Leave a way for someone to drink and someone who sheds water in the desert خل سبيل من وهي سقاؤه ومن هريق بالفلاة ماؤه

خل سبيل من وهي سقاؤه ومن هريق بالفلاة ماؤه
يضرب لمن كره صحبتك وزهد فيك. قال الشاعر:
صادق خليلك ما بدا لك نصحه
فإذا بدا لك غشه فـتـبـدل
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Leave a way for someone to drink and someone who sheds water in the desert
Hits those who hate your company and reject you. The poet said:
Be honest with your friend when he seems honest to you, but if he seems dishonest to you, change it
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لمثل العربي «خَلِّ سبيلَ مَن وَهِيَ سِقاؤُه، ومَن أُهريقَ بالفلاةِ ماؤُه» يُضرب لمن كره صحبتك، أو زهد فيك، أو انقطعت رغبته في استمرار العلاقة؛ فدعه وشأنه ولا تتشبث به.
ومعناه المجازي: من فقد ما كان يعتمد عليه أو لم يعد يرغب في صحبتك، فلا فائدة من ملاحقته أو محاولة استبقائه.
وأقرب المقابلات في الثقافة الإنجليزية هي: If you love something, set it free.
إذا أحببت شيئًا فأطلق سراحه.
قريب من حيث ترك من لا يريد البقاء، لكنه يركز على الاختبار لا على الزهد في الصحبة.
Don't force what isn't meant to be.
أفضل مقابل لا تُكره أمرًا ليس مقدرًا له أن يستمر.
يعبر عن ترك العلاقة عندما تنعدم الرغبة من أحد الطرفين.
Let bygones be bygones. دع الماضي يمضي.
أقرب إلى تجاوز الخلاف، وليس إلى ترك من زهد في صحبتك.
Never chase someone who doesn't want to stay. لا تطارد من لا يريد البقاء.
تعبير حديث شائع، وهو يطابق المعنى بدقة، وإن لم يكن مثلًا تقليديًا.
أفضل مقابل
إذا أردنا مثلًا أو حكمة متداولة، فأقربها:
Don't force what isn't meant to be.
أما إذا كان المطلوب أدق تعبير عن المعنى، فهو:
Never chase someone who doesn't want to stay.
وهذا يطابق مقصد المثل العربي: إذا رغب شخص في مفارقتك أو زهد في صحبتك، فاتركه ولا تتشبث به.
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The Arabic proverb, “Leave alone the one whose water skin has worn out, and the one whose water has been spilled in the desert,” is used to describe someone who has grown tired of your company, lost interest in you, or whose desire to continue the relationship has vanished. Leave them be and don't cling to them.
Its figurative meaning is: Whoever has lost what they relied on or no longer desires your company, there is no point in pursuing them or trying to keep them.
The closest equivalents in English are:
If you love something, set it free.
If you love something, set it free.
Similar to letting go of someone who doesn't want to stay, but it focuses on the experience rather than the rejection of the relationship.
Don't force what isn't meant to be.
A better equivalent: Don't force something that isn't meant to last.
Expresses ending a relationship when one party no longer desires it.
Let bygones be bygones.
Let the past go.
More about moving past a disagreement, not abandoning someone who has lost interest in your company. Never chase someone who doesn't want to stay.
Don't chase someone who doesn't want to stay.
This is a common modern expression that accurately conveys the meaning, even if it's not a traditional proverb.
Best equivalent:
If we want a proverb or common saying, the closest is:
Don't force what isn't meant to be.
But if we want a more precise expression of the meaning, it's:
Never chase someone who doesn't want to stay.
This corresponds to the meaning of the Arabic proverb: If someone wishes to leave you or has lost interest in your company, let them go and don't cling to them.

