Yasin and Mahir are preparing a report together. Yasin raises an uneven workload, and they assign the remaining tasks and deadlines.
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تَقْسِيمُ الْعَمَلِ بِعَدْلٍ
يَاسِينُ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ نَتَحَدَّثَ عَنْ تَقْرِيرِنَا. أَشْعُرُ أَنَّ تَقْسِيمَ الْعَمَلِ بَيْنَنَا لَيْسَ عَادِلًا حَتَّى الْآنَ.
مَاهِرٌ: ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ كُلًّا مِنَّا يَعْمَلُ. مَا الَّذِي جَعَلَكَ تَشْعُرُ بِذَلِكَ؟
يَاسِينُ: كَتَبْتُ الْمُقَدِّمَةَ وَالْقِسْمَ الْأَوَّلَ أَمْسِ، لَكِنَّ الْقِسْمَ الثَّانِي الَّذِي اِتَّفَقْنَا أَنْ تَكْتُبَهُ مَا زَالَ فَارِغًا.
مَاهِرٌ: صَحِيحٌ، جَمَعْتُ الْمَصَادِرَ فَقَطْ وَلَمْ أَبْدَأِ الْكِتَابَةَ. أَنَا آسِفٌ لِأَنَّنِي لَمْ أُخْبِرْكَ بِالتَّأْخِيرِ.
يَاسِينُ: أُقَدِّرُ جَمْعَ الْمَصَادِرِ، لَكِنَّنِي قَلِقٌ مِنَ الْوَقْتِ. لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ التَّقْرِيرَ كُلَّهُ وَحْدِي.
مَاهِرٌ: أَفْهَمُ ذَلِكَ. سَأَكْتُبُ الْقِسْمَ الثَّانِي الْيَوْمَ، وَلَنْ أَتْرُكَ هَذِهِ الْمُهِمَّةَ لَكَ.
يَاسِينُ: بَقِيَتِ الْخَاتِمَةُ وَتَنْسِيقُ قَائِمَةِ الْمَصَادِرِ. نَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَحْدِيدِ مَنْ سَيُنْجِزُ كُلَّ مُهِمَّةٍ.
مَاهِرٌ: سَأَكْتُبُ الْخَاتِمَةَ وَأُنَسِّقُ الْقَائِمَةَ أَيْضًا. وَأَنْتَ تُرَاجِعُ الْمُقَدِّمَةَ وَالْقِسْمَ الْأَوَّلَ الَّذَيْنِ كَتَبْتَهُمَا.
يَاسِينُ: هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُنْهِيَ الْمَهَامَّ غَدًا قَبْلَ السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ مَسَاءً؟ أُرِيدُ مَوْعِدًا وَاقِعِيًّا.
مَاهِرٌ: نَعَمْ، وَقْتِي مُتَاحٌ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ. إِذَا ظَهَرَتْ صُعُوبَةٌ، سَأُخْبِرُكَ اللَّيْلَةَ لِنُعَدِّلَ الْخُطَّةَ.
يَاسِينُ: جَيِّدٌ. أَرْجُو أَنْ تُرْسِلَ مُسَوَّدَةَ الْقِسْمِ الثَّانِي اللَّيْلَةَ، حَتَّى نَكْتَشِفَ الْمُشْكِلَاتِ فِي وَقْتٍ مُبَكِّرٍ.
مَاهِرٌ: سَأُرْسِلُهَا فِي التَّاسِعَةِ. وَسَتَكُونُ الْأَجْزَاءُ الَّتِي سَأَكْتُبُهَا جَاهِزَةً لِلْمُرَاجَعَةِ غَدًا فِي السَّادِسَةِ.
يَاسِينُ: سَأَنْتَهِي مِنْ مُرَاجَعَةِ جُزْئِي فِي الْمَوْعِدِ نَفْسِهِ. هَكَذَا نَجْمَعُ الْأَجْزَاءَ دُونَ اِنْتِظَارٍ طَوِيلٍ.
مَاهِرٌ: لِنَكْتُبْ هَذَا التَّقْسِيمَ فِي قَائِمَةٍ: أَنْتَ تُرَاجِعُ مَا كَتَبْتَ، وَأَنَا أُكْمِلُ الْأَجْزَاءَ الْبَاقِيَةَ.
