Stop arguing, even if you are right. دع المراء وإن كنت محق

دع المراء وإن كنت محقا
Stop arguing, even if you are right.
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مقابل «دَعِ المُراءَ وإن كنتَ مُحِقًّا» هو:
“Avoid arguing, even when you are right.”
لكن كـ مثل أو حكمة إنجليزية، فأقرب ما يؤدي المعنى:
“It is better to be wise than to be right.”
➜ الحكمة والسكينة أولى من الانتصار في الجدال.
“You don’t have to win every argument.”
➜ ليس عليك أن تنتصر في كل جدال.
“Choose your battles.”
➜ اختر معاركك؛ لا تدخل في كل جدال.
وأقرب مقابل اصطلاحي في الإنجليزية:
👉 “You don’t have to win every argument.”
أما إذا أردنا المحافظة على المفارقة الموجودة في الأصل العربي — اترك الجدال حتى وأنت صاحب الحق — فصياغة “Avoid arguing, even when you are right” هي الأدق.
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The equivalent of “Leave the argument, even if you are right” is:
“Avoid arguing, even when you are right.”
However, as an English proverb or saying, the closest equivalent is:
“It is better to be wise than to be right.”
➜ Wisdom and composure are more important than winning an argument.
“You don’t have to win every argument.”
➜ You don’t have to win every argument.
“Choose your battles.”
➜ Choose your battles; don’t get involved in every argument.
And the closest idiomatic equivalent in English is:
👉 “You don’t have to win every argument.”
But if we want to preserve the paradox present in the original Arabic—leave the argument even when you are right—then the formulation “Avoid arguing, even when you are right” is the most accurate.