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تجري الرياح بما لا تشتهي السفن

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from a line of poetry by Al-Mutanabbi.

Proverb

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تَجْرِي الرِّيَاحُ بِمَا لَا تَشْتَهِي السُّفُنُ (tajrī r-riyāḥu bimā lā taštahī s-sufunu)

  1. Things do not always go as planned