More hidden than the night. أَخْفَى مِمَّا يُخْفي اللَّيْلُ.

أَخْفَى مِمَّا يُخْفي اللَّيْلُ.
لأن الليل يستر كل شيء، ولذلك قالوا في المثل الآخر: الليلُ أخْفَى للويل، وفي مثل آخر: الليلُ أخْفَى والنهارُ أفضح، وأخْفَى: أفعل من قولهم: خَفَيْتُ الشيء، إذا كتمته، أخْفِيه خفيا، وليس من الإخفاء
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More hidden than the night.
Because the night conceals everything, and that is why they said in another proverb: "The night conceals woe," and in another: "The night conceals, and the day reveals." "More hidden" is the superlative form of "I concealed the thing," meaning I kept it secret, I conceal it secretly, and it is not related to the act of concealing.
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المثل العربي «أَخْفَى مِمَّا يُخْفِي اللَّيْلُ» يُضرب لما بلغ الغاية في الخفاء والاستتار، لأن الليل عند العرب رمز الستر والكتمان، ومنه قولهم: «الليل أخفى والنهار أفضح».
ولا يوجد مثل إنجليزي مطابق تمامًا، لكن أقرب المقابلات هي: Hidden under the cover of darkness.
«مستور تحت جنح الظلام.»
As secret as the night.
«سريّ كليلٍ حالك.» (تعبير وصفي)
Shrouded in darkness.
«مغمور أو ملفوف بالظلام.»
ويستعمل لما يكتنفه الغموض والخفاء.
Hidden from sight.
«مخفي عن الأنظار.»
Dead of night.
«في جوف الليل.»
ويستعمل للدلالة على الوقت الذي يشتد فيه الستر والخفاء.
أما أقرب مثل إنجليزي يؤدي المعنى المجازي، أي أن الشيء شديد الخفاء أو الغموض، فهو:
Hidden under the cover of darkness.
وإذا كان المقصود أن الأمر بالغ السرية والكتمان، فيمكن أن يقال:
It's shrouded in secrecy.
«إنه يكتنفه غموض وسرية شديدة.»
وهذا يؤدي المعنى الذي أراده العرب بقولهم:
«أخفى مما يخفي الليل» و «الليل أخفى والنهار أفضح».
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The Arabic proverb “More hidden than the night” is used to describe something extremely secret and concealed, because night, for Arabs, symbolizes concealment and secrecy. Hence their saying: “The night is more hidden, and the day is more revealing.”
There is no exact English equivalent, but some close parallels are:
Hidden under the cover of darkness.
As secret as the night.
Shrouded in darkness.
Used to describe something shrouded in mystery and secrecy.
Hidden from sight.
Dead of night.
Used to describe a time of intense secrecy and concealment.
The closest English proverb that conveys the figurative meaning—that something is extremely hidden or mysterious—is
Hidden under the cover of darkness.
And if the intention is that the matter is extremely secret and confidential, one can say:
It's shrouded in secrecy.
“It is shrouded in mystery and extreme secrecy.”
This conveys the meaning intended by the Arabs when they say:
“More hidden than the night hides,” and “The night is more hidden, and the day is more revealing.”

More clumsy than a dove. أَخْرَقُ مِنْ حَمَامَةٍ.

