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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«مِسِيرْهَا تِجِي الْبَر، وَلَوْ أَلْوَاحْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

The ship will make land in the end, even if it washes up in pieces.

Literal wording

Its fate is to come to the shore, even if as planks.

Meaning and lesson

Every venture must end up somewhere. Like a ship that will reach the coast whether it sails in safely or drifts in as scattered planks from a wreck, any matter eventually comes to rest at its final state, and no amount of delay or turmoil keeps it suspended forever.

The saying holds two outcomes together: arrival may be intact or broken, but arrival itself is certain. It promises no good result. Instead it carries a note of acceptance, inviting the listener to stop fretting over whether a thing will end and to brace for the possibility that it ends badly.

When it is used

Fits moments of waiting or resignation, to say a drawn-out or troubled matter will conclude one way or another. It is not simple encouragement: it can calm impatience or prepare a listener for a damaged result, depending on whether the speaker stresses arrival or ruin.

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