Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
من صفعني نفعني
English translation:
Whatever Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger!."
Added to glossary by
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Jan 27, 2010 14:12
14 yrs ago
Arabic term
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
من صفعني نفعني
Arabic to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
أمثال
معنى المثل: قد يكون بعض اللوم والنقد قاس ومؤلم ولكنه ربما يكون نافعاً لمن يوجه إليه.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Feb 3, 2010 11:33: Noha Kamal, PhD. Created KOG entry
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5 mins
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
Quality stands out...
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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Whatever Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger!."
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Lamis Maalouf
: Right
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Saleh Dardeer
: I do agree though, in past, I had another version of my own translation for the English proverb which was ما لا يقتلك، يُصقلك From now on, I'd stick to the new Arabic entry of slapping :D
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Lamis Maalouf
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
D.D.S, Education plus experience
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend
This is a well know proverb in English because it is verse from the Bible. Here it is:
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (Proverbs 27:6)
It is explained by someone
http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147490319
The truth certainly hurts sometimes, but when you know that the person telling you the truth is doing so as a friend and it is to help you, then it is not so painful after all. You come to trust and have faith in a friend who cares enough about you to tell you the truth. Friends like that are truly the best ones that we can have because we know that they care about us in spite of our failings and weaknesses while also wanting to see us be our best.
Here is another:
We need to learn from this Proverb how to be faithful friends and how to accept the faithful friendship of others, even when it hurts.
http://www.tri-city.org/BaptistChurch/PastoralStaff/PastorCa...
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (Proverbs 27:6)
It is explained by someone
http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147490319
The truth certainly hurts sometimes, but when you know that the person telling you the truth is doing so as a friend and it is to help you, then it is not so painful after all. You come to trust and have faith in a friend who cares enough about you to tell you the truth. Friends like that are truly the best ones that we can have because we know that they care about us in spite of our failings and weaknesses while also wanting to see us be our best.
Here is another:
We need to learn from this Proverb how to be faithful friends and how to accept the faithful friendship of others, even when it hurts.
http://www.tri-city.org/BaptistChurch/PastoralStaff/PastorCa...
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Randa Farhat
: أمينةٌ هي جروح المُحِب
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نعم، هذا هو المرادِف بالعربية
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Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
Sworn Translator/Traducteur Assermenté
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic
Poison that doesn't kill me, imunnizes me.
Poison that doesn't kill, strengthens.
10 hrs
tough love
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Tough love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTough love is an expression used when someone treats another person harshly or sternly with the intent to help them in the long run. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_love - Cached -
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more completely: to show tough love
Show 'tough love' towards graduate children, parents told - TelegraphDec 29, 2009 ... Parents should show “tough love” towards children recently graduated from university to push them into getting jobs, according to a ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Show-tough-love-towards-graduate-ch...
Tough Love Television show - Tough Love TV Show - Yahoo! TVTough Love TV Show, Yahoo! TV is your reference guide to Tough Love Show. Episode guide, photos, videos, cast and crew information, forums, ...
tv.yahoo.com/tough-love/show/44187 - Cached
Parents should show tough love to graduates | ReutersDec 29, 2009 ... LONDON (Reuters Life!) - With growing numbers of graduates returning to the family home after college, parents should be supportive
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tough love is not used with parents only.
At the root of the failure of the government programs is irresponsible giving. ... then we exercise what I call tough love, and say to them, ...
www.theadvocates.org/freeman/920801.html - Cached - Similar
11/20/95 TOUGH LOVE IN THE HILLS OF VIRGINIA... sort of ``tough love'' welfare overhaul that is now about to pass Congress. ... businesses into almost every part of the government security blanket. ...
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Tough love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTough love is an expression used when someone treats another person harshly or sternly with the intent to help them in the long run. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_love - Cached -
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-01-28 00:50:18 GMT)
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more completely: to show tough love
Show 'tough love' towards graduate children, parents told - TelegraphDec 29, 2009 ... Parents should show “tough love” towards children recently graduated from university to push them into getting jobs, according to a ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Show-tough-love-towards-graduate-ch...
Tough Love Television show - Tough Love TV Show - Yahoo! TVTough Love TV Show, Yahoo! TV is your reference guide to Tough Love Show. Episode guide, photos, videos, cast and crew information, forums, ...
tv.yahoo.com/tough-love/show/44187 - Cached
Parents should show tough love to graduates | ReutersDec 29, 2009 ... LONDON (Reuters Life!) - With growing numbers of graduates returning to the family home after college, parents should be supportive
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tough love is not used with parents only.
At the root of the failure of the government programs is irresponsible giving. ... then we exercise what I call tough love, and say to them, ...
www.theadvocates.org/freeman/920801.html - Cached - Similar
11/20/95 TOUGH LOVE IN THE HILLS OF VIRGINIA... sort of ``tough love'' welfare overhaul that is now about to pass Congress. ... businesses into almost every part of the government security blanket. ...
1 day 11 hrs
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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Discussion
هذا المثل الذي بين أيدينا يدل على تماسك الروابط بين أفراد المجتمع
وسياق المثل لم يأت أن المصفوع قد صفع من قبَل والده أو أحد أقاربه
إنما المثل يقول كفٍ بدون تحديد.
فالشخص يتقبل النصح من أخ أو أب أو جار يسدي إليه بالنصيحة أما
لفظة المثل فلا تصف الضرب في مضمونها إنما تعني النصيحة
والإرشاد . . فالناصح بلا شك أنه إنسان محب وإلا لما أقدم على نصيحته
وإرشاده.
فالأب عندما يوجه أبناءه ويقسو عليهم ليس لعداوة أو بغض . . والمدرس
عندما يوجه تلاميذه أيضاً لإرشادهم ونصحهم . . وليكونوا قدوة وعناصر
فعَالة في المجتمع.
والمثل الذي نحن بصدده إن كان يعني النصح والإرشاد في معتقد الأجداد
والآباء . . فإن رسولنا -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يقول : (الدين النصيحه).
وإن كان المثل يعني التوبيخ والشدة فإنه لمصلحة يريدها الشخص
لشخص آخر ربما كان ابناً أو قريباً أو جاراً لذا يقول (كفٍ صفعني
نفعني) أي أرشدني وهداني . . ولولا ذلك لكنت غير ما أنا عليه في الوقت
الحاضر من استقامة ورشد.
Therefore, such a proverb does not exist in the American or European mentality. The culture in the Arab society is completely different from the western society. This term can’t be translated into English without losing its meaning.