🔊 Beside the well there was the ruin of an old stone wall. When I came back from my work, the next evening, I saw from some distance away my little prince sitting on top of a wall, with his feet dangling. And I heard him say:

Kusa da rijiyar akwai rugujewar tsohon bangon dutse. Lokacin da na dawo daga aikina, da maraice na gaba, na ga daga nesa ƙaramin yarimana yana zaune a saman bangon, ƙafafunsa suna rataye. Kuma na ji yana cewa:

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ruin /ˈruːɪn/

n. rushe (wani abu da ya lalace ko ruguje)➕

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dangling /ˈdæŋɡlɪŋ/

v. rataye (a matsayin siffar fi'ili, yana nuna ratayewa ko yin lallaushi)➕

🔊 "Then you don't remember. This is not the exact spot."

"To, ba ku tuna. Wannan ba daidai wurin ba ne."

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exact /ɪɡˈzækt/

adj. daidai (wanda bai ɓace ba, ko yayi daidai)➕

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spot /spɒt/

n. wuri (wani ƙaramin ko takamaiman wuri)➕

🔊 Another voice must have answered him, for he replied to it: "Yes, yes! It is the right day, but this is not the place."

Wata murya ta amsa masa, domin ya amsa: "Eh, eh! Ita ce ranar da ta dace, amma wannan ba wurin ba ne."

🔊 I continued my walk toward the wall. At no time did I see or hear anyone. The little prince, however, replied once again:

Na ci gaba da tafiya zuwa bangon. A ko da yaushe ban ga ko ji kowa ba. Ƙaramin yarima, duk da haka, ya sake amsawa:

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continued /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

v. ci gaba (aikin da ya ci gaba)➕

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however /haʊˈevər/

adv. duk da haka (yana nuna sabanin ko bambanci)➕

🔊 "—Exactly. You will see where my track begins, in the sand. You have nothing to do but wait for me there. I shall be there tonight."

"--Daidai. Za ku ga inda waƙena ta fara, a cikin yashi. Ba ku da abin da za ku yi sai jirana a can. Zan kasance a can daren yau."

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Exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/

adv. daidai (yana nuna cikakkiyar daidaituwa)➕

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track /træk/

n. hanya (alamar da ta bayyana inda wani abu ya wuce)➕

🔊 I was only twenty metres from the wall, and I still saw nothing.

Ina da mita ashirin kawai daga bangon, kuma har yanzu ban ga komai ba.

🔊 After a silence the little prince spoke again:

Bayan shiru Ƙaramin Yarima ya sake magana:

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silence /ˈsaɪləns/

n. shiru (rashin sauti ko magana)➕

🔊 "You have good poison? You are sure that it will not make me suffer too long?"

"Kuna da guba mai kyau? Kun tabbata cewa ba zai sa ni sha wahala sosai ba?"

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poison /ˈpɔɪzən/

n. guba (abun da zai iya kashe ko cutar da mutum ko dabba)➕

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suffer /ˈsʌfər/

v. sha wahala (ji zafi ko matsaloli)➕

🔊 I stopped in my tracks, my heart torn asunder; but still I did not understand.

Na tsaya a cikin waƙena, zuciyata ta tsage; amma duk da haka ban fahimta ba.

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asunder /əˈsʌndər/

adv. farke (yana nuna rabuwa ko tsaga cikin girma)➕

🔊 "Now go away," said the little prince. "I want to get down from the wall."

"Yanzu tafi," in ji Ƙaramin Yarima. "Ina so in sauka daga bangon."

🔊 I dropped my eyes, then, to the foot of the wall—and I leaped into the air. There before me, facing the little prince, was one of those yellow snakes that take just thirty seconds to bring your life to an end. Even as I was digging into my pocket to get out my revolver I made a running step back. But, at the noise I made, the snake let himself flow easily across the sand like the dying spray of a fountain, and, in no apparent hurry, disappeared, with a light metallic sound, among the stones.

Na sauke idanuna, sai, ga ƙafar bangon—kuma na yi tsalle a cikin iska. A can gabana, yana fuskantar Ƙaramin Yarima, akwai ƙayan macizai masu rawaya waƙanda ke ƙwace da rai a cikin daƙiƙo talatin kawai. Ko da yake na haƙa cikin aljihuna don fitar da bindigata na yi mataki na gudu baya. Amma, a cikin hayaniyar da na yi, macijin ya bar kansa ya gudana cikin sauƙi a kan yashi kamar feshin rijiyar da ke mutuwa, kuma, ba cikin gaggawar ganuwa ba, ya bace, tare da ƙaramin sautin ƙarfe, a cikin duwatsu.

