لأجل عين ألف عين تكرم
Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- لِأَجْلِ عَيْنٍ تُكْرَمُ أَلْفُ عَيْن (liʔajli ʕaynin tukramu ʔalfu ʕayn)
Etymology
editLiterally: “For one eye, a thousand eyes are honoured.” Compare the polite phrase تُكْرَمُ عَيْنُك (tukramu ʕaynuk, literally “may your eye be honoured”).
Pronunciation
editProverb
editلِأَجْلِ عَيْنٍ أَلْفُ عَيْنٍ تُكْرَم • (liʔajli ʕaynin ʔalfu ʕaynin tukram)
- If someone is highly honoured, those associated with them will be honoured as well.