he curdled milk mixed with the buttermilk. اختلط الخاثر بالزباد

اختلط الخاثر بالزباد
الخاثر، ما خثر من اللبن. والزباد، الزبد. يضرب للقوم يقعون في التخليط من أمرهم. عن الأصمعي.
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The curdled milk mixed with the buttermilk.
Curdled milk is what has thickened from the milk. Butter is the foam. This proverb is used to describe people who become confused about their affairs. (According to Al-Asma'i).
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المثل العربي «اختلط الخاثر بالزُّباد» يُضرب عندما تختلط الأمور، ويعمّ الاضطراب، ويصعب التمييز بين العناصر المختلفة أو بين الصواب والخطأ. فكما يختلط الخاثر (اللبن المتخثر) مع الزُّباد (الزبد)، يصبح الأمر مشوشًا غير منظم.
وأقرب المقابلات في الثقافة الإنجليزية هي: The waters are muddied. ✅ أفضل مقابل تعكرت المياه.
يُقال عندما تصبح الأمور مشوشة أو يختلط الحق بالباطل.
Everything is in a muddle. كل شيء في فوضى واختلاط.
يعبر عن التخليط والارتباك.
Things got all mixed up. اختلطت الأمور كلها.
تعبير شائع يوافق المعنى العام.
It's all a mess. كل شيء أصبح فوضى.
يركز على الفوضى أكثر من الاختلاط.
The lines have become blurred. أصبحت الحدود غير واضحة.
يُستعمل عندما يختلط التمييز بين الأشياء أو المواقف.
أفضل مقابل
The waters are muddied.
لأنه أقرب مثل إنجليزي من حيث الدلالة على اختلاط الأمور والتشويش وصعوبة التمييز، وهو المعنى الذي يقصده المثل العربي. أما إذا كان المقصود مجرد الفوضى وعدم النظام، فإن Everything is in a muddle يعد أيضًا مقابلًا مناسبًا.
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The Arabic proverb "The curdled milk mixed with the cheesy" is used when things become confused, chaos reigns, and it's difficult to distinguish between different elements or between right and wrong. Just as curdled milk mixes with cheesy butter, the situation becomes muddled and disorganized.
The closest equivalents in English are:
The waters are muddied. ✅ Best equivalent: The waters have become muddied.
Said when things become confused or right and wrong are mixed up.
Everything is in a muddle.
Everything is in a state of chaos and confusion.
Things got all mixed up.
Everything got mixed up.
A common expression that fits the general meaning.
It's all a mess.
Everything has become chaotic.
Emphasis on chaos rather than mixing.
The lines have become blurred.
The boundaries have become blurred.
Used when it's difficult to distinguish between things or situations.
Best equivalent:
The waters are muddied.
Because it's the closest English proverb in conveying the idea of ​​confusion, chaos, and difficulty in discerning things—which is the meaning intended by the Arabic proverb. However, if the intended meaning is simply disorder and chaos, then "Everything is in a muddle" is also a suitable equivalent.

The best of your two vessels is the one you overturn. خير إناءيك تكفئين

خير إناءيك تكفئين



يقال: كفأت الأناء، قلبته وكببته. وزعم ابن الأعرابي أن أكفأت لغة. قال الكسائي: كفأته كببته، واكتفأته مثل كفأته. ومنه قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم. "ولا تسأل المرأة طلاق أختها لتكتفئ ما في صحفتها". قال أبو عبيد: قد علم أنه لم يرد الصحفة خاصة، إنما جعلها مثلاً لحظها من زوجها. يقول: إنه إذا طلقها لقول هذه كانت قد أمالت نصيب صاحبتها إلى نفسها. قالوا: يضرب هذا المثل في موضع حرمان أهل الحرمة وإعطاء من ليس كذلك.
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The best of your two vessels is the one you overturn.
It is said: I overturned the vessel, I turned it upside down and made it fall over. Ibn al-A'rabi claimed that "akfa'tu" is a variant. Al-Kisa'i said: I overturned it, and "iktafa'tu" is the same as "akfa'tu." From this comes the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do not ask a woman to divorce her sister so that you may take what is in her bowl." Abu Ubayd said: It is known that he did not mean the bowl specifically, but rather he used it as a metaphor for her share from her husband. He is saying: If he divorces her because of this woman's statement, she will have taken her sister's share for herself. They said: This proverb is used in a situation where those who are entitled to something are deprived and those who are not are given something.
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المثل العربي «خير إناءيك تكفئين» يُقال على سبيل اللوم والعتاب لمن يحرم صاحب الحق أو القريب، ويؤثر غيره بما كان ينبغي أن يكون للأولى أو الأحق. وأصله تصوير امرأة تُميل أو تُفرغ أفضل إنائها في غير موضعه، ثم استُعمل مجازًا في تحويل الفضل أو النصيب من مستحقه إلى غيره.
وأقرب المقابلات في الإنجليزية هي: Rob Peter to pay Paul. 

 أفضل مقابل تسلب بطرس لتدفع لبولس.
يُضرب لنقل الموارد أو المنافع من طرف إلى آخر، وإن كان لا يتضمن دائمًا معنى تفضيل غير المستحق.
Taking from the deserving to give to the undeserving. تأخذ من المستحق لتعطي غير المستحق.
ليس مثلًا شائعًا، لكنه ينقل المعنى بدقة.
Charity begins at home. الإحسان يبدأ من البيت.
يُستعمل للتأكيد على أن الأقربين وأصحاب الحق أولى بالمعروف، وهو قريب من روح المثل.
Favoring strangers over your own. تفضيل الغرباء على ذوي القربى.
تعبير وصفي، لا مثل متداول.
أفضل مقابل
إذا كان المقصود حرمان صاحب الحق وإعطاء غيره، فأقرب تعبير في الثقافة الإنجليزية هو:


Charity begins at home.

لأنه يعبر عن أن الأقربين وأصحاب الحق أولى بالعطاء، وهو أقرب إلى المغزى الأخلاقي للمثل العربي، وإن لم يطابق صورته البلاغية. أما Rob Peter to pay Paul فيناسب أكثر الحالات التي يكون فيها نقل منفعة أو مال من طرف إلى آخر، دون أن يتضمن بالضرورة فكرة أن المنقول منه هو الأحق.

