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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِللِّي تْعُوفُهْ تْعُوزُهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

The thing you do not want today may be the thing you need later.

Literal wording

What you reject, you may come to need.

Meaning and lesson

The saying warns against dismissing something merely because it seems unappealing or unnecessary at the moment. Circumstances can change, turning a rejected person, object, skill, or option into a useful necessity.

It encourages restraint in contempt and a practical awareness of uncertainty. Rather than treating unwanted things as worthless, one should remember that future need may alter their value and make them important.

When it is used

Used when someone scorns, discards, or refuses something that could later prove useful. It can serve as advice before a hasty rejection or as a reminder after changing circumstances expose the value of what was dismissed.

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