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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِلزَّرْعْ زَيِّ الْأَجَاوِيدْ يِشِيلْ بَعْضُهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Crops are like good people: they hold one another up.

Literal wording

The crop is like the generous folk: it carries itself, part by part.

Meaning and lesson

The saying likens a field of crops to a circle of good-hearted, open-handed people, in the sense of character rather than social rank. Not every plant thrives equally, yet the vigorous stalks make up for the stunted ones, and the field still yields a satisfying return. The carrying is figurative: strong parts bear up weak ones.

Beyond farming, it expresses confidence in collective outcomes. When people of goodwill stand together, one member's shortfall is offset by another's abundance. Judged as a whole, the group remains sound, so a single disappointing part need not cause alarm.

When it is used

Suited to moments when uneven contributions still add up to an acceptable whole, such as a harvest, team effort, or shared household work. It can reassure someone worried about a weak part, or praise a group whose members compensate for one another.

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