يَاسِينُ: مُتَّفِقٌ. لَمْ أَقْصِدْ لَوْمَكَ، بَلْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ نَرَى الْعَمَلَ الْمُنْجَزَ وَالْعَمَلَ الْبَاقِيَ بِوُضُوحٍ.
مَاهِرٌ: كُنْتُ أَحْسَبُ جَمْعَ الْمَصَادِرِ كَافِيًا، لَكِنَّ الْأَمْثِلَةَ أَوْضَحَتْ أَنَّ الْكِتَابَةَ لَيْسَتْ مُتَوَازِنَةً.
يَاسِينُ: وَلِنُحَدِّثِ الْقَائِمَةَ عِنْدَ إِنْهَاءِ كُلِّ مُهِمَّةٍ، حَتَّى يَعْرِفَ كُلٌّ مِنَّا مَا أُنْجِزَ.
مَاهِرٌ: نَعَمْ، سَنَضَعُ عَلَامَةً أَمَامَ الْمَهَامِّ الْمُكْتَمِلَةِ، وَلَا نَكْتَفِي بِكِتَابَةِ أَسْمَائِنَا.
يَاسِينُ: بَعْدَ جَمْعِ الْأَجْزَاءِ غَدًا، يَقْرَأُ كُلٌّ مِنَّا عَمَلَ الْآخَرِ. قَدْ نَجِدُ تَكْرَارًا أَوْ نَقْصًا.
مَاهِرٌ: فِكْرَةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ. نُرَاجِعُ التَّقْرِيرَ مَعًا مَسَاءً، ثُمَّ نُسَلِّمُهُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ التَّالِي.
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Yasin: I want us to discuss our report. I feel that our division of work has not been fair so far.
Mahir: I thought each of us was working. What made you feel that way?
Yasin: I wrote the introduction and first section yesterday, but the second section you agreed to write is still empty.
Mahir: True, I only collected sources and have not started writing. I am sorry I did not tell you about the delay.
Yasin: I appreciate the source collection, but I am worried about time. I cannot write the whole report alone.
Mahir: I understand. I will write the second section today and will not leave that task to you.
Yasin: The conclusion and formatting the source list remain. We need to decide who will complete each task.
Mahir: I will write the conclusion and format the list too. You can revise the introduction and first section you wrote.
Yasin: Can you finish the tasks by six tomorrow evening? I want a realistic deadline.
Mahir: Yes, I am free in the afternoon. If a difficulty comes up, I will tell you tonight so we can adjust the plan.
Yasin: Good. Please send a draft of the second section tonight so we can find problems early.
Mahir: I will send it at nine. The parts I am writing will be ready for review tomorrow at six.
Yasin: I will finish revising my part by the same deadline. Then we can combine the parts without a long wait.
Mahir: Let us write this division in a list: you revise what you wrote, and I complete the remaining parts.
Yasin: Agreed. I did not mean to blame you; I wanted us to see clearly what is done and what remains.
Mahir: I thought collecting sources was enough, but the examples showed that the writing workload is uneven.
Yasin: Let us update the list after finishing each task so each of us knows what is done.
Mahir: Yes, we will mark completed tasks, rather than just writing our names.
Yasin: After combining the parts tomorrow, each of us will read the other’s work. We may find repetition or something missing.
Mahir: Good idea. We will review the report together in the evening, then submit it the following morning.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| تَقْسِيمَ الْعَمَلِ | division of work |
| الْمُقَدِّمَةَ | the introduction |
| فَارِغًا | empty |
| الْمَصَادِرَ | sources |
| الْخَاتِمَةُ | the conclusion |
| مَوْعِدًا وَاقِعِيًّا | a realistic deadline |
| مُسَوَّدَةَ | a draft of |
| لَوْمَكَ | blaming you |
| مُتَوَازِنَةً | balanced |
| تَكْرَارًا أَوْ نَقْصًا | repetition or something missing |
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What to remember
- Use concrete examples to explain an uneven workload without dismissing another person’s effort.
- Assign remaining tasks, set separate draft and review deadlines, and track completion.
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