Arabic proverbs and sayings. Arabic proverbs and sayings Sayings and proverbs consonant with Arabic
1. Will the shadow be straight if the trunk is crooked?
2. The winds do not blow the way the ships want them to.
3. Every beauty has a flaw.
4. Everything that is in abundance gets boring.
5. A fool is forgiven seventy mistakes, but a scientist is forgiven none.
6. Movement is good, slowness is death.
7. The day of joy is short.
8. If what you desire is not there, desire what is there.
9. If you become an anvil, be patient; if you become a hammer, hit.
10. If you want to know their secrets, ask their children.
11. He who desires good is like him who does good.
12. The stomach is the enemy of man.
13. A woman without modesty eats without salt.
14. You can only pour out of a jug what is in it.
15. An apology will not fill the stomach of a hungry person.
17. How easy war is for spectators!
18. When a bull falls, many knives rise above him.
19. When you lend money, you are a friend, and when you demand it back, you are an enemy.
20. He who is afraid of wolves does not raise sheep.
21. Those who are afraid are beaten.
22. He who seeks a friend without faults is left alone.
23. It’s better to make your son cry than to cry about him later.
24. The mother of a murderer forgets, but the mother of a murdered man does not.
25. The experienced are better than the wise.
26. Don’t send a young man to get married, or send an old man to buy a donkey.
27. Silence is the outfit of a smart man and the mask of a fool.
28. We are eating the same piece, why are you staring at me?
29. We were silent when he entered, so he brought in the donkey.
30. For every cow there is a milkmaid.
31. Anyone can climb a low wall.
32. Hungry, cold and scared, he can’t sleep.
33. Do not hold others back from what you yourself follow.
34. The one who leads the camel cannot hide.
35. Don’t teach an orphan to cry.
36. Insignificant person one who needs scoundrels.
37. Half the world belongs to a beggar.
38. One hair is not a beard.
39. You can’t cover your face with one finger.
40. A donkey remains a donkey, even if it carries the Sultan’s treasury.
41. Someone who doesn’t eat garlic doesn’t smell like garlic.
42. Pawn, when did you become a queen?
43. Victory over the weak is like defeat.
44. Shame is longer than life.
45. Loss teaches resourcefulness.
46. A wet person is not afraid of rain.
47. Against angry dog we need to let the evil one out.
48. Distribute your lunch - there will be left for dinner.
49. An old man's child is like an orphan; the old man's wife to the widow.
50. Scold me, but be truthful.
51. The heart sees before the head.
52. First censure, then punishment.
53. A fussy person will not find satisfaction, an angry person will not find joy, a boring person will not find a friend.
54. The knot got the better of the carpenter.
55. The well-fed one slowly cuts slices for the hungry.
56. Patience is the key to joy.
57. The one who calls for dinner must also take care of the overnight stay.
58. Anyone who comes without an invitation sleeps without a bed.
59. He whose house is made of glass does not throw stones at people.
60. Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity.
61. A smart thief does not steal from his neighborhood.
62. A smart person will understand if you wink, and a fool will understand if you push.
63. What is sweeter than halva? Friendship after enmity.
64. Something is better than nothing.
65. I am the emir, and you are the emir. Who will drive the donkeys?
66. The egg of a stone cannot be broken.
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Drum about me, and I'll play the pipe about you
The trouble with an envious person is his envy
Fled from the rain - got caught in the downpour
A person's security lies in the sweetness of his tongue
No one strips fruitless trees; stones are thrown only at those trees that are crowned with golden fruits
Worry about what to buy, not what to sell
Don’t say useless words, don’t refuse useful ones
The nearby smoke is blinding
A close neighbor is better than a distant brother
Talkativeness leads to remorse
If you watch your tongue, it will protect you; if you let him go, he will betray you
Be the tail of a good deed, but don't be the head of an evil deed.
The bull is tied by the horns, and the man is tied by the tongue
In trouble people forget mutual anger
Each stem contains juice
There are no two heads in one turban
There is benefit in repetition
There are fifteen months in the black year
In someone else's eye, even a straw appears like a camel, but in your own, a whole leaf is not noticeable.
In a foreign land, even a hare will eat your child
Carry dates to Basra
The crown of courage is modesty
A man's faith is known from his vows
The camel carries gold on itself and eats thorns
The winds don't blow the way the ships want them to
The evening word can be erased by the day word
A thing that is destined to deteriorate cannot be saved, even if you store it in a chest
A look speaks louder than words
What you see needs no explanation
In every beauty there is a flaw
In a dream, cats are only mice
Educate the older one, and the younger one will learn on his own.
A donkey entered a pharmacy and came out a donkey.
Man's enemy is his stupidity, man's friend is his intelligence.
Hostility of the smart better than friendship stupid
There is no enmity without a reason
Time is a good teacher
Everything that is in abundance gets boring
Everyone gets mad in their own way
Yesterday he hatched from an egg, but today he is ashamed of the shell
Choose your companion before you set off.
Someone who gets wet in the rain thinks that everyone is wet.
Stretch your legs along the length of your carpet
Flexible board does not break
The eyes of love are blind
The anger of a fool is in his words, the anger of a wise man is in his deeds.
A hungry man dreams of a grain market
Lord, add more!
The Lord served halva to those who have no teeth
Lord bless the one who comes to visit for a short time
The chest of a smart man is the chest of his own secrets
Far from the eyes - far from the heart
You can't hold two grenades in one hand
Two tightrope walkers cannot walk on the same tightrope
Two swords are not included in one sheath
Two things are only valued when you don't have them: youth and health.
The door of disaster is wide
Actions testify to a person's intelligence, words testify to his knowledge.
The day has two eyes
The day of joy is short
A tree grows from a seed
Children without education are more unhappy than orphans
For every word spoken there is a listening ear
For clothes choose silk, for friendship - a prince
Long experience enriches the mind
The dignity of a word is in brevity
Your friend is the one you love, even if he looks like a bear.
The friendship of a fool is tiresome
Bad news comes fast
If the camel knew that he was hunchbacked, his legs would give way under him
If the enemy were not mistaken, he would be invulnerable
If you hit, hit it hard, if you scream, scream loudly
If water stagnates in one place, it spoils
If a rich man eats a snake, they will say that he did it out of wisdom, but if a poor man eats it, they will say that he did it out of ignorance.
If you can't tell me, show me
If you can't achieve everything, you shouldn't give up some
If not, what do you want, want what is
If a wise man makes a mistake, the whole world stumbles behind him
If a sail is left without wind, it becomes an ordinary cloth
If you're lucky, the ant will strangle the snake
If you find yourself in the kingdom of the one-eyed, close one eye
If you once told a lie, try to remember it
If you become a master, don't abuse it
If you become an anvil, be patient; if you become a hammer, strike
If you are destined to live among the crooked, gouge out one of your eyes
If you have done good, hide it; if they did something good to you, tell me
If you have business with a dog, say “brother” to him
If you have already escaped from a lion, then stop hunting him
If you look closely at the bread, you won't eat it
If the owner of the house likes to play the tambourine, the household members have to dance
If you want to get to a dignitary, make friends with the gatekeeper and storekeeper
If I sell fezzes, people will be born without heads
There is a cure for every disease if its causes are known
Eat little and live long
A thirsty man breaks a jug
He who desires good is like him who does good
The stomach is the enemy of man
Marriage is joy for a month and sadness for a lifetime
A woman without modesty is like food without salt
A living dog is better than a dead lion
Live together like brothers, but in business act like strangers
A living donkey is better than a dead philosopher
Life in a foreign land will teach you
Haste Follows Repentance
An envious person cannot see power
Stock for two is enough for three
Dawn is busy without the rooster crowing
Drought does not mean famine
Go to your enemy hungry, but don't go to him naked
The snake does not die from its poison
And among evils there is a choice
You can't dig a well with a needle
The needle gets the better of the tailor
Make a dome out of grain
Roses come out of the thorns
Sometimes a bad shooter hits the target
A skilled craftswoman can spin even on a donkey's leg.
Every bird enjoys its song
Everyone is happy with their own mind
Everyone tries to move their cake to the fire
Like a camel: tramples everything that plows
How short the night is for the sleeper
How can one who is crooked himself reproach a one-eyed man?
Like a peacock - he admires only his plumage
Like a festive nut - decorated and empty
What use are the stars if the moon is shining?
Drop by drop, a puddle forms
When God wants to discover someone's hidden virtue, he turns the envious tongue on it
It's easier to stay awake when the moon rises
When the mind is exhausted, words are not enough
When shame disappears, trouble appears
When a lion gets old, the jackals laugh at him
When angels appear, devils hide
When the wave breaks, bow your head
When you speak, your words should be better than silence
When we die, we will know, one and all, that we know nothing.
If you want a country to decline, pray that it will have many rulers
If there are many hands in the kitchen, the food will burn
If you're unlucky, you won't find a place at your wedding.
If the word is silver, silence is gold
A ship with two captains sinks
The cow never gets tired of her horns
Kings rule over people, and scientists rule over kings
Nomadic Arabs know the way of water
Beauty of face is beauty of character
Those who are afraid are beaten
He who throws down his weapon is not killed
Whoever grows up with a habit will turn gray with it
He who eats sweet must also endure bitter
He who seeks finds what he wants or part of it
He who laughs a lot loses people's respect
He who is not afraid of people is not afraid of people
He who does not temper his heart will not raise a child.
He who cannot handle a donkey gets beaten by his saddle.
He who does not ride fear will not achieve his desires
He who doesn't fall doesn't rise
Anyone who takes a bite that is too big may choke.
He who foresees the consequences will not do great things.
He who tries knows
He who travels will know
He who makes a fire warms himself with it
He who sows thorns will not reap grapes
He who gets angry over a trifle is satisfied with a trifle
Whoever imposes his opinion by force perishes
He who is in a hurry to answer thinks slowly
He who gossips about others also gossips about you.
Whoever praises something in a person that is not in him mocks him
He who speaks well is a good listener
He who wants honey must endure bee stings
A piece of bread for a hungry belly is better than a mosque building
A kind word conquers
A lion remains a lion even in a cage
A lion remains a lion, even if its claws have weakened; a dog remains a dog, even if it grew up among lions.
Extra good is only good
Lies are a disease, truth is a cure
Onions always have the same smell
It is better to listen to the reproaches of friends than to lose the last ones
Better breathe fresh air than to take medicine
It's better to make your son cry than to cry for him later.
It's better to have a thousand enemies outside your home than one inside your home.
It's better to see once than to hear a thousand times
Open reproach is better than secret anger
Better a bird in your hands than a pie in the sky
Better your own weeds than imported wheat
Better the oppression of cats than the justice of mice
The best things are average
The best of gifts is intelligence, the worst of misfortunes is ignorance.
The best ruler is the one who knows how to command himself
Love is the friend of blindness
People don't like what they don't know
Eating little means driving away many diseases
A little evil is a lot
The oil in the dough will not disappear
Hesitate to promise, hurry to fulfill
Slowness often comes to the goal, while haste gets confused on the road
The sword of power is long
The mosque has not yet been built, but the beggars are already standing
Verbosity means failure
Youth and health are valued only when they are lost
Silence is the brother of consent
Silence is the outfit of the smart and the mask of the stupid
The silence of the ignorant is his shield
He who is silent in a just cause is like one who shouts in an unjust matter.
A wise man rests on the root of his tongue, and a fool balances on the tip of his tongue.
Husband and wife - one grave
The musician is already dying, but his fingers still play
We were silent when he came in, so he took the donkey away
The thought of a smart person is more valuable than the confidence of a fool
The mouse converted to Islam, but the number of Muslims did not increase and the number of Christians did not decrease
Every speech has an answer
Anyone can climb a low wall
There are no fees for conversation
Nakedness teaches you to spin
Hope without action is like a tree without fruit.
Mercenary soldiers don't shoot too hard
The beginning of anger is madness, and its end is repentance
Not everyone who wears tiger skin is brave
Don't open your ears to every rumor
It's not the crow's caw that makes it rain
Not swords of such arrows that you cannot deflect
Don't open a door you can't close
Don’t say what you’re not happy to reap, don’t talk words that you yourself hate
Do not cut your beard in front of two people, for one will say “long” and the other “short”
Don't hold others back from what you follow.
