إن المرء الذي يعتقد بأن لديه جميع الأجوبة, هو أكثر الناس جهلا

English translation: He who believes/thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all (people)

06:48 Oct 14, 2019

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

Arabic term or phrase: إن المرء الذي يعتقد بأن لديه جميع الأجوبة, هو أكثر الناس جهلا

This is the complete sentence.
It is a saying by Shams Tabrizi which I read somewhere.

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Local time: 01:04

English translation:He who believes/thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all (people)

Explanation:
To stay as close as possible to the the source, choose 'believes' and add 'people'. Choose 'thinks' and omit 'people' to sound a bit more natural and less forced.

Selected response from:

Abdelaziz Abdalli
Morocco

Grading comment

I chose it as follows: "He who believes he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all." Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

That who thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all.

Mohammed Abdelhady (X)

3 +2

Only ignorant people think they have all the answers

Elsayed Mohamed

He who believes/thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all (people)

Abdelaziz Abdalli

The most ignorant is the one who thinks he has all answers

Moodi

Those who think they know it all have no way of finding out they don't

Ashraf Aly CertTrans-CIOL

3 +1

To claim the possessorship of keys to all closed doors is pure ignorance!

Dara Gomaa

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9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

That who thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all.

Explanation:
That who thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all.

Mohammed Abdelhady (X)
Egypt
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Arabic

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the answer you provided, and it is helpful. Usually, I avoid sentences which start with that, this....etc.

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Only ignorant people think they have all the answers

Explanation:
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Elsayed Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of:

Arabic

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the answer provided. I would definitely use this in the future. I wish I could choose more than one winner.

20 mins confidence:

The most ignorant is the one who thinks he has all answers

Explanation:
...

Moodi
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of:

Arabic

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the answer you provided. I like the way you reversed the phrases.

27 mins confidence:

Those who think they know it all have no way of finding out they don't

Explanation:
Leo Buscaglia

Ashraf Aly CertTrans-CIOL
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:04
Native speaker of: Arabic

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the answer you provided. It is also creative, and kind of metaphoric.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

To claim the possessorship of keys to all closed doors is pure ignorance!

Explanation:
To claim the possessorship of keys to all closed doors pure is ignorance!

Dara Gomaa
Egypt
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the answer you provided. This is very creative, and I would definitely use it in Transcreation assignments. I wish I could chose more than one winner.

2 days 8 hrs confidence:

He who believes/thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all (people)

Explanation:
To stay as close as possible to the the source, choose 'believes' and add 'people'. Choose 'thinks' and omit 'people' to sound a bit more natural and less forced.

Abdelaziz Abdalli
Morocco
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I chose it as follows: "He who believes he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all." Thank you.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for the answer you provided. I chose it as follows: "He who believes he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all." Thank you.

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إن المرء الذي يعتقد بأن لديه جميع الأجوبة, هو أكثر الناس جهلا

English translation: He who believes/thinks he has all the answers is the most ignorant of all (people)

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