Among birds, the lowly species produce the most offspring; expending one's social standing is akin to spending one's wealth بغاث الطير أكثرها فراخاً بذل الجاه أحد المالين

بغاث الطير أكثرها فراخاً بذل الجاه أحد المالين
Among birds, the lowly species produce the most offspring; expending one's social standing is akin to spending one's wealth.
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المثل «بِغاثُ الطيرِ أكثرُها فِراخًا، وبَذْلُ الجاهِ أحدُ المالين» يجمع بين معنيين:
بغاث الطير أكثرها فراخًا: الطيور الضعيفة أو الوضيعة قد تكون أكثر تكاثرًا من الطيور القوية.
بذل الجاه أحد المالين: قضاء حاجة الناس بالجاه والمكانة نوع من الإنفاق، مثل إنفاق المال.
وبالنسبة إلى «بذل الجاه أحد المالين»، فأقرب تعبير إنجليزي هو:
“A favor is as good as money.”
أي: قضاء حاجة الناس بالجاه أو المعروف كأنه إنفاق للمال.
وهناك تعبير إنجليزي أقرب من جهة استعمال النفوذ أو العلاقات لمساعدة الآخرين:
“It’s not what you know, but who you know.”
أي: المهم ليس ما تعرفه، بل من تعرفه.
لكن هذا الأخير لا يؤدي معنى بذل الجاه كنوع من المال بدقة، بل يركّز على قيمة العلاقات والنفوذ.
لذلك، إذا كنت تبحث عن المقابل الثقافي الأقرب للجزء «بذل الجاه أحد المالين»:
“A favor is as good as money.”
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The proverb "Weak birds produce the most offspring; expending one's influence is akin to spending wealth" combines two concepts:
"Weak birds produce the most offspring": Weak or lowly birds may reproduce more prolifically than strong ones.
"Expending one's influence is akin to spending wealth": Fulfilling people's needs by leveraging one's status and standing is a form of expenditure, just like spending money.
Regarding the phrase "expending one's influence is akin to spending wealth," the closest English expression is:
“A favor is as good as money.”
Meaning: Fulfilling a need through influence or a good deed is equivalent to spending money.
There is another English expression that is closer in terms of using influence or connections to help others:
“It’s not what you know, but who you know.”
Meaning: What matters is not what you know, but whom you know.
However, the latter does not precisely convey the idea of ​​using influence as a form of wealth; instead, it focuses on the value of connections and influence.
Therefore, if you are looking for the closest cultural equivalent to the part "expending one's influence is akin to spending wealth":
“A favor is as good as money.”

folan was struck by folans head. رمي فلان من فلان في الرأس.

If he turned away from him and his opinion of him became so bad that he wouldn't even look at him.
Abu Ubayd said: From this comes the hadith of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, when Ziyad ibn Hudhair greeted him and he did not return the greeting. Ziyad said: "I have been struck by the Commander of the Faithful's head." This was due to an appearance he saw in him that he disliked. Ziyad meant: "The Commander of the Faithful has a bad opinion of me." So, if it is said, "So-and-so was struck by so-and-so's head," the implied meaning is: "Something of him was thrown into his head," meaning something was instilled in his mind that caused him to have a bad opinion of him. The definite article in their saying "in the head" stands in for the possessive pronoun, as in the saying: "And our noses are between the beards and the eyebrows."

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 The closest equivalent in English is:
He fell out of favor.
Meaning: He lost his friend's favor or standing.
A very similar expression is:
He got on his bad side.
Meaning: He became the object of his friend's displeasure and ill opinion.
Similarly:
He wouldn't even look at him.
This is close to explaining the proverb: "His opinion of him became so bad that he turned away from him and wouldn't even look at him."
Another proverb with a similar meaning is:
A cloud came between them.
Meaning: Discord or mistrust arose between them and ruined their relationship.

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إذا أعرض عنه وساء رأيه فيه حتى لا ينظر إليه
قال أبو عبيد: ومنه حديث عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله تعالى عنه حين سلم عليه زياد بن حذير فلم يرد عليه، فقال زياد: لقد رميت من أمير المؤمنين في الرأس، وكان -[288]- ذلك لهيئة رآها عليه فكرهها، وأراد زياد لقد ساء رأي أمير المؤمنين في، فإذا قيل "رمي فلان من فلان في الرأس" كان التقدير: رمى في رأسه منه شيء، أي ألقى في دماغه منه وسوسة حتى ساء رأيه فيه، والألف واللام من قولهم "في الرأس" ينوبان عن الإضافة كقوله: وآنفنا بين اللحى والحواجب

The wine of Abu al-Rawqa' does not intoxicate . خمر أبي الروقاء لست تسكر

 This is said of a rich man who has no favor to anyone, nor any kindness to anyone.

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Some of the closest English proverbs and expressions to this meaning—that is, the rich person who is neither helpful nor charitable—are:

"Riches without charity are nothing."

"A rich man who gives nothing is poor at heart."

"As useless as a tree that bears no fruit."

A very similar common proverb is:

"He is rich, but good for nothing."

"Rich, but of no use to anyone."

And also:

"A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich."

This proverb criticizes stinginess in the face of wealth.

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يضرب للغني الذي لا فضل له على أحد، ولا إحسان إلى إنسان.

 

O you who are grateful to yourself, let the gratitude be to you. ......أيها الممتن على نفسك فليكن المن عليك

 Gratitude, favor, and kindness are said to one who is kind to himself: You have attracted the benefit to yourself by what you have done, so do not boast about it to others.

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 Among the closest equivalents are:

Don't pat yourself on the back.

That is, "Don't praise yourself excessively."

No need to boast about doing your duty.

Your reward is in the deed itself.

That is, "Your reward lies in the deed itself."

Virtue is its own reward.

This is the closest in meaning; that is, "Virtue has its own reward." Whoever does good, the good returns to them, so there is no need for boasting or pride.

If you want a formulation closer to the spirit of the Arabic proverb itself, it can be translated metaphorically as:

If your kindness benefits yourself, don't boast of it to others.

الامتنان، الإنعام والإحسان، يقال، لمن يحسن إلى نفسه، قد جذبت بما فعلت المنفعة إلى نفسك فلا تمن به على غيرك. 

- If you do a favor for someone, forget it. --- إذا اتخذتم عند رجل يداً فانسوها

 If you do a favor for someone, forget it. This was said by one of the wise men of Arabia to his sons. Abu Ubaid said: He meant so that you would not feel indebted to people in your hearts, nor mention it with your tongues. He said: You spoil with reminders what you have done to ease your affairs; a generous person does not boast when he gives.

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The closest equivalent in English is:

Do a good deed and forget it.

Do good and then forget it.

Also:

Never remind people of the favors you did for them.

And a well-known proverb, very close in spirit, is:

Cast your bread upon the waters.

That is, do good without expecting anything in return or being reminded of it.

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قال بعض حكماء العرب لبنيه. قال أبو عبيد: أراد حتى لا يقع في أنفسكم الطول على الناس بالقلوب ولا تذكروها بالألسنة. قال:
أفسدت بالمن ما أصلحت من يسر*****ليس الكريم إذا أسدى بـمـنـان