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revolver /rɪˈvɒlvər/

n. bindigar juyi (wata bindiga da take juyawa don harbi)➕

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flow /floʊ/

v. gudana (yana nuna motsi mai santsi kamar ruwa)➕

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spray /spreɪ/

n. feshin (ɗigon ruwa ko abu da suke watsuwa a sarari)➕

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fountain /ˈfaʊntən/

n. maɓuɓɓugar ruwa (wurin da ruwa ke fitowa sama ko a cikin ado)➕

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apparent /əˈpærənt/

adj. bayyane (wanda ake iya gani ko fahimta)➕

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metallic /məˈtælɪk/

adj. na ƙarfe (mai kamshi ko siffar ƙarfe)➕

🔊 I reached the wall just in time to catch my little man in my arms; his face was white as snow.

Na isa bangon daidai lokacin don kama ƙaramin mutumina a cikin hannuna; fuskarsa ta kasance fari kamar dusar ƙanƙara.

🔊 "What does this mean?" I demanded. "Why are you talking with snakes?"

"Wannan me yake nufi?" Na tambaya. "Me yasa kuke magana da macizai?"

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demanded /dɪˈmændɪd/

v. nema (a matsayin siffar fi'ili, yana nuna buƙatu mai ƙarfi)➕

🔊 I had loosened the golden muffler that he always wore. I had moistened his temples, and had given him some water to drink. And now I did not dare ask him any more questions. He looked at me very gravely, and put his arms around my neck. I felt his heart beating like the heart of a dying bird, shot with someone's rifle ...

Na sassauta muffler din zinare da ya saba sawa. Na jika ƙwaryarsa, kuma na ba shi ruwa in sha. Kuma yanzu ban ƙara tambayarsa kowa ba. Ya dube ni da gaske, ya sanya hannayansa a wuyana. Na ji zuciyarsa tana buguwa kamar zuciyar tsuntsu mai mutuwa, da harbin bindiga ...

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loosened /ˈluːsənd/

v. sassauta (a matsayin siffar fi'ili, yana nuna sassautawa ko kwance)➕

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muffler /ˈmʌflər/

n. shimfidar wuya (abin da ake sawa a wuya don dumi ko ado)➕

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moistened /ˈmɔɪsənd/

v. jiƙa (a matsayin siffar fi'ili, yana nuna sanya abu ya zama damp)➕

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temples /ˈtemplz/

n. ɓangarorin kai (wuraren da ke gefen idanu a kai)➕

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gravely /ˈɡreɪvli/

adv. cikin tsanani (yana nuna matukar muhimmanci ko damuwa)➕

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rifle /ˈraɪfəl/

n. bindiga (wata bindiga mai tsayi da ake amfani da ita don harbi nesa)➕

🔊 "I am glad that you have found what was the matter with your engine," he said. "Now you can go back home—"

"Ina farin ciki da kun gano abin da ke damun injin ku," in ji shi. "Yanzu kuna iya komawa gida—"

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engine /ˈendʒɪn/

n. injini (na'urar da ke sarrafa mota ko jirgi)➕

🔊 "How do you know about that?"

"Ta yaya kuka sani game da hakan?"

🔊 I was just coming to tell him that my work had been successful, beyond anything that I had dared to hope.

Ina zuwa don gaya masa cewa aikina ya yi nasara, fiye da duk abin da na ƙara bege.

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successful /səkˈsesfəl/

adj. nasara (mai cin nasara ko samun sakamako mai kyau)➕

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beyond /bɪˈjɒnd/

prep. fiye da (yana nuna wani abu da ya wuce iyaka ko tsinkaya)➕

🔊 He made no answer to my question, but he added: "I, too, am going back home today ..."

Bai amsa tambayata ba, amma ya ƙara: "Ni ma, zan komo gida yau ..."

🔊 Then, sadly— "It is much farther ... It is much more difficult..."

Sai, cikin baƙin ciki— "Yana da nisa sosai ... Yana da wahala sosai..."

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farther /ˈfɑːrðər/

adv. mai nisa (yana nuna mafi nisa a cikin nisa)➕

🔊 I realized clearly that something extraordinary was happening. I was holding him close in my arms as if he were a little child; and yet it seemed to me that he was rushing headlong toward an abyss from which I could do nothing to restrain him ...

