اللي يحفر حفرة لخيه يقع فيها

“He who digs a pit for his brother falls into it himself.”

Plotting harm against others often backfires on the one who plots it.

يد وحدها ما تصفقش

“One hand alone does not clap.”

Cooperation is needed to accomplish what a single person cannot do alone.

كل كلب في داره سبع

“Every dog is a lion in his own home.”

People act bold and confident on their own familiar ground.

أعطي الخبز لخبازه ولو ياكل نصه

“Give the bread to its baker, even if he eats half of it.”

Trust a task to the person who truly knows the craft, even if it costs you something.

اللي فات مات

“What has passed is gone; do not dwell on it.”

Let go of the past instead of dwelling on what cannot be changed.

الجار قبل الدار

“The neighbor before the house.”

Choose your neighbors as carefully as you choose your home, for they matter just as much.