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Avant-propos

Ce petit livret contient 26 contes berbères de la région de Tamazret dans le sud

tunisien. Ils ont été publiés vers 1910 et traduits en allemand par le chercheur et
linguiste allemand Hans Stumme. Vu l’importance linguistique et culturelle du
document, j’ai pensé qu’il était utile de réécrire tous ces contes en transcription
latine, qui est communément admise dans l’écriture moderne de la langue
amazighe.
Ce document peut être une référence valeureuse pour toute personne qui apprend
le tamazight (spécialement le parler du sud tunisien), ainsi que pour tout linguiste
ou chercheur dans la matière.
Avant de commencer la lecture de ces contes, il est très important que le lecteur
lise l’explication phonologique qui explique l’orthographe et la prononciation de
ce parler.
J’espère que ce travail sera une bonne initiative pour de futures recherches,
comme j’espère que tout locuteur amazigh tunisien se réjouira à lire ces contes
qui ont longtemps été préservés dans la mémoire de nos ancêtres, racontés par
nos grand-mères et qui ont forgé notre imagination pour très longtemps.

Balti Med Ali

15/06/2019

Email : livingtabernacle@yahoo.fr

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 0. Explications phonologiques et orthographiques

L’écriture du Tamazight est communément réalisée par deux scripts différents :

Lettres latines ou tifinagh. La lecture de n’importe quel système d’écriture dans
le monde requiert certaines règles dont le tamazight n’en fait pas l’exception.
C’est pourquoi, avant de commencer la lecture des contes, il va falloir retenir
certaines règles.

1. La prononciation :
- La voyelle ‘a’ se prononce toujours comme un [è] ouvert français dans
le mot ‘aime’ et non pas comme [a] dans le mot ‘papa’ !
aman [èmèn], aryaz [èryèz], ad yas [èd yès]

- Le ‘a’ se prononce comme un [a] français dans le mot ‘papa’, s’il est
compris dans une syllabe qui contient une consonne emphatique (q, ṛ, ṭ,
ṣ, ḍ, ẓ, ḥ, ɛ)
ṭamaṭṭut, yeqqar,

- La voyelle ‘e’ se prononce [a] comme en français, si elle se trouve dans

une syllabe qui contient des consonnes emphatiques :
iẓeṛṛa [iẓaṛṛa], yexḍem [yaxḍam], eḍleb [aḍlab], yemṛeq [yamṛaq], …

- Il faut prendre en considération la prononciation de deux consonnes. La

consonne [t] se prononce dans la plupart des cas [θ]. Mais, redoublée ‘tt’
se prononce [tt] sauf pour le pronom féminin COD ‘-tt’ où l’écriture n’a
rien à voir avec le redoublement de la consonne, il s’agit seulement de
faire la différence entre le pronom masculin ‘-t’ et féminin ‘-tt’.

La consonne ‘d’ se prononce aussi, dans la plupart des cas [đ], sauf si
elle est redoublée.

Mot tamazight Différentes prononciations possibles

tamaṭṭut [tamaṭṭuθ] [θamaṭṭuθ]
tutlayt [tuθlayt [θuθlayθ]
itri [iθri]
yedwel [yeđwel]
idukkel [iđukkel]
idukka [iđukka]
tdukka [ddukka]
din [đin]
dah [đah]

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2. L’assimilation :
L’assimilation est un processus phonologique dans lequel une consonne ou
une voyelle change de prononciation selon l’environnement dans lequel
elles sont insérées. On distingue deux types d’assimilations :
- L’assimilation régressive : la consonne change de prononciation et
s’assimile à la consonne qui la suit :
texsed-t → [texsett] le ‘d’ devient ‘t’
yeɛṛeḍ-ten → [yaɛṛaṭṭen] le ‘ḍ’ devient ‘ṭ’ et le ‘e’ devient ‘a’
nniɣ-t → [nnixt] le ‘ɣ’ devient ‘x’
wel čiɣ-c → [wel čixc] le ‘ɣ’ devient ‘x’
tdukka → [ddukka] le ‘t’ devient ‘d’
wel nuc → [wennuc] le ‘l’ devient ‘n’
n midden → [mmidden] le ‘n’ deviant ‘m’
d tmaṭṭut → [ttmaṭṭut] le ‘d’ devient ‘t’

- La préposition ‘n’ devant un mot commençant par la syllabe ‘ɛa’,

disparait et entraine des modifications sur le mot où ‘ɛa’ devient ‘aɛa’ :
yelli-s n ɛammi-s → yelli-s aɛammi-s
ddrari n ɛammi-s → ddrari aɛammi-s
lemdinet n Ɛamman → lemdinet Aɛamman
leḥkayt n Ɛanter → leḥkayt aƐanter

3. L’accent :
- L’accent tonique tombe souvent sur la dernière syllabe des mots, sinon sur
l’avant-dernière syllabe des noms trisyllabiques :
aɣyul, aryaz, tesa, …
tamaṭṭut, afunas, …

- Pour les verbes : si le verbe est au passé, l’accent tonique tombe sur la
dernière syllabe :
yedwel, teẓṛid, neswa, …

- Si le verbe est au présent, l’accent tonique tombe sur la deuxième syllabe

du verbe :
iẓeṛṛa, txeddmed, idukkel, yetneggez, …

- Si le verbe est au futur ou au subjonctif, autrement dit, si le verbe est

précédé de l’une des particules suivantes (a-, da-), l’accent tombe sur la
première syllabe de ce verbe :
da iseɣ, a-yemṛeq, da texḍmed, …

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 - Quand le verbe est nié, l’accent tonique tombe sur la dernière syllabe du
verbe qui contient le suffixe de négation ‘-c’.
wel yedwel-c, wel tufim-c, wel nxeddem-c, …

A part les trois temps (passé, présent, futur), le verbe peut être utilisé à l’aoriste
sans la particule ‘da’, et ce dans le but d’exprimer le présent de narration dans le
passé.

Verbes à l’aoriste (passé) Verbes à l’inaccompli (passé)

Aryaz-din yesɣa alɣem, yenna fellas,
yexḍem al tiddart-s, yeẓṛa ameddukl-s
g ubrid, yeča ides amensi.
L’homme acheta un dromadaire, il
monta sur lui, il alla à sa maison, il vit
son ami sur la route, il dîna avec lui.
Aryaz-din iseɣ alɣem, yenn fellas,
yexḍem al tiddart-s, iẓeṛ ameddukl-s g
ubrid, yeč ides amensi.
L’homme achète le dromadaire, il
monte sur lui, il va à sa maison, il voit
son ami sur la route, il dîne avec lui

- La narration dans le passé est souvent exprimée par l’aoriste qui rend le
récit plus vif. Dans ce cas, l’accent tombe sur la toute première syllabe.
Mais, il n’est pas toujours facile de distinguer entre un verbe au passé ou à
l’aoriste quand il s’agit d’un verbe régulier :

ffɣn
Accompli (passé)
Ils sont sortis : ffeɣn
Au passé, nous pouvons utiliser la
voyelle ‘e’ qui nous aide à savoir que
le verbe est dans ce temps. Mais, en
écriture tifinagh, nous n’avons pas de
telle possibilité, l’accompli et l’aoriste
sont confondus.
Aoriste (présent dans le passé)
Ils sortent : effɣen
A l’aoriste, en écriture latine, en
remarquant la succession de deux ou
trois voyelles, nous pouvons conclure
qu’il y a un ‘e’ au début du mot, sans
pour autant, l’écrire. On n’écrit
jamais un ‘e’ au début d’un mot.

Mais, quand le verbe est irrégulier, nous pouvons alors distinguer l’accompli
(passé) de l’aoriste :

Accompli Aoriste Inaccompli Ad + aoriste

(passé) (présent) (futur)
yesɣa iseɣ yetsaɣ da iseɣ
il acheta il achète il achète il achètera
(narration au passé)

Autres exemples:

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Verbes réguliers:

inaccompli aoriste inaccompli aoriste

e e
meṛqen mṛqen xḍemen xḍmen

Verbes irréguliers:

inaccompli aoriste inaccompli aoriste

ufin afen ẓṛin ẓṛen

Nous pouvons aussi savoir, au cours de la lecture d’une histoire, si le verbe est à
l’accompli ou à l’aoriste, grâce aux pronoms personnels :
yenna-yas : il lui a dit
yenn-as : et il lui dit

yuca-yas : il lui a donné

yuc-as : et il lui donne

yega-yas : il lui a fait

yeg-as : et il lui fait

4. Les mots d’origine arabe:

Le tamazight n’a pas d’articles définis, tel qu’en français (le, la, les, l’) ou encore
tel qu’en arabe (al-). C’est pourquoi ce manque d’articles est ressenti avec les
mots arabes qui, en tamazight, sont accompagné de l’article (al):
leflus, ccemɛat, lɛadet, lɛilt, lisem, ṭṭawlet, lḥuc, lkursi, lɛacra...

Nous avons remarqué qu’un seul mot berbère prend parfois l’article arabe (al-)
quand il exprime le défini:
sen : deux
l-sen : les deux

Mais, dans certains contextes, on remarquera l’absence de l’article quand le

locuteur utilise le mot arabe dans une interprétation indéfinie:

Ɣenna tyaṭṭust, teṭṭef cemɛat iḍ lkul g ufus-s, w nečin ntari, kan tyaṭṭust tlewweḥ
ccemɛat deg ufus-s, a-k nuc myat merkeb s ɣenneɣ, ...

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Nous avons un chat-femelle qui maintient une bougie toute la nuit dans sa main,
et nous écrivons, si le chat-femelle jette la bougie de sa main, nous te donnerons
cent barques de notre côté, …

Mais, nous avons choisi d’écrire arbitrairement certains mots d’origine arabe, vu
que ceci dépendrait, en grande partie du locuteur.
isem : nom
lisem : nom

5. Règles d’écriture et de lecture:

• La particule de négation ‘wel’ suivi d’un pronom personnel COD ou COI,

se prononce [wa-]:

wel-t wel-ɣen wel-yi wel-k wel-s wel-nt wel-sen

[wat] [waɣen] [way] [wak] [was] [want] [wasen]

• Dans trois cas, les deux lettres successives ‘eɣ’ se prononcent [a]:

- Quand il s’agit du suffixe du verbe conjugué avec neč:

uceɣ [uca], dweleɣ [dwela], utlayeɣ [utlaya], sesseɣ [sessa], ...

- Quand il s’agit du pronom COD/COI ou adjectif/pronom possessif de

‘nečin’:
idneɣ [idna], ɣenneɣ [ɣenna], ssineɣ [ssina], yenna-yaneɣ [yenna-yana], ...

- Le mot ‘neɣ’ qui s’écrit aussi ‘uneɣ’ ou encore le mot ‘u sineɣ’, se

prononcent tous [na], [una], [usina].

• Le suffixe ‘ɣ’ des verbes conjugués avec la première personne du singulier

‘neč’, se prononce [a] s’il est suivi d’une consonne ou de la semi-voyelle
‘y’, comme expliqué précédemment. Mais, se prononce ‘ɣ’ s’il est suivi de
la voyelle ‘i’:
ẓṛiɣ, uciɣ, nniɣ, uɣiɣ, ...

Si le verbe, dans ces cas est suivi du suffixe de négation ‘-c’ ou d’un des
pronoms personnels COD (-t, -tt, -ten, -tent), le son [ɣ] devient [x]:
ẓṛiɣ-t [ẓṛix-t], uciɣ-ten [ucix-ten], nniɣ-tent [nnix-tent], uɣiɣ-c [uɣix-c], ...

6. Le ‘e’ caduc
• L’écriture en lettres latines, présente des avantages, comme elle présente
certaines difficultés. La voyelle ‘e’ peut se déplacer d’une certaine position

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 à une autre [netta yedwel → cek tedwled] comme elle peut disparaitre
entièrement [iḍaren → iḍarn-s (iḍar-nes)]

Tous les adjectifs possessifs sont précédés de la voyelle ‘e’:

-k → [-ek], -m → [-em], -s → [-es], -nneɣ → [-enna], -wwem → [-ewwem],
-kmet → [-ekmet], -nsen → [-ensen], -nsnet → [-ensnet]

• Le ‘e’ caduc a une certaine tendance à se prononcer [u] quand il est suivi
ou précédé de la lettre ‘w’ :
idwem → [idwum], yewwet → [yewwut], cahwet → [cahwut], ...

• Les suffixes verbaux (-d) et (-t) chutent quand ils sont suivis de la particule
de négation ‘-c’

tutlayed-c tutlaymet-c utlaynet-c

tutlayec tutlaymec utlaynec

Dans ce cas, nous nous renvoyons à l’accent tonique qui indique la

différence entre kenyum et kenyemti, ainsi qu’entre nihnin et nihenti.

nihnin utlayen → nihnin wel utlayen-c [utlayenc]

nihenti utlaynet → nihenti wel utlaynet-c [utlaynec]

kenyum tutlayem → kenyum wel tutlayem-c [tutlayemc]

kenyemti tutlaymet → kenyemti wel tutlaymet-c [tutlaymec]

Remarquons la différence de prononciation [-enc]/[-nec] et [-emc]/[-mec]

qui nous aide à savoir si le verbe est conjugué avec un pronom masculin ou
féminin.

7. L’écriture tifinagh:
L’esprit de la langue tamazight ne peut être reflétée que dans sa propre
écriture. C’est pourquoi, tous les contes, à part leur écriture en lettres latines,
nous les avons aussi écrit en tifinagh. La différence entre les deux systèmes
n’est pas grande, et il faut retenir une seule règle crutiale: Ne jamais écrire
le ‘e’ caduc à tort et à travers. On ne l’écrit qu’entre deux consonnes
identiques pour indiquer qu’elles se prononcent séparémment :

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 Tableau de prononciation de l’alphabet amazigh

Tifinagh Prononciation Nom

Latin Arabe IPA
a ‫َ أ‬ æ ya
b ‫ب‬ b yab
g ‫گ‬ g yag
d ‫ذ د‬ d/ð yad
ḍ ‫ض‬ ḍ yaḍ
e ə ye
f ‫ف‬ f yaf
k ‫ك‬ k yak
h ‫هـ‬ h yah
ḥ ‫ح‬ ħ yaḥ
ɛ ‫ع‬ ʕ yaɛ
x ‫خ‬ χ yax
q ‫ق‬ q yaq
i ‫َإ‬ i yi
j ‫ج‬ ʒ yaj
l ‫ل‬ l yal
m ‫م‬ m yam
n ‫ن‬ n yan
u ‫َأ‬ u yu
r ‫ر‬ r yar
ṛ ‫ڕ‬ ṛ yaṛ
ɣ ‫غ‬ ɣ yaɣ
s ‫س‬ s yas
ṣ ‫ص‬ ṣ yaṣ
c ‫ش‬ ʃ yac
t ‫ث ت‬ t/θ yat
ṭ ‫ط‬ ṭ yaṭ
w ‫و‬ w yaw
y ‫ي‬ y yay
z ‫ز‬ z yaz
ẓ ‫ژ‬ ẓ yaẓ
w w Labio-vélarisation

