Arabic B2 vocabulary list: 508 words

اسمها "رسائل من العالم الآخر"!

Its name is 'Messages from the Other World'!

هنبقى خمسة في البيت!

We will be five in the house!

أَنَا أَجْلِسُ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ.

I sit on the chair.

يَأْتِي طِفْلٌ إِلَى الشَّجَرَةِ.

A child comes to the tree.

ما كان قصدي هيك...

I didn't mean it like that...

ما بعرف شي عن هذا!!

I don't know anything about this!!

أو ربما هو كاذب.

Or maybe he is a liar.

سَعيدٌ حَمّالٌ في الْمَدينَةِ الْقَديمَةِ.

Said is a porter in the old city.

قال لي عندي منحة!!

He told me I have a scholarship!!

شفتوا؟؟ حتى أبو فادي متضرر!!

See?? Even Abu Fadi is affected!!

قولهم عندك أخ جديد!

Tell them you have a new brother!

نعم! طبق كبير، فوق القدر.

Yes! A big plate, over the pot.

يَجْلِسُ الطِّفْلُ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ.

The child sits on the chair.

لِمَاذَا لَا يَرُدُّ جَارِي عَلَى السَّلَامِ؟ اسْمِي يُوسُف، وَأَسْكُنُ فِي شَقَّةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ فِي الطَّابِقِ الثَّالِثِ.

Why does my neighbor not respond to the greeting? My name is Yusuf, and I live in a small apartment on the third floor.

اَلْحَكَمُ كَرِيمٌ رَجُلٌ هَادِئٌ.

The referee Karim is a calm man.

وَضَعَتْ سَلْمَى الْعِقْدَ حَوْلَ عُنُقِ لَيْلَى.

Salma put the necklace around Layla's neck.

انت شايف الكلام ده وساكت ليه؟

You see these words and why are you silent?

هَلْ كَتَبَتْ لِي حَقًّا؟" قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِحُزْنٍ: "لَا أَعْرِفُ إِنْ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَفْتَحَهَا الآنَ."

Did she really write to me?" Ibrahim said sadly: 'I don't know if I should open them now.'

هَذِهِ المُبَارَاةُ مُهِمَّةٌ جِدًّا.

This match is very important.

مش قصة رعب، قصة حقيقية!

Not a horror story, a true story!

كَانَ وَجْهُهَا شَاحِبًا، وَكَانَ فِي يَدِهَا كُوبُ مَاءٍ.

Her face was pale, And she had a cup of water in her hand.

فِي يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ، كَتَبَ سَامِي لَحْنًا جَدِيدًا.

One day (literally: in a day of the days), Sami wrote a new melody.

إلا ما عاونتنيش، غادي نهضر لصاحبك رشيد.

If you don't help me, I will talk to your friend Rashid.

سَادَ صَمْتٌ ثَقِيلٌ وَمُرِيبٌ فِي القَاعَةِ، لَمْ يَقْطَعْهُ إِلَّا صَوْتُ الرِّيَاحِ فِي الخَارِجِ.

A heavy and eerie silence prevailed in the hall, nothing broke it except the sound of the wind outside.

اسْمُهُ السَّيِّدُ خَالِدٌ، مُدِيرُ الْمَوَارِدِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ.

His name is Mr. Khalid, the Human Resources manager.

بخصوص جولة التمويل القادمة، أقترح إعادة توزيع الحصص بحيث تنخفض نسبة يوسف إلى ١٥٪ لأن دوره التنفيذي أصبح أقل من الناحية العملية، مقابل زيادة نسبتي كضمان لاستقرار القرار في الشركة

Regarding the upcoming funding round, I suggest redistributing the shares so that Yousef's percentage drops to 15% because his executive role has become less practically speaking, in exchange for increasing my percentage as a guarantee for decision stability in the company

مَرَّتِ الدَّقَائِقُ، وَكَانَتْ سَيَّارَةُ النَّقْلِ تَنْتَظِرُ فِي الْخَارِجِ.

The minutes passed, and the transport vehicle was waiting outside.

غادرت الساعة العاشرة إلا ربع، وسجل بوابة الخروج يثبت ذلك.

I left at a quarter to ten, and the exit gate record proves that.

أنا اللي طلبت منها هيك من أسبوعين!!

I am the one who asked that of her two weeks ago!!

يَرَى سَامِي خَطَّ النِّهَايَةِ قَرِيبًا.

Sami sees that the finish line is near.

رد عليّ وقال: "زعيم.

He replied to me and said: "Za'eem.

كَانَا يَلْعَبَانِ مَعًا فِي الحَيِّ القَدِيمِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

They used to play together in the old neighborhood every day.

وَجْهُهُ يَبْدُو قَلِقًا.

His face looks worried.

لأن الطين ظهر بعد أن سمعتك في السلالم.

Because the mud appeared after I heard you on the stairs.

التوقيع الإلكتروني قد يكون توقيع إشراف تلقائي، ليس بالضرورة أنها هي من كتبت الأمر.

The electronic signature might be an automatic supervision signature, it's not necessarily that she is the one who wrote the order.

بس دخلت جوه وقعدت وقت طويل!!

But I went inside and stayed for a long time!!

تأكدت إنه ما فيه خطر؟! وقبل ما تتأكد كان وين همّنا عندك؟!

You made sure there's no danger?! And before you made sure, where was our concern for you?!

نعم. عمرها ٨٠ سنة.

Yes. She is 80 years old.

انتظرت عشرين دقيقة أخرى حتى جاءت الحافلة التالية.

She waited another twenty minutes until the next bus came.

هُوَ يُرِيدُ الدُّخُولَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ.

He wants the entry (to enter) to the house.

الشَّجَرَةُ لَوْنُهَا أَحْمَرُ مِثْلَ الدَّمِ.

The tree its color is red like blood.

بالضبط... وبعدها لازم أروح على الجامعة

Exactly... and after that I have to go to the university

الأرقام لا تكذب يا يوسف. الناس هم من يكذبون أحيانًا.

Numbers don't lie, Yousef. People are the ones who lie sometimes.

وكان بيستعجلني إني أحول فلوس بسرعة، قال في عرض بينتهي بعد ساعتين

And he was rushing me to transfer money quickly, he said there is an offer ending in two hours

قررنا إنها تبقى بالفريق، بس بدون منصب نائبة الكابتن لهاي الفترة

We decided that she stays on the team, but without the position of vice-captain for this period

زوجي كان ديماً كيقول "الأمانة كتدور، ولو دارت بعيد."

My husband always used to say "Honesty goes around, even if it goes far."

اَلنَّتِيجَةُ صِفْرٌ لِصِفْرٍ.

The score is zero to zero.

قَالَ عَمُّهَا رَاشِدٌ: «هَذِهِ آثَارُ مَهَاةٍ مُصَابَةٍ.»

Her uncle Rashed said, “These are the tracks of an injured oryx.”

يا الله يا أبو سالم هذا نفس المكان اللي قلت عنه!!

Oh God, Abu Salem this is the same place that you talked about!!

أنت طلبت منه هذا الشي؟؟

You asked him for this thing??

طيب، أنا أخذت الشفت لحالي.

Okay, I took the shift for myself.

وَقَفَ كَرِيمٌ، مُرْشِدُ الْغَوْصِ ذُو الْخِبْرَةِ الطَّوِيلَةِ وَالْوَجْهِ الَّذِي لَفَحَتْهُ شَمْسُ الصَّحْرَاءِ، عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْقَارِبِ يَتَفَحَّصُ الْأُفُقَ بِعَيْنَيْنِ حَذِرَتَيْنِ، بَيْنَمَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَى، عَالِمَةُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ الشَّابَّةُ، تُرَاجِعُ أَجْهِزَتَهَا بِسُرْعَةٍ وَتَوَتُّرٍ وَاضِحٍ يَبْدُو عَلَى حَرَكَاتِ يَدَيْهَا الْمُرْتَجِفَتَيْنِ قَلِيلًا.

Karim, the diving instructor with long experience, and the face scorched by the desert sun, on the deck of the boat, scanning the horizon with cautious eyes, while Layla, the young marine biologist, was checking her equipment quickly and with a clear tension showing on her hand movements which were trembling slightly.

لَكِنْ يَوْماً مَا، مَرِضَتِ الْجَدَّةُ مَرَضاً شَدِيداً.

But one day, the grandmother became very ill.

الْمَوْعِدُ النِّهَائِيُّ لِلْمُسَابَقَةِ هُوَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ.

The deadline for the competition is Friday.

هي بتنقل صناديق كل يوم.

She moves boxes every day.

فَجْأَةً، جَاءَتْ خَالَتُهَا سَلْمَى وَقَالَتْ بِقَلَقٍ: «الْغُرْفَةُ مُغْلَقَةٌ، وَعِقْدُ الْجَدَّةِ دَاخِلَهَا!

Suddenly, her aunt Salma came and said anxiously: “The room is locked, and Grandmother's necklace is inside it!

شافت حدا مع هاتف داخل الصف!!

She saw someone with a phone inside the classroom!!

وَقَّعَ رِجَالٌ كَثِيرُونَ الْوَثِيقَةَ، وَكَانَتْ مَلِيكَةُ الْفَاسِيُّ الْمَرْأَةَ الْوَحِيدَةَ بَيْنَهُمْ.

Many men signed the document, and Malika al-Fassi was the only woman among them.

يشعر رابيه بثقل في صدره. يتذكر آخر صيف قضاه في البيت، قبل وفاة والده بأشهر، وصوت جدته تناديه من البلكونة الحجرية.

Rabih feels a heaviness in his chest. He remembers the last summer he spent at the house, months before his father's death, and his grandmother's voice calling him from the stone balcony.

عمر، ما بدي نرجع لهذا الحكي

Omar, I don't want us to go back to this talk

مَوْعِدُ تَقْدِيمِ طَلَبِ الْمِنْحَةِ الْبَحْثِيَّةِ هُوَ غَدًا، وَبِدُونِ صُوَرٍ حَدِيثَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ لِتَبَيُّضِ الْمُرْجَانِ، لَنْ يَأْخُذَنِي أَحَدٌ عَلَى مَحْمَلِ الْجِدِّ فِي هَذَا الْمَجَالِ التَّنَافُسِيِّ.

The deadline for submitting the research grant application is tomorrow, and without recent and accurate photos of coral bleaching, no one will take me seriously in this competitive field.

طيب، وأنا بسمّعلك الدروس وإنت بتقطع الجبنة!

Okay, and I will quiz you on the lessons while you cut the cheese!

بَعْضُ الأَبْوَابِ فِي الحَيَاةِ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَبْقَى مُغْلَقَةً لِكَيْ لَا نُعِيدَ فَتْحَ جُرُوحٍ قَدِيمَةٍ.

Some doors in life must remain closed so that we do not reopen old wounds.

بالتأكيد. لكن أحتاج صلاحية من الإدارة لأفتح السجل التفصيلي، ليس كل شيء متاحًا من حسابي.

Certainly. But I need authorization from the administration to open the detailed record, not everything is available from my account.

الصَّدَاقَةُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى ثِقَةٍ، وَأَنَا نَسِيتُ ذَلِكَ."

True friendship needs trust, and I forgot that."

الأسبوع الماضي، ترك أحدهم حذاءً في المصعد.

Last week, someone left a shoe in the elevator.

قال كذلك في آثار خطوات بالرمل حول الصندل...

He also said there are traces of footprints in the sand around the sandal...

فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ مِنْ لَيَالِي الشِّتَاءِ القَارِسَةِ، فِي عَامِ أَلْفٍ وَأَرْبَعِمِائَةٍ لِلْمِيلَادِ، كَانَتْ مَدِينَةُ حَلَبَ الشَّهْبَاءُ تَرْتَجِفُ لَا مِنَ البَرْدِ وَحْدَهُ، بَلْ مِنْ خَبَرٍ مَشْؤُومٍ يَسْرِي فِي أَزِقَّتِهَا الضَّيِّقَةِ كَالْهَمْسِ الثَّقِيلِ: جُيُوشُ الأَمِيرِ تَيْمُورَ لَنْك تَقْتَرِبُ مِنَ الأَسْوَارِ، وَالرُّعْبُ يَمْلَأُ قُلُوبَ السَّاكِنِينَ.

On a cold night of the biting winter nights, in the year 1400 AD, the city of Aleppo the Ash-colored was trembling not from the cold alone, but from ominous news spreading through its narrow alleys like a heavy whisper: the armies of Prince Tamerlane are approaching the walls, and terror fills the hearts of the residents.

قَالَ حَسَنٌ: «تَوَقَّفَتِ الرِّيحُ.»

Hassan said, “The wind has stopped.”

علاش محتاج بزاف هاد الشي حتى وصلتي لهاد الدرجة؟

Why do you need this so much that you've reached this level?

واحد الخدمة صغيرة. ليلة وحدة.

A small job. One night.

تَدْخُلُ لَيْلَى قَبْلَ الغُرُوبِ بِلَحَظَاتٍ.

Layla enters before sunset by moments.

بعد ١٠ دقائق!

In 10 minutes!

من شهرين بالظبط، قبل ما ياسمين حتى تعلن عن مشروعها

Exactly two months ago, before Yasmine even announced about her project

صحيح، خصوصًا وحدك.

True, especially alone.

الجَوُّ بَارِدٌ اليَوْمَ.

The weather cold today.

سَارَةُ تَفُوزُ بِالكَأْسِ الذَّهَبِيَّةِ.

Sarah wins the golden cup.

شنو معنى "نسخة"؟؟ يعني ماشي أصلي؟؟

What does "copy" mean?? So it's not original??

نَظَرَ إِلَى الْمَقْعَدِ الْفَارِغِ وَقَالَ: «كَانَتْ لَيْلَى تُرِيدُ الْحُضُورَ.»

