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Medium complete sentence

896 Arabic phrases of the type complete sentence translated to English.. Difficulty: medium.
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A complete sentence. The sentence contains a verb, but there are also complete Arabic sentences without any verb.

she stayed on at her job after retiring1
istamarrat fii al3amali ba3da attaqaa3udi
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤَﺮَّﺕ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻤَﻞِ ﺑَﻌﺪَ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﻘَﺎﻋُﺪِ
the staff are working under great pressure1
almustakhdamuuna mujhaduuna jiddan
ﺍَﻟﻤُﺴﺘَﺨﺪَﻣُﻮﻥَ ﻣُﺠﻬَﺪُﻭﻥَ ﺟِﺪّﺍً
He advanced to chief accountant.1
taqaddama Hattaa HaSala 3alaa manSabi mudiirin
ﺗَﻘَﺪَّﻡَ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺣَﺼَﻞَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣَﻨﺼَﺐِ ﻣُﺪِﻳﺮٍ
Make a deduction for business trips.1
iqtaTa3a takaaliifa riHlaati al3amali
ﺍِﻗﺘَﻄَﻊَ ﺗَﻜَﺎﻟِﻴﻒَ ﺭِﺣﻠَﺎﺕِ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻤَﻞِ

The subject is an implicit pronoun, estimated to be she.
alfaa3ilu Damiirun mustatirun taqdiiruhu hiya
ﺍَﻟﻔَﺎﻋِﻞُ ﺿَﻤِﻴﺮٌ ﻣُﺴﺘَﺘِﺮٌ ﺗَﻘﺪِﻳﺮُﻩُ ﻫِﻲَ

I mustn't put too much strain on my heart1
laa yajibu 'an 'ajhada qalbii
ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺟﻬَﺪَ ﻗَﻠﺒِﻲ

How i love this weather!
kam 'uHibbu hadhaa aljawwa
ﻛَﻢ ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻮَّ

the owner was instructed to move his car1
Talaba min assaa'iqi 'an yanqula assayyaarata
ﻃَﻠَﺐَ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺋِﻖِ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﻨﻘُﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻴَّﺎﺭَﺓَ

the cock crows at seven o'clock1
SaaHa addiiku 3ind assaa3ati assaabi3ati
ﺻَﺎﺡَ ﺍَﻟﺪِّﻳﻚُ ﻋِﻨﺪ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺑِﻌَﺔِ
I've always been afraid of dogs.1
kuntu 'akhaafu alkilaaba daa'iman
ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺃَﺧَﺎﻑُ ﺍَﻟﻜِﻠَﺎﺏَ ﺩَﺍﺋِﻤﺎً

He ate heartily.1
'akala bishahiyyatin kabiiratin
ﺃَﻛَﻞَ ﺑِﺸَﻬِﻴَّﺔٍ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓٍ
The food was delicious.
kaana aTTa3aamu ladhiidhan
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﻌَﺎﻡُ ﻟَﺬِﻳﺬﺍً
I will not cook tomorrow.
lan 'aTbukha ghadan
ﻟَﻦ ﺃَﻃﺒُﺦَ ﻏَﺪﺍً

What do you want to drink?
madhaa taHibbu 'an tashraba
ﻣَﺬَﺍ ﺗَﺤِﺐُّ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺸﺮَﺏَ
drink makes him aggressive1
yuSbiHu 3udwaaniyyan 3indamaa yashrabu alkhamra
ﻳُﺼﺒِﺢُ ﻋُﺪﻭَﺍﻧِﻴّﺎً ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﻳَﺸﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻤﺮَ

The Government were put under heavy pressure by the opposition.1
haajamat almu3aaraDatu alHukuumata bishiddatin
ﻫَﺎﺟَﻤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻌَﺎﺭَﺿَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺤُﻜُﻮﻣَﺔَ ﺑِﺸِﺪَّﺓٍ

I walked from the mountain to the sea.
dhahabtu min aljabali 'ilaa albaHri
ﺫَﻫَﺒﺖُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺒَﻞِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮِ

they suit each other1
yunaasibaani ba3Duhumaa ba3Dan
ﻳُﻨَﺎﺳِﺒَﺎﻥِ ﺑَﻌﻀُﻬُﻤَﺎ ﺑَﻌﻀﺎً
With breathless anticipation she waited for the kiss.1
intaZarat alqublata bilahfatin shadiidin
ﺍِﻧﺘَﻈَﺮَﺕ ﺍَﻟﻘُﺒﻠَﺔَ ﺑِﻠَﻬﻔَﺔٍ ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪٍ
He appealed to her kindheartedness.1
naashada qalbahaa alHanuuna
ﻧَﺎﺷَﺪَ ﻗَﻠﺒَﻬَﺎ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻨُﻮﻥَ
She idolized her father.1
'aHabbat waalidahaa 'ilaa darajati al3ibaadati
ﺃَﺣَﺒَّﺖ ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﻫَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺩَﺭَﺟَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻌِﺒَﺎﺩَﺓِ

Open Sesame!
iftaH yaa simsim
ﺍِﻓﺘَﺢ ﻳَﺎ ﺳِﻤﺴِﻢ

tears rolled down his/her cheeks1
tasaaqaTat addumuu3u 3alaa alkhaddayni
ﺗَﺴَﺎﻗَﻄَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺪُّﻣُﻮﻉُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺪَّﻳﻦِ
He is plagued by doubts.1
'aqlaqahu ashshu3uuru biashshakki
ﺃَﻗﻠَﻘَﻪُ ﺍَﻟﺸُّﻌُﻮﺭُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺸَّﻚِّ
Why did she get so angry with you?1
limaadhaa ghaDibat minka
ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻏَﻀِﺒَﺖ ﻣِﻨﻚَ
I think that life is much more beautiful than we can imagine.
'a3taqidu 'anna alHayaata 'ajmalu bikathiirin min maa natakhayyalu
ﺃَﻋﺘَﻘِﺪُ ﺃَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻴَﺎﺓَ ﺃَﺟﻤَﻞُ ﺑِﻜَﺜِﻴﺮٍ ﻣِﻦ ﻣَﺎ ﻧَﺘَﺨَﻴَّﻞُ
I can not believe my eyes.
laa 'uSaddiqu 3aynii
ﻟَﺎ ﺃُﺻَﺪِّﻕُ ﻋَﻴﻨِﻲ

The water quickly evaporated in the heat.1
tabakhkharat lmiyaahu bisur3a bisababi alHaraarati
ﺗَﺒَﺨَّﺮَﺕ ﺍﻟﻤِﻴَﺎﻩُ ﺑِﺴُﺮﻋَﺔ ﺑِﺴَﺒَﺐِ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺮَﺍﺭَﺓِ

The number of homes is decreasing.1
yaqillu 3adadu almasaakini
ﻳَﻘِﻞُّ ﻋَﺪَﺩُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺴَﺎﻛِﻦِ
He entered without knocking the door.1
dakhala biduun 'an yaqra3a albaaba
ﺩَﺧَﻞَ ﺑِﺪُﻭﻥ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﻘﺮَﻉَ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺎﺏَ
The room was divided down the middle.1
kaanat alghurfatu maqsuumatan fii alwasaTi
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺮﻓَﺔُ ﻣَﻘﺴُﻮﻣَﺔً ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺳَﻂِ

I don't care about football.
laa 'ahtammu bikurati alqadami
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﻫﺘَﻢُّ ﺑِﻜُﺮَﺓِ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺪَﻡِ
My favorite player is Zinedine.
laa3ibii almufaDDalu huwa zaynu addiini
ﻟَﺎﻋِﺒِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻔَﻀَّﻞُ ﻫُﻮَ ﺯَﻳﻦُ ﺍَﻟﺪِّﻳﻦِ
Who is your favourite player?
man huwa allaa3ibu almufaDDalu laka?
ﻣَﻦ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﺎﻋِﺐُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻔَﻀَّﻞُ ﻟَﻚَ؟
He is my favourite player.
huwa laa3ibii almufaDDalu
ﻫُﻮَ ﻟَﺎﻋِﺒِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻔَﻀَّﻞُ
He was a player.
kaana laa3iban
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻟَﺎﻋِﺒﺎً
I love football.
'uHibbu kurata alqadami
ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﻛُﺮَﺓَ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺪَﻡِ

Marry me!5
tazawwajiinii
ﺗَﺰَﻭَّﺟِﻴﻨِﻲ
I want to get married.
'uriidu alzawaaja
ﺃُﺭِﻳﺪُ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻭَﺍﺝَ
She wanted to marry him.
'araadat alzawaaja minhu
ﺃَﺭَﺍﺩَﺕ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻭَﺍﺝَ ﻣِﻨﻪُ

A good neighbor is more important than a good house.
aljaaru qabla addaari
ﺍَﻟﺠَﺎﺭُ ﻗَﺒﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺪَّﺍﺭِ

