🔊 They do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about, and get excited, and turn round and round ..."

Sun san abin da suke nema ba. Sa'an nan kuma suka yi gaggawa, suka yi murna, suka juyo da juyo ...

Ba ya da darajar wahala ...

🔊 The wells of the Sahara are mere holes dug in the sand. This one was like a well in a village. But there was no village here, and I thought I must be dreaming.

Rijiyoyin Sahara kawai ramuka ne da aka haƙa a cikin yashi. Wannan kamar rijiya ce a ƙauye. Amma babu ƙauye a nan, kuma na yi tunanin cewa dole ne in yi mafarki.

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Sahara /səˈhɑː.rə/

n. Sahara, hamada mai girma a Afirka ta Arewa.

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mere /mɪər/

adj. Kawai, wanda ba shi da muhimmanci ko girma.

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dug /dʌɡ/

v. (past tense & past participle of 'dig'). (Na) Haka, tono (abun da aka riga aka yi).

🔊 "The pulley, the bucket, the rope ..."

Katako, guga, igiya ...

🔊 The pulley moaned, like an old weathervane which the wind has long since forgotten.

Katako ya yi kuka, kamar tsohon katako wanda iska ta manta da shi tun da dadewa.

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pulley /ˈpʊl.i/

n. Rokiti, na'urar taya mai jujjuyawa da ake amfani da ita don ɗaga kayayyaki ko ja igiya.

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moaned /məʊnd/

v. (Ya/Ya ta) Yi kuka, yi nishi (sauti mara dadi kamar na zafi ko baƙin ciki).

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weathervane /ˈweð.ə.veɪn/

n. Alamar iska, abu da ake sanyawa a kan rufin gida don nuna alkiblar da iska ke fitowa.

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long since /ˌlɒŋ ˈsɪns/

adv. phrase. Tun da dadewa, tun shekaru da suka wuce.

🔊 "Let me," I said. "It is too heavy for you."

"Bari in," na ce. "Yana da nauyi a gare ku."

🔊 I was happy, tired as I was, over my achievement. The song of the pulley was still in my ears, and I could see the sunlight shimmer in the still trembling water.

Na yi farin ciki, ko da yake na gaji, saboda nasarata. Waƙar katako tana cikin kunnena har yanzu, kuma na iya ganin hasken rana yana kyalkyali a cikin ruwan da har yanzu yana rawar jiki.

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achievement /əˈtʃiːv.mənt/

n. Nasarar da aka samu, cimma, abin alfahari.

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shimmer /ˈʃɪm.ər/

v. (Ya) Yi kyalkyali mai canzawa, haskaka tare da rawa (kamar ruwa ko zane mai launi).

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trembling /ˈtrem.blɪŋ/

adj. (present participle). Mai rawar jiki, mai girgiza.

🔊 "I am thirsty for this water ..." And I understood what he had been looking for.

"Ina jin ƙishirwa ga wannan ruwa ..." Kuma na fahimci abin da yake nema.

🔊 As some special festival treat. This water was indeed a different thing from ordinary nourishment. Its sweetness was born of the walk under the stars, the song of the pulley, the effort of my arms. It was good for the heart, like a present. When I was a little boy, the lights of the Christmas tree, the music of the midnight mass, the tenderness of smiling faces, used to make up, so, the radiance of the gifts I received.

Kamar wani abu na musamman na biki. Wannan ruwa hakika wani abu ne daban da abinci na yau da kullun. Zafinsa ya haifar da tafiya a ƙarƙashin taurari, waƙar katako, ƙoƙarin hannuna. Yana da kyau ga zuciya, kamar kyauta. Lokacin da nake yaro ƙarami, fitilun bishiyar Kirsimeti, kiɗan taro na tsakar dare, taushin fuska masu murmushi, sun kasance suna haifar da hasken kyaututtukan da na karɓa.

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nourishment /ˈnʌr.ɪʃ.mənt/

n. Abinci mai gina jiki, ciyarwa, sinadiran gina jiki.

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midnight mass /ˌmɪd.naɪt ˈmæs/

n. phrase. Taro na addini (Kirista) da ake yi da tsakar dare, musamman a ranar Kirsimeti.

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tenderness /ˈten.də.nəs/

n. Tausayi, jinƙai, karimci, halin tausasawa.

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radiance /ˈreɪ.di.əns/

n. Haskakawa, kyalkyali mai ban sha'awa, haske mai wadata da farin ciki.

🔊 "The men where you live," said the little prince, "raise five thousand roses in the same garden—and they do not find in it what they are looking for."

"Mutanen da kuke zaune," Yarima Ƙarami ya ce, "suna noma furanni biyar dubu a lambun guda—kuma ba su sami abin da suke nema a cikinsa ba."

🔊 "They do not find it," I replied.

"Ba su sami shi ba," na amsa.

🔊 "And yet what they are looking for could be found in one single rose, or in a little water."

"Kuma duk da haka abin da suke nema za a iya samunsa a cikin fure guda ɗaya, ko a cikin ruwa kaɗan."

🔊 "But the eyes are blind. One must look with the heart ..."

"Amma idanu makafi ne. Dole ne mutum ya duba da zuciya ..."

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blind /blaɪnd/

adj. Makakun, marar gani (na gaskiya ko na kwatance).

🔊 I had drunk the water. I breathed easily. At sunrise the sand is the color of honey. And that honey color was making me happy, too. What brought me, then, this sense of grief?

