Modern Standard Arabic (Fus7a) vs Spoken Arabic (Palestinian Dialect)

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Vocab:

You prepare: anta tu3eddu (Fus7a) vs inta bit7addir (spoken Arabic)

Fuel: qout

Food: akil

To go through or forge: 5ood

To fight: qaatil

To request or ask for: Itlob

They request: yatloboona (Fus7a) vs byitlobu (spoken Arabic)

To pay: Saddid/ idfa3 (spoken Arabic)

Anta tusaddidu (Fus7a) vs inta bitsaddid/ inta btidfa3 (spoken Arabic)

To breasfeed (refering to a baby): irda3

To nurse (refering to a mother): raddi3

A cloud: ghaima, clouds: ghyoum/ ghamaam

To return/ come back: 3od (Fus7a) vs irja3 (spoken Arabic)

You return: anta ta3oudu (Fus7a) vs inta btirja3 (spoken Arabic)

Returning: 3aa2ideen (Fus7a) vs raaj3een (spoken Arabic)

A refugee camp: Mu5ayyam, refugee camps: Mu5ayyamaat

A tent: 5aima, tents: 5iyaam

To count: i7si (Fus7a) vs 3edd (spoken Arabic)

You count: anta tu7si (Fus7a) vs inta bit3edd (spoken Arabic)

A planet: kawkab, planets: Kawaakeb

A dream: Manaam/ 7elem

A space or a place: 7ayyizan (Fus7a) vs makaan (spoken Arabic)

To liberate: 7arrir

Liberation: Ta7reer

Metaphors: Isti3aaraat

To lose: ifqed (Fus7a) vs i5sar (spoken Arabic)

They lost: Faqadu (Fus7a) vs 5isru (spoken Arabic)

Talk/Speech: Kalaam

Yourself (m): Nafsak

A candle: Sham3a, candles: Sham3aat

Darkness: Thalaam

Poem:

#1 :

Wa anta tu3eddu futooraka, fakkir b ghairek

While you prepare your breakfast, think of other than you

#2:

La tansa qouta el 7amaam

Don’t forget the food of the pigeons

#3:

Wa anta ta5oudu 7uroobaka, fakkir b ghairek

While you fight your wars, think of other than you

#4:

La tansa man yatlobouna el salaam

Don’t forget those who ask for peace

#5:

Wa anta tusaddidu faatourata el maa2, fakkir b ghairek

While you pay the water bill, think of other than you

#6:

Man yarda3ouna el ghamaam

Those who breastfeed on clouds

#7:

Wa anta ta3oudu ila el bait, baiteka, fakkir b ghaireka

While you go back home, your home, think of other than you

#8:

La tansa sha3ba el 5iyaam

Don’t forget the people/ nation of tents

#9:

Wa anta tanaamu wa tu7si el kawaakiba, fakkir b ghaireka

While you sleep and count the planets, think of other than you

#10:

Thammata man lam yajid 7ayyizan lilmanaam

There are those who didn’t find a place/ a space to sleep/ dream

#11:

Wa anta tu7arriru nafsak bil isti3aaraat, fakkir b ghaireka

While you liberate yourself with metaphors, think of other than you

#12:

Man faqadou 7aqqahum fil kalaam

Those who have lost their right- to speak/ in speech

#13:

Wa anta tufakkiru bil aa5areena el ba3eedeen, fakkir bi nafsika

While you think of the others who are far from you, think of yourself

#14:

Qul: laitani sham3atun fil thalaam

Say: I wish I was a candle in the darkness