He looked at the empty seat and said, “Layla wanted to attend.”

لَكِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ عَجُوزٌ الآنَ، إِنْ كَانَ لَا يَزَالُ عَلَى قَيْدِ الحَيَاةِ.

But he is an old man now, if he is still alive.

أنت صغير، خاصك ورقة من أخوك الكبير.

You are young, you need a paper from your big brother.

صَعِدَا بِبُطْءٍ شَدِيدٍ، مُتَّبِعَيْنِ قَوَاعِدَ السَّلَامَةِ الَّتِي كَادَتْ لَيْلَى أَنْ تَنْسَاهَا، حَتَّى ظَهَرَ الْقَارِبُ أَخِيرًا فَوْقَهُمَا كَبُقْعَةٍ دَاكِنَةٍ عَلَى سَطْحٍ مَا زَالَ مُضْطَرِبًا.

They ascended very slowly, following the safety rules which Layla had almost forgotten, until the boat finally appeared above them as a dark spot on a surface that was still turbulent.

يوسف، هل تستطيع سحب سجل الدخول الكامل للنظام لهذا الملف؟ أريد معرفة من أدخل الأمر فعليًا، لا من ظهر توقيعه لاحقًا.

Yousef, can you pull the full system login log for this file? I want to know who entered the order actually, not whose signature appeared later.

يا سلمى أنا شفتك بعينيا قريبة من شنطة نور فحدود الساعة ستة وربع، وكنتي شدة شي علبة صغيرة فيدك.

Salma, I saw you with my eyes near Nour's bag around 6:15, and you were holding a small box in your hand.

خِفْتُ أَنْ تَغْضَبُوا مِنِّي.»

I was afraid you would get angry with me.”

يَقُولُ: "هَذَا حَمَّامٌ رُومَانِيٌّ مِنْ أَلْفَيْ سَنَةٍ!

He says: "This is a Roman bath from two thousand years ago!

أنا هساعدك في كل حاجة.

I will help you with everything.

انتظري يوم ميلادك.

Wait for your birthday.

وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ" أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ

and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi' in front of the entire village On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles

وين آخر نقطة كانت فيها إشارة قوية؟

Where was the last point that had a strong signal?

ظَنَّتْ مَرْيَمُ أَنَّ أُخْتَهَا نَسِيَتِ الْوَعْدَ.

Mary thought that her sister had forgotten the promise.

هَذَا المَسَاءَ، بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ التَّرَدُّدِ، قَرَّرَتْ لَيْلَى أَنْ تَكْتُبَ كُلَّ مَا فِي دَاخِلِهَا.

This evening, after days of hesitation, Layla decided to write everything inside of her.

دكتورة نادية... مهما حدث بعد اللجنة، أنا آسف على كل رسالة كتبتها الليلة.

Dr. Nadia... whatever happens after the committee, I am sorry for every message I wrote tonight.

جَارِي فِي الشَّقَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ رَجُلٌ عَجُوزٌ اسْمُهُ عَمُّ سَالِم.

My neighbor in the opposite apartment is an old man named Uncle Salim.

عارف أنك خرجتي من الحبس، آه.

He knows you got out of prison, yeah.

انْشَغَلَتْ لَيْلَى بِتَصْوِيرِ بُقَعِ الْمُرْجَانِ الْمُبَيَّضَةِ، غَيْرَ مُبَالِيَةٍ بِإِشَارَاتِ كَرِيمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُذَكِّرُهَا بِضَرُورَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ عُمْقِهَا وَمُسْتَوَى الْأُكْسِجِينِ.

Layla got busy photographing the bleached coral spots, indifferent to Karim's signals which were reminding her of the necessity of monitoring her depth and the oxygen level.

أمي دقيقة

Mom, one minute

النظام محتاج تأكيد من السفارة الملديزية إنه فعلًا رقم الجواز صحيح

The system needs confirmation from the Maldivian embassy that the passport number is indeed correct

نظر إليها أبو خالد بابتسامة.

Abu Khalid looked at her with a smile.

فِي قَرْيَةٍ نَائِيَةٍ تَتَوَسَّدُ ضِفَافَ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ الْخَالِدِ حَيْثُ تَمْتَدُّ حُقُولُ الْقَصَبِ الْخَضْرَاءُ حَتَّى تَعَانِقَ الْأُفُقَ الْبَعِيدَ كَانَتِ الْأَيَّامُ تَمْضِي بِرَتَابَةٍ مَعْرُوفَةٍ لَا تَقْطَعُ هُدُوءَهَا إِلَّا مَوْسِمَانِ رَئِيسِيَّانِ مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ

In a remote village nestled along the banks of the eternal Nile River where green sugarcane fields stretch until they embrace the distant horizon the days used to pass with a familiar monotony nothing interrupting its calm except for two main seasons the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality

هذا حل عملي ومريح للطرفين

This is a practical and comfortable solution for both parties

ثُمَّ كَانَ يَصْمُتُ قَلِيلًا، وَفِي عَيْنَيْهِ ظِلٌّ مِنَ الأَسَى، لِأَنَّهُ عَرَفَ أَنَّ النَّجَاةَ أَحْيَانًا تَأْتِي بِثَمَنٍ لَا يُنْسَى: كَرَامَةٌ مَجْرُوحَةٌ، وَسُؤَالٌ يَبْقَى بِلَا جَوَابٍ إِلَى الأَبَدِ - هَلْ كَانَ الجَاسُوسُ المَجْهُولُ صَادِقًا حَقًّا، أَمْ أَنَّ حَلَبَ نَجَتْ يَوْمَهَا بِمُجَرَّدِ الحَظِّ وَحْدَهُ؟

Then he would go silent for a while, with a shadow of sorrow in his eyes, because he knew that survival sometimes comes with an unforgettable price: a wounded dignity, and a question that remains unanswered forever - was the unknown spy truly honest, or did Aleppo survive that day by mere luck alone?

تَبَادَلَا نَظْرَةً صَامِتَةً، فَهِمَتْ فِيهَا لَيْلَى أَنَّ حَذَرَ كَرِيمٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ جُبْنًا، بَلْ كَانَ نَدَمًا قَدِيمًا يَحْمِلُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ مُنْذُ زَمَنٍ طَوِيلٍ.

They exchanged a silent look, in which Layla understood that Karim's caution was not cowardice, but rather an old regret he had been carrying in his heart for a long time.

أجب من فضلك. الوقت ليس لصالحك.

Answer please. Time is not on your side.

بغيت أشارككم خبر حلو، العميل تواصل معاي أمس وقال إنه معجب جدًا بتصميم البرج، خصوصًا الواجهة الزجاجية المتحركة

I wanted to share sweet news with you, the client contacted me yesterday and said he is very impressed with the tower design, especially the kinetic glass facade

تَقَارِيرُ الْأَرْصَادِ الْجَوِّيَّةِ ذَكَرَتِ احْتِمَالَ وُصُولِ عَاصِفَةٍ رَمْلِيَّةٍ قَوِيَّةٍ قَادِمَةٍ مِنَ الصَّحْرَاءِ الْغَرْبِيَّةِ.

The weather reports mentioned the possibility of a strong sandstorm arriving coming from the Western Desert.

غادرت الساعة العاشرة إلا ربع، وسجل بوابة الخروج يثبت ذلك.

I left at a quarter to ten, and the exit gate record proves that.

كاتب فيها بالحرف: "يزن، أنا أبوك. أنا حي. سامحني."

It literally says: "Yazan, I am your father. I am alive. Forgive me."

هَلْ كَتَبَتْ لِي حَقًّا؟" قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِحُزْنٍ: "لَا أَعْرِفُ إِنْ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَفْتَحَهَا الآنَ."

Did she really write to me?" Ibrahim said sadly: 'I don't know if I should open them now.'

كتاب القراءة!

The reading book!

زين يا دانة، انتِ اللي متابعة الشحنات صح؟

Okay Dana, you are the one following the shipments, right?

يشعر رابيه بثقل في صدره. يتذكر آخر صيف قضاه في البيت، قبل وفاة والده بأشهر، وصوت جدته تناديه من البلكونة الحجرية.

Rabih feels a heaviness in his chest. He remembers the last summer he spent at the house, months before his father's death, and his grandmother's voice calling him from the stone balcony.

لا مانع لدي إطلاقًا. بل أطلب ذلك.

I have no objection at all. In fact, I request that.

يا حبيبتي هي أقدم من ذلك

My dear, it is older than that

تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ

He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match

أنا أجيب الفلوس بكرة العصر، بس حدد لي وقت بالضبط.

I will bring the money tomorrow afternoon, but specify a time exactly for me.

الرَّجُلُ يُدْخِلُ الْمِفْتَاحَ فِي الْبَابِ.

The man puts in / inserts the key into the door.

من يوم ما سافرت وانتي ما رجعت غير مرتين.

Since the day you traveled and you've only come back twice.

تَرْسُمُ سَارَةُ لَوْحَةً جَمِيلَةً لِحَدِيقَةٍ فِي فَصْلِ الرَّبِيعِ.

Sarah paints a beautiful painting of a garden in the spring season.

اللجنة ستنظر في خطأ دانا كخطأ سريري يحتاج مراجعة بروتوكولات، وهذا وارد ويحدث لأي طبيب مبتدئ تحت ضغط.

The committee will look into Dana's error as a clinical error needing protocol review, and this is possible and happens to any junior doctor under pressure.

شادي يضيف ياسين إلى المحادثة.

Shadi adds Yassin to the conversation.

يَجِبُ أَنْ أُنْهِيَ هَذَا الْمَسْحَ الْبَحْرِيَّ الْيَوْمَ.

I must finish this marine survey today.

الْمُوسِيقَى تَتَوَقَّفُ فِي الْقَاعَةِ.

The music stops in the hall.

ما فيه اختيار ثاني يا فيصل صراحة

There isn't a second choice, Faisal, honestly

جَاءَ نَاجِيٌ، وَهُوَ قَائِدُ اَلْفِرْقَةِ، وَقَالَ لِلْعَازِفِينَ: «سَنَبْدَأُ بِمَقَامِ اَلرَّاسْتِ.

Naji came; he was the band leader. And he said to the musicians: We will begin with the Rast maqam.

نفس السعر، ما راح أزيد شي.

The same price, I won't increase anything.

بَدَأَتِ الأَنْوَارُ تَرْتَجِفُ، فَبِأَصَابِعَ مُتَرَدِّدَةٍ، ضَغَطَتْ زِرَّ الإِرْسَالِ ثُمَّ انْطَفَأَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ.

The lights began to flicker, so with hesitant fingers, she pressed the send button then everything went out (the power cut).

فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ حَلَبَ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ، لَا فِي اسْتِسْلَامٍ ذَلِيلٍ، بَلْ فِي اتِّفَاقٍ حَذِرٍ حَقَنَ دِمَاءَ آلَافِ العَائِلَاتِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَمْنَعْ بَعْضَ الخَرَابِ وَالنَّهْبِ الَّذِي لَحِقَ بِأَحْيَاءَ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ.

Aleppo's gates were opened after a few days, not in a humiliating surrender, but in a cautious agreement that spared the blood of thousands of families, even if it did not prevent some of the destruction and looting that befell neighborhoods of the city.

انْشَغَلَتْ لَيْلَى بِتَصْوِيرِ بُقَعِ الْمُرْجَانِ الْمُبَيَّضَةِ، غَيْرَ مُبَالِيَةٍ بِإِشَارَاتِ كَرِيمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُذَكِّرُهَا بِضَرُورَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ عُمْقِهَا وَمُسْتَوَى الْأُكْسِجِينِ.

Layla got busy photographing the bleached coral spots, indifferent to Karim's signals which were reminding her of the necessity of monitoring her depth and the oxygen level.

كَرَّرَ الْجَمِيعُ كَلِمَاتِ التَّسْجِيلِ مَعًا حَتَّى حَفِظَتْهَا مَرْيَمُ.

Everyone repeated the words from the recording together. Until Maryam memorized them.

هي أخطأت في حساب الجرعة، لكنها لم تكن تعرف أن التركيز مختلف عما اعتادت عليه.

She made a mistake in calculating the dose, but she didn't know the concentration was different from what she was used to.

وأنت عايش هنا تصلّح قوانين وكأنك ما كسرت شي بحياتك.

And you are living here fixing Qanuns as if you haven't broken anything in your life.

وَفِي نِهَايَةِ الحِوَارِ، شَعَرَتَا بِمَزِيجٍ مِنَ الرَّاحَةِ وَالسكينة، مُدْرِكَتَيْنِ أَنَّ أَهَمَّ مَا قِيلَ، قِيلَ فِي الظَّلَامِ.

And at the end of the conversation, they felt a mix of relief and tranquility, realizing that the most important things said, were said in the dark.

هَذَا طَعَامٌ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى صَبْرٍ وَذَكَاءٍ.»

This food requires patience and intelligence.”

كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ تَرْبِطُ سَلَّاتِ الْخُبْزِ بِخَيْطٍ أَزْرَقَ.

Khadija tied the bread baskets with blue thread.

العنوان مكتوب بالعربي والإنجليزي، وفيه ختم من دائرة الطابو الفلسطينية

The address is written in Arabic and English, and it has a stamp from the Palestinian Land Registry

رَفَعَ رَاشِدٌ الْمَهَاةَ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ سَلْمَى بِأَمَانٍ.

Rashed lifted the oryx, then got Salma out safely.

مش هينفع أفوّت اليوم ده بأي شكل

I won't be able to miss this day in any way

هذا إخفاء متعمد لمعلومات في تحقيق طبي رسمي، بالإضافة إلى اتهام كاذب لزميلة أقدم.

This is a deliberate concealment of information in an official medical investigation, in addition to a false accusation of a senior colleague.

