَحَدِّثَةً عَنْ فَوَائِدِ هَذِهِ الْحَمْلَةِ لِلْفَرْدِ وَالْمُجْتَمَعِ وَمَشَاعِرِ الْمُشَارِكِينَ فِيهَا كَمَا أَخْبَرَنِي أَخِي.

I spoke about the benefits of the campaign for individuals and society, and described the feelings of the participants, just as my brother had told me.

وَعَلَى الْفَوْرِ بَادَرَ صَدِيقِي كِنَانٌ قَائِلاً: عُمْرُنَا لَا يَسْمَحُ لَنَا بِالتَّبَرُّعِ بِالدَّمِ.

My friend Kinan immediately spoke up, "We are too young to donate blood."

فَمَا رَأْيُكُمْ أَنْ نُشَارِكَ فِي الْحَمْلَةِ الْقَادِمَةِ بِالذَّهَابِ إِلَى مَرْكَزِ نَقْلِ الدَّمِ لِاسْتِقْبَالِ الْمُتَبَرِّعِينَ؟

"What if we participate in the next campaign by going to the blood center to welcome the donors?"

أَثْنَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ عَلَى مُبَادَرَتِنَا.

The teacher praised our initiative.

وَوَافَقَتْ أَنْ تُشَارِكَنَا مَعَ مُمَثِّلٍ عَنِ الْإِدَارَةِ وَمَنْ يَرْغَبُ مِنْ أَهْلِنَا.

She agreed to join us, along with a school administrator and any parents who wished to come.

فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُحَدَّدِ تَوَجَّهَ فَرِيقُنَا بِرِفْقَةِ الْمُعَلِّمَةِ وَبَعْضِ الْأَهْلِ.

At the appointed time, our team set off with the teacher and some of our families.

وَوَقَفْنَا صَفَّيْنِ مُتَقَابِلَيْنِ أَمَامَ بَابِ مَرْكَزِ نَقْلِ الدَّمِ.

We stood in two lines facing each other in front of the blood center entrance.

نَسْتَقْبِلُ الْمُشَارِكِينَ فِي التَّبَرُّعِ بِالدَّمِ وَنُوَدِّعُهُمْ بِالْأَزْهَارِ تَشْجِيعاً وَامْتِنَاناً.

We welcomed the donors and gave them flowers as a gesture of encouragement and gratitude.

شَكَرَتْنَا إِدَارَةُ الْمَرْكَزِ لِمُبَادَرَتِنَا اللَّطِيفَةِ.

The center's administration thanked us for our kind initiative.

وَعُدْنَا نَحْمِلُ ذِكْرَيَاتٍ جَمِيلَةً سَتُرَافِقُنَا مَدَى الْحَيَاةِ لِيَوْمٍ لَا يُنْسَى.

We returned home with beautiful memories of an unforgettable day that will stay with us for a lifetime.

فَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا طَرِيقَةً لِلْمُشَارَكَةِ تُلَائِمُ أَعْمَارَنَا.

We had found a way to contribute that was perfect for our age.

Vocabulary · المفردات (44 verbs · 113 nouns)