أَخْرَقُ مِنْ حَمَامَةٍ.
لأنها لا تُحْكِم عُشَّها، وذلك أنها ربما جاءت إلى الغصن من الشجرة فتبني عليه عشها في الموضع الذي تذهب به الريح وتجيء، فَبَيْضُها أضْيَعُ شيء، وما ينكسر منه أكثر مما يسلم، قال عَبِيد بن الأبرص:
عَيُّوا بأمرهُم كَمَا ... عَيَّتْ بيضتها الْحَمَامَهْ
جَعَلَتْ لها عُودَيْنِ من ... نَشَمٍ وآخَرَ من ثُمَامَهْ
ويروى "وعُوداً من ثُمَامه"
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أَMore clumsy than a dove.
For she does not build her nest securely. She might come to a branch of a tree and build her nest in a place where the wind blows, so her eggs are the most easily lost, and more break than survive. 'Ubayd ibn al-Abras said:
They were perplexed by their affair, just as... the dove perplexed her egg.
She made for it two twigs of... tamarisk and another of *thumamah*.
(And it is also narrated as "and twigs of *thumamah*.)
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المثل العربي «أَخْرَقُ مِنْ حَمَامَةٍ» يُضرب لشدة الحمق أو سوء التدبير، لأن العرب لاحظوا أن الحمامة تبني عشًا واهيًا لا يحفظ بيضها، فجعلوها رمزًا للخرق وقلة الإحكام.
ولا يوجد مثل إنجليزي يربط الحمامة بالخرق، بل تُربط الحمامة غالبًا بالسلام والوداعة. ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية في المعنى: As silly as a goose.
«أحمق كالإوزة.»
وهو من أشهر التشبيهات بالحمق في الإنجليزية.
To have more money than sense.
«لديه مال أكثر من العقل.»
يقال لمن يسيء التصرف.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
«ليس أحدَّ أداة في المخزن.»
أي ليس بذكاء كبير.
As dumb as a box of rocks. (عامي)
«أغبى من صندوق حجارة.»
Bird-brained.
«خفيف العقل» أو «أرعن»، ويستعمل لمن يتصرف بلا حكمة.
وأقرب مقابل للمثل العربي «أخرق من حمامة» هو:
As silly as a goose.
لأن الإوزة في الثقافة الإنجليزية تؤدي دورًا قريبًا من الحمامة في الثقافة العربية بوصفها رمزًا لقلة الحذق وسوء التقدير، بينما إذا كان المقصود سوء التدبير وقلة الفطنة أكثر من الحمق، فالتعبير:
Bird-brained
هو الأقرب دلالةً.
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The Arabic proverb "More foolish than a dove" is used to describe extreme stupidity or poor judgment. Arabs observed that doves build flimsy nests that cannot protect their eggs, and thus made them a symbol of foolishness and lack of foresight.
There is no English proverb that associates doves with foolishness; rather, doves are often associated with peace and gentleness. Some of the closest English equivalents in meaning are:
As silly as a goose.
"As foolish as a goose."
This is one of the most common similes for foolishness in English.
To have more money than sense.
"He has more money than sense."
Said of someone who behaves badly.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
"Not the sharpest tool in the shed."
"Not very clever."
As dumb as a box of rocks. (Colloquial)
"Dumber than a ox of rocks."
Bird-brained.
"Light-headed" or "foolish," used to describe someone who acts unwisely. The closest equivalent to the Arabic proverb "more foolish than a dove" is:
As silly as a goose.
This is because the goose in English culture plays a role similar to the dove in Arabic culture, as a symbol of lack of skill and poor judgment. However, if the intended meaning is poor management and lack of intelligence rather than foolishness, then the expression:
Bird-brained
is more fitting.
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More cunning than a wolf in a wine-growing region, and more cunning than a wolf in a thicket أَخْبَثُ مِنْ ذِئْبِ الْخَمَرِ، وَأَخْبَثُ مِنْ ذِئْبِ الغَضَى.

أَخْبَثُ مِنْ ذِئْبِ الْخَمَرِ، وَأَخْبَثُ مِنْ ذِئْبِ الغَضَى.
قال حمزة: العرب تسمي ضروباً من البهائم بضروب من المراعي تَنْسُبها إليها، فيقولون: أرنب الخلة، وضَبُّ السحا، وظبي الحلب، وتيس الربلة، وقنفذ برقة، وشيطان الحَمَاطة، وذلك كله على قدر طِباع الأمكنة والأغْذِية العاملة في طباع الحيوان، وفي أسجاع ابنة الخُسِّ: أخبثُ الذئابِ ذئب الغَضَى، وأخبث الأفاعي أفْعَى الجدب، وأسرع الظباء ظباء الحلب، وأشد الرجال الأعجف، وأجمل النساء الفَخْمة الأسيلة، وأقبح النساء الْجَهْمَة القفرة، وآكَلُ الدواب الرَّغُوث، وأطيب اللحم عوّذه، وأغْلَظُ المَوَاطئ الحَصَا على الصَّفَا، وشر المال ما لا يُزَكَّى ولا يُذَكى، وخير المال مُهْرَة مأمورة أو سكة مأبُورَة.
قال: وعلى هذا المجرى حكاية حكاها ابن الأعرابي عن العرب، زعَم أنه قيل للبكرية: ما شجرة أبيك؟ فقالت: العَرْفَجَة إذا قُدِحَت التهبت، وإذا خليت قصبت، وقيل للقيسية: ما شجرة أبيك؟ فقالت: الخلة، ذليقة الدرة، حديدة الجرة، وقيل للتميمية: ما شجرة أبيك؟ فقالت: الإسليح رغوة وصريح، وسَنَام إطريح، تُفيئه الريح، وقيل للأسدية: ما شجرة أبيك؟ فقالن: الشرشر، وطب حشر، وغلام أشر، حشر: أي وسخ، ووسخ الوَطْب من اللبن يدعى حشراً.
قلت: قوله "وطب حشر" كذا قرئ على حمزة بالحاء، وروى عنه والصواب جشر بالجيم، وكذا في التهذيب عن الأزهري، وفي الصحاح عن الجوهري: قال حمزة: [ص: 260]والسنام الإطريح: المرتفع، يقال: طَرَحَ القوم بناءهم، أي رفعوه وطَوَّلوه، والحلب: شجرة حلوة فلذلك ظباؤها أسرع، وأبطأ الظباء ظباء الحَمْضِ، لأن الحمض مالح.
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More cunning than a wolf in a wine-growing region, and more cunning than a wolf in a thicket.

