Common Modern Standard Arabic idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Arabic idiom or proverb with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- ضرب عصفورين بحجر واحد (darab 'isfourain bihajjar wahid)
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Kill two birds with one stone- يد واحدة لا تصفق (yad wahidah la tassfiq)
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One hand cannot clap, it takes cooperation- كل إناء بما فيه ينضح (kull ina' bima fih yandah)
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Every vessel spills what it contains, people reveal their nature- السكوت عن الحق خيانة (al-sukout 'an al-haq khiyanah)
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Silence about truth is treason- الرجل من همته (ar-rajul min hamatihi)
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A man is defined by his ambitions- العلم نور والجهل ظلام (al-'ilm nur wa al-jahl zulam)
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Knowledge is light and ignorance is darkness- الحكمة ضالة المؤمن (al-hikmah dalat al-mu'min)
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Wisdom is the lost treasure of the believer- الصبر مفتاح الفرج (as-sabr miftah al-faraj)
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Patience is the key to relief- خير الناس أنفعهم للناس (khair an-nas anfahu-hum lil-nas)
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The best of people are those most beneficial to others- العدل أساس الملك (al-'adl asas al-mulk)
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Justice is the foundation of rule- البخيل في طول حياته ميت (al-bakhil fi tul hayatihi mayyit)
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The miser is dead during his lifetime- لا تكسر الفخار على رأس الفخار (la taksar al-fakhkar 'ala ra's al-fakhkar)
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Do not break pottery on pottery's head, do not add insult to injury- المال يذهب والعلم يبقى (al-mal yadhab wa al-'ilm yabqa)
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Money goes away but knowledge remains- الإصرار والتكرار يعلم الشطار (al-israr wa al-takrar yu'allim al-shittar)
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Persistence and repetition teach the clever- اللسان سوط الجسد (al-lisan sawt al-jasad)
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The tongue is the body's whip, words can harm
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