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اختلط حابلهم بنابلهم o The ropeman got mixed with the archer. (Things got chaotic) آخر الحياة الموت The end of life is death. (Life will ends one day)
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آخر العنقود o The end of the grape cluster. (Youngest child in a family) اخطب لبنتك ول تخطب لبنك Work for the engagement of your daughter, but don't work for the engagement of your son. o
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ق حالب التيس َ خَف ْ َأ The man who wanted to milk the male goat failed. (Indicates stupidity) o
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أخوك من صدقك النصيحة Your brother is who gives you honest advice.
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صَدقك ل من صّدقك َ أخوك من o Your brother is who's honest with you, not who believes you. َأّدى قدرًا مستعيرها The borrower led it to its end.
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أدنى من حبل الوريد o Closer than the carotid artery (As close to a person as is humanly possible)
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ت عيناه ْ فلعله قد ُفِقَئ. ت عينه فل تقض له حتى يأتيك خصمه ْ إذا أتاك أحد الخصمين وقد ُفِقَئ o If one of the two adversaries came to you with a pumped eye, don't judge for him until you see the other, for maybe he got both of his eyes pumped.
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إذا أردت أن تطاع فأمر بما يستطاع o If you wanted obedience command with what is possible.
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إذا الشعب يوما أراد الحياة فل بد أن يستجيب القدر If the people wanted life, destiny better respond. (if the people have the will, they can control their destiny) o
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إذا المرء لم يدنس من اللؤم عرضه فكل رداء يرتديه جميل إذا أنت أكرمت الكريم ملكته وإن أنت أكرمت اللئيم تمردا Be generous to a generous person and you'd win him, be generous to a mean person and he'd rebel on you. o
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إذا أنت لم تشرب مرارا على القذى ظمئت وأي الناس تصفو مشاربه
Prepared & Collected by: Mohammed Al-Wajeeh