شالت الأذناب

English translation: The lowest of people became your leaders-The lowest of people stepped on your heads

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Arabic term or phrase:شالت الأذناب
English translation:The lowest of people became your leaders-The lowest of people stepped on your heads
Entered by: Samaa Zeitoun

19:27 Sep 5, 2014
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Arabic term or phrase: شالت الأذناب
لقد أُتّهم دينكم بجمودكم ورُمي قرآنكم بسفهكم . وهنتم حتى شالت الأذناب على رؤوسكم وجرء الصعاليك على أمرائكم وملوككم .

Is this a known expression? I know that athnaab is tails and the context means that they have become humiliated, but what's a good translation for it?
Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 07:42
The lowest of people became your leaders-The lowest of people stepped on your heads
Explanation:
من جمال اللغة العربية
الأذناب هنا تعني أسافل القوم وحقراءها
وكما هو واقعنا اليوم حيث نرى من توّلى أمورنا وكيفية تعامل الأغلبية معهم كأنهم آلهة
والعياذ بالله
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5The lowest of people became your leaders-The lowest of people stepped on your heads
A.K Janjelo
4hogged by the base pursuers
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The lowest of people became your leaders-The lowest of people stepped on your heads


Explanation:
من جمال اللغة العربية
الأذناب هنا تعني أسافل القوم وحقراءها
وكما هو واقعنا اليوم حيث نرى من توّلى أمورنا وكيفية تعامل الأغلبية معهم كأنهم آلهة
والعياذ بالله

A.K Janjelo
Lebanon
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hogged by the base pursuers


Explanation:
You become fainthearted so that you are hogged by the base pursuers

Moodi
Local time: 15:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 28
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