ما كل قول يسمع — Ibn Al Habariya

ما كُل قَول يُسمَع

ما كُل نصح ينجع

Not every saying is heard.

Not every counsel proves effective.

ما كل عذر يقبل

ما كل ذل يُحمل

Not every excuse is accepted.

Not every humiliation is borne.

ما كل ظَن يصدق

ما كُل غَرس يورق

Not every supposition proves true.

Not every planting puts forth leaves.

ما كُلُ ماء يغرق

ما كُل نار تُحرق

Not all water drowns.

Not every fire burns.

ما كل غَيم يمطر

ما كل غصن يثمر

Not every cloud brings rain.

Not every branch bears fruit.

ما كل سَعي ينجح

ما كل زند يقدح

Not every endeavor succeeds.

Not every firestick yields a spark.

ما كل والٍ يعدل

ما كل داء يقتل

Not every governor acts justly.

Not every illness kills.

ما كل ماء يشرَب

ما كل ظَهر يركَب

Not all water is drunk.

Not every back is ridden.

ما كل جان يعذر

ما كلُ ذَنب يغفر

Not every offender is excused.

Not every sin is forgiven.

ما كل سَيف يقطَع

ما كل جُهدٍ يَنفع

Not every sword cuts.

Not every effort helps.

ما كل جد يسعد

ما كل ساع يفسد

Not every earnest effort prospers.

Not everyone who strives does harm.

ما كل سهم ينفذ

ما كل كَيد ينقذ

Not every arrow penetrates.

Not every stratagem saves.

ما كل حصن يَمتنع

ما كل حَبل ينقطع

Not every fortress holds out.

Not every rope breaks.

ما كل بَرق يَتبع

ما كل رَأيٍ يخدع

Not every lightning flash is followed.

Not every opinion deceives.

ما كُل أَنفٍ يجدع

ما كل أَرض تزرع

Not every nose is cut off.

Not every land is sown.

ما كل مَرعى يحمد

ما كل باب يقصد

Not every pasture is praised.

Not every door is sought.

ما كل خَصم يحذر

ما كل راج يظفر

Not every adversary is feared.

Not everyone who hopes prevails.

ما كل مَيت يبكي

ما كل جان يَشكي

Not every dead person is wept for.

Not every offender is complained of.

ما كل ولدٍ رامه

ما كل خال شامه

Not every child is Rāmah.

Not every mole is a beauty spot.

ما كل غاز قيس

ما كل زاد حيس

Not every raider is Qays.

Not all provisions are hays.

ما كل شهم عنتره

ما كل حلو سكره

Not every gallant man is ʿAntarah.

Not every sweet thing is a lump of sugar.

ما كل موتور عدى

ما كل ممطور هدى

Not every bereaved man is ʿAdī.

Not everything rained upon is guidance.

ما كل وصل حَبا

ما كل باك صَبا

Not every union is love.

Not everyone who weeps is lovesick.

ما كل يَوم عيد

ما كل عاو سيد

Not every day is a festival.

Not every howler is a wolf.

ما كل فعل يجزى

ما كل جان يخزى

Not every deed is requited.

Not every offender is disgraced.

ما كل عام صائِفا

ما كل جرح جائِفا

Not every year is hot.

Not every wound reaches a body cavity.

ما كل لَيل مقمر

ما كُل غاز ينصر

Not every night is moonlit.

Not every raider is granted victory.

ما كل ذل يحسن

ما كل شَيء يمكن

Not every submission is becoming.

Not everything is possible.

ما كل صَب يعذل

ما كل ثقل يحمل

Not every lovesick person is censured.

Not every burden is borne.

ما كُل مَن سادَ نفس

ما كل مَن ذل تعس

Not everyone who rules is envied.

Not everyone who is humbled is wretched.

ما كُلُّ محبوب حسن

ما كل محلوب لَبَن

Not every beloved is beautiful.