لست أنا من يوجه الاتهام يا دكتورة حصة...

It is not I who is directing the accusation, Dr. Hessa...

هذا خارج نطاق سوء التفاهم الآن.

This is beyond the scope of a misunderstanding now.

تسجيلات صوتية بين مدير الشركة ومحاسبه.

Voice recordings between the company director and his accountant.

يَدٌ مَجْهُولَةٌ غَيَّرَتِ اللَّوْحَةَ فِي اللَّيْلِ.

An unknown hand changed the painting during the night.

عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِنَ الْخِلَافِ الْقَدِيمِ، فَإِنَّ لَيْلَى كَانَتْ فَتَاةً طَيِّبَةً، وَكَانَتْ تُنَادِيهَا "خَالَةُ سُعَاد" مُنْذُ طُفُولَتِهَا.

Despite the old dispute, Layla was a good girl, and she used to call her "Auntie Suad" since her childhood.

جَاءَ مُدِيرُ الْمَكَانِ، وَقَالَ لِحَامِدٍ: «إِذَا كُنْتَ تَتْرُكُ بَابًا مَفْتُوحًا، فَسَوْفَ تَفْقِدُ عَمَلَكَ.»

The manager came and said to Hamid: “If you keep leaving a door open, you will lose your job.”

تَجْلِسُ الْقِطَّةُ فِي الزَّاوِيَةِ نَفْسِهَا، وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْبَابِ بِصَمْتٍ، ثُمَّ تَرْحَلُ بَعْدَ دَقَائِقَ قَلِيلَةٍ.

The cat sits in the same corner, and looks at the door in silence, then leaves after a few minutes.

ارْتَفَعَتْ رِمَالٌ دَقِيقَةٌ مِنَ الْقَاعِ، وَبَدَأَ التَّيَّارُ الْقَوِيُّ يَجُرُّهُمَا بِعُنْفٍ نَحْوَ الْأَعْمَاقِ الْمُظْلِمَةِ.

Fine sand rose from the bottom, and the strong current began dragging them violently toward the dark depths.

أرسلت التقرير الكامل للجنة مكافحة المنشطات: الزجاجة، سجل الدخول، شهادة ياسين، والاعتراف الصوتي.

I sent the full report to the Anti-Doping Committee: The bottle, the entry log, Yassin's testimony, and the vocal confession.

عَرَفَتْ نَوَالُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ يُشَاهِدُونَهَا.

Nawal knew that people in Morocco were watching her.

ارْتَجَفَتْ يَدُهُ وَهُوَ يَفُكُّ الخَتْمَ الشَّمْعِيَّ، وَقَرَأَ بِصَوْتٍ خَافِتٍ وَمُتَوَتِّرٍ: كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهَا جَاسُوسًا عَرَبِيًّا يَعْمَلُ دَاخِلَ مُعَسْكَرِ تَيْمُورَ، وَقَدْ خَاطَرَ بِحَيَاتِهِ لِيُخْبِرَ أَهْلَ حَلَبَ بِأَنَّ الأَمِيرَ عَازِمٌ عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ المَدِينَةِ بِالكَامِلِ إِنْ قُوبِلَ بِالمُقَاوَمَةِ، تَمَامًا كَمَا فَعَلَ فِي مُدُنٍ أُخْرَى، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَعْفُو عَنْ سُكَّانِهَا وَيَكْتَفِي بِالجِزْيَةِ وَبَعْضِ الغَنَائِمِ إِنْ فُتِحَتِ الأَبْوَابُ دُونَ قِتَالٍ.

His hand trembled as he broke the wax seal, and he read in a low and tense voice: The man who sent it was an Arab spy working inside Tamerlane's camp, and he had risked his life to inform the people of Aleppo that the Prince was determined to destroy the city completely if met with resistance, just as he had done in other cities, but he would pardon its inhabitants and suffice with the tribute (Jizya) and some spoils if the gates were opened without fighting.

بخاف تفكر إني بس عم أشتكي.

I'm afraid she'll think I'm just complaining.

يا نور، البوست بتاعك عدى ٥٠ ألف مشاركة

Nour, your post passed 50 thousand shares

يا دكتورة... أنا آسف. آسف جدًا. دانا... دانا خطيبتي. وهي في فترة تجربة، لو انكشف خطأ باسمها سينهون عقدها فورًا. أنا لما رأيت اسمك في السجل، قلت خلاص، هذا... هذا حل يريحني من الموقف. لم أفكر فيكِ أصلًا يا دكتورة، فكرت فقط في حالها. وأنا مخطئ، أعرف أنني مخطئ.

Doctor... I am sorry. Very sorry. Dana... Dana is my fiancée. And she is on a probationary period, if a mistake is revealed under her name, they will terminate her contract immediately. When I saw your name on the record, I thought, 'That's it, this... this is a solution that will save me from the situation.' I didn't think about you at all, Doctor, I only thought about her situation. And I am wrong, I know I am wrong.

أَيْنَ الكَرَامَةُ؟ أَيْنَ الشَّرَفُ؟ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ القَاضِي بِهُدُوءٍ حَزِينٍ: وَأَيْنَ الحِكْمَةُ يَا شَيْخُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ، إِذَا كَانَتِ الكَرَامَةُ سَتُكَلِّفُنَا أَرْوَاحَ عَشَرَاتِ الآلَافِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالأَطْفَالِ؟ ظَلَّ يُوسُفُ صَامِتًا، لَكِنَّ قَلْبَهُ كَانَ يَنْبِضُ بِعُنْفٍ.

Where is the dignity? Where is the honor? The judge replied to him with a sad calmness: And where is the wisdom, O Sheikh Ibrahim, if dignity will cost us the lives of tens of thousands of women and children? Yusuf remained silent, but his heart was beating violently.

ما هربت لأني جبان.

I didn't flee because I'm a coward.

أبو سالم يضغط على البنزين ويمرّ بجانب المحطة المهجورة بسرعة، بدون أن ينظر يمينًا. الطريق أمامه يمتد فاضي ومظلم، وصوت الريح يضرب زجاج الشاحنة.

Abu Salem presses the gas pedal and speeds past the abandoned gas station, without looking right. The road ahead stretches out empty and dark, and the sound of the wind hits the truck's glass.

مفهوم.

Understood.

حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

لَدَيْنَا أَرْبَعُونَ دَقِيقَةً فَقَطْ لِنَصِلَ إِلَى الشِّعَابِ الْمَرْجَانِيَّةِ الْعَمِيقَةِ وَنَعُودَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَشْتَدَّ الرِّيَاحُ، قَالَتْ لَيْلَى وَهِيَ تَضْبِطُ حِزَامَ الْأُكْسِجِينِ بِإِحْكَامٍ.

We have only forty minutes to reach the deep coral reefs and return before the winds strengthen, Layla said as she tightly adjusted her oxygen belt.

تحققت من تواريخ الملفات.

I checked the dates of the files.

دَخَلَ حَارِسٌ يَلْهَثُ، يَحْمِلُ رَجُلًا مُتْعَبًا، مُغَطًّى بِالغُبَارِ وَالدِّمَاءِ، وَقَدْ بَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ آثَارُ السَّفَرِ الطَّوِيلِ وَالمَعَارِكِ.

A guard entered, panting, carrying a tired man, covered in dust and blood, and signs of long travel and battles were visible on him.

هي أخطأت في حساب الجرعة، لكنها لم تكن تعرف أن التركيز مختلف عما اعتادت عليه.

She made a mistake in calculating the dose, but she didn't know the concentration was different from what she was used to.

أرسلت التقرير الكامل للجنة مكافحة المنشطات: الزجاجة، سجل الدخول، شهادة ياسين، والاعتراف الصوتي.

I sent the full report to the Anti-Doping Committee: The bottle, the entry log, Yassin's testimony, and the vocal confession.

انْشَغَلَتْ لَيْلَى بِتَصْوِيرِ بُقَعِ الْمُرْجَانِ الْمُبَيَّضَةِ، غَيْرَ مُبَالِيَةٍ بِإِشَارَاتِ كَرِيمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُذَكِّرُهَا بِضَرُورَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ عُمْقِهَا وَمُسْتَوَى الْأُكْسِجِينِ.

Layla got busy photographing the bleached coral spots, indifferent to Karim's signals which were reminding her of the necessity of monitoring her depth and the oxygen level.

يَقُودُ الْقَافِلَةَ شَابٌّ يُدْعَى سَالِمٌ، عُمْرُهُ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا، وَمَعَهُ عَمُّهُ فَهْدٌ، أَقْدَمُ دَلِيلٍ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ.

Leading the caravan was a young man named Salim, nineteen years old, and with him was his uncle Fahd, the oldest guide in the region.

هذا صحيح من الناحية التقنية، لكنه لا ينفي الحاجة لتحقيق كامل.

This is correct from a technical standpoint, but it doesn't negate the need for a full investigation.

كَانَ يُوسُفُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، الكَاتِبُ الشَّابُّ فِي دِيوَانِ القَاضِي، يَجْلِسُ فِي غُرْفَتِهِ الصَّغِيرَةِ دَاخِلَ القَلْعَةِ، يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يُهَدِّئَ يَدَيْهِ المُرْتَجِفَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ يُصْلِحُ رِيشَةَ الكِتَابَةِ عَلَى ضَوْءِ قِنْدِيلٍ خَافِتٍ.

Yusuf bin Ahmad, the young scribe in the judge's court, was sitting in his small room inside the citadel, trying to steady his trembling hands as he mended his writing quill by the light of a dim lamp.

سلمى، سأتصل بكم جميعاً الآن.

Salma, I will call you all now.

عِنْدَ مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ، سُمِعَ طَرْقٌ خَفِيفٌ وَمُتَقَطِّعٌ عَلَى بَابِ الدِّيوَانِ.

At midnight, a faint and intermittent knocking was heard At the door of the diwan.

سجلّ الدخول الإلكتروني لقاعة الخزائن يسجّل كل بطاقة.

The electronic entry log for the locker room records every card.

هاذي هي بالحرف. ما زدت ولا نقصت كلمة.

This is it literally. I didn't add or take away a word.

هذا الشريط. من أغراض أبوي بعد ما توفى.

This tape. From my father's things after he passed away.

فقط أنا أعرف الجواب.

Only I know the answer.

فِي آخِرِ الرِّسَالَةِ، أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ الحَقِيقَةَ: أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْ وَالِدَهُمَا لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْلَمُ يَقِينًا أَنَّ ذَاكَ الزَّمِيلَ مُتَزَوِّجٌ سِرًّا.

At the end of the message, she wanted to write the truth: that she told their father because she knew with certainty that that colleague was secretly married.

قَالَ الْمُشْرِفُ لِحَسَنٍ: «يَجِبُ أَنْ يَصِلَ هَذَا الصُّنْدُوقُ إِلَى السَّيَّارَةِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ.

The supervisor said to Hassan: “This box must reach the car before noon.

جلست ليلى على مقعد المحطة، حزينة وقلقة.

Layla sat on the station bench, sad and worried.

هذا خطير بزاف يا نور... لازم تبلغي الاتحاد قبل ما يخرج التحليل الرسمي.

This is very dangerous Nour... you must inform the federation before the official analysis comes out.

تكملين الدروس، حتى بعد ما يعرف الكل من أنا.

You continue the lessons, even after everyone knows who I am.

قَالَ بِصَوْتٍ لَمْ يَعْتَدْ أَنْ يَسْتَخْدِمَهُ أَمَامَ الكِبَارِ: سَيِّدِي القَاضِي، إِنْ كَانَ ثَمَّةَ احْتِمَالٌ وَلَوْ ضَئِيلٌ بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ صَادِقَةٌ، أَفَلَا يَسْتَحِقُّ أَبْنَاءُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ أَنْ نُجَرِّبَ طَرِيقَ التَّفَاوُضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَخْتَارَ طَرِيقَ الدَّمِ؟ بَعْدَ نِقَاشٍ طَوِيلٍ وَمُرِيرٍ اسْتَمَرَّ حَتَّى الفَجْرِ، قَرَّرَ القَاضِي إِرْسَالَ وَفْدٍ سِرِّيٍّ لِلتَّفَاوُضِ مَعَ قَادَةِ تَيْمُورَ، مُسْتَنِدًا إِلَى مَا جَاءَ فِي الرِّسَالَةِ.

He said in a voice he was not used to using in front of the elders: Sir Judge, if there is a possibility, even if slight, that this letter is truthful, do the children of this city not deserve that we try the path of negotiation before we choose the path of blood? After a long and bitter discussion that lasted until dawn, the judge decided to send a secret delegation to negotiate with Tamerlane's leaders, relying on what was stated in the letter.

نشوفو شكون فيهم الفنان الحقيقي 💪

We'll see which of them is the real artist

ليش ما قلتلي هاد من زمان...

Why didn't you tell me this a long time ago...

لكن ماشي من الخوف هاد المرة، من الحماس غير.

but not from fear this time, just from excitement.

كون بغيتي تكون واحد آخر بصح، كان خصك ما تجاوبنيش من البداية.

If you truly wanted to be someone else, you shouldn't have answered me from the beginning.

كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ" أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ

a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi' in front of the entire village On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop

الصواني كلها جاهزة، مصفوفة عالطاولة. لين تقرأ أسئلة، وأحمد يجاوب وهو يلف الجبنة.

All the trays are ready, arranged on the table. Lynn is reading questions, and Ahmed is answering while he's rolling the cheese.

التعليقات بقت غريبة أوي

The comments became very strange

هنا بالضبط. قدام الكل.

Here exactly. In front of everyone.

كيف أخذ نفس ودانا شايفة انه راح يبيع حصتي بالسر قبل مكالمة تحدد مصير الشركة!!

