Syrian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 2 — Page 112

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَقْرَأُ: وَشْوَشَاتُ السَّاقِيَةِ بُسْتَانُنَا فِي السَّهْلِ لَكِنْ بَيْتُنَا فِي الرَّابِيَةْ بَكَّرْتُ لِلْبُسْتَانِ مَعْ جَدِّي وَأُخْتِي غَالِيَةْ أَلْهُو أَلُمُّ الْوَرْدَ أَسْمَعُ وَشْوَشَاتِ السَّاقِيَةْ تَشْدُو أَغَانِيهَا تَقُصُّ حِكَايَةً لِلدَّالِيَةْ فِي صَوْتِهَا لَحْنٌ وَمُوسِيقَا وَسِحْرُ الْقَافِيَةْ **** قَالَتْ: أَتَى نِيسَانُ يُوقِظُ كُلَّ عَيْنٍ غَافِيَةْ نِيسَانُ فِيهِ النُّورُ فِيهِ الدِّفْءُ فِيهِ الْعَافِيَةْ يُعْطِيكِ أَنْسَاماً وَأَفْيَاءً وَشَمْساً ضَاحِيَةْ أَمَّا أَنَا..

Reading: Whispers of the Waterwheel. Our orchard is in the plain, but our house is on the hill. I went early to the orchard with my grandfather and my sister Ghalia. I play, I gather roses, I hear the whispers of the waterwheel. It sings its songs, telling a story to the grapevine. In its voice is a melody, music, and the magic of rhyme. It said: April has come, awakening every sleeping eye. April brings light, warmth, and wellness. It gives you breezes, shades, and a bright sun. As for me...

أُعْطِيكِ مِنْ مَائِي كُؤُوساً صَافِيَةْ وَالصَّيْفُ يُعْطِيكِ الْعَنَاقِيدَ الْعِذَابَ الْحَالِيَةْ **** لَا تَحْرِمِي مِنْهُنَّ أَسْرَابَ الطُّيُورِ الشَّادِيَةْ مُدِّي ظِلَالَكِ وَالْقُطُوفَ الْحَالِيَاتِ الدَّانِيَةْ لِلطَّيْرِ لِلْإِنْسَانِ لِلْمُحْتَاجِ حَتَّى الْمَاشِيَةْ أَعْطِي بِلَا مَنٍّ، بِلَا بُخْلٍ بِلَا أَنَانِيَّةْ وَاسْتَقْبِلِي الدُّنْيَا وَمَنْ فِيهَا بِنَفْسٍ رَاضِيَةْ حَامِدُ حَسَن* -- مُعْجَمُ الْكَلِمَاتِ...

I give you clear cups of my water, and summer gives you sweet, delicious clusters of grapes. Do not deny the flocks of singing birds from them. Extend your shadows and the sweet, low-hanging fruits to the birds, to humans, to the needy, and even to the livestock. Give without boasting, without stinginess, and without selfishness. Welcome the world and everyone in it with a content soul. Hamid Hassan.

الرَّابِيَةُ: مَا ارْتَفَعَ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ.

Al-Rabiya: High ground or a hill.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (11 verbs · 51 nouns)

• بَكَرَ — to go early
• لَهَا — to play
• سَمِعَ — to hear
• سَاقِيَة — water channel
• بُسْتَان — orchard
• سَهْل — plain