Hamza said: The Arabs name certain types of animals after types of pastures to which they are related. They say: the rabbit of the thicket, the lizard of the desert, the gazelle of the desert, the ram of the desert, the hedgehog of the desert, and the devil of the desert. All of this is according to the nature of the places and the foods that affect the animal's temperament. In the rhymed prose of the daughter of Khuss: The most cunning of wolves is the wolf of the thicket, the most cunning of snakes is the viper of the desert, the swiftest of gazelles are the gazelles of the desert, the strongest of men is the lean one, the most beautiful of women is the elegant and graceful one, the ugliest of women is the gloomy and desolate one, the most voracious of animals is the flea, the tastiest meat is the one with aloes, the roughest foothold is the pebbles on the smooth rock, the worst wealth is that which is neither purified nor slaughtered, and the best wealth is a well-trained mare or a well-trained mare. Mabura.
He said: And on this same note, Ibn al-A'rabi related a story about the Arabs. He claimed that the Bakri woman was asked: "What is your father's tree?" She replied: "The *'arfaja* tree; when struck, it ignites, and when left unattended, it becomes brittle." The Qaysi woman was asked: "What is your father's tree?" She replied: "The *khalla* tree, with its sharp edges and strong, round jars." The Tamimi woman was asked: "What is your father's tree?" She replied: "The *islih* tree, with its foam and clear sap, and its hump is like a camel's hump, which the wind sways." The Asadi woman was asked: "What is your father's tree?" She replied: "The *sharshar* tree, and a *hashr* tree, and a *ghulam ashar* tree." *Hashr* means dirty, and the dirt from a *watb* (a type of milk container) is called *hashr*.