č ‫تش‬ ͡tʃ yač

ǧ ‫دج‬ d͡ʒ yaǧ
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 01.Leḥkayt n uryaz id sebɛa d tanglusin
Yella ijen d aryaz, ɣers lɛilt-s. tiru-as
sabɛa (sa) d tanglusin, tjaf. Teǧa
tanglusin-din id dadda-snet. Yedwel
yuɣa tamaṭṭut xlaf teqqim trabba
disnet, tfud ssisnet. Ass seg ussanat,
tenna-yas i weryaz-s : "Awi
tanglusin-ah, nɣi-tent, uneɣ [una] llf-
id a-meṛqeɣ f iman-iw !"
W netta, aryaz-din, yexs liwac-s gget,
yenna-yas: "Mak da-sent geɣ ?"
Tenna-yas nettat : "Awi-tent al ijiman,
themmeld-tent!" Yenna-yas:
"Uṣbiḥ!"
Am wayeča yenna i yessi-s :
"Ayyamet a-nesraḥ !" Nnant-as :
"Ayya !" Yawi-tent yesraḥ ssisnet.
Disnet tanglust tameẓẓyant-nsnet,
tiwi taṣrirt n iɣd g ufus-s Menḥekc i
teffeɣ s temurt, mani i-d tusa a-tenɣel
lawsa ald’ i-d bɛadnet f temurt gget.
Yaɣ-tent dadda-snet s-addu n
tzemmurt, yenna-yasnet : "Qqimmet
dah al mak a-d aseɣ !". Qqimnet din
w netta irewweḥ, yeǧ-inet.
Mak i yiweḍ fellasnet deg yiḍ, tenna-
yasnet tanglust-din tameẓẓyant :
"Dadda-kmet irewweḥ, yeǧa-yakmet
dah, ayyamet! rewweḥmet !" Nnant-
as : "Nečin wel nessin-c abrid !
"Tenna-yasnet : "Ayyamet g jjart-iw !
"Tebda ttebbeɛ g iɣd-din ald’ i-d
trewweḥ ssisnet. Afnet dadda-snet
itett g umensi-s. Yenna-yasnet :
"Neč-din taɛlakeɣ da-kent aseɣ. "
Nnant-as : "Tay nusa-d waḥd-aneɣ."
Deg yiḍ tenna-yas lɛilt-s : "Yessi-k
wel-nt tiwid-c al ijiman, teskerksed
fella, llf-id! Teqqimed cek id yessi-
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k!" Yenna-yas : "Tih d yessi,
xemmem cem-din mak i-sent geɣ?
Tenna-yas : "Tura a-k xemmemeɣ!"
Qqimen susmen sin-sin.
Tenna-yas : "Baɛd tlata d ussan,
e
ḍleb-asnet iṛiḍen, tennd-asnet :
Ayyamt a-nexḍem al islan, a tawyed-
tent i lbarr yebɛed, dis anu. Mak a-d
tased f imi n wanu, lewweḥ akebbus-
k, tennd-asnet: Mantan, ya tanglusin,
texsed a-teggez al wanu, tessuli-yid
akebbus-iw? W lli da teggez, ekks-as
aṛiḍ-s ald’ a-nt tessuggzed lkul.
Tqamed iṛiḍen-nsnet, trewweḥd-d!"
Yekker aryaz-din talji, yenna-yasnet i
yessi-s: "Yella ijen d abiyyat d
ameddukl-iw, ɣers islan, exseɣ da
nexḍem idekmet." Yeṣṣiṛeḍ-tent aṛiḍ
d lḥli, yawi-tent ald’ i-d-yusa g lxla
dis anu. Mak i-d-yusa f imi n wanu,
yeṣṣender akebbus-s, yenna-yasnet:
"D mantan, ya tanglusin, texs a-
teggez a-tenẓɣ-id akebbus-iw?"
Tenna-yas tameqqart: "Neč a-s
ggzeɣ." Yenna-yas : Ḥuṭ aṛiḍ-m,
teggzed!" Kkesnet xamsa tih-din am
nettat iṛiḍen-nsent. Teqqim
tameẓẓyant-nsnet.
Yenna-yas dadda-s: "Tih n setta wel
geddnet-c ad ssulinet akebbus, wel-t
tessulid-c d cem-din? Nihenti wel
geddnet-c. Ayya! Kkes aṛiḍ-m cem-
din, teggzed tessulid-yi-t-d!" Tenna-
yas : Ayya!
Nettat tusa-d da teggez, tduz aṛiḍ-din
n isetma-s qabl a-teggez nettat.
Yenna-yas dadda-s : "Nni tɣurred
ssi ?" Tenna-yas yelli-s : "Tɣurred
cek-din ssineɣ, f lxaḍer n liwac-k
tlewweḥd-aneɣ !" Tenna-yas yelli-s :
"Baṛṛa f iman-k! nečin Ṛabbi a-ɣen
yaɣ lqasem, w cek-din baṛṛa, ṛewweḥ
al tah lli tlewweḥd-aneɣ f lxaḍr-s!"
Baɛd lli tenna-yas ddwi-yah, tlewweḥ
iman-s g wanu id isetma-s.
Qqimnet g wanu ḥeffernet. Ass seg
ussan, snuqqebnet f telɣula tilaɛwert,
afnet-tt tṭẓaḍ g umensi-s. Tebda
tanglust tameẓẓyant, talɣula tṭẓaḍ, u
nettat ttakr-as g waren, ttuč i isetma-
s. Talɣula ɛla gedd n lli tṭẓaḍ wel tufi-
c aren, tenna : "Mak lɣribet?". Taɣ-d
ayaẓiḍ tḥuṭ-i f imi n taḥnayt. Tanglust
teẓẓel afus-s, ayaẓiḍ iɛeyyeḍ, teṭṭf-tt
talɣula, tenẓeɣ-tt twali-s. Tenna
talɣula i tanglust : "Yellac idem xlaf
ah?" Tenna-yas : "Aha!" Teqqim
txeddem f telɣula-din. Tenna-yas:
"Qqim, a-m geɣ d yelli!" Teqqim ɣers.
Yas-d aryaz-s, yenna-yas: "Tah mani-
s?" Tenna-yas: "Yuɣ-it-d Ṛabbi, a-tt
geɣ d yelli." Teqqim tanglust-din,
mak a-tḍeyyeb amensi, azyen a-teǧ i
telɣula, azyen a-tuc i isetma-s seg
taḥnayt-din. teqqim tlata d isukkasen
nettat txeddem g telɣula-din. Yas-d
ɣersen tfaska n ileɣwalen, tenna i
weryaz-s: "Awi tanglust-a al ijiman,
e
ɣrs-aneɣ-tt-d [eɣersanated] nɛeyyed
fellas !" Yawi-tt, yemṛeq al ijiman,
asn-d g lɣabet, afen tazdayt d tazirart
gget, dis izukkaren.
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Tenna tanglust i lɣul : "Ali enẓɣ-aneɣ
izukkaren w neč a-xeḍmeɣ a-tḥeṭṭbeɣ
lawsa n isɣaren i yemma !" Yenna-
yas : "Uṣbiḥ!" Netta yuli al tazdayt, w
nettat texḍem ttazzel ttjur-d g isɣaren,
teṣṣunneḍ g isɣaren f tezdayt. Yenna-
yas lɣul: "Ac-bim teṣṣunnad g isɣaren
f tezdayt?" Tenna-yas: "Bbi-yid
izukkaren g lɛaql-k mabin tlayameɣ
neč !" Tebda ttjurr-d g isɣaren,
teṣṣunneḍ f tezdayt, taɣ-d ɛacra n
iɣalen, tuca-snet lɛafyet. Yebda
yeqqar lɣul i tanglust-din: "Fuk-id, w
lli texsed g ddunyet a-m uceɣ !"
Tenna-yas: "Wel ɣiseɣ-c!"
Yuḍa-d lɣul seg tezdayt, yas-d g
wammas n timsi, ijaf. trewwḥ-d
tafruxt. Tenna-yas talɣula-din :
"Dadda-m mani i yella ?" Tenna-yas:
"Yeɛya, tura a-d yaweḍ ." Tenna
talɣula-din i tanglust : "Aya! Ssenn-
id denny-m u sineɣ a-nexḍem a-t
neɛṛeḍ". Tessenn-it denny-s, temṛeq
ssis, nettat teggur, taf anu wel dis-c
allaɣ, tlewweḥ-t dis, tedwel f lqfa-s.
Tessuffeɣ-d isetma-s seg taḥnayt-din,
afnet lxir d lmal n telɣula-din d lɣul-
din. Afnet amkan lli iteffeɣ ssis lɣul
al ddunyet, ffɣent ssis. Wel qqilnet-c
a-rewweḥnet twali dadda-snet,
rewweḥnet l tiddart n lqaḍi. Kul ict
ssisnet tuɣa aryaz f iman-s, dwelnet
lkul timetriyin.
 02. Leḥkayt n Ɛli Mesɛud id Lɣula
Yella ijen d abiyyat, ɣers memmi-s, w
ɣers jimi n timačin. kul ass yexḍem s
uɣyul-s a-yečur imačan. Kul ass a
yexḍem a-yečur isnayen. Ass seg
ussanat, tas-as talɣula.
Tenna-yas : ‘Uc-id lawsa n imačan !’
Yenna-yas : ‘Bbi-ten seg tmačit.’
Tenna-yas : ‘Nni ? Neč-din d alɣem
ah?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Awi seg isni !’
Tenna-yas : ‘Nni ? Neč d afunas ah?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Awi seg iɣerɣar.’
Tenna-yas : ‘Nni ? Neč d aydi ah?’
Tenna-yas : ‘A mmi-s n ultma !
Nnebt-k d amaɛfun !’
Yenna-yas : ‘Mala, mani-s i texsed ?’
Tenna-yas : ‘Uc-id seg ufus-k i ufus-
iw!’
Yenna-yas : ‘Uṣbiḥ !’
Iqam imačan s ufus-s yeẓẓel-as-ten-d.
Teṭṭf-t seg ufus-s, tlewweḥ-t denni
akrum-s, tettem teggur ssis. taf
midden mejjren g imejran.
Tenna-yasen : ‘Ṛabbi idwem !
Ffudeɣ ! Uct-id a-sweɣ !’.
Čurn-as taqlilt aɣn-as-tt-d.
Nnan-as : ‘Aɣ ! Su ! W cem-din d
matta taclamt denny-m ? ’
Tenna-yasen : ‘D memmi !’
Nihnin ṛqben-t afen-t d bnadem.
Tenna-yasen nettat : ‘Geɛɛadt-id !
Taclamt-iw terxa !’
Qamen nihnin taqlilt, ḥuṭn-tt-d g
teclamt-s, kksen anglus-din seg
teclamt.
Nnan-as : ‘Xḍem ! Tay ngeɛɛed-am-
tt-d !’
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Nnan-as i unglus : ‘Xḍem ! Rwel !’
Yerwel anglus itazzel al jimi-s, g lbal-
s da yečur fisaɛ w irewweḥ l tiddart-
nsen. Lawsa, talɣula mak i trewweḥ
tḥuṭ taclamt-s, taf dis taqlilt, tedwel-d
ttazzel, ttebbi uẓaw-s. Tedwel-d twali
jimi lli ssis anglus, taf-i wel yuc din.
Tenna-yas : ‘ Ṛabbi idek a mmi-s n
ultma ! ’
Yenna-yas : ‘ Ṛabbi idem ya xalti ! ’
Tenna-yas : ‘Uc-id lawsa n imačan !’
Yenna-yas : ‘Bbi-ten seg tmačit.’
Tenna-yas : ‘Nni ? Neč-din d aleɣm
ah?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Awi seg isni !’
Tenna-yas : ‘Nni ? Neč d afunas ah?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Awi seg iɣerɣar.’
Tenna-yas : ‘Nni ? Neč d aydi ah?’
Tenna-yas : ‘A mmi-s n ultma !
Nnebt-k d amaɛfun !’
Yenna-yas : ‘Mala, mani-s i texsed ?’
Tenna-yas : ‘Uc-id seg ufus-k i ufus-
iw!’
Netta yeẓẓl-as afus-s, nettat teṭṭf-t,
tḥuṭ-i g teclamt-s, tessegged ssis,
tettem mrewwḥa. Taweḍ al yelli-s,
lism-s ‘Cencuna’, tesquy fellas.
Tenna-yas : ‘A Cencuna ! Tay uɣiɣ-
am uwwa-m d ameẓẓyan, yebha gget.
Rr lbal-m fellas !’ Yeqqim netta id
yelli-s n telɣula.
Kul ass a-temṛeq talɣula a-sen taɣ
matt’ da-čen : aksum n iyeṛẓaẓ d
ileɣman a-taɣ-t-d i unglus, w aksum n
bnadem i nettat d yelli-s. Yeqqim
xumsṭac d isukkasen idesnet.
Mak i kemlen xumsṭac d isukkasen,
tenna-yas i yelli-s : ‘Uwwa-m yeqwa-
c ah?’
Tenna-yas : ‘ A yemma ! Yeqwa gget’
Tenna-yas : ‘ As-d a-m nneɣ !’
Tenna-yas : ‘ Way !’
Tenna-yas : ‘Ayeča d tfaska (lɛid), w
neč-din da meṛqeɣ l-itxalt-m a-sent
squyeɣ, w cem-din talji, nn-as ‘Ayya,
a-k ḥejjmeɣ! Assa d tfaska!’, mak a-d
tased tḥejjemd-as, mak a-teqrbed i
takrumt-s ɣres-t !’ U anglus isell
disnet.
Mak i-d kkren talji, tenna Cencuna i
unglus : ‘A uwwa ! a-k ḥejjmeɣ, assa
d tfaska !’. Yenna-yas : ‘Yebha ! a-m
ḥejjmeɣ i cem-din d tamezwart.’
Tenna-yas : ‘Ayya !’
Yebda yetḥejjm-as, mak i yiweḍ
takrumt-s, yeɣres-tt, yekks aṛiḍ-s,
yiṛeḍ-ti. Yenẓɣ-d tanḥast, irekkeb-tt f
lɛafyet, yebren lkessu. Iḍeyyeb lkessu
d waksum n tefruxt-din, yebbi-yas
tibebbiyin-s, yerdem-tent g wallaɣ n
zziwa.
Ald’ i trewweḥ yemma-s, nettat d
itxalt-s, tenna-yas : ‘A yelli ! a-
tḍeyybed-c amekli ?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Akettadin, ḍeyybeɣ-t
[ḍeyybat], baṛṛamet cem-din d itxalti
fḍermet !’. Nihenti mṛeqnet feṭṭernet.
Tenna-yas : ‘ A yemma ! Ssudf afus-
m g wallaɣ n zziwa, tan tibebbiyin n
wanglus-din, č-inet, d lbay-m ! ’
Qqimnet nihenti feṭṭernet, u netta
yemṛeq, sin yeǧi-net, wel ucinet
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feṭṭernet. Yadef netta l lxaznet n sslaḥ
id lxaznet n lmal id lxaznet n lesruj id
lxaznet n lksawi. l arwa n tiɣallyin
yextar lɛaber, iḥuṭ fellas sserj, ykbes-
t ṣbiḥ, yiṛeḍ netta lkeswet, iḥezzem g
sslaḥ d aṣbiḥ, yenn denni tɣallit.
Yemṛeq twali telɣula, yenna-yas i
telɣula : ‘A yemma, tečid-c
tibebbiyin n Cencuna uneɣ wel tečid-
c ? Ma-k tweṣṣid-tt [tweṣṣittet],
tennid-as ‘Ɣres uwwa-m, ayeča d
tfaska, u sin a-d aɣeɣ d itxalt-m a-
fḍernet ɣenneɣ !’ W neč lli ɣreseɣ
yelli-m, ḍeyybeɣ-am ssis amekli i
cem-din d istma-m ! Yebha-c
amekli ?’
Tɛeyyeḍ nettat ict n lɛiḍat, yenzɣ-d
netta asekkin-s, yeḥmel fellas,
yewwet-tt, yuɣed-tt f sen. yedwel f
tiddin, yenɣ-inet, yedwel yenn f
tɣallit-s, yemṛeq i tẓeqqa n lmal yečur
lxurj-s, ittem mrewweḥ. Middn-s
taɛlake n-t ijaf, ɛalxaḍer slin ssis lli
tiwi-t talɣula, ayysen-t. Baɛd xumsṭac
d isukkasen irewweḥ d ameqqar.
Nnan-as : ‘Cek-din d win ?’
Yenna-yasen : ‘Neč-din d Ɛli
Umesɛud !’
Nnan-as : ‘Ɛli Umesɛud ?! Mahu teč-
i talɣula w netta d ameẓẓyan ?!’
Yenna-yasen : ‘Taya neč-din lli tiwi-
yid d ameẓẓyan, tura xumsṭac n
usukkasen ɣers, yenṣr-id fellas Ṛabbi,
nɣiɣ-tt, w akettaya rewweḥɣ-d !’
 03. Leḥkayet n ttajer d uḥajjam
Yella ijen d ttajer, itas-d yetqima tma
n uḥajjam lmuddet n tlata d iyuren.
Yenna-yas i uḥajjam-din: ‘Cek-din
ṣṣanɛt-ah tahen wel tɣanni kan f
usasi.’ Yenna-yas aḥajjam : ‘eNni ?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Ɛalaxaḍer cek-din a-
tqimed tbedded essaɛat f iḍaren-ek, s
matt a-tsawwred tlata n irubbwan,
e
ṣṣanɛt-ah d eṣṣanɛat n usasay kif
kif !’. Yenna-yas : ‘eṢṣanɛt-iw d
e
lḥjamet d asuf n eddheb, la ḥabba-c
e
ṣṣanɛat g eddunyet am nettat !’.
Yenna-yas ttajer-din : ‘Azzenzi id
wasɣa anda elɣna !’. Isusem aḥajjam.
Yeqqim aḥajjam lmuddet n tlata n
iyuren, yeṣfer l Skenderiya. Yekri
taḥnut, yeqqim yetḥajjem dis,
yemmessen s midden ; Midden n
temurt-din azyen-nsen tḥajjmen ɣers.
Ass deg ussan, ettajer yeḍher-as elli da
yeṣfer, yezzenz elli ɣers d tiddart-s,
yejmel lmal-es, yeṣfer. Netta yusa-d g
ilel, yeɣṛeq essis lmerkeb, iḥeṣṣel
e
lluḥet, yenn fellas, yebda aḍu yetduz
dis alda-t ilewweḥ l eccuṭṭ. Yeffɣ-d
deg eccuṭ d abesqiḍ, yaɣ yebda yeggur,
ɛerḍen-t ibiyyaten, ennan-as : ‘Ac-bik
sah ?’ Yenna-yasen : ‘Kaneɣ ɣṛeqeɣ
g ilel.’ Ucn-as elkiswet, yiṛeḍ-t, ucn-
as yeča. Isegged essyin deg temurt al
temurt, ald’ i yiweḍ Skenderiya.
Yadef l temurt, yebda iṭenneḍ alda-d
yusa g essuq elli dis aḥajjam-din.
Yebda iṛeqqeb dis, yenna : ‘Zaɛma
wahen mecc d ameddukl-iw elli eǧiɣ-
t d aḥajjam Tunísa ?’. Yenna g lɛaql-
e
s : ‘Mecc netta ! D matt’i-d uɣin-t-d
l dah ?’. Yeqerb-as l imi n teḥnut,
yenna-yas : ‘Cek-din mecc d aḥajjam
e
lli eǧiɣ-ak Tunísa ?’. Yenna-yas
aḥajjam : ‘Neč ! Ɛasslama !’. Isallem
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fellas esslam d ameqqar, yefreḥ essis,
yessudef-t l teḥnut, yesqim-i tma-s,
yenna-yas aḥajjam i ttajer : ‘Mak
e
ssibt-k dah ?’. Yenna-yas : ‘Usiɣ-d f
e
ddimmet n wasɣa d tinzi, lausa a-
ɣarqeɣ g ilel, neč-din d eṣṣarmiten,
neč-din effeɣeɣ-d, u eṣṣarmiten
temṛeq.’
Yenna-yas : ‘eLḥamdu lillah elli
teffeɣd-ed cek, teddered, a-tgid elmal
xlaf ! eQqim idi, neč-din a-xedmeɣ, u
e
lli yuɣa-d Ṛabbi a-t neč, neč
idek !’Yenna-yas : ‘Allah iketter xir-
e
k !’
e
Qqimen tlata n iyuren jmiɛ. Yeg
aḥajjam-din elkeswet tebha egget,
yuc-as g ufus-s tlatin afrank, yenna-
yas : ‘Cek-din teqqimed baqi tma-w,
tellid teqlqed, effeɣ, wussaɛ s lxaḍr-ek
lawsa !’. Yeffeɣ ettajer-din essyin,
yemṛeq l essuq n ettujjar, a-frḥen essis
ettujjar-din, esswen g wammas n
e
ssuq tizarbiyin id elkrasi, eqqimen
sessen g elqahwet ald’ i-sen yusa ijen
d elqabṭan, ɣers elbabur, yečara d
e
sselɛat. eNnan-as ettujjar-din idin elli
yeqqim tma-nsen : ‘eSɣi elbabur ah !’.
Yesɣ-i s tutlayt : lɛacra ɛacra id
wazyen, egin lmijal f sa d ussan, a-s
ixelleṣ bab n elbabur leflus-es.
Am wayeča asn-as ettujjar xlaf i bab n
lbabur-din, ennan-as : ‘Zzenz-aneɣ
e
sselɛt-ek.’ Yenna-yasen : ‘eSselɛat-
iw zzenzeɣ-tt [zzenza:t].’ eNnan-as :
‘ I win ?’ Yenna-yasen : ‘I ettajer elli
yusa-d s Tunes yetsewweq.’
e
Mṛqen-as ettujjar-din, afen-t yeqqim
netta d umeddukal-es. eNnan-as : ‘D
cek-din elli tesɣid esselɛat n elbabur
e
lli yusa-d a?’ Yenna-yasen : ‘Neč !’
e
Nnan-as : ‘A-ɣen tezzenzed-c a ?’
Yenna-yasen : ‘A-ken zzenzeɣ.’
e
Nnan-as : ‘S menyekt tesɣid cek ? U
lfeydet ḥlal !’ Yenna-yasen : ‘eSɣiɣ
lɛacra ɛacra id wazyen.’ Ucn-as
lɛacra ḥdac. Wel yeqqil-c. eṢṣaweḍn-
as s-al lɛacra arbaɛṭac. Yezzenz-asen.
Yenna-yasen : ‘Ḥasebt-id f elmeksben,
u ras-lmal ucet-t i bab n lbabur !’
Ḥasben-t, yeffeɣ-as d elmekseb tlata
myat alf. Yaɣ-as aḥammal, iqamen
leflus-din denny-s, yexḍem netta d
uḥammal, yadef teḥnut n uḥajjam,
iḥuṭ aḥammal leflus-din s denny-s.
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Yenna-yas aḥajjam : ‘Mani-s leflus
ah ?’ Yenna-yas ettajer : ‘eRbḥeɣ-ten
assa ; ma-ni enniɣ-ak : leɣna g
lmeǧǧer mecci g elḥjamet !’ Isusem
aḥajjam. Yuc ettajer-din xamsin alf i
uḥajjam, yenna-yas : ‘Ɛalaxaḍer tegid
diyid tasbiḥt, baṛṛa zzenz tesɣed
e
ssisen, yezzi-yak deg elḥjamet,
iḍaren-ek seqqḍen deg tbeddit !’ U
netta yiwi elmal-din, iɛammer
e
lmaxzen f iman-es. Dwlen el-sen d
e
ttujjar, semman-ten ettujjar n Tunes.
 04. Leḥkayet n memmis n ṣṣulṭan
Yella ijen d ṣṣulṭan n ičwen, ɣers
memmi-s. Netta iḥukkem g tlata mya
u setta u settin d timura. U ṣṣulṭan-din
ɣers memmi-s, yas-d i dadda-s,
yenna-yas : ‘Xseɣ da meṛqeɣ a-nnḍeɣ
g ddunyet, w xseɣ taflukt s sselɛat-s
a-tt awyeɣ idi.’ Yenna-yas dadda-s :
‘Twali mani da temṛqed ?’ Yenna-
yas : ‘Da ffɣeɣ deg laɛmalt-nneɣ,
xseɣ da xḍmeɣ a-nneḍeɣ g ddunyet
lawsa.’ Yenna-yas dadda-s i unglus :
‘Tay laɛmalt-nneɣ tusaɛ, baṛṛa nneḍ
dis !’ Yenna-yas : ‘Aha ! Wel
meṛṛqeɣ-c l laɛmalt-nneɣ, xseɣ da
meṛqeɣ i laɛmalt tabaṛṛanit !’
Iḥeḍḍr-as lmerkeb id ibaḥriyen-s,
yenna-yas : ‘Baṛṛa !’
Yeṣfer mmi-s n ṣṣulṭan s lmerkeb-din,
adfen ilel. Mak i-d usin g wammas n
ilel, yekkr-asen aḍu d ameqqar,
yeṛṛeẓ lmerkeb-din, yeffeɣ afrux-din,
yenna f ṭṭarf n lluḥet, yebda aḍu
yetduz dis, ald’ i-t yessuffeɣ l ccuṭṭ.
Yekker yeggur f iḍaren-s, u tamurt
zzat-s. ɛerḍen-t itbab n temurt, sen n
midden, nnan-as : ‘Cek-din mani-s ?’
Yenna-yasen : ‘Kaneɣ ɣṛeqeɣ g ilel.’
Nnan sen-din n midden : ‘Yuɣa-
yaneɣ Ṛabbi lehdiyet ! Ayya a-t nawi
a-t nezzenz !’
Awyen-t l ssuq lli zzenzen dis ičwen,
yesɣ-i ijen d ttajer, yawi-t l ḥuc-s,
iḥuṭ-i f wanu, ineẓẓɣ-d g waman deg
wanu. Yenna-yas sid-s : ‘A texdmed
saɛtin qbel lul, u saɛtin baɛd lul, akter
n lxedemt ah, la sen teged ḥatta ceyn
xlaf !’ Yenna-yas ‘Ṣbiḥ !’ U ttajer-
din d bab n lmal gget. Yeqqim ačiw-
din ɣers, yebda yečara g waman u sin
a-yebda yeqqar : ‘A yetɛadda lkul
laɛdab awah !’ Yeqqim ɛecrin n ussan
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netta ineẓẓeɣ g waman g lḥuc n
uryaz-din lli yesɣ-i. Yeffeɣ-d sid-s
deg tẓeqqa-s, yaf-i yeqqar : ‘A
yetɛadda lkul !’ Yenna-yas sid-s : ‘D
matt’ sebbet n ddwi-yah lli cek-din a
tebdid f wanu u sin teqqared : a-
yetɛadda lkul ? Lazem dis sebbet !’
Yenna-yas ačiw : ‘Wel dis-c !’
Yenna-yas sid-s : ‘Nn-id ! Uneɣ a-k
nɣeɣ !’ Yanna-yas : ‘Mak a-k nneɣ,
wel-yi ttemmened-c !’ Yenna-yas :
‘A-k mmneɣ !’ Yenna-yas ačiw :
‘Neč-din d mmi-s n ṣṣulṭan n ičwen,
asɣ-d s temurt-iw, aɣeɣ-d lmerkeb d
lmal, da nneḍeɣ g ddunyet, yeṛṛeẓ
ssid lmerkeb g ilel s lmal-s id
ibaḥriyen-s, ffeɣeɣ-d [ffeɣ-ɣed] ɣir
neč f lluḥt, tessuffeɣ-id l ccuṭ, uḍan
ssid sen-din n midden lli zzenzen-id i
cek, asɣ-d [asɣed] twali-k, tḥuṭd-id f
wanu, neẓẓɣeɣ g waman, anda tutlayt
lli qqareɣ dis : a yetɛadda lkul !’
Yenna-yas : ‘Yezzi ! Maɛad-c a-
tečured !’ Yexḍem netta ides l tẓeqqa,
ḥuṭen-d lfḍur tetten. U mbaɛd yenzɣ-
d lkeswet tebha, yeṣṣiṛḍ-as-tt-d,
tennḍen. Ass n tlata yesɣa-yas
lmerkeb yečur-as-t-d d sselɛat n
temurt-din. Ass n arbɛa yega-s
laɛwin-s, iceyyeɛ-t, yeṣfer.
U netta dadda-s yetḥewwem fellas,
wel-t yufi ḥatta g temurt, yetweḥmeṣ,
ijaf. Bdan ddayert-s tmewwaten, kul
ijen yeqqar : ‘Neč da dweleɣ g
umkan-s !’ u netta wel yuc wel
yemmerdem-c, ald’ i yelfa lmerkeb.
Nnan ddayert-din n dadda-s : ‘Ǧit a
nerqb-t lmerkb ah, ukkwedeɣ d mmi-
s yusa-d !’ Nihnin uzenen ijen l-
lmerkeb, afen-t d mmi-s yusa-d.
Yeggz-d mmi-s, yaf dadda-s wel yuc
wel yemmerdem-c. Iqam dadda-s,
yerdem-t, yedwel-d, yali mqabel l-
ddiwan, yeqqim f lkursi n dadda-s.
Awin l-mdafaɛ, lli yetwella g umkan
n dadda-s. Afen-t tamurt-din d aryaz
yeṣleḥ ssisen gget. Yeqqim xumsṭac n
isukkasen iḥukkem.
Ttajer-din lli ikan ɣers yečar-yas g
waman, yedwel d aqellil. Yenna :
‘Neč-din, baɛd lli kaneɣ [kana]
tutlayt-iw teggur, maɛad-c teggur,
wel yelzem-c a-qqimeɣ [a-qqima]
dis’. Yeǧ i liwac-s lli da-tt yelzem,
yeṣfer alda-d yusa g temurt lli dis
ačiw-din lli ikan ɣers. Azenen-as i
wačiw, yuli-yas. Mak i-d yusa zzat-s,
ijen wel yukez ijen. Ačiw yukez
wissen, ikeddeb g lɛaql-s. Yenna-
yasen : ‘Awit wahen, ḥuṭt-t [ḥuṭet] g
tiddart n inujiwen !’.
Qamen-t ḥuṭen-t g tiddart n inujiwen
tlata n ussan. Ass n arbɛa yenna-
yasen ṣṣulṭan n ičwen : ‘Aɣt-t-
id [aɣtetid]!’
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Aɣn-as-t-d. Dwelen akzen baɛḍhum-
baɛḍ. Sellmen f baɛḍhum-baɛḍ.
Yenna-yasen ṣṣulṭan : ‘Awit ttajer ah,
ḥuṭt-t ssanit n lward !’. Deg wass lli
yudef g ssanit-din, jmiɛ n lli dis n
ssjar id lward ijaf. Yekker ṣṣulṭan,
yazen myat alf n lfrank i liwac-s n
uryaz-din timsusmin.
G lkmalet n setta (sḍiṣ) n iyuren
yetḥayy-d ssjar-din lli ijaf, yedwel
akter n mak i ikan. Asn-d, nnan-as :
‘Ssanit tedwel akter n mak i tkan !’
Yenna-yasen ṣṣulṭan-din : ‘Baṛṛat
aɣt-t-id !’Aɣn-as-t-d.
Mak i-d yusa zzat-s, yenna-yas :
‘Tennid-c ičwen wel ɣersen-c lɛaql
ah ?’ Yenna-yas : ‘Nniɣ.’ Yenna-yas :
‘Mak i-d tusid, ufiɣ d lwaqt yebren
fellak, u tura yedwel yetgeɛɛed.’
Yesɣ-as ṣṣulṭan n ičwen i ttajer-din
lmerkeb, iɛabba-yas-t-d d lmal id
sselɛat, yazen-t irewweḥ al temurt-s.
Dwelen d imeddukal ald’ i jafen.
 05. Leḥkayt n sen n iryazen, nihnin w ɣersen icammen gget
Yella ijen, ɣers sebɛa d ifrax id tafruxt,
w ijen ɣers afrux. Wah lli ɣers afrux,
ijaf, yeǧ memmi-s, yeǧ-as icammen
gget. Yeffɣ-d d lhamel, ifessed leflus
n dadda-s alda-nt ikemmel. Yas-d
[yast] al ɛammi-s, yenna-yas : ‘Uc-id
yelli-k!’. Yenna-yas ɛammi-s : ‘Neč-
din wel tučeɣ-c [tuča:c/tučexc] yelli i
win d lhamel!’. W tafruxt texs a-t taɣ,
w ɛammi-s wel iɣis-c a-s yuc yelli-s.
Yedwel yemṛeq i lɛilet aɛammi-s,
yenna-yas : ‘Ḥami-di i ɛammi, a-yi
yuc yelli-s!’. Tenna-yas : ‘Alda-d yas
a-s nneɣ’. Mak i-d yusa ɛammi-s,
tjawb-t [djawbet] lɛilt-s, yenna-yas :
‘wel tucid a-yi tenẓɣed lhadert-a, a-m
nɣeɣ [amenɣa] cem-din d yelli-m!’.
Tenna-yas : ‘Jarawem!’. Yazen afrux
i yelli-s aɛammi-s, yenna-yas : ‘A
terwled-c idi?’. Tenna-yas : ‘A-
rewleɣ!’. Tenna-yas : ‘Taya dadda da
yeṣfer, u sin a-rewleɣ idek!’.
Yeṣfer dadda-s, netta id sebɛa n
ddrari-s. Yas-d netta, iqam tafruxt,
yessenn-tt denni tɣallit, u netta yenna
f tɣallit, yewwet-tt, yerwel ssis alda-d
yusa g lxla. Yeɛreḍ-ten [yaɛraṭṭen]
ayernaz, tenna-yas : ‘D matta lbarr-a
lli tuɣed-id twali-s?’ Yenna-yas : ‘A
tukkwed-am? Ggez s denni tɣallit!’
Yessuggez-tt s denni tɣallit, yessuli-tt
l ccejret, iḥuṭ-as laɛwin-s, yenna-yas :
‘Kan neč-din jafeɣ, win yetɛadda-d,
nn-as am-yawi a-trewwḥed!’
Yeggz-as ayernaz izehher, netta
yetmaway netta ides. Asn-d tlata xlaf
d iryazen da ḥammen dis. Yenna-
yasen : ‘Ac bikum sebɛa da tḥammem
g ijen n uryaz? Aryaz ḍḍedd-s d
aryaz!’ Yeqqim yetmanɣa netta d
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uyernaz-din. Ayernaz yewwet aryaz,
yizem-t. Nihnin temwaten, yetɛadda-
d ɛammi-s netta id ddrari-s. Ɛerḍen-
ten kṛaḍ-din n iyernazen, tazzlen a-
rwelen ddrari n ɛammi-s, alyen g
ccjar, yeqqim dadda-sen yetmanɣa
netta id uyernaz. Yewwet-t ayernaz s
deffer, yebbi-yas llaḥmet, yas-d
imlewweḥ. Mmi-s n uwwa-s yenɣa
ayernaz wissen, yas-d l ɛammi-s, yaf
ayernaz yejna fellas, itett dis. Yenna-
yas : ‘Č aksum, la telḥsed-c
idammen!’
Wexxer fellas ayernaz, yenna-yas :
‘Tusid-c cek, da-k kemmleɣ fellas
zada!’ Yenna-yas : ‘Mahu tkaned
tma-w, tufid aryaz d awessar,
testaḥqred fellas!’ Yenna-yas : ‘As-d
[ast] twali-w neč!’ Yas-as, bdan
tmawayen netta d uyernaz. Yewwet-t,
yenɣ-i, yeǧ-i imlewweḥ. Yebda
yetlayam g isɣaren, yuc timsi, icuq f
uyernaz, yenẓɣ-d ssis tadumt, yeḥreq-
tt g lɛafyet, yebda yetḥuṭ-tt i ɛammi-s
alda-d uqan idammen. Yenẓɣ-d
tazemmalt-s, yeqqn-as ayezzim-din i
ɛammi-s, yaɣ-d lawsa n waman,
yessird-as udm-s, yestaqd-d ɛammi-s,
yenna-yas : ‘D win i ifuk-aneɣ deg
uyernaz?’ Yenna-yas : ‘Neč, mmi-s n
uwwa-k!’ Yenna-yas : ‘Mani ddrari?’
Yenna-yas : ‘Tan g ccejret!’ Yesquy
f ddrari-s, asn-d, kul ijen yenna f
tɣallit-s. Yenna-yasen : ‘Ayat a
rewwḥet!’ Ald’ i tɛaddan f tafruxt,
iqam tiṭawin-s, iẓeṛṛ yelli-s, isusem.
Temmen imrewwḥin alda-d iwḍen.
Yesquy-d lmiɛad d imeqqaren n
nnejeɛ lkul. Yenna-yasen : ‘Aɣt-d
leɛdul mani i llan!’. Aɣn-as-ten-d.
Yenna-yasen : ‘Azyen n warz-iw d Ṛabbi, a-s uceɣ arz-iw lkul, u sin a-nt
yelli uciɣ-ten i mmi-s n uwwa, lukan e
ǧeɣ tsasayen.’
wel takkwdeɣ-c [wuttakkwda:c] deg

