Apr 2, 2012 06:00
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
Jordan
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اللي على الجبين لازمة تشوفه العين
Arabic to English
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You can't avoid/escape/hide/control your destiny
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
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What must be, must be
If something is fated to happen, you cannot stop it from happening.; You cannot foretell the future.
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Steve Booth
: usually in English it would be 'will' instead of 'must'
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Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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Accept your destiny as unchangeable/One will inevitably meet one’s destiny/whatever will be will be
Previously answered on Kudoz;
http://ara.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/other/763395-الم...
Besides the following suggestions;
1-literally means "whatever is written on your forehead, you will necessarily see one day" i.e. you can't escape your fate or destiny. Note: this is colloquial Arabic
2-What is predestined is predestined
3-we must see what is destined to happen to us."
4-whatever is destined is inevitable."
5-No flying from fate
References;
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1097515
http://www.transparent.com/arabic/egyptian-proverbs-3/
http://www.wata.cc/forums/showthread.php?16549-Proverbs
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010060507134...
http://ara.proz.com/kudoz/arabic_to_english/other/763395-الم...
Besides the following suggestions;
1-literally means "whatever is written on your forehead, you will necessarily see one day" i.e. you can't escape your fate or destiny. Note: this is colloquial Arabic
2-What is predestined is predestined
3-we must see what is destined to happen to us."
4-whatever is destined is inevitable."
5-No flying from fate
References;
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1097515
http://www.transparent.com/arabic/egyptian-proverbs-3/
http://www.wata.cc/forums/showthread.php?16549-Proverbs
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2010060507134...
2 hrs
what is exposed is easily visible
Litterally:what is on your forehead the eye can see
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