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رِحْلَةٌ بِالقِطار
Riḥlatun bil-qiṭār
A Journey by Train
المشهد 1
المَشْهَد 1: في مَحَطَّةِ القِطار
Al-mashhad 1: fī maḥaṭṭati al-qiṭār
Scene 1: At the Train Station
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وَصَلَ مازِنُ إِلى مَحَطَّةِ القِطارِ في الدّارِ البَيْضاءِ مُبَكِّرًا، لِأَنَّهُ كانَ يُريدُ السَّفَرَ إِلى الرِّباطِ لِزِيارةِ صَديقِهِ سامِر.
Waṣala Māzinu ilā maḥaṭṭati al-qiṭāri fī ad-Dāri al-Bayḍāʾi mubakkiran, li-annahu kāna yurīdu as-safara ilā ar-Ribāṭi li-ziyārati ṣadīqihi Sāmir.
Mazen arrived early at the train station in Casablanca because he wanted to travel to Rabat to visit his friend Samer.
مازن
مازن Mazen
صَباحُ الخَيْر. أُريدُ تَذْكِرَةً إِلى الرِّباطِ، مِن فَضْلِكَ.
Ṣabāḥu al-khayr. Urīdu tadhkiratan ilā ar-Ribāṭi, min faḍlika.
Good morning. I would like a ticket to Rabat, please.
الموظف
الموظف Employee
صَباحُ النّور. هَلْ تُريدُ تَذْكِرَةَ ذَهابٍ فَقَط أَمْ ذَهابٍ وَعَوْدَة؟
Ṣabāḥu an-nūr. Hal turīdu tadhkirata dhahābin faqaṭ am dhahābin wa-ʿawda?
Good morning. Would you like a one-way ticket or a return ticket?
مازن
مازن Mazen
ذَهابًا وَعَوْدَةً، مِن فَضْلِكَ. سَأَعودُ هٰذا المَساء.
Dhahāban wa-ʿawdatan, min faḍlika. Sa-aʿūdu hādhā al-masāʾ.
A return ticket, please. I will come back this evening.
الموظف
الموظف Employee
حَسَنًا. القِطارُ القادِمُ يَنْطَلِقُ في السّاعَةِ التّاسِعَةِ وَالرُّبْع.
Ḥasanan. Al-qiṭāru al-qādimu yanṭaliqu fī as-sāʿati at-tāsiʿati war-rubʿ.
Okay. The next train leaves at nine fifteen.
المشهد 2
المَشْهَد 2: تَأْخيرٌ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّع
Al-mashhad 2: taʾkhīrun ghayru mutawaqqaʿ
Scene 2: An Unexpected Delay
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بَعْدَ أَنْ اشْتَرى مازِنُ التَّذْكِرَةَ، ذَهَبَ إِلى الرَّصيفِ وَجَلَسَ يَنْتَظِر. بَعْدَ قَليلٍ، ظَهَرَ إِعْلانٌ عَلى الشّاشَةِ يُفيدُ بِتَأَخُّرِ القِطارِ.
Baʿda an ishtarā Māzinu at-tadhkirata, dhahaba ilā ar-raṣīfi wa-jalasa yantaẓir. Baʿda qalīlin, ẓahara iʿlānun ʿalā ash-shāshati yufīdu bi-taʾakhkhuri al-qiṭār.
After buying the ticket, Mazen went to the platform and sat waiting. A little later, a notice appeared on the screen saying the train was delayed.
مازن
مازن Mazen
عَفْوًا، هَلْ تَعْرِفُ سَبَبَ التَّأْخير؟
ʿAfwan, hal taʿrifu sababa at-taʾkhīr?
Excuse me, do you know the reason for the delay?
الموظف
الموظف Employee
نَعَم. هُناكَ عُطْلٌ فَنِّيٌّ بَسيط، وَمِنَ المُتَوَقَّعِ أَنْ يَتَأَخَّرَ القِطارُ نِصْفَ ساعَة.
Naʿam. Hunāka ʿuṭlun fanniyyun basīṭ, wa-mina al-mutawaqqaʿi an yataʾakhkhara al-qiṭāru niṣfa sāʿa.