How do I take a breath while Dana has seen that he is going to sell my share in secret before a call that determines the company's fate!!

فِي الصَّبَاحِ، رَأَتْ سَلْمَى، وَهِيَ دَلِيلَةٌ شَابَّةٌ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ، آثَارًا عَلَى الرَّمْلِ.

In the morning, Salma, a young guide in the desert, saw tracks in the sand.

الورشة، سيدي رشيد، حتى أختك أمل لي كتخدم فالصيدلية قدام الجامع الكبير.

The workshop, Sidi Rashid, even your sister Amal who works in the pharmacy in front of the Big Mosque.

الزجاجة راه معايا... بصراحة كنت حسيت طعمها غريب شوي، حامض، ورميت أغلب الماء. ما كملتش الكأس.

The bottle is with me... honestly, I felt its taste was a bit strange, sour, and I threw away most of the water. I didn't finish the glass.

أسمع صفير خفيف من ناحية الحيطة

I hear a light whistling from the wall side.

وافق يسحب عرضه لهلق.

He agreed to withdraw his offer for now.

ارْتَجَفَتْ يَدُهُ وَهُوَ يَفُكُّ الخَتْمَ الشَّمْعِيَّ، وَقَرَأَ بِصَوْتٍ خَافِتٍ وَمُتَوَتِّرٍ: كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهَا جَاسُوسًا عَرَبِيًّا يَعْمَلُ دَاخِلَ مُعَسْكَرِ تَيْمُورَ، وَقَدْ خَاطَرَ بِحَيَاتِهِ لِيُخْبِرَ أَهْلَ حَلَبَ بِأَنَّ الأَمِيرَ عَازِمٌ عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ المَدِينَةِ بِالكَامِلِ إِنْ قُوبِلَ بِالمُقَاوَمَةِ، تَمَامًا كَمَا فَعَلَ فِي مُدُنٍ أُخْرَى، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَعْفُو عَنْ سُكَّانِهَا وَيَكْتَفِي بِالجِزْيَةِ وَبَعْضِ الغَنَائِمِ إِنْ فُتِحَتِ الأَبْوَابُ دُونَ قِتَالٍ.

His hand trembled as he broke the wax seal, and he read in a low and tense voice: The man who sent it was an Arab spy working inside Tamerlane's camp, and he had risked his life to inform the people of Aleppo that the Prince was determined to destroy the city completely if met with resistance, just as he had done in other cities, but he would pardon its inhabitants and suffice with the tribute (Jizya) and some spoils if the gates were opened without fighting.

لَكِنَّ مُنَافِسَةً أُخْرَى كَانَتْ قَرِيبَةً مِنْهَا.

But another competitor was close to her.

فَتَحَتْ يُسْرَى الصُّنْدُوقَ بِصُعُوبَةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ وَجَدَتِ المِفْتَاحَ الصَّغِيرَ مُعَلَّقًا بِخَيْطٍ دَاخِلَ مِحْفَظَةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ.

Yusra opened the box with difficulty after she found the small key hanging by a thread inside an old purse.

بَعْدَ سَاعَاتٍ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ، نَجَحَ يُوسُفُ فِي نَقْلِ كُلِّ الْجَامُوسِ إِلَى الْجَزِيرَةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ الْآمِنَةِ.

After hours of effort, Yusuf succeeded in moving all the buffaloes to the new, safe island.

تَحْتَ السَّطْحِ، انْفَتَحَ عَالَمٌ آخَرُ مِنَ السِّحْرِ وَالْجَمَالِ: أَسْرَابٌ مِنَ الْأَسْمَاكِ الْمُلَوَّنَةِ تَتَرَاقَصُ بَيْنَ تَشَقُّقَاتِ الْمُرْجَانِ، وَظِلٌّ خَفِيفٌ لِسَمَكَةِ قِرْشٍ يَعْبُرُ بَعِيدًا فِي الْأَعْمَاقِ.

Under the surface, another world of magic and beauty opened up: schools of colorful fish dancing among the cracks of the coral, and a light shadow of a shark crossing far off in the depths.

شَعَرَتْ يُسْرَى بِفُضُولٍ يَتَأَجَّجُ فِي دَاخِلِهَا، كَأَنَّهَا تَقِفُ عَلَى أَعْتَابِ حِكَايَةٍ لَمْ تُحْكَ قَطُّ.

Yusra felt a curiosity flaring up inside her, as if she were standing on the threshold of a story that had never been told.

كَانَتِ الْآبَارُ جَافَّةً وَكَانَ النَّاسُ خَائِفِينَ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَبَلِ كَانَ هُنَاكَ نَبْعُ مَاءٍ صَافٍ لَكِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ لِأَنَّ غُولَةً كَانَتْ تَحْرُسُهُ قَالَتِ الْجَدَّةُ لِسُكَّانِ الْقَرْيَةِ الْغُولَةُ لَا تُؤْذِي أَحَدًا يَقُولُ الْحَقِيقَةَ لَكِنَّهَا لَا تُسَامِحُ مَنْ يَكْذِبُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا كَانَتْ لَيْلَى فَتَاةً صَغِيرَةً وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهَا مَرِيضَةً جِدًّا

the wells were dry and the people were afraid At the top of the mountain there was a pure water spring but no one went to it because an ogress was guarding it The grandmother said to the inhabitants of the village The ogress does not harm anyone who tells the truth but she does not forgive whoever lies to her ever Layla was a little girl and her mother was very sick

الورشة، سيدي رشيد، حتى أختك أمل لي كتخدم فالصيدلية قدام الجامع الكبير.

The workshop, Sidi Rashid, even your sister Amal who works in the pharmacy in front of the Big Mosque.

تصدقي مش النت اللي يخوفني...

Believe me, it's not the internet that scares me...

غادرت الساعة العاشرة إلا ربع، وسجل بوابة الخروج يثبت ذلك.

I left at a quarter to ten, and the exit gate record proves that.

أَصْلَحْتُهُ لِأُخْتِي.»

I repaired it for my sister.”

شوفي... لما تشدّين على الوتر، خليكي واعية إنه مقام الصبا مو مثل أي مقام ثاني، هو يحچي وجع مو فرح. لو دقيتيه بقوة زيادة، انكسر الإحساس. خليه يهمس، مثل... مثل واحد يحكي سر ما يريد أحد يسمعه غيرك.

Look... when you strum, be aware that the 'Saba' mode is not like any other mode. It speaks of pain, not joy. If you strike it too hard, the feeling breaks. Let it whisper, like... like someone telling a secret they don't want anyone but you to hear.

تكلمت مع معهد الموسيقى، فيه أرشيف لحفظ التسجيلات القديمة.

I spoke with the Music Institute, there is an archive for preserving old recordings.

بَلْ مَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَسَاعَدَهُ عَلَى النُّهُوضِ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِ الْقَرْيَةِ كُلِّهَا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى الْحُشُودِ الْمُتَسَائِلَةِ وَقَالَ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ وَوَاضِحٍ لَا مُبَارَاةَ الْعَامَ الْمُقْبِلَ.

Rather, he extended his hand to him and helped him get up before the eyes of the whole village Then he turned to the questioning crowds and said in a loud and clear voice No match next year.

يوسف، هل تستطيع سحب سجل الدخول الكامل للنظام لهذا الملف؟ أريد معرفة من أدخل الأمر فعليًا، لا من ظهر توقيعه لاحقًا.

Yousef, can you pull the full system login log for this file? I want to know who entered the order actually, not whose signature appeared later.

تتوقف لارا قبل أن تكتب مجددًا، كأنها تتردد.

Lara pauses before typing again, as if hesitating.

لكن ما فعلته أنت، بتوجيه الاتهام نحوي عن سابق تصميم، هذا شيء آخر تمامًا، ولن أتنازل عنه في اللجنة.

But what you did, by directing the accusation towards me with premeditation, this is something else entirely, and I will not drop it in the committee.

أَيْنَ الكَرَامَةُ؟ أَيْنَ الشَّرَفُ؟ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ القَاضِي بِهُدُوءٍ حَزِينٍ: وَأَيْنَ الحِكْمَةُ يَا شَيْخُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ، إِذَا كَانَتِ الكَرَامَةُ سَتُكَلِّفُنَا أَرْوَاحَ عَشَرَاتِ الآلَافِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالأَطْفَالِ؟ ظَلَّ يُوسُفُ صَامِتًا، لَكِنَّ قَلْبَهُ كَانَ يَنْبِضُ بِعُنْفٍ.

Where is the dignity? Where is the honor? The judge replied to him with a sad calmness: And where is the wisdom, O Sheikh Ibrahim, if dignity will cost us the lives of tens of thousands of women and children? Yusuf remained silent, but his heart was beating violently.

تَقُولُ: «لَا بَأْسَ.

She says: “It’s all right.

يقول "سلام العبيدي" اتُّهم بسرقة تسجيلات وبيعها، وهرب بعد حريق مسرح الرشيد.

It says "Salam Al-Ubaidi" was accused of stealing recordings and selling them, and fled after the Al-Rasheed Theatre fire.

أَخَذَتْ لَيْلَى حَقِيبَةً سَوْدَاءَ مِنَ الْحِزَامِ الْمُتَحَرِّكِ وَخَرَجَتْ بِسُرْعَةٍ.

Layla took a black bag from the conveyor belt and left quickly.

الْجَدُّ يَحْتَفِظُ بِالتَّذْكِرَةِ فِي جَيْبِهِ.

The grandfather keeps the ticket in his pocket.

اسْتَمَرَّ فِي الرَّكْضِ حَتَّى رَأَى أَضْوَاءَ القَرْيَةِ فِي الأُفُقِ.

He continued running until he saw the village lights on the horizon.

ارْتَجَفَتْ يَدُهُ وَهُوَ يَفُكُّ الخَتْمَ الشَّمْعِيَّ، وَقَرَأَ بِصَوْتٍ خَافِتٍ وَمُتَوَتِّرٍ: كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهَا جَاسُوسًا عَرَبِيًّا يَعْمَلُ دَاخِلَ مُعَسْكَرِ تَيْمُورَ، وَقَدْ خَاطَرَ بِحَيَاتِهِ لِيُخْبِرَ أَهْلَ حَلَبَ بِأَنَّ الأَمِيرَ عَازِمٌ عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ المَدِينَةِ بِالكَامِلِ إِنْ قُوبِلَ بِالمُقَاوَمَةِ، تَمَامًا كَمَا فَعَلَ فِي مُدُنٍ أُخْرَى، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَعْفُو عَنْ سُكَّانِهَا وَيَكْتَفِي بِالجِزْيَةِ وَبَعْضِ الغَنَائِمِ إِنْ فُتِحَتِ الأَبْوَابُ دُونَ قِتَالٍ.

His hand trembled as he broke the wax seal, and he read in a low and tense voice: The man who sent it was an Arab spy working inside Tamerlane's camp, and he had risked his life to inform the people of Aleppo that the Prince was determined to destroy the city completely if met with resistance, just as he had done in other cities, but he would pardon its inhabitants and suffice with the tribute (Jizya) and some spoils if the gates were opened without fighting.

بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

لَكِنَّ يُوسُفَ كَانَ يَعْرِفُ قَاعِدَةً مُهِمَّةً: قَبْلَ شِرَاءِ أَيِّ لُؤْلُؤَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، يَجِبُ أَنْ يَفْحَصَهَا بِعِنَايَةٍ.

But Yusuf knew an important rule: before buying any large pearl, he must examine it carefully.

شوفوا... يعني خلينا نكون واضحين ديال هاد الموضوع. إلا كانت العينة فعلاً ملوّثة، ونور ما بلّغتش قبل صدور النتيجة، غادي يعتبروها إيجابية. يعني إيقاف، وربما فقدان مكانها فالتصفيات نهائياً. هاد الشي ماشي لعبة. غادي نتصل بالطبيب المسؤول دابا بالليل، وغادي نطلب فحص عاجل للزجاجة.

Look... let's be clear about this. If the sample is indeed contaminated, and Noor didn't report it before the results, it will be considered positive. That means suspension, and possibly losing her spot in the qualifiers permanently. This is not a game. I will call the doctor in charge tonight and request an urgent examination of the bottle.

عفوًا؟! أنا كنت حاضرة ذاك الاجتماع، ما كان فيه ولا رسمة لخالد

Excuse me?! I was present that meeting, there wasn't a single drawing by Khaled

لكن يجب أن نثبت التلوث رسمياً، وإلا سيبقى اسمك موصوماً حتى لو برّئوك لاحقاً.

But we must prove the contamination officially, otherwise your name will remain stained even if they clear you later.

شفت الورشة ديال سيدي رشيد عامرة خدمة بزاف يا خويا 🔧 مبروك عليك الخدمة الجديدة

I saw Sidi Rashid's workshop it's full of work, my brother congratulations on the new job

وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

أنا اشتغلت بالبريد أربعين سنة يا أم فراس.

I worked in the mail for forty years, Um Firas.

انْشَغَلَتْ لَيْلَى بِتَصْوِيرِ بُقَعِ الْمُرْجَانِ الْمُبَيَّضَةِ، غَيْرَ مُبَالِيَةٍ بِإِشَارَاتِ كَرِيمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُذَكِّرُهَا بِضَرُورَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ عُمْقِهَا وَمُسْتَوَى الْأُكْسِجِينِ.

Layla got busy photographing the bleached coral spots, indifferent to Karim's signals which were reminding her of the necessity of monitoring her depth and the oxygen level.

بكرة الصبح بفحص المواسير، ممكن في تسريب

Tomorrow morning I will check the pipes, maybe there's a leak

رَكَضَ زُمَلَاءُ كَرِيمٍ نَحْوَهُ وَعَانَقُوهُ بِحَرَارَةٍ.

Karim's teammates ran towards him and hugged him warmly.

بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

لقيت خبر قديم من جريدة عراقية وأنا أبحث بالنت.

I found an old news story from an Iraqi newspaper while searching the web.

أظن نعم. كان يريد يثبت الحقيقة، بس ما لقى الشجاعة، مثلي بالضبط.

I think so. He wanted to prove the truth, but he didn't find the courage, exactly like me.

راه الأمر خطير، ماشي غير بيني وبينك، غادي يمس مستقبلي كامل.

This is serious, it's not just between you and me, it's going to affect my whole future.

انقطاع الاتصال

Connection lost

يا خالتي أنا كبير بالسن ما بقدر أستحم ببرد!!

My aunt, I am old in age I can't bathe in the cold!!

إي، كانت مكتوب فيها إنه راح يبدل الشفت، وبعدها مسحها.

Yes, it was written in it that he was going to swap the shift, and then he deleted it.

نَظَرَ كَرِيمٌ إِلَيْهَا بِقَلَقٍ بَالِغٍ، فَقَدْ كَانَ يَعْرِفُ طَبِيعَةَ هَذَا الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَقَلِّبَةَ.

Karim looked at her with great concern, for he knew the volatile nature of this sea.

شوفوا... يعني خلينا نكون واضحين ديال هاد الموضوع. إلا كانت العينة فعلاً ملوّثة، ونور ما بلّغتش قبل صدور النتيجة، غادي يعتبروها إيجابية. يعني إيقاف، وربما فقدان مكانها فالتصفيات نهائياً. هاد الشي ماشي لعبة. غادي نتصل بالطبيب المسؤول دابا بالليل، وغادي نطلب فحص عاجل للزجاجة.

Look... let's be clear about this. If the sample is indeed contaminated, and Noor didn't report it before the results, it will be considered positive. That means suspension, and possibly losing her spot in the qualifiers permanently. This is not a game. I will call the doctor in charge tonight and request an urgent examination of the bottle.

قَالَ سَامِرٌ: «لَيْلَى أَرْسَلَتْ اِسْمَكِ وَمَعْلُومَاتِكِ إِلَى الشَّرِكَةِ مُنْذُ شَهْرَيْنِ.

Samer said, “Leila sent your name and information to the company two months ago.

تَحَدَّثَتَا فِي ضَوْءِ الشَّمْعَةِ عَنِ الحَقَائِقِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ غَائِبَةً، وَعَنِ المَخَاوِفِ الَّتِي أَبْعَدَتْهُمَا.

The two of them spoke in the candlelight about the facts that had been missing, and about the fears that had distanced them.

هذا موضوع كبير، مو قابل ينحچي بالواتساب.

This is a big topic, not suitable to be discussed on WhatsApp.

كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ

The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle

شوفوا... يعني خلينا نكون واضحين ديال هاد الموضوع. إلا كانت العينة فعلاً ملوّثة، ونور ما بلّغتش قبل صدور النتيجة، غادي يعتبروها إيجابية. يعني إيقاف، وربما فقدان مكانها فالتصفيات نهائياً. هاد الشي ماشي لعبة. غادي نتصل بالطبيب المسؤول دابا بالليل، وغادي نطلب فحص عاجل للزجاجة.

Look... let's be clear about this. If the sample is indeed contaminated, and Noor didn't report it before the results, it will be considered positive. That means suspension, and possibly losing her spot in the qualifiers permanently. This is not a game. I will call the doctor in charge tonight and request an urgent examination of the bottle.

كل الناس هتقول "أمك حامل؟"

Everyone will say "Is your mother pregnant?"

قبل ما تتهميني قدام الناس كلها

Before you accused me in front of all the people

تَقَارِيرُ الْأَرْصَادِ الْجَوِّيَّةِ ذَكَرَتِ احْتِمَالَ وُصُولِ عَاصِفَةٍ رَمْلِيَّةٍ قَوِيَّةٍ قَادِمَةٍ مِنَ الصَّحْرَاءِ الْغَرْبِيَّةِ.

The weather reports mentioned the possibility of a strong sandstorm arriving coming from the Western Desert.

قَالَ بِصَوْتٍ لَمْ يَعْتَدْ أَنْ يَسْتَخْدِمَهُ أَمَامَ الكِبَارِ: سَيِّدِي القَاضِي، إِنْ كَانَ ثَمَّةَ احْتِمَالٌ وَلَوْ ضَئِيلٌ بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ صَادِقَةٌ، أَفَلَا يَسْتَحِقُّ أَبْنَاءُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ أَنْ نُجَرِّبَ طَرِيقَ التَّفَاوُضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَخْتَارَ طَرِيقَ الدَّمِ؟ بَعْدَ نِقَاشٍ طَوِيلٍ وَمُرِيرٍ اسْتَمَرَّ حَتَّى الفَجْرِ، قَرَّرَ القَاضِي إِرْسَالَ وَفْدٍ سِرِّيٍّ لِلتَّفَاوُضِ مَعَ قَادَةِ تَيْمُورَ، مُسْتَنِدًا إِلَى مَا جَاءَ فِي الرِّسَالَةِ.

He said in a voice he was not used to using in front of the elders: Sir Judge, if there is a possibility, even if slight, that this letter is truthful, do the children of this city not deserve that we try the path of negotiation before we choose the path of blood? After a long and bitter discussion that lasted until dawn, the judge decided to send a secret delegation to negotiate with Tamerlane's leaders, relying on what was stated in the letter.

لست أنا من يوجه الاتهام يا دكتورة حصة...

It is not I who is directing the accusation, Dr. Hessa...

لَوْ فَتَحْتُ هَذِهِ الرَّسَائِلَ فِي شَبَابِي، لَرُبَّمَا دَمَّرْتُ حَيَاتَيْنِا الهَادِئَتَيْنِ.

If I had opened these letters in my youth, I might have destroyed our two peaceful lives.

فِي آخِرِ الرِّسَالَةِ، أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ الحَقِيقَةَ: أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْ وَالِدَهُمَا لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْلَمُ يَقِينًا أَنَّ ذَاكَ الزَّمِيلَ مُتَزَوِّجٌ سِرًّا.

At the end of the message, she wanted to write the truth: that she told their father because she knew with certainty that that colleague was secretly married.

فِي تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِ بِالذَّاتِ نَظَرَ فِي عَيْنَيْ عَادِلٍ وَرَأَى شَيْئًا لَمْ يَتَوَقَّعْهُ لَيْسَ خَوْفًا مِنَ الْهَزِيمَةِ، بَلْ إِرْهَاقًا مِنْ نَوْعٍ آخَرَ إِرْهَاقًا نَابِعًا مِنْ سِنِينَ طَوِيلَةٍ مِنَ الْعَدَاءِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمَا قَالَ عَادِلٌ بِصَوْتٍ خَافِتٍ، لَا يَكَادُ يُسْمَعُ وَسْطَ ضَجِيجِ الْجُمْهُورِ أَبِي يَحْتَضِرُ يَا كَرَمُ، وَآخِرُ كَلَامٍ قَالَهُ لِي هُوَ أَنَّهُ نَدِمَ عَلَى تِلْكَ التُّرْعَةِ اللَّعِينَةِ الَّتِي فَرَّقَتْنَا تَوَقَّفَتِ الْحَرَكَةُ تَمَامًا.

At that very moment he looked into Adel's eyes and saw something he didn't expect not fear of defeat, but exhaustion of another kind an exhaustion stemming from long years of enmity that neither of them had chosen Adel said in a faint voice, barely heard amidst the noise of the crowd My father is dying, Karam, and the last thing he said to me is that he regretted that cursed canal that divided us The movement stopped completely.

ارْتَجَفَتْ يَدُهُ وَهُوَ يَفُكُّ الخَتْمَ الشَّمْعِيَّ، وَقَرَأَ بِصَوْتٍ خَافِتٍ وَمُتَوَتِّرٍ: كَانَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهَا جَاسُوسًا عَرَبِيًّا يَعْمَلُ دَاخِلَ مُعَسْكَرِ تَيْمُورَ، وَقَدْ خَاطَرَ بِحَيَاتِهِ لِيُخْبِرَ أَهْلَ حَلَبَ بِأَنَّ الأَمِيرَ عَازِمٌ عَلَى تَدْمِيرِ المَدِينَةِ بِالكَامِلِ إِنْ قُوبِلَ بِالمُقَاوَمَةِ، تَمَامًا كَمَا فَعَلَ فِي مُدُنٍ أُخْرَى، وَلَكِنَّهُ سَيَعْفُو عَنْ سُكَّانِهَا وَيَكْتَفِي بِالجِزْيَةِ

His hand trembled as he broke the wax seal, and he read in a low and tense voice: The man who sent it was an Arab spy working inside Tamerlane's camp, and he had risked his life to inform the people of Aleppo that the Prince was determined to destroy the city completely if met with resistance, just as he had done in other cities, but he would pardon its inhabitants and suffice with the tribute (Jizya)

زَحَفَا مَعًا عَبْرَ الْعَتَمَةِ حَتَّى وَجَدَا مَلْجَأً ضَيِّقًا تَحْتَ نُتُوءٍ صَخْرِيٍّ بَارِزٍ.

They crawled together through the darkness until they found a narrow shelter under a protruding rocky ledge.

قال لي عندي منحة!!

He told me I have a scholarship!!

نسخة محفوظة من قبل الحريق بيوم واحد بس، أخذتها من غرفته من دون ما يدري، وحطيتها بدرج ما فتحته من ٣٠ سنة.

A copy preserved from just one day before the fire, I took it from his room without him knowing, and I put it in a drawer that I haven't opened for 30 years.

شكراً لكل واحد فيكم... بجد ما كنت لحقت لولا هدوء مروان وصبر سامي

Thanks to every one of you... seriously I wouldn't have made it if not for Marwan's calmness and Sami's patience

لكن إلقاء اسم في مجموعة عمل قبل التحقق ليس تصرفًا مهنيًا، وأنت تعلم ذلك.

But throwing a name in a work group before verification is not professional behavior, and you know that.

زَحَفَا مَعًا عَبْرَ الْعَتَمَةِ حَتَّى وَجَدَا مَلْجَأً ضَيِّقًا تَحْتَ نُتُوءٍ صَخْرِيٍّ بَارِزٍ.

They crawled together through the darkness until they found a narrow shelter under a protruding rocky ledge.

لَا عُنْوَانَ، وَلَا طَابَعَ بَرِيدِيَّ، كَأَنَّ الجَدَّةَ كَتَبَتْهَا لِتُفَرِّغَ مَا فِي قَلْبِهَا، دُونَ أَنْ تَنْوِيَ إِرْسَالَهَا يَوْمًا إِلَى وَجْهَتِهَا المَقْصُودَةِ.

No address, and no postage stamp, as if the grandmother had written them to empty what was in her heart, without intending to ever send them to their intended destination.

هذا يعني تلوّثاً خارجياً، وليس تعاطياً.

This means external contamination, not ingestion.

هذه القارورة التي وجدتها في سلة النفايات الطبية بجانب سرير المريض، الملصق ممزق تمامًا، لا يمكننا التأكد من التركيز المكتوب عليها.

This vial that I found in the medical waste bin next to the patient's bed, the label is completely torn, we cannot be sure of the concentration written on it.

سَادَ صَمْتٌ غَرِيبٌ وَمُهَيْبٌ فِي السَّاحَةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ صَوْتَ الرِّيحِ فِي أَوْرَاقِ النَّخِيلِ صَارَ مَسْمُوعًا بِوُضُوحٍ لَمْ يُسْقِطْ كَرَمٌ خَصْمَهُ.

A strange and solemn silence fell over the square so much so that the sound of the wind in the palm leaves became clearly audible Karam did not throw his opponent down.

ما أقدر أنزله هنا، حسابه مقفل، بس سمعته أنا وأخوي

I can't post it here, his account is private/closed, but my brother and I heard it

فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ

On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years

تعبت من الاسم المستعار أكثر مما تعبت من الفضيحة نفسها.

I'm more tired of the pseudonym than I am of the scandal itself.

فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ صَبَاحًا، كَانَ سَطْحُ الْبَحْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ عِنْدَ مَحْمِيَّةِ رَأْسِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَمْلَسَ كَالزُّجَاجِ، وَكَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَبْدَأُ فِي رَسْمِ خُطُوطٍ ذَهَبِيَّةٍ بَرَّاقَةٍ فَوْقَ الْمِيَاهِ الْفَيْرُوزِيَّةِ الصَّافِيَةِ.

at six o'clock in the morning, the surface of the Red Sea was at the Ras Mohammed Nature Reserve as smooth as glass, and the sun was beginning to paint bright golden lines over the clear turquoise waters.

هُنَاكَ جَلَسَا يَتَنَفَّسَانِ بِبُطْءٍ وَحَذَرٍ، بَيْنَمَا كَانَ عَدَّادُ الْأُكْسِجِينِ لَدَى لَيْلَى يُظْهِرُ رَقْمًا مُقْلِقًا يُنْذِرُ بِقُرْبِ النِّفَادِ.

There they sat breathing slowly and cautiously, while Layla's oxygen gauge showed a worrying number warning of near depletion.

فِي قَرْيَةٍ نَائِيَةٍ تَتَوَسَّدُ ضِفَافَ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ الْخَالِدِ حَيْثُ تَمْتَدُّ حُقُولُ الْقَصَبِ الْخَضْرَاءُ حَتَّى تَعَانِقَ الْأُفُقَ الْبَعِيدَ كَانَتِ الْأَيَّامُ تَمْضِي بِرَتَابَةٍ مَعْرُوفَةٍ لَا تَقْطَعُ هُدُوءَهَا إِلَّا مَوْسِمَانِ رَئِيسِيَّانِ مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ امْتِدَادًا لِخِلَافٍ عَتِيقٍ وَمُرِيرٍ بَيْنَ عَائِلَتَيْنِ عَرِيقَتَيْنِ بَدَأَ فُصُولُهُ قَبْلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ

In a remote village nestled along the banks of the eternal Nile River where green sugarcane fields stretch until they embrace the distant horizon the days used to pass with a familiar monotony nothing interrupting its calm except for two main seasons the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality an extension of an ancient and bitter dispute between two long-established families its chapters began more than thirty years ago over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty

كتقول: عيّنتك من الاختبار العشوائي فيها آثار مادة ممنوعة.

