الضد يظهر حسنه الضد

English translation: Opposites bring out the beauty of each other

21:22 Mar 2, 2010
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Arabic term or phrase: الضد يظهر حسنه الضد
"ولكن أيضاً كما قال الشاعر: والضد يظهر حسنه الضد"

An article by an Islamic scholar, discussing the animosity between Sunnis and Shias and referring to the reluctance of many Sunnis to acknowledge the successes of Hizbollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ruth Braine
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:42
English translation:Opposites bring out the beauty of each other
Explanation:
In other words: contrast enhances beauty, or "Beauty is enhanced by contrast."

This is the original meaning of this saying, which is taken from these lines by Dowqala Al-Ba`ji:
فالوجـه مثـل الصبـح منبـلـج
والـشـعـر مـثــل الـلـيـل مـســود
ضـدان لمـا استجمـعـا حسـنـا
والضـد يظـهـر حسـنـه الـضـد

However, it is not clear how this will fit in the context you described, since you did not provide the context itself, but merely its general subject matter.
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5 +4Opposites bring out the beauty of each other
Fuad Yahya
5 +1Nothing is good or ill but by comparison
Liliane Hatem
5Contraries set near each other are the more manifest
Muhammad Atallah


  

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Nothing is good or ill but by comparison


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
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agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
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  -> Many thanks Noha :)
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Contraries set near each other are the more manifest


Explanation:
وبضدها تتميز الأشياء

Muhammad Atallah
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Opposites bring out the beauty of each other


Explanation:
In other words: contrast enhances beauty, or "Beauty is enhanced by contrast."

This is the original meaning of this saying, which is taken from these lines by Dowqala Al-Ba`ji:
فالوجـه مثـل الصبـح منبـلـج
والـشـعـر مـثــل الـلـيـل مـســود
ضـدان لمـا استجمـعـا حسـنـا
والضـد يظـهـر حسـنـه الـضـد

However, it is not clear how this will fit in the context you described, since you did not provide the context itself, but merely its general subject matter.

Fuad Yahya
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 231
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agree  Mujeeb Rahman
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agree  Ghada Samir: Bravo :)
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agree  baligh
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agree  Sajjad Hamadani
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