Explore Arabic traditional proverbsReviewed 2026-09-27
Sense: Verified- English translation
Rich and poor alike end up in the grave.
- Literal wording
The one in fine cloth and the one in coarse linen are both lowered into the grave.
- Meaning and lesson
Death makes no distinction between people of wealth and people of modest means.
- When it is used
Used to put wealth or social standing in perspective by pointing to a fate everyone shares.
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- Colloquial
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