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Glossary entry

عربي term or phrase:

هذا بناقوس يدق وذاك من مئذنة يصيح يا ليت شعري ما الصحيح

أنجليزي translation:

This one here rings the church bell

Added to glossary by Nidhalz
Jun 10, 2009 12:31
15 yrs ago
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عربي term

هذا بناقوس يدق وذاك من مئذنة يصيح يا ليت شعري ما الصحيح

عربي إلى أنجليزي الفن/الأدب الشعر والأدب
Any eloquent suggestions to this line. Thanks.
Proposed translations (أنجليزي)
5 This one here rings the church bell
4 Here is a resounding bell and there is a roaring minaret i wonder who is telling the truth

Proposed translations

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This one here rings the church bell

The line comes from a short poem by Abu al-'Ala' al-Ma'arri (d. 1057 CE):

في اللاذقية ضجة ما بين أحمد والــــمسيحُ
هذا بناقوس يدق وذا بمئذنة يــــــــــــصيحُ
كلٌ يعظِّم دنيه يا ليت شعري ما الصحيحُ ؟

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Note added at 1 day15 mins (2009-06-11 12:47:05 GMT)
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Sorry, I accidentally sent this before I finished typing. I thought having more of the Arabic context might help you. Anyway, the line:

This one here rings the church bell
While that one there shouts from the minaret;
[Each extols his own religion--]
I wish I knew the genuine truth!
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Here is a resounding bell and there is a roaring minaret i wonder who is telling the truth

this is what i make of this narrative
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