أحرس من كلب، ومن الأجل
ويقال: أحرس من كلبة كري
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More vigilant than a dog, and more so than a dog.
It is said: More vigilant than a female dog.
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هذه الأمثال العربية القديمة ("أَحْرَسُ مِنْ كَلْبٍ"، "وَمِنَ الأَجَلِ"، و"أَحْرَسُ مِنْ كَلْبَةِ كُرَيْزٍ") تُضرب في شدة اليقظة، شدة الحذر، أو شدة الحرص والتشبث بالحياة والشيء.
(و"كُرَيْز" هو رجل كان من أحرس الناس، وقيل إنه كان يطعم كلبته ليلاً لتنبح وتُنبّهه، فضُرِب بها المثل في الحرص واليقظة التي لا تغفل).
في الثقافة والتعبير الإنجليزي، توجد أمثال وتعبيرات شعبية شهيرة تعطي نفس المعنى بدقة:
1. التعبير الأقرب لليقظة والحراسة الدائمة:
"As watchful as a watchdog" (أو "As vigilant as a hawk")
المثل الأشهر في الإنجليزية لوصف الشخص شديد اليقظة والحذر الذي لا تفوته شاردة ولا واردة، تماماً ككلب الحراسة أو الصقر.
2. للتعبير عن اليقظة التي لا تنام:
"Sleeping with one eye open"
تعبير شائع جداً يُطلق على الشخص شديد الحذر والحرس الذي ينام وعينه الأخرى متيقظة للمخاطر.
3. للتعبير عن الحذر والحرص الشديدين:
"As cautious as a cat"
يُضرب هذا المثل في الحذر والحرص البالغ وتجنب الوقوع في المخاطر
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These old Arabic proverbs ("more vigilant than a dog," "more vigilant than fate," and "more vigilant than Kurayz's dog") are used to describe extreme alertness, extreme caution, or extreme eagerness and tenacity in life and possessions.
(Kurayz was a man known for his vigilance. It is said that he fed his dog at night so that it would bark and alert him, thus becoming a proverb for unwavering vigilance and caution.)
In English culture and expression, there are famous proverbs and popular expressions that convey the same meaning precisely:
1. The expression closest to constant vigilance and guarding:
"As watchful as a watchdog" (or "As vigilant as a hawk")
The most famous English proverb for describing someone who is extremely vigilant and cautious, missing nothing, just like a watchdog or a hawk.
2. To express constant vigilance:
"Sleeping with one eye open"
This is a very common expression used to describe someone who is extremely cautious and vigilant, sleeping with one eye open for danger.
3. To express extreme caution and care:
"As cautious as a cat"
This proverb is used to describe someone who is extremely cautious and careful, avoiding any risks.
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