حوارات

(مثــال2)

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said ‘I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.’

سألوها: هل رب البيت موجود؟
‘ Is the man of the house in home ?’ they asked .

فأجابت :لا، إنه بالخارج..
‘ No ‘, she replied . ‘ He’s out ‘

فردوا: إذن لا يمكننا الدخول.
‘Then we cannot come in’, they replied .

.وفي المساء وعندما عاد زوجها أخبرته بما حصل
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened

! قال لها :إذهبي اليهم واطلبي منهم أن يدخلوا
he said: ‘ Go tell them I am in home and invite them i! n ‘

فخرجت المرأة و طلبت إليهم أن يدخلوا.

The woman went out and invited the men in .

فردوا: نحن لا ندخل المنزل مجتمعين.
‘ We do not go into a House together !’ they replied .

سألتهم : ولماذا؟
‘Why is that ?’ she asked .

فأوضح لها أحدهم قائلا: هذا اسمه (الثروة) وهو يومئ نحو أحد أصدقائه، وهذا (النجاح) وهو يومئ نحو الآخر وأنا (المحبة)، وأكمل قائلا: والآن ادخلي وتناقشي مع زوجك من منا تريدان أن يدخل منزلكم !

One of the old men explained : ‘His name is Wealth ,’ he said as pointing to one of his friends, and said, pointing to another one , ‘He is Success, and I am Love ‘ Then he added, ‘Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home .’