Na sha ruwan. Na shaƙata sosai. A fitowar rana, yashi yana da launin zuma. Kuma wannan launin zuma yana sa ni farin ciki, ma. Me ya kawo mini, to, wannan jin daɗin baƙin ciki?

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grief /ɡriːf/

n. Baƙin ciki mai zurfi, ɓacin rai, nadama.

🔊 He sat down beside me once more. "What promise?"

Ya zauna a gefena sake. "Alkawari me?"

🔊 "You know—a muzzle for my sheep ... I am responsible for this flower ..."

"Ka san—muzzle don tumakina ... Ina da alhakin wannan fure ..."

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muzzle /ˈmʌz.l̩/

n. Abin da ake sanyawa a bakin kare (ko dabba) don hana shi cizo; bakin bindiga.

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responsible /rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/

adj. Mai alhaki, wanda ke da ɗaukar nauyi.

🔊 He looked them over, and laughed as he said:

Ya duba su, ya yi dariya yana cewa:

🔊 "Your baobabs—they look a little like cabbages."

"Baobabs ɗinku—suna kama da kabeji kaɗan."

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baobabs /ˈbeɪ.əʊ.bæbz/

n. (plural). Bishiyar kuka, bishiya mai girma da kumburi a Afirka.

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cabbages /ˈkæb.ɪdʒ.ɪz/

n. (plural). Kabeji (kayan lambu).

🔊 I had been so proud of my baobabs!

Na kasance ina alfahari da baobabs ɗina!

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proud /praʊd/

adj. Mai alfahari, mai girman kai.

🔊 "Your fox—his ears look a little like horns; and they are too long."

"Dila ɗinku—kunnuwansa suna kama da ƙaho kaɗan; kuma suna da tsayi sosai."

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horns /hɔːnz/

n. (plural). ƙahoni (na dabba kamar saniya, barewa).

🔊 And he laughed again.

Kuma ya sake yin dariya.

🔊 "Anything except boa constrictors from the outside and boa constrictors from the inside."

"Komai ban da macizai masu matsawa daga waje da macizai masu matsawa daga ciki."

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boa constrictors /ˈbəʊə kənˈstrɪktəz/

n. manyan macizai masu shakewa a cikin Amurka na wurare masu zafi

🔊 "Oh, that will be all right," he said, "children understand."

"Oh, hakan zai yi kyau," ya ce, "yara sun fahimta."

🔊 My heart was torn. "You have plans that I do not know about," I said. But he did not answer.

Zuciyata ta tsage. "Kuna da tsare-tsare da ban sani ba," na ce. Amma bai amsa ba.

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torn /tɔːrn/

adj. tsage ko ɓarke, musamman a cikin yanayin baƙin ciki

🔊 "Anniversary." Then, after a silence, he went on: "I came down very near here." And he flushed.

"Ranar tunawa." Sa'an nan, bayan shiru, ya ci gaba: "Na sauko kusa da nan sosai." Kuma ya yi fari.

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Anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/

n. bikin cika shekara na musamman, kamar aure ko haihuwa

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flushed /flʌʃt/

adj. ja fuska saboda kunya, fushi, ko motsin rai

🔊 And once again, without understanding why, I had a queer sense of sorrow.

Kuma na sake, ba tare da fahimtar dalili ba, ina da wani abu na baƙin ciki.

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queer /kwɪr/

adj. ban mamaki, mai ban sha'awa, ko ba na al'ada ba

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sorrow /ˈsɒrəʊ/

n. bak'in ciki, ɓacin rai, ko nadama mai zurfi

🔊 "A week ago—you were strolling along like that, all alone, a thousand miles from any inhabited region?"

"Mako guda da ya wuce—kuna yawo kamar haka, kuɗaɗe, mil dubu daga kowane yanki da mutane ke zaune?"

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strolling /ˈstrəʊlɪŋ/

v. yawo ko tattaki a hankali ba da gaggawa ba

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inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

adj. wanda aka zauna ko mai mazauna, ba kango ba

🔊 And I added, with some hesitancy:

Kuma na ƙara, tare da ɗan shakka:

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hesitancy /ˈhezɪtənsi/

n. shakku, jinkiri, ko rashin tabbaci a cikin yin wani abu

🔊 "Perhaps it was because of the anniversary?"

"Wataƙila saboda ranar tunawa?"

🔊 "When one flushes does that not mean 'Yes'?"

"Lokacin da mutum ya yi fari, hakan baya nufin 'Ee'?"

🔊 "For you here. Come back tomorrow evening ..."

"A gare ku a nan. Ku dawo gobe da yamma ..."

🔊 But I was not reassured. I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of weeping a little, if one lets himself be tamed ...

Amma ban sami kwanciyar hankali ba. Na tuna da dilan. Mutum yana haɗarin yin kuka kaɗan, idan ya bar kansa a taimake ...

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reassured /ˌriːəˈʃʊəd/

adj. kwantar da hankali, tabbatar, ko sa mutum ya ji aminci

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weeping /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

n. kuka, yinka hawaye, ko zubar da hawaye saboda baƙin ciki

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tamed /teɪmd/

adj. dore, an sa shi zama mai ladabi ko baƙo, musamman dabbobi

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runs the risk /rʌnz ðə rɪsk/

v. phrase. yi haɗari, shiga cikin haɗari, ko fuskantar wata matsala

Chapter XXV (Babi Ashirin da Biyar)