Ɛla bali weš raku txemmu. Raku ḥasbin belli weddert ṭriqi, w belli keš waḥed ġadi yji l el-plaṭo, temm temm, w yredni, b el-ḍrafa, l kursiya. (Teṣfaq) Ṣratli dima fi Dubey. "Raki fi ɛuṭla, ya el-ɛziza.' (Ḍeḥk) "Jiti tzuri el-drari?" "Šḥal ġadi tebqay?" F el-waqeɛ, netmenna nzid neqɛed kter men hak. Ɛešt w qerrit f el-Xalij kter men 30 ɛam. (Teṣfaq) W f had el-weqt, šeft bezzaf tebdilat. Ḍerwek: el-'iḥṣa'iyat qrib texleɛ. ** Luġat el-ɛalem: El-yum = 6.000 Menna l 90 ɛam: 600 W rani baġya nehḍer el-yum ɛla el-ḍyaɛa ntaɛ el-luġat w el-ɛawlama ntaɛ el-'engliziya. Rani ḥaba neḥkilkum ɛla ṣaḥabti elli kanet tqerri el-'engliziya l el-šarfin f 'Abu Ḍabi. F waḥed el-nhar šbab, ɛewlet teddihum l el-jnina beš tɛellemelhum šwiya m el-meklem ntaɛ el-xla. Beṣṣaḥ, f el-tali, hiya elli wellat tetɛellem gaɛ el-'esmawat ɛreb ntaɛ el-šṭeb f hadak el-muḍeɛ, w l weš yeṣṣelḥu -- f el-dwa, el-tezyan, el-ṭyab, el-ɛšub. Kifeš tɛelmu haduk el-ṭalaba gaɛ hadik el-meɛrifa? Bayna: men ɛend jdudhum w ḥetta men ɛend jdud jdudhum. Masqaš nqulkum šḥal muhhim ki neqqedru netwaṣlu ma bin el-jyal. Beṣṣaḥ xsara: el-yum, el-luġat rahi tmut b waḥed el-xuffiya, ɛummer ma ṣrat kifha men qbel. Tmut luġa f kul 14 yum. Ḍerwek, f el-weqt datu, el-'engliziya wellat el-luġa ntaɛ el-ɛalem bla zyada f el-heḍra. Kayen hnaya ši weṣla? El-ṣaḥḥ, maniš ɛarfa. Beṣṣaḥ elli ɛla bali bih huwa belli šeft qoja tebdilat. El-xeṭra el-'ewla ki jit l el-Xalij, jit l el-Kuweyt f el-yamat elli kan fiha had el-muḍeɛ ɛad ṣɛib. F el-waqeɛ, mši gaɛ bekri bezzaf. Hadi šwiya qbel mennu. Beṣṣaḥ, kima kan el-ḥal, qebluni beš nexdem f el-British Council, mɛa qrib waḥed el-25 šix waḥduxrin. W kunna el-mši muslimin el-lwala elli qerraw, temmatik, f el-msayed ntaɛ el-dula f el-Kuweyt. Jabuna beš nqerriw el-'engliziya laxaṭerš el-ḥukuma kanet baġya tṭewwer el-blad w tqewwi el-šeɛbiyin b el-qraya. W bayna, Briṭanya stfadet men šwiya m el-xir ntaɛ el-petrol, el-ɛziz. Ṣaḥḥa. Ḍerwek, hada huwa el-tebdal el-kbir elli šeftu -- kifeš el-teɛlam ntaɛ el-'engliziya tḥewwel men kunu xedma fiha fayda l beɛḍna beɛḍ ḥetta wella, f el-ɛalem, ṣenɛa hayla - kima rahu el-yum. Mši ġir luġġa berraniya f el-qraya ntaɛ el-msid, w mši ġir el-muhhima ntaɛ el-yemmayen el-'Ongleter, wella el-jerrar elli tsuqu kul blad, fuq el-'erḍ, tehḍer el-'engliziya. W ɛlah lla? Kima kan el-ḥal, el-qraya el-mxeyra -- ɛla ḥsab el-testaf el-'exrani ntaɛ el-jamiɛat f el-ɛalem -- yetnelqa f el-jamiɛat ntaɛ Briṭanya w el-Marikan. 