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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«يَا قُوْمْ لُكُمْ يُومْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

Listen, people: a day is coming for you too.

Literal wording

O people, for you there is a day.

Meaning and lesson

The saying warns people not to be lulled by their present situation. Whatever ease, standing or advantage they enjoy now is temporary, because circumstances shift, and a different day is already on its way to them.

The address 'O people' turns the remark into a general reminder rather than a private complaint. It works as a humbling caution that fortune turns; the coming 'day' is a warning against complacency, not a hopeful promise of future success.

When it is used

Say it to someone who is enjoying power, wealth or good luck and acting as if it will last forever. It can serve as a sober caution among friends or as a pointed rebuke to someone arrogant.

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