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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Arabic

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Source text in English

The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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Entry #30010 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
10122 x45 x23 x1
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  • 5 users entered 6 "like" tags
  • 6 users agreed with "likes" (8 total agrees)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
+3
عهد الصبا على حين غرة ذهب
Flows well
Marcelle Nassif
+2
وبلغت مبلغ الرجال فيا للعجب!
Good term selection
Salwa Jandal Alrifai
+1
مبلغ
Flows well
عل حين غرة
Asmaa Selim
-1
+1
2
ربوة
Good term selection
Howaida Emad
+1
وهزيمُ رعدِ
Good term selection
Marcelle Nassif
إن كنت تجرؤ في جوفي تنشب
Flows well
Saida Afef Gardabbou
Entry #30353 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)
Voting points1st2nd3rd
629 x411 x24 x1
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  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+1
1
فرأيت الدنيا أمامي تفتّحت
Flows well
Howaida Emad
مثلّمةً في وديان سفلية
Good term selection
Howaida Emad
والقمة السوداء تومئ إليه عارية
Flows well
Dalia mostafa
Entry #29518 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Palestinian
Voting points1st2nd3rd
214 x41 x23 x1
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  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+1
1
عَلَىْ حِيْنِ غَرّةٍ مِنْ حَوءُوْلٍ أَدْبَرَتْ
Flows well
Howaida Emad
وَيَتَرَقَبُ ثَلْمَ الْشَطَّ الْرَائِحِ مِنَ الأَكِمَةِ
Flows well
Howaida Emad
Entry #30439 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)
S.J
S.J
Canada
Voting points1st2nd3rd
213 x43 x23 x1
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  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
1
مثلمة في الوادي أدناه
Flows well
Howaida Emad
شفرة محراثه
Good term selection
Howaida Emad
Entry #30305 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)
Voting points1st2nd3rd
153 x41 x21 x1
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Entry #30199 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)
Voting points1st2nd3rd
133 x401 x1
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
1
غادر
Good term selection
Howaida Emad
Entry #30299 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)
Voting points1st2nd3rd
51 x401 x1
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
الجدباء
Good term selection
Howaida Emad