اللي فات مات.

“What has passed is dead.”

Let go of past grievances and move forward.

القرد بعين أمه غزال.

“In his mother's eyes, the monkey is a gazelle.”

A parent's love makes them blind to their child's flaws.

دخان بلادي ولا نار بلاد الناس.

“My homeland's smoke is better than another's fire.”

Nothing compares to the comfort of one's own home, even in hardship.

إيد وحدة ما بتصفق.

“One hand alone cannot clap.”

Cooperation and teamwork are needed to accomplish anything.

إذا غاب القط العب يا فار.

“When the cat is away, the mouse plays.”

People misbehave or take liberties when authority is absent.

كل ممنوع مرغوب.

“Everything forbidden is desired.”

People are drawn most strongly to what they are told they cannot have.