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it only happened once1
Hadatha dhalika marratan waaHidatan
ﺣَﺪَﺙَ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﻣَﺮَّﺓً ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪَﺓً
I have to run1
yajibu 'an 'adhhaba bisur3atin
ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺫﻫَﺐَ ﺑِﺴُﺮﻋَﺔٍ
the trip went without a hitch1
marrat arriHlatu biduun ta3qiidaatin
ﻣَﺮَّﺕ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﺣﻠَﺔُ ﺑِﺪُﻭﻥ ﺗَﻌﻘِﻴﺪَﺍﺕٍ
I'll be careful not to go there.1
'aHdharu adhdhahaaba 'ilaa hunaaka
ﺃَﺣﺬَﺭُ ﺍَﻟﺬَّﻫَﺎﺏَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ
Our only alternative is to give up.1
alHallu alwaHiidu huwa alistislaamu
ﺍَﻟﺤَﻞُّ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺣِﻴﺪُ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍَﻟﺎِﺳﺘِﺴﻠَﺎﻡُ
We are all humans.
naHnu jamii3uuna basharun
ﻧَﺤﻦُ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻌُﻮﻥَ ﺑَﺸَﺮٌ
He found his education useful.1
ista3mala diraasatahu
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻌﻤَﻞَ ﺩِﺭَﺍﺳَﺘَﻪُ
The bicycle is beginning to prove useful again.1
3aada isti3maalu addarraajati min jadiidin
ﻋَﺎﺩَ ﺍِﺳﺘِﻌﻤَﺎﻝُ ﺍَﻟﺪَّﺭَّﺍﺟَﺔِ ﻣِﻦ ﺟَﺪِﻳﺪٍ
Poor wretch!1
yaa miskiinu
ﻳَﺎ ﻣِﺴﻜِﻴﻦُ
His stomach became big.
'aSbaHa baTnuhu kabiiran
ﺃَﺻﺒَﺢَ ﺑَﻄﻨُﻪُ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮﺍً
He is still small.
huwa maa zaala Saghiiran
ﻫُﻮَ ﻣَﺎ ﺯَﺍﻝَ ﺻَﻐِﻴﺮﺍً
I love to dance.
'aHibbu 'an 'arquSa
ﺃَﺣِﺐُّ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺭﻗُﺺَ
I can understand that you are tired.1
'innii 'afhamu 'annaka mujhadun
ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﻓﻬَﻢُ ﺃَﻧَّﻚَ ﻣُﺠﻬَﺪٌ
Issue a certificate.1
'aSdara shahaadatan
ﺃَﺻﺪَﺭَ ﺷَﻬَﺎﺩَﺓً
She acts with great authority.1
tataSarrafu bii3tidaadin kabiirin
ﺗَﺘَﺼَﺮَّﻑُ ﺑِﺎِﻋﺘِﺪَﺍﺩٍ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮٍ
She is the very image of her mother.1
'innahaa Suuratun 3an waalidatihaa
ﺇِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﺻُﻮﺭَﺓٌ ﻋَﻦ ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﺗِﻬَﺎ
Ask for the negotiations to be suspended.1
Talaba qaT3a almufaawaDaati
ﻃَﻠَﺐَ ﻗَﻄﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻔَﺎﻭَﺿَﺎﺕِ
Don't interrupt while I'm talking!1
laa tuqaaTi3nii 3indamaa 'ataHaddathu
ﻟَﺎ ﺗُﻘَﺎﻃِﻌﻨِﻲ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺃَﺗَﺤَﺪَّﺙُ
He collected rubbish in bin bags.1
jama3a alfaDlaati fii 'akyaasi alzubaalati
ﺟَﻤَﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻀﻠَﺎﺕِ ﻓِﻲ ﺃَﻛﻴَﺎﺱِ ﺍَﻟﺰُﺑَﺎﻟَﺔِ
The countryside is becoming depopulated.1
farighat alquraa min sukkaanihaa
ﻓَﺮِﻏَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻘُﺮَﻯ ﻣِﻦ ﺳُﻜَّﺎﻧِﻬَﺎ
He fired a shot.1
'aTlaqa arraSaaSata
ﺃَﻃﻠَﻖَ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺻَﺎﺻَﺔَ
He rejected an accusation.1
nafaa ittihaaman
ﻧَﻔَﺎ ﺍِﺗِّﻬَﺎﻣﺎً
He gave a promise.1
'a3Taa wa3dan
ﺃَﻋﻄَﻰ ﻭَﻋﺪﺍً
It is hard to decide who is right.1
min aSSa3bi taHdiidun man lihu alHaqqu
ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﻌﺐِ ﺗَﺤﺪِﻳﺪٌ ﻣَﻦ ﻟِﻪُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻖُّ
The matter was settled by chance.1
Hasamat almas'alata 3an Tariiqi aSSudfati
ﺣَﺴَﻤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺴﺄَﻟَﺔَ ﻋَﻦ ﻃَﺮِﻳﻖِ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﺪﻓَﺔِ
We caught you.
'amsaknaa bika
ﺃَﻣﺴَﻜﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻚَ
I did not mean that.
lam 'aqSid dhalika
ﻟَﻢ ﺃَﻗﺼِﺪ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ
He wasted time.
'aDaa3a alwaqta
ﺃَﺿَﺎﻉَ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖَ
It is just a dream.
'innahu mujarradu Hulmin
ﺇِﻧَّﻪُ ﻣُﺠَﺮَّﺩُ ﺣُﻠﻢٍ
I will leave you.
sa'atrukukum
ﺳَﺄَﺗﺮُﻛُﻜُﻢ
I will leave from here.
sa'atruku hunaa
ﺳَﺄَﺗﺮُﻙُ ﻫُﻨَﺎ
That makes me happy
yasurrunii dhalika
ﻳَﺴُﺮُّﻧِﻲ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ
I can not.
laa 'astaTii3u
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺳﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ
This is the decision.
hadhaa huwa alqaraaru
ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺮَﺍﺭُ
We must use our minds.
yajibu 'an nasta3mila 3uquulanaa
ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﺃَﻥ ﻧَﺴﺘَﻌﻤِﻞَ ﻋُﻘُﻮﻟَﻨَﺎ
Where are you taking us?
'ilaa 'ayna ta'khudhunaa
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺃَﻳﻦَ ﺗَﺄﺧُﺬُﻧَﺎ
as you like
kamaa turwidu
ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺗُﺮﻭِﺩُ
I disagree.
laa 'uwaafiqu
ﻟَﺎ ﺃُﻭَﺍﻓِﻖُ
He turned into stone.
taHawwala 'ilaa alHajari
ﺗَﺤَﻮَّﻝَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺠَﺮِ
This time you will die!
hadhihi almarratu satamuutu
ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺮَّﺓُ ﺳَﺘَﻤُﻮﺕُ
How do I get out of here?
kayf 'akhruju min hunaa
ﻛَﻴﻒ ﺃَﺧﺮُﺝُ ﻣِﻦ ﻫُﻨَﺎ
I finally succeeded.
najaHtu 'akhiiran
ﻧَﺠَﺤﺖُ ﺃَﺧِﻴﺮﺍً
her defection came as a great surprise1
kaana irtidaaduhaa mufaaja'atan kabiiratan
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍِﺭﺗِﺪَﺍﺩُﻫَﺎ ﻣُﻔَﺎﺟَﺄَﺓً ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓً
I refrained from commenting upon the matter1
imtana3tu 3an atta3liiqi
ﺍِﻣﺘَﻨَﻌﺖُ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﻌﻠِﻴﻖِ
I did not eat anything except a bread.
maa 'akaltu 'illaa khubzan
ﻣَﺎ ﺃَﻛَﻠﺖُ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﺧُﺒﺰﺍً
A cage for an animal is like a prison for a human.
qafaSu alHayawaani kasijni al'insaani
ﻗَﻔَﺺُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻴَﻮَﺍﻥِ ﻛَﺴِﺠﻦِ ﺍَﻟﺈِﻧﺴَﺎﻥِ
they have never in their life read a book3
lam yaqra'uu fii Hayaatihim kitaaban
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻘﺮَﺅُﻭﺍ ﻓِﻲ ﺣَﻴَﺎﺗِﻬِﻢ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑﺎً
I will tell you a story.
sa'aHkii qiSSatan laka
ﺳَﺄَﺣﻜِﻲ ﻗِﺼَّﺔً ﻟَﻚَ
I arrived in the last moment.
waSaltu fii 'aakhiri laHZatin
ﻭَﺻَﻠﺖُ ﻓِﻲ ﺁﺧِﺮِ ﻟَﺤﻈَﺔٍ
There is no time to talk.
layasa hunaaka waqtu alkalaami
ﻟَﻴَﺲَ ﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ ﻭَﻗﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻠَﺎﻡِ
I will die without screaming a single scream.
sa'amuutu duuna 'an 'aSrukha Sarkhatan waaHidatan
ﺳَﺄَﻣُﻮﺕُ ﺩُﻭﻥَ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺻﺮُﺥَ ﺻَﺮﺧَﺔً ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪَﺓً
This is the problem.
hadhihi hiya lmushkilatu
ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﻫِﻲَ ﺍﻟﻤُﺸﻜِﻠَﺔُ
It is raining like the sky is crying.
'innahaa tumTiru ka'anna assamaa'a tabkii
ﺇِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﺗُﻤﻄِﺮُ ﻛَﺄَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀَ ﺗَﺒﻜِﻲ
What is that sick way of thinking?
maa hadhaa attafkiiru almariiDu
ﻣَﺎ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﻔﻜِﻴﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺮِﻳﺾُ
Why did you stuff yourself with so much food?
limaadhaa mala'ta baTnaka 'ilaa hadhaa alHaddu
ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻣَﻠَﺄﺕَ ﺑَﻄﻨَﻚَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺪُّ
This appeals to me.
yu3jibunii hadhaa
ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ ﻫَﺬَﺍ
The food appeals to me.
yu3jibunii al'aklu
ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻛﻞُ
There is no place in my heart for love.
layasa fii qalbii makaanun liHubbin
ﻟَﻴَﺲَ ﻓِﻲ ﻗَﻠﺒِﻲ ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥٌ ﻟِﺤُﺐٍّ
This is greater than I imagined.
hadhaa 'a3Zamu min maa takhayyaltu
ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺃَﻋﻈَﻢُ ﻣِﻦ ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﺨَﻴَّﻠﺖُ
Do you know who I am?
hal ta3rifunii?
ﻫَﻞ ﺗَﻌﺮِﻓُﻨِﻲ؟
Do you know how to drive a bus?
hal ta3rifu 'an tasuuqa alHaafilata
ﻫَﻞ ﺗَﻌﺮِﻑُ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺴُﻮﻕَ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺎﻓِﻠَﺔَ
I know the poet that wrote this poem.
'a3rifu ashshaa3ira alladhii kataba hadhihi alqaSiidata
ﺃَﻋﺮِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺎﻋِﺮَ ﺍَﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻛَﺘَﺐَ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺼِﻴﺪَﺓَ
I will share the gold with you.
sa'aqtasimu ma3aka adhdhahaba
ﺳَﺄَﻗﺘَﺴِﻢُ ﻣَﻌَﻚَ ﺍَﻟﺬَّﻫَﺐَ
Do you carry a heart or a stone in your chest?
hal taHmilu fii Sadrika qalban 'aw Hajaran
ﻫَﻞ ﺗَﺤﻤِﻞُ ﻓِﻲ ﺻَﺪﺭِﻙَ ﻗَﻠﺒﺎً ﺃَﻭ ﺣَﺠَﺮﺍً
To alleviate the pain.1
yukhaffifu al'awjaa3a
ﻳُﺨَﻔِّﻒُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻭﺟَﺎﻉَ
I want a profession with a future.
'uriidu Hirfatan lahaa mustaqbal
ﺃُﺭِﻳﺪُ ﺣِﺮﻓَﺔً ﻟَﻬَﺎ ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻞ
I thank you in any case.
'ashkuruka 3alaa kulli Haalin
ﺃَﺷﻜُﺮُﻙَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺣَﺎﻝٍ
I have a surprise for you.
3indii laka mufaaja'atan
ﻋِﻨﺪِﻱ ﻟَﻚَ ﻣُﻔَﺎﺟَﺄَﺓً
Take me with you!
khudhnii ma3aka
ﺧُﺬﻧِﻲ ﻣَﻌَﻚَ
With love I can do anything.
bialHubbi 'astaTii3u 'an 'af3ala 'ayya shay'in
ﺑِﺎَﻟﺤُﺐِّ ﺃَﺳﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﻓﻌَﻞَ ﺃَﻱَّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ
What is your name?
maa ismuki
ﻣَﺎ ﺍِﺳﻤُﻚِ
They drink wine in the middle of the day.
yashrabuuna alkhamrata fii muntaSafi annahaari
ﻳَﺸﺮَﺑُﻮﻥَ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻤﺮَﺓَ ﻓِﻲ ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒِ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎﺭِ
The homework was easy.
kaana alwaajibu sahlan
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺍﺟِﺐُ ﺳَﻬﻠﺎً
I hate them strongly.
'akrahuhum 'ashaddu alkurhi
ﺃَﻛﺮَﻫُﻬُﻢ ﺃَﺷَﺪُّ ﺍَﻟﻜُﺮﻩِ
I need a lesson in Arabic.
'aHtaaju 'ilaa darsin biallughati al3arabiyyati
ﺃَﺣﺘَﺎﺝُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺩَﺭﺱٍ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻠُﻐَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺮَﺑِﻴَّﺔِ
He lives in Egypt.
yaskunu fii miSr
ﻳَﺴﻜُﻦُ ﻓِﻲ ﻣِﺼﺮ
The moon lights up the sky at night.
yabharu alqamaru assamaa'a fii allayli
ﻳَﺒﻬَﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻤَﺮُ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ
The simple is the hardest.
albasiiTu huwa al'aS3abu
ﺍَﻟﺒَﺴِﻴﻂُ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺻﻌَﺐُ
We are lost in this vast desert.
Di3naa fii hadhihi aSSaHraa'i alwaasi3ati
ﺿِﻌﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﺤﺮَﺍﺀِ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺍﺳِﻌَﺔِ
You have ruined my life.
dammarta Hayaatii
ﺩَﻣَّﺮﺕَ ﺣَﻴَﺎﺗِﻲ
I love the idea behind the design.
'uHibbu fikrata attaSmiimi
ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﻓِﻜﺮَﺓَ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﺼﻤِﻴﻢِ
Black is the queen of colours.
al'aswadu huwa malikatu al'alwaani
ﺍَﻟﺄَﺳﻮَﺩُ ﻫُﻮَ ﻣَﻠِﻜَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻟﻮَﺍﻥِ
This will not be easy.
hadhaa lan yakuuna sahlan
ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻟَﻦ ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥَ ﺳَﻬﻠﺎً
I demanded an explanation from him.1
Taalabtuhu bitawDiiHi al'amri
ﻃَﺎﻟَﺒﺘُﻪُ ﺑِﺘَﻮﺿِﻴﺢِ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻣﺮِ
He delivered a judgement.1
naTaqa Hukman
ﻧَﻄَﻖَ ﺣُﻜﻤﺎً
To divert somebody's attention.1
lafata intibaaha shakhSin 'aakharin
ﻟَﻔَﺖَ ﺍِﻧﺘِﺒَﺎﻩَ ﺷَﺨﺺٍ ﺁﺧَﺮٍ
He made a promise.1
qaddama wa3dan
ﻗَﺪَّﻡَ ﻭَﻋﺪﺍً
He submitted a report.1
qaddama taqriiran
ﻗَﺪَّﻡَ ﺗَﻘﺮِﻳﺮﺍً
He withdrawed from the place.1
ibta3ada 3an almakaani
ﺍِﺑﺘَﻌَﺪَ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻜَﺎﻥِ
The local authorities intend to modify the plans.1
tanwii albaladiyyatu taghyiira almukhaTTaTaati
ﺗَﻨﻮِﻱ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻠَﺪِﻳَّﺔُ ﺗَﻐﻴِﻴﺮَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺨَﻄَّﻄَﺎﺕِ
The building is condemned.1
hunaaka mukhaTTaTaatun lihadmi al3aqaari
ﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ ﻣُﺨَﻄَّﻄَﺎﺕٌ ﻟِﻬَﺪﻡِ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻘَﺎﺭِ
The Swedish birth rate has fallen appreciably.1
inkhafaDat nisbatu alwilaadati fii alssuwiidi kathiiran
ﺍِﻧﺨَﻔَﻀَﺖ ﻧِﺴﺒَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﻮِﻟَﺎﺩَﺓِ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮِﻳﺪِ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
The house is remotely situated.1
yaqa3u albaytu fii al'aTraafi
ﻳَﻘَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻃﺮَﺍﻑِ
The company intends to erect a building.1
tahdifu ashsharikatu 'ilaa binaa'i 3imaaratin
ﺗَﻬﺪِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺮِﻛَﺔُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺑِﻨَﺎﺀِ ﻋِﻤَﺎﺭَﺓٍ
I left the coat behind on purpose.1
nasiitu almi3Tafa 3an qaSdin
ﻧَﺴِﻴﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻤِﻌﻄَﻒَ ﻋَﻦ ﻗَﺼﺪٍ
He said goodbye to his mother.1
wadda3a waalidatahu
ﻭَﺩَّﻉَ ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﺗَﻪُ
We won the competition.
kasabnaa assibaaqa
ﻛَﺴَﺒﻨَﺎ ﺍَﻟﺴِّﺒَﺎﻕَ
The Government rejected his application.1
rafaDat alHukuumatu Talabahu
ﺭَﻓَﻀَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺤُﻜُﻮﻣَﺔُ ﻃَﻠَﺒَﻪُ
The Government refrain from raising V.A.T.1
tamtani3u alHukuumatu 3an raf3i Dariibati alqiimati almuDaafati
ﺗَﻤﺘَﻨِﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺤُﻜُﻮﻣَﺔُ ﻋَﻦ ﺭَﻓﻊِ ﺿَﺮِﻳﺒَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻴﻤَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻀَﺎﻓَﺔِ
He allocated capital.1
khaSSaSa ra'sa maalin
ﺧَﺼَّﺺَ ﺭَﺃﺱَ ﻣَﺎﻝٍ
The trees stood out against the sky.1
irtafa3at al'ashjaaru naHw assamaa'i
ﺍِﺭﺗَﻔَﻌَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺷﺠَﺎﺭُ ﻧَﺤﻮ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀِ
He excited envy.1
'athaara shu3uura alHasadi
ﺃَﺛَﺎﺭَ ﺷُﻌُﻮﺭَ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺴَﺪِ
I do not envy you this job!1
laa 'aHsuduka 3alaa hadhihi alwaZiifati
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺣﺴُﺪُﻙَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻇِﻴﻔَﺔِ
We are waiting for the results.1
nantaZiru annatiijatu
ﻧَﻨﺘَﻈِﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺘِﻴﺠَﺔُ
He served a prison sentence.1
'amDaa fatrata 3uquubati assijni
ﺃَﻣﻀَﻰ ﻓَﺘﺮَﺓَ ﻋُﻘُﻮﺑَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺴِّﺠﻦِ
The car driver left the scene of the accident.1
haraba assaa'iqu min mawqi3i alHaadithi
ﻫَﺮَﺏَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺋِﻖُ ﻣِﻦ ﻣَﻮﻗِﻊِ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺎﺩِﺙِ
The feeling was wonderful.
kaana al'iHsaasu raa'i3an
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﺈِﺣﺴَﺎﺱُ ﺭَﺍﺋِﻌﺎً
We took a dip every day during our holiday.1
sabaHnaa kulla yawmin khilaal al3uTlati
ﺳَﺒَﺤﻨَﺎ ﻛُﻞَّ ﻳَﻮﻡٍ ﺧِﻠَﺎﻝ ﺍَﻟﻌُﻄﻠَﺔِ
They sat right at the back of the hall.1
jalasuu fii 'aakhiri alqaa3ati
ﺟَﻠَﺴُﻮﺍ ﻓِﻲ ﺁﺧِﺮِ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺎﻋَﺔِ
He put the coat on back to front.1
irtadaa almi3Tafa bialmaqluubi
ﺍِﺭﺗَﺪَﻯ ﺍَﻟﻤِﻌﻄَﻒَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻤَﻘﻠُﻮﺏِ
The picture depicts a small village with a mountain in the background.1
tubayyinu allawHatu qaryatan Saghiiratan ma3a jabalin fii alkhalfiyyati
ﺗُﺒَﻴِّﻦُ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻮﺣَﺔُ ﻗَﺮﻳَﺔً ﺻَﻐِﻴﺮَﺓً ﻣَﻊَ ﺟَﺒَﻞٍ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻠﻔِﻴَّﺔِ
She sat behind the desk.1
jalasat khalfa almaktabi
ﺟَﻠَﺴَﺖ ﺧَﻠﻒَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻜﺘَﺐِ
He has a whole lifetime of farming behind him.1
ladayhu khibratun Tawiilatun kamuzaari3in
ﻟَﺪَﻳﻪُ ﺧِﺒﺮَﺓٌ ﻃَﻮِﻳﻠَﺔٌ ﻛَﻤُﺰَﺍﺭِﻉٍ
The loss was a severe setback.1
'aSbaHat alkhasaaratu naksatan Sa3batan
ﺃَﺻﺒَﺤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺴَﺎﺭَﺓُ ﻧَﻜﺴَﺔً ﺻَﻌﺒَﺔً
He went to a ball.1
dhahaba 'ilaa Haflati raqSin kabiiratin
ﺫَﻫَﺐَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺣَﻔﻠَﺔِ ﺭَﻗﺺٍ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓٍ
I broke the twigs of your dreams4
kasartu 'aghSaana 'aHlaamikum
ﻛَﺴَﺮﺕُ ﺃَﻏﺼَﺎﻥَ ﺃَﺣﻠَﺎﻣِﻜُﻢ
I chase away the one who hesitates ...4
'usharridu man yataraddadu...
ﺃُﺷَﺮِّﺩُ ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﺘَﺮَﺩَّﺩُ...
I confess to you ...4
'a3tarifu lakum...
ﺃَﻋﺘَﺮِﻑُ ﻟَﻜُﻢ...
Who will tell me: no!4
man yaquulu liilaa
ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻝُ ﻟِﻴﻠَﺎ
Who will scream to my face?4
man yaSrukhu biwajhii
ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﺼﺮُﺥُ ﺑِﻮَﺟﻬِﻲ
I was standing by its sunset.4
kuntu 'aqifu 3indu maghiibihaa
ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺃَﻗِﻒُ ﻋِﻨﺪُ ﻣَﻐِﻴﺒِﻬَﺎ
Enjoy your coffee cold4
istamti3 biqahwatika baaridatan
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤﺘِﻊ ﺑِﻘَﻬﻮَﺗِﻚَ ﺑَﺎﺭِﺩَﺓً
There is no desolation here and no fear.4
laa waHshatun hunaa walaa khawfun
ﻟَﺎ ﻭَﺣﺸَﺔٌ ﻫُﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﺧَﻮﻑٌ
What awaits you is the frightening nightmare.4
maa yantaZirukum huwa alkaabuusu almufzi3u
ﻣَﺎ ﻳَﻨﺘَﻈِﺮُﻛُﻢ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻜَﺎﺑُﻮﺱُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻔﺰِﻉُ
Your nameplate fell from the door.4
saqaTat lawHatu ismika min 3alaa albaabi
ﺳَﻘَﻄَﺖ ﻟَﻮﺣَﺔُ ﺍِﺳﻤِﻚَ ﻣِﻦ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺎﺏِ
I forgot the heat of your last steps.4
nasiitu dif'a khuTwaatika al'akhiirati
ﻧَﺴِﻴﺖُ ﺩِﻑﺀَ ﺧُﻄﻮَﺍﺗِﻚَ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺧِﻴﺮَﺓِ
I will miss you ...4
sa'ashtaaqu lakum...
ﺳَﺄَﺷﺘَﺎﻕُ ﻟَﻜُﻢ...
What is your occupation?4
maa hiya mihnatuka?
ﻣَﺎ ﻫِﻲَ ﻣِﻬﻨَﺘُﻚَ؟
Do you mean vagabond?4
'ataqSidu mutasakki3?
ﺃَﺗَﻘﺼِﺪُ ﻣُﺘَﺴَﻜِّﻊ؟
A walker, I am, towards the remorse.4
mashshaa'un 'anaa naHw annadami
ﻣَﺸَّﺎﺀٌ ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻧَﺤﻮ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺪَﻡِ
She becomes crazy when she drinks wine.
tuSbiHu majnuuna 3indamaa tashrabu alkhamrata
ﺗُﺼﺒِﺢُ ﻣَﺠﻨُﻮﻧَﺔ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺗَﺸﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻤﺮَﺓَ
I smile sarcastically near its edge.4
'abtasimu bisukhriyyatin 3ind Haafatihaa
ﺃَﺑﺘَﺴِﻢُ ﺑِﺴُﺨﺮِﻳَّﺔٍ ﻋِﻨﺪ ﺣَﺎﻓَﺘِﻬَﺎ
I slumber wounded in its embrace.4
'aghfuu fii HaDnihi jariiHan
ﺃَﻏﻔُﻮ ﻓِﻲ ﺣَﻀﻨِﻪِ ﺟَﺮِﻳﺤﺎً
the woman is content with a single bird3