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 06. Leḥkayt n Aḥmed Lbecri, netta d yelli-s aɛammi-s
Llan sen n awmaten, ijen ɣers lmal, w
ijen wel ɣres-c. Wah lli ɣers lmal,
ɣers yelli-s. Wah lli wel ɣres-c, ɣers
memmi-s. Wah lli ɣers lmal yaɣ-d
mmi-s n uwwa-s, ixeddem ɣers d
axdim i yelli-s, itawi dis denni
takrumt-s l-lḥuc n temɛallemt tsaḥfeḍ
dis, trettbed aɛudi . Tenna-yasnet
temɛallemt i tanglusin-din : ‘Kul ict
ḥuṭeɣ fellas tɣawsa; ict a-d taɣ sent n
tiqlal n tamamt, w ict a-d taɣ sent n ti
qlal n ddhan, w ict a-d taɣ xamsa n
iberkas, w ict a-d taɣ aqfiz n yirden,
w ict a-d taɣ alf ryal!’ Tenna-yas
tafruxt-din, yelli-s n wah lli ɣers
leflus gget, : ‘Cem-din ari-tent g lkaḍ,
w neč-din a-m aɣeɣ-tent [amaɣatent]
lkul!’ Nnant-as tanglusin-din : ‘Mani-
s a-s taɣd-d-tent [as taɣdattent]?’
Tenna-yasnet : ‘ A-s aɣeɣ-tent [as
aɣatent] s dadda!’ Nnant-as : ‘Lukan
dadda-m ɣers, wel iteǧ-c mmi-s n
uwwa-s d axdim, kul ass a-d tased
tennid takrumt-s!’ Tsusem tafruxt.
Mak i-d yusa mmi-s aɛammi-s da-tt
yawi, yenna-yas : ‘Aya kan da tenned
denny-iw!’ Tenna-yas nettat : ‘wel
tenniɣ-c!’ Yenna-yas : ‘Nni?’ Tenna-
yas : ‘Ad uyureɣ f iḍarn-iw!’ Yawi-tt,
irewweḥ ssis f iḍarn-s. Teɛraḍ-tt
[taɛraṭṭet] yemma-s, tenna-yas : ‘Ac-
bim tusid-d f iḍarn-m?’ Tenna-yas :
‘Wahen d mmi-s aɛammi, w neč-din
kul ass i-d taseɣ [addasa] nniɣ fellas
ah? Ɛalaxaṭer netta wel ɣres-c leflus
ah? Maɛad-c a-nneɣ fellas maḍi!’
W yemma-s ɣers mmi-s n uwwa-s, w
dadda-s ɣers mmi-s n uwwa-s, w kul
ijen yexs da yuc tafruxt i mmi-s n
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uwwa-s. Tesla-sen tafruxt temɛarken,
tadf-asen, tenna-yasen : ‘F matt’i
ttemɛarkem?’ Tenna-yas yemma-s :
‘eXseɣ da-m uceɣ i mmi-s n uwwa, w
dadda-m yexs da-m yuc i mmi-s n
uwwa-s’. Tenna-yasen : ‘ I matt’ a
temɛarken? Tay neč-din a-ḥukmeɣ
fellawem!’ Tenna-yas yemma-s : ‘D
matt’ leḥkumet atah?’ Tenna-yas :
‘Kul ijen uct-as laɛmaret, a-yeṣfer
ssis g lmerkeb! Win yeffeɣ-d ssisen d
aryaz, a-t aɣeɣ’ Yenna-yas dadda-s :
‘Anda lḥaq d uwah!’
Ucn-asen kul ijen ṣarmit id lmerkeb,
ṣfren, kul ijen l umkan. Mlaqan,
qṣden g ict n temurt. W Tamurt-din
dis ijen n lbab, w g lbab n temurt dis
iqammarjiyen. Mak a-d yas ijen da
yadef l temurt-nsen, a-s nnen : ‘wel
ttadfed kan a-tirared idneɣ lqmar!’
Yenna-yasen mmi-s n tmaṭṭut : ‘D
matt’ irar-nwum?’ Nnan-as : ‘Ɣenneɣ
tyaṭṭust, teṭṭef cemɛat iḍ lkul g ufus-s,
w neč-din ntari, kan tlewweḥ cemɛat
deg ufus-s, a-k nuc myat merkeb s
ɣenneɣ, u kan wel tlewweḥ-c, a-nawi
lmerkeb-k!’ Yenna-yasen : ‘Ṣbiḥ!’
Ucn-as cemɛat i tyaṭṭust, teṭṭef-tt g
ufus-s al talji, w nihnin taryen. Nnan-
as : ‘Lmerkb-k nerbeḥ-t!’ Yadef l
temurt d aɛeryan, yeqqim ixeddem d
ṣṣaneɛ n uḍabbax.
Baɛd ɛacra n ussan, yiweḍ-d mmi-s
aɛammi-s n tefruxt. Yas-d da yadef l
temurt, ɛerḍen-t iqammarjiyen, nnan-
as : ‘Wel ttadfed-c [wettadfec] l
temurt-a kan a-tirared idneɣ lqmar!’
Yenna-yasen : ‘D matt’ leqmar-
nwum?’ Nnan-as : ‘Ɣenna tyaṭṭust,
teṭṭef cemɛat iḍ lkul g ufus-s, w nečin
ntari, kan tyaṭṭust tlewweḥ cemɛat
deg ufus-s, a-k nuc myat merkeb s
ɣenneɣ, u kan wel tlewweḥ-c, a-nawi
lmerkeb-k!’ Yenna-yasen : ‘ṣbiḥ!
Ṣbret al wayeča!’
Yadef l temurt blaci sselɛat, yenna-
yasen i yitbab n temurt : ‘Yella-c win
a-yezzenz sen n iɣerdayen ah?’ Nnan-
as : ‘Yella!’ Aɣn-as sen n iɣerdayen,
yesɣ-in s ɣersen, yaf anglus d
ameẓẓyan, yenna-yas i unglus-din :
‘Aɣ [ax] sen-aya n iɣerdayen, ṭṭef-ten
g ufus-k, tasd-d idi l tiddart n lqwmar!’
Yas-d ides, adfen l tiddart n lqwmar,
yenna-yas i unglus : ‘Mak a-teẓṛed
tyaṭṭust teṭṭef cemɛat, baɛd azyen n
ssaɛat seyb-as ijen deg iɣerdayen,
teǧed ijen ɣerk!’ Yenna-yas anglus :
‘Ṣbiḥ!’
Adfen l tiddart n lqwmar, nnan-as :
‘Aya, tusid-d da tirared idneɣ?’
Yenna-yasen : ‘Usiɣ-d’ Nnan-as :
‘Tefhemed irar lli nenna-yak fellas?’
Tefhmed-t ah? Yenna-yasen :
‘Fhemeɣ-t [fhema:t]!’ Nnan : ‘Aya!
Aɣt-d tyaṭṭust mani i tella!’
Aɣn-d tyaṭṭust, ḥuṭen-tt [ḥuṭṭanteth] g
umkan-s am lɛadet, ucn-as cemɛat g
ufus-s, teṭṭef-tt, teqqim denni ṭṭawlet
w anglus yeqqim, g ufus-s sen n
iɣerdayen, yidin taryen. Baɛd azyen n
ssaɛat, iseyb anglus aɣerda, terqeb-t
tyaṭṭust, tneggez. Qqimen azyen n
ssaɛat xlaf. Iseyb-as aɣerda wissen,
tlewweḥ cemɛat tegmez fellas.
Yenna-yasen : ‘Kkret! Uct-id agli-w!
Rbeḥɣ-awem!’ Nnan-as : ‘Aya!’
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Yemṛeq idsen, ucn-as myat merkeb id
sen xlaf idsen. Baɛd lli yeqbel-ten,
yedwel yeggz-d, yadef l temurt,
yebda iṭenneḍ g temurt ald’ i yufa
wah lli yusa-d s-am netta d ttajer,
awin-as lmerkb-s, ǧin-t iṭenneḍ d
lhamel, wel yufi d matt’ da yexdem
kan d ṣṣaneɛ n ṭabbax. Yaf-i mmi-s
aɛammi-s ixeddem d aḍabbax, yenna-
yas : ‘D matt’i tegid dah?’ Yenna-yas :
‘Lmerkb-iw rbḥen-t iqammarjiyen n
lbab n temurt.’ Yenna-yas : ‘Mak a-k
fukkeɣ lmerkb-k, u sin a-ḥukmeɣ
fellak leḥkumet, a-tt teqbled-c
[atteqblecca] ah?’ Yenna-yas : ‘A-tt
qbleɣ [atteqbla]!’ Yenna-yas : ‘Ṛa-ni
da geɣ ṭṭabeɛ g ttermt-k!’ Yenna-yas :
‘Ṣbiḥ!’ Yenna-yas : ‘Ay’ idi!’
Yas-d ides, yawi-t l lmerkb-s lli yusa-
d ssis, yerr-as-t-d, yenna-yas : ‘Ay’ a-
k ḍbɛeɣ!’ Yenna-yas : ‘Aya!’ Yeg-as
lkanun n timsi, iḥuṭ ṭṭabeɛ n uzzal ald’
i yedwel d azukkwaɣ, yenna-yas :
‘Qam ddbac-k f ixf-k ah!’ Iqam-in,
yeḍbeɛ-t s deffer. Yenna-yas :
‘HADA ṬABEƐ LBECRI FIK IBIƐ
W YECRI!’. Yenna-yas : ‘Awi
lmerkb-k, texḍmed, rewweḥ!’
Yexḍem irewweḥ. eferḥen ssis gget
midden-s, tas-as ɛammt-s, tenna-yas :
‘Ɛasslema Saɛid!’ Yenna-yas i
ɛammt-s : ‘Isellem-m!’ Tenna-yas :
‘Texsed-c a-teḥrked g islan, a-bdiɣ a-
ḥerkeɣ?’ Yenna-yas : ‘Yallah, bda
ḥrek!’ Bdan ḥerrken, qqimen arbaɛṭac
n ussan ḥerrken g lamur n islan. Ass
n arbaɛṭac, yawḍ-d Ḥmed Lbecri,
ɛerḍen-t midden, eferḥen ssis, nnan-
as : ‘Ac-bik tɛeṭṭled yelli-s aɛammi-k?
Iḍ-a d iḍ n islan-s!’ Yenna-yasen : ‘D
matt’ i xseɣ dis?’
W lḥuc-nsen d lḥuc aɛammi-s
mqablen. Mak i tedden leɛca, asent-d
tikarras dad awinet taslit deg lḥuc n
dadda-s, w tikarras metɛaddyet f lḥuc
n Lbecri, mak i-d tusa takarrust f imi
n lḥuc-nsen n Lbecri, yexḍef-tt nettat
d zzwayl-s, yessudef-tent l lḥuc,
yessuggz-tt yelli-s aɛammi-s deg
lkarrust, yeṭṭef-tt deg ufus-s, adfen al
tẓeqqa-s. Slen itbab n teslit id midden
n temurt, asn-as, nnan-as : ‘D matt’
lfeɛla lli tegid?’ Yenna-yasen : ‘Neč-
din wel giɣ ḥaja, squyt-d i Saɛid!’
Squyn-as, yas-d, yenna-yas : ‘Neč-
din d lḥakm-k neɣ bda [na-ebda]?’
Nnan-as : ‘Cek mak d lḥakm-s? Nni
cek tedwled d lḥakm-s?’ Yenna-
yasen : ‘Qamt ddbac-s, teṛqbem
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ṭṭabeɛ lli fellas, kan tufim-t d ṭṭabɛ-iw,
d ṬṬABEƐ N AḤMED LBECRI FIH
IBIƐ W YECRI, ṛa-hi lɛilet nniw, u
kan wel ufim-c dis ṭṭabeɛ, a-ken
ssuffɣeɣ-tt-d, awit agli-nwum!’
Nnan-as : ‘Aya! Ɛeṛṛat-t!’ Nihnin
ɛeṛṛan-t, afin-t yemmeḍbeɛ. Nnan-as :
‘Tamaṭṭut xaṭi-k!’ Yenna-yasen : ‘W
lli xsereɣ fellas, d win a-yi ucen-t-d?’
Nnan-as : ‘A-yexlef fellak Ṛabbi!’
Yekker, irewweḥ, ixf-s yemmerceq g
lqaɛet s-am ufunas, wel yufi s matt’ a-
yutlay. Yeqqim baɛd islan tlata d
ussan, yetweḥmeṣ, ijaf. W Aḥmed
Lbecri yega islan i yelli-s aɛmmi-s
sebɛa d ussan id sebɛa d iḍan id sen d
iḍan d zzayed.
 07. Leḥkayt n Harun Rrcid id mmi-s n Jaɛfer
Harun Rrcid Lɛabbasi luzir-s d Jaɛfer
Lbarmaki, u netta yexs-i gget. Ijen n
wass yenna-yas : “ A Jaɛfer, aya
nexḍem l-ssanyet, a-nenneḍ lawsa!”
Yenna-yas : “Aya!” U Jaɛfer ɣers
memmi-s lɛamr-s sebɛa d isukkasen.
'Kkren, mṛqen, tennḍen g ssanyet.
'Afen tateffaḥt-din g ixf n sejrat.
Yenna-yas Harun Rrcid i Jaɛfer :
“ 'Ṛqeb tateffaḥt-din mabhaha u
nettat mecc d lwaqt-s!” Yenna-yas :
“Ḥatta neč a Sidi teɛjeb-id” Yenna-
yas : “Aya ad nenẓɣ-t-d!” Yenna-yas :
“Aya!”
Mak i-d usin s-addu ccejret, afen-tt d
tazirart gget. Yenna-yas : “Mak a-s
neg? Tazirart gget!” Yenna-yas : “Aja,
e
g akrum, talid-as, tenẓeɣd-tt-d
[tenẓeɣtetted]!” Yenna-yas Jaɛfer :
“Neč-din wel-yi ituč lqadr-iw ad-
alyeɣ denny-k u sin ad nẓɣeɣ tateffaḥt,
neč-din d luzir s-addw-k, maḥsub d
lxdim.” Yenna-yas : “Lazem a-
talyed!”
Iṭebbeṣ Harun, yali Jaɛfer denni
lektaf-s, yebbi tateffaḥt-din, u
memmi-s iṛeqqeb. Yenna anglus-din :
“Dadda baɛd alya wahen denni lektaf
n Harun, ɣir da yeggez!” Isusem, yeǧ
ddwi-din g ul-s. Awyen tateffaḥt-din,
temmen mrewwḥin.
Am wayeča talji yenna-yas anglus i
Harun : “Ari-yid g zzmam n Lɛabbasa,
tekkesd-id deg zzmam n Lbramka!”
Yenna-yas : “Nni? A memmi? D
matt’i-k luzzen l-ddwi-yah? D matt’i-
k iwḍen?” Yenna-yas anglus : “Kan
texsd-id, kks-id deg zzmam!” Yenna :
“Nẓeɣt-d zzima!” Nẓeɣn-ten-d
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[enẓeɣnettend], kksen-t deg zzmam n
Lbramka, rren-t g zzmam n Lɛabbasa.
Yeqqim lkursi tlata d isukkasen
methenni. G lkmalet n tlata d
isukkasen, nafqen fellas Lbramka, f
Harun. Nnan : “Da-t nenɣ usin a-nḥuṭ
Jaɛfer g umkan-s.” Yestaqded ssis
Harun, inebbeh f temurt-s : “Mani i
tufim ijen deg Lbramka, nɣet-t
[enɣett]!”
Harun ibedd s usekkin-s id sen xlaf
ides s isekkinen-nsen, u middn-s
ǧurn-d, u nihnin neqqen, ald’ i-nt
uqan. Yeqqim ɣir d mmi-s n Jaɛfer.
Aɣn-t-d [aɣnetted]. Yenna-yasen
Harun : “Bbit-as ixf-s!” Nihnin usin-t
da-s kksen ixf-s, yenna-yasen anglus :
“Rrt-id l-Harun, a-s nneɣ tutlayt!”
Rren-t. Yenna-yas i Harun : “Neč-din
d Aɛabbasi, ma-ni-c d Abarmki!”
Yenna-yas Harun : “Cek-din d mmi-s
n Jaɛfer!” Yenna-yas : “Aha! Nẓɣ-d
zzima, teṛqbed; A-yi tufid g zzmam n
Lbramka, nɣ-id. Ukan tufid-id g
zzmam n Rrcidiyen, nni a-yi tenẓɣed?”
Nẓeɣn-d zzmam n Lbramka, afen-t
yemmewwet fellas, nẓeɣn-d zzmam n
Rrcidiyen, afen-t yemmari dis.
Yenna-yas anglus : “Mak da-yi
tenɣed g lbaḍel? D matt’i giɣ?”
Yekker Harun, ikubb fellas, iḥuṭ-i
tma-s f lkursi n dadda-s. Yenna-yas :
“D matt’ i-d usin g lbal-k lli a-tekksed
iman-k deg zzmam n Lbramka, usin
a-tedwled d Rrcidi? Ḥki-yid f lqeṣt-a,
mamek?” Yenna-yas anglus i Harun :
“Neč-din deg wass lli texḍmem l-
tejnint, tebdam ttennḍem, neč-din
idwem. Teẓṛam kelyum tateffaḥt.
Tennid-as i dadda : ‘Ṛqeb tateffaḥt-
din mabhaha!’ Yenna-yak dadda :
‘Ḥatta neč-din teɛjeb-id!’ Tennid-as
cek-din : ‘Ali-yas, bbi-tt-d!’ Yenna-
yak dadda : ‘Wel geddeɣ-c
[welgeddexc/wel gedda:c] ad alyeɣ!’
Tennid-as cek-din : ‘Taya neč-din a-
geɣ akrum.’ Tegd-as akrum i dadda
yali fellak, Yebbi-tt-d. Deg ssaɛat-din,
ẓṛiɣ dadda yuli gget, yeḍher-id g
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lɛaql-iw, maɛad la kan da yeggez.
Anda s matt’ (c’est pourquoi) i
beddleɣ lism-iw, rriɣ-t g zzmam n
Lɛabbasa.”
Yenna-yas Harun : “Ma-k lla d aryaz!
Qqim g umkan n dadda-k!” Yeǧ-i g
umkan n dadda-s. Yeqqim ɣers netta,
ald-i-d uqan lɛamr-nsen, jafen.
 08. Leḥkayet n Jaɛfer id Harun Rrcid
Ass deg ussan, Harun Rrcid iɣuc f
Jaɛfer. Yali, am wayeča, l-tmaḥkamt,
yiṛeḍ lkeswet tazukkwaɣt s-am timsi.
Yeqqim f lkursi-s. Adefn-d ddayert-s
mitin u xamsin, afen-t yiṛeḍ lkeswet d
tazukkwaɣt, bdan ṛeqqben g
baɛḍhum-baɛḍ. Nnan : “Ac-bih
ṣṣulṭan assa iɣuc? L-tura wel-t neẓṛi
yiṛeḍ-tt!”
Baɛd azyen n ssaɛat yadf-d Jaɛfer,
yeqqim f lkursi-s. Yebren-as Harun,
yeṛqeb-t. Yenna-yasen i ddayert-s :
“Rkret sen, qamet aydi-ya, ḥuṭt-t
[ḥuṭṭet] g lḥebs!” Kkern-as, ḥuṭen-t g
lḥebs. Ukkweden lwuzra gget. Nnan :
“Baɛd lli yeqqen Jaɛfer, tura, ḥatta
nečin a-ɣen ineɣ.”
Baɛd azyen n ssaɛat, yenna-yas i
luzir-s : “Aɣt-id aylim d ameqqar!”
Aɣn-as aylim. Yesquy-d i ijen ssisen,
yenna-yas : “Aɣ [ax] aylim-a, awi-t i
Jaɛfer a-yeṭṭes fellas. Tennid-as :
‘Yuzen-ak-t-d Harun da teṭṭsed
fellas!’ ”
Yawi-t Jaɛfer deg ufus-s, yeṣṣ.
Yenna-yas luzir i Jaɛfer : “Ac-bik
tḍeṣṣed [ḍḍeṣṣed]?” Yenna-yas : “eG
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fella lemruwet! Baṛṛa l-nnejjar, aɣ-id
s ɣers lluḥet d unesmir id tmaḍreqt!”
Yemṛeq, yuɣa-yas-ten-d. Yenna-yas
Jaɛfer i luzir-din : “Yihen uc-in g ufus
Aharun!” Yenna-yas : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Yali ssisen l-ddiwan, lxaḍwet l-zzat u
sent l-deffer, ald’ i-s yeẓẓl-ten-d
[yeẓẓlettend]. Yaɣ-in Harun deg
ufus-s, yetbessem, yeṣṣa. Bren-as
lwuzra-s, nnan-as : “Ac-bik tḍeṣṣed?”
Yenna-yasen : “Ḍeṣṣeɣ f lxeffet n
ddehen n Jaɛfer.”
Yenna-yasen : “Nni? Wel tefhimem-
c ah? Wel tefhimem-c d matt’i yenna
w d matt’i-s nniɣ?” Nnan-as : “Wel
nefhim-c! Nn-aneɣ [enna:na] cek-din
d matta?!” Yenna-yasen : “Uzenɣ-as
aylim, nniɣ-as : ‘A-teqqimed f lɛdad
n uẓaw-din lli g uylim s-addu lqaɛet!’
Yazn-id netta lluḥet d unesmir id
tmaḍreqt, yenna-yid : ‘I lakana lflek g
ufus-k, ṣammer-t!’ ”
Nnan-as : “Nečin nceffeɛ dis,
ɛalxaḍer blaci ssis wel ngedd-c.”
Yenna-yasen : “Xḍmet sen n midden,
seybt-as!” Mṛqen, seybn-as.
 09. Leḥkayt n Barg Lxaṭef
Yell’ ijen n lḥakem n ibiyyaten, ism-
s Iskander. Ɣers memmi-s, ism-s
Ḥamed. Mak i yekber, yiweḍ d mmi-
s n ɛacra d isukkasen, iḥuṭ-ti iḥeffeḍ g
lḥerb, s-ald’ i-d yeffeɣ amennay la-
ḥabba-c s-am netta. Yedwel yebda
yetɣar f ibiyyaten. Nnejeɛ n ibiyyaten
lli yuḍa ssis, a-t ikeṣṣer, ald’ i ḍajen
ssis midden lkul. Mṛqen ckan ssis i
dadda-s. Dadda-s ɣers xamsa n ičwen,
yenna-yasen : “ Mak a-d yas Ḥamed,
tmekknet ssis, teqqnem-t g lḥebs!”
Yeṭṭef-t dadda-s, yeqqen-t g lḥebs.
Yas-d [yast] l-ddiwan, yeqqim g
ddiwan-s iḥukkem g midden. Nnan-
as ddayert-s : “Ac-bik teqqned
Ḥamed?” Yenna-yasen : “D ameɛfun,
iḍerra midden!” Nnan-as : “Nceffeɛ
dis!” Yenna-yasen : “Baṛṛat seyyebt-
as!”
Baɛd lli seyyebn-as, yeqqim ɛacra n
ussan, yadef i dadda-s, yenɣ-i,
yedwel g umkan n dadda-s. Nihnin
usin-d l-wuzara talji, afen d
ameẓẓyan yeqqim. Nnan-as : “Mani i
yella dadda-k? D win i-t nɣin?”
Yenna-yasen : “Neč!” yedwel yenna-
yasen i lwuzra-din n dadda-s : “Win i
iḍawɛ-id yerbeḥ, win i iqebbḥ-id
yexser!” Nnan-as : “Ncalla cek d
amabruk fellaneɣ!”
Yeqqim iḥukkem am lɛadet. Ijen n
wass, netta yeṭṭes, yettirjit laḍenhu
dadda-s zzat-s. Yeffɣ-d izi deg
lxecm-s, yebda izi-din ikebber ald’ i
yedwel d ayernaz. Mak i yedwel d
ayernaz, yeḥmel g ufrux, yewwet-t
deg ujar-s, yessuffɣ-as taduwart-s.
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Mak i yeẓṛa tirjit-din, yerwel fellas
anuddem al talji. Wel yenɛes-c
ɛalaxaḍer lli yeẓṛ-i g lmnam. Yesquy-
d i imufessren lkul, yenna-yasen :
“Neč-din ttirjiteɣ tirjit deg yiḍ,
fessert-it-d!” Nnan-as : “D matt’i
teẓṛid deg yiḍ?” Yenna-yasen :
“Yusa-yid iḍennaṭ dadda g unuddem,
yeffɣ-d ssis izi deg lxecm-s, yedwel-
id d ayernaz, yewwet-id [yewwayid]
f ujar-iw, yessuffɣ-id taduwart-iw!
Uɣiɣ-awum kelyum s matt’ a-yi
tfessrem tirjit-a.” Nnan-as : “Nečin
tahen tirjit-a nefhem-tt.” Nnan-as :
“Da-d yenzad uwwa-k deg dadda-k, u
sin a-k ineɣ.” Yenna-yasen : “Dadda
wel ɣres-c menɣr-iw ijen xlaf!” Iɣuc
fellasen, win yusa-d zzat-s, a-t
yewwet s tbakit. Yadef l-qaṣr-s,
yenna-yasen : “Squyt-id lwacun n
dadda lkul!” Ɛalaxaḍer dadda-s ɣers
arbɛa d lwacun. Asent-d ɣers. Yenna-
yasnet : “Ɣerkmet-c [ɣerkmec]
imeẓẓyanen xlaf ah?” Nnant-as :
“Wel ɣenneɣ-c [wel ɣennac] kan tah
tameɛdurt tura sebɛa d iyuren.”
Yekker ssyin, yeffeɣ. Yesquy i sen d
ičwen, yenna-yasen : “Squyt-id i
tmaṭṭut tameɛdurt, tas-d!” Tas-as.
Yenna-yasen i ičwen-din : “Qamet
tahen, lewwḥet-tt g ilel!” Qamen-tt
ičwen-din, xḍmen ssis. ṛqben-tt, afen-
tt tebha gget. Nnan i baɛḍhum :
“Tahen wel tstahel-c a-tt nlewweḥ g
ilel. A-tt nawi l-lɣabet tebɛed, u sin a-
t nhemmel din!” xḍmen ssis l-lɣabet
tebɛed, mɛarken fellas, kul ijen yexs
a-tt yaɣ i netta. Nnan : “Aya, a-
nemɛarek fellas! Win yeɣleb, a-tt
yawi!” Bdan tmawwatenten. Nihnin
tmawwatten, tas-d ḍarbt-nsen ict,
jafen l-sen ict n tmittant. Teqqim
tamaṭṭut d tilhamelt, din, g umkan lli
jafen dis ičwen. Yaweḍ lwaqt-s, ttaru,
ttaɣ-d anglus, teqqim tessasfa dis
lmuddet n sebɛa d ussan.
Asn-d iṣayḍen, lmaqder n tlata mya d
imennayen deg Bni-Qaḥṭan. Lfan
fellas, afen-tt s-addu cejret. Nnan-as :
“Cem-din d abn-adem neɣ [na] d
tejennit?” Tenna-yasen : “Neč-din d
abn-adem.” Dwelen l-umeqqar-nsen,
Merdas Lqaḥṭani, nnan-as : “Tay nufa
tamaṭṭut tessasfa g memmi-s g l-
ɣabet.” Yenna-yasen Merdas
Lqaḥṭani : “Ayat, ssekent-it-id!”
Nnan-as : “Aya a-k nessekn-tt-d.”
Awiyen-t ssekn-as-tt-d. Ijawb-tt,
yenna-yas : “Mak sebbt-m dah?”
tenna-yas nettat : “Iqadder fella Ṛabbi!
Mecc lazem a-k nneɣ [akenna]!”
Yerdef-tt deffr-s denni tɣallit,
irewweḥ ssis l-tiddart-s, yaɣ-it.
Yeqqim yetrabba g unglus-din.
Yekmel leḥlib-s, tedwel ttawi ssis
arra, tedwel ttaru ijen xlaf. Tsemma
memmi-s aneggaru lli tiru-t deg
