A bad workman blames his tools.
Mann 3ataba 3ala eddahri Taalat ma3tabatoh.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
3asfouron fel yad, khayron min 3asharatin 3ala el shajarah.
A burnt child dreads fire.
Al maldoughu yakhaafu jarrata el 7abl.
A cat has nine lives.
Lil mar'ati, kal hirrati, tis3u arwaa7.
A cock crows on his own dunghill.
Kullu deekin 3ala mazbalatihi Sayyaa7.
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Al ghareequ yata3allaqou bi 7ibaali el hawaa'.
A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
La yoldaghou el mo'minu min jo7ren marratayn.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
AsSadeeqou 3inda edDeeq.
A hungry man is an angry man.
Aljou3u kaafer.
A jack of all trades is master of none.
Katheeru el karraat qaleelu el barraat.
A man can do no more than he can.
Faaqed el shay' la yo3Teeh.
A man cannot serve two masters.
La yojma3u sayfaani fee ghimd.
A secret between more than two is no secret.
Kullu sirrin jaawaza el ithnayni shaa3.
A word to a wise man is enough.
Inna ellabeeba min el ishaarati yafham.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Zur ahlaka ghibban tazdad 7obban.
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
3adowwon 3aaqel khayron min Sadeeqin jaahil.
Better be sure than sorry.
Man nathara fel 3awaaqeb, salima mina el nawaa'eb.
Birds of a feather flock together.
AtToyouru 3ala ashkaaliha taqa3.
Charity begins at home.
Al aqrabouna awlaa bel ma3rouf.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Annathaafatu mina el eeman.
Dead men tell no tales.
Laysa lel mayti lisaanon fayanToq.
Diamonds cut diamonds.
Likulli shay'inn aafatonn min jinsihi, 7atta el 7adeedu saTaa 3alayhi el mibradou.
Do as you would be done by.
A7bib li ghayrek maa to7ibbu linafsek, wakrah lahu ma takrahu laha.
East or west, home is best.
Kamm manzilin bil arDi ya'lafuhu el fata, wa 7aneenuhu abadann li awwali manzili.
Easy come easy go.
Maa tajlibuhu erriyaa7 ta'khuthuhu ezzawaabe3.
Every dog has his day.
Addahru yawmaan: yawmon laka wa yawmon 3alayk.
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
Kullu mamnoo3in matboo3.
Four eyes see better than two.
Ra'yaani khayron min ra'y.
God's mills grind slow but sure.
Inna allaaha yomhel wala yohmel.
Grasp all, lose all.
Al qanaa3atu kanzon la yafnaa.
He laughs best who laughs last.
Al umouru bikhawaatimiha.
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Qad Dalla man kaanat el 3omyaanu tahdeeh.
Ill-gotten gains never prosper.
Almaalu el 7araamu la yadoum.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Kama todeen, todaan.
Know thyself.
Mann 3arafa nafsah, 3arafa rabbah.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
ED7ak taD7ak laka eddonya.
Let bygones be bygones.
3afa allahu 3amma salaf.
Like father like son.
Haatha el shiblu min thaaka el asad.
Love is blind.
Inna el hawa shareeku el 3ama.
Love me love my dog.
Wa o7ibbuha wa to7ibbunee, wa yo7bbu naaqataha ba3eeree.
Manners make the man.
Innama el umamu el akhlaaqu ma baqiyat, fa inn humu thahabat akhlaaqohom thahabou.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
Al insaanu fettafkeer, wallaahu fettaqdeer.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Al 7aajatu taftuqu el7eela.
Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.
La to'ajjel 3amala elyawmi ila elghadd.
Never too old to learn.
OTlubu el 3ilma mina elmahdi ila ella7d.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
Bithaa qaDat el ayyaamu ma bayna ahliha, maSaa'ibu qawmin 3inda qawmin fawaa'ed.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Albu3du jafaa'.
Put your trust in God, but keep your powder dry.
A3qel wa tawakkal.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Al3aSa liman 3aSa.
Speech is silver, but silence is gold.
Khayru elkhilaali 7ifthu ellisaan.
Still waters run deep.
Ta7t essawahi dawahi.
Strike while the iron is hot.
EDreb el 7adeeda 7aamiyan.
The longest day has an end.
La budda likulli laylin min aakhir.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
Innama amwaalukum wa awlaadukum fitnah.
When you are at Rome, do as Romans do.
Itha kunta fee qawmin fa7leb fee inaa'ihim.
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
Estaraa7a mann la 3aqla lah.
Without hope, the heart would break.
U3lol ennafsa bil aamaali arqabuhaa, ma aDyaqa el3aysha lawla fus7atu el amali.
Sources: Al Mawred English/Arabic Dictioary, 1994 Ed.
