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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِلْغِيرَهْ مُرَّهْ وِالصَّبْرْ عَلَى اللهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Jealousy tastes bitter, and the strength to bear it lies with God.

Literal wording

Jealousy is bitter, and patience is upon God.

Meaning and lesson

The saying stresses how painful jealousy is, likening it to a bitter taste that lingers in the heart. It concerns jealousy especially as wives feel it, not envy of possessions, and treats that feeling as a deep wound rather than a passing irritation that can simply be argued away.

The second half turns from the pain to coping with it. It may mean that only God can supply the patience needed to bear such hurt, or that the sufferer must endure while relying on God. Either way, it offers resignation and faith as the response to an emotion people cannot easily control.

When it is used

Said when someone, especially a wife facing a rival for her husband's affection, is visibly hurt by jealousy. It acknowledges the depth of the pain rather than dismissing it, and gently points toward endurance placed in God's hands as the only remaining remedy.

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