uryaz-din ‘Sahm-Llil’, u memmi-s
amezwar, tsemma-t ‘Barg-Lxaṭef’.
Ald’ i dwelen d awmaten lɛamr-nsen
ɛacra d isukkasen, yebda dadda-sen
yesseḥfḍ-asen g lḥarb, ald’ i ffɣen d
lɛfaret, mecc am nihnin. Dwelen
ibiyyaten n lbarr-din lkul takkwaden
ssisen gget, ɛalaxaḍer sjaɛt-nsen, la-
win i-tt teksben maḍi.
Ijen n wass dadda-sen yeṣfer, yawi
ides tlat-mya d ssbib. Yeǧ ddrari-din
g temurt-nsen. Yenna-yasen :
“Qqimet, rret lbal-nwum f temurt-
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nwum!” U netta, dadda-sen, ɣers
yelli-s deg tmaṭṭut tamezwart, ism-s
Mahdeyya. Teffɣ-d g zzin la-ḥabba-c
g ddunyet. U netta, ikan ixeḍḍeb dis
ijen d abiyyat deg ibiyyaten xlaf. Yas-
as, yaɣ-d ssis tlata mya d imennayen.
Yas-d l-Merdas, yenna-yas : “Uc-id
Mahdeyya!” Yenna-yas : “Wel-tt
uceɣ-c [wettucexs/wettuca:c]!”
Irewweḥ abiyyat-din iɣuc, netta d
imennayen-s. Yeǧull i yidin lli ides,
yenna-yasen : “Wel ssineɣ kan a-tt
aɣeɣ d aɣil!” irewweḥ maqhur.
Yedwel iɣab fellasen azyen n uyur,
yaɣ-d ides xams-alaf d ssbib n nnejeɛ-
din. Mak i-d yusa lafi fellas, yekken.
Yazen asiyar d aker, yenna-yas :
“Xḍem, ṛqeb, rr iman-k ttsasayd,
teṛqbed ameqqar-nsen din neɣ-ebda?
Teṛqbed ddrari-s. I tufid d win da
tenced fellasen, nced-t! Yella-c matt’
a-k xebbren.”
Netta yusa-d l-uxyam, yaf tamaṭṭut
tawessart. Yenna-yas : “Uc-id agli-
Ṛabbi!” Tuc-as. Netta yeqqim imi n
uxyam itett. Yenced tawessart-din,
yenna-yas : “Ac-bih nnejɛ-nwum wel
dis-c ssbib?” Tenna-yas : “Merdas
yeṣfer, w ddrari-s mṛeqen testaḍen.”
Yedwel yeča amensi, u yedwel f lqfa-
s twali midden-s. Yenna-yas
ameqqar-nsen : “D matta da-yi
txebbred?” Yenna-yas : “Nnejɛ wel
dis-c kan d lwacun.” Yenna-yas :
“Nni? Mani i meṛqen?” Yenna-yas :
“Ncedeɣ tawessart, tenna-yid :
Merdas yeṣfer w ddrari-s mṛeqen
testaḍen.”
Nsan din al talji. Talji ṣebbeḥn-asen,
ɣaren fellasen, nɣan ssisen gget, w
lbaqi iwiyen-t, mṛqen ssis. Azyen n
wass, a rewweḥn-d ddrari-s deg
lmaṣyeḍ, afen nnejɛ-nsen ssuqen-t.
Yutlay anglus ameqqar, ism-s Barg-
Lxaṭef, i Sahm-Llil, yenna-yas : “A
mmi-s n tmenɛult, nnejɛ-nneɣ
yemsuq u cek-din teqqimd? eHmez
tɣallit-k, aya a-nt naweḍ!” Yenna-
yas : “Aya!” Ṭṭfen g ixfawen n
tiɣallin-nsen. Am wayeča, azyen n
wass, iwḍen-ten. Yenna-yasen Barg-
Lxaṭef : “Wel temneɛm-c, a ya iyḍan!”
Dwelen yiddin s tiɣallyin-nsen,
mqablen: yidin sen d awmaten, w
lgum n wissen s xams-alaf,
mmawyen. Ameqqar-nsen ism-s
Lwaɛer.
Yutlay Barg-Lxaṭef, yenna-yasen :
“Wah lli yusa-d ixeḍḍeb g Mahdeyya,
d mantan ssiwum?” Yenna-yas
Lwaɛer : “Taya neč!” Yenna-yas :
“Ggz-d l-lḥarb a-nmawi neč idek!”
Yeggz-as, bdan tmawwayen.
Sahm-Llil yeqqar : “Ncalla uwwa a-
yeɣleb!” U xams-alaf qqaren :
“Ncalla Lwaɛer a-yeɣleb!” Qqimen
saɛtin tmawwayen ɛalaxaḍer nihnin l-
sen d imennayen d imeqqaren. G
lkemlet n saɛtin, Barg-Lxaṭef yewwet
Lwaɛer, iyzem-i, yedwel yebren f l-
xams-alaf, netta d uwwa-s. U netta d
uwwa-s d lɛfaret deg ssma. Brnen f l-
xams-alaf, nɣin ssisen tlata mya u
tesɛin d imennayen, kaṣṣren-ten tirẓi
d tameqqart, rwelen lbaqi, rrn-d
nnejɛ-nsen, wel yexḍim ssis ḥatta
ceyn. Yemmewwet Sahm-Llil g ufus-
s ayezzim d ameẓẓyan. A-rewwḥen
nihnin l-imkanen-nsen. Am wayeča,
irewwḥed dadda-sen, yetɛadda-d f
lmaqtlit-din, yenna : “Tikermin-a lli
mlewweḥnet dah lkul, n win?”
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Yebren l-ljmaɛt-s, yenna-yasen :
“Lazem f lxaḍer n nnejɛ-nneɣ.”
Nnan-as : “Wel nessin!” Temmen
metɛaddiyen f iman-nsen ald’ i-d
awḍen, yeɛṛeḍ-ten [yaɛraṭṭen] Barg-
Lxaṭef, isellem f dadda-s. Yenna-yas :
“Ac-bikum? D matt’i jṛan fellawem?”
Yenna-yas : “D Lwaɛer iɣar fellaneɣ
f lxaḍer n Mahdeyya!” Yenna-yas :
“Ṛabbi a-t ikafa s lfeɛl-s, a-yuḍa dis!”
Yeggez denni tɣallit-s, yadef l-
uxyam-s. Asn-d imeqqaren n nnejɛ
lkul, ckren Sahm-Llil d Barg-Lxaṭef,
nnan-as : “Gedd wa-nt tṚabbid, wel
texḍim-c d lxsaret! Mahum-lla d
iryazen d ddkur!”
Yedwel Barg-Lxaṭef yerr lbal-s,
madabih a-s yuc-tt-d, a-tt yaɣ. U
Mahdeyya zada, nettat texs a-t taɣ. U
netta, Barg-Lxaṭef, wel igedd-c a-d
yessuffeɣ ddwi-yah i dadda-s.
Yemleyem netta id ddrari
imeẓẓyanen lli deg nnedd-s, yenna-
yasen : “Mahdeyya, ah ddrari, dadda
a-yi yuc Mahdeyya!” Nnan-as ddrari
i Barg-Lxaṭef : “Dadda-k wel itif-c
xir-k.” Yenna-yasen : “Ṛabbi yehdi-k,
ncalla!”
Kkren ddrari, ssuffeɣn-d ddwi-ya,
isell dadda-s, yujeɛ-t lhadr-s. Yesquy
i midden imeqqaren, yenna-yasen :
“Da nɣeɣ [danɣa] Barg-Lxaṭef, wel-t
nɣiɣ-c, a-yeg lɛar!”
Nnan-as : “Ya weldi, wel yetstahel-c!
D amennay d ameqqar! Ass-din, mak
i iweṭṭa, wel-ɣen ifuk nnejɛ-nneɣ kan
netta! U cek-din assa a-tenned ddwi-
ya, wel iteffeɣ-c fellak!” Yenna-
yasen : “Ul-iw yekrah-t, lazem a-t
nɣeɣ!” Nnan-as lmiɛad : “Nečin a-k
neǧ, jarak ides!” Yenna-yasen :
“Baṛṛat! Kul ijen yemṛeq f iman-s!”
Mṛqen yidin, kul ijen f iman-s.
Yemṛeq afrux iteṣtaḍ waḥd-s,
yesquy-d Merdas i weryaz d awessar,
yenna-yas : “Barg-Lxaṭef yexḍem
itestaḍ. Ac yeḍhur-lek g wanɣa-s?”
Yenna-yas : “Mṛeq cek-din id mya u
xamsin d ssbib, teḥrzem iman-nwum
g umkan lli da-t irewweḥ ssis!”
Yusa-d Sahm-Llil, yaf yemma-s tṭaru.
Yenna-yas : “Ac-bim tṭarud?” Tenna-
yas : “Dadda-k, tan yemṛeq da ineɣ
uwwa-k!” Yenna-yas : “Uwwa al
mani i yexḍem?” Tenna-yas :
“Yemṛeq iteṣtaḍ.” Yenn Sahm-Llil f
tɣallit-s, yexḍem, yaweḍ-t [yaweṭṭ],
yaf-i iteṣtaḍ, w zzaylt-s tɛebba d
lmaṣyeḍ. Yenna-yas : “Nni wel-yi
tennid-c? Usiɣ-d idek!” Yenna-yas :
“Cek-din afus-k d maḍun, wel qqileɣ-
c [wel qqilexc/ wel qqila:c] a-k nneɣ
[akenna]! U cek-din, d win i-k nnan
lli neč-din meṛqeɣ teṣtaḍeɣ?” Yenna-
yas : “Tenna-yid yemma : ‘Tan
dadda-k yenna netta id mya u xamsin
d ssbib, mṛqen da nɣen uwwa-k.’ Sliɣ
neč-din, iweḍɣ-d.” Yenna-yas :
“Dadda d amaɛfun, rr lbal-k ssis!”
Yenna-yas : “Ncalla lkid-s a-yuḍa
dis!”
Temmen mrewwḥin, netta d uwwa-s,
u Merdas, mak i-d yusa, yeḥrez iman-
s g ubrid. Yast uwwa-s n Lwaɛer d
lḥacdet s xams-alaf, yuḍa ssis, iɣar
fellas d lgum-s. Nɣen ssisen settin,
yessren ssisen tesɛin deg ljemelt-nsen
id Merdas. Yas-d Sahm-Llil id Barg-
Lxaṭef mrewwḥin, uḍan ssisen deg
yiḍ. Yenna-s Sahm-Llil i Barg-
Lxaṭef : “Tay lḥess n tiɣallyin.”
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Yenna-yas : “Wah d dadda!” Yeggez
Barg-Lxaṭef s denni tɣallit, yenna-yas
i Sahm-Llil : “Ṭṭef cek tiɣallyin, u neč
a-xeḍmeɣ a-ṛqbeɣ!” Yemṛeq Barg-
Lxaṭef ixeṭṭel ald’ i yufa yidin nsin.
Yadef g wammas-nsen, yaf dadda-s
yemkettef, yenna-yas : “Ɛaslema a
dadda!” Yenna-yas : “Isellmek!”
Yenna-yas : “D matt’i tṛeqqbed lḥal-
k tura?” Yenna-yas : “Aketta-ya
ḥṣeleɣ g ifassen n lɛdu! Tgedded-c a-
yid tseyyebd ah?” Yenna-yas : “W-k
tseyyebeɣ kan a-yi tucid Mahdeyya.”
Yenna-yas : “Uciɣ-ak-tt-d!” Yenna-
yas : “Bal-k a-tendmed fella?”
Yenna-yas : “Wel neddmeɣ-c!”
Iseyyeb-as. Yenna-yas : “Ffeɣ! Tan
Sahm-Llil l-baṛṛa!” Yeqṛeb l-tesɛin
lli ides, iseyyeb-asen. Iɣawaren
nɛesen, wel-d yestaqed ḥatt’ ijen.
Yenn d Merdas, netta d ddrari-s
ttesɛin lli ides, dwelen ḥmlen f lgum-
din lli kanen mmeqqnen ɣersen. Nɣan
ssisen mya d imennayen, w lbaqi
rwelen.
Irewweḥ netta d ddrari-s id lgum lli
ides. Nnan-as lgum-s : “Teẓṛid-c
tamaɛfunt lli da tgid i Barg-Lxaṭef?
Ass-din, ifuk-aneɣ nnejɛ-nneɣ lkul, w
assa ifuk-aneɣ nečin deg tmittant!”
Isusem. Am wayeča yas-d Barg-
Lxaṭef i Merdas, yenna-yas : “Uc-id
yelli-k mak telfuḍed ssis!” Yenna-
yas : “Cek wel ɣrek-c leflus! Wel
geddeɣ-c a-k uceɣ-tt-d [akuca:ted]
ɛalaxaḍer wel ɣrek-c leflus!” Yenna-
yas : “Ḍleb fella d matt’i texsed, agli
n ddunyet a-k aɣeɣ-t-d [akaɣated]
lkul!” Yenna-yas : “Ǧulleɣ, yelli,
wel-tt učeg kan n win da yefda ttar-
iw!” Yenna-yas : “D matta ttar-k?”
Yenna-yas : “Ijaf memmi g esuf n
zzhar, yenɣ-i Saɛdan Lɣul lli itett at-
bnudem.” Yenna-yas : “Alla ibarek!
Neč a-k fdiɣ ttar-k! Wel meṛṛqeɣ kan
a-yi tucid tutlayt f ifassen n midden d
imeqqaren.” Yenna-yas : “Squy-id-d
i midden imeqqaren!” Yuca-yas
tutlayt g yelli-s f ifassen-nsen.
Yenna-yas : “Baṛṛa, ncalla tamebrukt
fellak!”
Irewweḥ Barg-Lxaṭef l-yemma-s,
yenna-yas : “Da meṛqeɣ a-fdiɣ ttar n
dadda!”
Slin ssis ifrax lli s-am netta d
imeẓẓyanen, asn-as, nnan-as : “Da
nemṛeq idek!” Xḍmen. Qqimen sen d
ussan gguren, ass n tlata awḍen esuf n
zzhar. U Sahm-Llil wel-yuc wel
yesli-c. Yas-d i yemma-s, yenna-yas :
“Mani Barg-Lxaṭef?” Tenna-yas :
“Yenna g mya d imennayen, yexḍem
wel ssineɣ-c fellas, mani i yexḍem.”
Yeffeɣ l-wuɣlad, yenced fellas.
Nnan-as : “Ṛaw yexḍem l-Saɛdan-
Lɣul, da yefda ttar n dadda-k!”
Yenn denni tɣallit-s, yaweḍ-ten ass n
arbaɛ d ussan. Qabl a-nt yiweḍ,
yemlaqa netta id Barg-Lxaṭef, iɣar
fellas, nẓeɣn-d isekkin-nsen, bdan
tmuwwaten. Sahm-Llil yukez Barg-
Lxaṭef, iɛeṛṛa f udm-s, yenna-yas :
“Qam asekkin-k, neč-din d uwwa-k!”
Yenna-yas : “D matt’i-k luzen f ddwi-
ya baɛd wel-k nɣiɣ?” Yenna-yas :
“Xseɣ da qiseɣ iman-iw idek.”
Msamḥen. Yenna-yas : “Ccey-a d
lɛib fellak!” Yenna-yas : “Aya a-
nedwel! Tay lejmaɛt-iw dah g
ḍḍahret.” Dwelen, nsen din id
baɛḍhum-baɛḍ al talji. Yenna-yasen
Barg-Lxaṭef : “Neč-din da xḍmeɣ a-
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hawwmeɣ Saɛdan-Lɣul mani i
yeɛmer.”
Yali l-ixf nḍḍahret, yaf aryaz d
awessar g tirit. Yenna-yas i uwessar-
din : “Ac-bik teqqimed dah?” Yenna-
yas : “Rweleɣ deg Saɛdan-Lɣul.”
Yenna-yas : “Saɛdan-Lɣul, mani
amkan-s? Sekken-id amkan-s!”
Yenna-yas awessar-din i Barg-
Lxaṭef : “D matt’i-k uɣin-d twali-s, ya
weldi? Itett at-bnudem! Lbarr-a lkul
maɛad-c igedd ḥadd a-d itɛadda
ssyah!” Yenna-yas : “Neč-din, lazem
da-s mṛqeɣ, mani netta?” Yenna-yas
awessar-din : “Qqim fḍer tma-w, u
sin a-k nneɣ!” Yenna-yas : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Yenna-yas : “Qam aɛmud-a wah! Dis
myat qenṭar, u dis ɛecrin ḥalqa. Ilakan
tgedded a-tqamed aɛmud-a, ṛak a-t
tgedded.” Iqam aɛmud-din. Yenna-
yas : “Ṣaḥḥit! A-t tgedded! Kemmel
nẓɣ-d asekkin-din, suli! Tṛa?!”
Yessuli. Yenna-yas : “Ṣaḥḥit!”
Iqam aɛmud-din d usekkin-din,
yexḍem l-ljmaɛt-s, yenna-yasen :
“Ayat! Tay ufiɣ Saɛdan-Lɣul mani
amkan-s!” Ald’ i-d iwḍen ḍḍahret lli
dis Saɛdan-Lɣul. Saɛdan-Lɣul
yeqqim g lqaṣr-s, u ɣers xamsa n
ddrari. Laḍenhu, lfan-d fellasen mya
d imennayen. Ijen deg ddrari-s ism-s
Felḥun. Yenna-yas i memmi-s :
“Kker, mṛeq l-mya-din n imennayen,
aɣ-ten-d!” Yenn Felḥun f tɣallit-s,
yeggz-asen twali-nsen, yenna-yasen :
“Kelyum d ibiyyaten?” Nnan-as :
“Way!” Yenna-yasen : “Kettfet
baɛḍkum baɛḍ, ǧ a-ken awyeɣ l-
dadda, a-ken yeč!” Netta yesla ddwi-
ya, Sahm-Llil, yeggz-as l-lḥarb.
Yeḥmel Felḥun f Sahm Llil, iqam-i.
Netta yeẓṛa Barg-Lxaṭef, uwwa-s
yemmqam, yeḥmel fellas, yewwet
Felḥun f ixf-s, yas-d imlewweḥ.
Ineggez, yas-d g lqaɛat. Yenna-yas
Barg-Lxaṭef : “Kettef wah lli g lqaɛat!”
Yeggz-d ttani deg ddrari n lɣul,
iḥeṣṣel-t zada Barg-Lxaṭef, ald’ i-nt
iḥeṣṣel l-lxamsa s-addu wafus-s.
Yeggz-d dadda-sen, yeqlaɛ cejret,
yaɣ-tt-d g ufus-s, u netta yeggur f
iḍarren-s. Yeḥmel f Sahm-Llil,
yeqlaɛ-t, netta yeẓṛa uwwa-s yeḥṣel,
yeḥmel fellas, yewwet-t s uɛmud-din,
yas-d imlewweḥ. Yenna-yasen :
“Rnit, kettfet wah!” Yessuli lgum-s,
idsen Saɛdan-Lɣul id ddrari-s.
Yeqqim Barg-Lxaṭef f lkursi n
Saɛdan-Lɣul, yenna-yas l-Saɛdan-
Lɣul : “D matt’i tṛeqqbed g iman-k?”
Yenna-yas : “Ṛeqqbeɣ g iman-iw
ḥṣeleɣ.” Yenna-yas : “Wel tuced-c a-
tged lbaḍel-a d midden?” Yenna-yas :
“Maɛad-c! Samḥ-id! Tseyyebd-id
deg waqqan ɛalxaḍer ɣerk tasbiḥt
diyid.” Yenna-yasen : “Seyyebt-as!”
Seyyebn-as netta id ddrari-s. Yenna-
yas : “Ɣrek-c midden mmeqqnen dah
g lqṣer-a?” Yenna-yas : “Ɣerid.”
Yenna-yas : “Aya, kker, sekkn-yi-
ten-d!” Yenna-yas : “Aya!” Yekker,
isekkn-as-ten-d. Yafen alf nefer lli
mmeḥrzen ɣers. Yenna-yas :
“Seyyeb-asen yih!” Iseyyeb i
midden-din, kul ḥadd yexḍem f iman-
s. Yenna-yas : “Maɛad-c a-tged i
midden sah, ṛani a-k dwleɣ!” Yenna-
yas : “Maɛad-c!” Yenna-yas : “Aya,
xaṭr-k tura, da rewwḥeɣ!” Itemm
mrewweḥ ssyin, netta id myat-din.
Nnan-as : “Ṛahu ɣerk uwwa-k xlaf g
lbarr n ccerq, u la-menni ɣers lɛasker
gget.” Yenna-yasen : “Dad awyeɣ,
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Saɛdan-Lɣul d ddrari-s idi, a-yi
ɛawnen.” Yawi-ten ides.
Ṣfren ald’ i-d usin g ccefret n leɛmalet
n uwwa-s, yaf ɛammi-s, wel-t yessin-
c. Yenna-yasen ɛammi-s : “Ṛqbet
ibiyyaten-a, d mantan deg lbarr!?”
Nnan-as i ɛammi-s : “Deg lbarr n
ccerq.” Yenna-yasen : “D matt’i
xsen?” Nnan-as : “Nnan-ak ‘Sellm-
aneɣ g tamurt, neɣ [na] ffeɣ ḥareb f
iman-k!’. ” Yenna-yasen : “Ṛajat-id
tlata d ussan, u sin a-ken jawbeɣ: a-
ken ḥarbeɣ neɣ a-ken sellmeɣ!”
Ass n arbɛa, yessuffɣ-d yih n
ibakliwen id tisaqasin, mqablen.
Yenna-yasen Saɛdan-Lɣul i ddrari-s :
“Baṛṛat aɣt-d isɣaren, tucem timsi,
bac lli ijaf ssisen a-t nḍayyeb, u sin a-
t neč, neč idwum, a ddrari-w!”
Yeggez l-lḥarb, yeqleɛ cejret, yawi-tt
g ufus-s, yeḥmel fellasen, yewwet
tlata, yenɣ-in. Yenna-yas i ddrari-s :
“Awit yidin lli jafen ttlata, ḥraqt-ten-
d, taɣm-ten-d a-nt čeɣ!” Awiyen-ten,
ḥraqen-ten, aɣn-as-ten-d, itemm itett
g ukrum-nsen, imermec ixsan-nsen.
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Rwelen lgum-din, wel qqilen-c a-
wwin, adfen l-temurt, qflen f iman-
nsen, alin i umeqqar-nsen, ism-s
Damaɣ. Yenna-yasen : “Ac-bikum
terwelm-d?” Nnan-as : “Wah mecc d
lḥarb n lɛbad, wah d lḥarb n lɣul: itett
midden!!!” Yenna-yasen : “Mala
mamek? A-tsellmem g temurt-
nwum?” Nnan-as : “ṣaleḥ ides!”
Yenna-yasen : “Kkret sen n midden
deg lwuzra d imeqqaren, saɛdat
fellaneɣ!”
Mṛqen sen-a-din n midden ald’ i-d
iwḍen l-mḥallet n Barg-Lxaṭef, afen
Saɛdan-Lɣul netta d ddrari-s qqimen
f lkrasi-nsen. Tiṭawin n Saɛdan-Lɣul
d tizukkʷaɣin am timsi. Yenna-sen
Barg-Lxaṭef i sen-a-din n midden lli
usin-as : “Ac-bikum? D matt’i
texsem?” Nnan-as : “Nečin d lwuzra
n Damaɣ, nusa-d da nsaɛed fellas.”
Yenna-yasen : “Wel ɣiseɣ-c [wel
ɣisexc/ wel ɣisa:c] ssaɛad, kan a-
tadfem s-addu lḥukm-iw!” Nnan-as :
“Ḍlab icammen menyekt i texsed, u
sin a-nedwel a-ncawer fellak Damaɣ.”
Yenna-yasen : “U neč-din wel ɣiseɣ-
c lmal, kan a-tadfem s-addu lḥukm-
iw.” Nnan-as : “Ṛaja, a-nexḍem, a-
ncawer f ddwi-ya wah!”
Dwelen sen-a-din n midden, mṛqen l-
Damaɣ, afen-t yeqqim netta d
ddayert-s. Yenna-yasen : “D matt’i
tegim ides?” Nnan-as : “Wel yeqqil-c
a-iṣaleḥ idneɣ. Yenna-yaneɣ ‘Kan-c
a-tadfem s-addu lḥukm-iw.’ Nenna-
yas ‘Ḍlab d matt’i texsed deg lmal.’
Yenna-yaneɣ ‘Neč-din wel ɣiseɣ-c
ḥatta ceyn, kan a-tadfem s-addu
lḥukm-iw’.”
Yenna-yasen : “U kelyum matt’i
texsem?” Nnan-as : “Lli texsed cek,
a-k netbeɛ ssis!” Yenna-yasen :
“Mala kelyum texsem da nadef s-
addu lḥukm-s?” Susmen fellas.
Yenna-yasen : “Tay lxaṭṭ n ufus-iw,
kkret awit-as-t-d! Neč-din s-addu
lḥukm-s! Tessulim-d Saɛdan-Lɣul,
netta d ddrari-s, d Barg-Lxaṭef, d
Sahm-Llil, tmanya d midden!”
Alyen l-ddiwan, msamḥen g ddiwan
d baɛḍhum-baɛḍ. Damaɣ yenced
Barg-Lxaṭef, yenna-yas : “Cek-din d
mmi-s n win?” Yenna-yas : “Dadda,
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qqarn-as Skander, d lḥakem g lbarr n
ccerq, u ɣerid uwwa xlaf yenɣa
dadda-s, yestula netta f lkursi.”
Yenna-yas : “Mala cek-din d mmi-s n
uwwa!?” Kkren i baɛḍhum s sslam
ḥrir. Yenna-yas : “Neč-din, yeɣleb-id,
ulla baqi lliɣ fdiɣ ttar n uwwa. Netta
ɣers lɛaskar gget fella.” Yenna-yas :
“Tay neč a-s mṛqeɣ.” Yenna-yas :
“Qṣed Ṛabbi, u neč-din a-k rniɣ
xamsin alf, a-k ɛawneɣ ssisen!”
Baɛd sebɛa d ussan, iḥeḍḍr-as-ten-d,
ass n tmanya ṣfren. Qqimen ifassn-k
d ussan gguren ald’ i-d iwḍen tamurt
tatanit g lɛmalt-s, ḥuṭen fellas. Yeẓṛ-
in bab n temurt, yenna-yasen : “Baṛṛat
ṛaqbet ibiyyaten-a lli usin-aneɣ, d
matt’ jaraneɣ idsen!” Yazen bab n
temurt asiyar ald’ i yiweḍ ɣer
ibiyyaten. Ɛerḍen-t ibiyyaten, nnan-
as : “Cek, mak sebbt-k?” Yenna-
yasen : “Usiɣ-d s bab n temurt-a, xseɣ
da qableɣ ameqqar-nwum.” Nnan-as :
“Qqim dah a-nemṛeq a-ncawer
fellak!” Yenna-yasen : “Baṛṛat, aɣt-t-
d!” Asn-d l-usiyar-din, nnan-as :
“Aya, adef! Ameqqar-nneɣ yesquy-
ak!” Ald’ i-d uɣin-t-d zzat-s. Yenna-
yas Barg-Lxaṭef i usiyar : “Cek-din,
mak sebbt-k? D matt’i texsed?”
Yenna-yas : “yuzen-id bab n temurt,
yenna-yawum : ‘Ac-bikum tusim-
aneɣ? D matta jaraneɣ idwum?’.”
Yenna-yas : “Kelyum g lḥukm n win?”
Yenna-yas : “Nečin g lḥukm n
Ḥamed.” Yenna-yas : “Neč-din taya
da-s mṛqeɣ twali-s, u kelyum kan da
tadfen s-addu lḥukm-iw, wel-ken
itaweḍ ḥaja, u kan wel ttedfem-c, awit
f iman-nwum!” Yenna-yas asiyar :
“Ṛajat-id, mṛqeɣ l-bab n temurt a-s
nneɣ!”

