1️⃣ فِي مَدِينَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، كَانَتْ الحَيَاةُ سَريعةً وَمَشْغُولَةً.
In a big city, life was fast and busy.
2️⃣ كَانَتِ الشَّوارِعُ مَمْلُوءَةً بِالسَّيَّارَاتِ وَالأَصْوَاتِ.
The streets were filled with cars and sounds.
3️⃣ كَانَتْ نَاسٌ تَجْرِي فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، وَتَبْتَسِمُ بَعْضُهُمْ.
People were running everywhere, and some were smiling.
4️⃣ بَيْنَمَا كَانَتْ قَلْبِي فِي قَرْيَةٍ هَادِئَةٍ وَخَالِيَةٍ.
Meanwhile, my heart was in a quiet and empty village.
5️⃣ كَانَتِ الحَقُولُ خَضْرَاءَ وَالرِّيَاحُ تَحْمِلُ رَائِحَةَ الأَزْهَارِ.
The fields were green, and the winds carried the scent of flowers.
6️⃣ كَانَ النَّاسُ فِي القَرْيَةِ يَعِيشُونَ فِي سِلْمٍ وَتَعاونٍ.
The people in the village lived in peace and cooperation.
7️⃣ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، كَانَتِ الأَصْوَاتُ مِلْءَ الأَرْضِ بِصَوْتِ الطُّيُورِ.
In the morning, the sounds filled the land with the sound of birds.
8️⃣ بَيْنَمَا فِي المَدِينَةِ، كَانَتِ الأَضْوَاءُ سَاطِعَةً وَلَا يَحْصُلُ السُّكُونُ.
Meanwhile, in the city, the lights were bright and there was no silence.
9️⃣ كُلٌّ مِنَ الحَيَاتَيْنِ لَهَا جَمَالُهَا وَتَحَدِّيَاتُهَا.
Both lifestyles have their beauty and challenges.
🔟 أَحَبَبْتُ أَنْ أَزُورَ القَرْيَةَ بَعْدَ عَيْشِي فِي المَدِينَةِ.
I loved to visit the village after living in the city.