Yes. There is a minor technical problem, and the train is expected to be delayed by half an hour.
مازن
مازن Mazen
لا بَأْس. سَأُخْبِرُ صَديقي أَنِّي سَأَصِلُ مُتَأَخِّرًا.
Lā baʾs. Sa-ukhbiru ṣadīqī annī sa-aṣilu mutaʾakhkhiran.
That's okay. I'll tell my friend that I will arrive late.
المشهد 3
المَشْهَد 3: تَغْييرُ الرَّصيف
Al-mashhad 3: taghyīru ar-raṣīf
Scene 3: Platform Change
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بَيْنَما كانَ مازِنُ يَقْرَأُ رِسالَةً عَلى هاتِفِهِ، سَمِعَ إِعْلانًا جَديدًا: «سَيَنْطَلِقُ قِطارُ الرِّباطِ مِنَ الرَّصيفِ رَقْمِ سِتَّةٍ بَدَلًا مِنَ الرَّصيفِ رَقْمِ أَرْبَعَة».
Baynamā kāna Māzinu yaqraʾu risālatan ʿalā hātifihi, samiʿa iʿlānan jadīdan: “Sa-yanṭaliqu qiṭāru ar-Ribāṭi mina ar-raṣīfi raqmi sittatin badalan mina ar-raṣīfi raqmi arbaʿa.”
While Mazen was reading a message on his phone, he heard a new announcement: 'The Rabat train will depart from platform six instead of platform four.'
مازن
مازن Mazen
عَفْوًا، هَلْ الرَّصيفُ رَقْمُ سِتَّةٍ في هٰذِهِ الجِهَة؟
ʿAfwan, hal ar-raṣīfu raqmu sittatin fī hādhihi al-jiha?
Excuse me, is platform six in this direction?
الموظف
الموظف Employee
لا، اصْعَدِ الدَّرَجَ ثُمَّ اِنْعَطِفْ يَسارًا. سَتَجِدُهُ أَمامَكَ.
Lā, iṣʿadi ad-daraja thumma inʿaṭif yasāran. Satajiduhu amāmaka.
No. Go up the stairs, then turn left. You will find it in front of you.
مازن
مازن Mazen
شُكْرًا جَزيلًا.
Shukran jazīlan.
Thank you very much.
المشهد 4
المَشْهَد 4: في القِطار
Al-mashhad 4: fī al-qiṭār
Scene 4: On the Train
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وَصَلَ مازِنُ إِلى الرَّصيفِ الجَديدِ في الوَقْتِ المُناسِب. بَعْدَ دَقائِقَ، وَصَلَ القِطارُ وَرَكِبَ مازِنُ وَجَلَسَ قُرْبَ النّافِذَة.
Waṣala Māzinu ilā ar-raṣīfi al-jadīdi fī al-waqti al-munāsib. Baʿda daqāʾiqa, waṣala al-qiṭāru wa-rakiba Māzinu wa-jalasa qurba an-nāfidha.
Mazen reached the new platform at the right time. A few minutes later, the train arrived, and Mazen boarded and sat by the window.
مازن
مازن Mazen
الحَمْدُ لله، وَصَلَ القِطارُ أَخيرًا.
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣala al-qiṭāru akhīran.
Thank God, the train finally arrived.
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أَرْسَلَ مازِنُ رِسالَةً إِلى سامِرٍ يُخْبِرُهُ فيها بِمَوْعِدِ وُصولِهِ الجَديد، ثُمَّ اسْتَمْتَعَ بِمَنْظَرِ الطَّريقِ حَتّى وَصَلَ إِلى الرِّباط.
Arsala Māzinu risālatan ilā Sāmirin yukhbiruhu fīhā bi-mawʿidi wuṣūlihi al-jadīd, thumma istamtaʿa bi-manẓari aṭ-ṭarīqi ḥattā waṣala ilā ar-Ribāṭ.
Mazen sent Samer a message telling him his new arrival time, then enjoyed the view until he reached Rabat.

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