I said: His saying “and the hamza was raised” was read to Hamza with a “ha” and it was narrated from him, and the correct word is “jashar” with a “jim,” and likewise in Al-Tahdhib on the authority of Al-Azhari, and in Al-Sahah on the authority of Al-Jawhari: Hamza said: [p. 260] “The raised hump” is the elevated one. It is said: “The people raised their building,” meaning they raised it and lengthened it. “Al-Halab” is a sweet tree, so its gazelles are faster, and the slowest of the gazelles are the gazelles of the salt tree, because the salt tree is salty.
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المثل العربي «أَخْبَثُ مِنْ ذِئْبِ الغَضَى» أو «ذِئْبِ الخَمَر» يُضرب لمن بلغ الغاية في الخبث والمكر وسوء الطبع. وليس المقصود الذئب مطلقًا، بل ذئبًا نُسب إلى بيئة أو مرعى عُرف عند العرب بأنه يُكسب الحيوان شراسة وخبثًا أشد.
ولا يوجد مقابل إنجليزي يطابق الصورة نفسها، لكن أقرب الأمثال والتعبيرات في الثقافة الإنجليزية هي: As cunning as a fox.
«ماكر كالثعلب.»
وهو أشهر تشبيه بالمكر والخبث.
A snake in the grass.
«حية في العشب.»
يضرب للخبيث الذي يخفي شره وغدره.
As sly as a fox.
«داهية أو خبيث كالثعلب.»
The devil incarnate.
«شيطان متجسد.»
يقال للمفرط في الشر والخبث.
Meaner than a junkyard dog.
«أشرس وأخبث من كلب حراسة.»
تعبير عامي أمريكي عن شدة الخبث والعدوانية.
وأقرب مقابل من حيث بلوغ الغاية في الخبث والمكر هو:
A snake in the grass.
أما إذا أريد التأكيد على الخبث الفطري المتأصل، فيمكن أن يقابله:
As sly as a fox.
وكما جعل العرب ذئب الغضى رمزًا للخبث، جعلت الثقافة الإنجليزية الثعلب رمزًا للمكر والدهاء، والحية رمزًا للخبث والغدر.
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The Arabic proverb “More cunning than a wolf of the thicket” or “a wolf of the vineyard” is used to describe someone who has reached the pinnacle of cunning, deceit, and ill-temper. It doesn't refer to a wolf in general, but rather to a wolf associated with a specific environment or pasture known among Arabs to instill in animals greater ferocity and cunning.
There is no direct English equivalent, but some of the closest proverbs and expressions in English culture are:
As cunning as a fox.
“Cunning as a fox.”
This is the most common simile for cunning and deceit.
A snake in the grass.
“A snake in the grass.”
This is said of someone who is malicious and hides their evil and treachery.
As sly as a fox.
“A cunning or deceitful person like a fox.”
The devil incarnate.
“A devil incarnate.”
This is said of someone who is extremely evil and malicious.
Meaner than a junkyard dog.
"More vicious and cunning than a guard dog."
An American slang expression for extreme malice and aggression.
The closest equivalent, in terms of reaching the pinnacle of cunning and deceit, is
"A snake in the grass."
However, if one wants to emphasize an inherent, innate malice, one could use:
"As sly as a fox."
Just as the Arabs made the wolf a symbol of malice, English culture made the fox a symbol of cunning and shrewdness, and the snake a symbol of treachery and betrayal.

More treacherous than a wolf. أَخْوَنُ مِنْ ذِئْبٍ.

أَخْوَنُ مِنْ ذِئْبٍ.
ويقولون في مثل آخر: "مستودع الذئب أظلم" وفي مثل آخر: "مَنْ اسْتَرْعَى الذئبَ ظلم" وقال الشاعر: أخْوَنُ مِنْ ذِئبٍ بِصَحْرَاءِ هَجَرْ ..
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More treacherous than a wolf.
And they say in another proverb: "A wolf's lair is darker," and in another: "He who entrusts a wolf with his flock is unjust." And the poet said: More treacherous than a wolf in the desert of Hajar...
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المثل العربي «أَخْوَنُ مِنْ ذِئْبٍ» يضرب لمن اشتد غدره وخيانته، وقد عزز العرب هذا المعنى بأمثال مثل: «مستودع الذئب أظلم» و «من استرعى الذئب ظلم»، أي أن من ائتمن الذئب على الغنم فقد ظلم نفسه.
ولا يوجد مثل إنجليزي يذكر الذئب تحديدًا بوصفه رمزًا للخيانة، لكن توجد أمثال وتعبيرات تؤدي المعنى نفسه، منها: Set a wolf to keep the sheep.
«اجعل الذئب حارسًا للغنم.»
وهو أقرب مقابل للمثل العربي «من استرعى الذئب ظلم»، ويضرب لمن يأتمن الخائن أو يولي غير الأمين ما لا يؤتمن عليه.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
«لا ينبغي للثعلب أن يكون قاضيًا في محاكمة الإوز.»
أي لا يُؤتمن صاحب المصلحة أو الخائن.
To betray someone like a snake in the grass.
«يخونه كحية مختبئة في العشب.»
ويستعمل للخيانة والغدر الخفي.
Trusting him is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
«الثقة به كجعل الثعلب مسؤولًا عن بيت الدجاج.»
وهو تعبير شائع قريب المعنى.
أما إذا أُريد مقابل «أخون من ذئب» من حيث شدة الخيانة والغدر، فأقرب ما يقابله في الثقافة الإنجليزية هو:
Set a wolf to keep the sheep.
وللدلالة على الشخص الخائن نفسه:
He's a snake in the grass.
«إنه خائن غادر يتربص بمن حوله.»
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The Arabic proverb "More treacherous than a wolf" is used to describe someone extremely deceitful and treacherous. Arabs reinforced this meaning with proverbs such as "A wolf's den is darker" and "He who entrusts the sheep to a wolf is unjust," meaning that whoever entrusts the sheep to a wolf has wronged himself.
While there is no English proverb that specifically mentions the wolf as a symbol of treachery, there are proverbs and expressions that convey the same meaning, including:
"Set a wolf to keep the sheep."
This is the closest equivalent to the Arabic proverb "He who entrusts the sheep to a wolf is unjust," and it is used to describe someone who trusts a traitor or gives an untrustworthy person something they cannot be trusted with.
"A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial."
This means that a self-serving or treacherous person should not be trusted.
"To betray someone like a snake in the grass."
"To betray someone like a snake hiding in the grass." It is used to describe treachery and hidden betrayal.
Trusting him is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
This is a common expression with a similar meaning.
However, if the closest equivalent in English culture is "more treacherous than a wolf" in terms of the severity of the treachery and betrayal, then:
Set a wolf to keep the sheep.
To refer to the treacherous person himself:
He's a snake in the grass.
He is a treacherous, deceitful person who lies in wait for those around him.

