امثال واقوال مأثورة proverbs

A white wall is a fool's paper

الحائط الابيض يلوثه البلهاء بالكاتبة

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have

الانسان الحكيم لايبالي بما لايستطيع امتلاكه

barking dogs seldom bite

الكلاب النابحة نادرا ما تعض

Better an open enemy than a false friend

عدو يجاهرك بالعداء خير من صديق زائف

Cast not at the shadow and lose the substance

اياك ان تهتم بالقشور وتترك الجوهر

Among the blind the one eyed is a king

الاعور في بلد العميان ملك

slight differences

some times we translate different words in the same meaning

but it has different uses
I.E

Deny : (allegation )

to say that something is not true (the murder denied the crime )
OR to deny someone
it mean that u dont allow him to do something
(he was denied to smoke in public places)
AND when u deny someone u mean that he is not connected to you
The opposite is Admit.

Refuse : (offer)

To say that you will not do something but firmly
OR you will not accept something
(i offered him a drink but he refused )
(i asked her to marry me but she refused)
The opposite is Accept .

BUT when you pronounce it as a one syllable
its will be a formal word for RUBBISH.

Reject : (suggestion )

To say that you don not agree with some thing
(he rejected his conditions)
OR to say you do not believe in something or a theory
(apostate reject Islam religion )
other times referring to unwelcome
(black men were rejected in America)
BUT when u pronounce it stressing on the first syllable
NOT the second
IT means something or somebody is not been accepted
or not enough perfect .


Decline: (formal invitation)

If u decline something or decline to do something :you politely refuse
to accept it or to do it
(the princess declined the marriage proposal)
BUT if something decline means it losses quality ,importance or strength
(the economic of USA maybe decline)

The innocence of children

Once a child asked his pregnant mum '' what is that in your belly mum'' she replied '' it's your brother darling'' ,the second day a teacher asked the boy if he has any brothers but the boy replied'' yes I had one but mum swallowed him''

funny joke

A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: “My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: “Just take it easy. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.” There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy’s voice comes back on the line. He says: “OK, now what?”

Anger

A man sought advice from the prophet Mohammed (PBUH) . The prophet (PBUH) said to him

“Don’t be angry”, the man repeatedly sought for more advice and the prophet (PBUH) repeated, “Don’t be angry” [Refer to Bukhari]. Now, it is scientifically and medically proved that anger as a form of human reaction affects human heart. It increases the rate of heart beating to an abnormal or unnatural state and consequently increases the blood pushed in the blood

vessels .and increases the probability of blood pressure and heart attack

sought:طلب
(PBUH):صلى الله عليه وسلم
human reaction:رد الفعل البشرى
heart beating:ضربات القلب
blood vessels:الاوعية الدموية
blood pressure:ضغط الدم

proverbs امثال واوقوال

Absence makes the heart grow fonder


or

Out of sight..out of mind

البعد يزيد اللوعة او البيعد عن العين بعيد عن القلب .

A man is known by the company he keeps.

المرء علي دين خليله .

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

الغريق يتعلق بقشه .

A burnt child dreads the fire.

اللي اتلسع من الشوربة ينفخ في الزبادي .

snake's lover

Once there was a snake while he was crossing by, he found another snake crying , he asked him ''What's up'' he replied '' I can't see well'' he told him ''umm easy you can wear contact lenses'' ....The second day as he was passing by, he found the same snake crying ,he asked ''why are you crying this time'' the snake uttered in agony'' because I discovered the one I used to love for 20 years is a HOSE"