Mar 18, 2021 14:20
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Arabic term

رضيت مرغما

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Autobiographical novel
بدأت أبدي اعتراضا عقائديا خطيرا حسب فهمي لما قالته هالة بشأن الصور والمصورين. ما ذنب الصور؟ ما ذنب الدمى التي تشتريها جدتي لهدى وهبة، ثم تستغل هالة نومهما وتقوم بقطع رؤوسها ورميها في الزبالة؟ ما ذنب الموسيقى التصويرية التي تصحب أفلام الكرتون؟ ما ذنب المسلسلات التي تحكي قصصا من الواقع؟ ما ذنب ....؟ ما ذنب......؟ ما هذا الإله الذي يزعجه كل هذا؟ استغفرت الرب خشية أن يلقي بي في نار جهنم بسبب تلك الاعتراضات. رضيت مرغما بما فعلناه أنا وهالة بالصور كي لا يعذبني الرب يوم القيامة ويشويني في نار جهنم، وأحسست بالاطمئنان لأني نجوت.

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I unwillingly accepted/consented

It means accepting a belief without your will. It seems like accepting a belief forcefully
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1 hr

Compulsively satisfied

satisfy = يرضى
compulsive = اجباري
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compelled to accept

I was compelled to accept what Hala and myself did with ....

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Note added at 1 hr (2021-03-18 16:04:24 GMT)
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https://ludwig.guru/s/I am compelled to agree
Peer comment(s):

agree Yusuf Junina
14 hrs
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3 hrs

Acquiesce to

I think this word conveys the meaning you're trying to get hold of. Check its exact meaning in an English-English dictionary. I have just done that.
Peer comment(s):

agree Linda Al-Bairmani
12 hrs
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reluctantly consented

I think reluctantly here matches the literary style more as it's higher in register than unwillingly
Peer comment(s):

agree Linda Al-Bairmani
11 hrs
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I had no choice but to resign myself to

Let me summarize my understanding of the narrator's line of thinking:

Sometime in the past, when the narrator was less thoughtful (perhaps younger), and acting under the influence of Hala, the narrator engaged in actions that the narrator now believes were thoughtless, crude, and possibly even cruel. The narrator now recognizes the folly of these actions. The actions were taken under a puritanical religious pretext. Therefore, repenting of these actions amounts to a rejection of the religious framework that instigated the actions. The narrator wants to repent of the actions and of the underlying puritanical impetus, but does not want to go so far as to reject religion per se and certainly does not want to be implicated in any kind of blasphemous thinking, such as a radical rejection of God or His commandments. This leaves the narrator intellectually cornered into a compromise: to resign oneself to the reality that the actions have indeed been taken. They cannot be undone, and, it may be safer not to think too much about the matter, because any kind of reflection could lead to an unholy rebellion that might have dire consequences in the hereafter. Resignation is acceptance of what cannot be changed. In this case, it is only the actions that cannot be undone, but even reflecting on the actions seems rife with risk of committing further sacrilege. The narrator is "letting sleeping dogs lie" because no other course of action promises a safer outcome.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2021-03-19 04:03:15 GMT)
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Textual correction: The second to last sentence should read: "It is not only the actions . . ." The word "not" was omitted by mistake. I apologize.
Peer comment(s):

agree Z-Translations Translator
8 hrs
agree Linda Al-Bairmani
10 hrs
neutral Yassine El Bouknify : Do you really think that it's a "compromise"? It's rather a selfish decision. The doer only wants to save himself, which is quite an intelligent selfish decision. Of course, it's my own idea. I might be wrong
13 hrs
Very selfish, indeed. Instead of courageously confronting and rejecting the past, the narrator is making peace with the past in order to avoid possible damnation. The narrator is taking a quasi-Cartesian wager, which is a selfish compromise.
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