Na fahimci sarai cewa wani abu na ban mamaki yana faruwa. Ina riƙe shi kusa da hannuna kamar yaron ƙarami; amma duk da haka a gare ni kamar yana gudu da ƙwaƙwalwa zuwa wani rami wanda ban iya hana shi komai ba ...

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extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/

adj. na ban mamaki (wanda ya wuce al'ada ko yawaita)➕

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headlong /ˈhedlɒŋ/

adv. cikin gaggawa (yana nuna motsi cikin sauri ba tare da tunani ba)➕

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abyss /əˈbɪs/

n. rami mai zurfi (wani rami ko ƙasa mara iyaka)➕

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restrain /rɪˈstreɪn/

v. hanawa (hana wani abu ko tsayar da shi)➕

🔊 His look was very serious, like some one lost far away.

Kallonsa ya kasance mai tsanani, kamar wanda ya ƙace nesa.

🔊 "I have your sheep. And I have the sheep's box. And I have the muzzle ..."

"Ina da tumakinku. Kuma ina da akwatin tumakin. Kuma ina da muzzle ..."

🔊 And he gave me a sad smile.

Kuma ya ba ni murmushin baƙin ciki.

🔊 I waited a long time. I could see that he was reviving little by little.

Na jira dogon lokaci. Na iya ganin cewa yana farfadowa kadan kadan.

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reviving /rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ/

v. farfaɗowa➕

🔊 "Dear little man," I said to him, "you are afraid ..."

"Ya ƙaramin mutum," na ce masa, "kuna tsoro ..."

🔊 He was afraid, there was no doubt about that. But he laughed lightly.

Ya ji tsoro, babu shakka game da hakan. Amma ya yi dariya a hankali.

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doubt /daʊt/

n. shakka➕

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lightly /ˈlaɪtli/

adv. a hankali➕

🔊 "I shall be much more afraid this evening ..."

"Zan ƙara tsoro daren yau ..."

🔊 Once again I felt myself frozen by the sense of something irreparable. And I knew that I could not bear the thought of never hearing that laughter any more. For me, it was like a spring of fresh water in the desert.

Na sake jin daskarewa ta hanyar wani abu maras gyara. Kuma na san cewa ba zan iya jure tunanin ban sake jin wannan dariyar ba. A gare ni, kamar maƙudar ruwa ne a cikin hamada.

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frozen /ˈfrəʊzən/

adj. daskare➕

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irreparable /ɪˈrepərəbl/

adj. maras gyara➕

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bear /beər/

v. jurewa➕

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laughter /ˈlɑːftər/

n. dariya➕

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spring /sprɪŋ/

n. marɓa➕

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desert /ˈdezərt/

n. hamada➕

🔊 "Little man," I said, "I want to hear you laugh again."

"Ƙaramin mutum," na ce, "ina so in sake jin kuna dariya."

🔊 But he said to me:

Amma ya ce mini:

🔊 "Tonight, it will be a year ... My star, then, can be found right above the place where I came to the Earth, a year ago ..."

"Daren yau, zai zama shekara guda ... Tauraro na, to, ana iya samunsa daidai saman wurin da na zo Ƙasa, shekara guda da suka wuce ..."

🔊 "Little man," I said, "tell me that it is only a bad dream—this affair of the snake, and the meeting-place, and the star..."

"Ƙaramin mutum," na ce, "gaya mani cewa mummunan mafarki ne kawai—wannan al’amarin maciji, da wurin haduwa, da tauraro..."

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affair /əˈfeər/

n. al'amari➕

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meeting-place /ˈmiːtɪŋ pleɪs/

n. wurin haduwa➕

🔊 But he did not answer my plea. He said to me, instead: "The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen ..."

Amma bai amsa roƙona ba. Maimakon haka, ya ce mini: "Abin da ke da muhimmanci shine abin da ba a gani ..."

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plea /pliː/

n. roƙo➕

🔊 "Yes, I know ..."

"Eh, na sani ..."

🔊 "It is just as it is with the flower. If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers ..."

"Haka yake da fure. Idan kuna son fure da ke zaune a kan tauraro, yana da daƙi don kallon sararin sama da daddare. Duk taurari suna da furanni ..."

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a-bloom /əˈbluːm/

adj. mai fure➕

🔊 "Yes, I know ..."

