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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«مُوشْ كُلِّ الْوَقْعَاتْ زَلَابْيَهْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

You won't always land in something sweet.

Literal wording

Not all the falls are zalabiya.

Meaning and lesson

The saying warns that one lucky turn does not set a pattern. Someone who has stumbled into something delightful should not expect every later situation to prove as pleasant as a plate of zalabiya, the lattice-shaped fried-dough sweet soaked in syrup.

It targets the overconfidence that good fortune can breed. The situations and matters a person lands in vary widely, and some will be bitter, so the speaker urges realistic expectations and continued care instead of complacency after a pleasant surprise.

When it is used

Use it to rein in someone growing careless after an easy win, or to temper your own optimism before a new venture. Its colloquial wording suits informal, good-humored warnings among friends or family, where the food image softens the caution.

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