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| Popular Palestinian Proverbs |
| Popular Palestinian Proverbs "El-faaDi yekhli lal-malyaan." The empty gives the way to the full. "E'mal ma'roof wermi fil-baHar." Do good and throw it in the sea. "Ya Haafir jouret el-saww ya waaqe' feeha." This who digs an evil hole will fall into it. "Jaarak el-qareeb wala akhook leb-'eed." Your close neighbor is better than your faraway brother. "Ed-daar daar aboona wajo el-ghorob yeT-Hoona." The house is our father's and the strangers came to kick us out. "LaTHTHaalim yowm methel daqq eththowm." There will be a day for the opressor when he will be crushed like garlic. "Laa tishrab min beer o tirmy feeh Hajar." Do not drink from a well and throw a stone into it. "Ead waHdha maa betSaffeq." One hand can't clap. "Ma beqTa' er-raas illa illy rakkabo." Nobody will cut a head off except the One who put it on. "Doqq el-baab qabil ma todkhol." Nock on the door before entering. "Ma boHroth el-arD gheir e'joolha." Nobody will plough the land except its cows. "El-jaahil 'adoww nafsoh." The ignorant is his own enemy. "ES-Sadeeq waqt eD-Deeq." A friend in need is a friend indeed. "Illy beHeb maa bekrah." The one who loves does not hate. "El-maktoob 'ala el-jabeen laazem etshoofol 'ein." Whatever is written on the forehead is always seen. "El-wejh elly betSabHoh, keef elak 'ein etqabHoh." You will not dare mistreating the face you see in the morning. "El-'ein elly btoakel." The eye is the one that eats. "ET'am eththim, testHyl 'ein." If you feed the mouth, the eye becomes shy. "El-'ein baSeerah wel-eid qaSeerah." The eye sees, but the hand can't reach. "Gheeb 'an el-'ein, betgheeb 'an eThThehen." Away from the eye, away from the mind. |
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