Disadvantage of conversation - prolongation
A dumb smart guy is better than a talkative ignoramus
Man's injustice strikes him
Misfortunes come in pairs
No sin after repentance
There is no Sultan without people
A loser gets a bone in his entrails
No vessel can hold more than its volume, except the vessel of knowledge - it is constantly expanding
Nothing rises above the truth
Worthless is he who needs scoundrels
Feet lead only where a person wants
Lighten the ship's load and it will float
Education is wealth, but its application is perfection
See your doctor before you get sick
One hair is not a beard
One stream will not muddy the sea
It is equally unworthy of a reasonable person to desire death and to fear it.
One problem is better than two
One spark burns down an entire block
One bird in your hands is better than ten on a tree
You can't cover your face with one finger
One grain tips the scales
If you touch one branch, ten will sway
By providing benefits to relatives, a person acquires power over them
He eats the bread before it's baked
A donkey remains a donkey, even if it carries the Sultan's treasury
I escaped from a bear, but ended up in a well
Food burned from many hands
Anyone who doesn't eat garlic doesn't smell like garlic.
A dog remains a dog even if he grew up among lions
They told the rooster: “Sing,” and he replied: “Every thing is good in its season.”
The one who doesn't want to be seen is bad
Bad thoughts - from great stinginess
You can judge the roots by the branches
Victory over the weak is like defeat
He beat me - he cried; overtook me and complained
Supporting the truth is honor; supporting lies is loss of honor.
Shame is longer than life
While your son is small, be his teacher; when he grows up - a brother
Blame is a gift from friends
Even after my donkey the grass won't grow
After death there is no reproach
Follow the owl and you'll end up in ruins
A proverb is the salt of speech
The proverb tells no lies
Haste leads to repentance, but caution leads to prosperity
Fast and pray, and need will certainly overcome you
Built a palace, but destroyed the whole city
Loss teaches resourcefulness
The truth shines, but the lie stutters
The truth that hurts is better than the lie that pleases
Before choosing a bride, find out about her mother
Before you shoot, fill your quiver with arrows
A friendly face is an additional gift
Take advice from those above and below you, and then form your own opinion.
Sold the vineyard and bought a press
The wet one is not afraid of the rain
A bird is caught by a bird
An empty well will not be filled with dew.
The dust of labor is better than the saffron of inaction
Since you escaped the lion, stop hunting him
Can there be rain without clouds?
Does a snake give birth to anything other than a snake?
Do they bring a bear into their own vineyard?
The wound from the sword heals, the wound from words does not
The wound inflicted by a word is worse than the wound from an arrow.
Repenting in silence is better than repenting in spoken words
The height of a palm tree, but the mind of a lamb
Scold me, but be truthful
Hand of the Noble - Libra
He himself is dressed in rags, but his heart is in brocade
The most acute pain is the one that worries you now
The most precious thing for a person in a foreign land is his homeland
Your own cheap one is better than the expensive one that belongs to others.
Today's egg is better than tomorrow's chicken
Hearts of the noble are graves of secrets
Hearts rust like iron rusts
The heart sees before the eyes
The heart of a fool is in his tongue, the tongue of a wise man is in his heart
Power is a stupid thing
Intense fear relieves pain
No matter how much you teach a dumbass, by morning he will forget everything
The stingy rich man is poorer than the generous poor man
The sweetness of victory erases the bitterness of patience
A man's words are the measure of his intelligence
A word from the heart touches another heart
A word spoken to the point is worth a camel
With a word you will pierce what you cannot pierce with a needle.
Death is a cup that never escapes anyone
Barking dogs don't bother the clouds
Dog barking doesn't harm the clouds
The treasure of a wise man is in his knowledge, the treasure of a fool is in wealth.
The solar disk cannot be covered with a sieve
They asked the mule: “Who is your father?” He replied: “The horse is my uncle.”
Among the blind, the one-eyed one is the Sultan
One day someone older than you can be a year smarter
The old camel won't let you down
A hundred roads - a hundred difficulties
A hundred years of work is not enough, spoiled in one morning is more than enough
The passion for enrichment is stronger than thirst
The fussy one will not find satisfaction, the angry one will not find joy, and the boring one will not find a friend.
The dancer dies, but her body still dances
Your religion is your dinar
Your secret is your prisoner, but if you reveal it, you yourself become its prisoner
The shadow will not be straight if the trunk is curved
Patience is good if you don't have to endure it all your life
What an ant collects in a year, a monk eats in a night.
Anyone who can eat a whole flatbread is not weak
Anyone who can't dance says that his legs are crooked.
He who comes uninvited sleeps without a bed
He who hides a goat under his arm must bleat himself
The one who has one piastre says: “What should I do with it?”, and the one who has a hundred: “Lord, add more!”
He who has no weapons does not fight
Someone whose house is made of glass doesn't throw stones at people.
The sound of a drum can be heard from afar
You must submit to the one you want to serve
A thousand oars, ten thousand poles are no match for one sail
A thousand peach flowers bloom on one tree
A thousand people point a finger, and you will die without illness
A thousand ways to find out are easy, but one result is difficult to achieve.
A prison is still a prison, even if it's a garden
Every tree has its own shadow, every country has its own customs.
Everyone has as many worries as he can bear
Every head has its own pain
The liar's house burned down - no one believed it
Love has no advisers
The quiet horse's tail is plucked
Anyone who has acquired knowledge only from books has more mistakes than correct steps.
The loss that teaches is profit
Get out of sight and the heart will forget
A girl's adornment is good manners, not gilded clothes
A woman's mind is in her beauty, a man's beauty is in his mind
A smart person will understand if you wink, and a fool will understand if you push him.
The wise man trusts in his work, the fool in his hopes
A drowning man grabs a snake
Learning in childhood is like engraving on stone
A scientist without work is like a cloud without rain.
The dog's tail will remain curled even if it is straightened in the block.
A good speech is short
Good deeds completed
Even if need arises, do not appeal to others with prayer, but when you yourself are in abundance, be willing to help
Often refusal is more useful than consent
A person without education is a body without a soul
Whatever your uncle gives you, take it.
What's far from the eyes is far from the heart
What have we seen from Ramadan, besides what we have heard about its dishes?
What is good for the liver is bad for the spleen
What's sweeter than halva? Friendship after enmity
Something is better than nothing
Stranger to stranger brother
The jackal will never get enough of chickens
I don't know and the astrologer doesn't know
Language is the translator of the heart
The tongue is boneless, but crushes the bones
The tongue is long for those whose arguments are short.
The language of circumstances is clearer than the language of words
Your tongue is your horse: if you protect it, it will protect you, if you let it loose, it will humiliate you.
Your tongue is your horse: if you don’t hold it back, it will throw you off
Your tongue is a lion: if you hold it, it will protect you, if you let it go, it will tear you to pieces.
The tongue is like a cutting sword, the word is like a piercing arrow.
إنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ لَسِحْراً
Some (beautiful, clear) speeches are witchcraft!
يعني أن بعض البيان يعمل عمل السحر
That is, some are beautiful, clear speeches act (on listeners) like witchcraft.
ومعنى السحر: إظهار الباطل في صورة الحق
The word sihr (witchcraft) means conveying a lie in the form of truth.
والبيانُ: اجتماعُ الفصاحة والبلاغة وذكاء القلب مع اللسَنِ
And al-bayan (beautiful, clear speeches) is a combination of eloquence, clarity of phrases and a sharp mind (approx. Translator: more precisely, the intelligence of the heart, since the Arabs believe that the human mind is located there).
إنَّ المُنْبَتَّ لاَ أرْضاً قَطَعَ وَلاَ ظَهْراً أبْقَى
المنبتُّ: المنقطع عن أصحابه في السفَر، والظَّهْرُ: الدابة.
The one who lags behind (from his traveling companions) will not travel the required distance, and will not leave a living space on his back (his pack animal).
يضرب لمن يُبالغ في طلب الشيء، ويُفْرِط حتى ربما يُفَوِّته على نفسه
This proverb is about someone who is overly striving for a certain thing, and may even lose it because of this.
إنَّ مِمَّا يُنْبِتُ الرَّبِيعُ مَا يَقْتُلُ حَبَطاً أوْ يُلِمُّ
What I raised Spring rain, can kill by causing bloating or close to it.
والْحَبَطُ: انتفاخُ البطن،
Al-khabat is distension of the abdomen.
يضرب في النهي عن الإفراط
This is what they say, condemning any excesses.
إنَّ الْمُوَصَّيْنَ بَنُو سَهْوَانَ
Those who are taught are the sons of slumber.
The true meaning of these words is as follows.
إن الذين يُوَصَّوْنَ بالشيء يستولِي عليهم السهوُ
The one who is being taught falls asleep.
يضرب لمن يسهو عن طلب شيء أمر به
This is what they say to someone who is careless about what he was ordered to do.
إنَّ الجوَادَ عَيْنُهُ فُرَارُهُ
The essence of a horse is (determined) by its teeth!
الفِرار بالكسر: النظر إلى أسنان الدابة لتعرُّفِ قدر سِنِّها،
Al-firar (with qasra) - determining the age of an animal by its teeth.
يضرب لمن يدلُّ ظاهره على باطنه فيغني عن اختباره،
This is what they say about someone whose appearance clearly, without verification, indicates their internal state.
حتى لقد يقال: إنَّ الخبيثَ عينه فُرَاره
There is also a proverb: “An evil spirit can be seen by its teeth!”
إنَّ الرَّثيئَةَ تَفْثَأُ الغَضَبَ
Sweet kefir calms anger.
الرثيئة: اللبنُ الحامض يُخْلَط بالحلو، والفَثْء: التسكينُ.
زعموا أن رجلا نزل بقوم وكان ساخِطاً عليهم
The story goes that one man came to visit those with whom he was very angry.
وكان مع سخطه جائعا
But along with anger, he felt hunger.
فسَقَوْهُ الرثيئة، فسكن غضبه
They gave him sweet kefir to drink, and he calmed down.
يضرب في الهَدِيَّة تُورِث الوِفَاقَ وإن قلَّت
This proverb says that even a small gift generates friendship (agreement).
إنَّ البُغَاثَ بأَرْضِنَا يَسْتَنْسِرُ
Even small birds in our region become eagles!
البغاث: ضربٌ من الطير،
Al-bugas is a type of bird.
فيه ثلاث لغات: الفتح، والضم، والكسر
It is allowed to use three vowels over the first root consonant: fatha, dama and kasra.
والجمع بِغْثَان
The plural is “bigsan”.
قالوا: هو طير دون الرَخمة،
They say it is a bird (size) smaller than a vulture.
يضرب للضعيف يصير قويا، وللذليل يعزّ بعد الذل
A proverb about someone who, after weakness and humiliation, becomes strong and respected.
إنَّ فيِ الشَّرِّ خِيَاراً
There is a lot of good in bad! (Cf. Russian: Every cloud has a silver lining).
الخير: يجمع على الخِيار والأخيار، وكذلك الشر يجمع على الشِّرَار والأشرار:
أي أن في الشر أشياء خيارا
That is, there are many positive aspects in the negative.
ومعنى المثل - كما قيل - بعض الشر أهون من بعض
The meaning of this proverb also echoes the words: “One evil is less, more insignificant than another.”
إنَّ وَرَاءَ الأكَمةِ مَا وَرَاءَهَا
Behind the hill is what's behind it! (Cf. Russian: “The thief’s cap is on fire”).
The origin of this (proverb in the following story):
أن أَمَةً واعدت صديقها أن تأتيه وراء الأكمة إذا فرغَت من مهنة أهلها ليلا
One slave promised to meet her friend over the hill at night, after she finished all her chores.
فشغلوها عن الإنجاز بما يأمرونها من العمل
However, she was overloaded with work and was unable to fulfill her promise.
فقالت حين غلبها الشوقُ
And when feelings came over her, she said:
حبستموني وإن وراء الأكَمَة ما وراءها
They detained me. And behind the hill, what’s behind the hill!
يضرب لمن يُفْشِي على نفسه أَمْرَاً مستوراً
This is what they say about someone who unknowingly reveals his cards!