More boastful than a raven. أَخْيَلُ مِنْ غُرَابٍ.

أَخْيَلُ مِنْ غُرَابٍ.
لأنه يَخُتال في مِشْيته.
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More boastful than a raven.
Because it struts about in its gait.
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المثل العربي «أَخْيَلُ مِنْ غُرَابٍ» يُضرب لمن يتبختر ويتباهى في مشيته وهيئته، تشبيهًا بالغراب الذي يبدو كأنه يختال أثناء سيره.
ومن أقرب المقابلات في الثقافة الإنجليزية: As proud as a peacock.
«مغرور أو مختال كطاووس.»
وهو أشهر تعبير إنجليزي للدلالة على التبختر والزهو.
To strut like a peacock.
«يتبختر كطاووس.»
ويستعمل لوصف المشية المتعالية أو الاستعراضية.
To strut about.
«يمشي مختالًا أو متبخترًا.»
Proud as Punch.
«في غاية الزهو والاعتداد بالنفس.»
لكنه يركز على الشعور بالفخر أكثر من المشية المختالة.
وأقرب مقابل من حيث الاختيال في المشية هو:
To strut like a peacock.
«يتبختر كطاووس.»
إذ إن الطاووس في الثقافة الإنجليزية يؤدي الدور الرمزي نفسه الذي أداه الغراب في هذا المثل العربي، وهو التبختر والزهو
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The Arabic proverb "More boastful than a crow" is used to describe someone who struts and shows off in their walk and appearance, likening them to a crow that seems to swagger as it walks.
A close equivalent in English culture is:
"As proud as a peacock."
"Arrogant or boastful like a peacock."
This is the most common English expression for strutting and boasting.
"To strut like a peacock."
"To strut like a peacock."
Used to describe an arrogant or ostentatious gait.
"To strut about."
"To walk with arrogance or swagger."
"Proud as Punch."
"Extremely proud and self-important."
But this emphasizes the feeling of pride more than the swaggering gait itself.
The closest equivalent in terms of swaggering in walking is:
"To strut like a peacock."
"To strut like a peacock."
"To strut like a peacock."
"To be extremely proud and self-absorbed."
This focuses more on the feeling of pride than the swaggering gait.
The closest equivalent in terms of swaggering in walking is:
"To strut like a peacock."
"To strut like a peacock."
"To strut like a peacock. "He struts like a peacock."
For in English culture, the peacock plays the same symbolic role as the crow in this Arabic proverb: strutting and boasting.

More cunning than a lizard أَخْدَعُ مِنْ ضَبٍّ.

