عالمة الآثار | The Archaeologist of Volubilis
"A site guard discovers passion with an archaeologist who comes to study the Roman ruins of Volubilis."
عالمة الآثار
The Archaeologist of Volubilis
الفصل الأول | Chapter One
أَحْرُسُ آثَارَ وَلِيلِي مُنْذُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.
I have guarded the Volubilis ruins for twenty years.
جَاءَتْ عَالِمَةُ آثَارٍ لِلتَّنْقِيبِ.
An archaeologist came to excavate.
"هَذَا المَكَانُ سَاحِرٌ،" قَالَتْ.
"This place is enchanting," she said.
الفصل الثاني | Chapter Two
كَانَتْ فِي الخَمْسِينَ، بِشَعْرٍ رَمَادِيٍّ وَحَمَاسٍ شَبَابِيٍّ.
She was in her fifties, with gray hair and youthful enthusiasm.
"أَعْرِفُ كُلَّ حَجَرٍ هُنَا،" قُلْتُ لَهَا.
"I know every stone here," I told her.
"فَكُنْ دَلِيلِي."
"Then be my guide."
الفصل الثالث | Chapter Three
أَخَذْتُهَا إِلَى أَمَاكِنَ لَا يَعْرِفُهَا السُّيَّاحُ.
I took her to places tourists don't know.
"هُنَا كَانَ مَعْبَدٌ رُومَانِيٌّ."
"Here was a Roman temple."
"يَا إِلَهِي... هَذَا اكْتِشَافٌ!"
"Oh my God... this is a discovery!"
الفصل الرابع | Chapter Four
قَضَتْ أَيَّامًا تَحْفِرُ وَتَبْحَثُ.
She spent days digging and researching.
وَأَنَا أُرَاقِبُهَا بِإِعْجَابٍ.
And I watched her with admiration.
"لِمَاذَا تَنْظُرُ إِلَيَّ هَكَذَا؟"
"Why do you look at me like that?"
الفصل الخامس | Chapter Five
"لِأَنَّكِ جَمِيلَةٌ كَهَذِهِ الآثَارِ."
"Because you are beautiful like these ruins."
"أَنَا عَجُوزٌ كَالآثَارِ أَيْضًا." ضَحِكَتْ.
"I am old like the ruins too." She laughed.
"الآثَارُ تَزْدَادُ قِيمَةً مَعَ الوَقْتِ."
"Ruins increase in value with time."
الفصل السادس | Chapter Six
عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ، جَلَسْنَا عَلَى أَعْمِدَةٍ رُومَانِيَّةٍ.
At sunset, we sat on Roman columns.
"أَشْعُرُ بِالتَّارِيخِ هُنَا..."
"I feel history here..."
"التَّارِيخُ قِصَّةُ حُبٍّ بَيْنَ البَشَرِ وَالمَكَانِ."
"History is a love story between humans and place."
الفصل السابع | Chapter Seven
تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ، فِي الآثَارِ الفَارِغَةِ.
That night, in the empty ruins.
تَحْتَ نُجُومٍ رَآهَا الرُّومَانُ قَبْلَ أَلْفَيْ سَنَةٍ.
Under stars the Romans saw two thousand years ago.
"لِنَكْتُبْ تَارِيخَنَا الخَاصَّ."
"Let's write our own history."
الفصل الثامن | Chapter Eight
أَكْمَلَتْ حَفْرِيَّاتِهَا وَاكْتَشَفَتِ اكْتِشَافَاتٍ مُهِمَّةً.
She completed her excavations and made important discoveries.
لَكِنَّ أَهَمَّ اكْتِشَافٍ كَانَ بَيْنَنَا.
But the most important discovery was between us.
"سَأَعُودُ كُلَّ صَيْفٍ... لِلْآثَارِ وَلَكَ."
"I will return every summer... for the ruins and for you."
الخاتمة | Conclusion
وَلِيلِي شَاهِدَةٌ عَلَى حَضَارَاتٍ.
Volubilis witnesses civilizations.
وَالآنَ شَاهِدَةٌ عَلَى حُبِّنَا.
And now witnesses our love.
حُبٌّ وُلِدَ بَيْنَ حِجَارَةٍ عُمْرُهَا أَلْفَا سَنَةٍ.
A love born among stones two thousand years old.
من حكايات وليلي From the Tales of Volubilis