«اِلْوَلَّادَه بِتِوْلِدْ، بَسِّ السَّعَادَهْ»

The proverb plays down sheer fertility. Bearing children is presented as something any prolific mother does as a matter of course. The real prize lies elsewhere: children who turn out well, live fortunate lives, and bring gladness to the parents who raised them.

More broadly, it questions the habit of measuring a household's blessing by how many children it has. Contentment and good luck, it suggests, cannot be produced by numbers. One child who thrives and delights the family may count for more than many who bring no joy.

Fits moments when someone boasts about a large family or treats many offspring as success in itself. Because it centers on a mother's childbearing, aiming it at a specific mother or family can sound like judgment of her children or her luck, so use it with care.