Am Story 28 Flashcards
من حِكايات البدو
From the Bedouin Tales
الإنسان
the humans
هيك
the matter
بكى وبكى
he cried and cried
بتكفّيني
sufficient
فيها
in it
بتِتنازل عن
allow, to give up (e.g., to give up some of their years)
عن قِسِم
a part
راح للجمل
went to the camel
ناس
people
مشاكِل
problems
بتحمل
pardon (suffer, carry…) (e.g., camels are an example of patience. They can handle any job, no water or food in the desert- “ships of the desert”)
الجمل سفنة الصحرة
The camel is the ship of the desert
بَرْضُه
also
هيك
in this way
بَدير بالُه على
to pay attention to something
بصيح
shout
من كُل مُناسَبة
in every occasion, for every opportunity
عنُّه
about him
أكْلَتُه الدّنيا
“the people ate him”.
although the dog is very old, if the world wants to eat him he will be stronger and more aggressive to protect himself
بِتْغَيّر شكْلُه
will change the form/shape.
بتغير كُل حياته
all his life will change
وافق
agreed