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ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵛⵓⵟⵜ ⵏ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ (حكاية غلالة)

ⴳ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵕⴱⴱⵉ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵏⵙⴰ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⴳ ⴽⵓ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔⵜ. ⵜⴰⵔⵉⵛⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵔⵣⴰ ⵍⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ, ⴰⴷⵔⵖⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵉⴳⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⴳⴰⴷⵔⴰⵏ, ⴰⵡⵙⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⴼⴰⵙⵏ. ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵙⵛⵛⴰ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⴷ ⵉⵏⴰⵔⴰⴳⵏ. ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ...

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴷⵡⵡⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳⵏ, ⵜⴷⴷⵔ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⵡⵊⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵙⴽⵉⵏⵜ. ⵢⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⵓⴹⵏ, ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵥⵍⵓⴹ, ⴰⵢⵜⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵙⵜⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵥⵥⵉⵏ. ⵉⴳ ⴼⵟⵔⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴳⵓⴷⵓⵏ, ⵉⴳ ⴳⵯⴷⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵎⵓⵏⵏⵓⵏ. ⴰⵥⵍⴰⴹ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⴷⴷⴰⴽⴽⵍ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵢⵉⴹ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ.

ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ. ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵙⴽⵔ ⵓⵥⵍⴰⴹ ⴷ ⵍⴰⵥ ⵜⴰⵎⵛⵓⵎⵜ. ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵔ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵢⵉⴹ, ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ, ⵜⴰⵔⵡⵉⵃⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵙ. ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵓⵅⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴷⵡⵡⴰⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵜⵜⵙⵏⵖⴰⵏ (ⵜⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏⵉ) ⴼ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ, ⵉⴳⴳⵯⵜ ⵡⴰⵙⵉⴼ, ⵉⴷⴷⵓ ⴼ ⵓⴷⵡⵡⴰⵔ, ⵉⵛⵛ ⵉⴳⵔⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵍⵎⴰⵍ. ⵜⵎⵎⵓⵜ ⵢⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⴹⵏⵜ, ⵉⴳⴳⵯⵜ ⵓⵏⵣⴳⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵔⴰⵔⵜ. ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵡⵍ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵢⴰⴹⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⵙⴷ ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵖⵣⵏ ⵍⵉⵅⵜⵉⵢⴰⵔ, ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵛⵓⵟⵜ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵍⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵍⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵜⴰⵎⵛⵓⵟⵜ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⴽⵔⵀ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ. ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵜⵜⴼⴽⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵉⵥⵥⴰⵢⵏ, ⴰⴽⵛⵛⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴼⵙⵙⴷ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵎⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴼⴰⵍⴽⴰⵢ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵙⵙ.

ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵎⵎⴰⴹ, ⵜⴰⵣⵏ ⵜⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴰⵙⴷ ⴰⴽⵛⵛⵓⴹ. ⵜⴹⴼⵕ ⵜⵜ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵍⴽⵎ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⵜ ⵓⵜⴼⵍ (ⵏⵖ ⴰⴳⵓⵜ), ⵜⵓⵜ ⵜⵜ ⵜⵎⵛⵓⵟⵜ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵥⵔⵓ ⵙ ⵓⴳⴰⵢⵢⵓ, ⵜⵎⴹⵍ ⵜⵜ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⴷⴷⵉ. ⵜⵏⵏⴰ: "ⵖⵉⵍⴰⴷ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⴽⴰⵖ ⴷⵉⴳⵙ!"

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴼⴰⵇ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ, ⵜⴰⴼ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴷⵎ ⵉⵅⵛⵏⵏ. ⵜⵉⴽⵙⵓⴹ ⵜⴳⵔ ⵜⴰⵖⵓⵢⵢⵉⵜ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⴷⵎ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵉⵅⵛⵏⵏ ⵉⵙⵍⵍⵎ ⴼⵍⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ:
"ⵓⵔ ⵜⵉⴳⵯⵉⴷ ⴰ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ. ⵏⴽⴽⵉ ⴳⵉⵖ ⴰⵖⵓⵍ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⴳⵉⵖ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵎ. ⵥⵕⵉⵖ ⵎⴰⴷ ⴰⴽ ⵜⵙⴽⵔ, ⵃⴹⵉⵖ ⴽⵎⵎⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ, ⵖⵉⵍⴰⴷ ⵀⴰⵢⵢⵉ ⴷⵉⴷⵎ."

ⵜⴷⴷⵔ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵍ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵓ (ⴱⵉⵔ) ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ. ⵓⵖⵓⵍ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⴷⵉⴷⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵛⵛⴰ ⴷ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵍⵙⴰ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵖⴰⵡⵙⴰ:
"ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵉⴼⵍⵡⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵔⵥⵎⵏ, ⴰⵎⵔ ⵡⴰⴷ! ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵜ ⵉⵏⵏⵓⵔⵥⵎⵏ ⵔⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵢⵏⵖⴰ."

ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵜⵏⵏⵓⵔⵥⵎ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⴼⵍⵡⴰ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵙ ⵜⴼⵔⵉⵜ. ⵜⴰⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⴷⴷⵏ. ⵜⵣⵣⵉⴳⵣ ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ (Rawda) ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵣⵍⵍⵉⵏ, ⵉⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵏⴼⴰⵙⵏ. ⵜⴼⵔⵃ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ, ⵜⴼⵙⵙⵉ ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵔ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⵙⵙⵉⵔⴷ ⵓⴷⵎ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⴳ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵉⴼ, ⵉⵣⵔⵉ ⴰⴳⵍⴷⵓⵏ (Amir) ⵏ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔⵜ. ⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵡⴰ, ⵢⴰⴼ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵥⵛⵛⵓⵜ (ⵜⴰⴱⵍⵓⴽⵜ) ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ. ⵉⴱⵓⵀⵍ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ: "ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴷ ⴰⴷ ⴰⴼⵖ ⵍⴰⵍⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵔ-ⴰ!"

ⵓⵖⵓⵍ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵜ ⴹⴰⵕⴰⵜ ⵏ ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵓⴹⵏⵜ. ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵙ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵜⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⴰⴷⴰ, ⵜⴰⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵢⵉⵙ (ⵜⴰⴳⵎⴰⵔⵜ) ⵉⵔⵡⵍⵏ. ⵜⵓⵎⵥ ⵜ, ⵜⵙⴳⴷ ⵜ. ⵉⵥⵕⴰ ⵜⵜ ⵓⴳⵍⴷⵓⵏ, ⵉⴱⵓⵀⵍ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴼⵉⵟⵏⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⵙⵇⵙⴰ ⵜⵜ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵛⵓⵟⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵉⵔⴰ ⵓⴳⵍⴷⵓⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵢⴰⵡⵍ. ⴳ ⵓⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ (ⵍⵇⵚⵔ), ⵍⵍⴰⵏⵜ ⴽⵔⴰⴹⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰⵡⵉⵏ (ⵊⴰⵔⵉⵢⴰⵜ) ⵉⵙⵏⵖⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵜ. ⵥⵕⴰⵏⵜ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴳⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⴰⴷⴰ ⵉ ⵓⴹⴰⵕ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵣⵣⵉⵜ ⵉⵔⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⵔⵉⵇ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵔⵖ, ⴷ ⵓⵔⵎⴰⴷ ⵉ ⵜⵉⵟⵟ, ⴷ ⵜⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍⵜ ⵉ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ.

ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴽⵙ ⵣⵣⵉⵜ ⵉⵔⵖⴰⵏ ⵜⵙⵙⵔⵖ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⴼⵙⵙⴷ. ⵜⵉⵙ ⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵓⵔⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⴷⵔⵖⵍ. ⵜⵉⵙ ⴽⵔⴰⴹⵜ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍⵜ ⵜⵇⵇⵓⵔ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵥⵔⵓ. ⴰⵃⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴹⴰⵕ ⴳ ⵜⵎⵛⵓⵎⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ.

ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵔⴰ, ⵜⴰⵡⵍ ⵖⵍⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⴳⵍⴷⵓⵏ, ⵜⴳⴰ ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵙ "ⵜⴰⴼⵓⴽⵜ ⵏ ⵣⵣⵉⴽ" (شمس الضحى). ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵓⵔⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⵏ ⵓⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ. ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⵜⵎⵎⵓⵜ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵓⴹⵏⵜ, ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⴷ ⴱⴰⴱⴰⵙ ⴷ ⴰⵢⵜⵎⴰⵙ ⴷⴷⵔⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵙ ⴳ ⵓⵍⵅⵉⵔ.

ⵜⴷⴷⵓ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵛⵓⵟⵜ ⵉⵏⵓ ⵣⵉ ⵡⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵙⵉⴼ, ⵜⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵥⵢⴰⵏⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏⵏ.

ملاحظات على الترجمة:

الأسلوب: تم استخدام "تاسرغينت" (Tasarghint) وهي لغة الحكاية الأمازيغية التي تبدأ بـ "كان يا ما كان" (G zman aqdim...).

المصطلحات:

الغول: Aghul (أو Amzarfu في بعض المناطق).

البئر: Anu.

الغابة: Tagant.

الأميرة: Tageldunt (أو Lalla).

النهاية: تم الحفاظ على القفلة التقليدية للأمازيغ (T ddu tamacutt inu...) التي تعني "ذهبت حكايتي من وادٍ إلى واد".

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