إنَّ مَنْ لا يَعْرِفُ الوَحْيَ أحْمَقُ
He who does not understand hints is a fool!
ويروى الْوَحَى مكان الوَحْيِ.
يضرب لمن لا يَعْرف الإيماء والتعريضَ حتى يجاهر بما يراد إليه.
This is about someone who does not understand hints and you need to say directly everything that you want to receive from him.
إنَّ فِي الْمَعَارِيضِ لَمَنْدُوحَةً عَنِ الْكَذِبِ
Evasive speech (hints) gets rid of lies!
هذا من كلام عِمْرَان بن حصين
These are the words of Imran ibn Haseen.
إنَّ الْمَقْدِرَةَ تُذْهِبُ الْحفِيظَةَ
Power (or the ability to take revenge) calms anger!
المَقْدِرة (ذكر لغتين وترك ثالثة، وهي بفتح الميم وسكون القاف ودالها مثلثة) والمَقْدُرة: القدرة، والحفيظة: الغضب.
قال أبو عبيد: بلغنا هذا المثلُ عن رجل عظيم من قريش في سالف الدهر
Abu Ubaid said that this proverb came to us from a great man from the Quraish tribe of a bygone era.
كان يطلب رجلا بِذَحْلٍ (الذحل - بفتح الذال وسكون الحاء - الثأر) فلما ظفر به
He took revenge on one person and when he defeated him,
قال: لولا أن المقدرة تذهب الحفيظة لانتقمت منك، ثم تركه
said: “If power (or the opportunity to take revenge) did not calm anger, then I would certainly take revenge on you!” and left him (alone).
إنَّ السَّلاَمَةَ مِنْهَا تَرْكُ ما فيها
You can protect yourself from it (you can only) by giving up what is in it!
قيل: إن المثل في أمر اللَقطة توجَد
They say that the proverb means a find (a thing found).
وقيل: إنه في ذم الدنيا والحثِّ على تركها
They also say that this is a condemnation of the mortal world and a recommendation to abandon it.
وهذا في بيت أولهُ
One verse begins like this:
والنفسُ تَكْلَفُ بالدنيا وقد علمت * أنَّ السلامة منها تَرْكُ ما فيها
The soul is exhausted (in pursuit) of this transitory world, but I knew that I could protect myself from it (only) by giving up what was in it!
إنَّ الكَذُوبَ قَدْ يَصْدُقُ
Even a notorious liar can sometimes tell the truth!
إنَّ تَحْتَ طِرِّيقَتِكَ لَعِنْدَأْوَةً
Beneath your softness lies obstinacy!
إنَّ الْبَلاَءَ مُوَكَّلٌ بالمَنْطِقِ
Trouble is the representative of language!
إنَّهُ لَنِقَابٌ
He's a professional!
يعني به العالم بمُعْضِلات الأمور
That is, a specialist who understands complex, intricate issues.
إنَّمَا خَدَشَ الْخُدُوشَ أَنُوشُ
He scratches out Anush's writings!
الخَدْش: الأثر
Al-hadsh is literary monument antiquities.
وأنوش: هو ابن شيث ابن آدم صلى اللّه عليهما وسلم
Anush is the son of Shis, the grandson of Adam, peace be upon them.
أي أنه أول من كَتَبَ وأثر بالخط في المكتوب
That is, he was the first who began to write literary works in letters.
يضرب فيما قَدُمَ عهدُه
This is what they say about something that is outdated.
إنَّ النِّسَاءَ لَحْمٌ عَلَى وَضَمْ
Women are meat on the butcher's block!
وهذا المثل يروى عن عمر رضي اللّه عنه حين قال: لا يخلُوَنَّ رجل بِمُغِيبَةٍ، إن النساء لحمٌ على وضم
This proverb is transmitted from Umar, may the Almighty be pleased with him, in this form: “Let a man never be left alone with a stranger, since women are meat on a block (of a butcher)!”
أمَامَها تَلْقَى أَمَةٌ عَمَلَها
The slave's work is always in front of her.
أي إن الأمة أيْنَمَا توجهت ليقتْ عملا
That is, wherever a slave turns, she will find work everywhere.
إنِّي لآكُلُ الرَّأْسَ وَأَنَا أعْلَمُ ما فِيهِ
I eat my head and know what is in it!
يضرب للأمر تأتيه وأنت تعلم ما فيه مما تكره
This is what they say when you start a task in which there are troubles for you.
إذَا جاءَ الْحَيْنُ حارَتِ العَيْنُ
When the time comes, it gets dark before your eyes!
قال أبو عبيد: وقد روى نحو هذا عن ابن عباس،
Abu Abid said that similar words were transmitted from Ibn Abbas.
وذلك أن نَجْدَة الحَروُرِيّ أو نافعا الأزْرَقَ قال له
More precisely, what Najd al-Haruri or Nafiq al-Azraq was told:
إنك تقول إن الهدهد إذا نَقَر الأرض عرف مسافة ما بينه وبين الماء
You say that a hoopoe, having pecked the ground, can determine the distance to water (page: 21).
وهو لا يبصر شعيرة الفَخَّ
However, he does not notice the thread of the snare.
فقال: إذا جاء القَدَر عمى البصر
He replied: When the prescribed thing approaches, the eyes become blind.
إنَّهُ لشَدِيدُ جَفْنِ العَيْنِ
He has strong eyelids!
يضرب لمن يَقْدر أن يصبر على السهر
This is what they say about someone who can stay awake for a long time.
أنْفٌ في السَّماءِ واسْتٌ فِي الماءِ
(He lifted) his nose to the sky, and his backside in the water (puddle).
يضرب للمتكبر الصغير الشأن
This is what they say about an insignificant but arrogant person.
أنْفُكَ مِنْكَ وَإِنْ كانَ أذَنَّ
The nose is your part (of the body), even if it is snotty.
إِنَّ الذَّلِيلَ الَّذِي لَيْسَتْ لَهُ عَضُدُ
He who has no support is despised!
أي: أنصار وأعوان
That is, there are no associates and assistants.
يضرب لمن يَخْذُلُه ناصِرُه
This is what they say about someone who is bullied by close friends.
إِلَى أُمِّه يَلْهَفُ الَّلهْفَانُ
The saddened one turns to his mother.
أُمٌّ فَرَشَتْ فَأَنامَتْ
Mother made the bed and put her to bed!
يضرب في بر الرجل بصاحبه
This is what they say about someone who treats their friend well.
أخُوكَ مَنْ صَدَقَكَ النَّصِيحَةَ
Your brother is the one who will give you sincere advice.
يعني النصيحة في أمر الدين والدنيا
This implies advice in matters of religion and worldly life.
إِذَا تَرَضَّيْتَ أَخَاكَ فَلاَ أَخَا لَك
If you have to (falsely, forcing yourself) to please and flatter your brother, then he is not your brother.
إِنَّما القَرْمُ مِنَ الأفيِلِ
And the breeding camel was certainly once small.
إنَّما أُكِلْتُ يَوْمَ أُكِل الثَّوْرُ الأبْيَضُ
I was already eaten when I was eaten white bull!
إِنَّما هُوَ ذَنَبُ الثَّعْلَبِ
He is the epitome of a fox's tail!
أصحاب الصيد يقولون: رَوَاغ الثعلب بذَنَبه يميله فتتبع الكلاب ذَنَبه
The hunters say that: “The trick of the fox is that it twirls its tail and the dogs chase its tail.”
يقال: أروغ من ذَنَبِ الثعلب
They say: "Cunner than a fox's tail."
إذَا أَخَذْتَ بِذَنَبَةِ الضَّبِّ أغْضَبْتَهُ
If you grab a lizard's tail, you will make it angry.
إِذَا حَكَكْتُ قَرْحَةً أدْمَيْتُها
When I scratched the wound, it began to bleed.
إِنَّمَا هُوَ كَبَرْقِ الْخُلَّبِ
He's just the lightning of a cloud without the rain!
يضرب لمن يَعِدُ ثم يخلف ولا ينجز
This is what they say about someone who does not keep his words and does not fulfill his promises.
النِّسَاءُ شَقَائِقُ الأَقْوَامِ
Women are sisters of men.
معنى المثل إن النساء مثلُ الرجال وشقت منهم، فلهن مثل ما عليهن من الحقوق
The meaning of the proverb is that women are like men and are their halves. And they have the same rights and responsibilities.
إِذَا قَطَعْنَا عَلَمَاً بَدَا عَلَمٌ
When we conquered one mountain peak, another appeared.
الجبلُ يقال له العَلَم: أي إذا فرغنا من أمر حَدَث أمر آخر
When we finished something, a new one arose.
إذا ضَرَبْتَ فأَوْجِعَ وَإِذَا زَجَرْتَ فَأسْمِعْ
If you hit, hit hard, if you warn, make yourself heard.
إنْ كُنْتَ رِيحاً فَقَدْ لاَقَيْتَ إِعْصارا
If you are the wind, then (I am) a hurricane!
إِنَّ مَعَ اليَوْمِ غَداً يا مُسْعِدَة
Along with today there is also tomorrow, O Musgid!
يضرب مثلا في تنقُّلِ الدوَل على مر الأيام وكَرِّها.
The meaning of the proverb is that power in this world constantly passes from one to another.
إنَّكَ لَعَالِمٌ بِمَنَابِتِ القَصِيصِ
You know where cassis grows!
قالوا: القَصِيص جمعُ قَصِيصة وهي شُجَيْرة تنبت عند الكَمْأة، فيستدل على الكمأة بها
They say that mushrooms (truffles) grow next to the casis bush. It is he who points to mushrooms.
يضرب للرجل العالم بما يحتاج إليه
This is what they say about a person who knows the necessary information.
أكَلَ عَلَيْه الدَّهْرُ وَشَرِبَ
He ate and drank for a long time.
يضرب لمن طال عمره
This is what they say about a long-liver.
إنّهُ لأَشْبَهُ بِهِ مِنَ التَّمْرَةِ بالتَّمْرَةِ
Similar to each other, like two dates!
يضرب في قرب الشبه بين الشيئين.
This is what they say about things that are very similar to each other.
إِذَا نَزَا بِكَ الشَّرُّ فَاقْعُدْ بِه
If evil (wants) to drag you along with it, sit and don’t move.
يضرب لمن يؤمر بالحلم وترك التسرّع إلى الشرّ. ويروى » إذا قام بك الشر فاقعد»
This proverb contains advice not to lose self-control and not to rush into committing evil. They also say: “If evil stands next to you, sit still.”
إيَّاكَ وَمَا يُعْتَذَرُ مِنْهُ
Beware of what you have to justify.
أي لا ترتكب أمراً تحتاج فيه إلى الاعتذار منه
That is, do not do anything that will later require you to justify yourself.
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When a scientist makes a mistake, the whole world makes a mistake because of it.
لأن للعالم تبعاً فهم به يقتدون
Because a scientist has disciples who follow him.
أبِي يَغْزو، وأُمِّي تُحَدِّثُ
My father fought, but my mother tells!
قال ابن الأعرابي: ذكروا أن رجلا قدِم من غَزَاة
Ibn-ul-Agrabiy said that one man returned from the war.
فأتاه جيرانُه يسألونه عن الخبر
His neighbors came and started asking for news.
فجعلت امرأته تقول: قَتَل من القوم كذا، وهَزَم كذا، وجُرِح فلان
And his wife began to say: “I killed so-and-so from the tribe, defeated so-and-so, so-and-so was wounded...”
فقال ابنها متعجبا: أبي يغزو وأُمي تحدث
Her son said in surprise: “My father fought, but my mother talks.”
إياكَ وَأنْ يَضْرِبَ لِسَانُكَ عُنُقَكَ
Be careful that your tongue does not cut off your neck!
أي: إياك أن تَلْفِظَ بما فيه هلاكك
That is, do not say what will be your destruction!
أوَّلُ الشَّجَرَةِ النَّوَاةُ
The beginning of a tree is in a seed.
يضرب للأمر الصغير يتولد منه الأمرُ الكبير
This is what they say about a small matter that grows into a bigger one.
أَكْلٌ وَحَمْدٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أكْلٍ وَصَمْتٍ
Food with praise is better than food without words.