Yedwel asiyar l-temurt, mak i-d yusa
zzat l-ḥakm-nsen, ism-s Ben-Mesɛud,
yenna-yas i usiyar : “Tqabled-c ah?”
Yenna-yas : “Qableɣ!” Yenna-yas :
“U d matt’i xsen ibiyyaten-a?”
Yenna-yas : “Tahen d lmḥallet n
Barg-Lxaṭef, da yemṛeq l-uwwa-s a-t
ifaten. U cek-din yenna-yak :
‘Yalendra da tadfed s-addu lḥukm-iw
da terbḥed, wel ǧifen-c midden lli g
temurt-k. U kan da tewwid da
texsred!’.” Yenna-yas Ben Mesɛud i
Barg-Lxaṭef : “Neč-din wel čiteɣ la
idek, u la ides, baṛṛat jarawum!”
Yenna-yas : “Balek neč a-seggdeɣ, u
cek a-d tased g ljarrt-iw!?” Yenna-
yas : “Aha!” Yenna-yas Barg-Lxaṭef :
“Ɛahd-id lli wel-yi tɣadred-c!”
Yenna-yas : “Lɣadret mecc nniw!
Rtaḥ g temurt-iw tlata d ussan d
ḍḍyafet ɣerid!” Yenna-yas : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Ben Mesɛud yessuffɣ-as lehdiyyet
tameqqart. Netta, Barg-Lxaṭef
yeqqim g rraḥat, yas-as lexbar n
Merdas : yerwel s yelli-s mak i yesla,
Saɛdan-Lɣul ikasser-t Barg-Lxaṭef,
yedwel Saɛdan-Lɣul deg leḥmayet n
Barg-Lxaṭef. Yenna Merdas : “Baɛd
lli yuɣa yih l-sen, tura a-d yas a-yawi
yelli bessif fella.” Yerwel s yelli-s,
irewweḥ l-temurt n Lkufa. U tamurt n
Lkufa tedin tamurt lli dis uwwa-s d
lḥakem, ism-s Ḥamed. Yadef Merdas
l-lḥakem, yenna-yas : “Tay uɣiɣ-ak
yelli d lehdiyyet.” Yenna-yas : “Aɣ-
tt-d a-tt ṛqbeɣ.” Yenna-yas : “Allah
ibarek!” Yaɣ-as-tt-d, yeṛqab-tt
Ḥamed, teɛjb-as. Yenna-yas :
“Taweḍ, incalla d tamabrukt!” Yuca-
yas l dadda-s myat alef dinar d
lehdiyet, s-am lmetl-nsen d lksawi.
Yenna-yas Ḥamed i dadda-s n tefruxt :
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“Awi yelli-k, teffɣ-d baṛṛa n temurt, u
f weyur a-tt awyeɣ!” Yenna-yas :
“Ṣbiḥ!” Iqam Merdas yelli-s id nnejɛ-
s, wwsaɛ f temurt tayyurit n wass.
Iḥuṭ. Netta yeqqim g umkan-din lli
iḥuṭ dis, yas-d Ǧemraqan metɛaddi,
netta id tlata alaf d ssbib. U netta
Ǧemraqan, maḥsub d lḥakem. Yas-d
Merdas zzat-s, iɣar Ǧemraqan f
Merdas, bdan tmanɣan. Ǧemraqan
yenɣa Merdas, yawi nnejɛ-nsen d
Mahdeyya lkul. Isel ssis Barg-Lxaṭef,
yenn id mya d imennayen, yemlaqa
netta d Ǧemraqan, yaf lwacun n
dadda-s neddebnet. Yenna-yas Barg-
Lxaṭef i uwwa-s Sahm-Llil : “eNn f
tɣallit-k, ṛqeb lwacun-a lli neddebnet
d matt’ sebbt-nsnet!” Yemṛq-asnet,
yaf-int d nnejɛ-nsen id weltma-s.
Yedwel f lqfa-s, ibedd zzat n Barg-
Lxaṭef. Yenna-yas i Sahm-Llil :
“Yihen d win?” Yenna-yas : “D
nnejɛ-nneɣ wah!” Yenna-yas : “D
win iɣaren fellasen?” Yenna-yas : “D
Ǧemraqan!” Yenna-yas i uwwa-s :
“Cek-din wel tucid teqqimd dah?”
Nnen f tiɣallyin-nsen, ɛerḍen-ten.
Yaɛraḍ-ten Ǧemraqan, yenna-yasen :
“D matt’i texsem a ya iyḍan n
ibiyyaten?” Yenna-yas Barg-Lxaṭef :
“Mak i ɣabeɣ neč-din, tasd-d, tɣared
f ibiyyat-nneɣ! Ac-bik? Mak i kaneɣ
idsen, wel tusid-c!? Middn-iw d
middn-k f matt’ da jafen? Ǧ qqimen
ɛalacira yihen id yih, u sin a-ggzeɣ l-
lḥarb ɣir neč idek!” Ggzen i
baɛḍhum-baɛḍ, qqimen tmawwaten
arbɛa saɛat. Yeḥmel fellas Barg-
Lxaṭef f Ǧemraqan, iqam-i, yawi-t d
asir. Yawi-t l-ibiyyatn-s, yenna-
yasen : “Kettfet aydi-ya wah!”
Yenna-yas Ǧemraqan i Barg-Lxaṭef :
“Seyyeb-id, ɣerk diyid lfeydet, u sin
ad adfeɣ s-addu lḥukm-k, usin a-k
ɛawneɣ g lli da-k yelzem!” Yenna-
yas : “Balek a-k seyyebeɣ a-tedwled
a-yi taɣdred?!” Yenna-yas : “Aha!
Wel-k ɣaddreɣ-c!” Iseyyeb-as.
Msamḥen. Yenna-yas Barg-Lxaṭef i
Ǧemraqan : “Aya a-temṛqed idi l-
nnejɛ-k!” Nnen denni tiɣallyin-nsen,
mṛqen, mḥaden, u midden ṛeqqben d
matt’ da jṛan jarasen.
Irewweḥ l-uxyam n dadda-s, teɛṛeḍ-
ten Mahdeyya id lwacun n dadda-s.
Sellemnet fellas. Fraḥnet ssis. Nnant-
as lwacun : “Lukan mecc ssik, yella
yewwet-aneɣ [yewwayana]
Ǧemraqan!” Yenna-yasnet : Barg-Lxaṭef ah? Kelyum l-sen d
“Staḥmdeɣ i Ṛabbi lli wel temṛiqmt-c
[temṛi:qmec]!” Yenna-yasnet : “U
dadda, ijaf neɣ?” Nnant-as : “Ijaf!”
Yenna-yasnet : “Lfeɛl-s yuḍa dis!”
Iqam nnejɛ-s id nnejɛ n Ǧemraqan,
yerḥal ssisen ald’ i iwḍen tamurt n
Ben Mesɛud. Yaf lemḥallt-s ttṛaja dis.
Yerḥal ssyin, yemṛeq l-uwwa-s.
Yaweḍ lexbar l-uwwa-s. Nnan-as
midden : “Tay Barg-Lxaṭef yusa-yak.
Mak da tged ssis?” Yenna-yasen i
ddayert-s : “D matta i-ken ḍhren?”
Nnan-as : “Wahen d uwwa-k, lli
yeḍher-k cek-din, a-t neg!” Yenna-
yasen : “Yeḍher-id a-neffeɣ a-
newwet f iman-nneɣ. Ɛalaxaḍer netta
yusa-d da-ɣen yekkes tamurt-nneɣ!
Nebbhat f lɛasker lkul yeḥḍer! Mani i
yella Damdam?” U Damdam wahen
d ameqqar n ddayert-s. Yenna-yas
Ḥamed lḥakem n temurt-din i
Damdam : “Rḥel cek-din, ɛreḍ
midden-a s xamsin alf!” Yesquy f
luzir ttani, ism-s Lhani, yenna-yas :
“Rni cek-din s xamsin alf g ljurret n
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umezwar!” Yesquy f luzir ttalet, ism-
s Sulik, yenna-yas : “Rni cek-din s
xamsin alf g ljurret n iddin!”
Ass n arbɛa yeffeɣ d Ḥamed g ufus-s
s xamsin alf g ljurret-nsen. Qqimen
gguren ɛacra d ussan, ass n ḥdac
mlaqan netta d Barg-Lxaṭef. U barg-
Lxaṭef yejmel lemḥal-s. Mqablen.
Barg-Lxaṭef yuzen Sahm-Llil twali
Ḥamed, yenna-yas : “Baṛṛa xaḍeb-t,
nn-as a-yadef s-addu lḥukm-iw,
ɛalaxaḍer neč-din wel ɣiseɣ-c a-nɣeɣ
[anɣa] midden!” Yenna-yas Ḥamed i
Sahm-Llil : “A ya aydi n ibiyyaten,
assa tedweld-d d aryaz ah? Cek-din d
lefrux!” Yenna-yas Sahm-Llil :
“Taya neč-din nhiɣ-ak, u cek-din
bsaḥt-k!” Yenna-yas Ḥamed : “Baṛṛa
s zzat-iw!” Yedwel Sahm-Llil i
uwwa-s yenna-yas : “Nhiɣ-t, wel
yeqqil-c a-yedwel. Yenna-yak :
‘Ayeča a-nemqabel!’.” Yenna-yas
Barg-Lxaṭef i Sahm-Llil : “Ncalla
ayeča a-t uqiɣ deg ddunyet.”
Am wayeča talji inebbeh Barg-Lxaṭef
f ssbib-s. Nnen lkul id baɛḍhum-baɛḍ.
Ḥamed inebbeh f lgum-s. Mqablen,
bdan tmawwaten. Barg-Lxaṭef
ikaṣṣer Ḥamed. Yerwel Ḥamed id
lgum-s. Yaweḍ-t Barg-Lxaṭef twali
tamurt-s. Yeqfel lbibab f iman-s.
Nnan-as itbab n temurt i Ḥamed :
“Ffeɣ, ṣaleḥ cek-din id uwwa-k!”
Yenna-yasen : “Al wayeča a-
xemmemeɣ f iman-iw!”
Iḍ-s l-deg yiḍ, yerwel deg temurt.
Kkern-d talji, afen lkursi d lfareɣ.
Nnan imeqqaren : “A-neffeɣ a-
nsaɛed f iman-nneɣ, u sin a-s nuc
lkursi i Barg-Lxaṭef. Yihen d lgum-k, temlked tamurt id lkursi-s,
awmaten, am wah s-am wah!” teqqimed cek-din d lḥakm-nneɣ!”

