How do you say 'answer' in Arabic?
Arabic typically reverses the two parts of this, i.e. My friend,
what is the problem.
Translation as in Question: Ma al-mushkila, ya sadiqi? (ما
المشكلة, يا صديقي؟)
Translation in typical Arabic: Ya sadiqi, ma al-mushkila? (يا
صديقي, ما المشكلة؟)