ربك رب العطا يدى البرد على قد الغطا
Rabbakrab el ata, yeddi el bard ala qad el ghata
Translation:God is a wise provider, he doesnt create more cold than a cover can protect against
Meaning: God has a plan, and his plan is to give you just as much hardship as you are capable of handling. One of a genre of sayings that were designed to reassure people, before modern therapy came into the scene, the proverb tells the listener that he or she will be able to cope somehow: You may not think that you have enough blankets at home, but you’ll do just fine. God is watching over you, and this too shall pass.
Source: Egyptian Proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center for Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha,
Translated by: Nabil Shawkat
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