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يسامحه في الدين

English translation: Forgive him

17:49 Jun 16, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Arabic term or phrase: يسامحه في الدين
Hi all,

*trigger warning: suicide reference*

I am translating a Libyan short story. In this section, the narrator is talking about his neighbour who committed suicide. He borrowed the rope he used to hang himself from someone else, and never paid for the rope before he died. Now the community is gossiping about that fact rather than feeling sorry for him:

ُكان قد استلفَ الحبلَ من دكان الحاج مرزوق، ووعد بتسديد ثمنه ما أن يستلم الراتب.

،الميت ارتكب جريمتين، الأولى قتله لنفسه، والثانية ذهابه للآخرة دون سداد ثمن الحبل.

سيكون العذاب الذي ينتظره رهيباً مالم يسامحه الحاج مرزوق في الدين.

I'm not sure how to translate this phrase... So far, I was thinking "Forgive him for his sin". But that's a guess..

Thanks in advance for your help!

Anam
A Zafar
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:22
English translation:Forgive him
Explanation:
It is simply forgive him. There's no need to translate the whole clause. The meaning is quite ear and conveyed precisely.
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Angie Halloum
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 19:22
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5 +1waive the debt
Abd Alrahman Almidani
4 +1Forgive him
Angie Halloum


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Forgive him


Explanation:
It is simply forgive him. There's no need to translate the whole clause. The meaning is quite ear and conveyed precisely.

Angie Halloum
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yassine El Bouknify
3 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
waive the debt


Explanation:
Waive: To not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed:

See:
https://ca.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/a-005-8957?transi...

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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs (2021-06-17 20:35:44 GMT)
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في السطر الثاني ورد أنه مات دون سداد ثمن الحبل ما يعني أن هناك حق مالي في رقبته. هذا يشير إلى أن المقصود هو دين بفتح الدال.

Abd Alrahman Almidani
Local time: 18:22
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Al-Bairmani
3 days 1 hr
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