[36] classical: a plan with an unexpected beginning       

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اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ اَللـَّذين هـَرَبوا the criminals that escaped	اَلـنَّفـَقُ اَلـَّذي هـَرَبوا مِنْهُ The tunnel that they escaped from	اَلسـِّجْنُ the prison
اَلنـّافِذَةُ اَلَّتي بـِجانِبِ اَلْبابِ the window that is next to the door	اَلـْجـَزيرَةُ اَلَّتي بـِها كـُلِّ اَللـَّذينَ هـَرَبوا The island that has all those who escaped	هـَرَبوا they escaped
اَلـْبابُ اَلـَّذي في اَلسِجْنِ the door that is in the prison	اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ اَللـَّذين كانوا عَلىَ اَلْجَزيرَةِ The criminals that were on the island	كـَيْفَ how
اَلنّافِذَةُ اَلـَّتي بـِجانِبِ اَلـْبابِ the window which is near the door	اَلسِّجْنُ اَلـَّذي كانوا فيه كانَ قـَدْ بـَنىَ اَلنـَّفَقَ The prison that they were in had built the tunnel.	مُغْلـَقٌ بـِمـِزْلاجٍ locked
اَلـْحارِسُ اَلَّذي بـِجانِبِ اَلـنـّافِذَةِ the guard that is next to the window	مَفْتوحٌ opened	هـُناكَ there
اَلْمُجْرِمونَ اَللـَّذينَ قـَتَلوا اَلْحارِسِ The criminals that killed the guard	مُجْرِمونَ criminals

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هَلْ رَأيْتُمْ اَلْمُجْرِمينَ اَلـَّذينَ هـَرَبوا مِنْ السِّجْن ِ؟ Male 1 - Did you see the criminals that escaped from the prison? لا، كـَيْفَ هـَرَبوا؟ Male 2 - No, how did they escape? هـُمْ هـَرَبوا مِنْ اَلنـّافـِذَةِ اَلـَّتي بـِجانِبِ الْبابِ Male 1 - They escaped from the window (that is) next to the door. وَلـِماذا لـَمْ يَهـْرَبوا مِنْ اَلـْبابِ؟ Male 2 - And why did they not escape from the door? لِأنَّ اَلْبابَ اَلـَّذي في اَلسِّجْنِ مُغْلـَقٌ بـِمِزْلاج ٍ Male 1 - Because the door (that is) in the prison is locked. وَالنَّافِذَةُ لـَيْسَتْ مُغـْلـَقـَة ً بـِمـِزْلاج ٍ؟ Male 2 - And the window is not locked? لا،اَلنـّافِذَةُ اَلـَّتي بـِجانِبِ اَلـْبابِ كانَتْ مَفـْتوحَة ً Male 1 - No, the window (that is) next to the door was opened. بـِدونِ حارِس ٍ؟ Male 2 - Without a guard? لا، اَلـْحارِسُ اَلـَّذي كانَ بـِجانـِبِ اَلنـّافِذَةِ قـَتـَلوهُ Male 1 - No, the guard that was next to the window was killed by them. وَأيـْنَ ذَهَبَ اَلْمُجْرِمونَ؟ Male 2 - And where did the criminals go? اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ اَلـَّذينَ قـَتـَلوا اَلْحارِسَِ هـَرَبوا مِنْ نـَفـَقٍ Male 1 - The criminals that killed the guardescaped from a tunnel. وَاَلنـَّفـَقُ يُؤْدي إلىَ أيـْنَ؟ Male 2 - And the tunnel leads to where? اَلنَّفـَقُ اَلـَّذي هـَرَبوا مِنْهُ يـُؤْدي إلىَ جَزيرَةٍ Male 1 - The tunnel that they escaped from leads to an island. وَهُمْ عـَلىَ اَلْجَزيرَةِ اَلآنَ؟ Male 2 - And they are on the island now? نَعـَمْ، هُمْ عـَلىَ اَلْجَزيرَةِ اَلـَّتي بـِها كُلُّ اَلـَّذينَ هـَرَبوا مِنْ قـَبْلـِهـِمْ Male 1 - Yes, they are on the island that has all those who escapedfrom before them. وِالْمُجْرِمونَ كـُلـُّهـُمْ لا زالوا هُناكَ؟ Male 2 - And all the criminals are still there? نـَعـَمْ، اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ اَلـَّذينَ كانوا عَلىَ اَلـْجَزيرَةِ لا زالوا هـُناكَ لـَكِنْ كـَعـِظامٍ Male 1 - Yes, the criminals that were on the island are still there but as bones! لـَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ طـَعامٌ! اَلسِّجْنُ اَلـْذي كانوا فيهِ كانَ أفـْضَلُ Male 2 - There was no food! The prison that they were in was better!  اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ بَعْدَ ذَلـِكَ فـَهـِموا أنَّ نـِهايَة َ اَلـْخِطـَةِ لـَيْسَتْ سِجْنـَهُمْ إنَّما هِيَ بـِدايَة ٌ لـِنـَتيجَةٍ  غـَيْرِ مُتـَوَقـَعَةٍ Male 1 - The criminals later understood that the end of the plan was not being imprisoned but the beginning of an unexpected outcome.

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لـِماذا لـَمْ يـَهـْرَبُ اَلْمُجْرِمونَ مِنْ اَلْبابِ؟ Why didn't the criminals escape from the door?   هـَلْ كانَتْ اَلنـّافـِذَةُ مُغـْلـَقـَة ً بـِمِزْلاجٍ؟ Was the window locked?   أيْنَ ذَهـَبَ اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ؟ Where did the criminals go?   هـَلْ اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ اَلسـّابـِقونَ اَلـّذينَ كانوا قـَدْ هـَرِبوا لا زالوا عـَلىَ اَلـْجَزيرَةِ؟ Are prior criminals who escaped still on the island?   ما مَعـْنىَ " اَلـْبـِدايَةُ" في عُنْوانِ اَلْقـِصَّةِ؟ What is the "beginning" referring to in the title of the story?

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Why didn't the criminals escape from the door?... لِأنَّ اَلـْبابَ اَلـَّذي في اَلسِّجْنِ مُغْلـَقٌ بـِمِزْلاجٍ Because the door that is in the prison is locked.   Was the window locked?... لا، اَلنـّافِذَةُ كانَتْ مَفْتوحَة ً No, the window was opened.   What did the criminals do to the guard?... اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ قـَتـَلوهُ The criminals killed him.   Are prior criminals who escaped still on the island?... نـَعَمْ، هـُمْ لا زالوا هـُناكَ Yes, they are still there.   What is the "beginning" referring to in the title of the story?... اَلـْمُجْرِمونَ بَعْدَ ذَلـِكَ فـَهـِموا أنَّ نـِهايَة َ اَلـْخِطـَةِ لـَيْسَتْ سِجْنـَهُمْ إنَّما هِيَ بـِدايَة ٌ لـِنـَتيجَةٍ غـَيْرِ مُتـَوَقـَعَةٍ The criminals later understood that the end of the plan is not   being imprisoned but the beginning of an unexpected outcome.