"Eh, na sani ..."

🔊 "It is just as it is with the water. Because of the pulley, and the rope, what you gave me to drink was like music. You remember—how good it was."

"Haka yake da ruwa. Saboda pulley, da igiya, abin da kuka ba ni in sha kamar kiƙa ne. Kun tuna—yaya yake da kyau."

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pulley /ˈpʊli/

n. fili➕

🔊 "Yes, I know..."

"Eh, na sani..."

🔊 "And at night you will look up at the stars. Where I live everything is so small that I cannot show you where my star is to be found. It is better, like that. My star will just be one of the stars, for you. And so you will love to watch all the stars in the heavens ... they will all be your friends. And, besides, I am going to make you a present..."

"Kuma da daddare za ku duba sama ga taurari. Inda nake zaune komai yana da ƙanƙanta don ban iya nuna muku inda za a sami taurarina ba. Yana da kyau, kamar haka. Taurarina zai zama ƙayan taurari kawai, a gare ku. Don haka za ku son kallon duk taurari a cikin sama ... dukkansu za su zama abokanku. Kuma, ban da haka, zan yi muku kyauta..."

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heavens /ˈhevənz/

n. sama➕

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present /ˈprezənt/

n. kyauta➕

🔊 He laughed again.

Ya sake yin dariya.

🔊 "Ah, little prince, dear little prince! I love to hear that laughter!"

"Ah, ƙaramin yarima, ƙaƙan ƙaramin yarima! Ina son jin wannan dariyar!"

🔊 "That is my present. Just that. It will be as it was when we drank the water ..."

"Wannan shine kyautata. Kawai haka. Zai zama kamar yadda muka sha ruwa ..."

🔊 "What are you trying to say?"

"Me kuke ƙoƙarin fada?"

🔊 "All men have the stars," he answered, "but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all these stars are silent. You—you alone—will have the stars as no one else has them—"

"Duk maza suna da taurari," ya amsa, "amma ba abu ƙuda bane ga mutane daban-daban. Ga wasu, waƙanda matafiya ne, taurari shirye-shirye ne. Ga wasu kuma ba su wuce ƙananan fitilu a cikin sama ba. Ga wasu, waƙanda malamai ne, matsala ne. Ga ƙwararren dan kasuwana sun kasance dukiya. Amma duk waƙannan taurari suna shiru. Kai—kai kadai—za ku sami taurari kamar yadda babu wanda ke da su—"

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scholars /ˈskɒlərz/

n. masana, malaman ilimi➕

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wealth /welθ/

n. arziƙi, dukiya➕

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silent /ˈsaɪlənt/

adj. shiru, maras sauti➕

🔊 "What are you trying to say?"

"Me kuke ƙoƙarin fada?"

🔊 "In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night... You—only you—will have stars that can laugh!"

"A cikin ƙayan taurari zan zauna. A cikin ƙayansu zan yi dariya. Don haka zai zama kamar duk taurari suna dariya, lokacin da kuka kalli sama da daddare... Kai—kawai kai—za ku sami taurari masu iya dariya!"

🔊 And he laughed again.

Ya sake yin dariya.

🔊 "And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me. You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, so, for that pleasure ... And your friends will be properly astonished to see you laughing as you look up at the sky! Then you will say to them, \"Yes, the stars always make me laugh!\" And they will think you are crazy. It will be a very shabby trick that I shall have played on you ..."

"Kuma lokacin da baƙin cikinku ya sami ƙwanci (lokaci yana kwantar da duk baƙin ciki) za ku gamsu da kun san ni. Za ku kasance abokina har abada. Za ku so ku yi dariya tare da ni. Kuma za ku bude taga a wasu lokuta, don haka, don wannan jin daƙi ... Kuma abokanku za su yi mamaki sosai ganin kuna dariya yayin da kuke kallon sama! Sannan za ku ce musu, \"Eh, taurari koyaushe suna sa ni dariya!\" Kuma za su yi tunanin kuna hauka. Zai zama dabara mara kyau da zan yi muku ..."

