Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ببناتِ فكر صائبِ
English translation:
by a good brainchild/by original thought
Arabic term
إن لم تَبُن ببناتِ فكر صائبِ
إن لم تَبُن ببناتِ فكر صائبِ
زُبرَ الحديث يُمده ببيان
فأصمت فأن الصمت خير جُنةً
من ان تكون مَطية لفلان.
| 4 | by a good brainchild/by original thought |
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May 25, 2021 22:02: Murad AWAD changed "Term asked" from "The whole 4 verses please" to "إن لم تَبُن ببناتِ فكر صائبِ" , "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (write-in)" from "Verses" to "(none)"
Jun 3, 2021 11:07: Z-Translations Translator Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
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by a good brainchild/by original thought
إن لم = unless; except if; except when
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/إن-لم/
بنات الفكر= brainchild
بنات الافكار = brainchildren
صائب = right, good, correct , reasonable etc
The whole verse can be summarized in "be yourself", "be creative", "have your own thought"
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