Post by Zaim al-Daleel on Aug 2, 2008 21:34:02 GMT -7
May peace be upon you. A general greeting.
May peace be upon you also.
My liver! - expression of surprise
May Fortune smile upon you.
May Fate guide thee to salt and myrrh.
She is to a man as rain is to the desert.
You are the son of dried camel dung.
You are the son of a dog's water.
Not even fleas seek the hospitality of your tent
May you sleep with a restless heart and know a thousand nights of misery.
May even your tears lack salt, your camels lack milk and your manhood lack resolve
I conjure you to do it! --I beseech or command you to do it.
The gods are merciful and all-knowing and I am but a humble slave before them. --often said by when receiving a compliment, as a matter of apparent humility and a defense against the evil eye.
You are the life-stuff of my liver! --You are very dear to my heart.
I have a pain in my liver. --I have a pain in my heart.expression for "You have caused me pain, shame, or sorrow."
Your eyes are my eyes, your soul, my soul, your breath fills my lungs and your heart beats in my chest! --Lover's talk.
You have given me an internal wound I hope will never heal. --Lover's talk.
Your countenance is not unpleasing to me
You are the salt of my tears
He makes coffee from dawn until the dead of night. --expression meaning "He is truly an outstanding host."
You have baked your bread; now you must eat it.
As the mind expands, the tongue grows quiet.
Though your companion may be honey, do not eat him completely. --Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.
We opened our home to him, and he brought in his ass(donkey). --He overstepped the bounds of good taste; he tested the limits of our hospitality.
Guests are like fish; after three days, both stink. --refers to the three day-limit for a guest's stay
When it begins to rain, he takes shelter in the fountain.
A man's head is like the desert; the hotter it gets, the emptier it gets.
After the incense has come, the guest must go. --A expression in reference to the custom of passing a
censer filled with frankincense following a coffee ceremony, after which the guests leave (or retire for the evening).
It was in this fashion that the tale was told to me, so it is in this fashion that I tell it to you now.
Life without honor is the dung of camels.
A man without a family is like a eunuch.
The guest is lord of the salt. --proverb illustrating the importance of hospitality.
There is no Fate but the Fate which we are steal from the chest of Time. --proverb.
May peace be upon you also.
My liver! - expression of surprise
May Fortune smile upon you.
May Fate guide thee to salt and myrrh.
She is to a man as rain is to the desert.
You are the son of dried camel dung.
You are the son of a dog's water.
Not even fleas seek the hospitality of your tent
May you sleep with a restless heart and know a thousand nights of misery.
May even your tears lack salt, your camels lack milk and your manhood lack resolve
I conjure you to do it! --I beseech or command you to do it.
The gods are merciful and all-knowing and I am but a humble slave before them. --often said by when receiving a compliment, as a matter of apparent humility and a defense against the evil eye.
You are the life-stuff of my liver! --You are very dear to my heart.
I have a pain in my liver. --I have a pain in my heart.expression for "You have caused me pain, shame, or sorrow."
Your eyes are my eyes, your soul, my soul, your breath fills my lungs and your heart beats in my chest! --Lover's talk.
You have given me an internal wound I hope will never heal. --Lover's talk.
Your countenance is not unpleasing to me
You are the salt of my tears
He makes coffee from dawn until the dead of night. --expression meaning "He is truly an outstanding host."
You have baked your bread; now you must eat it.
As the mind expands, the tongue grows quiet.
Though your companion may be honey, do not eat him completely. --Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.
We opened our home to him, and he brought in his ass(donkey). --He overstepped the bounds of good taste; he tested the limits of our hospitality.
Guests are like fish; after three days, both stink. --refers to the three day-limit for a guest's stay
When it begins to rain, he takes shelter in the fountain.
A man's head is like the desert; the hotter it gets, the emptier it gets.
After the incense has come, the guest must go. --A expression in reference to the custom of passing a
censer filled with frankincense following a coffee ceremony, after which the guests leave (or retire for the evening).
It was in this fashion that the tale was told to me, so it is in this fashion that I tell it to you now.
Life without honor is the dung of camels.
A man without a family is like a eunuch.
The guest is lord of the salt. --proverb illustrating the importance of hospitality.
There is no Fate but the Fate which we are steal from the chest of Time. --proverb.