یهتكون سترك
English translation: abuse your decency with...
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| Arabic to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Syria | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Saeed Najmi Morocco Local time: 14:04 | ||||||
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| 4 | to expose/show up/disclose |
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| 4 | They assault/violate you |
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| 4 | abuse your decency with... |
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to expose/show up/disclose Explanation: to expose/show up/disclose -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 51 mins (2021-09-13 20:42:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It means: كشف مساوئه   -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 52 mins (2021-09-13 20:43:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- هذا المصطلح عام، ولا يقتصر على الاغتصاب، وإنما يعني كشف أي سوء من المساوئ. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2021-09-13 20:44:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlH3hIKvGKc |
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They assault/violate you Explanation: I believe he's metaphorically referring to the spiritual bond between him and his mother. My understanding of it is (roughly translated): You will no longer flinch/wince there in Homs when they assault/violate you here in Damascus with every whip that strikes my back (they assault her by assaulting her son). As far as I know, Syrians mean Damascus by Sham. I found proof in the attached link, but perhaps Syrian colleagues could verify this :) . وترافق تصاعد استخدام مصطلح سورية مع تضيق معنى مصطلح الشام الذي اقتصر على دمشق وما جاورها فقط، وما زال هذا الفرق باقيا في كلام أهل الشام إلى اليوم، حيث أن الشامي هو الدمشقي أما الحلبي مثلا فليس بشامي. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violate Reference: http://www.marefa.org/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%85 |
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abuse your decency with... Explanation: الستر generally refers to what and who hides a person's imperfections, weaknesses and intimacy and pritects their decency and dignity. As for يهتكون، I opt for abuse for, IMO, it is stronger than other possible verbs and hence better reflects what things are actually. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2021-09-20 09:09:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "intimacy" An afterthought carried me to consider "intimacy" as a good option. I guess "decency" is inherent in "intimacy". As a matter of fact, it is the mental and emotional state that is the result of "intimacy", the very special things that make your shield and cover, decency, dignity and safety when they are spared. The case here, they are being abused here everyday with every whip on the son's body, naked body maybe for, our clothes are الستر of our bodies. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2021-09-20 09:25:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- To elaborate, the little things that make the mother's "intimacy" are her son. He's all of them, and as long as he's untouched, she will feel her "intimacy" is whole. This gives her a sense of dignity, decency and safety no matter what else. Her son, her intimacy, is being "abused-naked". |
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