tiDrab il-'idra 3ala fummaha, tiTla3 il-bint li-ummaha | Used to criticize someone old trying to do things more suited to young people |
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Cooperation from all sides is necessary to accomplish anything | Whereas the word "Allah" has no plural form in Arabic, the English form does |
xosaara qariiba aHsan min maksab ba3iid.
5Similar to "the fox guarding the henhouse," but not exactly the same | The believer is not bitten from the same hole twice |
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A leader's errors are compounded by his followers | Used when you're talking at cross-purposes with someone who won't see reason |