lmar'atu taktafiyu bi3uSfuurin waaHidin
ﺍﻟﻤَﺮﺃَﺓُ ﺗَﻜﺘَﻔِﻲُ ﺑِﻌُﺼﻔُﻮﺭٍ ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪٍ
I smell your rains, before they wet me3
'ashummu raa'iHata 'amTaariki. qabl 'an tuballilanii
ﺃَﺷُﻢُّ ﺭَﺍﺋِﺤَﺔَ ﺃَﻣﻄَﺎﺭِﻙِ. ﻗَﺒﻞ ﺃَﻥ ﺗُﺒَﻠِّﻠَﻨِﻲ
The Swedish woman travels to the sea ...3
tadhhabu allmar'atu assuwiidiyyatu 'ilaa albaHri...
ﺗَﺬﻫَﺐُ ﺍَﻟﺎﻟﻤَﺮﺃَﺓُ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮِﻳﺪِﻳَّﺔُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮِ...
Who can convince her3
man alladhii yastaTii3u 'an yuqni3ahaa
ﻣَﻦ ﺍَﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻳَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳُﻘﻨِﻌَﻬَﺎ
A sparrow comes3
ya'tii 3uSfuurun dawriyyun
ﻳَﺄﺗِﻲ ﻋُﺼﻔُﻮﺭٌ ﺩَﻭﺭِﻱٌّ
Which one of you drink the other?3
man minkumaa yashrabu al'aakhara?
ﻣَﻦ ﻣِﻨﻜُﻤَﺎ ﻳَﺸﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﺂﺧَﺮَ؟
Are you the one drinking the wine?3
'a'anti allatii tashrabiina annabiidha?
ﺃَﺃَﻧﺖِ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺸﺮَﺑِﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺒِﻴﺬَ؟
He kept his balance.1
HaafaZa 3alaa tawaazunihi
ﺣَﺎﻓَﻆَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺗَﻮَﺍﺯُﻧِﻪِ
He lost his balance.1
faqada tawaazunahu
ﻓَﻘَﺪَ ﺗَﻮَﺍﺯُﻧَﻪُ
He brought the economy back into balance.1
najaHa fii attawaSSuli 'ilaa tawaazuni alwaD3i aliqtiSaadiyyi
ﻧَﺠَﺢَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﻮَﺻُّﻞِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺗَﻮَﺍﺯُﻥِ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺿﻊِ ﺍَﻟﺎِﻗﺘِﺼَﺎﺩِﻱِّ
He balanced on a rail.1
waazana 3alaa Haafatin
ﻭَﺍﺯَﻥَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺣَﺎﻓَﺔٍ
He worked on a production line.1
3amila 3alaa shariiTi al'intaaji almutawaaSili
ﻋَﻤِﻞَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺷَﺮِﻳﻂِ ﺍَﻟﺈِﻧﺘَﺎﺝِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺘَﻮَﺍﺻِﻞِ
The king became furious.
ghaDiba almaliku ghaDaban shadiidan
ﻏَﻀِﺐَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﻏَﻀَﺒﺎً ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪﺍً
He stopped singing when he grew up.
tawaqqafa 3an alghinaa'i 3indamaa kabura
ﺗَﻮَﻗَّﻒَ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﻐِﻨَﺎﺀِ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺒُﺮَ
He chops wood in the forest and carries it to the city.
yaqTa3u alHaTaba fii alghaybati wayaHmiluhu 'ilaa almadiinati
ﻳَﻘﻄَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻄَﺐَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ ﻭَﻳَﺤﻤِﻠُﻪُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ
She jumped around between piles of fruit.
kaanat taqfizu hunaa wahunaaka bayna 'akwaami alfiwaakihi
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﻘﻔِﺰُ ﻫُﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺃَﻛﻮَﺍﻡِ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻮَﺍﻛِﻪِ
After a short time they were married and lived in a small cottage by the river.
ba3da fatratin qaSiiratin min alzamani tazawwajaa wasakanaa fii kuukhin Saghiirin qurba annahri
ﺑَﻌﺪَ ﻓَﺘﺮَﺓٍ ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮَﺓٍ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻣَﻦِ ﺗَﺰَﻭَّﺟَﺎ ﻭَﺳَﻜَﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﻛُﻮﺥٍ ﺻَﻐِﻴﺮٍ ﻗُﺮﺏَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ
She feels sorry for her husband who has to struggle so hard.
tash3uru bialHuzni 3alaa zawjihaa alladhii yukaafiHu kathiiran
ﺗَﺸﻌُﺮُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺤُﺰﻥِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺯَﻭﺟِﻬَﺎ ﺍَﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻳُﻜَﺎﻓِﺢُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
She saw how the king took off his ring and placed it on a rock.
shaahadat kayf khala3a almaliku khaatamahu wawaDa3ahu 3alaa Hajarin
ﺷَﺎﻫَﺪَﺕ ﻛَﻴﻒ ﺧَﻠَﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﺧَﺎﺗَﻤَﻪُ ﻭَﻭَﺿَﻌَﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺣَﺠَﺮٍ
An duck came up on the riverbank.
Sa3idat baTTatun 'ilaa Diffati annahri
ﺻَﻌِﺪَﺕ ﺑَﻄَّﺔٌ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺿِﻔَّﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ
The ring was shining.
kaana alkhaatamu yalma3u
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺗَﻢُ ﻳَﻠﻤَﻊُ
The duck swallowed the ring.
iltahamat albaTTatu alkhaatama
ﺍِﻟﺘَﻬَﻤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻄَّﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺗَﻢَ
The friends helped him to search.
saa3adahu al'aSdiqaa'u fii albaHthi
ﺳَﺎﻋَﺪَﻩُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺻﺪِﻗَﺎﺀُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺚِ
no one knew
lam yakhTur li'aHadin
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﺨﻄُﺮ ﻟِﺄَﺣَﺪٍ
The ring is in the duck's stomach.
alkhaatamu fii baTni albaTTati
ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺗَﻢُ ﻓِﻲ ﺑَﻄﻦِ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻄَّﺔِ
The guards walked around the houses.
Taafa alHurraasu Hawla albuyuuti
ﻃَﺎﻑَ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺮَّﺍﺱُ ﺣَﻮﻝَ ﺍَﻟﺒُﻴُﻮﺕِ
She had an idea.
khaTarat lahaa fikratan
ﺧَﻄَﺮَﺕ ﻟَﻬَﺎ ﻓِﻜﺮَﺓً
She told him exactly how to do.
qaalat lahu kayf sayataSarrafu tamaaman
ﻗَﺎﻟَﺖ ﻟَﻪُ ﻛَﻴﻒ ﺳَﻴَﺘَﺼَﺮَّﻑُ ﺗَﻤَﺎﻣﺎً
He did what she asked.
fa3ala maa Talabat minhu
ﻓَﻌَﻞَ ﻣَﺎ ﻃَﻠَﺒَﺖ ﻣِﻨﻪُ
He went to the castle and asked to speak to the king.
dhahaba 'ilaa alqal3ati waTalaba muqaabalata almaliki
ﺫَﻫَﺐَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠﻌَﺔِ ﻭَﻃَﻠَﺐَ ﻣُﻘَﺎﺑَﻠَﺔَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ
When I dream the answers come to me.
3indamaa 'aHlumu ta'tiinii al'ajwibatu
ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺃَﺣﻠُﻢُ ﺗَﺄﺗِﻴﻨِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺟﻮِﺑَﺔُ
If you fail I will cut your head off.
'idhaa lam tanjaH fasawfa 'aqTa3u ra'saka
ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﻨﺠَﺢ ﻓَﺴَﻮﻑَ ﺃَﻗﻄَﻊُ ﺭَﺃﺳَﻚَ
When he came home he was trembling.
3indamaa 3aada 'ilaa albayti kaana yartajifu
ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﻋَﺎﺩَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖِ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻳَﺮﺗَﺠِﻒُ
It is dangerous.
'innahu 'amrun khaTiirun
ﺇِﻧَّﻪُ ﺃَﻣﺮٌ ﺧَﻄِﻴﺮٌ
She told him what to do now.
'akhbarathu maadhaa sayaf3alu al'aana
ﺃَﺧﺒَﺮَﺗﻪُ ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﺳَﻴَﻔﻌَﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺂﻥَ
I dreamed of a duck swimming in the river.
Halamtu bi'anna baTTatan kaanat tasbaHu fii annahri
ﺣَﻠَﻤﺖُ ﺑِﺄَﻥَّ ﺑَﻄَّﺔً ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ
The ring is in her stomach.
'inna alkhaatama fii baTnihaa
ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺗَﻢَ ﻓِﻲ ﺑَﻄﻨِﻬَﺎ
If you just do as I say then everything will be okay.
'idhaa fa3alta faqaT kamaa 'aquulu laka fakullu shay'in sayakuunu 3alaa maa yuraam
ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﻓَﻌَﻠﺖَ ﻓَﻘَﻂ ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺃَﻗُﻮﻝُ ﻟَﻚَ ﻓَﻜُﻞُّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ ﺳَﻴَﻜُﻮﻥُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﺮَﺍﻡ
He is by no means a wise man.
huwa layasa birajulin Hakiimin 3alaa al'iTlaaqi
ﻫُﻮَ ﻟَﻴَﺲَ ﺑِﺮَﺟُﻞٍ ﺣَﻜِﻴﻢٍ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺈِﻃﻠَﺎﻕِ
Everything will be okay.
sayakuunu kullu shay'in 3alaa maa yuraam
ﺳَﻴَﻜُﻮﻥُ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﺮَﺍﻡ
He trembles with fear.
yartajifu min alkhawfi
ﻳَﺮﺗَﺠِﻒُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻮﻑِ
He bowed to the king.
inHanaa 'amaama almaliki
ﺍِﻧﺤَﻨَﻰ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻡَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ
I dreamed about the queen's belly.
Halamta bibaTni almalikati
ﺣَﻠَﻤﺖَ ﺑِﺒَﻄﻦِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻜَﺔِ
I can not say more than this.
laa 'astaTii3u 'an 'aquula 'aktharu min hadhaa
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺳﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﻗُﻮﻝَ ﺃَﻛﺜَﺮُ ﻣِﻦ ﻫَﺬَﺍ
The king was not satisfied with the answer.
lam yakun almaliku sa3iidan bihadhaa aljawaabi
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻜُﻦ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪﺍً ﺑِﻬَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻮَﺍﺏِ
He sighed with relief.
tanaffasa aSSa3daa'a
ﺗَﻨَﻔَّﺲَ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﻌﺪَﺍﺀَ
He will keep his head.
sayuHaafiZu 3alaa ra'sihi
ﺳَﻴُﺤَﺎﻓِﻆُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺭَﺃﺳِﻪِ
He was feeling worried.
kaana yash3uru bialqalaqi
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻳَﺸﻌُﺮُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻘَﻠَﻖِ
He was only thinking about the fact that king wanted to take him to the bath.
kaana faqaT yufakkiru bi'anna almalika yuriiduhu 'an yuraafiqahu 'ilaa alHammaami
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻓَﻘَﻂ ﻳُﻔَﻜِّﺮُ ﺑِﺄَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚَ ﻳُﺮِﻳﺪُﻩُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳُﺮَﺍﻓِﻘَﻪُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻤَّﺎﻡِ
The king asked the man to scrub his body.
Talaba almaliku min arrajuli 'an yufarrika jismahu
ﻃَﻠَﺐَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞِ ﺃَﻥ ﻳُﻔَﺮِّﻙَ ﺟِﺴﻤَﻪُ
He was terrified the whole time.
kaana mar3uuban Tuula alwaqti
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻣَﺮﻋُﻮﺑﺎً ﻃُﻮﻝَ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖِ
How should he get out of this predicament?
kayf sayakhruju min hadhaa alma'ziqi?
ﻛَﻴﻒ ﺳَﻴَﺨﺮُﺝُ ﻣِﻦ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺄﺯِﻕِ؟
Suddenly he had an idea.
faj'atan khaTarat lahu fikra
ﻓَﺠﺄَﺓً ﺧَﻄَﺮَﺕ ﻟَﻪُ ﻓِﻜﺮَﺓ
He has to kill the king.
yajibu 'an yatakhallaSa min almaliki
ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﺘَﺨَﻠَّﺺَ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ
This idea was his only rescue.
kaanat hadhihi alfikratu manfadhahu alwaHiida
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻜﺮَﺓُ ﻣَﻨﻔَﺬَﻩُ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺣِﻴﺪَ
Something unexpected happened.
HaSala shay'un ghayru mutawaqqa3in
ﺣَﺼَﻞَ ﺷَﻲﺀٌ ﻏَﻴﺮُ ﻣُﺘَﻮَﻗَّﻊٍ
He splashed water in the king's face.
rashsha almaa'a 3alaa wajhi almaliki
ﺭَﺵَّ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺎﺀَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻭَﺟﻪِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ
The king decided that the man should become a royal adviser.
qarrara almaliku 'anna arrajula sayuSbiHu mustashaaran malakiyyan
ﻗَﺮَّﺭَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﺃَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞَ ﺳَﻴُﺼﺒِﺢُ ﻣُﺴﺘَﺸَﺎﺭﺍً ﻣَﻠَﻜِﻴّﺎً
She felt happiness when she found out.
sha3arat biassa3aadati 3indamaa 3arafat bihadhaa
ﺷَﻌَﺮَﺕ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺴَّﻌَﺎﺩَﺓِ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﻋَﺮَﻓَﺖ ﺑِﻬَﺬَﺍ
At last he got a good job.
'akhiiran HaSala 3alaa 3amalin jayyidin
ﺃَﺧِﻴﺮﺍً ﺣَﺼَﻞَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋَﻤَﻞٍ ﺟَﻴِّﺪٍ
He shook his head disapprovingly.
hazza ra'sahu bi3adami almuwaafaqati
ﻫَﺰَّ ﺭَﺃﺳَﻪُ ﺑِﻌَﺪَﻡِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻮَﺍﻓَﻘَﺔِ
Time passed and he did his best.
maDaa zamanun wayaf3alu maa biwus3ihi
ﻣَﻀَﻰ ﺯَﻣَﻦٌ ﻭَﻳَﻔﻌَﻞُ ﻣَﺎ ﺑِﻮُﺳﻌِﻪِ
A grasshopper jumped and suddenly a bird flew to the ground to catch it.
qafazat jaraadatun wafaj'atan Taara 3uSfuurun biittijaahi al'arDi liyumsikuhaa
ﻗَﻔَﺰَﺕ ﺟَﺮَﺍﺩَﺓٌ ﻭَﻓَﺠﺄَﺓً ﻃَﺎﺭَ ﻋُﺼﻔُﻮﺭٌ ﺑِﺎِﺗِّﺠَﺎﻩِ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ ﻟِﻴُﻤﺴِﻜُﻬَﺎ
He can never guess what is under the hat.
lan yaHzira 'abadan maadhaa yajidu taHta alqubba3ati
ﻟَﻦ ﻳَﺤﺰِﺭَ ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻳَﺠِﺪُ ﺗَﺤﺖَ ﺍَﻟﻘُﺒَّﻌَﺔِ
Can you guess?
hal tastaTii3u 'an taHzira?
ﻫَﻞ ﺗَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺤﺰِﺭَ؟
If you know you will get half the kingdom.
'idhaa 3arafta sataHSulu 3alaa niSfi almamlakati
ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﻋَﺮَﻓﺖَ ﺳَﺘَﺤﺼُﻞُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻧِﺼﻒِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻤﻠَﻜَﺔِ
He stood silent and frightened.
waqafa Saamitan wakhaa'ifan
ﻭَﻗَﻒَ ﺻَﺎﻣِﺘﺎً ﻭَﺧَﺎﺋِﻔﺎً
It was for the best.
likayy tasiiru al'umuuru 3alaa maa yuraam
ﻟِﻜَﻲّ ﺗَﺴِﻴﺮُ ﺍَﻟﺄُﻣُﻮﺭُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﺮَﺍﻡ
He decided to confess everything.
qarrara 'an ya3tarifa bikulli shay'in
ﻗَﺮَّﺭَ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﻌﺘَﺮِﻑَ ﺑِﻜُﻞِّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ
His face was pale and his body was trembling.
kaana wajhuhu shaaHiban wakaana jasaduhu yartajifu
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻭَﺟﻬُﻪُ ﺷَﺎﺣِﺒﺎً ﻭَﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺟَﺴَﺪُﻩُ ﻳَﺮﺗَﺠِﻒُ
It is a long story.
'innahaa qiSSatun Tawiilatun
ﺇِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﻗِﺼَّﺔٌ ﻃَﻮِﻳﻠَﺔٌ
You have won half the kingdom.
rabiHta niSfa almamlakati
ﺭَﺑِﺤﺖَ ﻧِﺼﻒَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻤﻠَﻜَﺔِ
This happened a long time ago.
HaSala hadhaa mundhu zamanin ba3iidin
ﺣَﺼَﻞَ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻣُﻨﺬُ ﺯَﻣَﻦٍ ﺑَﻌِﻴﺪٍ
He slept under the open sky.1
naama taHta assamaa'i almakshuufati
ﻧَﺎﻡَ ﺗَﺤﺖَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻜﺸُﻮﻓَﺔِ
What happened?
maadhaa HaSala?
ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﺣَﺼَﻞَ؟
What is happening?
maa alladhii yaHSulu?
ﻣَﺎ ﺍَﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﻳَﺤﺼُﻞُ؟
What is wrong with you?
maa bikum?
ﻣَﺎ ﺑِﻜُﻢ؟
He fought a hard battle.1
khaaDa Siraa3an mariiran
ﺧَﺎﺽَ ﺻِﺮَﺍﻋﺎً ﻣَﺮِﻳﺮﺍً
I have quit love.
i3tazaltu algharaama
ﺍِﻋﺘَﺰَﻟﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻐَﺮَﺍﻡَ
I was only joking!1
kuntu 'amzaHu faqaT
ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺃَﻣﺰَﺡُ ﻓَﻘَﻂ
When I was young the winter was long.5
Hiina kuntu Saghiiratan kaana ashshitaa'u Tawiilan
ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺻَﻐِﻴﺮَﺓً ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﺸِّﺘَﺎﺀُ ﻃَﻮِﻳﻠﺎً
They laughed at the person wanting a pink life.5
sakhiruu man alladhii tawaqqa3a Hayaatan wardiyyatan
ﺳَﺨِﺮُﻭﺍ ﻣَﻦ ﺍَﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﺗَﻮَﻗَّﻊَ ﺣَﻴَﺎﺓً ﻭَﺭﺩِﻳَّﺔً
They said: every life should be a gray life.5
qaaluu kullu Hayaatin satakuunu Hayaatan ramaadiyyatan
ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮﺍ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺣَﻴَﺎﺓٍ ﺳَﺘَﻜُﻮﻥُ ﺣَﻴَﺎﺓً ﺭَﻣَﺎﺩِﻳَّﺔً
I did not like the monotony in this gray life.5
lam 'uHibb arrataabata fii hadhihi alHayaati arramaadiyyati
ﻟَﻢ ﺃُﺣِﺐّ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺗَﺎﺑَﺔَ ﻓِﻲ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻴَﺎﺓِ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﻣَﺎﺩِﻳَّﺔِ
I felt free only in the nature and abroad.5
sha3artu bialHurriyati faqaT fii aTTabii3ati waadduwwali alkhaarijiyyati
ﺷَﻌَﺮﺕُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺤُﺮِّﻳَﺔِ ﻓَﻘَﻂ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒِﻴﻌَﺔِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﺪُّﻭَّﻝِ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺭِﺟِﻴَّﺔِ
One day I started to study Arabic.5
dhaata alyawmu qumtu bidiraasati allughati al3arabiyyati
ﺫَﺍﺕَ ﺍَﻟﻴَﻮﻡُ ﻗُﻤﺖُ ﺑِﺪِﺭَﺍﺳَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻠُﻐَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺮَﺑِﻴَّﺔِ
I discovered a lot of precious songs and poems.5
wajadtu kathiiran min l'aghaanii waalqaSaa'idi aththamiinati
ﻭَﺟَﺪﺕُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً ﻣِﻦ ﺍﻟﺄَﻏَﺎﻧِﻲ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻘَﺼَﺎﺋِﺪِ ﺍَﻟﺜَّﻤِﻴﻨَﺔِ
My mother tongue is the language of the snow and the small expressions.5
lughatu 'ummii hiya lughatu aththalji waal3ibaaraati aSSaghiirati
ﻟُﻐَﺔُ ﺃُﻣِّﻲ ﻫِﻲَ ﻟُﻐَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺜَّﻠﺞِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻌِﺒَﺎﺭَﺍﺕِ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﻐِﻴﺮَﺓِ
My heart's language is the language of the poetry and the big feelings.5
lughatu qalbii hiya lughatu ashshi3ri waalmashaa3iri alkabiirati
ﻟُﻐَﺔُ ﻗَﻠﺒِﻲ ﻫِﻲَ ﻟُﻐَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺸِّﻌﺮِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻤَﺸَﺎﻋِﺮِ ﺍَﻟﻜَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓِ
It was a long time ago.6
laqad marra waqtun Tawiilun
ﻟَﻘَﺪ ﻣَﺮَّ ﻭَﻗﺖٌ ﻃَﻮِﻳﻞٌ
You used to sit on the train, read books and sometimes look down and think.6
kunta tajlisu fii alqiTaari wataqra'u kutuban wa'aHyaanan tanZuru 'ilaa al'arDi watufakkiru
ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗَﺠﻠِﺲُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭِ ﻭَﺗَﻘﺮَﺃُ ﻛُﺘُﺒﺎً ﻭَﺃَﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﺗَﻨﻈُﺮُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ ﻭَﺗُﻔَﻜِّﺮُ
Yes, what were you thinking about, really?6
na3am bimaadhaa fakkarta Haqqan?
ﻧَﻌَﻢ ﺑِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻓَﻜَّﺮﺕَ ﺣَﻘّﺎً؟
Were you thinking about the city that you live in?6
hal kunta tufakkiru bialmadiinati allatii ta3iishu fiihaa?
ﻫَﻞ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗُﻔَﻜِّﺮُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻌِﻴﺶُ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ؟
Did you think about the men wearing hats and reading the morning newspaper every day?6
hal kunta tufakkiru birijaalin irtadayuu qubba3aataatin waqara'uu aljariidata aSSabaaHiyyata kullu yawmin?
ﻫَﻞ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗُﻔَﻜِّﺮُ ﺑِﺮِﺟَﺎﻝٍ ﺍِﺭﺗَﺪَﻳُﻮﺍ ﻗُﺒَّﻌَﺎﺗَﺎﺕٍ ﻭَﻗَﺮَﺅُﻭﺍ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺮِﻳﺪَﺓَ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﺒَﺎﺣِﻴَّﺔَ ﻛُﻞُّ ﻳَﻮﻡٍ؟
What were you waiting for?6
maadhaa kunta tantaZiru?
ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗَﻨﺘَﻈِﺮُ؟
Go out on the street!6
ukhruj lillshshaari3i
ﺍُﺧﺮُﺝ ﻟِﻠّﺸَّﺎﺭِﻉِ
Appear!6
ubruz nafsaka
ﺍُﺑﺮُﺯ ﻧَﻔﺴَﻚَ
Don't be afraid!6