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sorrow /ˈsɒrəʊ/

n. baƙin ciki, ɓacin rai➕

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comforted /ˈkʌmfətɪd/

v. an yi masa ta'aziyya, an ƙwantar da shi➕

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content /kənˈtent/

adj. gamsuwa, mai gamsuwa➕

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properly /ˈprɒpəli/

adv. yadda ya kamata, daidai➕

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astonished /əˈstɒnɪʃt/

adj. mamaki, abin mamaki➕

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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/

adj. mahaukaci, wawa➕

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shabby /ˈʃæbi/

adj. maras kyau, tsofaffi (tufafi, gini), maras adalci (hali)➕

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trick /trɪk/

n. dabara, wayo, yaudara➕

🔊 And he laughed again.

Ya sake yin dariya.

🔊 "It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh ..."

"Zai zama kamar, a madadin taurari, na ba ku adadi mai yawa na ƙananan karrarawa waƙanda suka san yadda ake dariya ..."

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bells /belz/

n. kararrawa (jam'i)➕

🔊 And he laughed again. Then he quickly became serious: "Tonight—you know ... Do not come."

Ya sake yin dariya. Sannan ya zama mai tsanani da sauri: "Daren yau—kun sani ... Kada ku zo."

🔊 "I shall not leave you," I said.

"Ba zan bar ku ba," na ce.

🔊 "I shall look as if I were suffering. I shall look a little as if I were dying. It is like that. Do not come to see that. It is not worth the trouble ..."

"Zan yi kama da ina shan wahala. Zan yi kama da ƙanƙanar kamar ina mutuwa. Haka yake. Kada ku zo don ganin haka. Bai cancanci wahala ba ..."

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suffering /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

n. wahala, sha'awa➕

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dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

adj. mutuwa, na mutuwa➕

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worth /wɜːθ/

adj. da darajar, cancanci➕

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trouble /ˈtrʌbəl/

n. wahala, matsala➕

🔊 "I shall not leave you."

"Ba zan bar ku ba."

🔊 But he was worried.

Amma ya damu.

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worried /ˈwʌrid/

adj. damu, mai damuwa➕

🔊 "I tell you—it is also because of the snake. He must not bite you. Snakes —they are malicious creatures. This one might bite you just for fun ..."

"Ina gaya muku—shima saboda maciji. Kada ya cije ku. Macizai—su ƙwayayyun halittu ne. Wannan na iya cizon ku kawai don nishadi ..."

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malicious /məˈlɪʃəs/

adj. mai mugun nufi, mai son cutarwa➕

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creatures /ˈkriːtʃərz/

n. halittu (jam'i)➕

🔊 "I shall not leave you."

"Ba zan bar ku ba."

🔊 But a thought came to reassure him:

Amma wani tunani ya zo don kwantar da shi:

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reassure /ˌriːəˈʃʊə(r)/

v. ƙarfafa, tabbatar wa, kwantar da hankali➕

🔊 "It is true that they have no more poison for a second bite."

"Gaskiya ne cewa ba su da ƙarin guba don cizo na biyu."

🔊 That night I did not see him set out on his way. He got away from me without making a sound. When I succeeded in catching up with him he was walking along with a quick and resolute step. He said to me merely:

Daren nan ban gan shi ya fita hanya ba. Ya rabu da ni ba tare da wani sauti ba. Lokacin da na yi nasarar kama shi yana tafiya tare da sauri da ƙuduri. Ya ce mini kawai:

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resolute /ˈrezəluːt/

adj. mai ƙarfi, mai tsayin daka, mai azama➕

🔊 "Ah! You are there ..."

"Ah! Kun nan ..."

🔊 And he took me by the hand. But he was still worrying.

Kuma ya ƙwace ni da hannu. Amma har yanzu yana damuwa.

🔊 "It was wrong of you to come. You will suffer. I shall look as if I were dead; and that will not be true ..."

"Kuskure ne ku zo. Za ku sha wahala. Zan yi kama da na mutu; kuma hakan ba gaskiya ba ne ..."

🔊 I said nothing.

Ban ce komai ba.

🔊 "You understand ... it is too far. I cannot carry this body with me. It is too heavy."

"Kun fahimta ... yana da nisa sosai. Ba zan iya ƙaukar wannan jiki tare da ni ba. Yana da nauyi sosai."

🔊 I said nothing.

Ban ce komai ba.

🔊 "But it will be like an old abandoned shell. There is nothing sad about old shells ..."

"Amma zai zama kamar tsohon harsashi da aka watsar. Babu abin baƙin ciki game da tsofaffin harsashi ..."

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abandoned /əˈbændənd/

adj. wanda aka watsar➕

🔊 I said nothing.

Ban ce komai ba.

