General proverbs are more like sayings than proverbs, as every proverb must have a story. And among his proverbs, there is one that has a known story, except for "Ma Khalla Sabira". Its meaning is that little of it is said, and its origin is that some of them brought a sabira to a guest, and the emir of the Sabira, who came to the land of the Thamamiyyah in the middle of this century, to eat it. He had no prior knowledge of eating sabira, so he took its seeds to eat. And the sabira went, and "Sabira Hassan" became a proverb for everything you want to eat, and you changed it completely until nothing remained of the original except its trace. And I have included in this collection all the proverbs that are authentic and can be a witness to the language of the people, and a witness to their condition. I collected proverbs from the people of Sham, Cairo, Beirut, Lebanon, and Egypt, and from the Sudanese in Berber and Khartoum. I have listed each category separately. I have placed proverbs that are common in meaning in the same way, and I have indicated them with the letter (M) if they are Shamite. And I have indicated proverbs specific to Egypt and Sudan with the letter (N), and I have not mentioned them again among the Egyptian and Sudanese proverbs to avoid repetition. As for the Shamite proverbs that are prevalent in Egypt or Sudan with a difference in wording, I have included them in the chapter of each country with their wording. As for the eloquent proverbs that are used by the common people, we have mentioned them in the chapter of Shamite proverbs and distinguished them with the letter (F). I have distinguished the proverbs specific to the people with the letter (N). I have arranged each category of proverbs alphabetically to facilitate their review and discussion. I have omitted all the proverbs circulating among the masses, despite their abundance and correct meaning, because they are vulgar and offensive. And I have not included them in my book, as they are not worthy of being included in the noble Arabic books. I have not included proverbs of the masses in my book, as the reader has no choice but to accept them. I do not know if they are considered proverbs or not, let alone their spread in books. Especially in this era, when the market for knowledge has become widespread and books are being published. I have collected proverbs of women and men. Then the aforementioned German traveler Burckhardt did not overlook the proverbs of the masses mentioned there, but translated them and commented on them.