اسعى يا عبد وانا اسعى معاك. اسعى يا عبد.. وانا اسعى معاك

The future is better than what's past; used to cheer people up One who cooks poison tastes it
It's better to cut your losses and admit defeat quickly rather than stick it out and eventually win a victory that cost you a lot It's all the same thing to those who know nothing

Used if someone views different things as if they're all the same.

اسعى يا عبد.. وانا اسعى معاك
الساعي في الخير كفاعله is-saa3i fil-kheir ka'faa3ilu
اسعى يا عبد.. وانا اسعى معاك
اتمسكن حتى تتمكّن itmaskin Hatta titmakkin Pretend to be weak and submissive until you get your chance
اسعى يا عبد.. وانا اسعى معاك
صاحب بالين كداب وصاحب تلاتة منافق SaaHib balein kaddaab, wa-SaaHib talaata mnaafi' Someone who tries to do two things at once is a liar, and someone who tries to do three things at once is a hypocrite
Being alone is better than being with someone bad A loss soon is better than a victory much later
Stretch your legs as far as your blanket extends The imam farted, so those praying behind him shitted

The believer is not bitten from the same hole twice.

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اسعى يا عبد.. وانا اسعى معاك
A beggar, and he wants a whole loaf
Egyptian Arabic proverbs (أمثال مصرية)
Comment about mothers' bias or partiality to their children
اسعى يا عبد.. وانا اسعى معاك
Used to disparage the rich