Arabic–English parallel text
الطرد الخطأ
The Wrong Parcel
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بدأ الطرد يتكلم في الساعة 7:02 صباحا.
The parcel started talking at 7:02 in the morning.
قال الطرد: «استيقظي يا نورا». كان صوت امرأة، ناعما وحزينا. «لقد وعدت».
“Wake up, Nora,” it said. A woman’s voice, soft and sad. “You promised.”
وقف سام في المطبخ بجواربه. كان هذا يومه الثالث في الشقة. نظر إلى الصندوق على الطاولة. والصندوق نظر إليه. حسنا، ليس حقا. لكنه شعر بذلك.
Sam stood in the kitchen in his socks. It was his third day in the flat. He looked at the box on the table. The box looked back. Well, not really. But it felt like that.
نادى: «ليو؟ مايا؟ هل أحد مستيقظ؟»
“Leo?” he called. “Maya? Is anyone awake?”
انفتح باب. خرج ليو وشعره في كل مكان وإحدى عينيه مغلقة.
A door opened. Leo came out with his hair everywhere and one eye closed.
«ماذا حدث؟ هل هناك حريق؟ قل لي إنه ليس حريقا. لقد نظفت المقلاة أمس. تقريبا».
“What’s wrong? Is it a fire? Tell me it’s not a fire. I cleaned the pan yesterday. Almost.”
«ليس حريقا. إنه الطرد. إنه يتكلم».
“It’s not a fire. It’s the parcel. It talks.”
«الطرود لا تتكلم يا سام».
“Parcels don’t talk, Sam.”
قال الطرد: «استيقظي يا نورا. لقد وعدت».
“Wake up, Nora,” said the parcel. “You promised.”
فتح ليو عينه الأخرى. «حسنا. هذا الطرد يتكلم».
Leo opened his other eye. “Okay. That parcel talks.”
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