🔊 So then the seventh planet was the Earth.

Don haka, duniyar ta bakwai ita ce Duniya.

🔊 The Earth is not just an ordinary planet! One can count, there, 111 kings, 900,000 businessmen, 7,500,000 tipplers, 311,000,000 conceited men—that is, the six continents, a veritable army of 462,511 lamplighters for the street lamps.

Ba wai kawai duniyar talaka ba ce Duniya! Ana iya ƙirgawa, a can, sarakuna 111, ƴan kasuwa 900,000, masu shan giya 7,500,000, masu girman kai 311,000,000—wato, nahiyoyi shida, runduna ta gaske na masu kunna fitilu 462,511 don fitilun tituna.

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businessmen /ˈbɪznəsmən/

n. ɗan kasuwa, mai kasuwanci

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tipplers /ˈtɪplərz/

n. masu shan giya, masu buguwa

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conceited /kənˈsiːtɪd/

adj. mai girman kai, mai fahariya

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continents /ˈkɒntɪnənts/

n. nahiyoyi

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veritable /ˈverɪtəbl/

adj. na gaske, ainihi

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lamplighters /ˈlæmplaɪtərz/

n. masu kunna fitilu

🔊 Seen from a slight distance, that would make a splendid spectacle. The movements of this army would be regulated like those of the ballet in the opera. First would come the turn of the lamplighters of New Zealand and Australia. After they had retired into the wings, then the lamplighters of China and Siberia would enter for their steps in the dance. Next would come the turn of the lamplighters of Russia and the Indies; then those of Africa and Europe; then those of South America; then those of North America. And never would they make a mistake in the order of their entry upon the stage. It would be magnificent.

Idan aka duba daga ɗan nesa, hakan zai zama abin kallo mai ban sha'awa. Ƙungiyoyin wannan runduna za a tsara su kamar na ƴan rawa a wasan opera. Na farko za su zo masu kunna fitilun New Zealand da Ostiraliya. Bayan sun ja da baya, sai masu kunna fitilun Sin da Siberia su shiga don rawan su. Na gaba za su zo masu kunna fitilun Rasha da Indus; sai na Afirka da Turai; sai na Amurka ta Kudu; sai na Amurka ta Arewa. Kuma ba za su taɓa yin kuskure a cikin tsarin shigowar su ba. Hakan zai zama mai girma.

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splendid /ˈsplendɪd/

adj. mai kyau sosai, mai ban sha'awa

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spectacle /ˈspektəkl/

n. abin kallo, abin mamaki

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regulated /ˈreɡjʊleɪtɪd/

v. an tsara, an daidaita

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ballet /ˈbæleɪ/

n. rawar ballet

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opera /ˈɒprə/

n. wasan opera

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retired /rɪˈtaɪəd/

v. ya ja da baya, ya fice

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wings /wɪŋz/

n. fuka-fuki (na dandali)

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Siberia /saɪˈbɪəriə/

n. Siberia (wani yanki a Rasha)

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magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/

adj. mai girma, mai daraja, mai ban mamaki

🔊 Only the man who was in charge of the single lamp at the North Pole, and his colleague who was responsible for the single lamp at the South Pole —only these two would live free from toil and care: they would be busy

Sai kawai mutumin da ke kula da fitila ɗaya a Iskar Arewa, da abokin aikinsa wanda ke da alhakin fitila ɗaya a Iskar Kudu—waɗannan biyu kawai za su rayu ba tare da wahala da damuwa ba: za su shagaltu

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colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/

n. abokin aiki

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responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/

adj. mai alhaki

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toil /tɔɪl/

n. aiki mai wahala, ƙwazo

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care /keə(r)/

n. damuwa, bacin rai

Chapter XVI (Babi na Goma sha Shida)