يضرب في الحث على حمد مَنْ أحسن إليك
This is what they say, encouraging you to praise those who have done you good.
آفَةُ الْمُرُوءَةِ خُلْفُ الْمَوْعِدِ
Violation of a promise is a disaster for authority (a person’s honor).
يروى هذا عن عَوْف الكلبي
This is narrated from Auf al-Kilabi.
إِذَا نُصِرَ الرَّأْيُ بَطَلَ الْهَوَى
When sanity prevails, passions go away.
إنْ كُنْتَ ذُقْتَهُ فَقَدْ أكَلْتُهُ
If you're just starting to try it, I ate it a long time ago.
يَضْرِبُه الرجلُ التام التجربة للأمور
This is what an experienced, experienced person says.
يضرب في اتباع العقل
This is a call to follow the call of reason.
إنَّها لَيْسَتْ بخُدْعَةِ الصَّبِيَّ
This is not a child's trick!
إِن المنَاكِحَ خَيرُهَا الأبْكارُ
The best bride is a virgin (virgin)!
ومعنى المثل ظاهر
The meaning of the proverb is obvious.
إِذَا صَاحَتِ الدَّجاجَةُ صِياحَ الدِّيكِ فَلْتُذْبَحْ
When a chicken crows like a rooster, she is slaughtered!
قاله الفرزدق في امرأة قالت شعراً
Farazdak said this about a woman who began to write poetry.
إِذَا قُلْتَ لَهُ زِنْ، طَأطَأ رَأْسَهُ وَحَزِنْ
When you tell him: “Weigh in,” he lowers his head and becomes sad.
يضرب للرجل البخيل
This is what they say about a greedy person.
أُمُّ الجَبانِ لاَ تَفْرَحُ وَلاَ تَحْزَنُ
The coward's mother is not happy, but she is not sad either!
إنْ كُنْتَ كَذُوباً فَكُنْ ذَكوراً
If you are a deceiver, then at least have a good memory.
يضرب للرجل يكذب ثم ينسى فيحدث بخلاف ذلك
This is what they say to a person who lies, then forgets himself and tells the opposite.
أَكَلْتُمْ تَمْرِي وَعَصَيْتُمْ أَمْرِي
You ate my dates, but you don’t listen to my orders!?
قاله عبدُ الله بن الزُّبَير
Abdullah ibn Zubair said this.
إِنَّ الهَوَى شَرِيكُ العَمَي
Passion is the companion of blindness!
بِهِ لا بِظَبْيٍ أَعْفَرَ
With him, and not with the white antelope.
الأعْفَر: الأبيض، أي لَتَنْزِلْ به الحادثة لا بظبي
That is, the problem happened to him, and not to the antelope.
يضرب عند الشماتة
This is what they say when gloating over (someone).
بِهِ لا بِكَلْبٍ نابحٍ بالسَّبَاسِبِ
With him, and not with a dog barking in the desert.
بَرِّقْ لِمَنْ لا يَعْرِفُكَ
Shine your eyes in front of those who do not know you.
بِهِ دَاءُ ظَبْىٍ
He has antelope disease.
أي أنه لا داء به كما لا داء بالظبي
That is, he is not sick with anything, since antelope does not have diseases.
يقال: إنه لا يمرض إلا إذا حان موته
It is said that the antelope only gets sick before it dies.
وقيل: يجوز أن يكون بالظبي داء ولكن لا يعرف مكانه
It is also believed that when an antelope is sick, it does not know where its illness lies.
فكأنه قيل: به داء لا يُعْرَف
And by this they seem to want to say that he has an unknown disease.
بَعْضُ الشَّرِّ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ
One evil is less than the other!
أَبْخَلُ مِنْ كَلْبٍ
More stingy than a dog.
بِالسَّاعِدَيْنِ تَبْطِشُ الكَفَّانِ
Using your elbows, you strike with your palm.
يضرب في تعاوُنِ الرجلين وتساعُدِهما وتعاضُدِهما في الأمر
This is what they say about mutual assistance between two men.
71 - بِحَمْدِ اللّهِ لا ِبَحْمِدَك
By God's grace, not yours!
بَيْضَةُ العُقْرِ
قيل: إنها بيضة الديك
Rooster egg.
وإنها مما يُخْتبر به عُذْرَة الجارية، وهي بَيْضَة إلى الطول
This is an oblong egg. It is used to check the hymen of girls.
يضرب للشيء يكون موة واحدة، لأن الديك يبيض في عمره مرة واحدة فيما يقال
This is what they say about those things that happen only once. It is believed that a rooster lays an egg only once in its life.
بِنْتُ الْجَبَلِ
Daughter of the mountains
قالوا: هي صوتٌ يرجع إلى الصائح ولا حقيقة له
They say it's an echo.
يضرب للرجل يكون مع كل واحد
This is what they say about a person who has no opinion.
74 - بَقِيَ أَشَدُّهُ
The hardest part remains.
قيل: كان من شأن هذا المَثَل أنه كان في الزمان الأول هِرّ أَفْنَى الجِرْذَانَ وشَرَّدها
They say that a long time ago there lived a cat who ate and chased rats.
فاجتمع ما بقي منها فقالت: هل من حيلة نحتال بها لهذا الهر لعلنا ننجو منه ؟
And so the remaining (rats) gathered and asked the question: “How can we escape from him?”
فاجتمع رأيُهَا على أن تعلق في رقبته جُلْجُلا إذا تحرَّك لها سمعن صوت الجُلْجُل فأخَذْنَ حَذَرهن
They decided to hang a bell around the cat's neck so that when they heard its sound, they would have the opportunity to run away.
فجئن بالجُلْجُل، فقال بعضهن: أينا يُعَلِّق الآن
They took out a bell and some said: “Which of us will hang it (on the cat’s neck)?”
فقال الآخر: بقي أشَدُه أو قال شَدُّه
Others said: “The hardest part remains!”
ابْنُكَ ابْنُ بُوحِكَ
Your son is the son of your soul.
يقال: البُوحُ النفس
They say that al-bukh is the soul.
ويقال: البوح الذكرَ
They also say that al-bukh is a member.
بِنْتُ بَرْحٍ
Daughter of suffering.
للشر والشدة
About troubles and suffering.
بِعْتُ جَارِي وَلَمْ أَبِعْ دَارِي
I sold my neighbor, not my house.
أي كنت راغبا في الدار، إلا أن جاري أساء جواري فبعت الدار
That is, I wanted to live in this house, but I had to sell it because of a bad neighbor.
بِكُلِّ عُشْبٍ آثَارُ رَعْيٍ
On every lawn there are traces of a herd (or: On every lawn you will find hoof prints).
أي حيث يكون المالُ يجتمع السؤال
That is, where there is wealth, there are beggars.
بَلَغَ الغُلاَمُ الْحِنثَ
The boy has reached sin.
أي جرى عليه القَلَم
That is, he became an adult.
والِحْنثُ: الإثم
Al-hins - sin.
ويراد به ههنا المعصية والطاعة
This refers to sin and obedience.
البَطْنُ شَرُّ وعاءٍ صِفْراً، وَشَر وِعاءٍ مَلآنَ
The stomach is the worst of both empty and full vessels.
يعني إن أخْلَيته جُعت
That is, if you empty it, you will starve!
وإن مَلأَته آذاك
If you fill it up, it will bother you.
يضرب للرجل الشرير إن أحسنت إليه آذاك، وإن أسأت إليه عاداك
That's what they say to an evil person. Because if you do him good, he will offend you, and if you harm him, he will be at enmity with you.
ابْنُكَ ابْنُ أَيْرِكَ، لَيْسَ ابْنَ غَيْرِكَ
Your son is the son of your soul, and no one else!
هذا مثل قولهم ابنُكَ ابن بُوحك
This is similar to the proverb: “Your son is the son of your soul.”
ومثل ولَدُك من دمى عقيبك
And also: “Your child is from the blood of your heels (feet).”
بَيْتٌ بِهِ الْحِيَتانُ وَالأنُوقُ
A house with fish and camels in it.
وهما لا يجتمعان
They don't meet in one place.
يضرب لضدين اجْتَمَعَا في أمرٍ واحد
This is what they say about two opposites meeting in one thing.
أَبْلَغُ مِنْ قُسٍّ
More lucid in speeches (more eloquent) than Kuss.
هو قُسُّ بن ساعدة بن حُذَافة بن زُهَير ابن إياد بن نِزَار، الإيادي،
This is Quss ibn Saghida ibn Huzafa ibn Zuhair ibn Iyad ibn Nizar, from Iyad.
وكان من حكماء العرب، وأَعْقَلَ من سُمِع به منهم،
He was the most intelligent of the Arab sages.
وهو أول من كَتَب »من فلان إلى فلان
He was the first to write: “From such and such to such and such.”
وأول من أَقَرَّ بالبعث من غير علم
He is the first who recognized the resurrection from the dead, without having knowledge of it (from the Koran and the words of the prophet).
وأول من قال »أما بعد»
He was the first to say: “And then: …”
وأول من قال »البينة على مَنْ ادَّعَى والميمينُ عَلَى من أنكر
He was the first to say: “The plaintiff is obliged to present clear evidence, and an oath is required of the one who denies it.”
وقد عُمِّر مائةً وثمانين سنة
He lived 180 years.
أَبْعَدُ مِنَ النّجْمِ
More inaccessible than Sirius;
وَمِنْ مَنَاطِ الْعَيُّوقِ
... than the constellation Capella;
وَمِنْ بَيْض الأَنُوقِ
... than the eggs (nest) of a vulture;
َمِنَ الكَوَاكِب
...than the stars.
أَبْصَرُ مِنْ فَرَس بَهْماء فِي غَلَسٍ
A sharper eye than a dark horse at dusk.
وكذلك يضرب المثل فيه بالعُقَاب
The same proverb is given about the eagle.
أَبْصَرُ مِنْ عُقَاب مَلاعِ
More sighted than the desert eagle.
عُقَاب الصحراء أبْصَرُ وأسْرَع من عقاب الجبال
The desert eagle has a sharper eye and develops greater speed than the eagle living in the mountains.
أَبْصَرُ مِنْ غُرَابٍ
A sharper gaze than a crow.
أَبْصَرُ مِنَ الْوَطْوَاطِ بِالَّليْلِ
Sees better at night than a bat.
أَبْصَرُ مِنْ كَلْبٍ
A sharper eye than a dog.
أَبَرُّ مِنْ هِرَّةٍ
More pious than a cat.
أَبْغَضُ مِنَ الطَّلْيَاءِ
More disgusting than at-talya.
هذا يفسَّر على وجهين
The word "at-talya" has two meanings.
يقال: الطَّلْياء الناقة الْجَرْباء المَطْلِيَّة بالهِنَاء
They say that this is a camel affected by scabies and coated with resin because of this.
والوجه الآخر أنه يعني بالطلياء خِرْقَة الحائض
Another meaning of this word is a feminine pad.
أَبْرَدُ مِنْ عَضْرَس
Colder than ice.
أَبْرَدُ مِنْ غِبِّ المَطَرِ
Cooler than after rain.
أَبْرَدُ مِنْ جِرْبِياءَ
الجِرْبِيَاء: اسمٌ للشمال
Colder than the north (side).
وقيل لأعرابي: ما أشدُّ البردِ ؟
A Bedouin was asked: “When is it coldest?”
فقال: ريح جِرْبِياء، في ظل عماء، غبَّ سماء
He replied: “With the north wind, under the shadow of a cloud after rain.”
أَبْخَرُ مِنْ أَسَدٍ
Smelly lion;
وَمِنْ صَقْرٍ
... falcon.
أَبْوَلُ مِنْ كَلْبٍ
Urinates more than a dog.
قالوا: يجوز أن يُرَاد به البول بِعَيْنه
They say that the word urine is understood in its direct meaning.
ويجوز أن يراد به كثرة الولد
However, it is possible that this implies a large number of offspring,
فإن البول في كلام العرب يكنى به عن الولد
since urine in the language of the Arabs allegorically signifies a child.
