Proverbs and Quotes: Sayings
Famous Arabic Proverbs
Know the most famous sayings
| English | عَرَبِي |
|---|---|
Like father, like son | هَذَا الشِّبْلُ مِن ذَاكَ الأَسَد |
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | عُصْفُور في اليَد خَير مِن عَشرة على الشَّجَرة |
Forbidden is desirable | المَمنُوع مَرْغُوب. |
A friend in need is a friend indeed | الصَدِيقُ وَقْتَ الضِيق |
Time is like a sword if you don’t cut it, it will cut you. | الوقتُ كالسَّيْفِ إن لم تَقْطعهُ قَطَعَك. |
Love is blind | الحُبُّ أَعْمَى. |
Silence that precedes the storm | الهُدُوءُ الّذي يَسْبِقُ العَاصِفَةَ |
Out of sight, out of mind | البَعِيد عَن العَيْن بَعيد عَن القَلْب. |
If speech is silver then silence is gold | إذا كَانَ الكَلَامُ مِن فِضَّة فالسُكُوت مِن ذَهَب |
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