حمارتك ا لعارجة ولاسؤال اللئيم
Homartak el argah wala so'al el la'im
Translation: Better to ride on your limping donkey and not ask a mean person to lend you their ride.
Meaning: Don't rely on the charity of others if you have any resources, however meager . Until a century or so ago most people used to own their own transport animals, which mostly lived with them in the house. But you can also rent an animal for the day for your transport, and a person to carry your shopping as well.
Source: ُEgyptian proverbs
Translated by: Nabil Shawka
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