قلت: وبذلك عَبَّرَ ابْنُ سيرين رؤيا عبد الملك بن مروان حين بَعَثَ إليه
I will say that Ibn Sirin interpreted the dream of Abdul-Malik, who sent him a letter with the following question:
إني رأيتُ في المنام أني قمتُ في محراب المسجد وبُلْت فيه خمس مرات
“I saw in a dream that I urinated five times in a niche in the mosque.”
فكتب إليه ابنُ سيرين: إن صَدَقَت رؤياك فسيقومُ من أولادك خمسة في المحراب
Ibn Sirin answered him: “If your dream is prophetic, then your five sons will stand in the niche of the mosque,
ويتقلدون الخلافة بعدك، فكان كذلك
and they will inherit the throne after you.” And so it happened.
اتْرُكِ الشَّرَّ يَتْرُكْكَ
Leave evil and it will leave you.
Compiled by: Ilnur Sarbulatov.
1. Will the shadow be straight if the trunk is crooked?
2. The winds don't blow the way the ships want them to.
3. Every beauty has a flaw
4. Everything that is in abundance gets boring
5. A fool is forgiven seventy mistakes, but a scientist is forgiven none
6. Movement is good, slowness is death
7. The day of joy is short
8. If you don’t want what you want, want what you have.
9. If you become an anvil, be patient; if you become a hammer, hit
10. If you want to know their secrets, ask their children.
11. He who desires good is like him who does good
12. The stomach is the enemy of man
13. A woman without modesty eats without salt
14. You can only pour out of a jug what is in it.
15. An apology will not fill the stomach of a hungry person.
16. Like a drum: the voice is loud, but inside is empty
17. How easy war is for spectators!
18. When a bull falls, many knives rise above him
19. When you lend money, you are a friend, and when you demand it back, you are an enemy.
20. He who is afraid of wolves does not raise sheep
21. Those who are afraid are beaten
22. He who seeks a friend without faults is left alone
23. It’s better to make your son cry than to cry about him later.
24. The mother of a murderer forgets, but the mother of a murdered person does not.
25. Experienced is better than wise
26. Don’t send a young man to get married, or send an old man to buy a donkey.
27. Silence is the outfit of a smart man and the mask of a fool
28. We are eating the same piece, why are you staring at me?
29. We were silent when he entered, so he brought in the donkey
30. For every cow there is a milkmaid
31. Anyone can climb a low wall
32. Won’t sleep hungry, cold and scared
33. Don’t hold others back from what you yourself follow.
34. The one who leads the camel cannot hide
35. Don’t teach an orphan to cry
36. An insignificant person is one who needs scoundrels
37. A beggar owns half the world
38. One hair is not a beard
39. You can’t cover your face with one finger
40. A donkey remains a donkey, even if it carries the Sultan’s treasury
41. Someone who doesn’t eat garlic doesn’t smell like garlic.
42. Pawn, when did you become a queen?
43. Victory over the weak is like defeat
44. Shame is longer than life
45. Loss teaches resourcefulness
46. A wet person is not afraid of rain
47. Against an angry dog, you must release an evil one.
48. Distribute your lunch - there will be left for dinner
49. An old man's child is like an orphan; old man's wife - widow
50. Scold me, but be truthful
51. The heart sees before the head
52. First censure, then punishment
53. A fussy person will not find satisfaction, an angry person will not find joy, a boring person will not find a friend.
54. The knot got the better of the carpenter
55. The well-fed one slowly cuts slices for the hungry
56. Patience is the key to joy
57. The one who invites you for dinner must also take care of the overnight stay.
58. He who comes without an invitation sleeps without a bed
59. He whose house is made of glass does not throw stones at people
60. Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity.
61. A smart thief does not steal from his neighborhood
62. A smart person will understand if you wink, but a fool will understand if you push him
63. What is sweeter than halva? Friendship after enmity
64. Something is better than nothing
65. I am the emir, and you are the emir. Who will drive the donkeys?
66. The egg of a stone cannot be broken
Abdulla Ibragimov collected proverbs and sayings
A
Appetite comes with the first bite, and quarrel with the first word.
B
Drum for me, and I will play the pipe for you.
The trouble with an envious person is his envy.
Poverty without debt is prosperity.
A poor man without patience is like a lamp without oil.
The Bedouin took revenge after forty years and said: “I hastened.”
Without people, what good are swords?
A person's security lies in the sweetness of his tongue.
Beat the innocent so that the guilty will confess.
Take care of your tongue - it will save you; disband him - he will betray you.
Take care of the old; the new one may not stay with you.
Worry about what you need to buy, not what you need to sell.
Beating a dead person is a sin.
Give thanks to the one who does you a favor; do good to those who thank you.
Well-being is safe.
A noble person will remain noble even if he is touched by evil.
A close enemy is better than a distant friend.
The nearby smoke is blinding.
Talkativeness leads to repentance.
Brother is a wing.
Will the shadow be straight if the trunk is crooked?
Be merciful to those on earth, and those in heaven will be merciful to you.
Be the tail of a good deed, but do not be the head of an evil one.
The bull protects his nose with his horns.
The bull is tied by the horns, and the man is tied by the tongue.
To be better in words than in deeds is baseness.
IN
In trouble, people forget mutual anger.
In conversation, the path is shortened.
In July, the water in the jug begins to boil.
Have a friend in every city.
Each stem contains juice.
At the end of September there are heavy rains.
In March, sparrows build nests and the trees turn green.
At the beginning of winter, sell the donkey to the donkey. (In winter, donkeys are used less on the farm)
There are no two heads in one turban.
There is benefit in repetition.
In September, prepare your scales for lentils, peas and beans. (Lentils, peas and beans are the main products that peasants store for the winter)
IN Hard time friend is right there.
In someone else's eye, even a straw appears like a camel, but in your own, the whole bridge is not noticeable.
In a foreign land, even a hare will eat your child.
Bring dates to Basra. (Basra is famous for its date groves)
The crown of courage is modesty.
A man's faith is known from his vows.
The camel carries gold on itself and eats thorns.
A camel is a ship on land.
A faithful friend is not sold even for thousands.
The winds do not blow the way the ships want them to.
The evening word can be erased by the day word.
A thing that is destined to deteriorate cannot be saved, even if you store it in a chest.
A look speaks louder than a word.
“Have you seen a camel?” - “I didn’t even see the driver.” (About people who know how to keep a secret)
What is seen does not need explanation.
In every beauty there is a flaw.
A hair from here, a hair from there - you get a beard.
A hair from a pig's tail is a blessing.
Educate the older one, and the younger one will learn on his own.
Education is more valuable than gold.
A donkey entered a pharmacy and came out a donkey.
Man's enemy is his stupidity, man's friend is his intelligence.
The hostility of relatives is more dangerous than the sting of a scorpion.
The hostility of a wise man is better than the friendship of a stupid man.
Be at enmity with the emir, but do not be at enmity with the watchman.
Time is a good teacher.
All roads lead to the mill.
All a cat's dreams are of mice.
Anything in abundance gets boring.
Everything that falls will be picked up (i.e., someone will hear every word).
Get up early and you will prosper.
Every tailed animal boasts of its tail.
Every chicken comes out of an egg.
Choose your companion before you set out.
Choose your neighbor before you build a house.
Leaving the bathhouse is harder than entering it. (In Muslim baths, fees were charged not at entry, but at exit)
Someone who gets wet in the rain thinks that everyone is wet.
Extend your legs along the length of your carpet.
The flexible board does not break.
G
The eye does not rise above the eyebrow.
The eye of the honest is his scale.
The eyes of love are blind.
A fool is forgiven seventy mistakes, but a scientist is forgiven none.
The anger of lovers is like spring rain.
The anger of a fool is in his words, the anger of a wise man is in his deeds.
A person’s oppression destroys him (that is, the evil caused by a person will turn against him).
If you go hungry for a year, you will live a rich life.
The head of a lazy person is the house of Satan.
A hungry cat will eat all the mice in the house, a well-fed dog will guard the house.
The hungry man was asked: “How many times will there be one day?” He replied: “One flatbread.”
A hungry person dreams of a grain market.
Any shirt will do for a naked person.
The loud rooster is already crowing from the egg.
Grief teaches us to cry, and joy teaches us how to cry.
The Lord sold halva to those who have no teeth.
The chest of a smart man is the chest of his own secrets.
D
Even when the chicken dies, its eyes look at the garbage heap.
Even a hundred bars of soap will not whiten someone who is not naturally white.
Give your guest at least a flatbread to make sure he doesn’t go to bed hungry.
Far from the eyes - far from the heart.
Distance causes melancholy, and proximity causes coldness.
You can't hold two grenades in one hand.
Two tightrope walkers cannot walk on the same rope.
Two swords do not fit in one sheath.
Two things discover their value after they are lost - youth and health.
The door of disaster is wide.
The carpenter's door is always broken.
Movement is good, slowness is death.
The cousin can unseat the bride from her horse. (On the preemptive right to marriage)
Girl - locked chest with a lost key.
Actions testify to a person's intelligence, words testify to his knowledge.
The day has two eyes.
The day of joy is short.
A scientist's day is more valuable than the entire life of an ignoramus.
Money is like birds: it flies and comes.
A tree grows from a seed.
Keep your dog hungry and he will follow you.
Children are the wings of man.
Children first bring poverty, and then wealth.
For every word spoken there is a listening ear.
For clothes choose silk, for friendship - a prince.
The days of sowing are numbered, but the days of harvest are unlimited. (Sowing occurs at the beginning of the rainy season - the last part of November and the end of December. The harvest can last until the end of summer)
The agreement when plowing is like clear light.
Proof by deeds is better than the testimony of people.
A long wedding will teach you how to dance.
Long experience enriches the mind.
A house where the sun enters does not require a doctor to visit.
The house is our home, and the moon is our neighbor. (About good neighbors and have a nice life)
The road of little ones is narrow. (About a task done foolishly, childishly)
The virtue of words is brevity.
A daughter is like a mother, a son is like a father.
Your friend is the one you love, even if he looks like a bear.
The friendship of a fool is tiresome.
Bad news comes quickly.
E
He needs a funeral so he can slap himself.
If a Bedouin recognizes the entrance to your house, make another door.
If you're afraid, don't speak; If he said it, don’t be afraid.
If poverty were a person, I would kill it.
If the camel knew that he was hunchbacked, his legs would give way under him.
If the camel saw its hump, it would fall and break its neck.
If people acted fairly, judges would rest.
If the owl was useful, the hunter would not neglect it.
If you hit, hit hard, if you scream, scream loudly.
If water stagnates in one place, it spoils.
If you give a horse, give it a bridle, and if you give a camel, give it the reins too.
If a rich man eats a snake, they will say that he did it out of wisdom; if he is poor, they will say out of ignorance.
If someone plans something without consulting you, you have no reason to congratulate him on the successful outcome of the matter.
If you can't tell me, show me.
If you don't teach your son, life will teach him.
If you cannot achieve everything, you should not give up some.
If what you desire is not there, desire what is there.
If a wise man makes a mistake, the whole world stumbles behind him.
If the rainbow stretches from south to north, finish working in your field and leave.
If you once told a lie, try to remember it.
If wealth grows, so does the number of friends.
If one donkey runs away, we still have another.
If you have become a master, do not abuse it.
If you become an anvil, be patient; if you become a hammer, hit.
If your friend becomes honey, don't lick it all off.
If you are destined to live among the crooked, gouge out one of your eyes.
If my mother-in-law loves me, she will send me to the oven; if she hates me, she will still send me to the oven.
If you are in the boat of greed, your companion will be poverty.
If you have done good, hide it; If they did something good to you, tell me.
If you have business with a dog, say “brother” to him.
If you look closely at the bread, you won’t eat it.
If the owner of the house likes to play the tambourine, the household members are destined to dance.
If you want to get to a dignitary, make friends with the gatekeeper and storekeeper.
If you want to know their secrets, ask their children.
If you want a country to decline, pray that it will have many rulers.
If I say dates, he will say coals.
If I sell fezzes, people will be born without heads.
There is a cure for every disease if its causes are known.
Eat little and you will live long.
AND
The thirsty man breaks the jug.
He who desires good is like him who does good.
Iron is processed only with iron.
The stomach is the enemy of man.
Marriage is joy for a month and sadness for a lifetime.
