بس دي بلدنا يا أستاذ يعقوب! اتولدنا وكبرنا فيها، عمرك سمعت عن شجرة عجوزة قلعوها من مكانها ونفعت لما زرعوها في أرض تانية!
But it's our country, Ustaz Yaqoub! We were born and raised there. Have you ever heard of an old tree being pulled up by the roots and thriving when they planted it in other soil?
Extrait du roman Les jours de la diaspora · Chapitre 12 · an elderly Egyptian Jew at Ustaz Yaqoub's monthly Saturday gathering (unnamed)
Les mots d'un narrateur ou d'un personnage appartiennent au monde du roman, non aux opinions personnelles de l'auteur.