Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ينجو سعد، فقد هلك سعيد
English translation:
Happy he who can take warning from the mishaps of others
Arabic term
Arabic-Spanish and English-Spanish
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Arabic to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English
ينجو سعد، فقد هلك سعيد
| اُنجُ سعد، فقد هَلك/قُتِل سعيد |
Ahmad Batiran
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Proposed translations
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Happy he who can take warning from the mishaps of others
(انج سعد فقد هلك سعيد) مثل يحكي قصة أخوين سعد وسعيد خرجا يوما في معركة، وكان سعيد متحمسا منطلقا فسبق بفرسه أخاه سعد إلى ساحة المعركة فأحاط الأعداء بسعيد فقتلوه ومن معه إلا فارسا استطاع الهرب فلقي سعد في طريقه فقال له (انج سعد فقد هلك سعيد) فذهب ذلك مثلا عند العرب.
| Thank you very much, Muhammad. Actually, I really wanted to know the story behind the expression. I appreciate it. |
| agree |
Ahmed Badawy
37 mins
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| agree |
Lucinda Wills
1 hr
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| agree |
TargamaT team
4 hrs
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| agree |
Liliane Hatem
5 hrs
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Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Learn from other people's mistakes, life's too short to make them all yourself.
معنى المثل هو: "اعتبر مما حدث لمن هم قبلك"
ويضرب في حالة مرور شخص بموقف ما قد يتسبب له بضرر فتكون النصيحة هي احذر واهرب من هذا الموقف بسرعة فقد تسبب بالضرر لآخرين
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=hts&oq...
| Thank you very much, Nadia. |
Egypt
31 years of Experience. Available 24/7
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
People's mistakes, should be our learned lessons.
| Thank you very much, Morano. |
United States
One man's loss is another man's gain.
| Thank you very much, Lucinda. |
| agree |
Morano El-Kholy
35 mins
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| neutral |
Ahmad Batiran
: This sounds more like مصائب قوم عند قوم فوائد.
18 hrs
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You're quite right. I was looking for something idiomatic and the messages are similar.
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Saudi Arabia
Quality adept, Time Bound, Client Mind
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 21 more.
past lessons, present stories, future lives
| Thank you very much, Ahmed. |
Run away, Saad. Saeed is dead.
| Thank you very much, Mohsin. |
Yemen
Where Accuracy Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Libyan, Iraqi, Egyptian, Palestinian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Kuwaiti, Syrian, Algerian, UAE, Sudanese, Jordanian, Saudi )
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Man, you are dead if you get involved; remeber your brother!
- Man, you are dead if you get involved; remeber your brother!
If the issue urgent and needs to draw attention instantly, you may reconsider the last portion, "remember your brother!"
| Thank you very much, Ahmad. |
Reference comments
Yemen
Where Accuracy Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Libyan, Iraqi, Egyptian, Palestinian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Kuwaiti, Syrian, Algerian, UAE, Sudanese, Jordanian, Saudi )
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
اُنجُ سعد، فقد هَلك/قُتِل سعيد
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2011-11-20 04:51:59 GMT)
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القصة المشهورة في قوله تبدو غير منطقية ففي مجمع أمثال النيسابوري قال: هما (أيْ سعد وسعيد) ابنا ضبة بن أد، وسعيد ابنه هذا قد قتل في قصة أخرى ولم يكن ليُقتل مرّتين
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2011-11-20 04:53:04 GMT)
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ملاحظة: كلام النيسابوري "هما ابنا ضبة بن أد" انتهى
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