A woman without modesty is like food without salt.
Foaling cattle are afraid of lively ones.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Live, horse, until the grass grows.
Live together like brothers, but in business act like strangers.
A living donkey is better than a dead philosopher.
Life in a foreign land will teach you.
Z
Sit in the middle when eating, go to bed on the edge.
They took her mute husband away and she spoke.
An envious person cannot see power.
The stock of two is enough for three.
A slaughtered sheep does not feel pain when its skin is torn off.
Dawn practices without the rooster crowing.
Go to your enemy hungry, but don’t go to him naked (that is, hunger can be hidden, but nakedness cannot).
The mirror of love is blind.
The snake does not die from its poison.
“Do you know so-and-so?” - "Yes!" - “What about his loved ones?” - "No!" - “Then you don’t know him.”
AND
And among evils there is a choice.
The needle gets the better of the tailor.
A needle with two threads does not sew.
You can only pour out of a jug what is in it.
Out of curiosity, the annoying one climbed into the fire and reported that the wood was damp.
Roses come out of the thorns.
Got rid of the press, but ended up in the mill.
An apology will not fill the stomach of a hungry person.
Due to the lack of horses, they plowed with dogs.
Sometimes even a bad shooter hits the target.
A skilled craftswoman can spin even on a donkey's leg.
Use your sword and you will become an emir; feed people bread and you will become a sheikh. (Sheikh - (here) spiritual mentor)
Their disadvantage is their small number. (Talk about money)
TO
A boy came to the blind; So they gouged out his eyes by constantly feeling them.
Every bird enjoys its own song.
Every dog barks at its own gate.
Everyone knows more about their camel than others.
Everyone sings to their Leili. (Leili is the heroine of the famous legend about two lovers “Leili and Majnun”)
Each rooster on his garbage heap is vocal.
Everyone tries to move their cake towards the fire.
Like a drum: the voice is loud, but inside is empty.
Like a camel: his mouth is full of grass, and he keeps looking at the grass.
Like a camel: it tramples everything that plows.
How short the night is for the sleeper!
How easy the war is for the spectators!
Like the mother of the bride: both free and busy.
How can one who is crooked himself reproach a one-eyed man?
No matter how the grain turns, it remains in the millstones.
Like a peacock, he admires his plumage.
It’s like threshing barley: lots of noise, little use.
Like a candle that burns itself but shines for others.
Like a fired Turk, he prays only to be hired.
What use are the stars if the moon is shining?
A slanderer can do a month's worth of work in an hour.
The summer carpet is spacious.
When the bull falls, many knives rise above him.
When an old man falls in love, no one can stop him.
When the moon rises, it is easier to stay awake.
When a guest arrives, he becomes the master; when he sits down, he is a prisoner; when he leaves, he becomes a poet.
When you lend, you are a friend, and when you demand back, you are an enemy.
When the mind is exhausted, there are not enough words.
When shame disappears, trouble appears.
When a lion gets old, the jackals laugh at him.
When his hand became stronger, he shot at me (after I taught him to shoot every day).
When angels appear, devils hide.
When you return from a trip, bring at least a pebble for your family.
When the wave breaks, bow your head.
When you are angry with someone, leave room for reconciliation.
When a person is told: “Your ear is long,” he will certainly feel it.
Those who are destined to die on the second day will not live to see the third.
A horse knows its rider better.
A ship with two captains sinks.
The cow never gets tired of her horns.
Kings rule over people, and scientists rule over kings.
The nomadic Arabs know the path of water.
The beauty of the face lies in the beauty of character.
Blood never turns into water (i.e. related blood takes over)
Those who are afraid are beaten.
Those who throw down weapons are not killed.
Anyone who grows up with any habit will turn gray with it.
He who thinks about the consequences saves himself from disasters.
He who eats sweet must also endure bitter.
Whoever plays with a cat must endure scratches.
Whoever is looking for a friend without flaws is left alone.
He who seeks finds what he wants or a part of it.
He who laughs a lot loses people's respect.
Whoever is satisfied with a loaf will also be satisfied with half of it.
He who is not afraid of people is not afraid of people.
He who has not tasted bitter will not appreciate the taste of sweet.
Whoever does not strengthen his heart will not raise a child.
He who does not ride fear will not achieve his desires.
He who does not fall does not rise.
Whoever does not become a wolf will be killed by wolves.
Whoever draws the sword of oppression will die by it.
He who fears wolves prepares dogs.
Anyone who bites off a piece that is too large may choke.
Whoever tells you about others will tell others about you.
He who travels learns.
Anyone who drinks water from the Nile once will want to return to it again.
He who makes a fire warms himself with it.
Whoever matches a girl pays bride price for her.
He who sows thorns will not reap grapes.
He who gets angry over a trifle is satisfied with a trifle.
Whoever imposes his opinion by force perishes.
He who is in a hurry to answer thinks slowly.
He who is ashamed of his wife will not have children.
Whoever steals an egg will also steal a chicken.
Whoever praises something in a person that is not in him mocks him.
He who speaks well listens well.
Anyone who wants honey must endure bee stings.
Someone steals chickens, and I go to jail.
He bought dates for one piastre, but he says that he has a whole grove of date palms. (Piastre - small coin)
Buying teaches selling.
Smoking without coffee for a guest is like a sultan without expensive clothes. (IN Arab countries the guest is usually offered a smoking device and served coffee)
A piece of bread is better for a hungry belly than a mosque building.
L
Barking dogs do not harm the clouds.
A lion remains a lion even in a cage.
A lion remains a lion even if its claws have weakened; a dog remains a dog even if it has grown up among lions.
Extra good is only good.
Lies are a disease, truth is a cure.
Onions always have the same smell.
The moon is shining, and the sun is brighter than it.
The best of things is new; the best of friends is the old one.
The best habit is to keep your mouth shut.
Better century to be single than to be widowed for a month.
It is better to listen to the reproaches of friends than to lose them.
It's better to keep your son in the market than money in your chest.
It is better to breathe fresh air than to take medicine.
It's better to close your door than to blame your neighbor.
It is better to make your son cry than to cry for him later.
It is better to have a thousand enemies outside the house than one inside the house.
It is better to have a pure heart than a full wallet.
Open reproach is better than secret anger.
It is better to live one day like a rooster than a year like a hen.
It's better to meet a monkey in the morning than a beardless man.
It's better to have your own cat than a common camel.
It is better to have your own weeds than imported wheat (that is, it is better to take girls from your village as wives).
It is better to first come to an agreement in the field than to quarrel later in the yard (that is, when dividing the harvest).
It is better to calmly eat a bitter onion than to eat chicken with caution.
It's better to trip with your foot than with your tongue.
Better the oppression of cats than the justice of mice.
Better is the oppression of the Turks than the justice of the Bedouins.
Best time for sowing - spring.
The best thing a person has is a true friend.
The best things are average.
The best of gifts is intelligence, the worst of misfortunes is ignorance.
The best ruler is the one who knows how to command himself.
A woman hides her love for forty years, but she does not hide her hatred and disgust.
Love is the friend of blindness.
He who loves his money has no friends; The enemy of his money has no enemies.
People don't like what they don't know.
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A little evil is a lot.
The oil in the dough does not disappear.
Oil is obtained from olives only using a press.
Mothers who have lost children love each other.
The mother of the murderer forgets, but the mother of the murdered man does not.
There is hatred between relatives, and envy between neighbors.
Between two the secret is kept, and between three he opens the door and goes out.
The sword of power is long.
The world is a mirror: if you show it, it will show you.
A lot of money blinds a person.
The experienced is better than the wise.
Verbosity is a sign of failure.
Can a falcon fly without wings?
“Prayer is better than sleep.” - “We tried both.”
There is lightning, it would be good if it rained now.
Silence is the brother of consent.
Silence is the outfit of the smart and the mask of the fool.
The silence of the ignoramus is his shield.
He who is silent in a just cause is like one who shouts in an unjust matter.
The musician is already dying, but his fingers are still playing.
We taught them to beg, and they beat us to the door.
We were silent when he entered, so he brought in the donkey.
The thought of a smart person is more valuable than the confidence of a fool.
The mouse converted to Islam, but the number of Muslims did not increase and the number of Christians did not decrease.
The butcher is not afraid of many cattle.
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There is a milkmaid for every cow.
Every speech has an answer.
Anyone can climb the low wall.
There are no fees for conversation.
Nakedness teaches you to spin.
Hope without action is like a tree without fruit.
Mercenary soldiers don't shoot too hard.
Science that is not useful is like a medicine that does not cure the patient.
If you teach your dog to bite, he will bite you too.
The beginning of anger is madness, and its end is repentance.
The beginning of a tree is a seed.
Our land is like a dancer: it dances a little for everyone.
Don't take a puppy from an angry dog.
Not all white is lard, and not all black is dates.
Not everyone who wears tiger skin is brave.
Don't say "grapes" until they're in the basket.
Do not keep the same servant for two years.
Don't expect peace from your old enemy.
Rain is not caused by the cawing of crows.
Do not lie to your Lord and your friend.
Not swords of such arrows that you cannot deflect.
Don't open a door you can't close.
Dates are not obtained by letters (that is, gifts are not begged for).
Don't let the tree that gives you shade be cut down.
He can't sleep, hungry, cold and scared.
Don't quarrel with the neighbor you greet every morning.
Don't save eggs or slaughter chickens.
Do not cut your beard in front of two people, for one will say “long” and the other “short”.
Do not stick your nose between the tree and the bark (i.e., in the affairs of relatives or lovers).
Don't hold others back from what you yourself follow.
The one who leads the camel cannot hide.
Don't teach an orphan to cry.
The ignorant is his own enemy.
An ignorant person learns at the expense of his own wallet, and a smart person learns at the expense of the wallet of others.
Ignorance is a she-camel: whoever rides it will become despicable, whoever follows it will go astray.
They bring money to the bride.
It is impossible to block the rays of the sun, it is impossible to extinguish the light of truth.
The disadvantage of the conversation is that it is drawn out.
The mute knows the language of the deaf.
A dumb smart guy is better than a talkative ignoramus.
There are two insatiable people: the one who strives for knowledge and the one who strives for wealth.
An indecisive merchant neither wins nor loses.
A person's injustice strikes him.
The misfortune of the head comes from the tongue.
There is no sin after repentance.
There is no better messenger than money.
There is no Sultan without people.
No vessel can hold more than its volume, except the vessel of knowledge - it is constantly expanding.
Low-lying land absorbs both its own and other people's water.
Juha had never worn a fez, but now he felt that his head was frozen. (Juha is a comic character in Arabic folklore)
Nothing rises above the truth.
A worthless person is one who needs scoundrels.
A beggar owns half the world.
Feet lead only where a person wants.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
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What could a blind man dream of if not a pair of eyes?
A noble promise is a duty.
Gluttony clouds the mind.
The owner of wealth gets tired.
Lighten the ship's load and it will float.
Work the clay while it is wet.
Education is wealth, and its application is perfection.
See your doctor before you get sick.
Clothing that protects you from the cold will also protect you from the heat.
One hair is not a beard.
One donkey died, but the other was safe.
One beggar does not tolerate another, but the owner of the house does not tolerate both.
One stream will not muddy the sea.
One problem is easier than two.
One spark burns down an entire block.
One bird in your hands is better than ten on a tree.
You can't cover your face with one finger.
You won't achieve your goal with hopes alone.
One grain tips the scales.
By providing benefits to relatives, a person acquires power over them.
Justification for someone who is absent from him.
The weapon of the weak is complaint.
A donkey remains a donkey, even if it carries the Sultan's treasury.
The donkey does not get tired of work (that is, work loves fools).
The donkey is invited to the wedding to either carry firewood or carry water.
Only a wolf will be born from a she-wolf.
A falcon will not be born from a raven.
I escaped from the bear, but ended up in a well.
The ship sank because of the multitude of sailors.
The food was burnt by many hands.
He fled from death and came to death.
Anyone who doesn't eat garlic doesn't smell like garlic.
Give the bread to the baker to bake, even if he eats half of it. (In the East, bakers go home for day work)
The donkey went to get his horns and returned with his ears cut off.
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The stick is the weapon of the weak.