Not everything milked is milk.

ما كلُ يَوم تقدر

ما كل وَقت تظفر

Not every day are you able.

Not at every moment do you prevail.

ما كُلُ غاز يَسلم

ما كُل ساع يَغنَم

Not every raider comes through unharmed.

Not everyone who strives gains spoils.

ما كُل باغ يُدرك

ما كُل ناع يَهلك

Not every seeker attains.

Not every bearer of death-news perishes.

ما كُل خَد ناب

ما كُلُ جد كاب

Not every cheek is averted.

Not every fortune falters.

ما كل صَيد يُؤكل

ما كُلُ شَيء يفعل

Not every quarry is eaten.

Not everything is done.

ما كل ماء لجه

ما كل عذر حجه

Not all water is a deep sea.

Not every excuse is a valid argument.

ما كل خود علوه

ما كل هجر سلوه

Not every fair maiden is ʿAlwah.

Not every estrangement means forgetting.

ما كل وَصل صَبوه

ما كل كَأس قَهوه

Not every union is infatuation.

Not every cup holds wine.

ما كل شَيء يُذكر

ما كل بر يُشكر

Not everything is mentioned.

Not every kindness is thanked.

ما كلُ كاو يَنضج

ما كُلُ نجح يَنهج

Not every cauterizer burns thoroughly.

Not every success opens a path.

ما كُل عرق يكوى

ما كُلُ بَرد يُطوى

Not every vein is cauterized.

Not every cloak is folded.

ما كُلُ عَهد يخفر

ما كل فعل يفقر

Not every covenant is broken.

Not every deed brings poverty.

ما كلُ عود صعده

ما كل وردٍ جَعده

Not every stick is a straight spear.

Not every blossom is germander.

ما كُل دَوح سمره

ما كُل زَهر ثمره

Not every spreading tree is an acacia.

Not every flower is a fruit.

ما كُلَّ مطل بخلا

ما كُل نَبت نَخلا

Not every delay in payment is stinginess.

Not every plant is a palm.

ما كُل بَذل جودا

ما كُل عود عودا

Not every act of giving is generosity.

Not every piece of wood is fragrant oud.

ما كُلُ خَد يلطم

ما كُل ثَغر يلثم

Not every cheek is slapped.

Not every mouth is kissed.

ما كُل عَرض يهجى

ما كُل برّ يُرجى

Not every reputation is lampooned.

Not every kindness is hoped for.

ما كُلُ ضَب يحرش

ما كل وال ينجش

Not every spiny-tailed lizard is teased out.

Not every governor makes sham bids.

ما كل قَول يؤثر

ما كل صَول يحذر

Not every saying is passed down.

Not every onslaught is feared.

ما كل شعر ينشد

ما كل غاو يرشد

Not every poem is recited.

Not everyone astray finds guidance.

ما كُل مَن جَد وَجَد

ما كُلُ مَن جادَ مجد

Not everyone who strives finds success.

Not everyone who gives generously is honored.

ما كُل من ماتَ فَقَد

ما كُلُّ مَن أَعطى حَمد

Not everyone who dies is missed.

Not everyone who gives is praised.

ما كل ثَغر أشنبا

ما كل بَرق خلبا

Not every mouth has gleaming teeth.

Not every lightning flash is deceptive.

ما كُل عَهد يُرعى

ما كُل مَيت يَنعى

Not every covenant is honored.

Not every dead person's death is announced.

ما كل وَعد يمطل

ما كل سَعي يبطل

Not every promise is deferred.

Not every endeavor comes to nothing.

ما كل كسر يُجبر

ما كل برد ينشر

Not every fracture is mended.

Not every cloak is unfolded.

ما كل ثَوب يلبس

ما كل ثَغر يحرس

Not every garment is worn.

Not every frontier is guarded.

ما كل ظل يقلص

ما كل ود يخلص

Not every shadow shrinks.

Not every affection is sincere.