Paul Tillich
"Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate."
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"Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate."
"إن قلق الإنسان الأسمى لا بد أن يُعبّر عنه رمزياً، لأن اللغة الرمزية وحدها هي القادرة على التعبير عن المطلق."
Paul Tillich
"Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone."
"لقد أدركت لغتنا بحكمة وجهيْ الانفراد. فصاغت كلمة "الوحدة" لتعبر عن ألم الانفراد، وابتكرت كلمة "الخلوة" لتعبر عن عظمة الانفراد."
Paul Tillich
"Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone."
"لقد أبدعت اللغة كلمة "الوحدة" لتعبر عن ألم الانفراد، وخلقت كلمة "الخلوة" لتصف مجد الانفراد."
Paul Tillich
"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone."
"الوحدة تعبر عن ألم الانفراد، والعزلة تعبر عن مجد الانفراد."
Paul Tillich
"Faith is the state of being ultimately concerned."
"الإيمان هو حالة الانشغال المطلق."
Paul Tillich
"Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite."
"الإيمان فعلٌ لكائنٍ محدودٍ، يستولي عليه اللانهائي ويتوجه إليه."
Paul Tillich
"Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith."
"الإيمان هو الانشغال الحيوي بتلك الحقيقة المطلقة التي أُطلق عليها الاسم الرمزي "الله". وكل من يتأمل بجدية في معنى الحياة، يكون على وشك فعل إيمان."
Paul Tillich
"Doubt is not the opposite of faith it is one element of faith."
"الشك ليس نقيض الإيمان، بل هو جزء أصيل منه."
Paul Tillich
"The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt."
"شجاعة الكينونة متجذرة في الإله الذي يت"
Paul Tillich
"Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free."
"القرار مجازفةٌ تتجذّر في شجاعة الحرية."
Paul Tillich
"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable."
"THOUGHTS: The user wants an eloquent Arabic (Fusha) translation of a philosophical quote.
I need to capture the essence and poetic tone, not just a literal word-for-word translation.
Key concepts:
1. "The courage to be": This refers to existential courage, the courage to affirm one's existence. "شجاعة الوجود" or "شجاعة الكينونة" are good candidates. "الكينونة" is more philosophical and precise for "being" in this context.
2. "is the courage to accept oneself": This is self-acceptance. "شجاعة قبول الذات" or "شجاعة تقبّل المرء لذاته". "تقبّل" implies a deeper, more active acceptance.
3. "in spite of being unacceptable": This is the crucial paradox. "على الرغم من كونه غير مقبول" or "رغم عدم مقبوليته". "رغم كل ما فيه من عدم مقبولية" or "على الرغم من كل ما قد يجعله غير مقبولاً". I need to convey the idea that one might be deemed unacceptable by others or even by an internal critic, yet still accepts oneself.
Let's try to combine:
Attempt 1 (more literal):
شجاعة الكينونة هي شجاعة قبول الذات، على الرغم من كونها غير مقبولة.
(A bit clunky with "كونها غير مقبولة" and "هي شجاعة")
Attempt 2 (focus on flow):
شجاعة الوجود هي شجاعة تقبّل المرء لذاته، رغم كل ما فيه من عدم مقبولية.
(Better. "المرء لذاته" is good. "كل ما فيه من عدم مقبولية" captures the "in spite of being unacceptable" well, implying inherent or perceived unacceptability.)
Attempt 3 (refining "courage to be"
Paul Tillich
"Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt."
"التدين يعني أن تسأل بشغف عن معنى وجودنا، وأن تكون مستعداً لتلقي الإجابات، حتى لو كانت تلك الإجابات مؤلمة."
Paul Tillich
"Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of a meaning of our life."
Paul Tillich
"He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being."
Paul Tillich
"The joy about our work is spoiled when we perform it not because of what we produce but because of the pleasure with which it can provide us or the pain against which it can protect us."
Paul Tillich
"The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority."
Paul Tillich
"The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself in spite of being unacceptable."
Paul Tillich
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