They move one day, but the goods are spoiled for a whole year.
The rooster was told: “Sing,” and he replied: “Every thing is good in its season.”
Pawn! When did you become a queen?
The fruit of a person's life is his good name.
The one who doesn't want to be seen is bad.
Bad thoughts come from great stinginess.
A bad customer either arrives early or is late.
Victory over the weak is like defeat.
He beat me and cried; overtook me and complained.
Supporting the truth is honor; supporting lies is a loss of honor.
Like a festive nut - decorated and empty.
Like a garden scarecrow, it scares you from afar.
Like a fish, it approaches the hook with its tail. (They talk about a wary, vigilant person)
Shame is longer than life.
While your son is small, be his teacher; when he grows up - a brother.
As long as you are healthy, many friends visit you.
Getting hit by your loved one is like eating a raisin.
Help a friend at least with your voice.
Satan hoped to go to heaven.
Reproach is a gift from friends.
A child's vices come from his relatives.
After my donkey, no grass will grow.
After death there is no reproach.
If you follow the owl, you will end up in ruins.
The proverb doesn't tell a lie.
A proverb is the salt of speech.
Haste is from the devil.
Haste leads to repentance, and caution leads to prosperity.
He built a palace, but destroyed the entire city.
Send a wise man and do not instruct him.
Be patient, don't tear Green grapes, - and you will eat the ripe grapes.
Loss teaches resourcefulness.
It is easier to lose your sight than to lose your mind.
Honor your elders - your younger ones will respect you.
Respect is given to wealth, not to man.
The truth shines, but the lie stutters.
The truth that hurts is better than the lie that pleases.
The truth does not satisfy both sides.
Before choosing a bride, find out about her mother.
Before you shoot, you need to fill your quiver with arrows.
When mentioned kind person he appears on his own.
A friendly face is an additional gift.
Tie the horse next to the donkey; If she doesn’t learn to roar from him, she will learn to beat with her hoof.
They came like angels and left like devils.
The seller does not go first to the buyer.
Sell the cattle, but buy land.
I sold the vineyard and bought a press.
A wet person is not afraid of the rain.
Against an evil dog, you must release an evil one.
The bird is caught by the bird.
An empty well will not be filled with dew.
Let the honey remain in the jar until prices rise.
Let Ali's supporters cry for Ali (i.e. I don't care about that).
The dust of labor is better than the saffron of inaction.
A drunk feels like a sultan while he is drunk.
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For the sake of his belly, he let his beard be shaved off.
Since you have escaped from the lion, then stop hunting him.
Can there be rain without clouds?
Does a snake give birth to anything other than a snake?
Do they buy fish from the sea?
Do they bring a bear into their own vineyard?
The angry one is the brother of the madman.
Repenting in silence is better than repenting in spoken words.
Distribute your lunch and there will be left for dinner.
An old man's child is like an orphan; the old man's wife is a widow.
The crow decided to walk like a partridge, and forgot its own gait.
Dig a well, bury it - but don’t leave the servant idle.
The height of a palm tree, but the mind of a lamb.
Scold me, but be truthful.
The hand of the noble is Libra.
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There should also be a rope with the well bucket.
The most acute pain is the one that worries me now.
The most alien is a country where there is no friend.
The most precious thing for a person in a foreign land is his homeland.
The most miserable day for a rooster is when his feet are washed (that is, after he has been slaughtered to roast).
A bright coin is useful on a rainy day.
The liar's candle does not shine.
What is cheap is better than what is expensive and belongs to others.
He considers himself a bunch of grapes, and the rest - fallen grapes.
The hearts of the noble are the graves of secrets.
Hearts rust like iron rusts.
The heart sees before the eyes.
The heart of a fool is in his tongue, the tongue of a wise man is in his heart.
Power is a stupid thing.
Strong fear relieves pain.
No matter how much you teach the stupid person, by morning he will forget everything.
Scorpio is the brother of the snake.
The stingy rich man is poorer than the generous poor man.
The stingy one eats from his own bag, and the generous one eats from the bag of others.
The stingy rich are like mules and donkeys, carrying gold and silver, but being content with straw and barley.
The weak in business turns to fate.
The sweetness of victory erases the bitterness of patience.
A person's words are the measure of his intelligence.
Words are like honey, deeds are like reeds.
A word from the heart touches another heart.
With a word you will pierce something that you cannot pierce with a needle.
I hear the rumble of the millstone, but I don’t see the flour. (About those who don't keep their promises)
Lubricate with ointment from an empty bottle. (About a person who doesn't keep his promises)
Death has come, and the camel is running around the well.
The death of a person between his jaws (i.e. from a long tongue).
Laughter for no reason is a sign of bad upbringing.
First censure, then punishment.
Consult with both the elder and the younger, but rely on your own mind.
The treasure of a wise man is in his knowledge, the treasure of a fool is in wealth.
The solar disk cannot be covered with a sieve.
Neighbor, you are in your house, and I am in mine!
Neighbors both in front and behind: if they don’t see your face, they will notice your back.
Save money with money.
They asked the mule: “Who is your father?” He answered: “The horse is my uncle.”
Among the blind, the one-eyed one is the sultan.
What is old does not become new; an enemy does not become a friend.
Pregnant cattle do not butt.
The walls are a notebook of crazy people.
Suffering from thirst, and his mouth is in the sea. (About a stingy person)
A wandering hen will never raise chicks.
The passion for enrichment is stronger than thirst.
The fussy person will not find satisfaction, the angry person will not find joy, the boring person will not find a friend.
The knot got the better of the carpenter.
The son of a son is the son of a favorite, the son of a daughter is the son of a stranger.
The well-fed one slowly cuts slices for the hungry.
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The dancer dies, but her body still dances.
Your companion is your opponent.
Your religion is your dinar.
Your secret is your prisoner, but if you betray it, you yourself become its prisoner.
Do you want the truth or her cousin?
Patience is the key to joy.
Only first love is real.
The one in whose hands the pen does not write himself that he is a robber.
The one who gave you the lamb will deceive you of the camel.
Anyone who seeks wealth without having it is like someone who carries water in a sieve.
The one who calls for dinner must also take care of the overnight stay.
Anyone who changes their habits reduces their happiness.
He who swears a lot lies a lot.
Anyone who can eat a whole cake is not weak.
Anyone who does not know how to dance says that his legs are crooked.
Anyone who comes without an invitation sleeps without a bed.
The one who hides a goat under his arm must bleat himself.
He who wants to butt does not hide his horns.
Anyone who wants to get drunk does not count how much he has drunk.
Anyone who wants to become a camel driver must make the doors of his house higher.
Anyone who has money will eat ice cream even in hellfire.
He who has flour does not put out the fire.
The one who has one piastre says: “What should I do with it?”, and the one who has a hundred - “Lord, add more!”
He who does not have weapons does not fight.
He who does not have the old does not have the new.
Someone whose house is made of glass does not throw stones at people.
The sound of the drum can be heard from afar.
Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity.
Three things cannot be hidden: love, pregnancy and camel riding.
Three things lengthen life: a spacious house, a fast horse and a submissive wife.
You must submit to the one you want to serve.
Are you washing the dead and providing them with heaven?
The pumpkin surrounded itself with cucumbers and said to them: “Let's cross the river.” (They talk about the weak taking on an impossible task)
A prison is still a prison, even if it is a garden.
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Every head has its own pain.
The liar's house burned down - no one believed it.
Love has no advisers.
For Muslims, a lazy person is a dervish, for Christians, a priest.
The quiet horse's tail is plucked.
Anyone who has acquired knowledge only from books has more mistakes than correct steps.
Count losses before profits.
The loss that teaches is profit.
He saw the letter “alef” and imagined that there was a minaret in front of him. (About an illiterate, uneducated person. Aleph is the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, looks like a vertical dash)
If you hit a cat, it will scratch you.
A girl's adornment is good manners, not gilded clothing.
Anyone bitten by a snake is afraid of rope.
The mind of a woman is in her beauty, the beauty of a man is in his mind.
Intelligence and wealth hide any shortcoming, poverty and ignorance reveal it.
A smart thief does not steal from his neighborhood.
A smart person will understand if you wink, and a fool will understand if you push him.
The smart one protects himself.
The wise man trusts in his work, the fool in his hopes.
Tire your body, but don't tire your mind.
The morning does not need a lamp.
Learning in childhood is like engraving on stone.
A scientist without work is like a cloud without rain.
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The dog's tail will remain curled even if it is straightened in the block.
Visit every other day and you will win love.
The owner of the house knows better what is there.
Good things done.
The lameness of a camel from its lip (i.e., everyone is to blame for their own misfortune)
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The older a person gets, the more his worries grow.
Honor is more valuable than money.
Your mother's womb will not bring you an enemy.
Whatever your uncle gives you, take it (that is, take the opportunity, take whatever you can get your hands on).
What have we seen from Ramadan, besides what we have heard about its dishes? (Ramadan is the month of Muslim fasting. Believers fast all day and break their fast only after sunset)
What is good for the liver is bad for the spleen.
What's sweeter than halva? Friendship after enmity.
To get butter, you need to churn it.
Something is better than nothing.
A stranger is one who has no friend.
A stranger is blind even if he is sighted.
A stranger is a brother to a stranger.
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Step on arable land, step on virgin soil (i.e. you need to be moderately careful)
Shaitan does not destroy his home.
The jackal can never get enough of chickens.
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I don’t know, and the astrologer doesn’t know (that is, no one knows).
I taught him how to steal, and he put his hand in my pocket.
I sold not my house, but my neighbor’s (that is, I sold the house because of a bad neighbor).
I am the emir, and you are the emir. Who will drive the donkeys?
The tongue is boneless, but it breaks bones.
The tongue of one whose arguments is short is long.
The language of circumstances is clearer than the language of words.
Language is the translator of the heart.
Your tongue is your horse: if you protect it, it will protect you; if you disband it, it will humiliate you.
Your tongue is a lion: if you hold it, it will protect you; If you let him out, he will tear you to pieces.
The egg of a stone cannot be broken (that is, the weak cannot resist the strong).
1. Will the shadow be straight if the trunk is crooked?
2. The winds don't blow the way the ships want them to.
3. Every beauty has a flaw
4. Everything that is in abundance gets boring
5. A fool is forgiven seventy mistakes, but a scientist is forgiven none
6. Movement is good, slowness is death
7. The day of joy is short
8. If you don’t want what you want, want what you have.
9. If you become an anvil, be patient; if you become a hammer, hit
10. If you want to know their secrets, ask their children.
11. He who desires good is like him who does good
12. The stomach is the enemy of man
13. A woman without modesty eats without salt
14. You can only pour out of a jug what is in it.
15. An apology will not fill the stomach of a hungry person.
16. Like a drum: the voice is loud, but inside is empty
17. How easy war is for spectators!
18. When a bull falls, many knives rise above him
19. When you lend money, you are a friend, and when you demand it back, you are an enemy.
20. He who is afraid of wolves does not raise sheep
21. Those who are afraid are beaten
22. He who seeks a friend without faults is left alone
23. It’s better to make your son cry than to cry about him later.
24. The mother of a murderer forgets, but the mother of a murdered person does not.
25. Experienced is better than wise
26. Don’t send a young man to get married, or send an old man to buy a donkey.
27. Silence is the outfit of a smart man and the mask of a fool
28. We are eating the same piece, why are you staring at me?
29. We were silent when he entered, so he brought in the donkey
30. For every cow there is a milkmaid
31. Anyone can climb a low wall
32. Won’t sleep hungry, cold and scared
33. Don’t hold others back from what you yourself follow.
34. The one who leads the camel cannot hide
35. Don’t teach an orphan to cry
36. An insignificant person is one who needs scoundrels
37. A beggar owns half the world
38. One hair is not a beard
39. You can’t cover your face with one finger
40. A donkey remains a donkey, even if it carries the Sultan’s treasury
41. Someone who doesn’t eat garlic doesn’t smell like garlic.
42. Pawn, when did you become a queen?
43. Victory over the weak is like defeat
44. Shame is longer than life
45. Loss teaches resourcefulness
46. A wet person is not afraid of rain
47. Against an angry dog, you must release an evil one.
48. Distribute your lunch - there will be left for dinner
49. An old man's child is like an orphan; old man's wife - widow
50. Scold me, but be truthful
51. The heart sees before the head
52. First censure, then punishment
53. A fussy person will not find satisfaction, an angry person will not find joy, a boring person will not find a friend.
