These are plants with no tamarisk vegetation. ذَآنِينُ لاَ رِمْثَ لَهَا‏.‏

The word "dhu'nun" refers to a type of plant, and "rimth" refers to the saltwort that camels graze on. This plant grows in the tamarisk. The proverb is used to describe a people with no history or heritage, implying that no good can be expected from someone without a long history.
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This proverb is used to describe someone who has no lineage or history of good deeds or glory, from whom no favor or loyalty can be expected. A close English equivalent is:
“A tree without roots bears no fruit.”
Meaning: A tree without roots bears no fruit.
This is very close in meaning to the absence of origin and antiquity.
“Nothing good comes from nowhere.”
Meaning: Goodness does not come from someone without origin or history.
“He comes from no stock.”
Meaning: He has no lineage or respectable ancestry.
This is sometimes used disparagingly.
“Without roots, there is no growth.”
Meaning: Without roots, there is no growth or good.
“No past, no promise.”
Meaning: Someone with no past cannot have a future.
This is closer to the spirit of wisdom in the proverb.
The closest expression to the meaning of the Arabic proverb is:
“A tree without roots bears no fruit.”
“A tree without roots bears no fruit.”
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الذؤْنُون‏:‏ نَبْت، والرِّمْث‏:‏ مَرْعى ‏الإبل من الْحَمْض، وهذا الذؤنون يثبت في الرمث‏.‏
يضرب للقوم لا قديم لهم، ولا يُرْجَى خيرُ مَنْ لا قديم له‏

The soaring one went to the high places of Tamar. ذَهَبَ المُحَلِّقُ فِي بَنَاتِ طَمَارِ

The soaring one went to the high places of Tamar. Soaring: rising into the air. It is said, "The bird soared." Tamar: a high place. Al-Asma'i said: It is said, "He was poured down upon him from Tamar," like Qatam. The poet said:
If you do not know what death is, then look * at Hani' in the market and Ibn 'Aqil
At a hero whose face the sword has covered in dust * And another falling from the high places of a slain man.Ibn Ziyad had ordered that Muslim ibn 'Aqil be thrown from a high roof. Al-Kisa'i said: from Tamar and Tamar, with the ra' having a fatha and a kasra. It is used to describe something that goes In vain.

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This proverb is used to describe something that goes to waste or is lost without benefit or consequence. A close English equivalent is:
“Gone with the wind.”
Meaning: It went to waste and disappeared without a trace.
This is very close to the spirit of the proverb.
“All for nothing.”
Meaning: It all went to waste.
“To go down the drain.”
Meaning: It wasted and went to waste.
“Vanished into thin air.”
Meaning: It disappeared as if it had never existed.
“A complete waste.”
Meaning: Complete loss without benefit.
The closest expression to the meaning of the Arabic proverb is:
“It all went for nothing.”
“Everything went to waste and was lost.”

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ذَهَبَ المُحَلِّقُ فِي بَنَاتِ طَمَارِ‏.‏
التحليقُ‏:‏ الارتفاع في الهواء‏.‏ يقال حَلَّق الطائر، وطَمَارِ‏:‏ المكانُ المرتفع، قال الأصمعي‏:‏ يقال انْصَبَّ عليه من طَمَارِ، مثل قَطَامِ، قال الشاعر‏:‏

فإن كُنْتِ لاَ تَدْرِينْ ما الموتُ فَانْظُرِي * إلى هانئ في السُّوقِ وَابْنِ عَقِيلِ 

إلى بَطَلٍ قد عفَّرَ السيفُ وجهه * وآخَرَ يَهْوِي من طَمَارِ قَتِيلِ 

وكان ابن زياد أمَرَ برمي مسلم بن عَقيل من سَطْح عالٍ، وقال الكسائي‏:‏ من طَمَارِ وطَمَارَ، بفتح الراء وكسرها‏.‏ يضرب فيما يذهب باطلا‏.‏

