Take what is and be content خذ ما دف واستدف

خذ ما دف واستدف

قال أبو زيد: أي ما تهيأ. يضرب في قناعة الرجل ببعض حاجته.
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Take what is available and be content.
Abu Zaid said: Meaning what is prepared. This proverb is used to describe a man being content with only some of his needs.
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المثل العربي "خُذْ ما دَفَّ واستَدِفْ" يعني:
خذ ما تيسر، وانتفع بما هو متاح، ولا تُضَيِّع الفرصة انتظارًا للأفضل.
ويُضرب للقناعة ببعض الحاجة إذا تعذر تمامها، أو للحث على قبول المتاح بدلًا من تركه طمعًا في الأكمل.
أقرب المقابلات في الإنجليزية
Half a loaf is better than none. ⭐⭐⭐ (الأقرب)
نصف رغيف خير من لا شيء.
وهو أشهر مثل إنجليزي يطابق معنى القناعة بما تيسر.
Take what you can get. ⭐⭐
خذ ما تستطيع الحصول عليه.
تعبير شائع يوافق المعنى مباشرة.
Beggars can't be choosers. ⭐⭐
المحتاج لا يملك رفاهية الاختيار.
يُقال لمن ينبغي أن يقبل بما هو متاح.
Make do with what you have.
تدبّر أمرك بما لديك.
يركز على الاكتفاء بالموجود.
أفضل مقابل
إذا كان المطلوب مثلًا إنجليزيًا مكافئًا، فإن أفضل اختيار هو:
Half a loaf is better than none.
لأنه ينقل المعنى نفسه: القناعة ببعض المطلوب خير من الحرمان الكامل
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The Arabic proverb "Take what you can and make do with what you have" means:
Take what is readily available, make use of what is available, and don't waste the opportunity waiting for something better.
It is used to encourage contentment with a partial need if the full need is unattainable, or to urge acceptance of what is available instead of abandoning it in pursuit of something more perfect.
Similar English equivalents:
Half a loaf is better than none. ⭐⭐⭐ (Similar)
Half a loaf is better than nothing.
This is a well-known English proverb that perfectly captures the meaning of being content with what is available.
Take what you can get. ⭐⭐
Take what you can get.
A common expression that directly conveys the meaning.
Beggars can't be choosers. ⭐⭐
A person in need doesn't have the luxury of choice.
Said to someone who should accept what is available.
Make do with what you have.
Manage with what you have.
It focuses on being content with what one has.
Best alternative
If the desired thing is, for example, an equivalent English word, then the best choice is:
Half a loaf is better than none.
Because it conveys the same meaning: being content with some of what is desired is better than complete deprivation.