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اللي ما له كبير يشتريله.

“Whoever has no elder to guide him, let him seek one out.”

The wisdom of elders is valuable enough to seek out even outside one's own family.

— Traditional Emirati Wisdom, UAE

Source: Traditional Emirati proverb, Gulf Arab oral tradition, public-domain

More Proverbs from UAE

الكلام من فضة والسكوت من ذهب.

“Speech is silver, but silence is golden.”

Sometimes staying quiet is wiser than speaking.

Source: Traditional Arab proverb, shared regional heritage across the Arabian Peninsula, public-domain oral tradition

الصبر مفتاح الفرج.

“Patience is the key to relief.”

Enduring hardship patiently eventually leads to relief.

Source: Traditional Arab proverb, shared regional heritage across the Arabian Peninsula, public-domain oral tradition

الكلمة اللي تطلع من فمك ما ترجع.

“A word once spoken cannot be called back.”

Words, once said, cannot be retracted, so speak carefully.

Source: Traditional Emirati proverb, public-domain oral tradition

الكلب ينبح والقافلة تسير.

“The dog barks, and the caravan moves on.”

Ignore petty criticism and keep moving toward your goal.

Source: Traditional Arab proverb, shared regional heritage across the Arabian Peninsula, public-domain oral tradition

من حفر حفرة لأخيه وقع فيها.

“Whoever digs a hole for his brother falls into it himself.”

Plotting harm against others often backfires on the schemer.

Source: Traditional Arab proverb, shared regional heritage across the Arabian Peninsula, public-domain oral tradition

عين الحسود فيها عود.

“The eye of the envious carries its own burning coal.”

Envy harms the envier as much as the one who is envied.

Source: Traditional Arab proverb, shared regional heritage across the Arabian Peninsula, public-domain oral tradition