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نساج الحرير | The Silk Weaver of Fez

by Yasmine Benali|2 min read|
"A silk weaver discovers passion with a textile designer seeking authentic Moroccan craftsmanship."

نساج الحرير

The Silk Weaver of Fez


الفصل الأول | Chapter One

أَنْسُجُ الحَرِيرَ عَلَى نَوْلٍ عُمْرُهُ مِائَتَا سَنَةٍ.

I weave silk on a loom two hundred years old.

أَصَابِعِي تَعْرِفُ كُلَّ خَيْطٍ.

My fingers know every thread.

جَاءَتْ مُصَمِّمَةُ أَقْمِشَةٍ تَبْحَثُ عَنِ الأَصَالَةِ.

A textile designer came seeking authenticity.


الفصل الثاني | Chapter Two

كَانَتْ فِي الخَمْسِينَ، شَغُوفَةً بِالحِرَفِ اليَدَوِيَّةِ.

She was in her fifties, passionate about handicrafts.

"هَذَا النَّسِيجُ مُذْهِلٌ!"

"This weaving is stunning!"

"أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً مِنَ الخِبْرَةِ."

"Forty years of experience."


الفصل الثالث | Chapter Three

جَلَسَتْ بِجَانِبِ النَّوْلِ تُرَاقِبُنِي.

She sat beside the loom watching me.

"يَدَاكَ تَرْقُصَانِ."

"Your hands dance."

"النَّوْلُ هُوَ المُوسِيقَى."

"The loom is the music."


الفصل الرابع | Chapter Four

"هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي أَنْ أُجَرِّبَ؟"

"Can I try?"

وَضَعْتُ يَدِي فَوْقَ يَدِهَا.

I placed my hand over hers.

"هَكَذَا... بِرِفْقٍ."

"Like this... gently."


الفصل الخامس | Chapter Five

"أَشْعُرُ بِالخُيُوطِ تَتَحَدَّثُ!"

"I feel the threads speaking!"

"نَعَمْ... وَقَلْبِي أَيْضًا."

"Yes... and my heart too."

نَظَرَتْ إِلَيَّ. "مَاذَا يَقُولُ؟"

She looked at me. "What does it say?"


الفصل السادس | Chapter Six

"يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ وَجَدَ خَيْطًا مَفْقُودًا."

"It says it found a missing thread."

"زَوْجَتُكَ؟"

"Your wife?"

"مَاتَتْ... وَتَرَكَتْ فَرَاغًا فِي النَّسِيجِ."

"She died... and left a gap in the weave."


الفصل السابع | Chapter Seven

تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ، عَلَى أَقْمِشَةِ الحَرِيرِ.

That night, on silk fabrics.

"جَسَدُكِ نَاعِمٌ كَأَفْضَلِ نَسِيجِي."

"Your body is soft as my finest weave."

"اِنْسُجْنِي فِي حَيَاتِكَ."

"Weave me into your life."


الفصل الثامن | Chapter Eight

صَمَّمَتْ مَجْمُوعَةً بِأَقْمِشَتِي.

She designed a collection with my fabrics.

عُرِضَتْ فِي مَعَارِضَ عَالَمِيَّةٍ.

Displayed in international exhibitions.

"نَسِيجُنَا... وَحُبُّنَا."

"Our weave... and our love."


الخاتمة | Conclusion

النَّسِيجُ خُيُوطٌ مُتَشَابِكَةٌ.

Weaving is intertwined threads.

وَحَيَاتُنَا تَشَابَكَتْ.

And our lives became intertwined.

نَمَطٌ لَا يَنْفَكُّ.

A pattern that doesn't unravel.


من حكايات فاس From the Tales of Fez

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