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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«أَنَا وْحَبِيبِي رَاضِي وِانْتَ مَالَكْ يَا قَاضِي»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

We have settled it between ourselves, so why are you interfering?

Literal wording

My beloved and I are content; what business is it of yours, judge?

Meaning and lesson

The saying rebukes a third person who objects after the people directly concerned have reached an agreement. Once the matter has been settled between them, that person's intervention is presented as unnecessary.

It expresses the view that a dispute or arrangement belongs to those involved when they have accepted its outcome. An outsider's continued objection is questioned because the parties themselves are satisfied with the resolution.

When it is used

Use it when two people have come to terms over a matter and someone else continues to object or intrude. It challenges the relevance of that third person's interference after agreement has been reached.

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