🔊 He was a little discouraged. But he made one more effort:

Ya ƙan ƙi ƙarfin gwiwa. Amma ya ƙara ƙoƙari:

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discouraged /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/

adj. wanda aka kashe kwarin gwiwa➕

🔊 "You know, it will be very nice. I, too, shall look at the stars. All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley. All the stars will pour out fresh water for me to drink ..."

"Kun sani, zai yi kyau sosai. Ni ma, zan kalli taurari. Duk taurari za su zama rijiyoyi tare da pulley mai tsatsa. Duk taurari za su zubar da ruwa mai daƙi don in sha ..."

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rusty /ˈrʌsti/

adj. mai tsatsa➕

🔊 I said nothing.

Ban ce komai ba.

🔊 "That will be so amusing! You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water ..."

"Hakan zai zama abin ban sha'awa! Za ku sami miliyan dari biyar na ƙananan karrarawa, kuma ni ma zan sami miliyan dari biyar na maƙudar ruwa mai daƙi ..."

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amusing /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/

adj. mai ban sha'awa➕

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springs /sprɪŋz/

n. maɓuɓɓukan ruwa➕

🔊 And he too said nothing more, because he was crying ...

Shi ma bai ƙara cewa komai ba, domin yana kuka ...

🔊 "Here it is. Let me go on by myself."

"Ga shi. Bari in ci gaba da kaina."

🔊 And he sat down, because he was afraid. Then he said, again:

Kuma ya zauna, domin yana tsoro. Sannan ya sake cewa:

🔊 "You know—my flower ... I am responsible for her. And she is so weak! She is so naive! She has four thorns, of no use at all, to protect herself against all the world ..."

"Kun sani—furena ... Ina da alhakin ta. Kuma tana da rauni sosai! Tana da sauki sosai! Tana da ƙaya huƙu, ba su da amfani ko ƙaƙa, don kare kanta daga duniya ..."

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responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/

adj. mai alhaki➕

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naive /naɪˈiːv/

adj. marar kwarewa, mai saukin kunya➕

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thorns /θɔːrnz/

n. ƙaya➕

🔊 I too sat down, because I was not able to stand up any longer.

Ni ma na zauna, domin ban ƙara iya tsayawa ba.

🔊 "There now—that is all..."

"A can yanzu—wannan shine duka..."

🔊 He still hesitated a little; then he got up. He took one step. I could not move.

Har yanzu ya yi shakka kadan; sannan ya tashi. Ya ƙauki mataki ƙaya. Ban iya motsawa ba.

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hesitated /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/

v. ya yi shakka, ya dakata➕

🔊 There was nothing but a flash of yellow close to his ankle. He remained motionless for an instant. He did not cry out. He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound, because of the sand.

Babu komai sai walƙiya ta rawaya kusa da idon sawunsa. Ya tsaya cak a lokaci guda. Bai yi kuka ba. Ya faƙi a hankali kamar bishiya ta faƙi. Babu ko da wani sauti, saboda yashi.

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flash /flæʃ/

n. walƙiya, haske mai sauri➕

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motionless /ˈməʊʃənləs/

adj. maras motsi➕

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instant /ˈɪnstənt/

n. ɗan lokaci, sauri➕

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gently /ˈdʒentli/

adv. a hankali, cikin taushi➕

🔊 And when I lightened my heart a little the next morning, I found that I could once more look at the stars. But I was not able to find his star. Perhaps it is just as well. For I shall always think of him as I saw him that first time, when he asked me to draw him a sheep. And I shall always hear his laughter, like a little bell. But I am not sure that I want to hear it. For I have grown to love that laughter.

Kuma lokacin da na haskaka zuciyata kadan da safe na gaba, na gano cewa zan iya sake kallon taurari. Amma ban iya gano taurarinsa ba. Wataƙila haka ma yana da kyau. Domin zan ci gaba da tunaninsa kamar yadda na gan shi a karon farko, lokacin da ya ce in zana masa tumaki. Kuma zan ci gaba da jin dariyarsa, kamar ƙaramin kararrawa. Amma ban tabbata cewa ina son jin ta ba. Domin na girma don son wannan dariyar.

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lightened /ˈlaɪtnd/

v. Haskakawa / sauƙaƙa (na zuciya ko damuwa)➕

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perhaps /pəˈhæps/

adv. watakila / kila➕

Chapter twenty-six (Babi Ashirin da Shida)