أَخْدَعُ مِنْ ضَبٍّ.
التخدُّع: التواري، والمَخْدضع من هذا أخذ، وهو بيتٌ في جَوْف بيت يُتَوَارى فيه، وقالوا في الضب ذلك لتواريه وطول إقامته في جُحْره وقلة ظهوره.
وقال أبو على لكذه: خدع الضب إنما يكون من شدة حَذَره، وأما صفة خدعه فأن يعمد بذنبه باب جُحْره ليضربَ به حيةً أو شيئاً آخر إن جاءه، فيجيء المتحرشُ فإن كان الضب مجربا أخرج ذنبه إلى نصف الجحر، فإن دخل عليه شيء ضربه، وإلا بقي في جحره، فهذا هو خدعه، قال الشاعر:
وأخْدَعُ من ضَبٍّ إذا جاء حَارِشٌ ... أعَدَّ له عند الذنابة عَقْرَباَ
وذلك أن بيت الضب لا يخلو من عقرب، لما من الألفة والاستعانة بها على المحترش، هذا قول أهل اللغة.
وقال بعض أصحاب المعاني: العربُ تذكر الضبَّ والضبع والوحر والعقربَ في مجاري كلامها من طريق الاستعارة، فأما الضبُّ فإنهم يقولون: فلان خَبٌّ ضَبٌّ، فيشبهون الحقد الكامن في قلبه الذي يَسْرِي ضَرَرُه بخدع الضب في جحره، وأما الضبع فإنهم يجعلونها اسماً للسنة الشديدة، إذ كانت الضبعُ أفْسَدَ شيء من الدواب، فشبهوا بها السنة الشديدة التي تأكل المال، وأما الوحر فإنه دُوَيبة حمراء إذا جَثَمت تَلْزَق بالأرض فيقولون منه: وَحِرَ صَدْرُ فلانٍ، ذهبوا إلى التزاق الحقد بالصدر كالتزاق الوَحَرِ بالأرض وأما العقرب فإنهم يقولون: سَرَتْ عقاربُ فلانٍ، وفلان تَدِبُّ عقاربه، إذا خَفِيَ مكان شره.
قلت: والمثل أعني قولهم "أخدع من ضب" يضرب لمن تطلُبُ إليه شيئاً، وهو يَرُوغُ إلى غيره.
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More cunning than a lizard
. The word "takhda'u" (تخدّع) means to hide or conceal oneself. The word "makhda'a" (مخدّع) is derived from this root and refers to a chamber within a chamber where one hides. This term is applied to the lizard because of its tendency to hide, its long stay in its burrow, and its infrequent appearances.
Abu Ali said regarding this: The lizard's cunning stems from its extreme caution. Its method of deception involves extending its tail towards the entrance of its burrow to strike a snake or something else that might approach. If the aggressor comes, and the lizard is experienced, it will extend its tail halfway into the burrow. If something enters, it will strike; otherwise, it will remain in its burrow. This is its cunning. The poet said:
More cunning than a lizard when an aggressor comes... it prepares a scorpion for him at its tail.
This is because a lizard's burrow is never without a scorpion, due to its familiarity with the lizard and its use in attacking the aggressor. This is the opinion of the linguists. Some scholars of meaning said: The Arabs mention the lizard, the hyena, the hyena, and the scorpion in their speech metaphorically. As for the lizard, they say: So-and-so is a cunning lizard, likening the hidden malice in his heart, whose harm spreads, to the deceit of the lizard in its burrow. As for the hyena, they use it as a name for a severe year, since the hyena was the most destructive of animals, so they likened the severe year that consumes wealth to it. As for the hyena, it is a small red creature that, when it crouches, sticks to the ground, so they say: So-and-so's heart is filled with malice, meaning that malice sticks to the heart like a hyena sticks to the ground. As for the scorpion, they say: So-and-so's scorpions have crept in, and so-and-so's scorpions are creeping in, when the source of his evil is hidden. I said: The proverb, I mean their saying “more cunning than a lizard,” is used to describe someone from whom you ask for something, and he evades it to someone else.
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The closest English equivalent to the proverb "more cunning than a lizard," meaning someone who is evasive and elusive, dodging requests and concealing their intentions, is:
As sly as a fox.
Extremely cunning or evasive.
If the focus is on evasion and maneuvering rather than cunning, suitable expressions include:
He always keeps something up his sleeve.
To dodge the issue.
To be as slippery as an eel.
Veiled and difficult to hold or compel.
Considering the explanation at the end of the text: "It is said of someone who, when asked for something, evades the request," the closest semantic equivalent is:
He is as slippery as an eel.
(He is elusive and difficult to catch or get to do what is asked of him.)
But if the aim is to highlight hidden cunning and deceit, then "As sly as a fox" is the most famous.

More mistaken than a butterfly. أَخْطَأُ مِنْ فَرَاشَةٍ.

