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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«كُل مِنْ جَانَا يِحِبِّ مُرْجَانَهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Anyone who walks into our house ends up smitten with Murjana.

Literal wording

Everyone who has come to us loves Murjana.

Meaning and lesson

The saying imagines a household whose enslaved female servant, Murjana, is the one every visitor ends up adoring. Anyone who comes to the house and passes its threshold is pictured falling for her, and the name itself was borne by enslaved men and women, so the household setting is part of how the line is understood.

In wider use the expression describes a thing that captivates everyone who sees it, so that each viewer becomes infatuated in the same way. The emphasis lies on the uniformity of the reaction, since the admiration is not confined to one person's taste but takes hold of each newcomer alike.

When it is used

Use it about a thing that charms each new observer, such as a place or object that wins over everyone who sees it. Because the name belonged to enslaved servants, avoid applying the saying to a real woman, since that can sound demeaning or objectifying.

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