Sudanese Proverbs and Wise Sayings

Sudanese Proverbs and Sayings

We present to you, dear reader, some of the rich Sudanese proverbs and sayings in this article:

• Flattery is sweet on Sido's lips.
• Money is shared, not hoarded.
• Your own hand can overcome your enemies.
• The ember burns the skin it touches.
• It's better to be direct than to pretend.
• My heart is with the wronged, and the wronged’s heart rests on stone.
• If misfortune comes with wealth, I forgive you; if it comes with pride, I weep for you.
• Goodness in a cursed place is like light in a candle.
• If she overpowers you, widen her path.
• The needy searches for the cow’s mouth.
• He thanked me, but said, 'Next month, another time.'
• I pray only for what is lawful and honest.
• The generous are never burdened by kindness.
• Erase his name from your conscience’s map.
• Be scattered among the reeds, and avoid the foolish ones.
• Debt is like two dirhams that stain the cheeks.
• Ohhh... I’ll graze with your leash.
• Receive the guest promptly, even with bread and dried dates.
• Many enemies mean constant watchfulness.
• Clay stuck between the heels won’t stay as sandals.
• The tiny ant fears the rope’s pull.
• Two people told me: your family has no strength.
• Your mother hasn’t eaten since last harvest.
• The fowl feasts while the goat grazes.
• Life doesn’t last like the sound of a drum in ruins.
• There was good when the bird carried it away.
• Handwork brings security from poverty.
• If wealth pleases you, look at the sun at noon; if men trouble you, look at the dust.
• The one who eats garlic says, 'Eat it too.'
• Prosperity makes you gentle; adversity will humble you.
• It’s useless to act after slaughter.
• If a spider’s thread pulls, it breaks—just as a chain might snap under pressure.
• They’re busy grinding.
• A man with money is like a guard.
• When flattery flourishes, wheat grows.
• The cow’s horn is its power.
• Autumn comes, and the goats grow thin.
• The safe path to safety is near.
• Money is shared, not hoarded.
• Five in two.
• Justice lies hidden in debt—it appears in its skin.
• One who hasn’t seen the sea should not abandon the canal.
• The pen never fades from the page.
• What comes to you does not bind you.
• Hope for wisdom, not for falsehood.
• If your choice was good, may your second choice be better.
• Oh… drink and rest.
• People are like ruins—some are high, some are low.
• Excess turns against you.
• The poor man’s blanket doesn’t hide his feet.
• Kohl helps nothing for a stony eye.
• Birth is small, but walking begins early.
• The safe path to safety is near.
• Tomorrow’s banana is already in your hand, monkey.
• A fishbone cannot be swallowed or avoided.
• A house made of straw won’t fall on stones.
• He comes to anoint her eyes.
• Bad luck finds the bone in the crushed fig.
• Politeness, politeness, politeness… be ashamed, then repent. (A saying from my mother.)
• What hasn’t happened to you, don’t ruin it.
• Hands that are clean don’t clap.
• Your skin isn’t yours—like thorns, it sticks.
• When troubles pile up, sleep becomes a prayer.
• Close the door, let the wind pass through—rest.
• A kind word can bring peace to a home.
• The helpless rely on tears.
• Friday’s footstep meets Sunday’s.
• Stretch your legs according to your blanket.
• Some days are honey, others are onions.
• The wise person is at peace.
• Water doesn’t drown fish.
• Listen to elders’ words, even if they speak poorly.
• He’s always wandering from honesty and deceit.
• Horses turn, but gratitude goes to Hamad.
• Love for the fox is digging.