Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 7, 2010 20:45
13 yrs ago
Arabic term
United Kingdom
أجَرت
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Poetry
ولو قومي أنطقتني رماحهم
نطقت ولكن الرماح أجَرت
"I would speak but the spears..."??
This extract from a poem is quoted in an interview with a political figure - no name of the poet or further details given.
نطقت ولكن الرماح أجَرت
"I would speak but the spears..."??
This extract from a poem is quoted in an interview with a political figure - no name of the poet or further details given.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | stabbed me |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 4 | disappointed/betrayed |
Riadh Muslih (X)
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Change log
Oct 12, 2010 10:21: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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stabbed me
فلو أن قومي أنطقتني رماحهم نطقت ولكن الرماح أجرت
يقول : لو أنهم قاتلوا لذكرت ذلك في شعري مفتخرا به ، ولكن رماحهم أجرتني فكأنها قطعت اللسان عن الافتخار بهم .
[ ص: 412 ] ويقال أجره الرمح إذا طعنه وترك الرمح فيه يجره .
http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=12...
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or cut off my tongue.
يقول : لو أنهم قاتلوا لذكرت ذلك في شعري مفتخرا به ، ولكن رماحهم أجرتني فكأنها قطعت اللسان عن الافتخار بهم .
[ ص: 412 ] ويقال أجره الرمح إذا طعنه وترك الرمح فيه يجره .
http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=12...
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or cut off my tongue.
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disappointed/betrayed
The poet is saying that because his people did not fight (raise their spears), they disappointed him, or betrayed his expectations of them, that he no longer can be proud of them as if they had cut off (or stabbed) his tongue.
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