Maahmaah Soomaali

Discover the wisdom of East Africa through traditional Somali proverbs

🌟 Proverb of the Day

Guur laguma degdego, laguna raago
Don't rush into marriage or delay it too long
Balance is best — choose wisely and timely
Found 73 proverb(s) starting with "A"

Meaning: When locusts leave, they leave blame behind

Context: Destruction always leaves aftermath

Meaning: The rear camel's movement depends on the front one

Context: Followers depend on their leaders' actions

Meaning: Every camel follows the one before it

Context: Leadership determines the group's pace

Meaning: Separated camels are bad, but separated hearts are worse

Context: Emotional distance is more painful than physical distance

Meaning: A camel led by another and a man led by a woman — neither turns aside

Context: Those who follow blindly lack independence

Meaning: The coward's strength is only in boasting

Context: Talkers lack true courage

Meaning: Poor planning is worse than drought

Context: Mismanagement destroys more than scarcity

Meaning: A matter either jumps on you or grows slowly

Context: Be prepared for both sudden and slow challenges

Meaning: What's gone cannot be brought back by "if only"

Context: Regret doesn't change the past

Meaning: A matter not properly cleaned like a goat's tail never heals

Context: Problems must be fully solved

Meaning: Men's affairs are like daggers from the mouth

Context: Words can be as dangerous as weapons

Meaning: Hunger is a need; dirtiness is foolishness

Context: Poverty is forgivable — neglect is not

Meaning: A wedding isn't delayed nor prolonged

Context: Joyous occasions are brief; enjoy them while they last

Meaning: A man with sense is the one another leans on

Context: Wise people are pillars of support

Meaning: Ignorance is worse than drought

Context: Lack of knowledge causes more suffering than hunger

Meaning: Ignorance is darkness

Context: Knowledge is light — ignorance blinds progress

Meaning: A lion's den has no bones left

Context: No one escapes danger unharmed

Meaning: The Abyssinian's head takes an arrow, not advice

Context: Some people learn only through pain

Meaning: He who has seen an Abyssinian calls a European a pilgrim

Context: Perspective depends on experience

Meaning: A trust that stays long with you seems like yours

Context: Familiarity can lead to forgetting what's borrowed