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210 Cards in this Set
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فاتتنى
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I'm missing
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الضوء شقشق
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day was breaking
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كما ينبغى لغلام
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like a boy
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دفق
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gush
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فوهة
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mouth
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على بعد شبرين
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a few paces away
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رجل ربعة
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a stocky man
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يتطوع ب
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took to
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يحتمل أن
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would be likely to
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رجفة من الحيرة
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a shudder of confusion
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لا مأرب لى في
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I have no desire to (Ashur won't join the clan chief)
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السابلة
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passersby
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مسربل ب
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clothed in
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صورة متحدية
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provocative image (Zeynab!)
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فجور
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adultery
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معركة لفظية
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verbal battle
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اعتدى على
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to rape
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عقبة في سبيل
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an obstacle in the way
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في كبرك
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in your old age
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المنظرة
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the sitting room
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هذب شاربه
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trimmed his moustache (Ashur's getting married!)
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جلاب
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rosewater
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دهليز
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entrance hall
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اندلق في
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overflowing with
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فاح برائحة
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smelled of
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كواء بلدى
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laundryman or ironer
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دمائة الخلق
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gentle nature
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مكر
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deceit
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واظب على
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persist in
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رذائل
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villains
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غضبات كاسرة
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savage rages
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يكظم غيظه
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suppress his anger
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عنت
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harrassment
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حرض على
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urge on to
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الوساوس
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whispers, doubts (coming from the devil)
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يهفو الذباب
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flies buzzing
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يوم قائظ
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a scorching day
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طيف
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a specter
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فوق كاهله
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on his back (upper back)
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خالد
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immortal
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يسترد عينيه
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tear his eyes away
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خمد سروره
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his joy was extinguished (Darwish has shown up again!)
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باسطا يده
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extending his hand
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بنبرة محايد
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tonelessly
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وجه مكفهر
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a sullen face
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ذات مغزى
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significant
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عند الميسرة
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when times are easy
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ضن عليه ب
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withhold from him
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خرابة
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wasteland, empty buildings
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سبيل للعطشى
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public fountain
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ضجة
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uproar
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يحتسى قهوة
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sip coffee
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كى بالجندرة
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ironing
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مخطط سيجة
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checkers board
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تقامر
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gambling for money
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فغم
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gape
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سكارى
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drunk
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اوباش
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rabble
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لا تجعلنا جرسة
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don't make a scene (Ashur's boys are not doing so well)
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كوة
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a small window, peephole
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متقلب
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capricious
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من قديم
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long ago
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مقت ل
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loathing for
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متهكما
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sarcastically
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بنت يتيمة
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orphan (girl -- that would be Fulla)
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على عطفة
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at a twist in the road
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اللهم اجعله خيرا
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God, let it be good
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شدخ
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shatter
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يتعذر ترميمه
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impossible to fix
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مركوب
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slippers
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مطروح على
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prostrate
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بلا حيلة
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helplessly
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الأرض العارية
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the bare ground
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موبوء
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infected
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بصيص ضوء
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glimmer of light
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بهر ب
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overwhelm
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متأوه
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despairing
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مسام الجدران
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pores in the wall
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انفرد ب
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be alone with
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نيف و
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-some (i.e., thirty-something)
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خطيئة
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sin
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كلمات التغرير
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seductive words
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ما يدرون إلا
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suddenly
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فليعنى الله على التصديق
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who would have believed?
