مصائب قوم عند قوم فوائد

Arabic

Etymology

From a poem by Al-Mutanabbi.

Proverb

مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ • (maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu)

1. one man's loss is another man's gain