laa takhaf
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﺨَﻒ
Because no one is like you.6
li'anna laa yuujad shakhSun mithlka
ﻟِﺄَﻥَّ ﻟَﺎ ﻳُﻮﺟَﺪ ﺷَﺨﺺٌ ﻣِﺜﻠﻚَ
You were special.6
kunta fariidan
ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﻓَﺮِﻳﺪﺍً
I was thinking of you.6
kuntu 'ufakkiru bika
ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺃُﻓَﻜِّﺮُ ﺑِﻚَ
I was thinking about what you were doing.6
kuntu 'ufakkiru bimaadhaa fa3alta
ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺃُﻓَﻜِّﺮُ ﺑِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ ﻓَﻌَﻠﺖَ
Sometimes I sent you an SMS, but you did not respond to it.6
'aHyaanan 'arsaltu laka risaalatan qaSiiratan walakin lam tarudda 3alayhaa
ﺃَﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﺃَﺭﺳَﻠﺖُ ﻟَﻚَ ﺭِﺳَﺎﻟَﺔً ﻗَﺼِﻴﺮَﺓً ﻭَﻟَﻜِﻦ ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﺮُﺩَّ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻬَﺎ
What should I do now?6
maadhaa sa'af3alu al'aana?
ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﺳَﺄَﻓﻌَﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺂﻥَ؟
Every minute, every hour, you were in my head.6
kulla daqiiqatin wakulla saa3atin kunta ma3ii
ﻛُﻞَّ ﺩَﻗِﻴﻘَﺔٍ ﻭَﻛُﻞَّ ﺳَﺎﻋَﺔٍ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﻣَﻌِﻲ
I liked you and I thought that you would understand.6
kuntu 'uHibbuka waZanantu 'annaka satafhamu
ﻛُﻨﺖُ ﺃُﺣِﺒُّﻚَ ﻭَﻇَﻨَﻨﺖُ ﺃَﻧَّﻚَ ﺳَﺘَﻔﻬَﻢُ
But you just sat there on the train with your book and the thoughts in your head.6
lakinnaka jalasta hunaaka fii alqiTaari ma3a kitaabika waalfikrati allatii fii ra'sika
ﻟَﻜِﻨَّﻚَ ﺟَﻠَﺴﺖَ ﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭِ ﻣَﻊَ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑِﻚَ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻔِﻜﺮَﺓِ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﻓِﻲ ﺭَﺃﺳِﻚَ
And you sat in the bed.6
wajalasta fii assariiri
ﻭَﺟَﻠَﺴﺖَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺮِﻳﺮِ
You sat and waited.6
jalasta waintaZarta
ﺟَﻠَﺴﺖَ ﻭَﺍِﻧﺘَﻈَﺮﺕَ
For a while, I thought that you hated me.6
i3taqadtu liwahlatin 'annaka kunta takrahunii
ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪﺕُ ﻟِﻮَﻫﻠَﺔٍ ﺃَﻧَّﻚَ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗَﻜﺮَﻫُﻨِﻲ
Maybe you had become tired of me.6
rubbamaa ta3ibta minnii
ﺭُﺑَّﻤَﺎ ﺗَﻌِﺒﺖَ ﻣِﻨِّﻲ
All the SMS might have drove you crazy.6
rubbamaa kullu arrasaa'ili alqaSiirati kaanat tadfa3uka liljunuuni
ﺭُﺑَّﻤَﺎ ﻛُﻞُّ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺳَﺎﺋِﻞِ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺼِﻴﺮَﺓِ ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺪﻓَﻌُﻚَ ﻟِﻠﺠُﻨُﻮﻥِ
But you will still be in my head.6
lakinnaka maa zulta fii ra'sii Hattaa alyawmu
ﻟَﻜِﻨَّﻚَ ﻣَﺎ ﺯُﻟﺖَ ﻓِﻲ ﺭَﺃﺳِﻲ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺍَﻟﻴَﻮﻡُ
What remains?4
maa alladhii tabaqqaa?
ﻣَﺎ ﺍَﻟَّﺬِﻱ ﺗَﺒَﻘَّﻰ؟
It was not smashed.4
lam takun muhashshamatan
ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﻜُﻦ ﻣُﻬَﺸَّﻤَﺔً
It was not polished.4
lam takun Saqiilatan
ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﻜُﻦ ﺻَﻘِﻴﻠَﺔً
How I have missed this truth.4
kam ishtaqtu lihadhihi alHaqiiqati
ﻛَﻢ ﺍِﺷﺘَﻘﺖُ ﻟِﻬَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻘِﻴﻘَﺔِ
no pavements that we walk on4
laa 'arSifa natasakka3u 3alayhaa
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺭﺻِﻔَﺔ ﻧَﺘَﺴَﻜَّﻊُ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻬَﺎ
When I saw her, she was getting into lorry.5
3indamaa shaahadtuhaa kaanat takhTuu naHwa ashshaaHinati
ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺷَﺎﻫَﺪﺗُﻬَﺎ ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺨﻄُﻮ ﻧَﺤﻮَ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺎﺣِﻨَﺔِ
Oh madame, take me with you!5
yaa sayyidatii khudhiinii ma3aki
ﻳَﺎ ﺳَﻴِّﺪَﺗِﻲ ﺧُﺬِﻳﻨِﻲ ﻣَﻌَﻚِ
Where are you going?5
'ilaa 'ayna satadhhabu?
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺃَﻳﻦَ ﺳَﺘَﺬﻫَﺐُ؟
Anyway, far from here.5
'ilaa 'ayyi makaanin ba3iidan min hunaa
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺃَﻱِّ ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥٍ ﺑَﻌِﻴﺪﺍً ﻣِﻦ ﻫُﻨَﺎ
The road was uneven.5
kaana aTTariiqu wa3ran
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖُ ﻭَﻋﺮﺍً
The lorry was shaking.5
ihtazzat ashshaaHinatu
ﺍِﻫﺘَﺰَّﺕ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺎﺣِﻨَﺔُ
The wrinkled skin beneath her chin was shaking.5
ihtazzat albasharatu almutaja33idatu 'asfal dhaqnihaa
ﺍِﻫﺘَﺰَّﺕ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺸَﺮَﺓُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺘَﺠَﻌِّﺪَﺓُ ﺃَﺳﻔَﻞ ﺫَﻗﻨِﻬَﺎ
Her hair was gray.5
kaana sha3ruhaa ramaadiyyan
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺷَﻌﺮُﻫَﺎ ﺭَﻣَﺎﺩِﻳّﺎً
You seem sad, why?5
tabduu Haziinan limaadhaa?
ﺗَﺒﺪُﻭ ﺣَﺰِﻳﻨﺎً ﻟِﻤَﺎﺫَﺍ؟
I live alone with my daughter.5
'a3iishu waHiidan ma3a ibnatii
ﺃَﻋِﻴﺶُ ﻭَﺣِﻴﺪﺍً ﻣَﻊَ ﺍِﺑﻨَﺘِﻲ
I looked out through the lorry window.5
taTalla3tu 3abra naafidhati ashshaaHinati
ﺗَﻄَﻠَّﻌﺖُ ﻋَﺒﺮَ ﻧَﺎﻓِﺬَﺓِ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺎﺣِﻨَﺔِ
I saw mountains, rocks, sand and dry grass.5
shaahadtu jibaalan waHijaaratan warimaalan wa'a3shaaban jaaffatan
ﺷَﺎﻫَﺪﺕُ ﺟِﺒَﺎﻟﺎً ﻭَﺣِﺠَﺎﺭَﺓً ﻭَﺭِﻣَﺎﻟﺎً ﻭَﺃَﻋﺸَﺎﺑﺎً ﺟَﺎﻓَّﺔً
If you had studied then you would have succeeded.
law darasta lanajaHta
ﻟَﻮ ﺩَﺭَﺳﺖَ ﻟَﻨَﺠَﺤﺖَ
If you had studied then you would not have failed.
law darasta maa fashilta
ﻟَﻮ ﺩَﺭَﺳﺖَ ﻣَﺎ ﻓَﺸِﻠﺖَ
For that I will do anything.5
min 'ajl dhalika sa'af3alu 'ayya shay'in
ﻣِﻦ ﺃَﺟﻞ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﺳَﺄَﻓﻌَﻞُ ﺃَﻱَّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ
I drive a shipment of drugs.5
'aHmilu ma3ii shaHnata mukhaddiraatin
ﺃَﺣﻤِﻞُ ﻣَﻌِﻲ ﺷَﺤﻨَﺔَ ﻣُﺨَﺪِّﺭَﺍﺕٍ
Do you want to sell it with me?5
hal turwidu 'an tabii3ahaa ma3ii?
ﻫَﻞ ﺗُﺮﻭِﺩُ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺒِﻴﻌَﻬَﺎ ﻣَﻌِﻲ؟
I imagined my future.5
taSawwartu mustaqbalii
ﺗَﺼَﻮَّﺭﺕُ ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻠِﻲ
I will eat all delicious food except potatoes.5
sa'aakulu al'aklaati alladhiidhata 'illaa albaTaaTisa
ﺳَﺂﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻛﻠَﺎﺕِ ﺍَﻟﻠَﺬِﻳﺬَﺓَ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻄَﺎﻃِﺲَ
She does not care about money.5
laa tahtammu bialmaali
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﻬﺘَﻢُّ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻤَﺎﻝِ
I refuse to sell drugs!5
'arfuDu bay3a almukhaddiraati
ﺃَﺭﻓُﺾُ ﺑَﻴﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺨَﺪِّﺭَﺍﺕِ
The driver smiled and returned.5
ibtasamat assaa'iqatu wa3aadat
ﺍِﺑﺘَﺴَﻤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺋِﻘَﺔُ ﻭَﻋَﺎﺩَﺕ
The mountains were glistening in the sunlight.5
kaanat aljibaalu laami3atan fii Daw'i ashshamsi
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺠِﺒَﺎﻝُ ﻟَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔً ﻓِﻲ ﺿَﻮﺀِ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﻤﺲِ
We arrived at my house.5
waSalnaa 'ilaa baytii
ﻭَﺻَﻠﻨَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻲ
It was loaded with thousand wonderfully fragrant oranges.5
kaanat muHammalatan bi'alfi burtuqaalatin raa'i3ata arraa'iHati
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﻠَﺔً ﺑِﺄَﻟﻒِ ﺑُﺮﺗُﻘَﺎﻟَﺔٍ ﺭَﺍﺋِﻌَﺔَ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺍﺋِﺤَﺔِ
You are welcome!5
tafaDDal
ﺗَﻔَﻀَّﻞ
Take!5
khudh
ﺧُﺬ
A woman and a man sat in a cafe.5
jalasat 'imra'atun warajulun fii maqhaa
ﺟَﻠَﺴَﺖ ﺇِﻣﺮَﺃَﺓٌ ﻭَﺭَﺟُﻞٌ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﻘﻬَﻰ
The two drank mint tea and smoked and discussed their future.5
sharibaa ashshaaya bianna3naa3i wadakhkhanaa wanaaqashaa mustaqbalahumaa
ﺷَﺮِﺑَﺎ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺎﻱَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻨَّﻌﻨَﺎﻉِ ﻭَﺩَﺧَّﻨَﺎ ﻭَﻧَﺎﻗَﺸَﺎ ﻣُﺴﺘَﻘﺒَﻠَﻬُﻤَﺎ
I will make you happy.5
sa'us3iduki
ﺳَﺄُﺳﻌِﺪُﻙِ
I talked to your first wife, who divorced you nine years ago.5
takallamtu ma3a zawjatika l'uulaa allatii Tallaqatka mundhu tis3i sanawaatin
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻤﺖُ ﻣَﻊَ ﺯَﻭﺟَﺘِﻚَ ﺍﻟﺆُﻭﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﻃَﻠَّﻘَﺘﻚَ ﻣُﻨﺬُ ﺗِﺴﻊِ ﺳَﻨَﻮَﺍﺕٍ
She said that you are useless at cooking.5
qaalat 'annaka faashilun fii aTTabkhi
ﻗَﺎﻟَﺖ ﺃَﻧَّﻚَ ﻓَﺎﺷِﻞٌ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒﺦِ
I will kiss you a thousand times without getting tired.5
sa'uqabbiluki 'alfan walaa 'at3abu
ﺳَﺄُﻗَﺒِّﻠُﻚِ ﺃَﻟﻔﺎً ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺗﻌَﺐُ
Let us change the subject.5
linughayyiru almawDuu3a
ﻟِﻨُﻐَﻴِّﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻮﺿُﻮﻉَ
I am interested in your thoughts and not your body.5
'ahtammu bi3aqliki walayasa bijasadiki
ﺃَﻫﺘَﻢُّ ﺑِﻌَﻘﻠِﻚِ ﻭَﻟَﻴَﺲَ ﺑِﺠَﺴَﺪِﻙِ
You never listened when your third wife talked about her feelings.5
lam tuSghii 'abadan 3indamaa takallamat zawjatuka aththaalithata 3an mashaa3irihaa
ﻟَﻢ ﺗُﺼﻐِﻲ ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻤَﺖ ﺯَﻭﺟَﺘُﻚَ ﺍَﻟﺜَّﺎﻟِﺜَﺔَ ﻋَﻦ ﻣَﺸَﺎﻋِﺮِﻫَﺎ
You closed your two ears when she opened her mouth.5
'aghlaqta 'udhunayka Hiina fataHat famahaa
ﺃَﻏﻠَﻘﺖَ ﺃُﺫُﻧَﻴﻚَ ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻓَﺘَﺤَﺖ ﻓَﻤَﻬَﺎ
Forget about the past!5
di3ii lmaaDiya
ﺩِﻋِﻲ ﺍﻟﻤَﺎﺿِﻲَ
You were unfaithful to all your former wives.5
khunta kulla zawjaatika assaabiqaati
ﺧُﻨﺖَ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺯَﻭﺟَﺎﺗِﻚَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺑِﻘَﺎﺕِ
Be merciful!5
kuunii raHiimatan
ﻛُﻮﻧِﻲ ﺭَﺣِﻴﻤَﺔً
I will write to you poems that take you to the borders of the sun.5
sa'aktubu laki qaSaa'id ta'khudhuki liHuduudi ashshamsi
ﺳَﺄَﻛﺘُﺐُ ﻟَﻚِ ﻗَﺼَﺎﺋِﺪ ﺗَﺄﺧُﺬُﻙِ ﻟِﺤُﺪُﻭﺩِ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﻤﺲِ
You have stolen your words from famous poetry.5
saraqta kalimaatika min 'ash3aarin mashhuuratin
ﺳَﺮَﻗﺖَ ﻛَﻠِﻤَﺎﺗِﻚَ ﻣِﻦ ﺃَﺷﻌَﺎﺭٍ ﻣَﺸﻬُﻮﺭَﺓٍ
cloudy with scattered showers1
ghaa'im wa'aHyaanan maaTir
ﻏَﺎﺋِﻢ ﻭَﺃَﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ ﻣَﺎﻃِﺮ
Sometimes we go to the sea.
nadhhabu 'ilaa albaHri 'aHyaanan
ﻧَﺬﻫَﺐُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮِ ﺃَﺣﻴَﺎﻧًﺎ
The rabbit eats a carrot.
ya'kulu al'arnabu jazaratan
ﻳَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﻧَﺐُ ﺟَﺰَﺭَﺓً
I study at the university.
'adrusu fii aljaami3ati
ﺃَﺩﺭُﺱُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔِ
I study the map.
'adrusu alkhariiTata
ﺃَﺩﺭُﺱُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺮِﻳﻄَﺔَ
I study a lot.
'adrusu kathiiran
ﺃَﺩﺭُﺱُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
I study now.
'adrusu al'aana
ﺃَﺩﺭُﺱُ ﺍَﻟﺂﻥَ
Store in a dry place.
yaHfiZu fii makaanin jaaffin
ﻳَﺤﻔِﻆُ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥٍ ﺟَﺎﻑٍّ
He picked his nose.1
nakasha 'anfahu
ﻧَﻜَﺶَ ﺃَﻧﻔَﻪُ
The wound bleeds.
yanzifu aljurHu
ﻳَﻨﺰِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﺠُﺮﺡُ
The dog bites the rope.
ya3uDDu alkalbu alHabla
ﻳَﻌُﺾُّ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻠﺐُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺒﻞَ
He hoisted the flag.1
rafa3a al3alama
ﺭَﻓَﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻠَﻢَ
Pour some coffee into the cup!1
Subba alqahwata fii alfinjaani
ﺻُﺐَّ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻬﻮَﺓَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻨﺠَﺎﻥِ
He travelled round the world.1
saafara Hawla al3aalami
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ ﺣَﻮﻝَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﻟَﻢِ
He worked the land.1
Hafara fii al'arDi
ﺣَﻔَﺮَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ
The dough is rising.1
yakhtamiru al3ajiinu
ﻳَﺨﺘَﻤِﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺠِﻴﻦُ
He tied his shoes.1
rabaTa Hidhaa'ahu
ﺭَﺑَﻂَ ﺣِﺬَﺍﺀَﻩُ
She is smelling the flower.
tashummu alzahrata
ﺗَﺸُﻢُّ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻫﺮَﺓَ
The result exceeds all expectations.1
tafuuqu annatiijatu attawaqqu3aati
ﺗَﻔُﻮﻕُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺘِﻴﺠَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﻮَﻗُّﻌَﺎﺕِ
He surpassed himself.1
tafawwaqa 3alaa nafsihi
ﺗَﻔَﻮَّﻕَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻧَﻔﺴِﻪِ
He handed over a gift.1
sallama hadiyyatan
ﺳَﻠَّﻢَ ﻫَﺪِﻳَّﺔً
He abandoned his wife and children.1
hajara zawjatahu wa'aTfaalahu
ﻫَﺠَﺮَ ﺯَﻭﺟَﺘَﻪُ ﻭَﺃَﻃﻔَﺎﻟَﻪُ
He spent time with the children.1
karrasa waqtan lil'aTfaali
ﻛَﺮَّﺱَ ﻭَﻗﺘﺎً ﻟِﻠﺄَﻃﻔَﺎﻝِ
He turned the page.1
qalaba SafHatan
ﻗَﻠَﺐَ ﺻَﻔﺤَﺔً
He weighed flour.1
wazana addaqiiqa
ﻭَﺯَﻥَ ﺍَﻟﺪَّﻗِﻴﻖَ
The cat drinks milk.
yashrabu alqiTTu alHaliiba
ﻳَﺸﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻂُّ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻠِﻴﺐَ
The employee counts the money.
yaHsubu almuwaZZafu annuquuda
ﻳَﺤﺴُﺐُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻮَﻇَّﻒُ ﺍَﻟﻨُّﻘُﻮﺩَ
The cat is playing the violin.
ya3zifu alqiTTu alkamaana
ﻳَﻌﺰِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻂُّ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻤَﺎﻥَ
The girl reads the book.
taqra'u albintu alkitaaba
ﺗَﻘﺮَﺃُ ﺍَﻟﺒِﻨﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻜِﺘَﺎﺏَ
The squirrel reads the book.
yaqra'u assinjaabu alkitaaba
ﻳَﻘﺮَﺃُ ﺍَﻟﺴِّﻨﺠَﺎﺏُ ﺍَﻟﻜِﺘَﺎﺏَ
The boy waters the flowers.
yasqii alwaladu al'azhaara
ﻳَﺴﻘِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻟَﺪُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺯﻫَﺎﺭَ
The sheep eats the grass.
ya'kulu alkharuufu al3ushba
ﻳَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺮُﻭﻑُ ﺍَﻟﻌُﺸﺐَ
She buys the lettuce.
tashtariyu alkhassata
ﺗَﺸﺘَﺮِﻱُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺴَّﺔَ
She buys the milk.
tashtariyu alHaliiba
ﺗَﺸﺘَﺮِﻱُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻠِﻴﺐَ
Wait a moment, please!1
intaZir laHZatan min faDlika
ﺍِﻧﺘَﻈِﺮ ﻟَﺤﻈَﺔً ﻣِﻦ ﻓَﻀﻠِﻚَ
This is a historic moment.1
'innahaa laHZatun taariikhiyyatun
ﺇِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﻟَﺤﻈَﺔٌ ﺗَﺎﺭِﻳﺨِﻴَّﺔٌ
The chef chops the onions.
yafrumu aTTabbaakhu albaSala
ﻳَﻔﺮُﻡُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒَّﺎﺥُ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺼَﻞَ
The chef cuts the peppers.
taqTa3u aTTabbaakhatu alfilfila
ﺗَﻘﻄَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒَّﺎﺧَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻠﻔِﻞَ
The thief steals the wallet.
yasriqu alliSSu almaHfaZata
ﻳَﺴﺮِﻕُ ﺍَﻟﻠِﺺُّ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺤﻔَﻈَﺔَ
She sells the lettuce.
tabii3u alkhassata
ﺗَﺒِﻴﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺴَّﺔَ
She sells the milk.
tabii3u alHaliiba
ﺗَﺒِﻴﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻠِﻴﺐَ
The crow steals the key.
yasriqu alghuraabu almiftaaHa
ﻳَﺴﺮِﻕُ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺮَﺍﺏُ ﺍَﻟﻤِﻔﺘَﺎﺡَ
He is brushing his teeth.
yafrishu 'asnaanahu
ﻳَﻔﺮِﺵُ ﺃَﺳﻨَﺎﻧَﻪُ
I am running in the woods.
'arkuDu fii alghaybati
ﺃَﺭﻛُﺾُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ
He got on the train.
Sa3ida alqiTaara
ﺻَﻌِﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭَ
He went by train.
rakiba alqiTaara
ﺭَﻛِﺐَ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭَ
He got off the train.
nazala min alqiTaari
ﻧَﺰَﻝَ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭِ
Not everyone that writes poetry is a poet.
layasa kullu man yaktubu shi3ran shaa3iran
ﻟَﻴَﺲَ ﻛُﻞُّ ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﻜﺘُﺐُ ﺷِﻌﺮﺍً ﺷَﺎﻋِﺮﺍً
The woman blossoms with a good man and withers with a bad man.
lmar'atu tazhuru ma3a rajulin Tayyibin watadhbulu ma3a rajulin sayyi'in
ﺍﻟﻤَﺮﺃَﺓُ ﺗَﺰﻫُﺮُ ﻣَﻊَ ﺭَﺟُﻞٍ ﻃَﻴِّﺐٍ ﻭَﺗَﺬﺑُﻞُ ﻣَﻊَ ﺭَﺟُﻞٍ ﺳَﻴِّﺊٍ
The baker bakes bread.
yakhbizu alkhabbaazu alkhubza
ﻳَﺨﺒِﺰُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺒَّﺎﺯُ ﺍَﻟﺨُﺒﺰَ
The cow eats grass.
ta'kulu albaqaratu al3ushba
ﺗَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻘَﺮَﺓُ ﺍَﻟﻌُﺸﺐَ
You told me that I am pale.7
qulta lii'annii shaaHibatun
ﻗُﻠﺖَ ﻟِﻴﺄَﻧِّﻲ ﺷَﺎﺣِﺒَﺔٌ
I bought lipstick.7
ishtaraytu qalama Humratin
ﺍِﺷﺘَﺮَﻳﺖُ ﻗَﻠَﻢَ ﺣُﻤﺮَﺓٍ
I tried to rise.7
Haawaltu 'an 'artafi3a
ﺣَﺎﻭَﻟﺖُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺭﺗَﻔِﻊَ
I widened.7
iwtasa3tu
ﺍِﻭﺗَﺴَﻌﺖُ
You said to me: Your hair color does not appeal to me.7
qulta lii lawnu sha3riki laa yu3jibunii
ﻗُﻠﺖَ ﻟِﻲ ﻟَﻮﻥُ ﺷَﻌﺮِﻙِ ﻟَﺎ ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ
I saw you talking to others.7
naZartuki wa'anti tatakallamiina all'akhariina
ﻧَﻈَﺮﺗُﻚِ ﻭَﺃَﻧﺖِ ﺗَﺘَﻜَﻠَّﻤِﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﺎﻟﺄَﺧَﺮِﻳﻦَ
All the time you were changing me for your own sake.7
Tiwaalu alwaqti kunta tughayyirunii liSaaliHika
ﻃِﻮَﺍﻝُ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖِ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗُﻐَﻴِّﺮُﻧِﻲ ﻟِﺼَﺎﻟِﺤِﻚَ
I have made the necessary changes.7
'ajraytu atta3diilaati allaazimata
ﺃَﺟﺮَﻳﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﻌﺪِﻳﻠَﺎﺕِ ﺍَﻟﻠَﺎﺯِﻣَﺔَ
Sport of athletics is the mother of the sports.
'al3aabu lquwaa hiya 'ummu al'al3aabi
ﺃَﻟﻌَﺎﺏُ ﺍﻟﻘُﻮَﻯ ﻫِﻲَ ﺃُﻡُّ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻟﻌَﺎﺏِ
The question is the road to knowledge.
assu'aalu huwa Tariiqu alma3rifati
ﺍَﻟﺴُّﺆَﺍﻝُ ﻫُﻮَ ﻃَﺮِﻳﻖُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻌﺮِﻓَﺔِ
I walk alone on this earth.7
'amshii waHiidan 3alaa hadhaa al'arDi
ﺃَﻣﺸِﻲ ﻭَﺣِﻴﺪﺍً ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ
He stands on his hands.
yaqifu 3alaa yadayihi
ﻳَﻘِﻒُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻳَﺪَﻳِﻪِ
I walked in the rain and became wet.
mashaytu fii almaTari wa'aSbaHtu muballalatan
ﻣَﺸَﻴﺖُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻄَﺮِ ﻭَﺃَﺻﺒَﺤﺖُ ﻣُﺒَﻠَّﻠَﺔً
employment on a project basis1
istikhdaamun khilaal mashruu3in mu3ayyanin
ﺍِﺳﺘِﺨﺪَﺍﻡٌ ﺧِﻠَﺎﻝ ﻣَﺸﺮُﻭﻉٍ ﻣُﻌَﻴَّﻦٍ
The thunderstorm went on all night.1
istamarrat al3aaSifatu arra3diyyatu Tiwaala allayli
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤَﺮَّﺕ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﺻِﻔَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﻋﺪِﻳَّﺔُ ﻃِﻮَﺍﻝَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ
She went on with her story.1
