Maahmaah Soomaali
Discover the wisdom of East Africa through traditional Somali proverbs
🌟 Proverb of the Day
Meaning: Children's noise is their happiness
Context: Noise shows life — vitality comes with chaos
Meaning: Blame sits on the cheek
Context: Shame is visible — wrong deeds reveal themselves
Meaning: Youthful excitement leads to regret later
Context: Impulsiveness brings consequences — think ahead
Meaning: A full child is amused by fingers
Context: The satisfied forget hardship — comfort breeds play
Meaning: Clothes longer than you won't protect from cold
Context: What doesn't fit you won't benefit you — choose according to need
Meaning: A heron's inheritance belongs to the vulture
Context: The cunning profit from the lazy — only the active gain reward
Meaning: A drizzle that failed to become rain
Context: A promise unfulfilled — effort without completion
Meaning: Tall one, shorten for me; thin one, you can't cut it
Context: Every strength has a weakness — balance brings success
Meaning: When an ear is cut, the hole remains
Context: Wounds heal but leave marks — forgiveness doesn't erase memory
Meaning: An ear that hears evil doesn't spread good
Context: Gossip destroys virtue — avoid harmful talk
Meaning: The boiling pot is hot for a reason
Context: Every effect has a cause — nothing happens without reason
Meaning: A shared burden isn't a burden
Context: Problems feel lighter when shared — solidarity eases pain
Meaning: The dying one perishes before the knife arrives
Context: Fate strikes before action — death can't be delayed
Meaning: The grave-digger falls into decay himself
Context: Evil deeds destroy their doer — wrongdoing backfires
Meaning: The blood of a woman can't be hidden
Context: Truth and guilt eventually surface — secrets don't last
Meaning: An empty pot and a full pot aren't struck together
Context: Unequal things shouldn't be compared — fairness matters
Meaning: When the prostitute was advised, she said, "Hurry up, men are waiting for me."
Context: The corrupt ignore advice — those lost in sin reject correction
Meaning: Before you call her a harlot, she calls you one
Context: The guilty often accuse others first — hypocrisy speaks loudest
Meaning: The prostitute who miscarried is already at peace
Context: Once suffering strikes, fear fades — hardship builds resilience
Meaning: Trade (or travel) has diminished you
Context: Wandering or greed can make one lose more than they gain