«طُولْةِ الْعُمْرْ تِقَطَّعِ الشَّدَايِدْ»

The saying holds that a person who is meant to live a long life will get past sickness, danger, or crushing setbacks, outlasting them rather than merely enduring. Within its fatalistic worldview, survival is decided by the length of one's appointed span, not by how severe the trouble happens to be.

In practice it offers both reassurance and acceptance. Troubles are real, but they are passing for anyone whose time has not yet arrived. It expresses a belief about fate rather than a guarantee, and can urge patience during a crisis or serve as a reflective comment on someone who unexpectedly made it through.

Fits moments of comfort for someone enduring illness or serious misfortune, or remarks about a person who recovered against the odds. It voices a fatalistic outlook rather than a factual promise, and may feel hollow to the grieving or to listeners preferring encouragement focused on personal effort.