Miren lbiban n temurt, ffɣen s ɛacra n Yekker Barg-Lxaṭef idsen. Adfen l-

imeqqaren, mṛqen twali Barg-Lxaṭef.
Yefraḥ ssisen Barg-Lxaṭef, yenna-
yasen : “D matt’i texsem?” Nnan-as :
“Uwwa-k yerwel, yeǧ lkursi d lfareɣ.
Da nsameḥ. Adef l-temurt cek-din d
temurt, yeqṣed ddiwan. Yeqqim d
lḥakem g temurt-din. Ḍawɛen-t
midden lkul. Yeg islan i Mahdeyya.
Yeg lekramet n lbarr lli s-addw-s lkul.

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 10. Leḥkayet n Lhlaliyin
Xlifa Dyab d ddrari n lɛamm, nihnin
mɛaken. Iḍiq Dyab, iqam tileɣmin-s
id ibiyyaten-s, yerḥel deg lbarr-s, yas-
d g lbarr xlaf, iɛemmer dis, netta d
tileɣmin-s.
Netta iteṣteḍ, w ssurraḥ sertaɛen g
tileɣmin. Yas-asen lɣul, kul ass a-yeč
talɣemt, ald’ i yeča ssisnet iteg mitin.
Al tikelt yača talɣemt lli ṭeẓẓyen dis i
tɣallit. Jḥden f sidi-sen, wel teqqiln-c
a-s nnen. Kkʷeden a-s nnen f lɣul.
Tekkʷaden f sidi-sen a-t yeč (lɣul a-
yeč sidi-sen). Bdan ṭeẓẓn-d g tileɣmin
xlaf ald’ i tecyen tɣallit.
Yenna-yasen : “Ac-bit tɣallit tecyen?
Wel-s tṭeẓẓyem-c lḥlib ah?” Nnan-as :
“Wel nessin!” Yenna-yasen : “Aɣt-d
talɣemt ẓẓyat-tt [eẓẓyattet ] zzat-iw a-
tt ṛqbeɣ!” Nnan-as : “Wel-k ntiɣ
talɣemt, la wel-ɣen tɛahded!” Yenna-
yasen : “Ɛlikum aman!” Iɛahed-ten.
Nnan-as : “Ya Sidi, yella lɣul, kul ass
a-d yas a-yawi s ɣenneɣ talɣemt, w
nečin nejḥed fellak. Nukkʷed ssik a-
ɣen tenɣed. Ald’ i-d yusa ṭṭriq n
telɣemt n tɣallit-k.”
Nnan-as : “Nni? Cek wel teẓṛid-c
tileɣmin kul ass nqeṣnet neɣ?”
Yenna-yasen : “Wel ẓṛiɣ-c! Sekkent-
id mani-s i-d itas!” Nnan-as : “Deg
lbarr n lqeblet.” Xḍmen sseknen-as
[sseknnas] ljarrt-s. Yawi ljarrat,
yexḍem yetgis dis ald’ i yuḍa s lqṣar,
dis tafruxt id zziwa d lkessu d taɣyult
temmeqqen, denny-s alɣem iḍab.
Qqimen tṛajan g lɣul ald’ a-d yas.
Tenna-yas : “D matt’i-k uɣin l-dah?”
Yenna-yas : “U cem-din d matt’i-m
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uɣin l-dah?” Tenna-yas : “Nečin d
lɛadet fellaneɣ, kul ass tamurt-nneɣ a-
d aɣen tafruxt id zziwa d lkessu d
ulɣem iḍab id taɣyult d amensi n lɣul-
a, s matt’ wel-ɣen itett-c tamurt-nneɣ!”
Yenna-yas Dyab : “Neč-din a-nɣeɣ!”
Tsusem tafruxt, tas-d, teqqim. Yas-d
netta, yeqqim tma-s. Iḥuṭ f ixf-s f
ufud-s, teqqim tmeccḍ-as g tgeḍḍayt-
s, taɣ-i tiṭ-s.
Baɛd mucwar, laḍenhu lɣul yusa-d s
lɛjaj d iǧa. Tafruxt tessekker Dyab, u
netta yekkr-as. Yenna-yas lɣul :
“Rriḥat n lkasri id lmasri, d matt’i-tt
uɣint-id l qaṣr-iw?” Yenna-yas Dyab :
“Wel-yi tessened-c?” Yenna-yas lɣul :
“Assa a-k kemleɣ fellasen lli dah!”
Yenna-yas : “A-neggez l lḥarb!”
Yenna-yas : “Aya!” Yenna-yas Dyab
i lɣul : “D matt’i texsed? D ḍḍarb n
usekkin neɣ d ḍḍarb n lḥamlet?”
Yenna-yas lɣul : “Aya, mak i texsed!”
Yenna-yas Dyab : “Aya! Neggez l
ḍarb-ḥamla!”
Mmawyen ḍarb-ḥamla. Yeɣser lɣul
Dyab, yenna-yas : “Ac-bi tiṭawin-k
ffɣent-d?” Yenna-yas : “Ṛeqqbeɣ g
umkan-k g ssma mani da-k lewwḥeɣ!”
Mak i-s yenna sin, yenna-yas lɣul i
Dyab : “Seyyeb! Ict n ṣṣaḥḥat!”
Yeffeɣ Dyab, yaɣ-d asekkin-s,
yewwet lɣul, yaɣ-t-d f sen. Yeqreb,
yeča d zziwa n lkessu d ulɣem, isu
lmeck d lxmar, iqam tamaṭṭut,
irewweḥ ssis l middn-s.
Nnan-as : “Ac-bim trewweḥd-d?”
Tenna-yasen : “Aryaz awah yenɣa
lɣul!” Nnan-as : “Teskerkused
fellaneɣ!” Tenna-yasen : “Ayat a-
texḍmem a-teṛqbem f iman-nwem!”
Nnan-as : “Aya!”
Mak i xeḍmen, afen-t ijaf. Yenna-yas
bab n temurt-din i Dyab : “A-k uceɣ
yelli id ṭṭriq g temurt-iw!” Yenna-yas :
“Wel ɣiseɣ la d yelli-k, u la d ṭṭriq.
Xseɣ ɣerid xamsa mya d tileɣmin.
Xseɣ-tent ɛabbanet d lḥecc!” Iɛabba-
yas-tent. Isegged. Mak i-d yusa g
umkan-s, yenna : “Neč madabiya a-
rewwḥeɣ!”
Tenna-yas lɛilt-s i učiw : “Baṛṛa l
Sidi-k! Tawid taslugit idek. Ɛalaxaḍer
netta yeǧull : WIN DA YAS D
AMEZWAR A-T NƔEƔ!!! Mak a-
tebbeded teddaɛid da-t tawḍed,
seyyeb-as taslugit a-s temṛeq,
ɛalaxaḍer da-tt ineɣ!” Ačiw iseyyeb-
as taslugit, Dyab yeẓṛa taslugit,
yesṛex fellas s nnebl, yexḍa-tt. Yenna :
“Ya ɛajba lli neč ɛamri wel srixeɣ f
lḥayyet, temṛeq najya!” Netta yemṛeq
l nneblet, yaf-it temmerceq g telfsa.
Yedwel yesquy f učiw. Yenna-yas
ačiw : “Wel-d tiseɣ-c [wattisa:c] illa
wel-yi tɛahed-d.” Yenna-yas : “Ya
Saɛd xebbr-id, u ya Saɛd nn-id! W-
ac-bi udm-k mmecyen ah?” Yenna-
yas ačiw i Dyab : “Wel-k txebbreɣ
illa wel-yi tucid aman Allah!”
Yedwel Dyab yuc-as laman. Yedwel
ačiw yenna-yas : “D matt’ a-k
xebbreɣ? Tiznatiyin a-d awint deg
lɛin aman lli nḍaf, u baɛd lli čurnet, a-
xelweḍnet aman, a-nt wessxent i
Tahlayliyin! Ayda lḥal-nneɣ baɛd-k!”
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Yenna-yas Dyab : “Squy-id-d
ibiyyaten a-laymen tileɣmin!”
Yesquy-asen, laymen tileɣmin,
ɛabban kul talɣemt fellas araj, u kul
talɣemt ttett s denni ultma-s, ald’ i
yiweḍ l temurt-s. Yesbeq ačiw
yetxebber g lella-s. Netta tesquy-d
ibiyyatn-s, tenna-yasen : “Baṛṛat
ḥeḍḍebt-d lgendul!” Aɣn-d myat
cebka d lgendul egin-ten ijen n
wannar, ssun-as iḥṣiren denni lgendul.
Yali Dyab yeṭṭes fellasen iḍ lkul
yetmerreɣ fellasen. Al talji tenna-
yasen tamaṭṭut-s n Dyab : “Baṛṛat
ṛqbet lgendul iherra neɣ ah? ['naha]”
Asn-d ṛqben lgendul, afen-t iherra.
Tenna-yasen lɛilt-s : “Dyab, netta lli
da yeɣleb!”
Yestexber ssis Xlifa Zzenati, yusa-d,
yenn-as : “Ɛalaslamt-k f trewweḥd-d!”
Yazn-as Xlifa i Dyab ačiw, yenna-
yas : “Yenna-yak sidi : Uc-id tɣallit!”
Yas-d Dyab l tɣallit, yuɣa-yas ḍḍman
g lḥay, tɣallit trekkeḥ. Mak i-d yusa
ačiw, yenna-yas Dyab : “Tan tiɣallyin
zzat-k, xḍer ssisnet!” Mak i-d yusa l
tɣallit, yafi-tt trekkeḥ, yawi ict xlaf.
Yenna-yas sidi-s : “Nni ttaɣed tah?”
Yenna-yas : “Tissent ufiɣ-tt trekkeḥ!”
Yenna-yas : “Mala assa ḥsb-id jafeɣ!”
Am wayeča mqablen. Yenna-yas
Dyab i Xlifa : “Uc-tt ḍarbt-k!”
Yeḥmel fellas Xlifa d amezwar,
yewwet Dyab, yexḍa-t. Yedwel Dyab
yeḥmel f Xlifa, yewwet-t, yenɣ-i.
Yedwel Dyab iḥukkem s lḥaq g linjuɛ
lsen.
 11. Leḥkayet Aɛanter d učiw n Zuhir
Yell’ ijen d abiyyat, netta id ddrari
aɛammi-s s ɛacra, mṛqen ɣaren f
Ssudan. Afen tičwin, aɣn-tent b
sseɛyet. U disnet ict tebha gget.
Rewwḥen. Zunen tičwin-din, tas-d
talbahit-din i ijen, qqarn-as Ceddad.
Yaɣ-it Ceddad, taru sen n ddrari.
Asn-d yih lli ɣaren ides, nnan-as :
“Nečin nedwel g uzuni. Cek-din
tačiwt-k tuɣa-d sen d ddrari, w nečin
wel-d uɣinet-c! Kan ɛin-k, a-nedwel f
tičiwin a-nt nzun tikelt xlaf. U kan
texsed, a-nzun ddrari!” Yenna-yasen
Ceddad : “Yidin d ddrari-w, mak a-nt
tzunem idi?” Nnan-as : “Lazem!”
Mɛarken, mṛeqn-as l lḥakem-nsen,
qqarn-as Agellid Zuhir. Yenna-yasen :
“Ac-bikum? D matt’i texsem?”
Nnan-as : “Nusa-d da taḥkmed
fellaneɣ f nnazlet!” Yenna-yasen : “D
matt’ nnazelt-nwum?” Nnan-as :
“Nečin s ɛacra nexḍem nɣar f lbarr n
ičwen, nuɣa-d tičiwin ssis. Mak i-d
nrewweḥ dah, a-nzun tičwin, tačiwt
talbahit yuɣ-it Ceddad, u tiddin nuɣi-
nt nečin. Tačiwt-s netta tuɣa-d senn d
ddrari, u nečin ticiwin-nneɣ wel-d
uɣinet-c! Lazem a-izun idneɣ ddrari-
din, neɣ a-nedwel f uzuni n tičiwin
tikelt xlaf!” Yenna-yasen agellid
Zuhir : “Neč-din leḥkumt-a wel-t
geddeɣ-c! Baṛṛat l lqaḍi a-yeḥkum
fellawum!” Nnan-as : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Nnen denni tiɣallyin-nsen, mṛqen l
lqaḍi n ibiyyaten. Yefreḥ ssisen,
yenna-yasen : “Matt’ i texsem?”
Nnan-as : “Nusa-d da nxaṣem ɣerk.”
Yenna-yasen : “D matt’ lexṣumt-
nwum?” Nnan-as lli nnan i umezwar.
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Yenna-yasen : “Mani i llan ddrari?”
Nnan-as : “Neǧ-in i ibiyyaten.”
Yenna-yasen : “Aɣt-ten-d
[aɣtettend]!”
Yedwl-asen dadda-sen, yaɣ-ten-d,
iḥuṭ-in l lqaḍi. Am wayeča talji,
yenna-yasen i l-ɛacra-din : “Beddet
zzat-iw l lɛacra ict n ṣṣaffat!” Yaɣ-d
ddrari, iḥuṭ-in zzat-s. Yebda lqaḍi
iṛeqqeb g idmawen n ddrari-din, i win
i cebbhen ssisen. Yaf-in cebbhen l
Ceddad. Yenn-asen lqaḍi : “Yihen d
ddrari n Ceddad. Kenyum wel
ɣerwum-c lḥaq!” Nnan-as : “Mak i
taḥkumed fellaneɣ wel ɣenneɣ-c
[ɣenna:c] lḥaq, a-nexḍem a-
nrewweḥ.” Iqam Ceddad ddrari-s
irewweḥ.
Ald’ i bdan ijen lɛamr-s tesɛa (tẓa) d
isukkasen, w ijen lɛamr-s sebɛa (sa) d
isukkasen. Yeg-asen dadda-sen kul
ijen taṣarɛuft iserreḥ ssis. Ameqqar
ism-s Ɛanter u wissen ism-s Caybub.
Temmen serrḥen s sseɛy-din tlata d
isukkasen.
Ɛanter yedwel lɛamr-s tnac n
isukkasen. Ijen n wass yesserteɛ, iɣar
fellas uccen, yeẓḍem fellas Ɛanter,
yewwet uccen-din s waɛmud-s, yenɣ-
i. W uccanat n lbarr-din, ijen lkubr-s
s-am uɣyul, yebbi ixf-s id iḍarn-s.
Yawi-ten i yemma-s Zbiba. Tenna-
yas : “D matta wah?” Yenna-yas :
“Wahen d uccen yusa-d da yeč fella
sseɛy b ddraɛ! Awiɣ-t, nɣeɣ-t.”
Tenna-yas : “D matt’i-t tenɣid? Wel
ɣrek-c uzzal!” Yenna-yas : “Uɣiɣ-t s
waɛmud, nɣeɣ-t [nɣa:t].”

Tsusem. Tesquy i dadda-s. Yas-as.
Tenna-yas : “Memmi-k, assa, yenɣa
uccen d ameqqar gget.” Yenna-yas :
“Mani i yella uccen?” Tessekn-as-t-d.
Yenna-yas i lɛilt-s : “Afrux-a wahen
da yeffeɣ d aryaz!”
Yeqqim iserreḥ s sseɛy kul ass. U
lgum n Zuhir id lgum n Ceddad
sessen f ijen n wanu. U Zuhir ɣers
ačiw, ism-s Daji, lɛamr-s settin d
isukkasen, u netta d bab n sjaɛat
yessaswa g sseɛy-s f wanu-din.
Yaweḍ-d Ɛanter s sseɛy-s da-t
yessesu. Yas-d ɛalacira, yeqqim, u
Daji yessaswa. Asent-as lwacun,
beddnet tma-s f imi n wanu. Tenna-
yas ict deg lwacun-din : “Čur-id
tayeddiḍt-iw!” Yenna-yas Daji :
“Wel čariɣ-c ald’ a-isu sseɛy!”
Tsusem tamaṭṭut-din. Teqerb-as
tamaṭṭut xlaf d tameqqart. Tenna-yas
i Daji : “Čur-id tayeddiḍt-iw!”
Yewwet-tt s uzeggim-s, yuɣ-it-d
temlewweḥ f tiṭ n lqfa-s, ald’ i teqqim
tɛeryent. Qqimen ičwen-din lli nihnin
d Daji ḍeṣṣen f twessart-din.
Yeqerb-as Ɛanter, mmi-s n Ceddad,
yenna-yas : “A ya aydi n iyḍan! Mak
i-s tgid sah i twessart-a? Ald’ i
qqimen ičwen-k ḍeṣṣen?” Yegemz-d
Daji i Ɛanter, yewwet-t s lkeff ald’ i
ḍrecnet timeǧin-s, yas-d g iɣerɣar.
Yeqqim ald’ i tebred ḍarbat. Yedwel
yekkr-as, iɛeyyeḍ fellas, iqam-i deg
uzyen-s, yewwet-t l lqaɛat, yaɣ-t-d
netta id ucal kif kif. Kkern-d ičwen-
din lli id Daji, nɣaren fellas, ḥaman
dis. Yebren fellasen, win yewwet, a-
d yaɣ-t-d f sen. Yuqa-ten. Yenna-
yasnet i lwacun-din : “Qṛebmet l
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wanu, čurmet!” Qṛebnet lwacun-din,
kul ict tečur tayeddiḍt-s. Rewweḥnet,
nnant tiwessarin-din : “Assa, Ɛanter
yenɣa Daji id ičwen-din lli ides.”
Yekker Zuhir, iɣus gget. Yazen
memmi-s, yenna-yas : “Baṛṛa, ṛqeb d
matta lexṣumt-a f wanu!” Ɛerḍen-t
sen n ičwen lli rwelen. Yenna-yasen
mmi-s n Zuhir : “Da matta leṣumt-a
lli tegimt-tt f wanu, assa?” Nnan-as lli
jṛa lkul. Nnan-as Daji ijaf. Yenna-
yasen : “D win i-t nɣin?” Nnan-as :
“Yenɣ-i d Ɛanter!” Yenna-yasen :
“Teskerkusem fella! Ɛanter d
ameẓẓyan, wel igedd-c a-ineɣ Daji!
Aya, awit-id twali-s!” Nnan-as :
“Aya!” Awiyen-t twali-s, yaf-i ijaf
tma n wanu, netta d ičwen-din lli ides.
Yebren s tɣallit-s, yemṛeq twali
Ɛanter, yaf-i s sseɛy. Yenna-yas : “A
Ɛanter, d win nɣin Daji?” Yenna-yas :
“Neč nɣiɣ-t!” Yenna-yas : “D matt’i-
k yega?” Yenna-yas : “Yega lli wel-t
yegi ḥadd g ddunyet!” Yenna-yas :
“Nn-id d matt’i yega!” Yenna-yas :
“Yewwet tamaṭṭut tawessart s
uzeggim, yaɣ-tt-d f tiṭ n lqfa-s
temlewweḥ, teqqim tɛeryent. Qqimen
ičwen ḍeṣṣen fellas. Qṛebɣ-as neč-din,
nniɣ-as : Nni lfeɛl-a wah? Mecc d
aṣbiḥ! Yuc-id lkeff ald’ i ḍrecnet
timeǧǧin-iw. Qqimeɣ ssaɛat neč g
iɣerɣar, wel geddeɣ-c a-beddeɣ deg
lkeff-din. Ɣuceɣ fellas, gmzeɣ fellas.
Qameɣ-t, l iɣerɣar, aɣeɣ-t-d [aɣatted]
netta d ucal kifkif. Ḥaman diyid
ičwen. Win wwiɣ-t ssisen, a-d yas f
sen. Anda ssbeb n lxṣumt-nneɣ lli
tejṛa, ḥkiɣ-ak fellas.” Yenna-yas
mmi-s n Zuhir i Ɛanter : “Aya, kan da
trewwḥed idi!” Yenna-yas :
“Takkʷadeɣ deg dadda-k, a-yi ineɣ.”
Yenna-yas : “Cek-din da trewwḥed
idi, wel ttakkʷided ḥatta deg ḥadd!”
Yenna-yas : “Aya!”
Yawi-t, irewweḥ ides. Yaɛreḍ-t Zuhir,
yenna-yas : “D cek lli tenɣid Daji?”
Yanna-yas : “D neč! Laken yenɣa
iman-s waḥd-s seg lbaḍel-s lli yeg-i f
midden!” Yeḥka-yas f lli yejṛa lkul.
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Yeqṛeb mmi-s n Zuhir i dadda-s,
yenna-yas : “Ɛanter wel fellas ḥatt’
lḥaq, u netta g lḥmayt-iw! Wel-t
itaweḍ ḥatta ceyn! Wahen wel-yuc a-
d yeffeɣ d aryaz, u sin a-ɣen yenfeɛ.
Ičwen-k iteg s tlatin yuqa-ten u netta
wel yuc d ameẓẓyan. Lukani a-
yetradeɛ, maɛad-c win a-s bedden g
ddunyet!”
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Yell’ ijen d abiyyat, ism-s Lwezr
Bnu-Jaber, netta d aryaz qṣir. Ṭṭul-s
iteg lmitru, u netta sjaɛ gget. Kul ass
a-yenn u isn a-yemṛeq iteṣtaḍ, u sin a-
d yas g lḥanqet lli dis iyernazen, u sin
a-yeqqim tɣallit-s g ccejret, u sin a-
yali l ḍḍahret iteṣtaḍ g iyernazen. Ald’
i yeṭṭef sen, kul ijen deg tmeǧit. U sin
ad yessuggz-ten-d deg ḍḍahret, u sin
a-d yas l tɣallit, a-nt yeqqen : ijen
ssyah, u ijen ssyah, u sin a-yenn f
tɣallit-s, irewweḥ.
Isemma sjaɛ gget. Yebda yetɣar f
ibiyyaten, itaɣ-d g sseɛy-nsen id
tileɣmin-nsen. U ibiyyaten lli da-t
awḍen a-nt ineɣ. Tikelt iɣar f
ibiyyaten, n ijen qqarn-as Meqqar
Lwaḥc, u netta sjaɛ am netta. Yaɣ-d
Lwezr Bnu-Jaber tileɣmin-nsen. Asn-
d ibiyyaten i Meqqar Lwaḥc, nnan-as :
“Tileɣmin-nneɣ, yessuq-inet Lwezr
Bnu-Jaber!” Yenna-yasen : “Lemmi
a-nt yessuq?” Nnan-as : “Assa talji!”
Yenn netta id ibiyyatn-s, awḍen-ten
am wayeča talji. Mak i-nt yeẓṛa
Lwezr Bnu-Jaber, yenna-yasen : “Ac-
bikum tiweḍm-d g ljarrt-iw? Wel-yi
tessinem-c neč d win ah? Ma-ni-ci d
Lwezr Bnu-Jaber???”
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Ijawb-t Meqqar Lwaḥc, yenna-yas :
“Sellem g tileɣmin, neɣ, assa, a-ǧeɣ
lefrist-k i uccanat!” Yenna-yas :
“Cek-din d aryaz lli da-yi teǧed
lefrist-iw i uccanat ah!?” Yenna-yas
Meqqar Lwaḥc : “Lli tegid-t g
ibiyyaten, assa a-t xellṣeɣ ssik!”
Bdan tmanɣan. Yeḥmel Lwezr Bnu-
Jaber f Meqqar Lwaḥc, yewwet-t,
yenɣ-i. Yeḥmel f lgum-s, ineɣ ssisen
lli yenɣa, w lbaqi yerwel. Itemm
Lwezr Bnu-Jaber mrewweḥ, ald’ i
dayeb ibiyyaten lkul: dwelen s-addw-
s. Yebda, tamurt lli yuɣ-it, a-iḥuṭ
fellas lqanun-s, menyekt a-tuc g
usukkas.
S ixf n usukkas, a-sen yazen aydi id
mmi-s aɛammi-s, yetxelleṣ fellasen g
lqanun lli yeg-i fellasen. A-s nnen :
“Wel yufi d win a-ɣen yazen kan d
aydi-ya? Nni? Nečin d iyḍan ah?”
Yenna-yasen mmi-s aɛammi-s n
Lwezr Bnu-Jaber : “Neč-din lli
yuzen-id ssis! Tay nniɣ-awm-t-d, u
kenyum b cahwet-kum!” Nnan-as :
“Awi lexlaṣ-k, temṛqed fellaneɣ, qil-
aneɣ deg ddaɛwt-s!”
 13. Leḥkayt n sen ibiyyaten id Cemrux
Llan sen n ibiyyaten d awmaten,
ɛmaren g lmdinet n Ɛamman
[aɛamman]. Ffɣen teṣtaḍen. Uyuren f
temurt tayyurit n tlat d ussan. Asn-d g
usuf, afen dis sswani, disnet deg kul
lɣallet. Yeɛjb-asen esuf-din. Yenna-
yas i uwwa-s : “Aya, a-nqayyel g
usuf-a!” Yenna-yas uwwa-s : “Aya!”
Kkren, baɛd lli rtaḥen tamecwart,
dwlen tennḍen g wammas n ssanyet.
Nihnin gguren, iqabl-asen sen d
idbiren. Yenna-yas : “A Xlifa, ṛqeb
lsen-a n idbiren, mabhah!” Yenna-
yas : “A-s ɛemmreɣ s lqus a-t
ssuggzeɣ ssisen ijen ah.” Yenna-yas :
“Ssuggz-t!”
Iɛemmr-as s lqus, yewwet ijen.
Yeggez g lqaɛat, teggz-as ultma-s,
tqam-i deg lqaɛat, tḍar ssis. U adbir lli
yemmewwet d mmi-s n ṣṣulṭan n ljan.
Ṣulṭan-din, ism-s Cemrux.
Teggez tadbirt-din lli tiwi-t, tḍer ssis,
tḥuṭ-i g imi n tmaḥkemt n dadda-s, u
idammn-s tazzlen. Yeffeɣ Cemrux
deg tmaḥkemt-s, yenna-yas i memmi-
s : “D win i-k gin sah?” Yenna-yas
memmi-s : “D bnadem d aṣayyad 'esuf
n iḥecyanen.” Iɛeyyeḍ lɛiḍet
tameqqart. Yenna : “Ɣres-c ḥadd ah?”
Asn-as sen deg lmared n ljan, ijen d
ixf n waydi, w ijen d ixf n lqerd.
Yenna-yasen : “Baṛṛat l suf n
iḥecyanen lli tufim din deg at-
bnudem, aɣt-t-d!” Nnan-as : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Seggden, alyen l ssma, ggzen din g
usuf n iḥecyanen, afen sen-a-din n
midden iṣayyeḍen, wel ucin ḍeṣṣen s-
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addu ccejret. Qamen-ten, ḍren ssisen,
ḥuṭen-ten zzat n Cemrux. Yenna-
yasen : “D win i wwin memmi
ssiwum?” Nnan-as : “Nečin wel-t
newwet-c!” Yenna-yasen : “Maw
yetqayef g lkifyit n udbir, tewwim-t s
lqus, tan ijaf!” Nnan-as : “Nečin
newwet-t d adbir, wel newwet-c d
ljinn!” Yenna-yasen : “Ya iyḍan,
tikelt-a d matt’ a-ken geɣ? A-ken
ḥrgeɣ neɣ a-ken nɣeɣ d anɣa?” Nnan-
as : “Nečin wel netɛammed-c fellas d
tɛammed. U cek-din, ilakan da-ɣen
tenɣed, jarak d lli yexlq-k!” Yenna-
yasen : “Qamen sen-aya laɛbad, ḥuṭt-
ten g lḥabs!”
Qamen-ten, ḥuṭen-ten g lḥabs.
Yenna-yasen : “Alda xemmemeɣ
fellasen, mak a-d yas anɣa-nsen,
ɛalaxaṭer ḥragn-id tesa-w!!!” Qqimen
laɛbad-din mmeqqnen xumstac d
ussan. Yas-as luzir-s, yenna-yas :
“Yidin da-nt tenɣed d lbaḍel fellak!”
Yenna-yas : “Malla mak da-sen geɣ?”
Yenna-yas : “Yihen d midden ɣaflin,
memmi-k ijaf, maɛad-c a-yedwel. U
nihnin, seyyb-asen a-rewwḥen f
iman-nsen!” Yenna Cemrux : “Baṛṛat
aɣt-ten-d!” Aɣn-as-ten-d zzat-s.
Yenna-yasen : “Neč-din tay da-ken
seyybeɣ, u kenyum maɛad-c a
tɛawdem ṣṣanɛt-nwum!” Nnan-as :
“Maɛad-c!” Yenna-yasen : “Neč-din
sameḥɣ-awem.” Nnan-as : “Nečin
ṣṣanɛt-nneɣ d iṣayyaden, u cek-din
nebbeh f ljnun, maɛd-c a-tqayfen la f
idbiren u la f lɣir-s! A-ffɣen g ṣṣifet n
at-bnudem! U mak wel nuc a-nenɣ
ḥadd, ḥkum dineɣ!”

