What’s White privilege? امتياز البِيض Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 30, 2020 in Arabic Language, Vocabulary
Earlier this month, mass protests مظاهرات جماعية erupted اندلعت after the death بعد مقتل of George Floyd – an African American citizen مواطن أمريكي من أصل أفريقي – at the hands of a police officer على يد ضابط شرطة in the US. As today is the last day of this month, it’s very timely الوقت مناسب جدًا to talk about a specific term للحديث عن مفهوم محدّد that you may have heard a lot of within these past few weeks, and that is the term: white privilege امتياز البيض . This post will explain this term سيشرح هذا المفهوم and its effects وآثاره , using a short video clip produced by BBC Arabic.
The post is vocabulary focused and is suitable for advanced learners of Arabic. It will:
- Provide an English translation of the lines that appear in the video.
- List some of the important and relevant phrases to this topic.
Go to this link here to watch the video >> https://www.bbc.com/arabic/media-53135430
*Arabic > English Translation الترجمة من العربية > الإنجليزية
What you need to do is to read the lines (in Arabic) on the video and follow the English ones provided. You can test yourself by reading the Arabic lines first and try to produce your own translation. The phrases in the second can be used as hints 🙂
كتابة على مقعد في مكان عام: “للبيض فقط”
Writing on a bench in a public place: “Whites only”
كيف يؤثر لون بشرتك في حياتك؟
How does your skin colour affect your life?
هل تشبه أصحاب النفوذ الأكبر عالميًا؟
Do you resemble the world’s most influential people?
ما هو امتياز البيض؟
What’s white privilege?
إن كنت لا تعرف ما هو “امتياز البيض”، فأنت على الأرجح أبيض
If you don’t know what white privilege is, then you’re probably white
إنه امتياز يحمله لون بشرتك
It’s a privilege that your skin colour carries
وهو متوارث عن أجيال
And it’s inherited across generations
ويجعل البعض ينجح أكثر في الحياة عن البعض الآخر
And it makes some succeed in life more than others
كيف يؤثر امتياز البيض على البشر؟
How does white privilege affect people?
الجميع يتأثر بهذا الامتياز أو عدمه
All is affected by this privilege or the lack of it
البيض يمتازون به
White people have this privilege (distinguished by it)
وغيرهم يتضرر لانعدامه
And others are badly affected by its absence
في بريطانيا، البطالة بين البيض: ٦.٣٪ فقط
In the UK, unemployment among white people is 6.3% only
بينما أبناء الأقليات العرقية: ٪١٢.٩
Whereas it’s 12.6% among people from ethnic minorities
في الولايات المتحدة كان عدد أصحاب الشركات البيض الممنوحين قروضًا
In the US, the number of white business owners that were granted loans
ضعف عدد أقرانهم من السود
Was twice the number of their black peers
ويُرجَّح أكثر أن يجد الأبيض وظيفة
And it’s more likely that a white person would find a job
تناسب مستوى دراسته
That is suitable to his level of study
وجدت دراسة استمرار الفوارق بين البيض والسود
Studies found the persistence of difference between whites and blacks
رغم نشأتهم في أسر من نفس الدخل
Despite growing up in families with the same income
والوضع الاجتماعي، والتعليمي، والثروة
And the social and educational situation and wealth
امتياز البيض إرث قديم وسبب للعنصرية
White privilege is an ancient legacy and a reason for racism
يُقرر امتياز البيض من يحظى بأفضل الوظائف
White privilege determines who gets the best job
وأفضل تعليم
And the best education
وأفضل مستوى معيشي على الأرجح
And probably the best standard of living
الملوَّنون محرومون من هذا الامتياز
People of colour are deprived of this privilege
ولا سبيل للتغيير إلا إذا استوعبت المجتمعات
And there’s no way of changing it until societies realise
تأثير عنصرية الماضي في طريقة التفكير والتصرّف اليوم
The effect of racism of the past on way of thinking and behaviours today
وحتى هذا الحين، سيستمر البيض يُولدون
And until then, white people will still be born
بامتياز ينتفعون به
With a privilege they’re distinguished by
مهما اعتنقوا هم أنفسهم من أفكار المساواة
Regardless of their embracing of ideas of equality
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*Important Vocabulary مصطلحات هامّة
The colour of your skin لون بشرتك
You look alike/resemble تُشْبِه
Inherited/passed down through generations مُتوارث عن/عبر أجيال
Distinguished by يمتازون بـ
Is badly affected/disadvantaged يتضرر
Ethnic minorities الأقليات العرقية
Been granted (plural) مَمْنُوحِين
Peers أقران
Level of study/ education مستوى الدراسة/ التعليم
Differences between فوارق بين
The same income نفس الدخل
Social situation الوضع الاجتماعي
Wealth الثروة
Racism العُنْصُرِية
Ancient legacy إرْث قديم
Standard of living مستوى معيشي
People of colour الملوَّنون
Deprived of (plural) محرومون من
Way of thinking طريقة التفكير
Equality المساواة
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Comments:
Bob R:
Thank you very very much for publishing this
Hanan:
@Bob R You’re very welcome. Thank you for passing by 🙂
Happy learning.
Mohd Umar:
This is very useful for learning 👍 . We must continue
I am obliged to you sir ,
Best regards
Hanan:
@Mohd Umar Thanks for passing by.
Noor:
Nice blog. Well composed. Taught me a lot. Thank you.