Uku da biyu suna yin biyar. Biyar da bakwai suna yin goma sha biyu. Goma sha biyu da uku suna yin goma sha biyar. Barka da safiya. Goma sha biyar da bakwai suna yin ashirin da biyu. Ashirin da biyu da biyar suna yin ashirin da bakwai. Ashirin da shida da biyar suna yin talatin da ɗaya. Ashe! Sa'an nan hakan ya zama miliyan ɗari biyar da ɗaya, dubu ɗari shida da ashirin da biyu, ɗari bakwai da talatin da ɗaya.

🔊 "Eh? Are you still there? Five-hundred-and-one million—I can't stop ... I amuse myself with balderdash. Two and five make seven."

"Eh? Kana nan har yanzu? Miliyan ɗari biyar da ɗaya—Ba zan iya tsayawa ba... Ina nishadantar da kaina da shirme. Biyu da biyar suna yin bakwai."

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amuse /əˈmjuːz/

v. nishadantarwa

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balderdash /ˈbɔːldədæʃ/

n. shirme-shirme, maganganun banza

🔊 He never in his life had let go of a question once he had asked it.

A rayuwarsa bai taɓa barin tambaya ba da zarar ya yi ta.

🔊 The businessman raised his head.

Dan kasuwa ya ɗaga kai.

🔊 "During the fifty-four years that I have inhabited this planet, I have been disturbed only three times. The first time was twenty-two years ago, when some giddy goose fell from goodness knows where. He made the most frightful noise that resounded all over the place, and I made four mistakes in my addition. The second time, eleven years ago, I was disturbed by an attack of rheumatism. I don't get enough exercise. I have no time for loafing. The third time—well, this is it! I was saying, then, five-hundred-and-one million—"

"A cikin shekaru hamsin da huɗu da na zauna a wannan duniyar, an dame ni sau uku kawai. Karon farko shekaru ashirin da biyu da suka wuce, lokacin da wani gaggafa mai juyayi ya faɗo daga ina ake sani ba. Ya yi hayaniya mafi ban tsoro wacce ta yi taɗi a ko'ina, kuma na yi kurakurai huɗu a ƙidaya na. Karo na biyu, shekaru goma sha ɗaya da suka wuce, an dame ni da harin cutar rheumatism. Ba na da isasshen motsa jiki. Ba ni da lokaci don zaman banza. Karo na uku—to, wannan shi ne! Ina cewa, sa'an nan, miliyan ɗari biyar da ɗaya—"

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inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

v. zaune, mazauna

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disturbed /dɪˈstɜːbd/

v. dagula, katse hankali

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giddy /ˈɡɪdi/

adj. mai juyayi, mai hauka

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resounded /rɪˈzaʊndɪd/

v. yi taɗi, yi ƙara

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addition /əˈdɪʃn/

n. ƙari, tara

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rheumatism /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

n. ciwon jijiyoyi

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loafing /ˈləʊfɪŋ/

v. zaman banza, yin kasala

🔊 The businessman suddenly realized that there was no hope of being left in peace until he answered this question.

Dan kasuwa ya gane ba zai sami bege na zaman lafiya ba sai ya amsa wannan tambayar.

🔊 "Millions of those little objects," he said, "which one sometimes sees in the sky."

"Miliyoyin waɗannan ƙananan abubuwa," in ji shi, "waɗanda mutum yakan gani a sararin sama."

🔊 "Oh, no. Little glittering objects."

"Oh, a'a. Ƙananan abubuwa masu kyalkyali."

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glittering /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

adj. mai kyalkyali, mai walƙiya

🔊 "Oh, no. Little golden objects that set lazy men to idle dreaming. As for me, I am concerned with matters of consequence. There is no time for idle dreaming in my life."

"Oh, a'a. Ƙananan abubuwa na zinariya waɗanda suke sa malalaci su yi mafarki. Ni dai, ina damuwa da al'amura masu muhimmanci. Babu lokaci don yin mafarki a rayuwata."

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golden /ˈɡəʊldən/

adj. na zinariya, mai launin zinariya

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idle /ˈaɪdl/

adj. banza, mara aiki

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consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/

n. muhimmanci, sakamako

🔊 "Ah! You mean the stars?"

"Ah! Kana nufin taurari?"

🔊 "Yes, that's it. The stars."

"Eh, haka ne. Taurari."

🔊 "And what do you do with five-hundred millions of stars?"

"Kuma me kuke yi da miliyan ɗari biyar na taurari?"

🔊 "Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one. I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate."

"Miliyan ɗari biyar da ɗaya, dubu ɗari shida da ashirin da biyu, ɗari bakwai da talatin da ɗaya. Ina damuwa da al'amura masu muhimmanci: Ina da daidaito."

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accurate /ˈækjərət/

adj. daidai, madaidaici

🔊 "And what do you do with these stars?"

"Kuma me kuke yi da waɗannan taurari?"

🔊 "What do I do with them?"

"Me nake yi da su?"

🔊 "Nothing. I own them."

"Ba komai. Nawa ne su."

🔊 "You own the stars?"

"Kai ne mai taurari?"

🔊 "But I have already seen a king who—"

"Amma na riga na ga sarki wanda—"

🔊 "Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter."

"Saraka ba su mallaka ba, suna mulki. Wani abu ne daban-daban."

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reign /reɪn/

v. mulki, sarauta

🔊 "And what good does it do you to own the stars?"

"Kuma me ya amfane ka da mallakar taurari?"

🔊 "It does me the good of making me rich."

"Yana amfanar ni ta hanyar sa ni arziki."

🔊 "And what good does it do you to be rich?"

"Kuma me ya amfane ka da zama mai arziki?"

🔊 "It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered."