istaTradat fii qiSSatihaa
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻄﺮَﺩَﺕ ﻓِﻲ ﻗِﺼَّﺘِﻬَﺎ
They are continuing their efforts to resolve the dispute.1
yuwaaSiluuna muHaawalata Halli annizaa3i
ﻳُﻮَﺍﺻِﻠُﻮﻥَ ﻣُﺤَﺎﻭَﻟَﺔَ ﺣَﻞِّ ﺍَﻟﻨِّﺰَﺍﻉِ
The nurse gave him a syringe.
'akhadhat almumarriDatu lahu 'ibratan
ﺃَﺧَﺬَﺕ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻤَﺮِّﺿَﺔُ ﻟَﻪُ ﺇِﺑﺮَﺓً
I don't like to sit alone.
laa 'uHibbu 'an 'ajlisa waHiidan
ﻟَﺎ ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﺟﻠِﺲَ ﻭَﺣِﻴﺪﺍً
I drink to forget everything.
'ashrabu li'ansaa kulla shay'in
ﺃَﺷﺮَﺏُ ﻟِﺄَﻧﺴَﻰ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ
I met my neighbor in the elevator.
qaabaltu jaarii fii almiS3adi
ﻗَﺎﺑَﻠﺖُ ﺟَﺎﺭِﻱ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤِﺼﻌَﺪِ
A tourist asked me about the road.
sa'alanii saa'iHun 3an aTTariiqi
ﺳَﺄَﻟَﻨِﻲ ﺳَﺎﺋِﺢٌ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖِ
The driver drives the train.
yaquudu assaa'iqu alqiTaara
ﻳَﻘُﻮﺩُ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺋِﻖُ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭَ
Wash the dishes, please!
ighsil aSSuHuuna ba3daka rajaa'
ﺍِﻏﺴِﻞ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﺤُﻮﻥَ ﺑَﻌﺪَﻙَ ﺭَﺟَﺎﺀ
The driver drives the car.
yaquudu assaa'iqu assayyaarata
ﻳَﻘُﻮﺩُ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺋِﻖُ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻴَّﺎﺭَﺓَ
The chef cooks the food.
yaTbukhu aTTabbaakhu aTTa3aama
ﻳَﻄﺒُﺦُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒَّﺎﺥُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﻌَﺎﻡَ
The chicken eats the wheat.
ta'kulu addajaajatu alqamHa
ﺗَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺪَّﺟَﺎﺟَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻤﺢَ
The bird eats the worm.
ya'kulu al3uSfuuru adduudata
ﻳَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﻌُﺼﻔُﻮﺭُ ﺍَﻟﺪُّﻭﺩَﺓَ
Nils was lazy and mean.5
kaana niilz kasuulan washirriiran
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻧِﻴﻠﺰ ﻛَﺴُﻮﻟﺎً ﻭَﺷِﺮِّﻳﺮﺍً
He was selfish.5
kaana 'anaaniyyan
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺃَﻧَﺎﻧِﻴّﺎً
He just cared about himself.5
kaana muhtamman binafsihi
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻣُﻬﺘَﻤّﺎً ﺑِﻨَﻔﺴِﻪِ
He was mean towards the animals and hit them.5
kaana shirriiran tujaah alHayawaanaati waDarabahaa
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺷِﺮِّﻳﺮﺍً ﺗُﺠَﺎﻩ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻴَﻮَﺍﻧَﺎﺕِ ﻭَﺿَﺮَﺑَﻬَﺎ
He strolled in the woods.1
tajawwala fii alghaybati
ﺗَﺠَﻮَّﻝَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ
Both of them traveled.
saafara kilaahumaa
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ ﻛِﻠَﺎﻫُﻤَﺎ
I visited both of them.
zurtu kilayhumaa
ﺯُﺭﺕُ ﻛِﻠَﻴﻬُﻤَﺎ
They fall at night as a glow.
tasquTu fii allayli kaaljamri
ﺗَﺴﻘُﻂُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ ﻛَﺎَﻟﺠَﻤﺮِ
He realized his plans.1
taaba3a tanfiidha mukhaTTaTaatihi
ﺗَﺎﺑَﻊَ ﺗَﻨﻔِﻴﺬَ ﻣُﺨَﻄَّﻄَﺎﺗِﻪِ
he accompanied him home1
tabi3ahu 'ilaa manzilihi
ﺗَﺒِﻌَﻪُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻣَﻨﺰِﻟِﻪِ
he complied with a decision1
khaDa3a liqaraarin
ﺧَﻀَﻊَ ﻟِﻘَﺮَﺍﺭٍ
he followed a debate1
taaba3a niqaashan
ﺗَﺎﺑَﻊَ ﻧِﻘَﺎﺷﺎً
We are drawn to you like a magnet.
'innanaa nanjadhibu 'ilaykiki kaalmaghnaaTiisi
ﺇِﻧَّﻨَﺎ ﻧَﻨﺠَﺬِﺏُ ﺇِﻟَﻴﻜِﻚِ ﻛَﺎَﻟﻤَﻐﻨَﺎﻃِﻴﺲِ
I'm not impressed by seas, the trees or the flowers.
'anaa lastu muta3ajjibatan min albiHaari 'aw al'ashjaari 'aw al'azhaari
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻟَﺴﺖُ ﻣُﺘَﻌَﺠِّﺒَﺔً ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺒِﺤَﺎﺭِ ﺃَﻭ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺷﺠَﺎﺭِ ﺃَﻭ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺯﻫَﺎﺭِ
I don't feel anything except anger.5
laa 'ash3uru 'illaa bialghaDabi
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺷﻌُﺮُ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻐَﻀَﺐِ
I know that the anger is destructive.5
'a3rifu 'anna alghaDaba haddaamun
ﺃَﻋﺮِﻑُ ﺃَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻀَﺐَ ﻫَﺪَّﺍﻡٌ
That knowledge makes me even more angry.5
hadhihi alma3rifatu taj3alunii 'aktharu ghaDaban
ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻌﺮِﻓَﺔُ ﺗَﺠﻌَﻠُﻨِﻲ ﺃَﻛﺜَﺮُ ﻏَﻀَﺒﺎً
Your strong hand that is lifting a piano.5
yaduka alqawiyyatu allatii tarfa3u biyaanuu
ﻳَﺪُﻙَ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻮِﻳَّﺔُ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﺗَﺮﻓَﻊُ ﺑِﻴَﺎﻧُﻮ
Your hand that cooks chickpeas for me.5
yaduka allatii taTbukhu lii lHummuSa
ﻳَﺪُﻙَ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻄﺒُﺦُ ﻟِﻲ ﺍﻟﺤُﻤُّﺺَ
You hand that writes love poems to me.5
yaduka allatii taktubu lii qaSaa'ida alHubbi
ﻳَﺪُﻙَ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﺗَﻜﺘُﺐُ ﻟِﻲ ﻗَﺼَﺎﺋِﺪَ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺐِّ
The potted plants wither.5
tadhbulu annabaataatu almanziliyyatu
ﺗَﺬﺑُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺒَﺎﺗَﺎﺕُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻨﺰِﻟِﻴَّﺔُ
The dishes are accumulating, and the dust and the letters in the mailbox.5
tataraakamu aSSuHuunu waalghabaaru waarrasaa'ilu fii Sunduuqi albariidi
ﺗَﺘَﺮَﺍﻛَﻢُ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﺤُﻮﻥُ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻐَﺒَﺎﺭُ ﻭَﺍَﻟﺮَّﺳَﺎﺋِﻞُ ﻓِﻲ ﺻُﻨﺪُﻭﻕِ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺮِﻳﺪِ
I feel inspired.5
'ash3uru bial'ilhaami
ﺃَﺷﻌُﺮُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺈِﻟﻬَﺎﻡِ
I am in front of the computer.5
'anaa 'amaama alHaasuubi
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻡَ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺎﺳُﻮﺏِ
I am about to succeed.
'akaadu 'anjaHu
ﺃَﻛَﺎﺩُ ﺃَﻧﺠَﺢُ
Push the button!
iDghaT alzirra
ﺍِﺿﻐَﻂ ﺍَﻟﺰِﺭَّ
He signed a painting.1
waqqa3a 3alaa lawHatin
ﻭَﻗَّﻊَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻟَﻮﺣَﺔٍ
I got rid of the problem.
takhallaStu min almushkilati
ﺗَﺨَﻠَّﺼﺖُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺸﻜِﻠَﺔِ
He ate breakfast.
'akala alfuTuura
ﺃَﻛَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻔُﻄُﻮﺭَ
Hazelnuts are more delicious than walnuts.
albunduqu Tayyib min aljawzi
ﺍَﻟﺒُﻨﺪُﻕُ ﻃَﻴِّﺐ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻮﺯِ
The bald plays the piano.
ya3zifu al'aSla3u allbiyaanuwa
ﻳَﻌﺰِﻑُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺻﻠَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺎﻟﺒِﻴَﺎﻧُﻮَ
The girl carries the bags.
taHmilu albintu al'akyaasa
ﺗَﺤﻤِﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺒِﻨﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻛﻴَﺎﺱَ
The mother lifts up her child.
tarfa3u al'ummu Tiflahaa
ﺗَﺮﻓَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺄُﻡُّ ﻃِﻔﻠَﻬَﺎ
The father lifts up his child.
yarfa3u al'abu Tiflahu
ﻳَﺮﻓَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺏُ ﻃِﻔﻠَﻪُ
The monkey eats the banana.
ya'kulu alqirdu almawzata
ﻳَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﻘِﺮﺩُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻮﺯَﺓَ
The tiger swims well.
yasbaHu annamiru jayyidan
ﻳَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻤِﺮُ ﺟَﻴِّﺪﺍً
In the end of the forest lived a poor woodcutter.
3alaa 'aTraafi alghaybati 3aasha HaTTaabun faqiirun
ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺃَﻃﺮَﺍﻑِ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ ﻋَﺎﺵَ ﺣَﻄَّﺎﺏٌ ﻓَﻘِﻴﺮٌ
He lived in a small, broken down house.
3aasha fii baytin Saghiirin mutahaalikin
ﻋَﺎﺵَ ﻓِﻲ ﺑَﻴﺖٍ ﺻَﻐِﻴﺮٍ ﻣُﺘَﻬَﺎﻟِﻚٍ
He chops the wood in the forest to sell it on the market.
yuqaTTi3u alHaTaba fii ghaybati liyabii3uhu fii assuuqi
ﻳُﻘَﻄِّﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻄَﺐَ ﻓِﻲ ﻏَﻴﺒَﺔِ ﻟِﻴَﺒِﻴﻌُﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮﻕِ
Suddenly he heard a low voice.
faj'atan sami3a Sawtan khaafitan
ﻓَﺠﺄَﺓً ﺳَﻤِﻊَ ﺻَﻮﺗﺎً ﺧَﺎﻓِﺘﺎً
He looked around.
naZara Hawlahu
ﻧَﻈَﺮَ ﺣَﻮﻟَﻪُ
He turned his body right and left.
talaffata yamiinan wayasaaran
ﺗَﻠَﻔَّﺖَ ﻳَﻤِﻴﻨﺎً ﻭَﻳَﺴَﺎﺭﺍً
Come back here!
3ud 'ilaa hunaa
ﻋُﺪ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻫُﻨَﺎ
Take me with you to your home!
khudhnii ma3aka 'ilaa baytika
ﺧُﺬﻧِﻲ ﻣَﻌَﻚَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻚَ
I will make you happy.
sawfa 'aj3aluka sa3iidan
ﺳَﻮﻑَ ﺃَﺟﻌَﻠُﻚَ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪﺍً
He approached him.
danaa minhu
ﺩَﻧَﺎ ﻣِﻨﻪُ
It was evening when he returned home.
ma3a Huluuli almasaa'i 3aada 'ilaa albayti
ﻣَﻊَ ﺣُﻠُﻮﻝِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺴَﺎﺀِ ﻋَﺎﺩَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖِ
You can regard me as your son.
yumkinuka 'an ta3tabirunii ibnan laka
ﻳُﻤﻜِﻨُﻚَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻌﺘَﺒِﺮُﻧِﻲ ﺍِﺑﻨﺎً ﻟَﻚَ
When she heard that, her heart softened.
3indamaa sami3at dhalika raqqa qalbuhaa
ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺳَﻤِﻌَﺖ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﺭَﻕَّ ﻗَﻠﺒُﻬَﺎ
She found some walnuts.
wajadat qaliilan min aljawzi
ﻭَﺟَﺪَﺕ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻠﺎً ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻮﺯِ
She crushed the walnuts and fed him.
kasarat aljawza wa'aT3amathu
ﻛَﺴَﺮَﺕ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻮﺯَ ﻭَﺃَﻃﻌَﻤَﺘﻪُ
His wife met him with delight.
istaqbalathu zawjatuhu bialbahjati
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻘﺒَﻠَﺘﻪُ ﺯَﻭﺟَﺘُﻪُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺒَﻬﺠَﺔِ
Who are you going to marry?
man satatazawwaju?
ﻣَﻦ ﺳَﺘَﺘَﺰَﻭَّﺝُ؟
I want to marry the king's daughter.
'uriidu alzawaaja min binti almaliki
ﺃُﺭِﻳﺪُ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻭَﺍﺝَ ﻣِﻦ ﺑِﻨﺖِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ
The woodcutter shook his head.
hazza alHaTTaabu ra'sahu
ﻫَﺰَّ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻄَّﺎﺏُ ﺭَﺃﺳَﻪُ
How can that happen?
kayf yumkinu 'an yaHdutha dhalika?
ﻛَﻴﻒ ﻳُﻤﻜِﻦُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﺤﺪُﺙَ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ؟
It is impossible.
'innahu 'amrun mustaHiilun
ﺇِﻧَّﻪُ ﺃَﻣﺮٌ ﻣُﺴﺘَﺤِﻴﻞٌ
The two decided to help him so that his happiness would be complete.
qarraraa musaa3adatahu litaktamilu sa3aadatuhu
ﻗَﺮَّﺭَﺍ ﻣُﺴَﺎﻋَﺪَﺗَﻪُ ﻟِﺘَﻜﺘَﻤِﻞُ ﺳَﻌَﺎﺩَﺗُﻪُ
The two tremble of fear.
yarjufaani min alkhawfi
ﻳَﺮﺟُﻔَﺎﻥِ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻮﻑِ
He asked for his daughter's hand.
Talaba yada ibnatihi
ﻃَﻠَﺐَ ﻳَﺪَ ﺍِﺑﻨَﺘِﻪِ
He put the money bag in front of him.
wada3a aSSurrata 'amaamahu
ﻭَﺩَﻉَ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﺮَّﺓَ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻣَﻪُ
He was greatly dazzled.
inbahara inbihaaran shadiidan
ﺍِﻧﺒَﻬَﺮَ ﺍِﻧﺒِﻬَﺎﺭﺍً ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪﺍً
You can get it all, if you agree upon the marriage.
yumkinuka alHuSuula 3alaa kull hadhaa 'idhaa waafaqta 3alaa alzawaaji
ﻳُﻤﻜِﻨُﻚَ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺼُﻮﻝَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻛُﻞّ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﻭَﺍﻓَﻘﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻭَﺍﺝِ
It seems strange.
yabduu 'amran ghariiban
ﻳَﺒﺪُﻭ ﺃَﻣﺮﺍً ﻏَﺮِﻳﺒﺎً
The king summoned the guards.
istadaa3a almaliku alHurraasa
ﺍِﺳﺘَﺪَﺍﻉَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺮَّﺍﺱَ
He was no longer a woodcutter.
lam ya3ud HaTTaaban
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻌُﺪ ﺣَﻄَّﺎﺑﺎً
Is there anyone in this room?
hal min 'aHadin fii hadhihi alghurfati?
ﻫَﻞ ﻣِﻦ ﺃَﺣَﺪٍ ﻓِﻲ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺮﻓَﺔِ؟
I will love and protect you forever.
sawfa 'uHibbuki wa'aSuunuki 'ilaa al'abadi
ﺳَﻮﻑَ ﺃُﺣِﺒُّﻚِ ﻭَﺃَﺻُﻮﻧُﻚِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺑَﺪِ
The happiness was all around.
3ammat assa3aadatu
ﻋَﻤَّﺖ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻌَﺎﺩَﺓُ
She enchanted him and he turned into a horse head.
saHHarathu fataHawwala 'ilaa ra'si HiSaanin
ﺳَﺤَّﺮَﺗﻪُ ﻓَﺘَﺤَﻮَّﻝَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺭَﺃﺱِ ﺣِﺼَﺎﻥٍ
She left him in the depth of the dark forest.
tarakathu fii 'a3maaqi alghaybati almuZlimati
ﺗَﺮَﻛَﺘﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺃَﻋﻤَﺎﻕِ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻈﻠِﻤَﺔِ
Nobody could save him.
laa yastaTii3u 'aHadun 'inqaadhahu
ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﺴﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ ﺃَﺣَﺪٌ ﺇِﻧﻘَﺎﺫَﻩُ
She put her hand on his chest.
waDa3at yadahaa 3alaa Sadrihi
ﻭَﺿَﻌَﺖ ﻳَﺪَﻫَﺎ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺻَﺪﺭِﻩِ
Once upon a time ...
kaana yaa maa kaana... fii qadiimi alzamaani
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻳَﺎ ﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺎﻥَ... ﻓِﻲ ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢِ ﺍَﻟﺰَﻣَﺎﻥِ
A king lived in the country, happy and healthy.
3aasha malikun fii albaladi bisa3aadatin wahanaa'in
ﻋَﺎﺵَ ﻣَﻠِﻚٌ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻠَﺪِ ﺑِﺴَﻌَﺎﺩَﺓٍ ﻭَﻫَﻨَﺎﺀٍ
That king had three daughters.
kaana litilka almaliki thalaathu banaatin
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻟِﺘِﻠﻚَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ ﺛَﻠَﺎﺙُ ﺑَﻨَﺎﺕٍ
He was very pleased with them.
kaana sa3iidan bihunna kathiiran
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺳَﻌِﻴﺪﺍً ﺑِﻬُﻦَّ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
How much do you love me?
kam tuHibbiinanii?
ﻛَﻢ ﺗُﺤِﺒِّﻴﻨَﻨِﻲ؟
He smiled and his teeth appeared.
ibtasama wabaanat 'asnaanuhu
ﺍِﺑﺘَﺴَﻢَ ﻭَﺑَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺃَﺳﻨَﺎﻧُﻪُ
The king turned to his daughter.
iltafata almaliku 'ilaa ibnatihi
ﺍِﻟﺘَﻔَﺖَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍِﺑﻨَﺘِﻪِ
She stepped forward.
taqaddamat khuTwatan 'ilaa al'amaami
ﺗَﻘَﺪَّﻣَﺖ ﺧُﻄﻮَﺓً ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻣَﺎﻡِ
I love you like the human needs the air.
'uHibbuka kaHaajati al'insaani 'ilaa alhawaa'i
ﺃُﺣِﺒُّﻚَ ﻛَﺤَﺎﺟَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺈِﻧﺴَﺎﻥِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻬَﻮَﺍﺀِ
He laughed so that his teeth appeared.
DaHika Hattaa baanat 'asnaanuhu
ﺿَﺤِﻚَ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺑَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺃَﺳﻨَﺎﻧُﻪُ
Her words made him happy.
sa3ida bimaa qaalat
ﺳَﻌِﺪَ ﺑِﻤَﺎ ﻗَﺎﻟَﺖ
I love you like the food needs salt.
'uHibbuka kaHaajati alzaadi 'ilaa almilHi
ﺃُﺣِﺒُّﻚَ ﻛَﺤَﺎﺟَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺰَﺍﺩِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻤِﻠﺢِ
He got up and screamed.
waqafa Saarikhan
ﻭَﻗَﻒَ ﺻَﺎﺭِﺧﺎً
Before leaving the castle, she bid farewell to her sister.
qabl 'an tughaadira alqal3ata wadda3at 'ukhtihaa
ﻗَﺒﻞ ﺃَﻥ ﺗُﻐَﺎﺩِﺭَ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠﻌَﺔَ ﻭَﺩَّﻋَﺖ ﺃُﺧﺘِﻬَﺎ
She took her most beautiful dress and put it in her bag.
'akhadhat 'ajmalu fustaan ladayhaa wawaDa3athu fii Haqiibatihaa
ﺃَﺧَﺬَﺕ ﺃَﺟﻤَﻞُ ﻓُﺴﺘَﺎﻥ ﻟَﺪَﻳﻬَﺎ ﻭَﻭَﺿَﻌَﺘﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺣَﻘِﻴﺒَﺘِﻬَﺎ
She left the castle wearing simple and modest clothes.
ghaadarat alqaSra wahiya talbasu thawban basiiTan mutawaaDi3an
ﻏَﺎﺩَﺭَﺕ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺼﺮَ ﻭَﻫِﻲَ ﺗَﻠﺒَﺲُ ﺛَﻮﺑﺎً ﺑَﺴِﻴﻄﺎً ﻣُﺘَﻮَﺍﺿِﻌﺎً
She hid her long, beautiful hair with a straw hat.
tukhfii biqubba3ati qashshin sha3rahaa aTTawiila aljamiila
ﺗُﺨﻔِﻲ ﺑِﻘُﺒَّﻌَﺔِ ﻗَﺶٍّ ﺷَﻌﺮَﻫَﺎ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﻮِﻳﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻤِﻴﻞَ
One day she arrived at a large river.
fii 'aHadi all'ayyaami waSalat 'ilaa Diffati nahrin kabiirin
ﻓِﻲ ﺃَﺣَﺪِ ﺍَﻟﺎﻟﺄَﻳَّﺎﻡِ ﻭَﺻَﻠَﺖ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺿِﻔَّﺔِ ﻧَﻬﺮٍ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮٍ
She applied for jobs in clothes washing.
baHathat 3an 3amalin fii ghusli almalaabisi
ﺑَﺤَﺜَﺖ ﻋَﻦ ﻋَﻤَﻞٍ ﻓِﻲ ﻏُﺴﻞِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠَﺎﺑِﺲِ
The work was grueling.
kaana al3amalu mujhidan
ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻤَﻞُ ﻣُﺠﻬِﺪﺍً
She was not satisfied.
lam takun raaDiyatan 3an nafsihaa
ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﻜُﻦ ﺭَﺍﺿِﻴَﺔً ﻋَﻦ ﻧَﻔﺴِﻬَﺎ
She left the river and continued.
tarakat annahra wamaDat
ﺗَﺮَﻛَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮَ ﻭَﻣَﻀَﺖ
She worked as a weaver.
3amilat kanassaajatin
ﻋَﻤِﻠَﺖ ﻛَﻨَﺴَّﺎﺟَﺔٍ
She sat night and day in a dark room and weaved carpets.
kaanat tajlisu laylan wanahaaran fii ghurfatin muZlimatin tansiju lssajaada
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ ﺗَﺠﻠِﺲُ ﻟَﻴﻠﺎً ﻭَﻧَﻬَﺎﺭﺍً ﻓِﻲ ﻏُﺮﻓَﺔٍ ﻣُﻈﻠِﻤَﺔٍ ﺗَﻨﺴِﺞُ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺠَﺎﺩَ
This time she arrived in a small village.
hadhihi almarrata HaTTat riHaalahaa fii qaryatin Saghiiratin
ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺮَّﺓَ ﺣَﻄَّﺖ ﺭِﺣَﺎﻟَﻬَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﻗَﺮﻳَﺔٍ ﺻَﻐِﻴﺮَﺓٍ
There was nothing there that pleased her heart.
hunaaka lam tajid maa yufarriHu qalbahaa
ﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ ﻟَﻢ ﺗَﺠِﺪ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﻔَﺮِّﺡُ ﻗَﻠﺒَﻬَﺎ
She decided to leave work and go on the road again.
qarrarat 'an tatruka al3amala watutaabi3a Tariiqahaa marratan 'ukhraaan
ﻗَﺮَّﺭَﺕ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺘﺮُﻙَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻤَﻞَ ﻭَﺗُﺘَﺎﺑِﻊَ ﻃَﺮِﻳﻘَﻬَﺎ ﻣَﺮَّﺓً ﺃُﺧﺮَﻯﺍً
Finally she came to a big city hoping to find a better job.
'akhiiran waSalat 'ilaa madiinatin kabiiratin 3alaa 'amalin 'an tajida 3amalan 'afDalu
ﺃَﺧِﻴﺮﺍً ﻭَﺻَﻠَﺖ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻣَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔٍ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓٍ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺃَﻣَﻞٍ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺠِﺪَ ﻋَﻤَﻠﺎً ﺃَﻓﻀَﻞُ
You two, go to the king and tell him I'm a cook!
idhhabaa 'ilaa almaliki wa'akhbiraahu bi'annii Tabbaakhatun
ﺍِﺫﻫَﺒَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ ﻭَﺃَﺧﺒِﺮَﺍﻩُ ﺑِﺄَﻧِّﻲ ﻃَﺒَّﺎﺧَﺔٌ
