🔊 It was now the eighth day since I had had my accident in the desert, and I had listened to the story of the merchant with the first drop of water. I was also thirsty for this water. But the little prince was tired, and sat down, and I sat down beside him. And, after a little silence, he spoke again: "The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen."

Yanzu dai shi ne rana ta takwas tun lokacin da na yi hatsari a cikin hamada, kuma na saurari labarin dan kasuwa tare da digon ruwa na farko. Ni ma ina jin ƙishirwa ga wannan ruwan. Amma ƙaramin yarima ya gaji, ya zauna, ni kuma na zauna kusa da shi. Kuma, bayan ɗan shiru, ya sake magana: "Taurari suna da kyau, saboda fure da ba a iya gani."

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accident /ˈæksɪdənt/

n. Hatsari; hadari.

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merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/

n. Dan kasuwa; mai sayar da kayayyaki.

🔊 I replied, "Yes, that is so." And, without saying anything more, I looked across the ridges of sand that were stretched out before us in the moonlight.

Na amsa, "Eh, haka ne." Kuma, ba tare da ƙarin magana ba, na kalli ƙugun yashi waɗanda suka miƙe a gabanmu a cikin hasken wata.

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ridges /ˈrɪdʒɪz/

n. Tsaunuka; ƙetare; ƙugiya na ƙasa.

🔊 "The desert is beautiful," he added.

"Hamada tana da kyau," ya ƙara.

🔊 And that was true. I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams . . .

Kuma hakan gaskiya ne. A koyaushe ina son hamada. Mutum yana zaune a kan tudun yashi na hamada, bai ga komai ba, bai ji komai ba. Amma ta cikin shirun wani abu yana bugun zuciya, kuma yana haskakawa . . .

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dune /djuːn/

n. Tudu na yashi; ƙura a hamada.

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throbs /θrɒbz/

v. Yana bugun jini da ƙarfi; yana rawar jiki.

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gleams /ɡliːmz/

v. Yana haskakawa; yana walƙiya.

🔊 "What makes the desert beautiful," said the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well..."

"Abin da ke sa hamada ta yi kyau," in ji ƙaramin yarima, "shi ne a wani wuri tana ɓoye rijiya..."

🔊 I was astonished by a sudden understanding of that mysterious radiation of the sands. When I was a little boy I lived in an old house, and legend told that a treasure was buried there. To be sure, no one had ever known how to find it; perhaps no one had ever even looked for it. But it cast an enchantment over that house. My home was hiding a secret in the depths of its heart . . .

Na yi mamaki da fahimtar wannan haske mai ban mamaki na yashi. Lokacin da nake ƙaramin yaro na zaune a wani tsohon gida, kuma labari ya ce an binne wata taska a can. Tabbas, babu wanda ya taɓa sanin yadda ake samunta; watakila babu wanda ya taɓa ko nema. Amma ya jefa sihiri a kan wannan gidan. Gidana yana ɓoye wani sirri a cikin zurfafan zuciyarsa . . .

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astonished /əˈstɒnɪʃt/

adj. Mamaki; abin mamaki.

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mysterious /mɪˈstɪəriəs/

adj. Na asiri; mai ban mamaki.

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radiation /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

n. Zafi; haske; watsi.

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legend /ˈledʒənd/

n. Tatsuniya; labari na almara.

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treasure /ˈtreʒə(r)/

n. Taskar dukiya; dukiya mai daraja.

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enchantment /ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/

n. Sihiri; laya; abin sha'awa.

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depths /depθs/

n. Zurfin; ciki; tsayi.

🔊 "Yes," I said to the little prince. "The house, the stars, the desert—what gives them their beauty is something that is invisible!"

"Eh," na ce wa ƙaramin yarima. "Gidan, taurari, hamada—abin da ke ba su kyawonsu wani abu ne da ba a iya gani!"

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invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/

adj. Ba a iya gani; maras ganuwa.

🔊 "I am glad," he said, "that you agree with my fox."

"Na yi farin ciki," ya ce, "da kun yarda da fox dina."

🔊 As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt deeply moved, and stirred. It seemed to me that I was carrying a very fragile treasure. It seemed to me, even, that there was nothing more fragile on all Earth. In the moonlight I looked at his pale forehead, his closed eyes, his locks of hair that trembled in the wind, and I said to myself: "What I see here is nothing but a shell. What is most important is invisible . . ."

Yayin da ƙaramin yarima ya fara barci, na ɗauke shi a hannuna na sake tafiya. Na ji motsin rai sosai, kuma na yi taɗi. Da alama a gare ni cewa ina ɗauke da wata taska mai rauni. Har ma, da alama a gare ni cewa babu wani abu mafi rauni a duk Duniya. A cikin hasken wata na kalli farin goshinsa, idanunsa da suka rufe, gashin kansa da ke rawar jiki a cikin iska, na ce a raina: "Abin da nake gani a nan ba kome ba ne face harsashi. Abin da ya fi muhimmanci ba a iya gani . . ."

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stirred /stɜːd/

v. An motsa; an tada.

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fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/

adj. Mai rauni; mai sauƙin karyewa.

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pale /peɪl/

adj. Kodadde; maras launi.

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locks /lɒks/

n. Guntun gashi; gashi.

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trembled /ˈtrembld/

v. Ya yi rawar jiki; ya girgiza.

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shell /ʃel/

n. Harsashi; kwandon kifi; kashin ƙwai.

🔊 As his lips opened slightly with the suspicion of a half-smile, I said to myself, again: "What moves me so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here, is his loyalty to a flower—the image of a rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp, even when he is asleep . . ." And I felt him to be more fragile still. I felt the need of protecting him, as if he himself were a flame that might be extinguished by a little puff of wind . . .

Yayin da leɓunansa suka buɗe ɗan kaɗan da shakkar ɗan murmushi, na sake cewa a raina: "Abin da ke motsa ni sosai, game da wannan ƙaramin yarima da ke barci a nan, shi ne amincinsa ga fure—hoton wardi da ke haskakawa cikin dukan zatonsa kamar harshen wuta, ko da yana barci . . ." Kuma na ji shi ya fi rauni. Na ji buƙatar kare shi, kamar shi da kansa harshen wuta ne da ƙaramar iska za ta iya kashewa . . .

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suspicion /səˈspɪʃn/

n. Zato; shakka.

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loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/

n. Aminci; biyayya.

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flame /fleɪm/

n. Harshen wuta; wuta.

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extinguished /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

v. An kashe; an share.

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puff /pʌf/

n. Hura; busa; tururi.

🔊 And, as I walked on so, I found the well, at daybreak.

Kuma, yayin da na ci gaba da tafiya haka, na sami rijiyar, da wayewar gari.

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daybreak /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

n. Filin safiya; wayewar gari.

Chapter XXIV (Babi na Ashirin da Hudu)