'Amala, gaɛ rahum baġyin qraya 'engliziya, ɛla ḥsab el-šufa. Beṣṣaḥ la ma kanetš hiya luġa't waldik, lazem ɛlik tfewwet xtibar. Fi mizkum, kayen ši ṣwab ki nḥawzu keš ṭaleb ġir ɛla jal el-qudra ntaɛu f el-luġa? Twali, ykun ɛendek ɛalem ntaɛ ḥawsaba elli huwa muxx. Zeɛma ġadi yeḥtaj nefs el-luġa kima waḥed muḥami, b el-mtel? El-ḥeqq, ma nḍenš had el-ši. Ḥna el-šyuxa ntaɛ el-'engliziya rana nḥawzu fihum, gaɛ el-weqt. Rana ndiru: Marka ntaɛ stop w rana nḥebsu fihum f ṭriqhum. Ma ɛaduš ynejmu yḥeqqu el-ḥelm dyalhum, ḥetta yetɛelmu el-'engliziya. Ḍerwek: Xelluni nqeddemha b had el-ṣifa: 'Ida tlaqit b keš waḥed yehḍer ġir b el-holandiya elli ɛendu el-dwa ntaɛ el-konser, nḥebsu w ma nxellihš yedxel el-Jamiɛa el-Briṭaniya ntaɛi? Ma nḍenš. Beṣṣaḥ, f el-waqeɛ, hada huwa weš rana ndiru. Ḥnaya, el-šyuxa ntaɛ el-'engliziya, rana kima el-ɛessasa ntaɛ el-saqya. W lazem ɛlik tqenneɛna, qbel, belli el-'engliziya ntaɛek mliḥa kima yelzem. Ḍerwek, teqder tkun el-ḥala waɛra ki neɛṭiw ṣulṭa, b el-zyada, l ṭerf m el-mujtamaɛ. Had el-ḥdada tnejjem tkun kayna tanik f el-ɛalem. Ṣaḥḥa. "Beṣṣaḥ," rani nesmeɛ fikum tqulu: "Weš el-ḥal ɛla el-beḥt? Kul ši rahu b el-'engliziya." Ha el-ktuba b el-'engliziya, el-jranin medyurin b el-'engliziya, beṣṣaḥ hadi nubu'a tebni ruḥha. Twajeb el-meṭlub el-'englizi. W hak yzid el-ḥal ɛla ḥalu. Nseqsikum: Weš ṣra l el-tarjama? 'Ida xemmemtu f el-weqt el-mesɛud ntaɛ el-'Islam, kanet kayna, weqtha, qoja tarjamat. Terjmu m el-latiniya w el-yunaniya l el-ɛerbiya, l el-farsi w men temmak tterjmu f el-luġat el-jermaniya ntaɛ 'Europa w el-luġat el-romansiya. W temmatik ɛad: el-ḍḍew newwer el-ɛehd el-meḍlam f el-'Örop Ḍerwek, masqaš teffehmuni ġlaṭ; ma raniš kontr el-teɛlam ntaɛ el-'engliziya, ntuma el-muɛellimin ntaɛ el-'engliziya Rahi rašqetli ki ɛendna luġa mentašra f el-ɛalem. Rana meḥtajin waḥda el-yum kter men 'eyy weqt. Beṣṣaḥ rani kontr el-stiɛmal ntaɛha b mqam el-ḥdada. Zeɛma ṣaḥḥ, rana baġyin nkemlu ɛla 600 luġa w tebqa ġir waḥda muhhima: el-'engliziya wella el-šinwiya? Rana meḥtajin kter men had el-ši. Win lazem ndiru el-xeṭṭ? Had el-sistem ysawi bin el-fṭana w el-meɛrifa ntaɛ el-'engliziya, Ḥaja elli hiya qrib medyura b kraɛ kelb. (Teṣfaq) W rani baġya nkakikum belli el-ɛamaliqa elli ɛla ktafhum rahi qayma el-'intelligentsya ntaɛ el-yum ma kanš lazem ykun ɛendhum el-'engliziya, ma kanš lazem ɛlihum yffewtu xtibar ntaɛ 'engliziya. Ḥala b el-dat, Einstein. F had el-šan, kan melzum ɛlih ydir durus 'istidrak, f el-msid laxaṭerš, f el-waqeɛ, kanet ɛendu disleksya. Beṣṣaḥ mziya l el-ɛalem, ki ma fewwetš xtibar ntaɛ 'engliziya. Laxaṭerš ma bdawš ḥetta 1964 mɛa el-TOEFL, el-xtibar el-marikani ntaɛ el-'engliziya. Ḍerwek el-ḥala rahi tfejret. Rahi kayna ɛayṭa xtibarat ntaɛ el-'engliziya. W mlayen w mlayen ntaɛ ṭalaba elli yfewtu had el-xtibarat kul ɛam. Ḍerwek, teqder txemmem, nta w 'anaya, "Ma fiha ḥetta bas mɛa had el-meṣruf; kul ši: ɛalama," beṣṣaḥ rahum yɛerqlu f šḥal men melyun bnadem zawali/faqir. 