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قرطاس الترمس
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paper of lupine seeds (Now Ashur's in the Booza)
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مدعوك بالشطة
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rubbed in pepper
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نحى جانبا
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put aside
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أدى الثمن
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pay
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اوعية فخارية
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earthenware
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اشرأب الأعناق
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craned their necks
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سلام الجدعان
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hello lads
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بنبرة لاذعة
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caustically
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ترمي قشرة
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throw off a husk
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سلف من
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before
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طارئ
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emergency
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تفاقم الأمر
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the matter grew to alarming proportions (the plague begins)
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اوراد
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any prayers beyong the five daily
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حوانيت
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taverns (pl)
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وجه مكفهر
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dark face
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بلاء
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catastrophe
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مياه القرب
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waterskins
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ظلمة داخية
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darkness
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منعش
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refreshing
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إنك تهذى
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you're crazy (halucinating)
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تراتيل
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hymns (pl)
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قرط ذهبى
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gold earrings (Fulla wants to sell them but Ashur says the money is haram)
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مضجر
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irritating
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تهذيين ألفاظك
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speak decently
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مزود بصبر
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provided with patience
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يولى مدبرا
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under control
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قبع وراء
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squatted behind
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يتطامن
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soothe
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عز وجل
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The Almighty
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متململا
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fidgeting
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عبقة برائحة
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fragrant with the smell of
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عبثا
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in vain
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البلوى
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foreboding (Ashur and Fulla return to the alley)
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فطن إلى
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realize
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قال منتحبة
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lamented
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وقف مرتاعا
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stood dumbstruck
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طعمية
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bean patties
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مكدود
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overworked
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عمامة مقلوظة
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elegant turban (livin' la vida Banan)
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جاذيب
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insane
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حوض مياه الدواب
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watering trough
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بلا تسويف
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without delay
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نهب
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loot (Ashur is accused)
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طيلسان
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shawl
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طعنة غادرة
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treacherous blow
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اغتصب
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seize illegally
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هبها
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supposing
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قال بلين
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said softly
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انحسار الستر عن
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unveiling
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محق محقا
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obliterate
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شارورة
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mist
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خذلت إرادتها
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her will faltered (Ashur is mising)
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كدح
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toil
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عبق ب
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smell of
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تارة .. تارة أخرى
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sometimes .. other times
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قلوب قانطة
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despairing hearts
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أسدل الستائر
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let down their guard
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جهر بالشماتة
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openly show their gloating
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مباغت
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sudden
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يخلق ما لا تعلمون
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He creates that which you do not know
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أغفل بابا
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close a door (neglect a path)
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أبتهل ل
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supplicate
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تابط
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tuck under the arm
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عصا عجراء
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crude (bumpy) staff
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مسكن متقشف
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ascetic life
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بريق إلى
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compare to
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طهارة الضمير
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clear conscience
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حفنة من رمال
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grains of sand
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لظى
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blaze
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مهد ل
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paving the way for
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ضغينة
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grudge
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نضال
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fight
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رشاقة جلابة
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captivating grace (the young Shems ad-Din)
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نضا عن
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strip off
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ما أشق أن
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its grieviously hard
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لن نحظى منه إلا
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we'll get nothing from him but...
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ثابر على
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persist in
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روى ظما
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quench his thirst
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خطورة
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weightiness
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مبلبل
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muddled (as in the tower of Babel)
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ارتقى إلى
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climb onto
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معركة ناشبة
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fierce battle
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تبصق على
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spit on (our first meeting with Agamiiya)
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عند مشارف
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at the outskirts
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بصبحة
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accompanied by
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بأريح
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smelling of
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بالعجوز
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suddenly
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إباء داخلي
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inner dislike
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ضآلة
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tininess
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على هواهم
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however they want
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والدونية ل
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to hell with
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العبرة ب
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the crucial point is
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خاتمة
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the final outcome
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مثخن ب
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worn out
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لم تستو فوق
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did not triumph over
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خلجات الخور
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impulses of frailty
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مزهو
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proud
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شهامة الرجال
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gallantry
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خطأ أفدح
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a worse sin (worse than Shems ad-Din with Qamr)
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هزج ل
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sing to
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بخمول
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listlessly (same root as velvet!)
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متكدرا
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angrily
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غريم
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rival (Antar Khishab, Fulla's marriage prospect)
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جبار
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tyrant
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عنقود
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bunch (e.g. of grapes, or in this case, Agamiiya's sons)
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مرادفا ل
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synonomous with
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قصير الأجل
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short term
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الأجل
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time limit, here: lifespan
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تدهورت صحته
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his health deteriorated
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مغموسا في الشعة
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bathed in light (Shems ad-Din fights his son Suleiman)
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على مهل
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slowly
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عن عجز
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from weakness
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تصك
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beat, hit
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مترعة ب
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sated by OR filled with
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أهون من
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easier than (ahwan -- Shems ad-Din thinks death would be easier than losing to his Suleiman)
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على هون
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leisurely ('la haun)
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يشى وجهه
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showed on his face
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فلذة الكبد
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"flesh and blood" -- this actually means "piece of meat (fildha) and liver" (a reference to Suleiman)
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أغمى على
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fainted (lit., fainting came upon s.o.)
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غادر مكمنه
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left his concealed position
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لم يعد يصلح ل
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it was no good anymore
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شهوة للطعام
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appetite (Agamiiya is dying)
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سيء جوهري
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essential ingredient
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نحلة
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bumblebee or child's spinning top
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متألق بحيوية
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glowing with life
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العجوز المخرف
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senile old man (related to khariif, autumn -- Sheikh's opinion of Shems ad-Din before the last battle)
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