أَخْطَأُ مِنْ فَرَاشَةٍ.
لأنها تُلْقِي نفسَها على النار. قلت: وأخطأ في المثلين من خَطِئ، لا من أخْطَأ، وهما لغتان، أنشد أبو عبيدة: يا لَهْفَ هِنْدٍ إذ خَطِئْنَ كَاهِلا ... أي أخطأن.
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More mistaken than a butterfly.
Because it throws itself into the fire. I said: And the word in both proverbs is derived from the root خَطِئ (to err), not from the root أَخْطَأ (to make a mistake), and these are two different forms. Abu Ubaidah recited: Oh, the sorrow of Hind when they erred against Kahil... meaning, they made a mistake.
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المثل «أخطأ من فراشة» يُضرب لمن يندفع إلى ما فيه هلاكه أو يكرر الخطأ بسذاجة، تشبيهًا بالفراشة التي تنجذب إلى الضوء فتُلقي نفسها في النار.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية  :   Like a moth to a flame.
كالعثة إلى اللهب.
وهو أشهر وأقرب مقابل، ويُقال لمن ينجذب إلى ما يضره أو يهلكه.
To rush headlong into danger.
يندفع إلى الخطر بتهور.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
يقتحم الحمقى ما يتحاشاه العقلاء.
(إذا كان المقصود التهور وسوء التقدير).
Running into the fire.
يركض إلى النار بنفسه.
فأقرب مقابل للمثل العربي من حيث الصورة والمعنى هو:
Like a moth to a flame.
لأن كلا المثلين يصور مخلوقًا ينجذب إلى سبب هلاكه بغير بصيرة.
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The proverb "Like a moth to a flame" is used to describe someone who rushes headlong into destruction or naively repeats a mistake, likening it to a moth drawn to a flame.
A similar English equivalent is:
"Like a moth to a flame."
This is the most common and closest equivalent, and it's said of someone attracted to something harmful or destructive.
"To rush headlong into danger."
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
(If the intended meaning is recklessness and poor judgment.)
"Running into the fire."
The closest equivalent to the Arabic proverb, in terms of both imagery and meaning, is:
"Like a moth to a flame."
Because both proverbs depict a creature drawn to its own destruction without foresight. 

 

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أَخْطَأُ مِنْ ذُبَابٍ.

لأنه يُلْقِي نفسَه في الشيء الحار، أو الشيء يلزق به فلا يمكنه التخلص منه.

 

More ashamed than a gambler. أخْجَلُ مِنْ مَقْمُور.

أخْجَلُ مِنْ مَقْمُور.
يريدون خَجَلَ الانكسار والاهتمام، كما قال الأخطل:
كأنما العِلْجُ إذ أوجبت صفقتها ... خليع خصل نكيبٌ بين أقْمَارِ
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More ashamed than a gambler.
They want the shame of defeat and concern, as al-Akhtal said:
As if the foreigner, when she made her deal... was a shameless, disheveled man among the moons.
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المثل «أخجلُ من مَقْمور» يُضرب لمن بلغ الغاية في الانكسار والخجل والهمّ، و«المقمور» هو المغلوب أو المقهور الذي يشعر بالذلة والانكسار.
وأقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية بحسب المعنى: As ashamed as a beaten dog.
خجول أو منكسر ككلب ضُرب وهُزم.
He looked like a whipped dog.
يبدو ككلب جُلِد؛ أي شديد الخجل والانكسار. (تعبير شائع)
Hanging his head in shame.
يطأطئ رأسه خجلاً.
He was crestfallen.
كان منكسر الخاطر ومطأطئ النفس.
وإذا أريدت صيغة مثلية قصيرة تقابل «أخجل من مقمور»، فأقربها:
As ashamed as a whipped dog.
لأنها تجمع بين الخجل والانكسار والهزيمة، وهو المعنى المقصود من «المقمور».
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The proverb "Ashamed as a beaten dog" is used to describe someone who has reached the pinnacle of humiliation, shame, and distress. "The beaten dog" refers to someone who is defeated or subjugated, feeling humiliated and broken.
The closest English equivalents, based on meaning, are:
As ashamed as a beaten dog.
He looked like a whipped dog.
Hanging his head in shame.
He was crestfallen.
He was heartbroken and humiliated.
If a short proverbial equivalent of "Ashamed as a beaten dog" is desired, the closest is:
As ashamed as a whipped dog.
This is because it combines shame, defeat, and humiliation, which is the intended meaning of "the beaten dog."