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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«كُل عُرْمَهْ وِلَهَا قَصَلَهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

No harvest pile is without its rough stalks.

Literal wording

Every heap, and it has its coarse leftover stalks.

Meaning and lesson

The saying holds that nothing comes entirely pure. Any large gathering of good things will carry some inferior part with it, just as a heap of fodder on the threshing floor always leaves coarse, stalky residue behind after it is gathered.

In practice it reminds listeners to expect a mix of fine and poor within any whole, stating this matter-of-factly rather than as harsh condemnation. It can soften disappointment over flaws, excuse a few weak members of a group, or caution against assuming that anything abundant is uniformly excellent.

When it is used

Suitable when someone expects flawless results from a large batch, group, or undertaking. It gently points out that some poor portion is normal and should be accepted or sorted out, rather than treated as a reason to reject everything.

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