It says: your sample from the random test contains traces of a banned substance.

وَسَطَ عَالَمٍ آخَرَ كَانَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ تَتَدَاخَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ بَاعَةٌ يُنَادُونَ عَلَى الْحَلَوِيَّاتِ وَحَرَفِيُّونَ يَطْرُقُونَ النُّحَاسَ وَرَائِحَةُ الصَّابُونِ بِزَيْتِ الْغَارِ تَمْلَأُ الْهَوَاءَ لَكِنَّ مَا شَدَّ انْتِبَاهَهَا حَقًّا كَانَ السَّقْفُ الْمَعْدِنِيُّ الْعَالِي الْمَثْقُوبُ بِآلَافِ الثُّقُوبِ الصَّغِيرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَرِّبُ خُيُوطًا رَفِيعَةً مِنَ الضَّوْءِ كَأَنَّهَا نُجُومٌ تَسْقُطُ فِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ تَذَكَّرَتْ حِينَئِذٍ كَلِمَاتِ جَدِّهَا فِي الرِّسَالَةِ وَشَعَرَتْ بِفُضُولٍ يَخْتَلِطُ بِالْحَيْرَةِ

in the middle of another world The sounds were overlapping from every direction sellers calling out their sweets and craftsmen hammering copper and the smell of soap made with laurel oil filling the air but what really caught her attention was the high metal ceiling pierced with thousands of small holes which were leaking thin threads of light as if they were stars falling in broad daylight She then remembered her grandfather's words in the letter and she felt a curiosity mixed with confusion

جرعة البوتاسيوم التي صُرفت له كانت زائدة عن المعتاد بأربع مرات.

the dose of potassium that was prescribed to him was four times higher than usual.

النظام أضاف اسم د. نادية تلقائيًا كمشرفة مسؤولة، لأنها المشرفة الرسمية على مناوبة دانا هذا الأسبوع.

The system automatically added Dr. Nadia's name as the responsible supervisor, because she is the official supervisor for Dana's shift this week.

وَجَدَتْ فِي دَاخِلِهِ ثَلَاثَ رَسَائِلَ، مَخْتُومَةً بِعِنَايَةٍ فَائِقَةٍ، لَمْ يَفْتَحْهَا أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ عُقُودٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.

Inside it, she found three letters, sealed with ultimate care, which no one had opened for long decades.

هذه القارورة التي وجدتها في سلة النفايات الطبية بجانب سرير المريض، الملصق ممزق تمامًا، لا يمكننا التأكد من التركيز المكتوب عليها.

This vial that I found in the medical waste bin next to the patient's bed, the label is completely torn, we cannot be sure of the concentration written on it.

فِي آخِرِ الرِّسَالَةِ، أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ الحَقِيقَةَ: أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْ وَالِدَهُمَا لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْلَمُ يَقِينًا أَنَّ ذَاكَ الزَّمِيلَ مُتَزَوِّجٌ سِرًّا.

At the end of the message, she wanted to write the truth: that she told their father because she knew with certainty that that colleague was secretly married.

لا داعي للشرح! الأفعال أوضح من الكلام

No need for explanation! Actions are clearer than words

كَانَتِ الجَدَاوِلُ الزَّمَنِيَّةُ لِتَخْفِيفِ الأَحْمَالِ صَارِمَةً وَدَقِيقَةً هَذِهِ الأَيَّامَ: سَاعَتَانِ مِنَ الظَّلَامِ الدَّامِسِ كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ، لَا أَكْثَرَ وَلَا أَقَلَّ.

The time schedules for 'load shedding' (power cutting) were strict and precise these days: two hours of pitch-black darkness every evening, no more and no less.

قَالَ بِصَوْتٍ لَمْ يَعْتَدْ أَنْ يَسْتَخْدِمَهُ أَمَامَ الكِبَارِ: سَيِّدِي القَاضِي، إِنْ كَانَ ثَمَّةَ احْتِمَالٌ وَلَوْ ضَئِيلٌ بِأَنَّ هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ صَادِقَةٌ، أَفَلَا يَسْتَحِقُّ أَبْنَاءُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةِ أَنْ نُجَرِّبَ طَرِيقَ التَّفَاوُضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَخْتَارَ طَرِيقَ الدَّمِ؟ بَعْدَ نِقَاشٍ طَوِيلٍ وَمُرِيرٍ اسْتَمَرَّ حَتَّى الفَجْرِ، قَرَّرَ القَاضِي إِرْسَالَ وَفْدٍ سِرِّيٍّ لِلتَّفَاوُضِ مَعَ قَادَةِ تَيْمُورَ، مُسْتَنِدًا إِلَى مَا جَاءَ فِي الرِّسَالَةِ.

He said in a voice he was not used to using in front of the elders: Sir Judge, if there is a possibility, even if slight, that this letter is truthful, do the children of this city not deserve that we try the path of negotiation before we choose the path of blood? After a long and bitter discussion that lasted until dawn, the judge decided to send a secret delegation to negotiate with Tamerlane's leaders, relying on what was stated in the letter.

وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى

and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes

راه عارف أنا خرجت من الحبس.

He knows I got out of prison.

حَيْثُ تَمْتَدُّ حُقُولُ الْقَصَبِ الْخَضْرَاءُ حَتَّى تَعَانِقَ الْأُفُقَ الْبَعِيدَ كَانَتِ الْأَيَّامُ تَمْضِي بِرَتَابَةٍ مَعْرُوفَةٍ لَا تَقْطَعُ هُدُوءَهَا إِلَّا مَوْسِمَانِ رَئِيسِيَّانِ مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ امْتِدَادًا لِخِلَافٍ عَتِيقٍ وَمُرِيرٍ بَيْنَ عَائِلَتَيْنِ عَرِيقَتَيْنِ بَدَأَ فُصُولُهُ قَبْلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ"

where green sugarcane fields stretch until they embrace the distant horizon the days used to pass with a familiar monotony nothing interrupting its calm except for two main seasons the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality an extension of an ancient and bitter dispute between two long-established families its chapters began more than thirty years ago over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi'

بابا احتفظ بالشريط لسبب، صح؟ كان ينوي يستخدمه يوم من الأيام.

Dad kept the tape for a reason, right? He was intending to use it one day.

وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

بالضبط. النظام يضع اسم الطبيب المُشرف تلقائيًا على أي أمر يصدر من مقيم أو متدرب تحت مسؤوليته، حتى لو لم يوقّع هو شخصيًا في تلك اللحظة.

Exactly. The system automatically puts the supervising doctor's name on any order issued by a resident or trainee under their responsibility, even if they did not personally sign at that moment.

كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ أَسْتَمِعَ إِلَى تَحْذِيرَاتِكَ.

I should have listened to your warnings.

جرعة البوتاسيوم التي صُرفت له كانت زائدة عن المعتاد بأربع مرات.

the dose of potassium that was prescribed to him was four times higher than usual.

الزجاجة راه معايا... بصراحة كنت حسيت طعمها غريب شوي، حامض، ورميت أغلب الماء. ما كملتش الكأس.

The bottle is with me... honestly, I felt its taste was a bit strange, sour, and I threw away most of the water. I didn't finish the glass.

عِنْدَمَا تُوُفِّيَتِ الجَدَّةُ سُعَادُ، لَمْ تَتْرُكْ وَرَاءَهَا لَا ثَرْوَةً طَائِلَةً وَلَا حُلِيًّا نَادِرَةً، بَلْ تَرَكَتْ صُنْدُوقًا خَشَبِيًّا صَغِيرًا، مُقْفَلًا بِإِحْكَامٍ شَدِيدٍ، فِي أَعْمَقِ زَاوِيَةٍ مِنَ الخِزَانَةِ القَدِيمَةِ المَصْنُوعَةِ مِنْ خَشَبِ الأَرْزِ.

When Grandma Souad passed away, she did not leave behind a vast fortune or rare jewelry, but rather she left a small wooden box, tightly locked, in the deepest corner of the old wardrobe made of cedar wood.

ما بعرف وين رح توصل هاي القصة

I don't know where it will go this story

كَتَبَتْ لَيْلَى عَلَى لَوْحِهَا الْمَائِيِّ بِيَدٍ مُرْتَجِفَةٍ: أَنَا آسِفَةٌ جِدًّا.

Layla wrote on her underwater slate with a trembling hand: I am very sorry.

وَعِنْدَمَا سَأَلَهُ أَحَدُ الْغُرَبَاءِ يَوْمًا: أَلَا تَنْدَمُ عَلَى شُرْبِ مَاءِ تِلْكَ الْبِئْرِ؟ أَجَابَ سَالِمٌ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ: فِي الْبِدَايَةِ، كُنْتَ أَظُنُّ أَنَّنِي خَسِرْتُ حَيَاتِي.

And when one of the strangers asked him one day: Don't you regret drinking the water of that well? Salem replied with a smile: In the beginning, I used to think that I had lost my life.

كَانَتِ الجَدَاوِلُ الزَّمَنِيَّةُ لِتَخْفِيفِ الأَحْمَالِ صَارِمَةً وَدَقِيقَةً هَذِهِ الأَيَّامَ: سَاعَتَانِ مِنَ الظَّلَامِ الدَّامِسِ كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ، لَا أَكْثَرَ وَلَا أَقَلَّ.

The time schedules for 'load shedding' (power cutting) were strict and precise these days: two hours of pitch-black darkness every evening, no more and no less.

دَرَسَتْ مُنْذُ صِغَرِهَا، وَكَتَبَتْ عَنِ النِّسَاءِ وَعَنْ أَهَمِّيَّةِ التَّعْلِيمِ.

She studied from a young age, and she wrote about women and the importance of education.

جَلَسَتْ لَيْلَى فِي الظَّلَامِ، وَسَمِعَتْ طَرْقًا عَنِيفًا عَلَى البَابِ.

Layla sat in the darkness, and heard a violent knocking on the door.

بَلْ مَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَسَاعَدَهُ عَلَى النُّهُوضِ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِ الْقَرْيَةِ كُلِّهَا ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى الْحُشُودِ الْمُتَسَائِلَةِ وَقَالَ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ وَوَاضِحٍ لَا مُبَارَاةَ الْعَامَ الْمُقْبِلَ.

Rather, he extended his hand to him and helped him get up before the eyes of the whole village Then he turned to the questioning crowds and said in a loud and clear voice No match next year.

من الشهر اللي فات لما نزلت السوق في أبوظبي

From last month when I went down to the market in Abu Dhabi

لِمَاذَا تَسْأَلِينَ؟ قَرَّرَتْ يُسْرَى أَنْ تَبْحَثَ عَنْهُ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ فِي رِحْلَةٍ بَحْثٍ قَادَتْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لِلْمُسِنِّينَ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ المَدِينَةِ.

Why are you asking? Yusra decided to search for him, so she set off on a search journey that led her to a nursing home on the outskirts of the city.

جرعة البوتاسيوم التي صُرفت له كانت زائدة عن المعتاد بأربع مرات.

the dose of potassium that was prescribed to him was four times higher than usual.

الأرقام لا تكذب يا يوسف. الناس هم من يكذبون أحيانًا.

Numbers don't lie, Yousef. People are the ones who lie sometimes.

شوفوا... يعني خلينا نكون واضحين ديال هاد الموضوع. إلا كانت العينة فعلاً ملوّثة، ونور ما بلّغتش قبل صدور النتيجة، غادي يعتبروها إيجابية. يعني إيقاف، وربما فقدان مكانها فالتصفيات نهائياً. هاد الشي ماشي لعبة. غادي نتصل بالطبيب المسؤول دابا بالليل، وغادي نطلب فحص عاجل للزجاجة.

Look... let's be clear about this. If the sample is indeed contaminated, and Noor didn't report it before the results, it will be considered positive. That means suspension, and possibly losing her spot in the qualifiers permanently. This is not a game. I will call the doctor in charge tonight and request an urgent examination of the bottle.

ارْتَفَعَتْ رِمَالٌ دَقِيقَةٌ مِنَ الْقَاعِ، وَبَدَأَ التَّيَّارُ الْقَوِيُّ يَجُرُّهُمَا بِعُنْفٍ نَحْوَ الْأَعْمَاقِ الْمُظْلِمَةِ.

Fine sand rose from the bottom, and the strong current began dragging them violently toward the dark depths.

فِي قَرْيَةٍ نَائِيَةٍ تَتَوَسَّدُ ضِفَافَ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ الْخَالِدِ حَيْثُ تَمْتَدُّ حُقُولُ الْقَصَبِ الْخَضْرَاءُ حَتَّى تَعَانِقَ الْأُفُقَ الْبَعِيدَ كَانَتِ الْأَيَّامُ تَمْضِي بِرَتَابَةٍ مَعْرُوفَةٍ لَا تَقْطَعُ هُدُوءَهَا إِلَّا مَوْسِمَانِ رَئِيسِيَّانِ مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ امْتِدَادًا لِخِلَافٍ عَتِيقٍ وَمُرِيرٍ بَيْنَ عَائِلَتَيْنِ عَرِيقَتَيْنِ بَدَأَ فُصُولُهُ قَبْلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ

In a remote village nestled along the banks of the eternal Nile River where green sugarcane fields stretch until they embrace the distant horizon the days used to pass with a familiar monotony nothing interrupting its calm except for two main seasons the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality an extension of an ancient and bitter dispute between two long-established families its chapters began more than thirty years ago over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons

آه! أنا بعتها الوشاح!

