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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«حِدَّايَهْ مِنِ الْجَبَلْ تُطْرُدْ أَصْحَابِ الْوَطَنْ»

Meanings

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

A hawk swoops in from the hills and chases the locals out of their own home.

Literal wording

A kite from the mountain drives out the owners of the homeland.

Meaning and lesson

The saying objects to an upside-down order: an outsider arriving from elsewhere overpowers the people who belong to a place and expels them. The kite, a bird of prey from the mountain, is a predatory intruder who wins through sheer strength rather than rightful claim.

Its force lies in the contrast between the stranger's boldness and the residents' standing on their own home ground, not a political nation. It voices indignation that might, not belonging, decides who keeps a place, and that a newcomer can seize what others have long held.

When it is used

Aim it at a newcomer who moves into a place, takes it over by force, and pushes out those who were there first. Its tone is resentful, suited to grievance or sardonic complaint.

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