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Arabic Idioms & Proverbs

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  1. 1Better late than never
    خير متأخر من لا شيء (Khayr muta'akhkhir min lā shay')
  2. 2A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    عصفور في اليد خير من عشرة على الشجرة ('Usfūr fī-l-yad khayr min 'ashara 'alá-sh-shajara)
  3. 3Actions speak louder than words
    الأفعال أبلغ من الأقوال (Al-af'āl ablagh min al-aqwāl)
  4. 4Strike while the iron is hot
    اضرب الحديد وهو حامي (Idrib al-hadīd wa-huwa hāmī)
  5. 5He who digs a pit for others will fall into it himself
    من حفر حفرة لأخيه وقع فيها (Man hafara hufratan li-akhīhi waqa'a fīhā)
  6. 6Experience is the best teacher
    التجربة خير معلم (At-tajriba khayr mu'allim)
  7. 7The eye doesn't rise above the eyebrow
    العين لا تعلو على الحاجب (Al-'ayn lā ta'lū 'alá-l-hājib) [Know your place]
  8. 8He who has no patience has nothing
    من لا صبر له لا شيء له (Man lā sabr lahu lā shay' lahu)
  9. 9A lie has no legs
    الكذب ماله رجلين (Al-kadhib mā lahu rijlayn) [lies are short-lived]
  10. 10Necessity is the mother of invention
    الحاجة أم الاختراع (Al-hāja umm al-ikhtirā')
  11. 11The dogs bark but the caravan moves on
    الكلاب تنبح والقافلة تسير (Al-kilāb tanbah wa-l-qāfila tasīr)
  12. 12Prevention is better than cure
    الوقاية خير من العلاج (Al-wiqāya khayr min al-'ilāj)
  13. 13Money talks
    الفلوس بتحكي (Al-flūs bitihkī) [colloquial]
  14. 14Like father, like son
    هذا الشبل من ذاك الأسد (Hādhā-sh-shibl min dhāk al-asad) [This cub is from that lion]
  15. 15The pen is mightier than the sword
    القلم أقوى من السيف (Al-qalam aqwá min as-sayf)
  16. 16Empty vessels make the most noise
    الطنجرة الفارغة تعمل صوت أكبر (At-tanjara al-fārigha ta'mal sawt akbar)
  17. 17When the cat's away, the mice will play
    إذا غاب القط العب يا فار (Idhā ghāb al-qitt il'ab yā fār)
  18. 18Every cloud has a silver lining
    رب ضارة نافعة (Rubb dārra nāfi'a) [Many a harm is beneficial]
  19. 19A friend in need is a friend indeed
    الصديق وقت الضيق (As-sadīq waqt ad-dīq)
  20. 20Blood is thicker than water
    الدم ما بيصير ماء (Ad-damm mā bysīr māy) [colloquial]
  21. 21Time is money
    الوقت كالسيف إن لم تقطعه قطعك (Al-waqt ka-s-sayf in lam taqta'hu qata'ak) [Time is like a sword]
  22. 22Don't cry over spilled milk
    ما فات مات (Mā fāt māt) [What's gone is dead]
  23. 23Patience is a virtue
    الصبر مفتاح الفرج (As-sabr miftāh al-faraj)
  24. 24Practice makes perfect
    الممارسة تؤدي إلى الإتقان (Al-mumārasa tu'addī ilá-l-itqān)
  25. 25Too many cooks spoil the broth
    السفينة التي لها رئيسان تغرق (As-safīna allatī lahā ra'īsān taghruq) [A ship with two captains sinks]
  26. 26You reap what you sow
    من زرع حصد (Man zara'a hasada)
  27. 27Where there's smoke, there's fire
    لا دخان بلا نار (Lā dukhān bilā nār)
  28. 28The grass is always greener on the other side
    عنز الجار أسمن من عنز الدار ('Anz al-jār asman min 'anz ad-dār) [Neighbor's goat is fatter]
  29. 29A rolling stone gathers no moss
    الحجر الدحروج ما بيجمع طحالب (Al-hajar ad-dahrūj mā bijamma' tahālib) [colloquial]
  30. 30He who laughs last laughs longest
    من ضحك أخيراً ضحك كثيراً (Man dahika akhīran dahika kathīran)

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