🇸🇦 Arabic, taken literally
العين بصيرة واليد قصيرة
'ein basira wel-yad qasira · al-ʿayn baṣīra wal-yad qaṣīra
Literally
The eye is insightful, but the hand is short
What it really means
I want to, but I can't.
Keep the ones you liked. We will bring them back before you forget.
Arabic, taken literally
القرد في عين أمه غزالThe monkey is a gazelle in its mother's eyesاللي يتلسع من الشوربة ينفخ في الزباديThe one who was burned by soup blows on yogurtنقول طور يقولوا احلبوهWe say bull, they say milk itإذا كان حبيبك عسل ما تلحسوش كلهEven if your beloved is honey, don't lick it allاحترنا يا قرعة من وين بدنا نبوسكOh bald one, we don't know where to kiss youطب الجرة ع تمّا بتطلع البنت لإمّاIf you overturn the jar, the daughter comes out like her mother