1. إن العلم عزيز؛ إذا أعطيته كلك أعطاك
بعضه و إذا أعطيته بعضك لم يعطيك شيئاً
بعضه و إذا أعطيته بعضك لم يعطيك شيئاً
Truly knowledge is honourable. If you give it all of your efforts, it will grant you some of itself, and if you give it some of your efforts, it will grant you nothing.
2. على قد لحافك مد رجليك
Only extend your feet as much as your blanket permits (ie only spend within your means)
3. القرد في عين أمه غزال
A monkey is a gazelle in its mothers eyes.
4. الناس على دين ملوكهم
“People are upon the religion of their Kings”.
5. سيد القوم خادمهم
The Master of the people is the one who serves them.
6. إذا كان صاحبك عسل لا تلحسه كله
If your friend is honey, don’t lick him all.
7. خيرها بغيرها
A Better one, in another one. (Better “luck” next time!)
8. الشكوى سلاح الضعفاء
Complaints are the weapons of the weak.
9. اتعب جسمك ولا تتعب عقلك
Tire out your body, but not your mind
10. قلوبهم معك و سيوفهم عليك
Their hearts are with you, but their swords are against you. (It’s a way of saying crocodile tears…or insincere sympathy.)
11. الضحك بلا سبب من قلة الأدب
Laughter without reason, is a lack of manners.
12. اللي فات مات
What is past is dead i.e., Let bygones be bygones
13. اسأل مجرب ولا تسأل حكيم
Ask one who has experience rather than a physiciani.e., Experience without learning is better than learning without experience
14. عدم الجواب جواب
No answer is an answer (’silence speaks volumes’)
15. حلم القطط كله فيران
Cats’ dreams are all of mice (i.e. ‘to have a one track mind’)
16. إللي حبه ربه فرجاه ملكه
He whose Lord loves him, is shown His Dominion.
17. إذا حسنت سيرك لا تخاف غيرك
If you act well, do not fear others.
18. الجزاء من جنس العمل
The reward is from the nature of the action (i.e. you reap what you sow).
19. قل لي من تعاشر و اقل لك من انت
Tell me who you accompany and I will tell you who you are
20. لا تهرف بما لا تعرف
Do not extol that which you do not know
21. ضربني وبكى وسبقني واشتكى
He struck me, then cried; and outpaced me and complained.
22.المرء يعرف باقرانه
A man is known by the company he keeps
23.الرجل الجوعان رجل غضبان
The hungry man is an angry man
24.العلم القليل شيء خطير
A little learning is a dangerous thing
25.ما يكسب بسهولة يضيع بسهولة
Easy comes, easy goes
26. الحب اعمى
Love is blind
27.المعرفة قوة
Knowledge is power
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