Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

وقتلاكم أحياء

English translation:

and your dead ones are alive

Added to glossary by Mona Helal
Sep 11, 2013 00:38
10 yrs ago
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Arabic term

وقتلاكم أحياء

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
فيا فتية الأقصى سلام عليكم من البيت أدعوكم لكل ثبات
ومن مسجد الله الحرام تحيةً لقبلتنا الأولى مع البركات
جراحكم فاحت روائح عطرها تسير مع الركبان في عرفات
وقتلاكم أحياء رغم غيابهم وعند إله العرش في الجنات
حجارتكم كانت رصاصاً مدوياً رميتم فأدميتم جباه طغاة
حجارة سجيل رميتم وكنتم بفضل إله العرش خير رماة
وواجهتم "إسرائيل" وهي منيعة بأجسادكم تبغون خير ممات
وعطلتموا زحف الحديد بفتية بأجسادهم صدوا مع الفتيات

I have many issues here. Can someone give تشكيل for قتلاكم? Also, what is the subject? Many thanks!

كما تعرفون, هذا من المجلة الفلسطينية حماة العرين
Change log

Sep 16, 2013 14:02: Mona Helal Created KOG entry

Discussion

Mona Helal Sep 13, 2013:
An alternative Tim I can also suggest: your martyred/murdered ones. Hope this helps.
Lamis Maalouf Sep 11, 2013:
قتلى لا أموات The first term that came to my mind when I wanted to post an answer was dead/dead ones but I was against it since these people are killed/murdered not just dead, the back translation of these two other terms are أموات and that will go away from the meaning of the whole poem since it covers anyone who is deceased.

Proposed translations

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and your dead ones are alive

You can also say: and your martyrs are alive/living - your martyrs live.

This is a reference to martyrdom phenomenon. Muslims believe that martyrs are not dead.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Rehan : I would go for it.
9 hrs
thank you Mohamed
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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And your casualties are alive

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/casualty
وقَتْلاكم
قتيل هي المفرد، والجمع قَتْلى وعندما تضاف إلى ضمير الجماعة المخاطب تصبح قتلاكم
Note from asker:
Thank you - it has been a long day!
Peer comment(s):

agree Randa Farhat
58 mins
Thanks a lot
agree Ahmed Ahmed
6 hrs
شكراً جزيلاً
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9 hrs

And your deads are alive

And your deads are alive
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