Mention the absent one, and he will draw near. اذْكُرْ غَائِباً يَقْتَرِبْ‏.‏

ءIt is also narrated, "Mention the absent one, and you will see him." Abu Ubaid said: This proverb is narrated from Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, who mentioned al-Mukhtar one day and inquired about him. Al-Mukhtar was in Mecca at that time, before he came to Iraq. While he was mentioning him, al-Mukhtar appeared, and Ibn al-Zubayr said: Mention the absent one.
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The Arabic proverb “Mention an absent person and they will appear” or “Mention an absent person and you will see them” is used when someone who is absent is mentioned and then, to everyone’s surprise, they suddenly appear.
he most common English equivalent is:
“Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.”
This is a very common proverb, and it doesn’t necessarily mean that the person mentioned is bad; it’s simply used to express the surprise of their sudden appearance while being spoken of.
A modern, shorter version is:
Speak of the devil!”
If we mention the person, they appear!”
There is also a gentler, less harsh expression:
“Talk of someone and they appear.”

 But the most common and undisputed English equivalent is:
“Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).”The Arabic proverb “Mention an absent person and they will appear” or “Mention an absent person and you will see them” is used when someone who is absent is mentioned and then, to everyone’s surprise, they suddenly appear.
The most common English equivalent is:
“Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.”
This is a very commئn proverb, and it doesn’t necessarily mean that the person mentioned is bad; it’s simply used to express the surprise of their sudden appearance while being spoken of.
A modern, shorter version is:
“Speak of the devil!”
“If we mention the person, they appear!”
here is also a gentler, less harsh expression
“Talk of someone and they appear.”
But the most common and undisputed English equivalent is:
“Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).”
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ويروى ‏"‏اذْكُرْ غائبا تَرَه‏"‏ قال أبو عبيد‏:‏ هذا المثل يروى عن عبد اللّه بن الزبير أنه ذكر المُخْتَار يوما وسأل عنه، والمختار يومئذ بمكة قبل أن يَقْدَمَ العراق، فبينا هو في ذكره إذ طَلَع المختار، فقال ابن الزبير‏:‏ اذْكُرْ غائبا