I will cook food to him that is better than anything he has tasted in his life.
sa'aTbukhu lahu Ta3aaman lam yadhuq mathiilan lahu fii Hayaatihi
ﺳَﺄَﻃﺒُﺦُ ﻟَﻪُ ﻃَﻌَﺎﻣﺎً ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﺬُﻕ ﻣَﺜِﻴﻠﺎً ﻟَﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺣَﻴَﺎﺗِﻪِ
Open the windows!
iftaHuu anniwaafidha
ﺍِﻓﺘَﺤُﻮﺍ ﺍَﻟﻨِّﻮَﺍﻓِﺬَ
Throw out everything rotten!
uTruduu kulla al3afini
ﺍُﻃﺮُﺩُﻭﺍ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﻌَﻔِﻦِ
Be brave!
kun shujaa3an
ﻛُﻦ ﺷُﺠَﺎﻋﺎً
Take me to a place far away from them.
khudhnii 'ilaa makaanin ba3iidin minhum
ﺧُﺬﻧِﻲ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥٍ ﺑَﻌِﻴﺪٍ ﻣِﻨﻬُﻢ
The heart beats.
yanbiDu alqalbu
ﻳَﻨﺒِﺾُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠﺐُ
He wore nothing but rags.
lam yalbas 'illaa khiraqan
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻠﺒَﺲ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﺧِﺮَﻗﺎً
He fell in love with the city.
waqa3a fii Hubbi almadiinati
ﻭَﻗَﻊَ ﻓِﻲ ﺣُﺐِّ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ
Go away, coward!
ibta3id 'ayyuhaa aljabaanu
ﺍِﺑﺘَﻌِﺪ ﺃَﻳُّﻬَﺎ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺒَﺎﻥُ
Are you crazy?
hal jananta?
ﻫَﻞ ﺟَﻨَﻨﺖَ؟
Treat people's flaws with patience.
3aalij 3uyuuba annaasi bialHilmi
ﻋَﺎﻟِﺞ ﻋُﻴُﻮﺏَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺎﺱِ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺤِﻠﻢِ
I work with programming.
'a3malu fii albarmajati
ﺃَﻋﻤَﻞُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺮﻣَﺠَﺔِ
He dropped the ball into the water.
'awqa3a alkurata fii almaa'i
ﺃَﻭﻗَﻊَ ﺍَﻟﻜُﺮَﺓَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺎﺀِ
His behavior is rude.
taSarrufuhu ghayra muhadhdhabin
ﺗَﺼَﺮُّﻓُﻪُ ﻏَﻴﺮَ ﻣُﻬَﺬَّﺏٍ
It's time to go.
Haana alwaqtu lidhdhahaabi
ﺣَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖُ ﻟِﻠﺬَّﻫَﺎﺏِ
He looked at her in an evil manner.
naZara 'ilayhaa naZratan shirriiratan
ﻧَﻈَﺮَ ﺇِﻟَﻴﻬَﺎ ﻧَﻈﺮَﺓً ﺷِﺮِّﻳﺮَﺓً
It will be time to go.
sawfa yaHiinu alwaqtu lidhdhahaabi
ﺳَﻮﻑَ ﻳَﺤِﻴﻦُ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖُ ﻟِﻠﺬَّﻫَﺎﺏِ
We're doing much better now.1
taHassana Haalunaa kathiiran
ﺗَﺤَﺴَّﻦَ ﺣَﺎﻟُﻨَﺎ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
He lived by the sea.1
3aasha qurba albaHri
ﻋَﺎﺵَ ﻗُﺮﺏَ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮِ
He sat behind the wheel.1
jalasa waraa'a 3ajalati alqiyaadati
ﺟَﻠَﺲَ ﻭَﺭَﺍﺀَ ﻋَﺠَﻠَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻴَﺎﺩَﺓِ
The flowers wilted in the drought.1
dhabulat al'azhaaru bifi3li aljafaafi
ﺫَﺑُﻠَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺯﻫَﺎﺭُ ﺑِﻔِﻌﻞِ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻔَﺎﻑِ
He soaked the rag with oil.1
ghamara alkhirqata bialzayti
ﻏَﻤَﺮَ ﺍَﻟﺨِﺮﻗَﺔَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺰَﻳﺖِ
He drowned his sorrows in alcohol.1
'aghraqa 'aHzaanahu fii shurbi alkhamri
ﺃَﻏﺮَﻕَ ﺃَﺣﺰَﺍﻧَﻪُ ﻓِﻲ ﺷُﺮﺏِ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻤﺮِ
The position has fallen vacant.1
'aSbaHat alwaZiifatu shaaghiratan
ﺃَﺻﺒَﺤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻇِﻴﻔَﺔُ ﺷَﺎﻏِﺮَﺓً
He pressed hard on the pen so it broke.
DaghaTa biquwwatin 3alaa alqalami fainkasara
ﺿَﻐَﻂَ ﺑِﻘُﻮَّﺓٍ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠَﻢِ ﻓَﺎِﻧﻜَﺴَﺮَ
He did not put the lid on the pen so it dried.
lam yaDa3 alghaTaa'a 3alaa alqalami fajaffa
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻀَﻊ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻄَﺎﺀَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠَﻢِ ﻓَﺠَﻒَّ
It's not possible to remove the stain.
laa yumkinu maHwa albuq3ati
ﻟَﺎ ﻳُﻤﻜِﻦُ ﻣَﺤﻮَ ﺍَﻟﺒُﻘﻌَﺔِ
The water flows in the river.
yajrii almaa'u fii annahri
ﻳَﺠﺮِﻱ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺎﺀُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ
I'm drowning in tears.
'aghraqu biaddumuu3i
ﺃَﻏﺮَﻕُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺪُّﻣُﻮﻉِ
He creases the paper.
yuja33idu alwaraqata
ﻳُﺠَﻌِّﺪُ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺭَﻗَﺔَ
Usually I like celery.
'uHibbu 3aadatan alkarafsa
ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﻋَﺎﺩَﺓً ﺍَﻟﻜَﺮَﻓﺲَ
He turned the paper.
qalaba alwaraqata
ﻗَﻠَﺐَ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺭَﻗَﺔَ
The cat jumps up on the table.
yaqfizu alqiTTu fawqa aTTaawilati
ﻳَﻘﻔِﺰُ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻂُّ ﻓَﻮﻕَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺎﻭِﻟَﺔِ
The water flows towards the sea.
yajrii almaa'u naHw albaHri
ﻳَﺠﺮِﻱ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺎﺀُ ﻧَﺤﻮ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮِ
The magazine drowns in rainwater.
taghraqu aljariidatu bimaa'i almaTari
ﺗَﻐﺮَﻕُ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺮِﻳﺪَﺓُ ﺑِﻤَﺎﺀِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻄَﺮِ
He doesn't want his friend to think that he's a coward.
laa yuriidu 'an yaZunna Sadiiquhu 'annahu jabaanun
ﻟَﺎ ﻳُﺮِﻳﺪُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﻈُﻦَّ ﺻَﺪِﻳﻘُﻪُ ﺃَﻧَّﻪُ ﺟَﺒَﺎﻥٌ
The attempt succeeded.
najaHat almuHaawalatu
ﻧَﺠَﺤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺤَﺎﻭَﻟَﺔُ
Maybe I see the tiger.
qad 'ushaahidu annamira
ﻗَﺪ ﺃُﺷَﺎﻫِﺪُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻤِﺮَ
He acted under emotional stress.1
taSarrafa bial3aaTifati
ﺗَﺼَﺮَّﻑَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻌَﺎﻃِﻔَﺔِ
I hold on to your hand.
'umsiku yadaka biquwwatin
ﺃُﻣﺴِﻚُ ﻳَﺪَﻙَ ﺑِﻘُﻮَّﺓٍ
He talked more than necessary.
takallama 'aktharu min allaazimi
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ ﺃَﻛﺜَﺮُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻠَﺎﺯِﻡِ
There was a hole in the fabric.
Saara fii alqumaashi thuqbun
ﺻَﺎﺭَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻘُﻤَﺎﺵِ ﺛُﻘﺐٌ
He cuts the paper.
yaquSSu alwaraqata
ﻳَﻘُﺺُّ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺭَﻗَﺔَ
The tailor cuts the fabric.
yaquSSu alkhayyaaTu alqumaasha
ﻳَﻘُﺺُّ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻴَّﺎﻁُ ﺍَﻟﻘُﻤَﺎﺵَ
He bothers me when I do something important.
yuz3ijunii 3indamaa 'af3alu shay'an muhimmun
ﻳُﺰﻋِﺠُﻨِﻲ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺃَﻓﻌَﻞُ ﺷَﻲﺀً ﻣُﻬِﻢٌّ
He no longer dreams.
maa 3aada yaHlumu
ﻣَﺎ ﻋَﺎﺩَ ﻳَﺤﻠُﻢُ
How did you do this?
kayf fa3alta hadhaa?
ﻛَﻴﻒ ﻓَﻌَﻠﺖَ ﻫَﺬَﺍ؟
He copied her novel without knowing about it.
qallada riwaayatahaa duuna qaSdin
ﻗَﻠَّﺪَ ﺭِﻭَﺍﻳَﺘَﻬَﺎ ﺩُﻭﻥَ ﻗَﺼﺪٍ
He reaches out his hand.
yamuddu yadahu
ﻳَﻤُﺪُّ ﻳَﺪَﻩُ
She reaches out her hand and gives him the money
tamuddu yadahaa watu3Tiihu annuquuda
ﺗَﻤُﺪُّ ﻳَﺪَﻫَﺎ ﻭَﺗُﻌﻄِﻴﻪُ ﺍَﻟﻨُّﻘُﻮﺩَ
I read your poem with pleasure.
'aqra'u qaSiidataka bikulli suruurin
ﺃَﻗﺮَﺃُ ﻗَﺼِﻴﺪَﺗَﻚَ ﺑِﻜُﻞِّ ﺳُﺮُﻭﺭٍ
It's possible to write anything.
kitaabatu 'ayyi shay'in mumkinatun
ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑَﺔُ ﺃَﻱِّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ ﻣُﻤﻜِﻨَﺔٌ
You can write anything.
yumkinuka kitaabata 'ayyi shay'in
ﻳُﻤﻜِﻨُﻚَ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑَﺔَ ﺃَﻱِّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ
It is possible to imagine anything.
takhayyulu 'ayyi shay'in mumkinun
ﺗَﺨَﻴُّﻞُ ﺃَﻱِّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ ﻣُﻤﻜِﻦٌ
I write what I like.
'aktubu maa yu3jibunii
ﺃَﻛﺘُﺐُ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ
It is very difficult to draw faces.
rasmu alwujuuhi Sa3bun kathiiran
ﺭَﺳﻢُ ﺍَﻟﻮُﺟُﻮﻩِ ﺻَﻌﺐٌ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
What are you writing?
maadhaa taktubu?
ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﺗَﻜﺘُﺐُ؟
I want to write like him, but better.
'uriidu 'an 'aktuba mithlahu bal 'aHsanu minhu
ﺃُﺭِﻳﺪُ ﺃَﻥ ﺃَﻛﺘُﺐَ ﻣِﺜﻠَﻪُ ﺑَﻞ ﺃَﺣﺴَﻦُ ﻣِﻨﻪُ
She glances at him.
tarmuquhu binaZratin
ﺗَﺮﻣُﻘُﻪُ ﺑِﻨَﻈﺮَﺓٍ
I don't find anything to write about.
laa 'ajidu shay'an 'aktubu 3anhu
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﺟِﺪُ ﺷَﻲﺀً ﺃَﻛﺘُﺐُ ﻋَﻨﻪُ
He said what he said before.
qaala kamaa qaala min qabl
ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﻣِﻦ ﻗَﺒﻞ
He did as he did before.
fa3ala kamaa fa3ala min qabl
ﻓَﻌَﻞَ ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﻓَﻌَﻞَ ﻣِﻦ ﻗَﺒﻞ
The guests took a tour of the house.
qaama aDDuyuufu bijawlatin fii albayti
ﻗَﺎﻡَ ﺍَﻟﻀُّﻴُﻮﻑُ ﺑِﺠَﻮﻟَﺔٍ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖِ
Maybe a trip will give new thoughts.
la3alla safaran ya'tii bifikratin jadiidatin
ﻟَﻌَﻞَّ ﺳَﻔَﺮﺍً ﻳَﺄﺗِﻲ ﺑِﻔِﻜﺮَﺓٍ ﺟَﺪِﻳﺪَﺓٍ
All the men in the office seem boring.
yabduu arrijaalu fii almaktabi kulluhum mumilliina
ﻳَﺒﺪُﻭ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﺟَﺎﻝُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻜﺘَﺐِ ﻛُﻠُّﻬُﻢ ﻣُﻤِﻠِّﻴﻦَ
I slept a lot, despite that, I am tired.
nimtu kathiiran ma3a dhalika 'anaa mut3abun
ﻧِﻤﺖُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً ﻣَﻊَ ﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻣُﺘﻌَﺐٌ
I write about things I like.
'aktubu 3an 'ayyi shay'in yu3jibunii
ﺃَﻛﺘُﺐُ ﻋَﻦ ﺃَﻱِّ ﺷَﻲﺀٍ ﻳُﻌﺠِﺒُﻨِﻲ
His knee hit the chair.
irtaTamat rukbatuhu bialkursiyyi
ﺍِﺭﺗَﻄَﻤَﺖ ﺭُﻛﺒَﺘُﻪُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻜُﺮﺳِﻲِّ
I don't know where I am.
laa 'a3rifu 'ayna 'anaa
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﻋﺮِﻑُ ﺃَﻳﻦَ ﺃَﻧَﺎ
Do you know where I am?
hal ta3rifu 'ayna 'anaa?
ﻫَﻞ ﺗَﻌﺮِﻑُ ﺃَﻳﻦَ ﺃَﻧَﺎ؟
He chose between two evils.1
ikhtaara bayna sharrayni
ﺍِﺧﺘَﺎﺭَ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺷَﺮَّﻳﻦِ
The family opted to move to Sweden.1
ikhtaarat al3aa'ilatu arraHiila 'ilaa alssuwiidi
ﺍِﺧﺘَﺎﺭَﺕ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﺋِﻠَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻞَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮِﻳﺪِ
There are not many jobs.1
yuujad naqSun fii al'a3maali
ﻳُﻮﺟَﺪ ﻧَﻘﺺٌ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻋﻤَﺎﻝِ
He ate a meal.1
tanaawala wajabata Ta3aamin
ﺗَﻨَﺎﻭَﻝَ ﻭَﺟَﺒَﺔَ ﻃَﻌَﺎﻡٍ
The milk consumption has decreased.1
inkhafaDa istihlaaku alHaliibi
ﺍِﻧﺨَﻔَﺾَ ﺍِﺳﺘِﻬﻠَﺎﻙُ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻠِﻴﺐِ
He did a good piece of business.1
qaama biSafqatin jayyidatin
ﻗَﺎﻡَ ﺑِﺼَﻔﻘَﺔٍ ﺟَﻴِّﺪَﺓٍ
The doctor dressed the wound.
Dammada aTTabiibu aljurHa
ﺿَﻤَّﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒِﻴﺐُ ﺍَﻟﺠُﺮﺡَ
It improved class spirit.1
3azzaza shu3uura almushaarakati fii alfaSli
ﻋَﺰَّﺯَ ﺷُﻌُﻮﺭَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺸَﺎﺭَﻛَﺔِ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔَﺼﻞِ
He signed a contract.1
waqqa3a 3alaa 3aqdin
ﻭَﻗَّﻊَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋَﻘﺪٍ
The sun rises in the east.1
tashruqu ashshamsu min ashsharqi
ﺗَﺸﺮُﻕُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﻤﺲُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺮﻕِ
He drove off the onlookers who had gathered.1
Tarada almutafarrijiina 'alladhiina tajamma3uu
ﻃَﺮَﺩَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺘَﻔَﺮِّﺟِﻴﻦَ ﺃَﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺗَﺠَﻤَّﻌُﻮﺍ
Today's incident has its origins in an old conflict.1
ya3uudu 'aSlu Haadithati alyawmi 'ilaa nizaa3in qadiimin
ﻳَﻌُﻮﺩُ ﺃَﺻﻞُ ﺣَﺎﺩِﺛَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻴَﻮﻡِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻧِﺰَﺍﻉٍ ﻗَﺪِﻳﻢٍ
The thunder rumbled.
hadara arra3du
ﻫَﺪَﺭَ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﻋﺪُ
He spoke of the importance of giving up smoking.1
taHaddatha 3an imtinaa3in 3an attadkhiini
ﺗَﺤَﺪَّﺙَ ﻋَﻦ ﺍِﻣﺘِﻨَﺎﻉٍ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﺘَّﺪﺧِﻴﻦِ
Sit next to me!
ijlis bijaanibii
ﺍِﺟﻠِﺲ ﺑِﺠَﺎﻧِﺒِﻲ
He came with lightning rapidity.1
'ataa musri3an kaalbarqi
ﺃَﺗَﻰ ﻣُﺴﺮِﻋﺎً ﻛَﺎَﻟﺒَﺮﻕِ
He is capable of leading the country.1
'innahu qaadirun 3alaa qiyaadati albilaadi
ﺇِﻧَّﻪُ ﻗَﺎﺩِﺭٌ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻗِﻴَﺎﺩَﺓِ ﺍَﻟﺒِﻠَﺎﺩِ
He added a comment to the text.1
3amila 'iDaafatan 3alaa annaSSi
ﻋَﻤِﻞَ ﺇِﺿَﺎﻓَﺔً ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺺِّ
manual enclosed1
murfaqun bihu daftaru annuSuuSi
ﻣُﺮﻓَﻖٌ ﺑِﻪُ ﺩَﻓﺘَﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻨُّﺼُﻮﺹِ
He refereed a game.1
Hakama mubaaraatan
ﺣَﻜَﻢَ ﻣُﺒَﺎﺭَﺍﺓً
What is your salary?1
kam raatibuka?
ﻛَﻢ ﺭَﺍﺗِﺒُﻚَ؟
he came to heaven1
dakhala aljannata
ﺩَﺧَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻨَّﺔَ
The impression left by this film is one of dullness.1
yu3Tii alfiilmu inTibaa3an baahitan
ﻳُﻌﻄِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻴﻠﻢُ ﺍِﻧﻄِﺒَﺎﻋﺎً ﺑَﺎﻫِﺘﺎً
He was embittered by the criticism.1
sha3ara bialmaraarati min annaqdi
ﺷَﻌَﺮَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻤَﺮَﺍﺭَﺓِ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻘﺪِ
We shall be doubling the number of employees.1
sawfa nuDaa3ifu 3adada almustakhdamiina
ﺳَﻮﻑَ ﻧُﻀَﺎﻋِﻒُ ﻋَﺪَﺩَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺴﺘَﺨﺪَﻣِﻴﻦَ
The players doubled the stake.1
Daa3afa almuqaamiruuna arrihaana
ﺿَﺎﻋَﻒَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻘَﺎﻣِﺮُﻭﻥَ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﻫَﺎﻥَ
Interest in the book has fallen off.1
qalla alihtimaamu bialkitaabi
ﻗَﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﺎِﻫﺘِﻤَﺎﻡُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻜِﺘَﺎﺏِ
He talked on the telephone.1
takallama fii alhaatifi
ﺗَﻜَﻠَّﻢَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻬَﺎﺗِﻒِ
The telephone is ringing.1
yarinnu jarasu alhaatifi
ﻳَﺮِﻥُّ ﺟَﺮَﺱُ ﺍَﻟﻬَﺎﺗِﻒِ
He broke the spell.1
'abTala maf3uula siHru
ﺃَﺑﻄَﻞَ ﻣَﻔﻌُﻮﻝَ ﺳِﺤﺮُ
He put counterfeit coins into circulation.1
rawwaja nuquudan muzayyafatan
ﺭَﻭَّﺝَ ﻧُﻘُﻮﺩﺍً ﻣُﺰَﻳَّﻔَﺔً
He arrived in time.1
waSala fii alwaqti almuHaddadi
ﻭَﺻَﻞَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺤَﺪَّﺩِ
He gave only a little.
maa 'a3Taa 'illaa qaliilan
ﻣَﺎ ﺃَﻋﻄَﻰ ﺇِﻟَّﺎ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻠﺎً
I need money to buy fuel.
'aHtaaju nuquudan likay 'ashtariya wuquudan
ﺃَﺣﺘَﺎﺝُ ﻧُﻘُﻮﺩﺍً ﻟِﻜَﻲ ﺃَﺷﺘَﺮِﻱَ ﻭُﻗُﻮﺩﺍً
Coffee has a lot of caffeine.
fii alqahwati yuujad alkathiiru min almunabbihaati
ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻬﻮَﺓِ ﻳُﻮﺟَﺪ ﺍَﻟﻜَﺜِﻴﺮُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻨَﺒِّﻬَﺎﺕِ
A lawyer represented a client.
maththaltu muHaamin muwakkilan
ﻣَﺜَّﻠﺖُ ﻣُﺤَﺎﻡٍ ﻣُﻮَﻛِّﻠﺎً
The trip was of great benefit to me.1
HaSaltu 3alaa faa'idatin kabiiratin min arriHlati
ﺣَﺼَﻠﺖُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻓَﺎﺋِﺪَﺓٍ ﻛَﺒِﻴﺮَﺓٍ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﺣﻠَﺔِ
Smoking is not good for you.1
attadkhiinu shay' ghayr mufiidin
ﺍَﻟﺘَّﺪﺧِﻴﻦُ ﺷَﻲﺀ ﻏَﻴﺮ ﻣُﻔِﻴﺪٍ
What my granddaughter does is lovely.
maa taf3aluhu Hafiidatii huwa muHabbabun
ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﻔﻌَﻠُﻪُ ﺣَﻔِﻴﺪَﺗِﻲ ﻫُﻮَ ﻣُﺤَﺒَّﺐٌ
Sit next to me!
ijlis qurbii
ﺍِﺟﻠِﺲ ﻗُﺮﺑِﻲ
She became upset over the evil words and stood up, angry.
infa3alat min alkalimaati ashshirriirati waqaamat ghaaDibatan
ﺍِﻧﻔَﻌَﻠَﺖ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻠِﻤَﺎﺕِ ﺍَﻟﺸِّﺮِّﻳﺮَﺓِ ﻭَﻗَﺎﻣَﺖ ﻏَﺎﺿِﺒَﺔً
She was moved by the song and cried.
infa3alat min al'ughniyati wabakat
ﺍِﻧﻔَﻌَﻠَﺖ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺄُﻏﻨِﻴَﺔِ ﻭَﺑَﻜَﺖ
Sleep well!
nam jayyidan
ﻧَﻢ ﺟَﻴِّﺪﺍً
Angered, he poured the water on the ground.
safaHa almaa'a 3alaa al'arDi ghaaDiban
ﺳَﻔَﺢَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺎﺀَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ ﻏَﺎﺿِﺒﺎً
She threw the wine in the face of her unfaithful husband.
safaHat annabiidha 3alaa wajhi zawjihaa alkhaa'ini
ﺳَﻔَﺤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺒِﻴﺬَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻭَﺟﻪِ ﺯَﻭﺟِﻬَﺎ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﺋِﻦِ
The octopus swims in the depth of the sea.
yasbaHu al'ukhTubuuTu fii 3umqi albaHri
ﻳَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﺍَﻟﺄُﺧﻄُﺒُﻮﻁُ ﻓِﻲ ﻋُﻤﻖِ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮِ
He heard the doorbell and walked down.
sami3a jarasa albaabi wanazala 'ilaa al'asfali
ﺳَﻤِﻊَ ﺟَﺮَﺱَ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺎﺏِ ﻭَﻧَﺰَﻝَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺳﻔَﻞِ
He went deep into the forest.
tawaghghala 'ilaa alghaybati
ﺗَﻮَﻏَّﻞَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ
The thief hid in the depth of the cave.
ikhtaba'a alliSSu fii 3umqi alkahfi
ﺍِﺧﺘَﺒَﺄَ ﺍَﻟﻠِﺺُّ ﻓِﻲ ﻋُﻤﻖِ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻬﻒِ
I stand at the foot of the mountain.
'aqifu 'asfal aljabali
ﺃَﻗِﻒُ ﺃَﺳﻔَﻞ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺒَﻞِ
The child is playing on the bottom part of the stairs.
yal3abu aTTiflu 'asfal addaraji
ﻳَﻠﻌَﺐُ ﺍَﻟﻄِّﻔﻞُ ﺃَﺳﻔَﻞ ﺍَﻟﺪَّﺭَﺝِ
He left them in the cold.
tarakahum fii albardi
ﺗَﺮَﻛَﻬُﻢ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺮﺩِ
He scratched his head.1
Hakka ra'sahu
ﺣَﻚَّ ﺭَﺃﺳَﻪُ
No one scratches your skin like your own fingernail.
maa Hakka jildaka mithl Zufrika
ﻣَﺎ ﺣَﻚَّ ﺟِﻠﺪَﻙَ ﻣِﺜﻞ ﻇُﻔﺮِﻙَ
He tied up the parcel with a string.1
laffa ribaaTan 3alaa aTTardi
ﻟَﻒَّ ﺭِﺑَﺎﻃﺎً ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮﺩِ
party member1
3uDwun fii alHizbi
ﻋُﻀﻮٌ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺤِﺰﺏِ
I am not used to the Swedish food.1
lastu mu3taadan 3alaa aTTa3aami assuwiidiyyi
ﻟَﺴﺖُ ﻣُﻌﺘَﺎﺩﺍً ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﻌَﺎﻡِ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮِﻳﺪِﻱِّ
The host invites the guests.
yad3uu almuDiifu aDDuyuufa
ﻳَﺪﻋُﻮ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻀِﻴﻒُ ﺍَﻟﻀُّﻴُﻮﻑَ
The host accommodates the guests.
yaqrii almuDiifu aDDuyuufa
ﻳَﻘﺮِﻱ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻀِﻴﻒُ ﺍَﻟﻀُّﻴُﻮﻑَ
He left him waiting.
'abqaahu muntaZiran
ﺃَﺑﻘَﺎﻩُ ﻣُﻨﺘَﻈِﺮﺍً
He left some coffee in the cup.
'abqaa qaliilan min alqahwata fii alfinjaani
ﺃَﺑﻘَﻰ ﻗَﻠِﻴﻠﺎً ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻬﻮَﺓَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻨﺠَﺎﻥِ
He left the car engine running.
'abqaa muHarrika assayyaarati ya3malu
ﺃَﺑﻘَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﺮِّﻙَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻴَّﺎﺭَﺓِ ﻳَﻌﻤَﻞُ
A quarrel occurred in the store.
HaSala shijaarun fii almatjari
ﺣَﺼَﻞَ ﺷِﺠَﺎﺭٌ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺘﺠَﺮِ
Naguib Mahfouz received the Nobel Prize.
HaSala najiib maHfuuZ 3alaa jaa'izati nuubil
ﺣَﺼَﻞَ ﻧَﺠِﻴﺐ ﻣَﺤﻔُﻮﻅ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺟَﺎﺋِﺰَﺓِ ﻧُﻮﺑِﻞ
The bird stands on the branch.8
yaqifu aTTaa'iru 3alaa alghuSni
ﻳَﻘِﻒُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺎﺋِﺮُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺼﻦِ
I write with the pen.
'aktubu bialqalami
ﺃَﻛﺘُﺐُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻘَﻠَﻢِ
The rain falls from the sky.8
tasquTu al'amTaaru min assamaa'i
ﺗَﺴﻘُﻂُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻣﻄَﺎﺭُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀِ
The lightning shines in the sky8
yalma3u albarqa fii assamaa'i
ﻳَﻠﻤَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺮﻕَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀِ
Speech is divided into three parts.
yanqasimu alkalaamu 'ilaa thalaathati 'aqsaamin
ﻳَﻨﻘَﺴِﻢُ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻠَﺎﻡُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺛَﻠَﺎﺛَﺔِ ﺃَﻗﺴَﺎﻡٍ
The engineer points at the map.8
yushiiru almuhandisu 'ilaa alkhariiTati
ﻳُﺸِﻴﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻬَﻨﺪِﺱُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺮِﻳﻄَﺔِ
The bird floats in space.8
yuHalliqu aTTaa'iru fii alfaDaa'i
ﻳُﺤَﻠِّﻖُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺎﺋِﺮُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻀَﺎﺀِ
The female firefighter removes the child from the fire.8
tub3idu al'iTfaa'iyyatu aTTifla 3an alHariiqi
ﺗُﺒﻌِﺪُ ﺍَﻟﺈِﻃﻔَﺎﺋِﻴَّﺔُ ﺍَﻟﻄِّﻔﻞَ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺮِﻳﻖِ
Läraren ger sina instruktioner till eleven.8
yu3Tii almu3allimu tawjiihaatihu liTTaalibati
ﻳُﻌﻄِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻌَﻠِّﻢُ ﺗَﻮﺟِﻴﻬَﺎﺗِﻪُ ﻟِﻠﻄَّﺎﻟِﺒَﺔِ
The student writes the homework with the pen.8
yaktubu aTTaalibu addarsa bialqalami
ﻳَﻜﺘُﺐُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﺍَﻟﺪَّﺭﺱَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻘَﻠَﻢِ
Don't rely on anyone but yourself.8
laa ta3tamid 3alaa ghayri nafsika
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﻌﺘَﻤِﺪ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻏَﻴﺮِ ﻧَﻔﺴِﻚَ
The stars twinkle in the sky.
talma3u annujuumu fii assamaa'i
ﺗَﻠﻤَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﻨُّﺠُﻮﻡُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎﺀِ
One prevails with knowledge.8
bial3ilmi yasuudu almar'u
ﺑِﺎَﻟﻌِﻠﻢِ ﻳَﺴُﻮﺩُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺮﺀُ
Wood floats on water.8
yaTfuu alkhashabu 3alaa almaa'i
ﻳَﻄﻔُﻮ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺸَﺐُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺎﺀِ
Listen to my advice!
istami3 'ilaa naSiiHatii
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤِﻊ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻧَﺼِﻴﺤَﺘِﻲ
Forgive your friend for the mistake.8
u3fu 3an Sadiiqika 3ind alkhaTa'i
ﺍُﻋﻒُ ﻋَﻦ ﺻَﺪِﻳﻘِﻚَ ﻋِﻨﺪ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻄَﺄِ
We take the honey from the bees.8
na'khudhu al3asala min annaHli
ﻧَﺄﺧُﺬُ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺴَﻞَ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺤﻞِ
We keep our clothes clean.8
nuHaafiZu 3alaa malaabisinaa naZiifatan
ﻧُﺤَﺎﻓِﻆُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣَﻠَﺎﺑِﺴِﻨَﺎ ﻧَﻈِﻴﻔَﺔً
Stay away from bad friends.8
ibta3id 3an 'aSdiqaa'i assuu'i
ﺍِﺑﺘَﻌِﺪ ﻋَﻦ ﺃَﺻﺪِﻗَﺎﺀِ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮﺀِ
With knowledge, people advance.8
bial3ilmi tataqaddamu ashshu3uubu
ﺑِﺎَﻟﻌِﻠﻢِ ﺗَﺘَﻘَﺪَّﻡُ ﺍَﻟﺸُّﻌُﻮﺏُ
I listened to the teacher's speech.8
istama3tu 'ilaa Hadiithi almu3allimi
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤَﻌﺖُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺣَﺪِﻳﺚِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻌَﻠِّﻢِ
My brother enrolled in university this year.8
iltaHaqa 'akhkhii bialjaami3ati hadhaa al3aama
ﺍِﻟﺘَﺤَﻖَ ﺃَﺧِّﻲ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺠَﺎﻣِﻌَﺔِ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﻡَ
I listened to the teacher's explanation.8
istama3tu 'ilaa sharHi almu3allimi
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤَﻌﺖُ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺷَﺮﺡِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻌَﻠِّﻢِ
Forgive your friend when he makes mistakes.8
iSfaH 3an Sadiiqika Hiina maa yukhTi'u
ﺍِﺻﻔَﺢ ﻋَﻦ ﺻَﺪِﻳﻘِﻚَ ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﻣَﺎ ﻳُﺨﻄِﺊُ
Countries are interested in planting trees.8
tahtammu adduwwalu biziraa3ati al'ashjaari
ﺗَﻬﺘَﻢُّ ﺍَﻟﺪُّﻭَّﻝُ ﺑِﺰِﺭَﺍﻋَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺷﺠَﺎﺭِ
The sun sets in the west.8
taghribu ashshamsu fii jihati algharbi
ﺗَﻐﺮِﺏُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﻤﺲُ ﻓِﻲ ﺟِﻬَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻐَﺮﺏِ
The policeman caught the thief.
qabaDa ashshurTiyyu 3alaa alliSSi
ﻗَﺒَﺾَ ﺍَﻟﺸُّﺮﻃِﻲُّ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻠِﺺِّ
The flowers open in spring.8
tatafattaHu al'azhaaru fii faSli arrabii3i
ﺗَﺘَﻔَﺘَّﺢُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺯﻫَﺎﺭُ ﻓِﻲ ﻓَﺼﻞِ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺑِﻴﻊِ
I cut the wood with the saw.
qaTa3tu alkhashaba bialminshaari
ﻗَﻄَﻌﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺸَﺐَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻤِﻨﺸَﺎﺭِ
When did the train reach the station?8
mataa waSala alqiTaaru almaHaTTata?
ﻣَﺘَﻰ ﻭَﺻَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺤَﻄَّﺔَ؟
The train arrived at the station on time.8
waSala alqiTaaru almaHaTTata fii maw3idihi
ﻭَﺻَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺤَﻄَّﺔَ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﻮﻋِﺪِﻩِ
Where did you go yesterday?8
'ayna dhahabta bial'amsi?
ﺃَﻳﻦَ ﺫَﻫَﺒﺖَ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺄَﻣﺲِ؟
I went to my friend's house yesterday.8
dhahabtu bial'amsi 'ilaa manzili Sadiiqii
ﺫَﻫَﺒﺖُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺄَﻣﺲِ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻣَﻨﺰِﻝِ ﺻَﺪِﻳﻘِﻲ
The mother rejoices in the success of her children.
tafraHu al'ummu binajaaHi 'aTfaalihaa
ﺗَﻔﺮَﺡُ ﺍَﻟﺄُﻡُّ ﺑِﻨَﺠَﺎﺡِ ﺃَﻃﻔَﺎﻟِﻬَﺎ
He talked about the weather.1
taHaddatha 3an aTTaqsi
ﺗَﺤَﺪَّﺙَ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﻘﺲِ
The village is located far from the capital.1
taqa3u alqaryatu ba3iidan 3an al3aaSimati
ﺗَﻘَﻊُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺮﻳَﺔُ ﺑَﻌِﻴﺪﺍً ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﺻِﻤَﺔِ
He ate the fish, even the head.
'akala assamakata Hattaa arra'si
ﺃَﻛَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﻜَﺔَ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺃﺱِ
I gave the twig to the rabbit.
'a3Taytu alghuSna lil'arnabi
ﺃَﻋﻄَﻴﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺼﻦَ ﻟِﻠﺄَﺭﻧَﺐِ
I gave him the twig.
'a3Taytu alghuSna lahu
ﺃَﻋﻄَﻴﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻐُﺼﻦَ ﻟَﻪُ
The rabbit is not fat.
layasa al'arnabu samiinan
ﻟَﻴَﺲَ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﻧَﺐُ ﺳَﻤِﻴﻨﺎً
The rabbit is indeed fat.
'inna al'arnaba samiinun
ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﻧَﺐَ ﺳَﻤِﻴﻦٌ
I know that the rabbit is fat.
'a3rifu 'anna al'arnaba samiinun
ﺃَﻋﺮِﻑُ ﺃَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﻧَﺐَ ﺳَﻤِﻴﻦٌ
I drink juice.
'ashrabu al3aSiira
ﺃَﺷﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺼِﻴﺮَ
He turned the orange into juice.8
ja3ala alburtuqaalata 3aSiiran
ﺟَﻌَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺒُﺮﺗُﻘَﺎﻟَﺔَ ﻋَﺼِﻴﺮﺍً
I drink juice in the morning.
'ashrabu al3aSiira SabaaHan
ﺃَﺷﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺼِﻴﺮَ ﺻَﺒَﺎﺣﺎً
I stand in front of the house.
'aqifu 'amaama albayti
ﺃَﻗِﻒُ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻡَ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖِ
The people applauded in admiration of the team.8
Saffaqa annaasu 'i3jaaban bialfariiqi
ﺻَﻔَّﻖَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺎﺱُ ﺇِﻋﺠَﺎﺑﺎً ﺑِﺎَﻟﻔَﺮِﻳﻖِ
The stranger cried longing for his homeland.8
bakaa alghariibu shawqan 'ilaa waTanihi
ﺑَﻜَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻐَﺮِﻳﺐُ ﺷَﻮﻗﺎً ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻭَﻃَﻨِﻪِ
Write clearly!8
uktubii kitaabatan waaDiHatan
ﺍُﻛﺘُﺒِﻲ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑَﺔً ﻭَﺍﺿِﺤَﺔً
I rejoiced at your success.8
fariHtu linajaaHika faraHan
ﻓَﺮِﺣﺖُ ﻟِﻨَﺠَﺎﺣِﻚَ ﻓَﺮَﺣﺎً
I hit hard.
Darabtu Darban shadiidan
ﺿَﺮَﺑﺖُ ﺿَﺮﺑﺎً ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪﺍً
I struck two blows.
Darabtu Darbayni
ﺿَﺮَﺑﺖُ ﺿَﺮﺑَﻴﻦِ
I stayed up and the moon stayed up with me.
sahirtu waalqamara
ﺳَﻬِﺮﺕُ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻘَﻤَﺮَ
I walked along the road.
sirtu waaTTariiqa
ﺳِﺮﺕُ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖَ
Give the poor a small jar of lentils!8
'a3Ti alfaqiira Saa3an 3adasan
ﺃَﻋﻂِ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻘِﻴﺮَ ﺻَﺎﻋﺎً ﻋَﺪَﺳﺎً
The head flared up with gray hair.8
ishta3ala arra'su shayban
ﺍِﺷﺘَﻌَﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺃﺱُ ﺷَﻴﺒﺎً
I will visit you on Friday.8
sa'azuuruka yawma aljum3ati
ﺳَﺄَﺯُﻭﺭُﻙَ ﻳَﻮﻡَ ﺍَﻟﺠُﻤﻌَﺔِ
I drink tea in the afternoon.
'ashrabu ashshaaya ba3da aZZuhri
ﺃَﺷﺮَﺏُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺎﻱَ ﺑَﻌﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻈُّﻬﺮِ
He squeezed the orange.
3aSara alburtuqaalata
ﻋَﺼَﺮَ ﺍَﻟﺒُﺮﺗُﻘَﺎﻟَﺔَ
She contemplates my cup that is upside down.3
yata'ammalu finjaanii almaqluuba
ﻳَﺘَﺄَﻣَّﻞُ ﻓِﻨﺠَﺎﻧِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻘﻠُﻮﺏَ
Don't be sad.
laa taHzan
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﺤﺰَﻥ
Your love is written.3
alHubbu 3alayka huwa almaktuubu
ﺍَﻟﺤُﺐُّ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻚَ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻜﺘُﻮﺏُ
He who dies in the faith of his beloved, he dies as a martyr.3
qad maata shahiidan man maata 3alaa diini almaHbuubi
ﻗَﺪ ﻣَﺎﺕَ ﺷَﻬِﻴﺪﺍً ﻣَﻦ ﻣَﺎﺕَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺩِﻳﻦِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺤﺒُﻮﺏِ
You will love a lot.3
satuHibbu kathiiran
ﺳَﺘُﺤِﺐُّ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
You will love all women on Earth.3
sata3shaqu kulla nisaa'i al'arDi
ﺳَﺘَﻌﺸَﻖُ ﻛُﻞَّ ﻧِﺴَﺎﺀِ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﺽِ
You will return as the defeated king.3
sata3uudu kaalmaliki almaghluubi
ﺳَﺘَﻌُﻮﺩُ ﻛَﺎَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻐﻠُﻮﺏِ
I missed the train.
faatanii alqiTaaru
ﻓَﺎﺗَﻨِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭُ
Don't miss the opportunity.
laa tada3 alfurSata tafuutuka
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﺪَﻉ ﺍَﻟﻔُﺮﺻَﺔَ ﺗَﻔُﻮﺗُﻚَ
I loved thousands of women.3
3ashiqtu 'uluufa alnnasaa'i
ﻋَﺸِﻘﺖُ ﺃُﻟُﻮﻑَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺴَﺎﺀِ
I abandoned thousands of women.3
khadhaltu 'uluufa alnnasaa'i
ﺧَﺬَﻟﺖُ ﺃُﻟُﻮﻑَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺴَﺎﺀِ
I left them with all decency when the boredom afflicted me.3
wadda3tahunna bikulli alliyaaqaati Hiina i3taraanii assa'amu
ﻭَﺩَّﻋﺘَﻬُﻦَّ ﺑِﻜُﻞِّ ﺍَﻟﻠِﻴَﺎﻗَﺎﺕِ ﺣِﻴﻦَ ﺍِﻋﺘَﺮَﺍﻧِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺄَﻡُ
I locked all the notebooks about my love.3
ghalaqtu kulla dafaatira Hubbii
ﻏَﻠَﻘﺖُ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺩَﻓَﺎﺗِﺮَ ﺣُﺒِّﻲ
My true love was the pen.3
Hubbii alHaqiiqiyyu kaana alqalamu
ﺣُﺒِّﻲ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻘِﻴﻘِﻲُّ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠَﻢُ
I have never been second.3
lam 'akun fii 'ayyi yawmin thaaniian
ﻟَﻢ ﺃَﻛُﻦ ﻓِﻲ ﺃَﻱِّ ﻳَﻮﻡٍ ﺛَﺎﻧِﻴﺎً
In love I am slaughtered and slaughterer.3
'innii fii alHubbi madhbuuHun wadhaabiHun
ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺐِّ ﻣَﺬﺑُﻮﺡٌ ﻭَﺫَﺍﺑِﺢٌ
Thank me if I praise your eyes in a love song.
ushkuriinii 'in taghazzaltu bi3aynayki
ﺍُﺷﻜُﺮِﻳﻨِﻲ ﺇِﻥ ﺗَﻐَﺰَّﻟﺖُ ﺑِﻌَﻴﻨَﻴﻚِ
Poetry is the sweetest scandal.3
'inna ashshi3ra 'aHlaa alfaDaa'iHi
ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺸِّﻌﺮَ ﺃَﺣﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻀَﺎﺋِﺢِ
He asks for her hand.
yaTlubu yadahaa
ﻳَﻄﻠُﺐُ ﻳَﺪَﻫَﺎ
The one approaching the wall around her garden is lost.3
man yadnuu suura Hadiiqatihaa mafquudun
ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﺪﻧُﻮ ﺳُﻮﺭَ ﺣَﺪِﻳﻘَﺘِﻬَﺎ ﻣَﻔﻘُﻮﺩٌ
The one who tried to untie her braids is lost.3
man Haawala fakka Dafaa'irihaa mafquudun
ﻣَﻦ ﺣَﺎﻭَﻝَ ﻓَﻚَّ ﺿَﻔَﺎﺋِﺮِﻫَﺎ ﻣَﻔﻘُﻮﺩٌ
The one who enters her room is lost.3
man yadkhulu Hujratahaa mafquudun
ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﺪﺧُﻞُ ﺣُﺠﺮَﺗَﻬَﺎ ﻣَﻔﻘُﻮﺩٌ
I saw and foresaw a lot.3
baSirtu wanajjamtu kathiiran
ﺑَﺼِﺮﺕُ ﻭَﻧَﺠَّﻤﺖُ ﻛَﺜِﻴﺮﺍً
I have never read the future in a cup that resembles your cup.3
lam 'aqra' 'abadan finjaanan yushbihu finjaanaka
ﻟَﻢ ﺃَﻗﺮَﺃ ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً ﻓِﻨﺠَﺎﻧﺎً ﻳُﺸﺒِﻪُ ﻓِﻨﺠَﺎﻧَﻚَ
I have never known sorrows like yours.3
lam 'a3rif 'abadan 'aHzaanan tushbihu 'aHzaanaka
ﻟَﻢ ﺃَﻋﺮِﻑ ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً ﺃَﺣﺰَﺍﻧﺎً ﺗُﺸﺒِﻪُ ﺃَﺣﺰَﺍﻧَﻚَ
Your destiny is to always walk in love on the dagger's edge.3
maqduuruka 'an tamshiya 'abadan fii alHubbi 3alaa Haddi alkhanjari
ﻣَﻘﺪُﻭﺭُﻙَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻤﺸِﻲَ ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺐِّ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺣَﺪِّ ﺍَﻟﺨَﻨﺠَﺮِ
Your destiny is to remain alone like the pearl oysters.3
maqduuruka 'an taZulla waHiidan kaal'aSdaafi
ﻣَﻘﺪُﻭﺭُﻙَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻈُﻞَّ ﻭَﺣِﻴﺪﺍً ﻛَﺎَﻟﺄَﺻﺪَﺍﻑِ
Your destiny is to remain sad like the willow.3
maqduuruka 'an taZulla Haziinan kaaSSafSaafi
ﻣَﻘﺪُﻭﺭُﻙَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻈُﻞَّ ﺣَﺰِﻳﻨﺎً ﻛَﺎَﻟﺼَّﻔﺼَﺎﻑِ
Your destiny is to continue forever on the sea of love, without sails.3
maqduuruka 'an tamDiya 'abadan fii baHri alHubbi bighayri quluu3in
ﻣَﻘﺪُﻭﺭُﻙَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻤﻀِﻲَ ﺃَﺑَﺪﺍً ﻓِﻲ ﺑَﺤﺮِ ﺍَﻟﺤُﺐِّ ﺑِﻐَﻴﺮِ ﻗُﻠُﻮﻉٍ
Your destiny is to love millions of times and return like a mad king.3
maqduuruka 'an tuHibba malaayiina almarraati watarji3a kaalmaliki almakhluu3i
ﻣَﻘﺪُﻭﺭُﻙَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗُﺤِﺐَّ ﻣَﻠَﺎﻳِﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺮَّﺍﺕِ ﻭَﺗَﺮﺟِﻊَ ﻛَﺎَﻟﻤَﻠِﻚِ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺨﻠُﻮﻉِ
Muhammad loves reading.8
yuHibbu muHammadun alqiraa'ata
ﻳُﺤِﺐُّ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪٌ ﺍَﻟﻘِﺮَﺍﺀَﺓَ
We study with seriousness and interest.8
nadrusu bijiddin waihtimaamin
ﻧَﺪﺭُﺱُ ﺑِﺠِﺪٍّ ﻭَﺍِﻫﺘِﻤَﺎﻡٍ
I sympathize with the little one.8
'a3Tifu 3alaa aSSaghiiri
ﺃَﻋﻄِﻒُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﻐِﻴﺮِ
You must respect your parents.8
yajibu 3alayka 'an taHtarima waalidayka
ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﻋَﻠَﻴﻚَ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡَ ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﻳﻚَ
The lazy one will not succeed.8
lan yanjaHa alkasuulu
ﻟَﻦ ﻳَﻨﺠَﺢَ ﺍَﻟﻜَﺴُﻮﻝُ
He peeled the onion.
qashshara albaSalata
ﻗَﺸَّﺮَ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺼَﻠَﺔَ
We will not go out today.8
lan nakhruja alyawma
ﻟَﻦ ﻧَﺨﺮُﺝَ ﺍَﻟﻴَﻮﻡَ
Study to succeed!8
udrus kay tanjaHa
ﺍُﺩﺭُﺱ ﻛَﻲ ﺗَﻨﺠَﺢَ
He did not understand the reason for his behavior.8
lam yafham sababa taSarrufihi
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻔﻬَﻢ ﺳَﺒَﺐَ ﺗَﺼَﺮُّﻓِﻪِ
Don't be late for our meeting.8
laa tata'akhkhar 3an maw3idinaa
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﺘَﺄَﺧَّﺮ ﻋَﻦ ﻣَﻮﻋِﺪِﻧَﺎ
Let us respect the one who follows the law!8
linaHtarim man yaltazimu alqaanuuna
ﻟِﻨَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡ ﻣَﻦ ﻳَﻠﺘَﺰِﻡُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺎﻧُﻮﻥَ
Do not cross any street before it is free of cars!8
laa ta3bur shaari3an qabl khuluwwihi min assayyaaraati
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﻌﺒُﺮ ﺷَﺎﺭِﻋﺎً ﻗَﺒﻞ ﺧُﻠُﻮِّﻩِ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻴَّﺎﺭَﺍﺕِ
The school team did not lose yesterday.8
lam yakhsar fariiqu almadrasati bial'amsi
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﺨﺴَﺮ ﻓَﺮِﻳﻖُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔِ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺄَﻣﺲِ
The farmer wakes up early.8
yastayqiZu alfalaaHu min nawmihi mubakkiran
ﻳَﺴﺘَﻴﻘِﻆُ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻠَﺎﺡُ ﻣِﻦ ﻧَﻮﻣِﻪِ ﻣُﺒَﻜِّﺮﺍً
I study in order to contribute to the development of society.8
'ata3allamu kay 'usaahima fii taTawwuri almujtama3i
ﺃَﺗَﻌَﻠَّﻢُ ﻛَﻲ ﺃُﺳَﺎﻫِﻢَ ﻓِﻲ ﺗَﻄَﻮُّﺭِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺠﺘَﻤَﻊِ
The diligent will not hesitate.8
lan yataraddada almujiddu
ﻟَﻦ ﻳَﺘَﺮَﺩَّﺩَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺠِﺪُّ
Kom igen, respektera trafikreglerna!8
litaHtarim qaanuuni assayri
ﻟِﺘَﺤﺘَﺮِﻡ ﻗَﺎﻧُﻮﻥِ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻴﺮِ
Come on, study regularly!8
litudhaakir duruusaka biistimraarin
ﻟِﺘُﺬَﺍﻛِﺮ ﺩُﺭُﻭﺳَﻚَ ﺑِﺎِﺳﺘِﻤﺮَﺍﺭٍ
I love reading newspapers.8
'uHibbu qiraa'ata aSSuHufi
ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﻗِﺮَﺍﺀَﺓَ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﺤُﻒِ
Khaled danced.
raqaSa khaalidun
ﺭَﻗَﺺَ ﺧَﺎﻟِﺪٌ
Khaled did not dance.
maa raqaSa khaalidun
ﻣَﺎ ﺭَﻗَﺺَ ﺧَﺎﻟِﺪٌ
He did not dance.
maa raqaSa
ﻣَﺎ ﺭَﻗَﺺَ
He studied medicine.
darasa aTTibba
ﺩَﺭَﺱَ ﺍَﻟﻄِّﺐَّ
He does not care.
laa yubaalii
ﻟَﺎ ﻳُﺒَﺎﻟِﻲ
Everywhere there is a soul screaming in the dark.9
fii kulli makaanin ruuHun taSrukhu fii Zulmaat
ﻓِﻲ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥٍ ﺭُﻭﺡٌ ﺗَﺼﺮُﺥُ ﻓِﻲ ﻇُﻠﻤَﺎﺕ
This is what death torned apart.9
hadhaa maa qad mazzaqahu almawtu
ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻣَﺎ ﻗَﺪ ﻣَﺰَّﻗَﻪُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻮﺕُ
Everywhere cries a voice.9
fii kulli makaanin yabkii Sawt
ﻓِﻲ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻣَﻜَﺎﻥٍ ﻳَﺒﻜِﻲ ﺻَﻮﺕ
I walk along the paths of existence.9
'asiiru 'anaa fii shi3aabi alwujuudi
ﺃَﺳِﻴﺮُ ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺷِﻌَﺎﺏِ ﺍَﻟﻮُﺟُﻮﺩِ
This was not true.
hadhaa lam yakun SaHiiHan
ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻜُﻦ ﺻَﺤِﻴﺤﺎً
The wind blew gently on us from the valley crossing.10
nasama 3alaa hawaa' min mafriq alwaadii
ﻧَﺴَﻢَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻫَﻮَﺍﺀ ﻣِﻦ ﻣَﻔﺮِﻕ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺍﺩِﻱ
Take me to my countries.10
khudhnii 'ilaa bilaadii
ﺧُﺬﻧِﻲ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺑِﻠَﺎﺩِﻱ
Love me without complexes.3
'aHibbiinii bilaa 3uqadin
ﺃَﺣِﺒِّﻴﻨِﻲ ﺑِﻠَﺎ ﻋُﻘَﺪٍ
Get lost in the lines of my hand.3
Dii3ii fii khuTuuTi yadii
ﺿِﻴﻌِﻲ ﻓِﻲ ﺧُﻄُﻮﻁِ ﻳَﺪِﻱ
I love you a lot.3
'uHibbuki jiddan
ﺃُﺣِﺒُّﻚِ ﺟِﺪّﺍً
I don't know where Muhammad is.
laa 'a3rifu 'ayna muHammad
ﻟَﺎ ﺃَﻋﺮِﻑُ ﺃَﻳﻦَ ﻣُﺤَﻤَّﺪ
They took me with them.
'akhadhuunii ma3ahum
ﺃَﺧَﺬُﻭﻧِﻲ ﻣَﻌَﻬُﻢ
Fly, oh airplane!10
Tiirii yaa Tayyaara
ﻃِﻴﺮِﻱ ﻳَﺎ ﻃَﻴَّﺎﺭَﺓ
The rabbit eats the lettuce.
ya'kulu al'arnabu alkhassata
ﻳَﺄﻛُﻞُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺭﻧَﺐُ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺴَّﺔَ
Eid al-Fitr and Feast of the Ascension coincide this year.
'inna 3iida alfiTri wa3iida aSSu3uudi mutazaaminaani hadhihi assanati
ﺇِﻥَّ ﻋِﻴﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻄﺮِ ﻭَﻋِﻴﺪَ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﻌُﻮﺩِ ﻣُﺘَﺰَﺍﻣِﻨَﺎﻥِ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻨَﺔِ
Rise above roofs far away!
irtafi3 fawqa suTuuHin ba3iidatin
ﺍِﺭﺗَﻔِﻊ ﻓَﻮﻕَ ﺳُﻄُﻮﺡٍ ﺑَﻌِﻴﺪَﺓٍ
I write your name, oh my darling, on the old poplar.10
'aktubu ismaka yaa Habiibii 3alaa alHawari al3atiiqi
ﺃَﻛﺘُﺐُ ﺍِﺳﻤَﻚَ ﻳَﺎ ﺣَﺒِﻴﺒِﻲ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻮَﺭِ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺘِﻴﻖِ
You write my name, oh my darling, oh the sand of the road.10
taktubu ismii yaa Habiibii 3alaa ramli aTTariiqi
ﺗَﻜﺘُﺐُ ﺍِﺳﻤِﻲ ﻳَﺎ ﺣَﺒِﻴﺒِﻲ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺭَﻣﻞِ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖِ
Tomorrow, the world will rain on the wounded stories.10
ghadan satumTiru aldunyaa 3alaa alqiSaSi almujarraHati
ﻏَﺪﺍً ﺳَﺘُﻤﻄِﺮُ ﺍَﻟﺪُﻧﻴَﺎ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻘِﺼَﺺِ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺠَﺮَّﺣَﺔِ
Your name will remain, oh my darling, and my name will be deleted.10
sayabqaa ismuka yaa Habiibii waismii sayanmaHii
ﺳَﻴَﺒﻘَﻰ ﺍِﺳﻤُﻚَ ﻳَﺎ ﺣَﺒِﻴﺒِﻲ ﻭَﺍِﺳﻤِﻲ ﺳَﻴَﻨﻤَﺤِﻲ
I live in Sweden.
'a3iishu fii alssuwiid
ﺃَﻋِﻴﺶُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺴُّﻮِﻳﺪ
The tiger swims.
yasbaHu annamiru
ﻳَﺴﺒَﺢُ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻤِﺮُ
He leads a camel caravan.
yaquudu qaafilata aljimaali
ﻳَﻘُﻮﺩُ ﻗَﺎﻓِﻠَﺔَ ﺍَﻟﺠِﻤَﺎﻝِ
He drank coffee with sugar.
shariba qahwatan ma3a sukkarin
ﺷَﺮِﺏَ ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓً ﻣَﻊَ ﺳُﻜَّﺮٍ
A lot of coffee, sugar and rock candy is harmful to the health.
alkathiiru min alqahwati waassukkari waalqandi muDirrun liSiHHati aljasadi
ﺍَﻟﻜَﺜِﻴﺮُ ﻣِﻦ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻬﻮَﺓِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﺴُّﻜَّﺮِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻘَﻨﺪِ ﻣُﻀِﺮٌّ ﻟِﺼِﺤَّﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺴَﺪِ
He drank coffee.
shariba qahwatan
ﺷَﺮِﺏَ ﻗَﻬﻮَﺓً
He broke the contract.
'akhalla bial3aqdi
ﺃَﺧَﻞَّ ﺑِﺎَﻟﻌَﻘﺪِ
He punched him with his fist.
lakamahu biqabDati yadihi
ﻟَﻜَﻤَﻪُ ﺑِﻘَﺒﻀَﺔِ ﻳَﺪِﻩِ
He slapped him with the palm of his hand.
Safa3ahu bikaffihi
ﺻَﻔَﻌَﻪُ ﺑِﻜَﻔِّﻪِ
The heart contracts and expands.
yaquumu alqalbu bialinqibaaDi waalinbisaaTi
ﻳَﻘُﻮﻡُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻠﺐُ ﺑِﺎَﻟﺎِﻧﻘِﺒَﺎﺽِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﺎِﻧﺒِﺴَﺎﻁِ
He fits out for winter habitation.1
yujahhizu lissakani ashshatawiyyi
ﻳُﺠَﻬِّﺰُ ﻟِﻠﺴَّﻜَﻦِ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺘَﻮِﻱِّ
He insulated the summer cottage to live in during the winter months.1
jahhaza kuukha al3uTlati lissakani ashshatawiyyi
ﺟَﻬَّﺰَ ﻛُﻮﺥَ ﺍَﻟﻌُﻄﻠَﺔِ ﻟِﻠﺴَّﻜَﻦِ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺘَﻮِﻱِّ
He lived in the countryside.1
sakana fii arriifi
ﺳَﻜَﻦَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﻳﻒِ
He went to the countryside.1
dhahaba 'ilaa arriifi
ﺫَﻫَﺐَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﻳﻒِ
The camel driver tormented my heart when he chose to depart.13
3adhdhaba aljammaalu qalbii 3indamaa ikhtaara arraHiila
ﻋَﺬَّﺏَ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻤَّﺎﻝُ ﻗَﻠﺒِﻲ ﻋِﻨﺪَﻣَﺎ ﺍِﺧﺘَﺎﺭَ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻞَ
I said what is contained in your load?13
qultu maadhaa Damma Himluka
ﻗُﻠﺖُ ﻣَﺎﺫَﺍ ﺿَﻢَّ ﺣِﻤﻠُﻚَ
Have you visited a doctor?
hal zurta Tabiiban?
ﻫَﻞ ﺯُﺭﺕَ ﻃَﺒِﻴﺒﺎً؟
The camel driver tormented my heart.13
3adhdhaba aljammaalu qalbii
ﻋَﺬَّﺏَ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻤَّﺎﻝُ ﻗَﻠﺒِﻲ
Oh camel driver, take me with you!13
yaa jamaalu khudhnii
ﻳَﺎ ﺟَﻤَﺎﻝُ ﺧُﺬﻧِﻲ
I walk for a thousand years.13
'amshii 'alfa 3aamin
ﺃَﻣﺸِﻲ ﺃَﻟﻒَ ﻋَﺎﻡٍ
Behind your eyes I travel.
khalfa 3aynayka 'usaafiru
ﺧَﻠﻒَ ﻋَﻴﻨَﻴﻚَ ﺃُﺳَﺎﻓِﺮُ
She studied engineering.
darasat alhandasata
ﺩَﺭَﺳَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻬَﻨﺪَﺳَﺔَ
She studied medicine.
darasat aTTibba
ﺩَﺭَﺳَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻄِّﺐَّ
The grandmother danced.
raqaSat aljaddatu
ﺭَﻗَﺼَﺖ ﺍَﻟﺠَﺪَّﺓُ
He danced in the morning.
raqaSa fii aSSabaaHi
ﺭَﻗَﺺَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﺒَﺎﺡِ
He danced in the morning.
raqaSa SabaaHan
ﺭَﻗَﺺَ ﺻَﺒَﺎﺣﺎً
He danced in the nightclub.
raqaSa fii almarqaSi
ﺭَﻗَﺺَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺮﻗَﺺِ
He danced under the palm tree.
raqaSa taHta annakhlati
ﺭَﻗَﺺَ ﺗَﺤﺖَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺨﻠَﺔِ
Read the text thoroughly!
iqra' annaSSa bidiqqatin
ﺍِﻗﺮَﺃ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺺَّ ﺑِﺪِﻗَّﺔٍ
I stayed up all night.
sahirtu kulla allayli
ﺳَﻬِﺮﺕُ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ
He ate the whole fish.
'akala kulla assamakati
ﺃَﻛَﻞَ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻤَﻜَﺔِ
He ate the whole apple in one bite.
'akala kulla attuffaaHati biluqmatin waaHidatin
ﺃَﻛَﻞَ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﺘُّﻔَّﺎﺣَﺔِ ﺑِﻠُﻘﻤَﺔٍ ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪَﺓٍ
He cleaned the whole house.
naZZafa kulla albayti
ﻧَﻈَّﻒَ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖِ
All days, night and day alternate.
kulla al'ayyaami yata3aaqabu allaylu waannahaaru
ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻳَّﺎﻡِ ﻳَﺘَﻌَﺎﻗَﺐُ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞُ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎﺭُ
I work all days without vacation.
'a3malu kulla al'ayyaami duuna 3uTlatin
ﺃَﻋﻤَﻞُ ﻛُﻞَّ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻳَّﺎﻡِ ﺩُﻭﻥَ ﻋُﻄﻠَﺔٍ
The lizard lives inside the burrow.8
ya3iishu aDDabbu daakhila aljuHri
ﻳَﻌِﻴﺶُ ﺍَﻟﻀَّﺐُّ ﺩَﺍﺧِﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺠُﺤﺮِ
The stars appear at night.8
taZharu annujuumu laylan
ﺗَﻈﻬَﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻨُّﺠُﻮﻡُ ﻟَﻴﻠﺎً
We wash our hands before and after the meal.8
naghsilu alyadayni qabla al'akli waba3dahu
ﻧَﻐﺴِﻞُ ﺍَﻟﻴَﺪَﻳﻦِ ﻗَﺒﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻛﻞِ ﻭَﺑَﻌﺪَﻩُ
The moon appears at night.8
yaZharu alqamaru laylan
ﻳَﻈﻬَﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻘَﻤَﺮُ ﻟَﻴﻠﺎً
I waited a long time.
intaZartu waqtan Tawiilan
ﺍِﻧﺘَﻈَﺮﺕُ ﻭَﻗﺘﺎً ﻃَﻮِﻳﻠﺎً
I stood behind the window, looking at nature, in the morning.8
waqaftu khalfa annaafidhati 'ata'ammalu aTTabii3ata SabaaHan
ﻭَﻗَﻔﺖُ ﺧَﻠﻒَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﺎﻓِﺬَﺓِ ﺃَﺗَﺄَﻣَّﻞُ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺒِﻴﻌَﺔَ ﺻَﺒَﺎﺣﺎً
I walked in the middle of the road.8
sirtu muntaSafa aTTariiqi
ﺳِﺮﺕُ ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖِ
I traveled in the middle of the day.8
saafartu muntaSafa annahaari
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮﺕُ ﻣُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬَﺎﺭِ
I met my friend in the afternoon.8
qaabaltu Sadiiqii 3inda al3aSri
ﻗَﺎﺑَﻠﺖُ ﺻَﺪِﻳﻘِﻲ ﻋِﻨﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺼﺮِ
I met my friend at school.8
qaabaltu Sadiiqii 3inda almadrasati
ﻗَﺎﺑَﻠﺖُ ﺻَﺪِﻳﻘِﻲ ﻋِﻨﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔِ
The heat rises in the summer.8
tashtaddu alHaraaratu Sayfan
ﺗَﺸﺘَﺪُّ ﺍَﻟﺤَﺮَﺍﺭَﺓُ ﺻَﻴﻔﺎً
I stood near the river.8
waqaftu qurba annahri
ﻭَﻗَﻔﺖُ ﻗُﺮﺏَ ﺍَﻟﻨَّﻬﺮِ
The butterfly landed above the flowers.8
HaTTat alfaraashatu fawqa al'azhaari
ﺣَﻄَّﺖ ﺍَﻟﻔَﺮَﺍﺷَﺔُ ﻓَﻮﻕَ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺯﻫَﺎﺭِ
The butterfly began to fly between the flowers.8
raaHat alfaraashatu taTiiru bayna al'azhaari
ﺭَﺍﺣَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻔَﺮَﺍﺷَﺔُ ﺗَﻄِﻴﺮُ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺯﻫَﺎﺭِ
The gray cloud appeared in the afternoon.8
Zaharat alghaymatu arramaadiyyatu 3aSran
ﻇَﻬَﺮَﺕ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﻤَﺔُ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﻣَﺎﺩِﻳَّﺔُ ﻋَﺼﺮﺍً
The sun rises in the morning.8
tashruqu ashshamsu SabaaHan
ﺗَﺸﺮُﻕُ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﻤﺲُ ﺻَﺒَﺎﺣﺎً
The man stand in front of the house.8
yaqifu arrajulu 'amaama albayti
ﻳَﻘِﻒُ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺟُﻞُ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻡَ ﺍَﻟﺒَﻴﺖِ
This load is more than I can handle.8
hadhaa alHimlu fawqa maa 'uTiiqu
ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺍَﻟﺤِﻤﻞُ ﻓَﻮﻕَ ﻣَﺎ ﺃُﻃِﻴﻖُ
We all traveled at night to the village.8
saafarnaa laylan 'ilaa alqaryati jamii3an
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮﻧَﺎ ﻟَﻴﻠﺎً ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍَﻟﻘَﺮﻳَﺔِ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻌﺎً
Friday came.8
jaa'a yawmu aljum3ati
ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﻳَﻮﻡُ ﺍَﻟﺠُﻤﻌَﺔِ
The birds twitter in the morning.8
tugharridu aTTuyuuru SabaaHan
ﺗُﻐَﺮِّﺩُ ﺍَﻟﻄُّﻴُﻮﺭُ ﺻَﺒَﺎﺣﺎً
The morning brightened.8
'ashraqa aSSabaaHu
ﺃَﺷﺮَﻕَ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﺒَﺎﺡُ
The lightning continued for a moment.8
istamarra albarqu laHZatan
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻤَﺮَّ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺮﻕُ ﻟَﺤﻈَﺔً
I walked behind him.8
sirtu min waraa'ihi
ﺳِﺮﺕُ ﻣِﻦ ﻭَﺭَﺍﺋِﻪِ
I sat in the middle of the audience.8
jalastu wasTa almushaahidiina
ﺟَﻠَﺴﺖُ ﻭَﺳﻂَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺸَﺎﻫِﺪِﻳﻦَ
The birds migrate in the winter.8
tuhaajiru aTTuyuuru shitaa'an
ﺗُﻬَﺎﺟِﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻄُّﻴُﻮﺭُ ﺷِﺘَﺎﺀً
I loved the sea as it appeared to my eye.8
'aHbabtu albaHra mudh laaHa li3aynii
ﺃَﺣﺒَﺒﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺤﺮَ ﻣُﺬ ﻟَﺎﺡَ ﻟِﻌَﻴﻨِﻲ
Sit where it's good for you.8
ijlis Haythu yaTiibu laka
ﺍِﺟﻠِﺲ ﺣَﻴﺚُ ﻳَﻄِﻴﺐُ ﻟَﻚَ
The leaves of the trees fall in autumn.8
tatasaaqaTu 'awraaqu al'ashjaari khariifan
ﺗَﺘَﺴَﺎﻗَﻂُ ﺃَﻭﺭَﺍﻕُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﺷﺠَﺎﺭِ ﺧَﺮِﻳﻔﺎً
I wake up in the morning.
'astayqiZu SabaaHan
ﺃَﺳﺘَﻴﻘِﻆُ ﺻَﺒَﺎﺣﺎً
The night came.
jaa'a allaylu
ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞُ
We read poetry in the evening.
naqra'u ashshi3ra masaa'an
ﻧَﻘﺮَﺃُ ﺍَﻟﺸِّﻌﺮَ ﻣَﺴَﺎﺀً
I work during the day.
'ashtaghilu nahaaran
ﺃَﺷﺘَﻐِﻞُ ﻧَﻬَﺎﺭﺍً
The weather is mild in spring.8
ya3tadilu aljawwu rabii3an
ﻳَﻌﺘَﺪِﻝُ ﺍَﻟﺠَﻮُّ ﺭَﺑِﻴﻌﺎً
The cold intensifies at night.8
yashtaddu albardu laylan
ﻳَﺸﺘَﺪُّ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺮﺩُ ﻟَﻴﻠﺎً
He traveled around the turn of the year.
saafara Hawla nihaayati assanati
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ ﺣَﻮﻝَ ﻧِﻬَﺎﻳَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﻨَﺔِ
He walked towards the woods.1
dhahaba naHwa alghaybati
ﺫَﻫَﺐَ ﻧَﺤﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻐَﻴﺒَﺔِ
I traveled around one o'clock.
saafartu naHwa assaa3ati alwaaHidati
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮﺕُ ﻧَﺤﻮَ ﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔِ ﺍَﻟﻮَﺍﺣِﺪَﺓِ
I think about you all the time.
'ufakkiru bika Tiwaala alwaqti
ﺃُﻓَﻜِّﺮُ ﺑِﻚَ ﻃِﻮَﺍﻝَ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖِ
I am here.
'anaa hunaa
ﺃَﻧَﺎ ﻫُﻨَﺎ
I live here.
'a3iishu hunaa
ﺃَﻋِﻴﺶُ ﻫُﻨَﺎ
The rain falls in the winter.8
tatasaaqaTu al'amTaaru shitaa'an
ﺗَﺘَﺴَﺎﻗَﻂُ ﺍَﻟﺄَﻣﻄَﺎﺭُ ﺷِﺘَﺎﺀً
The birds migrate south.8
tuhaajiru aTTuyuuru januuban
ﺗُﻬَﺎﺟِﺮُ ﺍَﻟﻄُّﻴُﻮﺭُ ﺟَﻨُﻮﺑﺎً
I placed the jug above the stove.
waDa3tu al'ibriiqa alfawqa almawqidi
ﻭَﺿَﻌﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺈِﺑﺮِﻳﻖَ ﺍَﻟﻔَﻮﻕَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻮﻗِﺪِ
I waited under the tree.8
intaZartu taHta ashshajarati
ﺍِﻧﺘَﻈَﺮﺕُ ﺗَﺤﺖَ ﺍَﻟﺸَّﺠَﺮَﺓِ
I wrote the letter at dawn.
katabtu arrisaalata 3inda alfajri
ﻛَﺘَﺒﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺮِّﺳَﺎﻟَﺔَ ﻋِﻨﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻔَﺠﺮِ
I traveled on Friday.8
saafartu yawma aljum3ati
ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮﺕُ ﻳَﻮﻡَ ﺍَﻟﺠُﻤﻌَﺔِ
The teacher walked among the audience.8
saara almu3allimu bayna alHuDuuri
ﺳَﺎﺭَ ﺍَﻟﻤُﻌَﻠِّﻢُ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﺤُﻀُﻮﺭِ
The student was absent for a week.8
ghaaba aTTaalibu 'usbuu3an
ﻏَﺎﺏَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺎﻟِﺐُ ﺃُﺳﺒُﻮﻋﺎً
He hid behind the rock.
ikhtaba'a khalfa aSSakhrati
ﺍِﺧﺘَﺒَﺄَ ﺧَﻠﻒَ ﺍَﻟﺼَّﺨﺮَﺓِ
My house is located between the school and the pharmacy.
yaqa3u baytii bayna almadrasati waaSSaydaliyyati
ﻳَﻘَﻊُ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻲ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺪﺭَﺳَﺔِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﺼَّﻴﺪَﻟِﻴَّﺔِ
I invite you to visit me between five and seven.
'ad3uuka liziyaaratii bayna alkhaamisati waassaabi3ati
ﺃَﺩﻋُﻮﻙَ ﻟِﺰِﻳَﺎﺭَﺗِﻲ ﺑَﻴﻦَ ﺍَﻟﺨَﺎﻣِﺴَﺔِ ﻭَﺍَﻟﺴَّﺎﺑِﻌَﺔِ
The verb comes before the subject in the sentence.
ya'tii alfi3lu qabla alfaa3ili fii aljumlati
ﻳَﺄﺗِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻌﻞُ ﻗَﺒﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻔَﺎﻋِﻞِ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺠُﻤﻠَﺔِ
The subject comes after the verb in the sentence.
ya'tii alfaa3ilu ba3da alfi3li fii aljumlati
ﻳَﺄﺗِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻔَﺎﻋِﻞُ ﺑَﻌﺪَ ﺍَﻟﻔِﻌﻞِ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﺠُﻤﻠَﺔِ
Her house is right before mine.
yaqa3u baytuhaa qabla baytii mubaashiratan
ﻳَﻘَﻊُ ﺑَﻴﺘُﻬَﺎ ﻗَﺒﻞَ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻲ ﻣُﺒَﺎﺷِﺮَﺓً
I interrupted the lecturer in the middle of his explanation.
qaaTa3tu almuHaaDira 'athnaa'a sharHihi
ﻗَﺎﻃَﻌﺖُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺤَﺎﺿِﺮَ ﺃَﺛﻨَﺎﺀَ ﺷَﺮﺣِﻪِ
We stopped in the middle of the road.
waqafnaa fii wasTi aTTariiqi
ﻭَﻗَﻔﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﻭَﺳﻂِ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖِ
I woke up in the middle of the night terrified.
istayqaZtu wasTa allayli mar3uuban
ﺍِﺳﺘَﻴﻘَﻈﺖُ ﻭَﺳﻂَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ ﻣَﺮﻋُﻮﺑﺎً
The police came in the middle of the night to arrest the thief.
jaa'at ashshurTatu wasTa allayli lita3taqila alliSSa
ﺟَﺎﺀَﺕ ﺍَﻟﺸُّﺮﻃَﺔُ ﻭَﺳﻂَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ ﻟِﺘَﻌﺘَﻘِﻞَ ﺍَﻟﻠِﺺَّ
He came in the middle of the night asking for help.
jaa'a wasTa allayli yaTlubu almusaa3adata
ﺟَﺎﺀَ ﻭَﺳﻂَ ﺍَﻟﻠَﻴﻞِ ﻳَﻄﻠُﺐُ ﺍَﻟﻤُﺴَﺎﻋَﺪَﺓَ
My house is right after hers.
yaqa3u baytii ba3da baytihaa mubaashiratan
ﻳَﻘَﻊُ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻲ ﺑَﻌﺪَ ﺑَﻴﺘِﻬَﺎ ﻣُﺒَﺎﺷِﺮَﺓً
Don't play in the middle of the road!8
laa tal3ab wasTa aTTariiqi
ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﻠﻌَﺐ ﻭَﺳﻂَ ﺍَﻟﻄَّﺮِﻳﻖِ
I knocked on the door before entering.
Taraqtu albaaba qabla addukhuuli
ﻃَﺮَﻗﺖُ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺎﺏَ ﻗَﺒﻞَ ﺍَﻟﺪُّﺧُﻮﻝِ
I didn't eat for a week.1
lam 'aakul khilaala 'usbuu3in kaamilin
ﻟَﻢ ﺁﻛُﻞ ﺧِﻠَﺎﻝَ ﺃُﺳﺒُﻮﻉٍ ﻛَﺎﻣِﻞٍ
The rain didn't stop yesterday.8
lam yatawaqqaf suquuTu almaTari 'amsi
ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﺘَﻮَﻗَّﻒ ﺳُﻘُﻮﻁُ ﺍَﻟﻤَﻄَﺮِ ﺃَﻣﺲِ
Look at the world!
unZur naHwa al3aalami
ﺍُﻧﻈُﺮ ﻧَﺤﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﻟَﻢِ
Move towards the world!
sir naHwa al3aalami
ﺳِﺮ ﻧَﺤﻮَ ﺍَﻟﻌَﺎﻟَﻢِ
I stopped talking for a short moment to gather my thoughts.
tawaqqaftu 3an alkalaami lihunayhatin Hattaa 'astajmi3a 'afkaarii
ﺗَﻮَﻗَّﻔﺖُ ﻋَﻦ ﺍَﻟﻜَﻠَﺎﻡِ ﻟِﻬُﻨَﻴﻬَﺔٍ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺃَﺳﺘَﺠﻤِﻊَ ﺃَﻓﻜَﺎﺭِﻱ
I will be back in a while.
sawfa 'a3uudu ba3da burhatin
ﺳَﻮﻑَ ﺃَﻋُﻮﺩُ ﺑَﻌﺪَ ﺑُﺮﻫَﺔٍ
Suddenly I heard a scream.
faj'atan sami3tu Sarkhata
ﻓَﺠﺄَﺓً ﺳَﻤِﻌﺖُ ﺻَﺮﺧَﺔَ
He stole the necklace in the blink of an eye.
saraqa alqilaadata fii lamHi albaSari
ﺳَﺮَﻕَ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻠَﺎﺩَﺓَ ﻓِﻲ ﻟَﻤﺢِ ﺍَﻟﺒَﺼَﺮِ
He was silent for a while.
Samata burhatan
ﺻَﻤَﺖَ ﺑُﺮﻫَﺔً
He stopped for a while.
waqafa hunayhatan
ﻭَﻗَﻒَ ﻫُﻨَﻴﻬَﺔً
She passed in front of me, swaying, and her hair flying in the air.
khaTarat 'amaamii tatamaayalu biqaddihaa washa3ruhaa yataTaayaru fii alhawaa'i
ﺧَﻄَﺮَﺕ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻣِﻲ ﺗَﺘَﻤَﺎﻳَﻞُ ﺑِﻘَﺪِّﻫَﺎ ﻭَﺷَﻌﺮُﻫَﺎ ﻳَﺘَﻄَﺎﻳَﺮُ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻬَﻮَﺍﺀِ
I love drawing.
'uHibbu arrasma
ﺃُﺣِﺐُّ ﺍَﻟﺮَّﺳﻢَ
What is your illness?
maa daa'uka?
ﻣَﺎ ﺩَﺍﺅُﻙَ؟
Tell me!
qul lii
ﻗُﻞ ﻟِﻲ
Over time, learn the language
ma3a muruuri alwaqti ta3allama allughata
ﻣَﻊَ ﻣُﺮُﻭﺭِ ﺍَﻟﻮَﻗﺖِ ﺗَﻌَﻠَّﻢَ ﺍَﻟﻠُﻐَﺔَ
He lost his patience.
faqada Sabrahu
ﻓَﻘَﺪَ ﺻَﺒﺮَﻩُ

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