Inebbeh f ljan mani netta : maɛad-c a-
yetqayef kan f ṣṣuret n ibnadem.
Nnan-as sen n iryazen i Cemrux :
“Nečin maɛad a-nḍur ḥadd!” Yesquy
Cemrux i sen-a-din n lmared, yenna-
yasen : “Qamet-ten! Rret-ten l
umkan-nsen.” Qamen-ten yidin, rren-
ten l umkan-nsen. Dwlen ljnun-din f
iman-nsen. Sen-a-din n midden afen
tiɣallyin-nsen id tbundqin-nsen wel
ucin g umkan-din. Qamen-ten, nnen f
tiɣallyin-nsen.
Yenna-yas ijen i ijen : “Aya a-naf-c
ḥaja deg luḥuc a-neṣtaḍ!” Yenna-yas
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wissen : “Aya, yezzi-yaneɣ! Balek a-
neḥṣal labɛad n lḥaṣlat xlaf?! Aya,
rewweḥ xir!” Ttemmen mrewwḥin,
ald’ i-d iwḍen l temurt-nsen, ɛerḍen-
ten middn-nsen, frḥen ssisen gget.
Nnan-asen : “D matt’i jṛan fellawem?”
Nnan-asen : “Nenɣa ljan, yazn-aneɣ
ṣṣulṭan ljnun sen, awin-aneɣ. Neqqim
ɣers xumstac d ussan nemmeqqen.
Yedwel iseyyeb-aneɣ, isamḥ-aneɣ.
Lukan mecc lɛmr-nneɣ d ḍwil, yella
yenɣa-yaneɣ!” Nnan-asen : “Lḥamdu
lellah f sslamet-kum!” Gen islan d
imeqqaren d lkramet-nsen lli
rewweḥn-d ɛala-slama.
 14. Leḥkayt n ubiyyat id uɛafrit
Yell’ ijen d abiyyat, ɣers ssanyet, u
netta ism-s Busifin. Kul ass a-yexḍem
l ssanyet-din. U ssanyet f temurt,
tayyurit n uzyen n wass. Ijen n wass,
netta g ssanyet, isell g wazga. Yenna :
“Wah d aberkus neɣ? Ilakana d
aberkus, yuɣa-yi-t-d Ṛabbi da-t čeɣ.”
Iqam asekkin-s, yemeṛq-as, yali-yas l
ḍḍahret, yaf-i. Netta yusa-d f lḥadd-s,
yaf-i d Asmawi. Ṭṭul-s ɛecrin mitru,
w uẓaw-s ṭṭul-s lmitru. Asmawi yẓṛ-i
Busifin, yukkʷed ssis. Yenna Busifin :
“Kan qrebɣ-as, takkʷadeɣ da-yi yeč.
U kana ǧiɣ-t, a-yeč midden. U neč-
din yelzm-id lli da mmewwiɣ neč
ides. Ya nɣiɣ -t neɣ yenɣa-yid!”
Busifin yeqerb-as, w Asmawi ibedd f
uqandil-s, imlewweḥ fellas. Tas-d
ḍarbat f lfḍa. Yedwel iɛawd-as,
imlewweḥ fellas, yewwet-t Busifin,
yaɣ-t-d f sen. Yeqqim tma-s yettfarraj
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[yet-ṯfarraj] dis, yenna : “Lhemm-a,
lukan ǧiɣ-t wel-t nɣiɣ-c, a-yuqa
midden!”
Yekker ssyin, iqam asekkin-s,
irewweḥ. Yenna-yasen : “Assa uḍiɣ s
lhemm. Ɛamri g ddunyet a wel-t ẓṛiɣ,
a wel sliɣ ssis!” Nnan-as : “D matta
wah?” Yenna-yasen : “D Asmawi!”
Iɛawd-asen lli yejṛa-yas lkul. Nnan-
as : “Teskerkused fellaneɣ! Ɛalaxaṭer
wahen lɛamr-k wel tgedded a-t
tenɣed!” Yenna-yasen : “Ayat, a-
temṛqem, a-teṛqbem!”
Yawi-ten. Yexḍem idsen. Ald’ i-d
usin din. Afen-t s-am mak a-sen
yenna Busifin. Nnan-as : “Cek-din d
aryaz la-ḥabba-c ḍḍudd-k!” Dwlen,
rewwḥen. Isel ssis lḥakem n temurt,
yuc-as nnican fellas.
 15. Leḥkayet n uḥammar d uyernaz
Yell’ ijen d aḥammar, iṣeffer l lɣarb s
ileɣman-s. U netta sjaɛ gget. Iṣeffer
kan waḥd-s. Yadef l lxanqet, yaf
ayernaz yeṭṭes d maḍun, aḍar-s
imeyyel. Ibedd fellas aḥammar,
iṛeqqeb dis. Netta iṛeqqeb dis,
ayernaz iqam-as aḍar-s. Yenna-yas
aḥammar : “Ac-bik?” Yenna-yas
ayernaz : “Ya ḥammar, aḍar-iw tudf-
id dis ccuket.” Yenna-yas : “Uc-id
aḍar-k a-t ṛqbeɣ!” Yenna-yas : “Aɣ
[ax]!” Yuc-as aḍar-s, yeṛqb-as-t-d,
yaf-i tudf-as dis ccuket, yekks-as-tt-d.
Baɛd lli yekks-as-tt-d, ffeɣn-d
idammen d lqiḥ deg umkan n ccuket.
Yaɛṣr-as-t-d, yeg-as ddhan g
uyezzim-s, yaɛṣb-as-t-d. Yemṛeq
yuɣa-yas amensi-s, iḥuṭ-as, yetɛacca.
Yenna-yas aḥammar i uyernaz : “Aya,
a-tadfed lxir! Neč-din da meṛqeɣ f
iman-iw!” Yenn-as ayernaz : “Baṛṛa,
besslama!”
Yeṣfer aḥammar f iman-s. Yaweḍ l
lɣarb, yezzenz sselɛt-s, yedwl-d
mrewweḥ f ubrid-s, ald’ i yiweḍ g
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lxanqet lli yufa dis ayernaz d maḍun.
Yeẓṛ-i ayernaz lli yuf-i d maḍun,
yeggz-d deg ḍḍahret izahher. Yenna-
yas aḥammar i uyernaz : “Ac-bik wel-
yi tukzed-c neɣ? Mecc neč-din lli
dawiɣ-ak ah?” Yenna-yas ayernaz :
“D cek-din ameddukl-iw ah?”
Yenna-yas : “Neč!” Yenna-yas :
“Aya, ali idi l ḍḍahret lli dis neč-din
ɛemmreɣ. A-k xellṣeɣ lemruwt-k lli
tegid-tt [tegittet] fella!” Yenna-yas :
“Aya!”
Alyen aḥammar id uyernaz l ḍḍahret.
Yaf aḥammar tirit tečur d ddbac d
sslaḥ d lmal n midden lli ineqq disen
ayernaz. Yenna-yas : “Aɣ-d ileɣman-
k tɛabbid ddbac-a id sslaḥ-a id lmal-a
d lhdiyet s ɣerid, lli tdawided
[ddawided] aḍar-iw!”
Yaɣ-d ileɣman-s, iɛabba cey-din lkul.
Irewweḥ ssis. Iceyɛ-t ayernaz ald’ i
yeffeɣ deg lxanqet. Irewweḥ
aḥammar l middn-s, yestaɣna, maɛd-
c iṣeffer.
 16. Leḥkayet n uṣayyad n iyernazen
Yella aɣarbi, ineqq iyernazen; anda
ṣṣanɛt-s. Isel ssis lḥakem, yazn-as,
yenna-yas : “D matt’ ṣṣanɛt-k?”
Yenna-yas : “Aɣarbi: ṣṣanɛt-iw ɣir d
anɣa n iyernazen!” Yenna-yas : “Mak
a-tenɣed la d ijen, aɣ-yi-t-d!” Yenna-
yas : “Ṣbiḥ!” Yeffeɣ iteṣtaḍ, yaɣ-t-d
Ṛabbi g ṣṣwab, yaɣ-d sen. Yaɣ-ten-d
i lḥakem, yuc-as-ten-d. Yuc-as
fellasen nican. Yeg-as rrateb s ddulet.
Baɛd sen d iyuren, yeffɣ-asen ayernaz
d acerki, yuɛer gget, yeṭṭf-asen abrid,
midden yuqa-ten. Ckan midden l
lḥakem, nnan-as lli ayernaz g lxanqet
n ddis, midden yuqa-ten, “Azent-as
xamsin d lɛasker a-t nɣen!” Ald’ i-d
usin g lxanqt-a, afen-t din. Yeffɣ-asen,
ucn-as tkaɣṭit n lkessu, wel-t yewwet
ḥatt’ ijen. Yeffɣ-asen ayernaz, yebda
ineqq disen, yenɣa ssisen xumsṭac, u
yiddin rwelen.
Rewwḥen l lḥakem, nnan-as : “Yuqa-
yaneɣ nečin s xamsin, neǧa xumsṭac
jafen.” Iɣuc lḥakem, yessuffɣ-as mya.
Dwelen mṛeqn-as, afen-t g umkan-s.
Gn-as am tikelt tamezwart. Yeẓdem
fellasen, yadef g wammas-nsen,
yebda ineqq disen. Ineɣ deg lmya
setta u tlatin, u yiddin rwelen.
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Rewwḥen l lḥakem, nnan-as :
“Wahen d lhemm lli wel-t yeṭṭawweq
ḥatta ḥadd g ddunyet! Nečin tuzend-
aneɣ s mya, neǧ setta u tlatin jafen!”
Iɣuc fellasen, yenna-yasen : “Squyt-
id i Naṣr Aɣarbi!” Squyn-as-t-d.
Yenna-yas lḥakem i uɣarbi : “Cek-din
ttaɣed g rrateb s ddulet f lxaḍer n
iyernazen!” Yenna-yas : “Way! Neč-
din a-s xḍmeɣ!”
Yetḥazzem aɣarbi g sslaḥ-s. Yeffɣ-as.
Nɛetn-as-t-d mantan deg lxanqet.
Nnan-as : “Tan g lxanqet n ddis!”
Yemṛq-as, yuḍa ssis. Yeffɣ-as
ayernaz, bdan tmawwayen,
yetweɣleb aɣarbi, yebda yeddaɛa da
isellem, ald’ i ggzen l usuf. W asuf dis
nnemr yeṭṭes s-addu ccejret, iṛeqqeb
disen. Yebren aɣarbi, iẓeṛ nnemr,
yenna-yas : “Sah, tṛeqqbed diyid ah?
Ayernaz da-yi yeč g lḥurm-k ah?”
Ineggez nnemr f uyernaz, yewwet-t
jar lektaf-s, yessuffɣ-as ul-s, yenɣ-i.
Yenna-yas nnemr i uɣarbi-din :
“Ɣres-t!” Iɣers-t aɣarbi. Yekkes
aylim-s, w aksum yuc-i i nnemr.
Irewweḥ aɣarbi s uylim-din, yawi-t l
lḥakem, yerni-yas nnican xlaf. Terni-
yas ddulet rrateb xlaf.
 17. Leḥkayt n ijen d abiyyayt
Yell’ ijen d abiyyat ɣers ddrari lluẓen.
Yawi taɣrart, yexḍem yawi taɣyult-s
da-d iẓeḍ wibtin n yirden i ddrari-s.
Yeɛṛeḍ-t ayernaz, yenna-yas : “L
mani da texḍmed?” Yenna-yas : “Da-
d iẓḍeɣ irden!” Yenna-yas : “Ac-bik
wel ɣrek-c arfiq?” Yenna-yas : “Wel
ɣri-c.” Yenna-yas : “A-mṛqeɣ idek d
arfiq!” Yenna-yas : “Aya!”
Mak i-d usin g ubrid, yenna-yas
ayernaz i ubiyyat : “Lluẓeɣ!” Yenna-
yas : “Wel ɣerid ḥaja kan-c d irden.”
Yenna-yas : “Uc-id a-nt čeɣ.” Yuca-
yas-ten-d. Yeč-in. Yerni yuyur
tamecwart xlaf, yenna-yas ayernaz :
“Lluẓeɣ!” Yenna-yas : “Wel ɣerid
ḥaja kan-c taɣyult.” Yuca-yas-tt-d.
Yeč-it. Yerni yuyur tamecwart xlaf,
yenna-yas : “Lluẓeɣ!” Yenna-yas :
“Wel ɣerid ḥaja kan-c neč; lamenni
neč, a-nexḍem neč idek l lḥakem; i
yelzem, č-id!”
Xḍmen l lḥakem. Yenna-yas l ḥakem :
“Ibiyyaten d ikeddaben gget! Baṛṛa
aɣ-d taɣrart a-tt ṛqbeɣ!” Yenna-yas :
“Alla ibarek!” Yexḍem abiyyat, yaɣ-
d taɣrart. Yenna-yas lḥakem : “Cek
teskerkused!” Yenna-yas abiyyat :
“Aha! Wel skerkuseɣ-c!” Yenna-yas
lḥakem : “Ilakana wel teskerkused-c,
taya nessudef ayernaz g taɣrart!”
Yenna-yas : “Ṣbiḥ!” Yessudef
ayernaz g taɣrart, yeqqen fellas.
Yenna-yas i ubiyyat : “Aɣ-d aɛmud
teggzed fellas! Berred ul-k dis ṣbiḥ!”
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Lḥakem d uccen lli xḍemn-as
ḥkumen ɣers! Wel-t iseyyeb abiyyat
ɣir mak i ijaf. Yenna-yas abiyyat i
wuccen : “Yalandra d matt’ a-yi
xellṣen g lḥaq-k idi?” Yenna-yas
uccen : “Nečin tay neɛmer dahen tma-
nwum yeqṛeb. As-id, a-k xellṣeɣ
lḥaq-k!”
Yas-as uccen, yeɣres-as afdim i
wuccen, iḍeyyb-as-t-d, iḥuṭ-i ḥaḍer-
bac. Ald’ i-d yusa uccen l lament-s.
Yas-d bab n ufdim, yaf lɛilt-s tuker-t.
Iḥewwem fellas, yenna-yas : “Mani i
yella?” Tenna-yas : “Xemmleɣ-t!
Mak a-tuced ccwihet kamla i wuccen?
Nečin wel-ɣen teǧed-c ssis ḥatta
lawsa?”
U nettat tuker aksum, ttaɣ-d aslugi,
tḥuṭ-i g lmezwed. Tenna-yas i uryaz-
s : “Tan aksum g lmezwed!” Yas-d
aryaz-s, iqam lmezwed, yawi-t i
wuccen. Mak i-d yusa uccen, yebda
yetcum, yebda yeqqar : “Rriḥat n
waksum d rriḥat n uslugi!?” Iqeṛṛeb
lawsa lawsa ald’ i-d yusa l lmezwed.
Imir-i. Netta imir-i, aslugi yeffɣ-as
ssis. Yebda uccen itazzel w aslugi g
ljarrt-s. Yebda bab n waslugi itazzel g
ljarrt-nsen lkul, yesquya i wuslugi,
yeqqar-as : “Ya Bcer!” Yebren-as
uccen, yenna-yas : “La tegid lxir, la-
k yas ccerr!”
 18. Leḥkayt n wuccen d uyernaz d ufunas
Yella afunas id uyernaz id wuccen
imeddukal. Teṭṭsen id baɛḍhum-baɛḍ
d imeddukal gget s-am awmaten. Kul
ass ayernaz a-yemṛeq a-d iɛabba d
lmaṣyaḍ. W afunas a-yemṛeq a-yerteɛ,
u sin a-d irewweḥ yecbeɛ. W uccen a-
yemṛeq iteṣtaḍ, wel yeṭṭif-c sseɛy, a-
d irewweḥ yelluẓ. Yeqleq uccen,
yenna : “Neč-din lazem a-d adfeɣ
jarasen s ddwi amaɛfun, s matt’ a-
cbɛeɣ g uksum-nsen!”
Yella asuf, kul ass a meṛṛqen sessen
dis. Yas-d uccen i uyernaz, yenna-
yas : “Lukan a-k nneɣ d matt’ i yenna
dik afunas!” Yenna-yas : “D matt’ i-
k yenna?” Yenna-yas : “Yenna-yid :
‘Ayernaz, xseɣ da-t ɣdreɣ a-t nɣeɣ!’.”
Yenna-yas ayernaz : “Nni? D matt’ i-
s giɣ?” Yenna-yas uccen : “Wel
ssineɣ-c fellawum d matta jarawum.”
Yas-d uccen i ufunas, yenna-yas :
“Ayernaz yenna : ‘Afunas da-t nɣeɣ
a-t čeɣ!’.”
Am wayeča, mlaqan g usuf lli sessen
dis aman. Yenna-yas ayernaz i
ufunas : “Mak a-tennid : da-t nɣeɣ?”
Yenna-yas afunas i uyernaz : “U cek-
din, mak a-tennid : da-t nɣeɣ?” Bdan
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tmawwaten. Nɣin baɛḍhum-baɛḍ. W
uccen iṛeqqeb disen deg ḍḍahret. Mak
i-nt yeẓṛa jafen lsen, yeggz-d, itazzel
deg ḍḍahret, yenna-yasen : “Ma-ni
sseneɣ da-ken nɣeɣ lsen, u sin a-čeɣ
aksum-nwum a-cbɛeɣ dis! U neč-din
skerkuseɣ fellawum! Ḥatta ijen
ssiwum a wel-yi yenni tutlayt tecyen
g wissen! Ɣir s matt’ a-čeɣ aksum-
nwum!”
Yeqṛeb l ufunas, itett dis, yeč ssis ald’
i yecbeɛ. Yali l ixf n ḍḍahret, yesquy
f ddrari aɛammi-s. Asn-as. Nnan-as :
“Ac-bik? D matt’i texsed?” Yenna-
yasen : “Giɣ lawsa n lɛamlet jar
ufunas id uyernaz. Nɣin baɛḍhum-
baɛḍ. Ayat, ggzet, kan da tečem!”
Nnan-as : “Aya! Nečin assa iteg
xamsa (semmus) d ussan wel nemḍi-
c ceyn!” Yenna-yasen : “Ayat, ggzet,
čet! U lli yeqqim awiyet-t!”
Ggzen ides, čin ald’ maɛad-c gedden
a-ssuggzen. Mak i cebbɛen, asn-d
mrewwḥin. Yenna-yasen : “Tan
qqimeɣ tsalɣ-awum kul ijen cebɛet n
waksum!” Nnan-as : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Mɛahden : Win yuḍa-d g ufus-s
aksum, ad yesquy i wissen.
 19. Leḥkayt n wuccen d inisi
Uccen d inisi kanen d icriken, ɣersen
lhencir, kerrzen dis. Dwlen mɛarken,
mṛqen l lḥakem, qqimen temxaṣmen
din. Yeḥkum fellasen lḥakem, yenna-
yasen : “Ijen yeqbel f ijen!” Yenna
inisi : “Aha! Neč-din wel qebbleɣ wel
zzenzeɣ!” Yenna-yas lḥakem : “D
matt’i texsed?” Yenna-yas inisi : “A-
nebɛed f lhencir tlata myal, u sin a-d
nas ntazzel, win a-d yas d amezwar, a
yawi lhencir i netta!” Yenna-yas :
“Ṣbiḥ! Alla ibarek!” Yenna-yas
uccen i yinisi : “Cek iḍarn-k d
imeẓẓyanen, mak i tgedded a-tazzled
idi?” Yenna-yas inisi : “Geddeɣ!”
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Yenna-yas uccen : “Aya!” Yenna-yas
inisi i wuccen : “Ṣber al wayeča! Wel
yuc tlata i luwl a-nemlaqa din!”
W inisi ɣers sebɛa (sa) n ddrari,
yemṛeq yeḥrez-ten kul ijen g umkan,
aneggaru iḥuṭ-i ccafet n lhencir.
Yenna-yas uccen i yinisi : “Aya
nexḍem a-nemsabeq nemḥada!”
Temmen tazzlen, uccen itazzel akter.
Mani i-d yusa itazzel, a-yaf inisi
yesbeq-t. Al ceffat n lhencir, yaf inisi
yuli g ixf n wannar. Yebda inisi
yetɛyyeḍ yeqqar : “Suṭṭac xulf lkerfa!”
 20. Leḥkayt n uyeṛẓiẓ id wuccen
Ayeṛẓiẓ id wuccen kanen teṣtaḍen
jmiɛ d imeddukal, lli sawwren-t a-t
zunen netta ides. Uccen yetḥayel,
mak a-d asen da zunen, itawi i netta
akter, ituč i uyeṛẓiẓ ict n lḥeṣṣat, u
netta a-yawi tlata, ald’ i iɣuc ayeṛẓiẓ.
Yebda yetxemmem. Yeɛraḍ-t aslugi,
yenna-yas : “Ac-bik tetxemmemd?”
Yenna-yas : “Uccen yetḥayel fella : A
nexḍem netteṣtaḍ, a-yi yuc i neč-din
lḥeṣṣat, u netta a-yawi tlata!” Yenna-
yas aslugi : “Awi-yid idek, teḥrezd-
id!” Yawi-t ayeṛẓiẓ ides. Yeḥrez-t g
umkan-nsen mani i tzunen. Yenna-
yas aslugi i uyeṛẓiẓ : “Baṛṛat assa,
ṣtaḍet cek-din id wuccen!”
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Xḍmen ayeṛẓiẓ id wuccen teṣtaḍen,
aɣn-d s-am lɛadet. Asn-d da zunen,
icum uccen rriḥat n uslugi. Yenna-yas
ayeṛẓiẓ : “Ac-bik? Yalla zun!”
Yenna-yas uccen : “Aha! Assa, zun d
cek!” Yenna-yas ayeṛẓiẓ : “Nni? Deg
lemmi wah?” Yenna-yas uccen :
“Qabl, ddunyet tkan d lbaḍel, w assa
yedwel lḥaq!” Yenna-yas ayeṛẓiẓ :
“Lazem a-tzuned cek, assa, am
lɛadet!” Yebda uccen yeqqar : “Tah i
uyeṛẓiẓ, u tah i uyeṛẓiẓ, u tah i uyeṛẓiẓ.
W uccen yuɣa neɣ la yejɛel a-yaɣ!”
Yenna-yas ayeṛẓiẓ : “Deg lemmi
azuni wah?” Yenna-yas uccen : “Assa,
ibedd lḥaq!”
 21. Leḥkayt n wuccen id ifis
Yella abiyyat, ɣers sseɛy, yega-yas
sserraḥ yessertaɛ ssis. Yas-as uccen
yetdawwer dis da yeč s ɣers ccwihet,
wel-t igedd-c. Iɣafl-t, yeč-as aɛalluc.
Irewweḥ l bab n sseɛy. Yenna-yas
bab n sseɛy : “Mani i yella aɛalluc?”
Yenna-yas : “Yeč-i uccen!” Yenna-
yas : “Ssekn-id mani i-t yeča!”
Yenna-yas : “Aya!” Yessekn-as mani
i-t yeča. Iqam-i, yayel-t g ccejret,
yaɣ-d lemnadef, yenṣb-as-ten-d.
Yas-d uccen, iẓeṛ aɛalluc yemmayel g
ccejret, yenna-yas i uɛalluc : “Ma-k-c
bla sebba temmayled dah!” Yas-d
uccen i yifis, yenna-yas : “Cbeɛeɣ
assa aksum, ɛamri wel-t cbiɛeɣ!”
Yenna-yas ifis : “Awi-yid neč-din a-
čeɣ!” Yenna-yas : “Aya!”
Yemṛeq ides ifis. Yessekn-as aksum.
Yenna-yas uccen i yifis : “As-d kan
da tečed!” Yeqṛeb ifis. Ifis yeẓẓel
afus-s da yeč, yekker fellas lmendaf,
iḥeṣṣel-t deg iḍarn-s. Yenna-yas i
wuccen : “Aah! Tḥeṣṣeld-id!” Yenna-
yas uccen : “Lḥeṣlet mecc tura, ald’
a-k yas bab n lmendaf s uɛmud-s!”
Yedwel uccen, yadef l uɛalluc-din
yeč ssis ald’ i yecbeɛ. Netta yusa-d da
yeffeɣ deg lmesreb-din, yexḍef-t ifis
deg uqandil-s. Yenna : “Baṛṛa, tay
ssenɣ-ak tura!” Yenna-yas uccen :
“Mak a dabbreɣ fellak, u sin a-k
iseyyeb bab n lmendaf, a-yi tsamḥid-
c ah?” Yenna-yas : “A-k samḥeɣ!”
Yenna-yas : “Mala, mak a-d yas bab
n lmendaf, rr lbal-k tjafed. A-d yas
bab n lmendaf, a-k yaf tjafed, a-k imir,
u sin a-k yenn : ‘Yalita ufiɣ-ak
teddered, s matt’ a-k ɣrseɣ!’.”
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Yusa-d bab n lmendaf, iẓeṛ ifis yeḥṣel,
yenna-yas : “Yalita ufiɣ-ak teddered,
s matt’ a-k ɣrseɣ!” Imir-as, iseyyb-as
deg lmendaf. Netta iseyyb-as, ifis
yerwel. Yenna-yas abiyyat i yifis :
“Aah! Cek wel tucid teddered!”
Yerwel ifis, yedwel.
Yas-d uccen yesquy f ddrari aɛammi-
s, yaɣ-d arbɛin n uccanat. Yenna-
yasen : “A-ken čureɣ tiqlal n waman
deg usuf, u sin a-nt qqneɣ g iqandiln-
nwum : win yenẓɣ-d taqlilt-s, a-t
ssecbɛeɣ s waksum!” Netta yečur-int
s waman, yenna-yasen : “Ffɣet fisaɛ!
Ibiyyaten usin-d s tiɣallyin-nsen!”
Nihnin nẓeɣen, mmebbyen iqandiln-
nsen. Qqimen blac iqandilen. Mṛqen
f iman-nsen.
Yedwel yemlaqa ifis id wuccen lli
iḥeṣṣel-t g lmendaf. Yenna-yas : “As-
d ldah!” Yenna-yas uccen : “(D matt’
a-geɣ tura?) Nni? D matt’i giɣ?”
Yenna-yas ifis : “Mahu d cek lli
tḥeṣṣeld-id g lmendaf!? Ɛalaxaḍer
bbiɣ-ak aqandil-k!” Yenna-yas :
“Nečin gget s-am neč, bla iqandilen!
Tay a-k squyeɣ ddrari aɛammi a-nt
tafed blaci iqandilen am neč!”
Yesquy-as ddrari aɛammi-s. Asn-d
ɣers. Yenna-yas uccen i yifis : “Ṛqb-
aneɣ, tay nečin kif kif, iqandiln-nneɣ
mmebbyen. Mak a-tegid fella lbaḍel?”
Yenna-yas ifis i wuccen : “Wah lli
iḥeṣṣl-id am cek! Ṛabbi yexlef fella!”
Msamḥen. Yexḍem kul ijen f iman-s.
Dwlen d imeddukal.
 22. Leḥkayt n uyaẓiḍ id wuccen id uslugi
ɣer ibiyyaten ɛmaren g lxla

