Showing posts with label future. Show all posts
Showing posts with label future. Show all posts

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Take it from the past and from the future. خذها من ذي قبل ومن ذي عوض

خذها من ذي قبل ومن ذي عوض
أي فيما يستقبل وعوض : اسم للدهر المستقبل والهاء للخطة
يضرب عند التوعد والتهدد
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Take it from the past and from the future.
That is, in the future, and "in the future" refers to the future, and the "it" is for the plan. It is used when making a threat or warning.
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المثل العربي «خُذْهَا مِنْ ذِي قَبْلٍ وَمِنْ ذِي عَوَضٍ» يُقال في الوعيد والتهديد، ومعناه: اعلم أن الحساب آتٍ لا محالة، سواء الآن أو في الزمن القادم؛ فاستعد للعاقبة.
ومن أقرب المقابلات الإنجليزية:
Your day will come.
(سيأتي يومك.)
أو:
You'll get what's coming to you.
(ستنال ما تستحقه / سيأتيك جزاء عملك.)
ومن عبارات التهديد المشابهة:
Just wait and see.
(انتظر وسترى.)
أو:
Reckoning day will come.
(سيأتي يوم الحساب.)
وأقرب مقابل من حيث الاستعمال في التهديد والوعيد هو:
You'll get what's coming to you.
لأنه يفيد أن العاقبة أو الجزاء قادم لا محالة، عاجلاً أو آجلاً، وهو جوهر معنى المثل العربي.
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The Arabic proverb “Take it from the past and from the future” is used as a warning or threat. Its meaning is: Know that accountability is inevitable, whether now or in the future; so prepare for the consequences.
Some of the closest English equivalents are:
Your day will come.
Or:
You'll get what's coming to you.
Similar threatening phrases include:
Just wait and see.
Or:
The Day of Reckoning will come.
The closest equivalent in terms of usage for threats and warnings is:
You'll get what's coming to you.
This is because it conveys that the consequence or punishment is inevitable, sooner or later, which is the essence of the Arabic proverb.

Monday, June 1, 2026

His wealth has vanished like scattered rays. ذَهَبَ مَالُهُ شَعَاعِ‏.‏

The word is built on the vowel "i" (kasrah), like "qatam," meaning scattered. The poet said
ayd squandered his wealth, so that his inherited and new possessions became like scattered rays.
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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.”
eaning: 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.”
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مبني على الكسر مثل قَطَام، أي - متفرقاً، قال الشاعر‏:‏

أغلّ بِمَالِهِ زيدٌ فأضْحَى * وَتَالِدُهُ وَطَارِفُةُ شَعَاعِ

مميزة

She went too far, and lost all sense. ذَهَبَتْ طُولاً، وَعَدِمَتْ مَعْقُولاً‏.‏

ذَهَبَتْ طُولاً، وَعَدِمَتْ مَعْقُولاً‏.‏ She went too far, and lost all sense. -------------------------------------------------- أقرب مقاب...