The Cloud Village | قَرْيَةُ الغُيُومِ
"A mysterious village hidden in the clouds holds secrets of ancient Omani wisdom"
قَرْيَةُ الغُيُومِ
The Cloud Village
الفصلُ الأَوَّلُ: الأُسْطُورَةُ
Chapter One: The Legend
تَحْكِي الأَساطِيرُ عَنْ قَرْيَةٍ مَخْفِيَّةٍ فَوْقَ جَبَلِ شَمْسٍ، لا يَراها إِلَّا مَنِ اخْتارَهُ القَدَرُ. أَهْلُها يَعِيشُونَ فَوْقَ الغُيُومِ، يَزْرَعُونَ الوُرُودَ وَيَصْنَعُونَ العَسَلَ السَّماوِيَّ.
Legends tell of a hidden village above Jebel Shams, seen only by those chosen by fate. Its people live above the clouds, growing roses and making heavenly honey.
ضَحِكَ عَلِيٌّ حِينَ سَمِعَ هَذِهِ الحِكايَةَ مِنْ جَدَّتِهِ. قالَ: «هَذِهِ خُرافاتٌ يا جَدَّتِي!»
Ali laughed when he heard this tale from his grandmother. He said: "These are myths, grandmother!"
قالَتْ: «الخُرافاتُ أَحْيانًا حَقائِقُ مَخْفِيَّةٌ يا وَلَدِي.»
She said: "Myths are sometimes hidden truths, my child."
الفصلُ الثَّانِي: الضَّياعُ فِي الجَبَلِ
Chapter Two: Lost in the Mountain
ذَهَبَ عَلِيٌّ لِيَصْطادَ فِي الجَبَلِ، فَضاعَ فِي ضَبابٍ كَثِيفٍ. مَشَى ساعاتٍ حَتَّى وَصَلَ إِلى مَكانٍ لَمْ يَرَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ.
Ali went hunting in the mountain and got lost in thick fog. He walked for hours until he reached a place he had never seen before.
كانَتْ قَرْيَةً صَغِيرَةً جَمِيلَةً، بُيُوتُها بَيْضاءُ وَحَدائِقُها مَلِيئَةٌ بِالوُرُودِ. اسْتَقْبَلَهُ أَهْلُها بِحَفاوَةٍ غَرِيبَةٍ.
It was a small beautiful village, its houses white and its gardens full of roses. Its people welcomed him with strange warmth.
قالُوا: «أَنْتَ ضَيْفُنا حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَ الضَّبابُ.»
They said: "You are our guest until the fog clears."
الفصلُ الثَّالِثُ: سِرُّ القَرْيَةِ
Chapter Three: The Village's Secret
أَمْضَى عَلِيٌّ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فِي القَرْيَةِ. تَعَلَّمَ مِنْ أَهْلِها حِكْمَةً لَمْ يَعْرِفْها: كَيْفَ يَعِيشُ بِسَلامٍ مَعَ النَّفْسِ وَالطَّبِيعَةِ.
Ali spent three days in the village. He learned from its people wisdom he had never known: how to live in peace with oneself and nature.
حِينَ انْجَلَى الضَّبابُ، قالَ لَهُ شَيْخُ القَرْيَةِ: «الآنَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ. لَكِنْ تَذَكَّرْ: ما تَعَلَّمْتَهُ هُنا، عَلِّمْهُ لِغَيْرِكَ.»
When the fog cleared, the village elder said to him: "Now you must go. But remember: what you learned here, teach it to others."
عادَ عَلِيٌّ إِلى قَرْيَتِهِ. لَمْ يَجِدْ قَرْيَةَ الغُيُومِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، لَكِنَّهُ حَمَلَ حِكْمَتَها فِي قَلْبِهِ طَوالَ حَياتِهِ.
Ali returned to his village. He never found the cloud village again, but he carried its wisdom in his heart throughout his life.
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