Ibiyyaten id nnejɛ a reḥḥlen. Rḥelen, i limam a-yeẓẓall ssineɣ!” Yenna-yas

ǧin g tiddart-nsen ; ayaẓiḍ id uslugi.
Tɛacca fellasen tisemsin, yali ayaẓiḍ
g ccejret, w aslugi yusa-d yeqqim g
lkib-s, yeḥrez iman-s. Al deg yiḍ,
yekker ayaẓiḍ itadden. Yetɛadda-d
uccen, isel-as itadden, yenna-yas :
“Ac-bik ttaddned?” Yenna-yas
ayaẓiḍ : “Taddneɣ g lmuɣrub!”
Yenna-yas uccen : “Ggez a-nemṛeq l
ljamaɛ!” Yenna-yas ayaẓiḍ : “Squy-d
uccen : “Mani i yella limam?” Yenna-
yas : “Tan g lkib!” Yexḍm-as uccen l
lkib, yaf-i d aslugi, iḍull fellas.
Yegmez fellas aslugi, yerwel uccen,
asn-d metɛaddiyen f uyaẓiḍ, yebda
yeqqar-as i uccen : “As-d kan da
neẓẓall!” Yenna-yas uccen : “Neč-din
baṭṭleɣ tẓallit! Maɛad-c a-ẓẓalleɣ, u
maɛad-c a-mṛqeɣ l ljamaɛ baɛd assa!”

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 23. Leḥkayt n ifis id uɣyul
Ifis id uɣyul kanen teṣtaḍen jmiɛ.
Qqimen ɛacra d isukkasen jmiɛ
teṣtaḍen. Ijen n wass yenna-yas ifis i
uɣyul : “Neč-din dweleɣ takkʷadeɣ
ssik!” Yenna-yas aɣyul : “Nni?”
Yenna-yas : “Ɛalaxaḍer legrun-k d
iziraren gget!” Yenna-yas aɣyul :
“Aha! Wel-k tḍurreɣ-c!” Isusem ifis
fellas. Mṛqen teṣtaḍen, iɛawd-as,
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yenna-yas : “Legrun lli tegid-ten
sahen, i ma?” Yenna-yas aɣyul :
“Yidin mecc d lgrun!” Yenna-yas ifis :
“Mala d matta?” Yenna-yas : “Ged
wel tẓeṛṛed d lgrawec!” Yebren fellas
ifis, yekeṣṣr-as takrumt-s, yeč-i. D
ssaɛat-din, mani i-t iḥeṣṣel, a-t yeč l
ssaɛat-a!
 24. Leḥkayt n Jḥa d uɣyul lli ixerra g umaḥbub
Jḥa ɣers aɣyul, iɛellef dis ald’ i
yetradeɛ. Asn-as itbab n lḥumet,
nnan-as : “Zzenz-aneɣ aɣyul-a!”
Yenna-yasen : “Yeɣla fellawum!”
Nnan-as : “Cek-din, menyekt lḥaq-s,
a-k nuc!” Yenna-yasen : “Neč-din
wel qqireɣ-c! Neč-din idwum a-t
nawi mani i zzenzan iɣyal, u lli yeswa
a-ken zzenzeɣ-t-d!” Nnan-as : “Ṣbiḥ!”
Am wayeča talji yawi-t l ssuq, yečur-
as termt-s g umaḥbub, yuc-i i udellal.
Asn-d midden-din lli da-t sɣen,
ṛeqqben dis, kan yeɛjb-asen. Rnin dis.
Yenn fellas adellal, yebda ilehhed dis,
w aɣyul itazzel iẓeṛṛeṭ, w amaḥbub-
din iteggzed deg termt-s, u midden lli
tetferrjen, dwelen ggeren g umaḥbub-
din, bdan qqaren : “Aɣyul n Jḥa ixeṛṛa
g umaḥbub!” Bdan midden, win wel
iɣis-c a-iseɣ, yedwel irenni.
Bdan midden-din rennin f baɛḍhum-
baɛḍ, ald’ i yiweḍ ɛacra-alaf. Jḥa
yezzenz-asen, yaqbeḍ leflus-s, yas-d l
wah lli da-t yawi, yenna-yas : “Neč-
din zzenzɣ-ak lɣenwet!” Yenna-yas
wah lli yesɣ-i : “Ssekn-id d matt’
lmunt-s!” Yenna-yas Jḥa : “Lmunt-s
ssecbɛ-t s timẓin id rrbiɛ, tesseswed-t
sen d tikal g wass. U mak a-tased da-
t teqqned, a-t teǧid-c g tẓeqqa waḥd-
s, w i texsed da yaru amaḥbub gget,
ḥuṭ-i g wassu-k, terred fellas tnamusit,
teqqend-as iḍarn-s s matt’ wel-t iteg-
c deg wassu al talji. U talji as-d l
wassu a-tafed sen d isneffad d
amaḥbub.”
Aryaz-a yens iḍ lkul yetṛaja g wass
lemmi da yali. Talji yas-d l tẓeqqa,
imir-it, yebda iferreḥ, yenna : “Assa
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da steɣniɣ deg uɣyul n Jḥa!” Netta
iqam tnamusit, yaf aɣyul-din iḥuṭ g
wassu sen d isneffad d rrut w
ibeẓẓiḍen ɣeddren s-addu wassu g
iɣerɣar. Yessuggzed aɣyul-din,
yebda yetberbec g rrut-din, wel yufi
ḥatt’ ijen. Yawi-t, yexḍem l Jḥa.
Yenna-yas : “Aɣyul, giɣ-as mak i-yi
tennid, wel ufiɣ yuɣa-d ɣir sen d
isneffad d rrut, d wassu yeǧa-yi-t-d d
lḥalet, w imaḥbab wel ufiɣ ḥatt’ ijen.”
Yenna-yas Jḥa : “Nni? Neč-din nniɣ-
ak : ḥuṭ-i g wassu-k neɣ?” Yenna-yas
aryaz-a : “Neč-din ḥuṭeɣ-t g wassu,
ukkʷedeɣ deg ljiran a-yi akren
amaḥbub lli da-t yexṛa, ḥuṭeɣ-t g
wassu.” Yenna-yas : “Anda deg matt’
wel-d yexṛi-c amaḥbub! Nnit-k wel
tebhi-c id ljiran-k, anda deg matt’
Ṛabbi wel yeqqil-c a-k yuc!” Yenna-
yas aryaz-a i Jḥa : “Rr-id leflus-iw,
taɣned aɣyul-k!” Yenna-yas Jḥa :
“Aha! Wel-t rriɣ-c! Cek-din tesɣid-t
g ssuq n lḥakem!” Yenna-yas wah lli
yesɣa aɣyul : “Aya, nemṛeq l lḥakem!”
Yenna-yas Jḥa : “Wel meṛṛqeɣ-c idek,
baṛṛa cka ssid u sin a-meṛqeɣ idek!”
Yemṛeq aryaz-din, yecka ssis. Yaɣ-as
axdim s lḥakem, yas-d aryaz-din id
uxdim n lḥakem. Yenna-yas axdim n
lḥakem i Jḥa : “Aya, kker, lḥakem
yesquya-yak!” Yenna-yas Jḥa : “Aya!”
Yekker idsen, ald’ i bedden zzat n
lḥakem, yenna-yasen : “Utlayt!”
Yenna-yas wah lli yesɣa aɣyul :
“Neč-din sɣiɣ s Jḥa aɣyul ixeṛṛa g
umaḥbub, u neč, mak i-t sɣiɣ, ncdeɣ-
t, nniɣ-as : d matt’ i-s tučed? Yenna-
yid : ssecbɛ-t s timẓin id rrbiɛ,
tesseswed-t sen d tikal g wass,
tessulid-t g wassu, teqqend-as iḍarn-s,
bac lli yella, talji a-t tafed tma-s! Gɣ-
as mak i-yi yenna, u talji usiɣ-as, wel
ufiɣ din kan d rrut yemkeddes!”
Yenna-yas lḥakem i uryaz-din : “Cek-
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din d amahbul! Yell’ aɣyul g ddunyet
ixeṛṛa-d amaḥbub ah? Jḥa ɣers lḥaq!
U cek-din lɛaql-k naqeṣ!” Iɣuc aryaz-
din, irewweḥ, yawi aɣyul-din,
yewwet-t, yenɣ-i.
 25. Leḥkayt n ubiyyat d lbumet
Yell’ ijen d abiyyat id lɛilt-s. W
abiyyat-din kul ass a-yeffeɣ
yetḥeḍḍeb, a-d yaɣ taḥzimt n isɣaren
a-tt yezzenz s tlat-arbaɛ. Yeqqim
arbɛa d isukkasen netta g lxedmt-a,
wel yezzenzi kan s tlat-arbaɛ : yuɣa-d
gget neɣ drus.
Ijen n wass yemṛeq yetḥeḍḍeb, yaf
tbačunt. Yaf lbumet g tbačunt-din,
tega lɛecc denni tanḥast. U tanḥast
tečur d iwraɣen. Yas-d abiyyat-din a-
iḥeḍḍeb, iṭewweg f tbačunt-din, iẓeṛ
lbumet-din. Tebren-as lbumet, tebda
tṛeqqeb dis. Yenna-yas aḥaḍḍab-din :
“Ac-bim tṛeqqbed diyid? Wel-m
tawyeɣ-c agli-m! Lli yuca-yam i cem,
a-yi yuc i neč!” Irewweḥ, yeǧ-it.
Yawi taḥzimt n isɣaren, am lɛadet,
irewweḥ. Yezzenz-it s tlat-arbaɛ.
Yawi-ten i lɛilt-s. Yenna-yas i liwac-
s : “Assa, ufiɣ lbumet g tbačunt-s,
ɣers lɛecc. Neč-din ṭewwgeɣ-tt, afeɣ-
tt teṭṭes, s-addw-s tanḥast tečur d
iwraɣen.” Tenna-yas liwac-s : “Qqim
malla, maɛad-ci a texdmed, teǧed
Ṛabbi a-k yuc!” Yenna-yas : “Maɛad-
c a-xeddmeɣ.”
Yas-d g tterkint n tẓeqqa, yeṭṭes.
Ɣsren-t ibeẓẓiḍen, yeffeɣ da ibeẓẓeḍ,
yeqqim l iɣerɣar, yetbeẓẓeḍ dis. Yaf
tanḥast g umkan lli yetbeẓẓeḍ dis,
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iɛeṛṛi-tt amẓar, teqqim sin. Yenna-yas
i tanḥast-din : “Wallahi wel-m awyeɣ!
Lli yuca i lbumet, a-yi yuc i neč-din!”
Irewweḥ l umkan-s, yeṭṭes dis.
Tas-as lɛilt-s tenna-yas : “Mani i
tkaned?” Yenna-yas : “Kaneɣ
tbeẓẓḍeɣ, u tura ufiɣ tanḥast xlaf l
baṛṛa.” Tenna-yas : “Yezzi deg
tikerkas! Ac-bi iryazen teskerkusem
gget?!” Yenna-yas : “Nečin iryazen
maḍi wel skerkusen-c!” Tenna-yas :
“Ilakana wel teskerkused-c, kker
ssekn-tt-id!” Yenna-yas : “Baṛṛa, tan
s-addu lḥayḍ, imi n tzanqt-nneɣ, a-tt
tafed!”
Teffeɣ tamaṭṭut l imi n tzanqet mani
i-s yenna, taf-it tečur d tiɣurdam.
Tenẓɣ-d abaḥnuq-s s denni ixf-s, tiṛeḍ
ssis tanḥast-din. Tqam-it denni ixf-s,
trewweḥ ssis l lḥuc-s. Taf aryaz-s wel
yuc yeṭṭes. Tesquy fellas u nettat
tbedd tma-s. Tenna-yas : “Kker, taya!
Lli yuca i lbumet, yuca-yak!”
Tenɣel fellas tanḥast-din, yeggz-d g
lɛuḍ n tiɣurdam-din d amaḥbub.
Yenna-yas : “Ma-ni nniɣ-am : lli yuca
i lbumet g umkan-s, a-yi yuc i neč g
umkan-iw.” Tenna-yas : “Neč-din
wel-k uɣiɣ ɣir tiɣurdam, tay yedwl-ak
d amaḥbub! Cek-din f lḥaq, w lwacun
wel ɣersnet-c lɛaql!”
 26. Leḥkayt n uwessar id twussart
Yella awessar id twussart. W awessar
yeḥdeq gget. Kul ass a yexḍem
ixeddem f iman-s g lli yufa. U
tawessart-din a-tt yeǧ lḥuc, teqqim.
W awessar mak a-yexdem a-isawwer
leflus, a-d iseɣ ssisen amensi-s id
umensi n twessart-din : kul ijen azyen
n tnaɛnut id unaṣri n uzemmur. W lli
yuɣa-t-d a-t iḥuṭ g txabyet d akar deg
twessart.
Tenna-yas tawessart : “Cek-din deg
wass lli tuɣid-id, lɛict-nneɣ d azyen n
tnaɛnut id unaṣri n uzemmur kul ijen.
D matt’ lɛict-a d tamcumt? Assa,
baṛṛa xḍem sɣ-aneɣ lawsa n lḥut id
lawsa n uksum!” Yenna-yas : “S-al da
nedder, u sin a-tt nečur!” Tsusem
tawessart. Yeqqim baqi f lɛadet-din n
uzyen n tnaɛnut id unaṣri n uzemmur.
Ass lli da tečur txabyet-din, ijaf
awessar. Tqam-i tawessart-din
terdem-t.
Baɛd mennawat n ussan taɣ awessar
xlaf. Mɛacren lɛecret tebha. Baɛd sen
d iyuren, tenna-yas tawessart i
uwessar-din : “Neč-din da meṛqeɣ l
lḥammam, u cek-din qqim seyyeq
taẓeqqa, tḍayybed amensi!” Yenna-
yas : “Ṣbiḥ!” Temṛeq tawessart l
lḥammam.
Yekker aryaz-din baɛd-s yetseyyeq.
Netta yetseyyeq, w aman tazzlen,
iẓeṛṛa disen tadfen g lqaɛat g tterkint
n tẓeqqa. Yenna g lɛaql-s : “D matt’
lɣribt-a? Ɣenneɣ lxandeq dah neɣ?”
Yebda itebbeɛ g waman, yaf tarxamt,
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netta iqam-it, yaf s-addw-s txabyet
tečur. Netta yeḥcu afus-s, yaf-it d
amaḥbub, yenẓɣ-d ssis timmiṣt, yeg-
it g ljib-s.
Yeffeɣ l ssuq, isɣ-d aksum id lḥut id
waɣrum. Irewweḥ l lḥuc-s, yeqqim
yetḍayyeb g umensi, ald’ i trewweḥ
tawessart. Taf-i yetḍayyeb g umensi.
Tenna-yas tawessart : “Mani-s lxir
awah?” Yenna-yas : “S Ṛabbi!”
Tsusem.
Am wayeča, yeṣbḥ-d yeqqim. Tenna-
yas : “Kker kan da texdmed f iman-
k!” Yenna-yas : “Ncalla a-nedder ald’
a-tt neč!” Tenna-yas : “Ac-bikum
iwessarn ah? Lli a-t aɣeɣ a-yeffeɣ d
aḥraymi!” Yenna-yas awessar : “Nni?”
Tenna-yas : “Ikan awessar lli qabl-k,
mak a-s nneɣ : ‘Sɣ-aneɣ aksum!’ A-
yenn : ‘Ncalla a-nedder ald’ a-tt
nečur!’ U cek-din tennid-id : ‘Ncalla
a-nedder alda’ a-tt neč!’ Nn-id : Mak
lɣribt-a? Iwessaren lkul wel ɣersen-c
lɛqal!”
Yenna-yas : “Neč-din ɣerid lɛqal!
Aya, kker a-m ssekneɣ!” Tenna-yas :
“D matt’ da-yi tessekned?” Yenna-
yas : “As-d jay!” Yawi-tt, yessekn-as.
Yenna-yas : “Qam tarxamt-a deg
lqaɛat!” Nettat tqam-it, taf txabyet s-
addw-s, tečur d amaḥbub. Yenna-yas
awessar : “Mahu ɣerid lḥaq, i s-al
nedder u sin a-tt neč?! I matt’ lxedmt-
a lli da qqimeɣ xeddmeɣ u neč d
aryaz d awessar?” Qqimen tetten ssis
ald’ i jafen.