Chapter 18

Arabic Text Book 3 Chapter 18

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Exercise 1: 

Paragraph 1:

كان السندباد بحارا يحب السفر بالبحر وفي يوم علم السندباد أنّ سفينة

كبيرة ستسافر إلى الهند فطلب من قائد السفينة أن يسافر عليها.

Kaana as-sindbaad bah-haaran, Uhibbu as-safara bil-bahri was fee yawmin alima  as-sindbaad

Anna safeenah kabeerah sathusaafiru ilaa al-hind fathalaba min qaaidis-safeenah an usaafira alaihaa.

Sinbad was a sailor who loved to travel by sea, and on the day Sinbad came to know that a large ship will travel to India and he asked(permission from) the ship's captain to travel on it.

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Paragraph 2:

سارت السفينة في البحر , ووصلت إلى جزيزة بعيدة خالية من الناس.

نزل البحارة فجلسوا تحت الأشجار يأكلون الفاكهة.

Saarath as-safeenah fil Bahr, was wasalath ilaa Jazeerah bayeedah Khaaliah minan naas.

Nazala al-bah-haarah fajalasoo thahta al-ashjaar yakuloona alfaakihah.

The ship went into the sea and arrived at a distant island, free of people.

The sailors came down and sat under the trees, eating the fruits.

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Paragraph 3:

مشى السندباد في الجزيرة ليشاهد ما فيها. مشى  طويلا حتى تعب. نام السندباد تحت ظل شجرة.

Mashaa as-sindbaad fil Jazeerah li yushaahida maa feehaa. Masha taveelan hatta taáb.Naam as-sindbaad thata zilli Shajarah.

Sindbad walked on the island to see what was in it. He walked long until he got tired. Sinbad slept under the shadow of a tree.

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Paragraph 3 continued.

إستيقظ السندباد فلم يجد البحّارة صعد فوق تل فرأى السفينة بعيدة في

البحر. ‎ ‏

Isthaiqiza as-sindbaad falam yajidu al-bahharah, Saida fauqa thill fara-aa as-safeenah baeedah till bahr.

Sindbad woke up and could not find the sailors (so he) climbed to the top of a hill and saw the shop far away in the sea

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Paragraph 4:

‏نظر السندباد حوله, فرأى بيضة كبيرة في مكان بعيد, ذهب السندباد إلى البيضة ٬ فوجد البيضة أكبر منه ، فجلس قريبا منها يستريح ، ويفكّر في أمرها.

Nazara as-sindbaad hawlahu fara-aa Baidathan kabeerathan fee makaanin baeed, zahaba as-sindbaad ilaa albaidah,fawajad albaidah akbara minhu fajalasa qareeban minhaa yastareeh wa yufakkiru fee amrihaa.

Sindbad looked around him and saw a large egg at a distant place. Sindbad went to it and found it was larger than him. So he sat near it resting and and thinking about it.

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Paragraph 5: Translation only.

After a short while a giant bird landed theere , and stood near the egg , and Sindbad took out his Turban , and tied himself to the leg of the bird.

The bird flew and Sindbad was tied to it's leg.

The bird rose in the sky (space) and Sindbad was scared.

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Paragraph 6: Translation only.

The bird descended in a wide land , surrounded by tall mountains.

Sindbad untied the turban , and the bird flew.

Sindbad looked around and he doing not find anyone , and he looked at the ground , and found large stones of shiney diamonds.

At night fall , Sindbad slept in a cave under the mountain.

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Paragraph 7:Translation only.

Sindbad came out in the morning to collect the diamonds , and found large pieces of flesh on the floor - then he remembered that the traders threw pieces of flesh, when the flesh got stuck with the diamonds then the eagles came and took the flesh to their nests , the traders were present  there , and (they) drove the eagles and took the diamonds.

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Paragraph 8:Translation only.

Sindbad said to himself: I shall collect a bag of diamonds. 

And he tied himself to a piece of flesh , and held the bag with his hand, then landed a large eagle , and carried the piece of flesh and Sindbad and the bag of diamonds to it's nest.

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Paragraph 9:Translation only.

And when the eagle descended into it's nest , found one of the traders awaiting it , the eagle feared and released what it was carrying and left.

The trader got angry when he saw Sindbad and asked: 

Who are you? 

And how did you come here? You are stealing my diamonds.

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Paragraph 10: Translation only.

Sindbad said: I will give you half of the diamonds that I have if you will help me reach me my country.

The trader took half of the diamonds from Sindbad , and Sindbad rode the big ship, and returned to his country , and lived rich.

( The above translation done keeping in mind the presentation in the Arabic text )

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Exercise 2: New words (with translation)

Exercise 3:

State if "True or False".

Arabic Text book 3 - Lesson 18 Page 153 Exercise 4:(Page added on special request on March 11,2017)

Exercise 9

Questions and Answers:

Question 1)

ماذا كان السندباد ؟

Maazaa kaana Sindbaad?

What was Sindbad?

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Answer:

كان السندباد بحّارًا .

Kaana Sindbaad Bah-haaran.

Sindbad was a sailor.

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Question 2)

ماذا يحب السندباد ؟

Mazaa uhibbu al-Sindbaad?

What did Sindbad like?

Answer:

هو يحب السّفر بالبحر .

Huwa uhibbu as-safar bil bahr.

He liked to travel by sea.

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Question 3)


ماذا طلب السندباد من قائد السفينة ؟

Answer:


طلب السندباد من قائد السفينة أن يسافر معه في السفينة.

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Question 4)

إلى أين وصلت السفينة ؟

Answer:

وصلت السفينة إلى جزيرةٍ بعيدةٍ .

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Question 5)


أين نام السندباد ؟

Where did Sindbad sleep?


Answer:


نام السندباد تحت ظل الشجرةٍ .

Sindbad slept under the shade of a tree.

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Question 6)

إلى أين  نظر  السندباد ؟

Where did Sinbad look?

Answer:

نظر السندباد حوله .


Sindbad looked around him.

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Question 7)

ماذا ارأى السندباد ؟


What did Sinbad see?

Answer:

ارأى السندباد بيضةً كبيرةً في مكانٍ بعيدٍ .


Sinbad saw a large egg in a distant place.

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Question 8)


ماذا يفكّر السندباد ؟



What did Sinbad think?

Answer:

يفكِّر السندباد في أمرها لأنها أكبر منه .

Sinbad thought about the egg because it was bigger than him.

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