He went astray, son of a fool. ذَهَبَ فِي ضُلِّ بْنِ أُلٍّ‏

If he persisted in falsehood, it is said: He went astray, astray, and astray, if he went astray without right.
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This proverb is used to describe someone who has gone too far in their error and stubbornness, embarking on a path of misguidance without return. Some of the closest English equivalents are:
“He has gone off the deep end.”
Meaning: He has gone too far into error, madness, or extremism.
“To go down the wrong road.”
Meaning: To take the wrong path.
“He is deep in error.”
Meaning: He is deeply immersed in error and misguidance.
“To persist in folly.”
Meaning: He persists in foolishness and falsehood.
“He has lost his way completely.”
Meaning: He has gone completely astray.
The closest expression to the spirit of the Arabic proverb is:
“He has gone far astray.”
“He has gone too far into misguidance.”
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إذا ركبَ رأسَه في الباطل، يقال‏:‏ ذهب في الضَّلاَل والألال، والضلال والتلال، إذا ذهب في غير حق‏.‏

He who is humbled by Khidham is truly humiliated. ذَلِيلٌ مَنْ يذَلِّلُهُ خِذَامُ‏.

They said: Khidham was a humiliated man. This proverb is used to describe a weak person who is overpowered by someone weaker than himself.
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One of the closest English equivalents of this proverb, in the sense of being overpowered by someone weaker than oneself, is:
“He is weaker than the weak.”
Meaning: Even weaker than the weakest.
“Even the lowestliest can overpower him.”
Meaning: Even the most insignificant person can defeat him.
“If even a coward beats you, you are truly weak.”
Meaning: If a coward defeats you, you are extremely weak.
This is very close to the spirit of the proverb.
“A weak man is bullied by everyone.”
Meaning: Everyone bullies the weak.
“He is beneath contempt.”
Meaning: He has reached a state of extreme humiliation.
However, it doesn't fully convey the meaning of “weaker than him.”
The closest expression to the meaning of the Arabic proverb is:
“Even the weakest can dominate him.”
“Even the weakest person can defeat him.”
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قالوا‏:‏ خِذَام كان رجلا ذليلا‏.‏ يضرب للضعيف يَقْهره مَنْ هو أضعفُ منه‏.‏

The weakling is he whom the hyrax eats. الذَّلِيلُ مَنْ تَأْكُلُهُ الوَبْراءُ‏.‏

  They said: The hyrax is the vulture, and it is foolish and weak, and by its fur they meant its feathers.This proverb is used to describe someone so weak and vulnerable that even the smallest, most insignificant 

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“Even the weak prey on him.”
Meaning: Even the weak prey on him.
“He is everyone’s victim.”
Meaning: He has become everyone’s victim.
“So weak that even flies trouble him.”
Meaning: He is so weak that even the smallest things can harm him
This is very close in meaning to the proverb.
“The weakest become bold against the helpless.”
Meaning: Even the weak take advantage of the helpless.
“A dead lion is mocked by dogs.”
Meaning: If the strong are weak, the weak will dare to attack them.
This is close in meaning, though more vividly illustrated.
The closest expression to the spirit of the Arabic proverb is:

“Even the weak take advantage of him.”
“Even the weak take advantage of him and attack him.”
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قالوا‏:‏ الوَبْرَاء الرخَمة، وهي تُحَمَّق وتضعف، وأرادوا بوبرها ريشَها‏

The two pleasures have departed from him. ذَهَبَ مِنْهُ الأطْيَبانِ‏

This is a proverb for someone who has grown old, meaning the pleasures of marriage and food. Nahshal said:
If the two pleasures have passed you by, do not worry * until the day you feared comes.
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This proverb is said of someone who has grown old and whose desires and pleasures have diminished, especially those related to food and women. Some of the closest English equivalents are:
“He is past his prime.”
Meaning: He has passed the age of his strength and vitality.
“The pleasures of youth are gone.”
Meaning: The pleasures of youth are gone.
“Old age spares no pleasures.”
Meaning: Old age spares no pleasures.
“Age has taken its toll.”
Meaning: Age has taken its toll and weakened his strength.
“Too old for youthful pleasures.”
Meaning: He has become too old for the pleasures of youth.
The closest expression to the meaning of the Arabic proverb is:
“He is past the pleasures of youth.”
“He has passed the pleasures of youth.”
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.ضرب لمن قد أسَنَّ، أي لذة النكاح والطعام، قال نَهْشَلَ‏:‏


    إذا فات منك الأطْيَبَانِ فلا تُبَلْ * حتى جاءكَ اليومُ الّذِي كُنْتَ تَحْذَرُ