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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِلْحِيطَهْ اِللِّي لَهَا سَنَّادْ مَا تِفْقِش»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

A wall with a buttress behind it won't buckle.

Literal wording

The wall that has a prop does not bulge.

Meaning and lesson

The image is of a wall braced by an outside prop or buttress. Because something presses against it, it never shows the patchy outward swelling that warns of collapse. Applied to people, whoever has dependable backing stays upright and does not give way, even when strain would otherwise break them.

The saying puts the source of resilience in support rather than in strength alone. A person, household, or venture leaning on a solid helper holds firm through pressure. Without that help, the same pressure might begin to wear them down.

When it is used

Fits remarks about someone who stays steady because a relative, patron, ally, or institution stands behind them. It can also encourage building such support before trouble comes. Depending on tone, it can sound admiring or slightly critical of reliance on connections.

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