Dirhams are ointments الدراهم مراهم

الدراهم مراهم
Dirhams are ointments
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«الدراهم مراهم» تعني أن المال يخفف كثيرًا من المشكلات، ويُصلح ما تعسّر من الأمور، ويجبر بعض الأضرار.
أقرب مقابل إنجليزي:
“Money makes everything better.”
لكن كقول إنجليزي مأثور، هناك:
“Money talks.”
المال يتكلم / المال له نفوذ.
وإذا كان المقصود تحديدًا أن المال يعالج المشكلات ويزيل العوائق:
“Money can solve a lot of problems.”
وهناك تعبير بليغ قريب جدًا من الصورة العربية:
“Money is a great healer.”
المال مُداوٍ عظيم.
والأقرب في رأيي لـ«الدراهم مراهم»:
👉 “Money is a great healer.”
لأن «مراهم» هنا استعارة: كما يداوي المرهم الجرح، فالمال يداوي كثيرًا من المتاعب والمشكلات.
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“Money is a balm” means that money alleviates many problems, resolves difficulties, and repairs some damages.
The closest English equivalent is:
“Money makes everything better.”
But as an English proverb, there is:
“Money talks.”
Money has influence.
And if the specific meaning is that money solves problems and removes obstacles:
“Money can solve a lot of problems.”
And there is a very eloquent expression that is very close to the Arabic image:
“Money is a great healer.”
But in my opinion, the closest equivalent to “money is a balm” is:
👉 “Money is a great healer.”
Because “balm” here is a metaphor: just as balm heals a wound, money heals many troubles and problems.