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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«بَلَاشْ تِوَكِّلْنِي فَرْخَهْ سْمِينَهْ، وِتْبَيِّتْنِي حَزِينَهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Do not treat me generously only to hurt me afterward.

Literal wording

Do not feed me a fat chicken and then leave me to spend the night sorrowful.

Meaning and lesson

The saying criticizes a favor that is spoiled by later hurtful conduct. Its image of a fat chicken represents substantial hospitality or generosity, not food itself; such generosity does not excuse humiliation, anger, or other injury.

It expresses a preference for kindness that remains kind over a gift followed by reproach. It targets conduct that mixes help with emotional harm, rather than generosity alone: when goodwill turns into harm, the earlier favor loses its value.

When it is used

Use it to object when someone pairs help, hospitality, or a gift with later insults, resentment, or emotional mistreatment. It can also warn that generosity should not become a means of making another person feel indebted or distressed.

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