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The Arabic proverb "You overturn the best of your vessels" is used to reproach someone who deprives a rightful person or relative of what is due to them, favoring someone else with what should rightfully belong to the one who deserves it most. Its origin lies in the image of a woman tilting or emptying her best vessel in the wrong place. It was then used metaphorically to describe diverting a favor or share from its rightful recipient to someone else.
The closest English equivalents are:
Rob Peter to pay Paul.   The best equivalent is to rob Peter to pay Paul.
This is used to describe transferring resources or benefits from one party to another, although it doesn't always imply favoring the undeserving.
Taking from the deserving to give to the undeserving.
Taking from the deserving to give to the undeserving.
Not a common proverb, but it accurately conveys the meaning.
Charity begins at home.
This is used to emphasize that relatives and those with a rightful claim are more deserving of kindness, and it is close to the spirit of the proverb.
Favoring strangers over your own.
Favoring strangers over your own relatives. This is a descriptive expression, not a common proverb.
Best equivalent:
If the intention is to deprive the rightful owner and give to someone else, the closest expression in English culture is:
"Charity begins at home."
This conveys that those closest to us and those with a legitimate claim are more deserving of the gift, and it is closer to the moral meaning of the Arabic proverb, even if it doesn't perfectly match its rhetorical form. As for "Rob Peter to pay Paul," it is more suitable for situations where a benefit or money is transferred from one party to another, without necessarily implying that the recipient is the one who has the right.

The best wealth is that which benefits you. خير مالك ما نفعك

خير مالك ما نفعك
قال أبو عبيد: العامة تذهب بهذا المثل إلى أن خير المال ما أنفقه صاحبه في حياته ولم يخلفه بعده. وكان أبو عبيدة يتأوله في المال يضيع للرجل فيكسب به عقلاً يتأدب به في حفظ ماله فيما يستقبل. كما قالوا: لم يضع من مالك ما وعظك.
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The best wealth is that which benefits you.
Abu Ubaid said: The common people understand this proverb to mean that the best wealth is that which its owner spends during his lifetime and does not leave behind. Abu Ubaidah, however, interpreted it as referring to wealth that a person loses, thereby gaining wisdom and learning to manage his wealth in the future. As they also say: "Your wealth is not truly wasted if it teaches you a lesson."
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المثل العربي «خيرُ مالِكَ ما نفعَكَ» معناه: قيمة المال ليست في كثرته، بل في مقدار ما يعود عليك منه بالنفع. وقد فُسِّر بطريقتين قديمًا: خير المال ما انتفعت به في حياتك، لا ما تركته دون فائدة.
حتى المال الذي ضاع ثم علّمك حسن التدبير لم يذهب سدى، لأن العبرة بالنفع الذي عاد عليك من التجربة.
وأقرب المقابلات في الإنجليزية هي: Wealth is of no use unless it is used. 

أفضل مقابل لا فائدة من الثروة ما لم تُستعمل.
Money is only as good as the good it can do. قيمة المال فيما يحققه من خير ونفع.
Use it or lose it. استعمله وإلا فقدت فائدته.
قريب من حيث إن الشيء لا قيمة له إن لم يُنتفع به، لكنه أعم من المال.
It's not what you have, but how you use it that matters. ليس المهم ما تملك، بل كيف تستخدمه.
يوافق المعنى وإن لم يكن مثلًا تقليديًا.
إذا أُخذ بتفسير أبي عبيدة
فأقرب تعبير هو: Experience is the best teacher. التجربة خير معلم.
لأن خسارة المال قد تكون نافعة إذا أكسبت صاحبها خبرة تمنع خسائر أكبر مستقبلًا.
أفضل مقابل
إذا أُريد المعنى الأشهر للمثل، فأقرب مقابل هو:
Wealth is of no use unless it is used.
لأنه ينقل الفكرة الأساسية: أن خير المال ليس ما يُملك، وإنما ما يُنتفع به.
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The Arabic proverb "The best of your wealth is that which benefits you" means: the value of money is not in its quantity, but in the amount of benefit it brings you. It was interpreted in two ways in the past:
The best wealth is that which you benefit from in your life, not that which you leave without use.
Even money that is lost but teaches you good management skills is not lost in vain, because the lesson is in the benefit you gain from the experience.
The closest equivalents in English are:
Wealth is of no use unless it is used.  

Best equivalent: Wealth is useless unless it is used.
Money is only as good as the good it can do.
The value of money lies in the good and benefit it brings.
Use it or lose it.
Use it, or you will lose its benefit.
Similar in that something has no value if it is not used, but it is broader than just money.
It's not what you have, but how you use it that matters.
It's not what you own that matters, but how you use it.
This agrees with the meaning, even though it is not a traditional proverb. If we take Abu Ubaidah's interpretation,
then the closest expression is:
Experience is the best teacher.
Because losing money can be beneficial if it gives one experience that prevents greater losses in the future.
Best equivalent
If we want the more common meaning of the proverb, the closest equivalent is:
Wealth is of no use unless it is used.
Because it conveys the basic idea: that the best wealth is not what is owned, but what is used.