'Amala, b el-qeṭɛi, rana nrefḍu fihum. (Teṣfaq) Hada yfekkerni b waḥed el-ɛunwan f el-xbarat šeftu hada mši bezzaf: "El-Qraya: El-Feṣla el-Kbira." Ḍerwek rani fhemt ɛlah el-nas rahi tlekkek ɛla el-'engliziya. Rahum baġyin ymeddu l wladhum el-furṣa el-mxeyra fi ḥyathum. W beš ydiru had el-ši, lazemlhum terbiya't gwer. Laxaṭerš w hadi bayna: el-xedmat el-mxeyrin yruḥu l el-nas elli txerju m el-jamiɛat gwer, elli nebbeht lihum men qbel. nruḥu nruḥu w nwellu l blaṣa waḥda. Ṣaḥḥa. Xelluni neḥkilkum ḥkaya ntaɛ zuj ɛulama, zuj ɛulama ngliz. Kanu ydiru f waḥed el-tejriba ɛendha ɛalaqa b el-jinat w el-gwayem ntaɛ el-quddam w el-lurr ɛend el-hwayeš. Beṣṣaḥ ma qedruš yewweṣlu l el-natijat elli bġawha. Beḥretelhum weš ydiru, ḥetta elli ja waḥed el-ɛalem 'almani elli tkaka belli kanu yexxedmu b zuj kelmat beš yehheḍru ɛla el-gwayem ntaɛ el-quddam w el-lurr, win el-jenetik ma tmeyyezš binathum w la el-'almaniya, tanik. 'Amala bingo, el-muškila tḥellet. 'Ida ma qdertš txemmem keš texmima, 'amala, rak ḥaṣel. [Luġa - Texmima - Meɛrifa] Beṣṣaḥ, lakan luġa waḥduxra teqder txemmem hadik el-texmima 'amala, b el-mɛawna, neqqedru nḥeqqu w netɛelmu, kter w kter. Benti jat l 'Inglitra m el-Kuweyt. Hiya qrat el-ɛulum w el-riyaḍiyat b el-ɛerbiya. F msid ɛerbi metweṣṣeṭ. Kan lazem ɛliha tterjem b el-'engliziya f el-kulij ntaɛha. W kanet el-mxeyra f el-klaṣa, f had el-mawad. El-ši elli yqulenna belli ki el-ṭalaba yju l ɛendna men berra, neqqedru ma nmedulhumš kfaya tiqa ɛla weš yeɛɛerfu, w huma yeɛɛerfuha b el-luġat ntaweɛhum. Ki tmut keš luġa, ma neɛɛerfuš weš nḍeyɛu mɛa had el-luġa. Hada huwa -- Maniš ɛarfa la tferrejtu f el-CNN hadi mudda qlila -- ki ɛṭaw el-jayza ntaɛ Heroes Award l waḥed el-raɛi ṣġir, men Kinya, elli ma kanš yeqder yeqra, b el-lil, f el-dešra ntaɛu, b ḥal gaɛ el-bzuza f el-dešra, ɛla jal el-lampa ntaɛ el-kirozen: kanet tdir el-duxxan w ɛeṭbetlu ɛeynih. W kima kan el-ḥal, ɛummer ma kan temmatik el-kirozen kima yliq, laxaṭerš weš ġadi yeqḍilek dollar meṣruf f el-nhar? 'Amala xtareɛ waḥed el-lampa temši b el-šmisa w ma yliqelha ḥetta meṣruf. W ḍerwek el-drari f el-dešra ntaɛu rahum yeqraw mɛa beɛḍ f el-msid kima el-bzuza elli ɛendhum el-ḍeww f dyurhum. (Teṣfaq) Ki nál el-jayza ntaɛu, qal had el-klimat elli yeġwiw: "El-bzuza ntaɛ Friqya ynejmu yeddiwha men weš rahi ḍerwek, qara meḍlama, l qara mḍewya." Fekra sahla, beṣṣaḥ tnejjem tkun ɛendha šḥal men natija kbira. El-nas elli ma ɛendhumš el-ḍeww, ḥeqqani wella b el-meɛna, ma yeqqedruš yfewtu el-xtibarat dyalna, w ɛummer ma nnejmu neɛɛerfu weš yeɛɛerfu. Masqaš nxelluhum w nxellu rwaḥtina f el-ḍlam. Xelluna neḥtaflu b el-tenwaɛ. Thella fi luġtek. Steɛmelha beš tenšer fkar kbar. (Teṣfaq) Ṣeḥḥitu b el-bezzaf. Šukran! (Teṣfaq)