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PREMIUM LESSON
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The Conversation
فِي الْمَسْجِدِ
Fī al-Masjid
In the Mosque
دُخُولُ الْمَسْجِدِ
Dukhūlu al-Masjid
Scene 1: Entering the Mosque
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ذَهَبَ أَحْمَدُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ. دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ بِهُدُوءٍ، وَوَجَدَ رَجُلًا اسْمُهُ عُمَرُ جَالِسًا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ.
Dhahaba Aḥmadu ilā al-masjidi qabla ṣalāti aẓ-ẓuhr. Dakhala al-masjida bi-hudūʾin, wa-wajada rajulan ismuhu ʿUmarun jālisan yaqraʾu al-Qurʾān.
Ahmed went to the mosque before the noon prayer. He entered quietly and found a man named Omar sitting and reading the Quran.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ.
As-salāmu ʿalaykum.
Peace be upon you.
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ.
Wa-ʿalaykumu as-salāmu wa-raḥmatullāh.
And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah.
هَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَجْلِسَ هُنَا؟
Hal astaṭīʿu an ajlisa hunā?
May I sit here?
نَعَمْ، تَفَضَّلْ.
Naʿam, tafaddal.
Yes, please.
شُكْرًا لَكَ.
Shukran laka.
Thank you.
عَفْوًا.
ʿAfwan.
You’re welcome.
قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ
Qabla aṣ-Ṣalāh
Scene 2: Before the Prayer
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جَلَسَ أَحْمَدُ بِجَانِبِ عُمَرَ، وَنَظَرَ إِلَى الْقُرْآنِ الَّذِي فِي يَدِهِ.
Jalasa Aḥmadu bijānibi ʿUmar, wa-naẓara ilā al-Qurʾāni alladhī fī yadihi.
Ahmed sat next to Omar and looked at the Quran in his hand.
مَاذَا تَقْرَأُ؟
Mādhā taqraʾu?
What are you reading?
أَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ يَاسِينَ.
Aqraʾu sūrata Yāsīn.
I’m reading Surah Yasin.
هَلْ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ؟
Hal taqraʾu al-Qurʾāna kulla yawmin?
Do you read the Quran every day?
نَعَمْ، أُحَاوِلُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ قَلِيلًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
Naʿam, uḥāwilu an aqraʾa qalīlan kulla yawmin.
Yes, I try to read a little every day.
مَا شَاءَ اللهُ. أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا.
Mā shāʾ Allāh. Urīdu an afʿala dhālika ayḍan.
Mashallah. I want to do that too.
اِبْدَأْ بِصَفْحَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
Ibdaʾ bi-ṣafḥatin wāḥidatin kulla yawmin.
Start with one page every day.
وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ
Waqtu aṣ-Ṣalāh
Scene 3: Prayer Time
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بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، رَفَعَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ الْأَذَانَ. وَقَفَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَعَدُّوا لِلصَّلَاةِ.
Baʿda qalīlin, rafaʿa al-muʾadhdhinu al-adhān. Waqafa an-nāsu wa-istaʿaddū liṣ-ṣalāh.
After a short while, the muezzin called the adhan. The people stood up and prepared for prayer.
هَلْ حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ؟
Hal ḥāna waqtu aṣ-ṣalāh?
Is it time for prayer?
نَعَمْ، سَتَبْدَأُ الصَّلَاةُ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ.
Naʿam, satabdaʾu aṣ-ṣalātu baʿda qalīl.
Yes, the prayer will begin shortly.
أَيْنَ نَقِفُ؟
Ayna naqifu?
Where should we stand?
تَعَالَ، نَقِفُ فِي هَذَا الصَّفِّ.
Taʿāl, naqifu fī hādhā aṣ-ṣaff.
Come, let’s stand in this row.
حَسَنًا.
Ḥasanan.
Okay.
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وَقَفَ أَحْمَدُ وَعُمَرُ مَعَ الْمُصَلِّينَ، وَصَلَّوْا مَعَ الْإِمَامِ.
Waqafa Aḥmadu wa-ʿUmaru maʿa al-muṣallīn, wa-ṣallaw maʿa al-imām.
Ahmed and Omar stood with the worshippers and prayed with the imam.
بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ
Baʿda aṣ-Ṣalāh
Scene 4: After the Prayer
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بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ، جَلَسَ أَحْمَدُ وَعُمَرُ قَلِيلًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ.
Baʿda aṣ-ṣalāh, jalasa Aḥmadu wa-ʿUmaru qalīlan fī al-masjid.
After the prayer, Ahmed and Omar sat in the mosque for a little while.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، أَشْعُرُ بِرَاحَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, ashʿuru bi-rāḥatin kabīrah.
Alhamdulillah, I feel very peaceful.
وَأَنَا أَيْضًا. الْمَسْجِدُ مَكَانٌ هَادِئٌ وَجَمِيلٌ.
Wa-anā ayḍan. Al-masjidu makānun hādiʾun wa-jamīlun.
Me too. The mosque is a calm and beautiful place.
هَلْ تَأْتِي إِلَى هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ دَائِمًا؟
Hal taʾtī ilā hādhā al-masjidi dāʾiman?
Do you always come to this mosque?
نَعَمْ، أَتِي إِلَيْهِ كَثِيرًا.
Naʿam, ātī ilayhi kathīran.
Yes, I come here often.
إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ أَرَاكَ هُنَا مَرَّةً أُخْرَى.
In shāʾ Allāh arāka hunā marratan ukhrā.
Inshallah, I’ll see you here again.
إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ. فِي أَمَانِ اللهِ.
In shāʾ Allāh. Fī amāni Allāh.
Inshallah. May Allah protect you.
فِي أَمَانِ اللهِ.
Fī amāni Allāh.
May Allah protect you.
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خَرَجَ أَحْمَدُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَهُوَ سَعِيدٌ، وَقَرَّرَ أَنْ يَعُودَ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي.
Kharaja Aḥmadu mina al-masjidi wa-huwa saʿīdun, wa-qarrara an yaʿūda ilayhi fī al-yawmi at-tālī.
Ahmed left the mosque feeling happy and decided to return the next day.