Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ما عفريت إلا بني دم
English translation:
There are no Devils but human beings
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Lamis Maalouf
Jan 9, 2014 00:01
10 yrs ago
Arabic term
ما عفريت إلا بنى دم
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
A Documentary
ما عفريت إلا بنى آدم. مفيش هنا عفاريت. مفيش حاجة اسمها عفاريت
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | There are no Devils but human beings |
Lamis Maalouf
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| 4 | Humans are evil, more evil than the devil himself. |
Meriem Bouda
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Change log
Jan 23, 2014 05:37: Lamis Maalouf Created KOG entry
Jan 23, 2014 05:37: Lamis Maalouf changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/108627">Lamis Maalouf's</a> old entry - "ما عفريت إلا بنى دم"" to ""There are no Devils but human beings""
Proposed translations
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Lamis Maalouf
United States
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United States
D.D.S, Education plus experience
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
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There are no Devils but human beings
Or: The only Devil is a human being
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Meriem Bouda
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United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 6 more.
Humans are evil, more evil than the devil himself.
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