"Yana ba ni damar siyan ƙarin taurari, idan an taɓa gano wasu."

🔊 Nevertheless, he still had some more questions.

Duk da haka, har yanzu yana da wasu ƙarin tambayoyi.

🔊 "How is it possible for one to own the stars?"

"Ta yaya zai yiwu mutum ya mallaki taurari?"

🔊 "To whom do they belong?" the businessman retorted, peevishly.

"Wa suke?" dan kasuwa ya mayar da martani, cikin haushi.

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retorted /rɪˈtɔːtɪd/

v. mayar da martani, amsa da sauri

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peevishly /ˈpiːvɪʃli/

adv. cikin haushi, cikin rashin haƙuri

🔊 "I don't know. To nobody."

"Ban sani ba. Ba kowa."

🔊 "Then they belong to me, because I was the first person to think of it."

"To, nawa ne su, domin ni ne mutum na farko da ya yi tunanin haka."

🔊 "Is that all that is necessary?"

"Shin wannan shi ne duk abin da ake bukata?"

🔊 "Certainly. When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you discover an island that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning them."

"Tabbas. Lokacin da ka sami lu'u-lu'u wanda ba kowa ba, naka ne. Lokacin da ka gano tsibiri wanda ba kowa ba, naka ne. Lokacin da ka sami ra'ayi kafin kowa, ka fitar da haƙƙin mallaka a kansa: naka ne. Haka kuma da ni: Nawa ne taurari, domin babu wanda ya taɓa tunanin mallakar su kafina."

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diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/

n. lu'u-lu'u

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patent /ˈpætnt/

n. haƙƙin mallaka, lasisi

🔊 "Yes, that is true," said the little prince. "And what do you do with them?"

"Eh, gaskiya ne," in ji ɗan ƙaramin sarki. "Kuma me kuke yi da su?"

🔊 "I administer them," replied the businessman. "I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence."

"Ina gudanar da su," dan kasuwa ya amsa. "Ina ƙidaya su kuma in sake ƙidaya su. Yana da wahala. Amma ni mutum ne wanda a halinsa yana sha'awar al'amura masu muhimmanci."

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administer /ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)/

v. gudanar da, sarrafa

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recount /ˌriːˈkaʊnt/

v. kirga sake, sake ƙidaya

🔊 The little prince was still not satisfied.

ɗan ƙaramin sarki bai gamsu ba har yanzu.

🔊 "If I owned a silk scarf," he said, "I could put it around my neck and take it away with me. If I owned a flower, I could pluck that flower and take it away with me. But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven ..."

"Idan ina da gyale na siliki," in ji shi, "Zan iya sanya shi a wuyana in tafi da shi. Idan ina da fure, zan iya yin fure wannan furen in tafi da shi. Amma ba za ku iya yin taurari daga sama ba..."

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silk /sɪlk/

n. alharini, siliki

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scarf /skɑːf/

n. gyale

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pluck /plʌk/

v. tsinke, cire

🔊 "No. But I can put them in the bank."

"A'a. Amma zan iya sanya su a banki."

🔊 "Whatever does that mean?"

"Menene ma'anar hakan?"

🔊 "That means that I write the number of my stars on a little paper. And then I put this paper in a drawer and lock it with a key."

"Wannan yana nufin cewa ina rubuta lambar taurarina a kan ƙaramin takarda. Sa'an nan kuma na sanya wannan takarda a cikin aljihu na kulle ta da makulli."

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drawer /drɔː(r)/

n. diro, aljihu

🔊 "And that is all?"

"Kuma wannan shi ne duka?"

🔊 "That is enough," said the businessman.

"Wannan ya isa," in ji dan kasuwa.

🔊 "It is entertaining," thought the little prince. "It is rather poetic. But it is of no great consequence."

"Yana da nishadi," ɗan ƙaramin sarki ya yi tunani. "Yana da waka. Amma ba shi da babban muhimmanci."

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entertaining /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/

adj. mai nishadantarwa, mai ban sha'awa

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poetic /pəʊˈetɪk/

adj. na waka, mai kama da waka

🔊 On matters of consequence, the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of the grownups.

A kan al'amura masu muhimmanci, ɗan ƙaramin sarki yana da ra'ayoyi waɗanda suka bambanta da na manya.

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grownups /ˈɡrəʊnʌps/

n. manya, babba

🔊 "I myself own a flower," he continued his conversation with the businessman, "which I water every day. I own three volcanoes, which I clean out every week (for I also clean out the one that is extinct; one never knows). It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars ..."

"Ni kaina ina da fure," ya ci gaba da tattaunawa da dan kasuwa, "wanda nake shayarwa kowace rana. Ina da tsaunukan aman wuta guda uku, wanda nake tsaftacewa kowane mako (domin ni ma ina tsaftace wanda ya mutu; mutum bai sani ba). Yana da wani amfani ga tsaunukan aman wutana, kuma yana da wani amfani ga furena, cewa nawa ne su. Amma ba ku da amfani ga taurari..."

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. duwatsu masu aman wuta

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. batacce, mara aiki

🔊 The businessman opened his mouth, but he found nothing to say in answer. And the little prince went away.

Dan kasuwa ya buɗe bakinsa, amma bai sami abin da ya ce ba a cikin amsa. Kuma ɗan ƙaramin sarki ya tafi.

🔊 "The grown-ups are certainly altogether extraordinary," he said simply, as he continued on his journey.

"Lallai manya gaba ɗaya suna da ban mamaki," ya ce a sauƙaƙe, yayin da yake ci gaba da tafiyarsa.

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altogether /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)/

adv. gaba ɗaya, gaba daya

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extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːdənri/

adj. na ban mamaki, na musamman

Chapter XIII (Babi na Goma sha Uku)