A friendship is like a ship on the sea

Mahtaab مهتاب

Mahtaab مهتاب

New Member
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidadian English (TE)
Hi, can a native Arabic speaker please tell me if I have translated the following quote correctly? Also, are my Arabic case endings in order? Thank you in advance for your answer.

A friendship is like a ship on the sea; it needs to stay afloat. If a friendship is one-sided, it will most likely sink in the sea of friendships. ~Unknown

As-sadaaqah mithl safeenah 'alaa al-bahr; hiya tahtaaj li-tu'awwim. Idhaa as-sadaaqah min taraf waahid, fa-'alaa al-arjah hiya sa-taghraq fee bahr as-sadaaqaat الصّداقةُ مِثْلَ سفينةٍ على البحرِ؛ هي تحتاج لتُعوِّمَ. إذا الصّداقة من طَرَفٍ واحدٍ، فَعلى الأرْجَحَ هي ستغرَق في بحرِ الصّداقاتِ. ~Majhool مَجْهُول
 
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    sun_shine 331995

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    Arabic (Egypt)
    الصداقة مثل سفينة في البحر يجب أن تبقى طافية ، إذا كانت علاقة الصداقة من طرف واحد فمن المؤكد أنها ستغرق في بحر الصداقة
    مجهول~
     
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    Mahaodeh

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    London, UK
    Arabic, PA and IA.
    sun_shine 331995 said:
    الصداقة مثل سفينة في البحر يجب أن تبقى طافية ، إذا كانت علاقة الصداقة من طرف واحد فمن المؤكد أنها ستغرق في بحر الصداقة
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    I like your sentence sunshine, but I would just like to know why you changed على الأرجح to من المؤكد? To me, the phrase "most likely" means على الأرجح while من المؤكد means definitely.
     
    sun_shine 331995

    sun_shine 331995

    Senior Member
    Arabic (Egypt)
    Mahaodeh said:
    I would just like to know why you changed على الأرجح to من المؤكد? To me, the phrase "most likely" means على الأرجح while من المؤكد means definitely.
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    Yes, you're right "most likely" means على الأرجح
    I don't know why I changed it , I just prefered من المؤكد.
    Now as you mentioned it , I'm confused and I don't know which one should I choose.
     
    Mahtaab مهتاب

    Mahtaab مهتاب

    New Member
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Trinidadian English (TE)
    Thank you for attempting to translate this quote into Arabic for me. Much appreciated!
    sun_shine 331995 said:
    Yes, you're right "most likely" means على الأرجح
    I don't know why I changed it , I just prefered من المؤكد.
    Now as you mentioned it , I'm confused and I don't know which one should I choose.
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    The following English definitions will help you to understand the difference between "most likely" and "definitely", InshaaAllah:
    Good luck / بالتوفيق! :)
     
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