Ah! I sold her the scarf!

لكن في مهنتنا، الخوف لا يبرر أن نضحي بسمعة الآخرين لحماية أنفسنا.

But in our profession, fear doesn't justify sacrificing others' reputations to protect ourselves.

كَانَ أَبُوهُ رَجُلًا مُسِنًّا وَمَرِيضًا.

His father was an elderly and sick man.

وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

يزن... كنت أشوف صورك من بعيد، من حسابات أصحابك، بشوف كيف بقيت شب. يوم التخرج بعت لي واحد صورتك من عيد وأنا... بكيت زي طفل. ما كان عندي شجاعة أطلع من مكاني وأقول لكم إني حي، خايف أكون سبب مشكلة جديدة. هلأ اللي خلاني أكتب هالرسالة إنه ما عاد فيه خوف، وما عاد فيه سبب أخبّي.

Yazan... I used to see your pictures from afar, from your friends' accounts, to see how you've grown into a young man. On graduation day, someone sent me a picture of you from Eid, and I... cried like a child. I didn't have the courage to leave my spot and tell you all that I'm alive, afraid of being the cause of a new problem. Now, what made me write this message is that there's no longer fear, and no longer a reason to hide.

جيد. هذا يعزز الحاجة لتحقيق دقيق بدل اتهامات مرتجلة.

Good. This reinforces the need for a precise investigation instead of improvised accusations.

أرسلت التقرير الكامل للجنة مكافحة المنشطات: الزجاجة، سجل الدخول، شهادة ياسين، والاعتراف الصوتي.

I sent the full report to the Anti-Doping Committee: The bottle, the entry log, Yassin's testimony, and the vocal confession.

هي أخطأت في حساب الجرعة، لكنها لم تكن تعرف أن التركيز مختلف عما اعتادت عليه.

She made a mistake in calculating the dose, but she didn't know the concentration was different from what she was used to.

يَعُودُ الضَّجِيجُ الْجَمِيلُ إِلَى السُّوقِ.

The beautiful noise returns to the market.

هذا يعني تلوّثاً خارجياً، وليس تعاطياً.

This means external contamination, not ingestion.

يااا هاد قريب من "أرز الرب" العتيق!!

Whoa, that is close to the ancient 'Cedars of God'!!

فُتِحَتِ الرِّسَالَةُ فِي حُضُورِ القَاضِي وَبَعْضِ كِبَارِ رِجَالِ المَدِينَةِ، وَاسْتُدْعِيَ يُوسُفُ عَلَى عَجَلٍ لِقِرَاءَتِهَا؛ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ الوَحِيدَ بَيْنَهُمْ الَّذِي يُتْقِنُ الخَطَّ الفَارِسِيَّ الدَّقِيقَ الَّذِي كُتِبَتْ بِهِ الرِّسَالَةُ.

The letter was opened in the presence of the judge and some of the city's prominent men, and Yusuf was summoned in haste to read it; because he was the only one among them who mastered the precise Persian script in which the letter was written.

لَا تَقْطَعُ هُدُوءَهَا إِلَّا مَوْسِمَانِ رَئِيسِيَّانِ مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ امْتِدَادًا لِخِلَافٍ عَتِيقٍ وَمُرِيرٍ بَيْنَ عَائِلَتَيْنِ عَرِيقَتَيْنِ بَدَأَ فُصُولُهُ قَبْلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ" أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ

nothing interrupting its calm except for two main seasons the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality an extension of an ancient and bitter dispute between two long-established families its chapters began more than thirty years ago over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi' in front of the entire village On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning

نسخة محفوظة من قبل الحريق بيوم واحد بس، أخذتها من غرفته من دون ما يدري، وحطيتها بدرج ما فتحته من ٣٠ سنة.

A copy preserved from just one day before the fire, I took it from his room without him knowing, and I put it in a drawer that I haven't opened for 30 years.

لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ إِنْ كَانَ الجَاسُوسُ صَادِقًا أَمْ أَنَّ الرِّسَالَةَ مُجَرَّدُ خُدْعَةٍ لِإِضْعَافِ عَزِيمَةِ المُدَافِعِينَ.

He did not know if the spy was truthful or if the letter was just a trick to weaken the resolve of the defenders.

فكرة منيحة. رح نضيفها لبروتوكول الطوارئ

Good idea. We will add it to the emergency protocol

أنا خرجت بدوري من قبل الساعة خمسة ونص، حتى قبل ما تبداو التمديد النهائي. ما شفتش حتى الزجاجة أصلا.

I left in turn before 5:30, even before you started the final stretching. I didn't even see the bottle at all.

انْشَغَلَتْ لَيْلَى بِتَصْوِيرِ بُقَعِ الْمُرْجَانِ الْمُبَيَّضَةِ، غَيْرَ مُبَالِيَةٍ بِإِشَارَاتِ كَرِيمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُذَكِّرُهَا بِضَرُورَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ عُمْقِهَا وَمُسْتَوَى الْأُكْسِجِينِ.

Layla got busy photographing the bleached coral spots, indifferent to Karim's signals which were reminding her of the necessity of monitoring her depth and the oxygen level.

لَا يُوجَدُ غَدٌ بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِي، يَا كَرِيمُ، أَجَابَتْ بِحَزْمٍ وَإِصْرَارٍ، ثُمَّ قَفَزَتْ إِلَى الْمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكْمِلَ اعْتِرَاضَهُ الْمَنْطِقِيَّ.

There is no tomorrow for me, Karim, she replied firmly and with determination, then she jumped into the water before he could finish his logical objection.

لا مانع لدي إطلاقًا. بل أطلب ذلك.

I have no objection at all. In fact, I request that.

الناس هتقول إيه؟ إن جوزي المستقبلي مش قادر يجي حتى لخطوبته؟؟

What will people say? That my future husband isn't able to come even to his engagement??

هذا صحيح من الناحية التقنية، لكنه لا ينفي الحاجة لتحقيق كامل.

This is correct from a technical standpoint, but it doesn't negate the need for a full investigation.

فِي تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِ بِالذَّاتِ نَظَرَ فِي عَيْنَيْ عَادِلٍ وَرَأَى شَيْئًا لَمْ يَتَوَقَّعْهُ لَيْسَ خَوْفًا مِنَ الْهَزِيمَةِ، بَلْ إِرْهَاقًا مِنْ نَوْعٍ آخَرَ إِرْهَاقًا نَابِعًا مِنْ سِنِينَ طَوِيلَةٍ مِنَ الْعَدَاءِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمَا قَالَ عَادِلٌ بِصَوْتٍ خَافِتٍ، لَا يَكَادُ يُسْمَعُ وَسْطَ ضَجِيجِ الْجُمْهُورِ أَبِي يَحْتَضِرُ يَا كَرَمُ، وَآخِرُ كَلَامٍ قَالَهُ لِي هُوَ أَنَّهُ نَدِمَ عَلَى تِلْكَ التُّرْعَةِ اللَّعِينَةِ الَّتِي فَرَّقَتْنَا تَوَقَّفَتِ الْحَرَكَةُ تَمَامًا.

At that very moment he looked into Adel's eyes and saw something he didn't expect not fear of defeat, but exhaustion of another kind an exhaustion stemming from long years of enmity that neither of them had chosen Adel said in a faint voice, barely heard amidst the noise of the crowd My father is dying, Karam, and the last thing he said to me is that he regretted that cursed canal that divided us The movement stopped completely.

لا. بصح خصني نكون صريح معاكم قبل ما شي واحد آخر يديرها بطريقة خايبة.

No. But I need to be honest with you before someone else does it in a bad way.

هذا الشريط. من أغراض أبوي بعد ما توفى.

This tape. From my father's things after he passed away.

هذا إخفاء متعمد لمعلومات في تحقيق طبي رسمي، بالإضافة إلى اتهام كاذب لزميلة أقدم.

This is a deliberate concealment of information in an official medical investigation, in addition to a false accusation of a senior colleague.

قَالَ بِصَوْتٍ مُتَقَطِّعٍ وَمُتَهَدِّجٍ: "سُعَادُ...

He said in a broken, trembling voice: "Suad...

تَحَدَّثَتَا فِي ضَوْءِ الشَّمْعَةِ عَنِ الحَقَائِقِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ غَائِبَةً، وَعَنِ المَخَاوِفِ الَّتِي أَبْعَدَتْهُمَا.

The two of them spoke in the candlelight about the facts that had been missing, and about the fears that had distanced them.

كل شيء اتضح بالأرقام.

Everything became clear through the numbers.

الاحتياج ما كيعطيكش الحق تدير من صاحبك ضحية مرتين.

Need doesn't give you the right to make your friend a victim twice.

حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ" أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ

over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi' in front of the entire village On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease

التوقيع الإلكتروني قد يكون توقيع إشراف تلقائي، ليس بالضرورة أنها هي من كتبت الأمر.

The electronic signature might be an automatic supervision signature, it's not necessarily that she is the one who wrote the order.

بس من يوم ما سكنتي بالطابق الثالث والميّ صارت تخلص بسرعة!!

But since the day you lived on the third floor the water started running out quickly!!

وَقَفَ كَرِيمٌ، مُرْشِدُ الْغَوْصِ ذُو الْخِبْرَةِ الطَّوِيلَةِ وَالْوَجْهِ الَّذِي لَفَحَتْهُ شَمْسُ الصَّحْرَاءِ، عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْقَارِبِ يَتَفَحَّصُ الْأُفُقَ بِعَيْنَيْنِ حَذِرَتَيْنِ، بَيْنَمَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَى، عَالِمَةُ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْبَحْرِيَّةِ الشَّابَّةُ، تُرَاجِعُ أَجْهِزَتَهَا بِسُرْعَةٍ وَتَوَتُّرٍ وَاضِحٍ يَبْدُو عَلَى حَرَكَاتِ يَدَيْهَا

Karim, the diving instructor with long experience, and the face scorched by the desert sun, on the deck of the boat, scanning the horizon with cautious eyes, while Layla, the young marine biologist, was checking her equipment quickly and with a clear tension showing on her hand movements

تركته؟ ثواني بس، بس هي الثواني اللي غيّرت كل شي.

I left him? Just for a few seconds, but those were the seconds that changed everything.

اللجنة ستنظر في خطأ دانا كخطأ سريري يحتاج مراجعة بروتوكولات، وهذا وارد ويحدث لأي طبيب مبتدئ تحت ضغط.

The committee will look into Dana's error as a clinical error needing protocol review, and this is possible and happens to any junior doctor under pressure.

يشعر رابيه بثقل في صدره. يتذكر آخر صيف قضاه في البيت، قبل وفاة والده بأشهر، وصوت جدته تناديه من البلكونة الحجرية.

Rabih feels a heaviness in his chest. He remembers the last summer he spent at the house, months before his father's death, and his grandmother's voice calling him from the stone balcony.

راه الأمر خطير، ماشي غير بيني وبينك، غادي يمس مستقبلي كامل.

This is serious, it's not just between you and me, it's going to affect my whole future.

وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى

and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes

تم تعليق مشاركة سلمى في التصفيات ريثما يُبتّ في الأمر.

Salma's participation in the qualifiers has been suspended pending a decision.

لَا يُوجَدُ غَدٌ بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِي، يَا كَرِيمُ، أَجَابَتْ بِحَزْمٍ وَإِصْرَارٍ، ثُمَّ قَفَزَتْ إِلَى الْمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكْمِلَ اعْتِرَاضَهُ الْمَنْطِقِيَّ.

There is no tomorrow for me, Karim, she replied firmly and with determination, then she jumped into the water before he could finish his logical objection.

فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ حَلَبَ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ، لَا فِي اسْتِسْلَامٍ ذَلِيلٍ، بَلْ فِي اتِّفَاقٍ حَذِرٍ حَقَنَ دِمَاءَ آلَافِ العَائِلَاتِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَمْنَعْ بَعْضَ الخَرَابِ وَالنَّهْبِ الَّذِي لَحِقَ بِأَحْيَاءَ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ.

Aleppo's gates were opened after a few days, not in a humiliating surrender, but in a cautious agreement that spared the blood of thousands of families, even if it did not prevent some of the destruction and looting that befell neighborhoods of the city.

تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ

He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match

لينا وضّحي، أنا ضايع.

Lina explain, I am lost.

تَنَهَّدَ كَرِيمٌ بِعُمْقٍ وَتَبِعَهَا، مُقْتَنِعًا بِأَنَّ خِبْرَتَهُ الطَّوِيلَةَ سَتَكُونُ كَافِيَةً لِحِمَايَتِهِمَا مَهْمَا كَانَتِ الظُّرُوفُ.

Karim sighed deeply and followed her, convinced that his long experience would be sufficient to protect them both no matter what the conditions.

طَلَبَتْ قَهْوَتَهَا كَالْعَادَةِ، وَعِنْدَمَا انْتَهَتْ، فَتَحَتْ حَقِيبَتَهَا لِتَدْفَعَ، فَاكْتَشَفَتْ أَنَّهَا نَسِيَتْ مَحْفَظَتَهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ!

She ordered her coffee as usual, and when she finished, she opened her bag to pay, and discovered that she had forgotten her wallet at home!

دابا كيطلب مني نصلح ليه موطور قارب فخدمة تهريب.

Now he is asking me to fix a boat motor for him in a smuggling job.

تعبت من الاسم المستعار أكثر مما تعبت من الفضيحة نفسها.

I'm more tired of the pseudonym than I am of the scandal itself.

الحمد لله... كنت خايفة نلقى روحي متّهمة بشي ما ديرتوش، بلا ما نعرف حتى السبب.