• قَرَأَ — to read
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• اِجْتَمَعَ — to gather
• وَصَلَ — to arrive
• بَدَأَ — to begin
• عَرَفَ — to know
• أَقَامَ — to hold
• اِرْتَسَمَ — to be drawn
• تَبَرَّعَ — to donate
• كَانَ — to be
• لَاءَمَ — to suit
• تَقَاسَمَ — to share
• لَمَعَ — to shine
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• سَاعَدَ — to help
• وَضَّحَ — to clarify
• أَحْضَرَ — to bring
• رَسَمَ — to draw
• لَوَّنَ — to color
• أَحَاطَ — to surround
• أَشَارَ — to point
• رَفَعَ — to raise
• أَظْهَرَ — to show
• اِحْتَاجَ — to need
• عَلَا — to rise
• اِنْطَلَقَ — to set off
• أَخْبَرَ — to inform
• شَجَّعَ — to encourage
• حَدَّدَ — to determine
• حَانَ — to come
• جَهَّزَ — to prepare
• بَادَرَ — to initiate
• سَمَحَ — to allow
• أَثْنَى — to praise
• وَافَقَ — to agree
• رَغِبَ — to desire
• تَوَجَّهَ — to head
• وَقَفَ — to stand
• وَدَّعَ — to bid farewell
• شَكَرَ — to thank
• عَادَ — to return
• حَمَلَ — to carry
• رَافَقَ — to accompany
• وَجَدَ — to find
• يَوْم — day
• عَائِلَة — family
• مَائِدَة — dining table
• غَدَاء — lunch
• دَقِيقَة — minute
• أَخ — brother
• فَرِح — happy
• شَفَة — lip
• كَثِير — much
• كَلَام — speech
• حَدِيث — talk
• أَلْف — thousand
• حَيَاة — life
• جَامِعِيّ — university (adj)
• مَعْنَى — meaning
• عَطَاء — giving
• مُشَارَكَة — participation
• حَمْلَة — campaign
• تَبَرُّع — donation
• دَم — blood
• إِدَارَة — administration
• جَامِعَة — university
• اِبْتِسَامَة — smile
• وَجْه — face
• زَمِيل — colleague
• مُسْتَلْقٍ — lying
• سَرِير — bed
• غُرْفَة — room
• قِطَاف — harvest
• بَعْض — some
• آمِل — one who hopes
• قَطْرَة — drop
• شِفَاء — healing
• غَيْر — other
• حَقّ — truth
• طَرِيقَة — way
• عُمْر — age
• شُعُور — feeling
• مَسْئُولِيَّة — responsibility
• فِكْرَة — idea
• رَأْس — head
• أَب — father
• تَصْمِيم — design
• لَوْحَة — board
• صَفّ — class
• صَغِيرَة — little girl
• أُمّ — mother
• لَوْن — color
• وَرَق — paper
• وَسَط — middle
• سَهْم — arrow
• مُسْتَفِيد — beneficiary
• جِهَة — side
• يُمْنَى — right
• طِفْلَة — little girl
• طَبِيب — doctor
• جِوَار — neighborhood, vicinity, proximity
• أَعْلَى — top
• عَلَم — a flag; a sign; a landmark
• جُمْهُورِيَّة — republic
• عَرَبِيّ — Arab
• سُورِيّ — Syrian
• يُسْرَى — left
• طِفْل — child
• رَضِيع — infant
• مَجْمُوعَة — group
• مَرِيض — patient
• نَمُوذَج — model
• مُتَنَوِّع — various
• فَرْد — individual
• مُجْتَمَع — society
• مُخَيِّلَة — imagination
• صُورَة — picture
• دَهْشَة — surprise
• عَرْض — presentation
• بُزُوغ — rising
• شَمْس — sun
• صَبَاح — morning
• مَدْرَسَة — school
• مُعَلِّمَة — female teacher
• رَغْبَة — desire
• تَقْدِيم — offering
• مُدَّة — duration
• عَشْر — ten
• وَقْت — time
• فَائِدَة — benefit
• مَشَاعِر — feelings
• مُشَارِك — participant
• فَوْر — haste
• صَدِيق — friend
• رَأْي — opinion
• قَادِم — next
• ذَهَاب — going
• مَرْكَز — center
• اِسْتِقْبَال — reception, welcome
• مُتَبَرِّع — donor
• مُبَادَرَة — initiative
• مُمَثِّل — representative
• أَهْل — family
• مَوْعِد — appointment
• مُحَدَّد — specified
• فَرِيق — team
• رِفْقَة — company
• مُتَقَابِل — opposite
• أَمَام — in front of
• بَاب — door
• زَهْرَة — Zahra (a name, but here used as a common noun meaning 'flower')
• تَشْجِيع — encouragement
• اِمْتِنَان — gratitude
• لَطِيف — kind
• ذِكْرَى — memory
• جَمِيل — beautiful
• مَدَى — extent