54. The knot got the better of the carpenter
55. The well-fed one slowly cuts slices for the hungry
56. Patience is the key to joy
57. The one who invites you for dinner must also take care of the overnight stay.
58. He who comes without an invitation sleeps without a bed
59. He whose house is made of glass does not throw stones at people
60. Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity.
61. A smart thief does not steal from his neighborhood
62. A smart person will understand if you wink, but a fool will understand if you push him
63. What is sweeter than halva? Friendship after enmity
64. Something is better than nothing
65. I am the emir, and you are the emir. Who will drive the donkeys?
66. The egg of a stone cannot be broken.
Proverbs and sayings are invaluable material not only for a philologist, but also for an ethnographer, historian, writer, philosopher, as well as for anyone who is trying to feel the spirit of the people whose language he is studying. Proverbs and sayings have absorbed wisdom accumulated over centuries; experience of dozens of generations. They are characterized by aphoristic conciseness and accuracy of judgments about the most diverse aspects of human life.
The source of proverbs and sayings has always been life in all its endless diversity. They were born in the process of understanding the people's experience and reflected the thinking of the working person and warrior with exceptional completeness.
Passed from mouth to mouth, proverbs and sayings were polished and improved, acquiring extreme accuracy, accuracy and brevity. Each nation has its own proverbs and sayings, reflecting the peculiarities of its life, historical destiny, and national identity.
We have selected 150 of the most interesting and characteristic proverbs and sayings from the collection of Abul-Fadl al-Maidani, which collected about 5 thousand pre-Islamic Arabic proverbs and sayings and more than a thousand sayings of the righteous caliphs and companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), which are firmly established in modern Arabic.
These proverbs and sayings, distinguished by their imagery and brevity, firmly entered the Arabic language and became “winged” expressions that Arabs have used for many centuries.
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1. — سَبِّحْ يَغْتَرُّوا
Say “Allah alone is holy” and they will be deceived.
That is, say “only Allah is holy” more often and people will trust you, and you will be able to deceive them.
This is what they say about someone who is a hypocrite.
2. — سَائِلُ اللّهِ لا يَخِيبُ
He who asks the Almighty will not be upset.
3. — عِزُّ الرَّجُلِ اسْتِغْنَاؤُهُ عَنِ النَّاسِ
The greatness of man lies in his independence from people.
This is what some of the prophet's companions said.
4. — لِكُلِّ قَومٍ كَلْبٌ، فلا تَكُنْ كَلْبَ أَصْحَابِكَ
Every team has its own dog! Don't be that to your friends! (cf. Russian “There’s a black sheep in a family”)
These are the instructions Lukman the Wise told his son when he got ready to set off.
5. — الْمِنَّةُ تهْدِمُ الصَنِيعَةَ
Reproach destroys a good deed.
The Almighty said: “O you who believe! Do not make your alms in vain with your reproaches and insults, like one who spends his wealth for show and does not believe in Allah and the Last Day. The parable about him is the parable of a smooth rock covered with a layer of earth. But then a rainstorm fell and left the rock bare. They have no control over anything they have acquired. Allah does not guide the disbelievers (Surah “The Cow”, 264).”
6. — المُزَاحَةُ تُذْهِبُ المَهَابَةَ
That is, if a person jokes a lot, his authority will decrease. These are the words of Aqsam ibn Sayfi.
It is reported that Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “Avoid jokes! It entails vileness and gives rise to hatred.”
Abu Ubaid said: “We have reached a story about the Caliph that he offered one person to choose one of two dresses. He joked: “I’ll take both and also dates!” The Caliph got angry and said: “You dare joke in front of me!?” and didn’t give him anything.”
7. — إنَّ المَعَاذيرَ يَشُوبُها الكَذِبُ
Excuses are always mixed with lies!
They say that one person began to make excuses to Ibrahim an-Nahagi. Ibrahim said: “I accept your apology without asking why. Because excuses are always mixed with lies!”
8. — إِذَا نَزَا بِكَ الشَّرُّ فَاقْعُدْ بِه
If evil (wants) to drag you along with it, sit and don’t move.
This proverb contains advice not to lose self-control and not to rush into committing evil. They also say: “If evil stands next to you, sit still.”
9. — إنَّ مَنْ لا يَعْرِفُ الوَحْيَ أحْمَقُ
He who does not understand hints is a fool!
This is about someone who does not understand hints and you need to say directly everything that you want to receive from him.
10. — الْمِزاحُ سِبَابُ النَّوْكَى
A joke is a type of insult (used by) fools.
11. — أَمْسِكْ عَلَيكَ نَفَقَتَكَ
Hold back your expenses.
Here we mean extra, unnecessary words. This was what Shuraykh ibn al-Harith al-Qadi said to a man when he heard what he was saying.
Abu Ubaida said (on page 287) that this proverb draws an analogy between material expenses and verbal ones.
12. — ما ظَنُّكَ بِجَارِك فَقَالَ ظَنِّي بِنَفْسِي
“What do you think about your neighbor?” He replied: “The same as about myself.”
A person understands another person based on knowledge about his own nature. If (he positive person), then he considers others the same. If evil, then bad.
13. — مِثْلُ المَاء خَيْرٌ مِنَ المَاء
Similarity of water better than water.
A proverb about contentment with little.
This was said by a man who was offered to try milk. They told him: It is (liquid) like water. And he answered: “The like of water is better than water.” So these words turned into a proverb.
14. — إنَّ الْجَوَادَ قَدْ يَعْثُرُ
Even a thoroughbred horse sometimes stumbles!
This proverb is about a person from whom good deeds mostly come, but sometimes there are mistakes.
15. — إنّهُ لأَشْبَهُ بِهِ مِنَ التَّمْرَةِ بالتَّمْرَةِ
Similar to each other, like two dates!
16. — بَقْلُ شَهْرٍ، وَشَوْكُ دَهْرٍ
Month - green grass, century - thorns.
17. — أَبْلَدُ مِنْ ثَوْرٍ، وَمِنْ سُلحَفْاَةٍ
Dumber than a bull or a turtle.
18. — أَبْشَعُ مِنْ مَثَلٍ غَيْرِ سائِرٍ
More disgusting than a rare proverb.
19. — أَبْغَى منَ الإِبْرَةِ، وَمِنَ الزَّبِيبِ، وَمِنَ الْمِحْبَرَةِ
More depraved than a needle, or a raisin, or an inkwell.
20. — أَبْكَى مِنْ يَتِيمٍ
Tearier than an orphan.
21. — تَلْدَغُ العَقْرَبُ وَتَصِئُ
The scorpion stung and (plaintively) squeaked!
This is what they say about a tyrant posing as a victim.
22. — اتَّقِ شَرَّ منْ أحْسَنْتَ إِلَيْهِ
Fear the evil of the one to whom you have done good!
This is close in meaning to the proverb: “Let your dog get fat, and he will eat you.”
23. — تَحْت جِلْدِ الضَّأْنِ قَلْبُ الاَذْؤُبِ
Under the skin of a ram is the heart of a wolf! (Wolf in sheep's clothing).
This is what they say about those who are hypocrites and deceive people.
24. — أَتْوَى مِنْ دَيْنٍ
More destructive than debt.
25. — أَثْقَلُ مِنْ أُحُدٍ
هو جبل بيَثْرِبَ معروف مشهور
Heavier than Mount Uhud. (Famous mountain near Medina).
26. — أَثْقَلُ مِنَ الزَّاوُوقِ
Heavier than mercury.
27. — جَاءَ نَافِشاً عِفْرِيَتَهُ
Came with a raised comb.
That is, he came angry.
28. — أَجْرَأُ مِنْ ذُبَابٍ
Braver than a fly The word “zubab” also means a bee. See the book “The Language of the Arabs”,
Because she sits on the king's nose, on the lion's eyelid. She is driven out of there, but she returns.
29. — الحِكْمَةُ ضَالَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Wisdom is the find of a believer!
That is, a believer strives to find wisdom everywhere. Wherever he finds it, he takes it.
30.- الحِلْمُ والمُنَى أَخَوَانِ
Dream and dream - brother and sister!
There is also this version of this proverb: “Dreams are the capital of bankrupt people.”
31. — أَحْيَا مِنْ ضَبٍّ
More durable than a lizard.
32. — خَيْرُ حَظِّكَ مِنْ دُنْيَاكَ مَالَم تَنَلْ
The best portion of this world for you is what you could not acquire!
Because he is evil and temptations.
33. — الخَطَأُ زَادُ العَجُولِ
Mistakes are the food of the hasty!
This means that many who are in a hurry in something will make a mistake!
33. — الْخُنْفَساءُ إِذَا مُسَّتْ نَتَّنَتْ
If you touch a dung beetle, it stinks!
34. — أَرْخَصُ مِنَ الزَّبْلِ
Cheaper than trash
Also: “... lands”, “dates in Basra”, “... judges in Mina”.
35. — أرْزَنُ مِنَ النُّصَارِ
يعني الذهب
More serious than gold.
36. — أَرْفَعُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ
Above the sky.
37. — أَرْوَغُ مِنْ ثُعَالَةَ، وَمِنْ ذَنَبِ ثَعْلَبٍ
More resourceful than a fox or a fox's tail.
38.رَأْسُهُ في القِبْلَةِ، وَاسْتهُ ُفي الْخَرِبَة — ِ
The head is directed towards Qibla, and the back is in ruins.
This is what they say about someone who talks about good, but is far from it himself.
39. — رَأْسٌ في السَّمَاءِ واستٌ في المَاءِ
Head in the sky, butt in the water.
40. — رَأْسُ الدِّينِ المَعْرِفَة
The basis of religion is knowledge.
41. — رَأْسُ الْخَطَايَا الْحِرْصُ والغَضَبُ
The basis of mistakes is greed and anger.
42. — رِيحٌ في القَفَصِ
Wind in a cage.
43. — رُبَّ مَزْح في غَوْرِهِ ِجدٌّ
Often there is seriousness in the depths of a joke. (Every joke has a bit of truth).
44. — رُبَّ حَرْبٍ شَبَّتْ مِنْ لَفْظَةٍ
Often wars are sparked by just one word.
45. — رُبَّمَا صَحَّتِ الأْجَساُم بِالعِلَلِ
It happens that the health of the body lies in illness.
46. — رُبَّ سُكُوتٍ أّبْلَغُ مِنْ كَلاَمٍ
Sometimes silence speaks louder than words.
47. — سَمِنَ حَتَّى صَارَ كأنَّهُ الَخْرْسُ
Got fat and looked like a huge barrel
48. — اسْمَحْ يُسْمَحْ لكَ
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
49. — سَبَّحَ ليَسْرِقَ
He swore (literally: he said “only Allah is holy”) in order to steal!
This is what they say about a hypocrite.
50. — سَوَاءُ ُهَو والعَدَمُ
He and emptiness are the same.
They also say: “He and the desert are equal to each other.”
This is what they say about a miser. That is, coming to visit him is like visiting a lifeless desert. This is the commentary of Abu Ubaida.
51. — سُرِقَ السَّارِقُ فَانْتَحَرَ
A thief was robbed and he committed suicide (due to this grief).
52. — السَّليِمُ لاَ يَنَامُ َولاَ يُنِيمُ
A healthy person does not sleep himself, and does not let others sleep (Dog in the manger)
This is what they say about someone who gives no rest to himself or others.
53. — أَسْمَعُ مِنْ فَرَسٍ، بِيَهْمَاء في غَلَسِ
Sharper hearing than a horse in the desert on a starless night.
54. — أَسْرَعُ مِنْ فَرِيقِ الْخَيلِ
Faster than the first horse.
55. — أَسْرَعُ مِنْ عَدْوَى الثُّؤَبَاءِ
More contagious than a yawn.
56. — أَسْهَرُ مِنْ قُطْرُب
More alert at night than a firefly.
57. — أَسْرَعُ مِنَ الرّيحِ
Faster than the wind
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