Praise God... I was afraid of finding myself accused of something I didn't do, without even knowing the reason.

بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

أملاك الغائبين؟؟ يعني اسمهم رسمي "غائبين"؟؟ نحن ما غبنا، طردونا!!

Absentees' property?? I mean their name is officially 'absentees'?? We didn't go absent, they expelled us!!

سأطلب من الجميع تجهيز إفاداتهم كتابيًا.

I will ask everyone to prepare their statements in writing.

شَعَرَتْ يُسْرَى بِفُضُولٍ يَتَأَجَّجُ فِي دَاخِلِهَا، كَأَنَّهَا تَقِفُ عَلَى أَعْتَابِ حِكَايَةٍ لَمْ تُحْكَ قَطُّ.

Yusra felt a curiosity flaring up inside her, as if she were standing on the threshold of a story that had never been told.

لَكِنَّنِي عَمِلْتُ فِي اللَّيْلِ فِي مَحَلٍّ صَغِيرٍ، شَهْرًا كَامِلًا، لِأُعِيدَ لَكَ كُلَّ قِرْشٍ."

But I worked at night in a small shop, a whole month, to return to you every penny."

شكراً كابتن... خايفة بزاف صراحة.

Thanks Captain... I'm very afraid honestly.

يووو رامي عم يمدح يوسف!

Ooh, Rami is praising Youssef!

فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَسَاءِ مِنْ عَامِ ١٩٦٣ كَانَ الْمَسْرَحُ مُمْتَلِئًا بِالنَّاسِ وَالْفِرْقَةُ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةُ تَسْتَعِدُّ لِلْعَزْفِ بَيْنَ أَفْرَادِ الْفِرْقَةِ كَانَ شَابٌّ اسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ عَازِفُ الْكَمَانِ الْجَدِيدُ يَشْعُرُ بِتَوَتُّرٍ شَدِيدٍ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ يَعْزِفُ فِيهَا أَمَامَ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ نَفْسِهَا قَبْلَ سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ بِدَايَةِ الْحَفْلِ فَتَحَ يُوسُفُ نُوطَتَهُ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةَ لِيُرَاجِعَ الْأُغْنِيَةَ الْأَخِيرَةَ فَجْأَةً، تَوَقَّفَتْ يَدَاهُ

On that evening of the year 1963 the theater was full of people and the musical band was preparing to play Among the members of the band there was a young man named Youssef the new violin player feeling very nervous this was the first time he played in front of Umm Kulthum herself One hour before the start of the concert Youssef opened his musical sheet (score) to review the last song Suddenly, his hands stopped

مَوْسِمُ الْحَصَادِ الْوَفِيرِ، وَمَوْسِمُ "الْمُصَارَعَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ" لَمْ تَكُنْ هَذِهِ الْمُصَارَعَةُ مُجَرَّدَ لُعْبَةٍ رِيَاضِيَّةٍ يَتَبَارَى فِيهَا شَابَّانِ قَوِيَّانِ لِإِظْهَارِ بَأْسِهِمَا، بَلْ كَانَتْ، فِي حَقِيقَتِهَا الْقَاسِيَةِ امْتِدَادًا لِخِلَافٍ عَتِيقٍ وَمُرِيرٍ بَيْنَ عَائِلَتَيْنِ عَرِيقَتَيْنِ بَدَأَ فُصُولُهُ قَبْلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ عَامًا حَوْلَ حِصَّةٍ مَائِيَّةٍ فِي تُرْعَةِ الرَّيِّ وَتَحَوَّلَ مَعَ مُرُورِ الزَّمَنِ إِلَى إِرْثٍ ثَقِيلٍ يَتَوَارَثُهُ الْأَبْنَاءُ دُونَ أَنْ يَعْرِفُوا سَبَبًا حَقِيقِيًّا لِهَذَا الْعَدَاءِ كُلَّ رَبِيعٍ، حِينَ يَنْتَهِي الْحَصَادُ وَتَخْلُو الْحُقُولُ كَانَ شَابٌّ مِنْ "بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ" يُصَارِعُ شَابًّا مِنْ "بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ" أَمَامَ الْقَرْيَةِ بِأَكْمَلِهَا فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، تُغْلِقُ الدَّكَاكِينُ أَبْوَابَهَا، وَيَتَوَقَّفُ صَوْتُ السَّاقِيَةِ عَنِ الدَّوَرَانِ وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي

the season of the abundant harvest, and the season of the 'Great Wrestling' This wrestling was not just a sports game in which two strong young men competed to show their prowess; rather, it was, in its harsh reality an extension of an ancient and bitter dispute between two long-established families its chapters began more than thirty years ago over a water share in an irrigation canal and turned over time into a heavy legacy inherited by the sons without them knowing a real reason for this enmity Every spring, when the harvest ends and the fields become empty a young man from 'Beit al-Sayyid' would wrestle a young man from 'Beit al-Jindi' in front of the entire village On that day, the shops close their doors, and the sound of the waterwheel stops turning and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens

ياسين واقف تحت سيارة، هاتفه يهتز مرارًا فوق الرف بجانب المفاتيح، لكنه يتجاهله حتى استراحة الغداء.

Yassin stands under a car, his phone vibrating repeatedly on the shelf next to the keys, but he ignores it until lunchtime.

فِي تِلْكَ الغُرْفَةِ الصَّغِيرَةِ، كَانَتْ عَائِلَتُهُ كُلُّهَا حَاضِرَةً فِي ذِهْنِهِ: أُمُّهُ، وَأُخْتَاهُ الصَّغِيرَتَانِ، وَبَيْتُهُمُ القَدِيمُ.

In that small room, his whole family was present in his mind: his mother, his two little sisters, and their old house.

أفهم... لن أنكر شيئًا بعد الآن.

I understand... I will not deny anything anymore.

لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ سَتَكُونُ فَاصِلَةً فِي مَصِيرِ مَدِينَتِهِ العَرِيقَةِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

He did not know that that night would be decisive in the fate of his ancient city forever.

نَظَرَا مَعًا إِلَى الْأُفُقِ الَّذِي بَدَأَتِ السَّمَاءُ فِيهِ تَسْتَعِيدُ صَفَاءَهَا، وَشَعَرَا بِأَنَّ شَيْئًا مَا بَيْنَهُمَا قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ إِلَى الْأَبَدِ، فَقَدْ صَارَا أَكْثَرَ تَقْدِيرًا لِقِيمَةِ الْحَيَاةِ وَلِأَهَمِّيَّةِ الثِّقَةِ الْمُتَبَادَلَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَوَّاصِينَ.

They looked together toward the horizon where the sky had begun to regain its clarity, and they felt that something between them had changed forever, for they had become more appreciative of the value of life and the importance of mutual trust between divers.

وأنا غادي نجيب الفطور، حتى لو ما طلبتوش 😄❤️

And I will bring breakfast, even if you didn't ask for it

يا دكتورة... أنا آسف. آسف جدًا. دانا... دانا خطيبتي. وهي في فترة تجربة، لو انكشف خطأ باسمها سينهون عقدها فورًا. أنا لما رأيت اسمك في السجل، قلت خلاص، هذا... هذا حل يريحني من الموقف. لم أفكر فيكِ أصلًا يا دكتورة، فكرت فقط في حالها. وأنا مخطئ، أعرف أنني مخطئ.

Doctor... I am sorry. Very sorry. Dana... Dana is my fiancée. And she is on a probationary period, if a mistake is revealed under her name, they will terminate her contract immediately. When I saw your name on the record, I thought, 'That's it, this... this is a solution that will save me from the situation.' I didn't think about you at all, Doctor, I only thought about her situation. And I am wrong, I know I am wrong.

خلاص... راني خارجة للمضمار.

That's it... I am heading out to the track.

نَظَرَتْ نُورَا إِلَى الْمِفْتَاحِ، ثُمَّ إِلَى إِصْبَعِ لَيْلَى.

Noura looked at the key, then at Layla's finger.

شوفي... لما تشدّين على الوتر، خليكي واعية إنه مقام الصبا مو مثل أي مقام ثاني، هو يحچي وجع مو فرح. لو دقيتيه بقوة زيادة، انكسر الإحساس. خليه يهمس، مثل... مثل واحد يحكي سر ما يريد أحد يسمعه غيرك.

Look... when you strum, be aware that the 'Saba' mode is not like any other mode. It speaks of pain, not joy. If you strike it too hard, the feeling breaks. Let it whisper, like... like someone telling a secret they don't want anyone but you to hear.

فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ حَلَبَ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ، لَا فِي اسْتِسْلَامٍ ذَلِيلٍ، بَلْ فِي اتِّفَاقٍ حَذِرٍ حَقَنَ دِمَاءَ آلَافِ العَائِلَاتِ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَمْنَعْ بَعْضَ الخَرَابِ وَالنَّهْبِ الَّذِي لَحِقَ بِأَحْيَاءَ مِنَ المَدِينَةِ.

Aleppo's gates were opened after a few days, not in a humiliating surrender, but in a cautious agreement that spared the blood of thousands of families, even if it did not prevent some of the destruction and looting that befell neighborhoods of the city.

ليش احتفظت فيها كل هالمدة إذا كنت تقصد تنكر كل شي؟

Why did you keep it all this time if you intended to deny everything?

لكن في مهنتنا، الخوف لا يبرر أن نضحي بسمعة الآخرين لحماية أنفسنا.

But in our profession, fear doesn't justify sacrificing others' reputations to protect ourselves.

كَتَبَتْ لَيْلَى عَلَى لَوْحِهَا الْمَائِيِّ بِيَدٍ مُرْتَجِفَةٍ: أَنَا آسِفَةٌ جِدًّا.

Layla wrote on her underwater slate with a trembling hand: I am very sorry.

لكن إلقاء اسم في مجموعة عمل قبل التحقق ليس تصرفًا مهنيًا، وأنت تعلم ذلك.

But throwing a name in a work group before verification is not professional behavior, and you know that.

بدون اختصار.

Without abbreviation.

اذكر رقم الملف والوقت المسجل، لا أحب الرد على شيء غير محدد.

Mention the file number and the recorded time, I don't like responding to something unspecified.

إيه، ما قدرت ارميها.

Yeah, I couldn't throw it away.

ثُمَّ كَانَ يَصْمُتُ قَلِيلًا، وَفِي عَيْنَيْهِ ظِلٌّ مِنَ الأَسَى، لِأَنَّهُ عَرَفَ أَنَّ النَّجَاةَ أَحْيَانًا تَأْتِي بِثَمَنٍ لَا يُنْسَى: كَرَامَةٌ مَجْرُوحَةٌ، وَسُؤَالٌ يَبْقَى بِلَا جَوَابٍ إِلَى الأَبَدِ - هَلْ كَانَ الجَاسُوسُ المَجْهُولُ صَادِقًا حَقًّا، أَمْ أَنَّ حَلَبَ نَجَتْ يَوْمَهَا بِمُجَرَّدِ الحَظِّ وَحْدَهُ؟

Then he would go silent for a while, with a shadow of sorrow in his eyes, because he knew that survival sometimes comes with an unforgettable price: a wounded dignity, and a question that remains unanswered forever - was the unknown spy truly honest, or did Aleppo survive that day by mere luck alone?

هذا يعني أن حتى الصيدلية لا تستطيع تأكيد الجرعة الفعلية من القارورة نفسها.

This means that even the pharmacy cannot confirm the actual dose from the vial itself.

لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ سَتَكُونُ فَاصِلَةً فِي مَصِيرِ مَدِينَتِهِ العَرِيقَةِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

He did not know that that night would be decisive in the fate of his ancient city forever.

كَانَ يُوسُفُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، الكَاتِبُ الشَّابُّ فِي دِيوَانِ القَاضِي، يَجْلِسُ فِي غُرْفَتِهِ الصَّغِيرَةِ دَاخِلَ القَلْعَةِ، يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يُهَدِّئَ يَدَيْهِ المُرْتَجِفَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ يُصْلِحُ رِيشَةَ الكِتَابَةِ عَلَى ضَوْءِ قِنْدِيلٍ خَافِتٍ.

Yusuf bin Ahmad, the young scribe in the judge's court, was sitting in his small room inside the citadel, trying to steady his trembling hands as he mended his writing quill by the light of a dim lamp.

رشيد، أمل. سمحولي كنزيدكم هنا بلا ما نسولكم.

Rashid, Amal. Forgive me for adding you here without asking you.

نَظَرَا مَعًا إِلَى الْأُفُقِ الَّذِي بَدَأَتِ السَّمَاءُ فِيهِ تَسْتَعِيدُ صَفَاءَهَا، وَشَعَرَا بِأَنَّ شَيْئًا مَا بَيْنَهُمَا قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ إِلَى الْأَبَدِ، فَقَدْ صَارَا أَكْثَرَ تَقْدِيرًا لِقِيمَةِ الْحَيَاةِ وَلِأَهَمِّيَّةِ الثِّقَةِ الْمُتَبَادَلَةِ بَيْنَ الْغَوَّاصِينَ.

They looked together toward the horizon where the sky had begun to regain its clarity, and they felt that something between them had changed forever, for they had become more appreciative of the value of life and the importance of mutual trust between divers.

هذه القارورة التي وجدتها في سلة النفايات الطبية بجانب سرير المريض، الملصق ممزق تمامًا، لا يمكننا التأكد من التركيز المكتوب عليها.

This vial that I found in the medical waste bin next to the patient's bed, the label is completely torn, we cannot be sure of the concentration written on it.

باب الورشة مفتوح غدا الصباح كيفما دايمًا.

The workshop door is open tomorrow morning as always.

تفكرت هادي؟ باقية عندي من ديك النهار.

Remember this? I still have it from that day.