# Arabic (possibly) translation ???

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 23, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164 "2010-02-23T20:47:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/1 "2010-02-23T20:47:17Z")

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أدعو الله أن يعذب الله روحك

It’s altogether possible that this is meaningless.

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**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/2 "2010-02-23T20:54:35Z")

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> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#):
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> أدعو الله أن يعذب الله روحك
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> It’s altogether possible that this is meaningless.

Google translation says “I pray that God tortures your soul”.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/3 "2010-02-23T20:58:57Z")

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Makes sense.

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/4 "2010-02-23T21:22:32Z")

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Intermediate Arabic reader with a dictionary here finds that translation substantially accurate.

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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/5 "2010-02-23T21:40:00Z")

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Are we gonna get some context for where that’s coming from? The translation as given has made me especially curious.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/6 "2010-02-23T21:44:18Z")

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Sure. [Local news story](http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=84375&catid=2). It appears in the comments.

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arabic-possibly-translation/530164/7 "2010-02-23T23:14:54Z")

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In that case, I can’t really disagree with the sentiment.