ما يحَكّ للحَيّ لَذّ مِن يده

A Libyan proverb from dormirdebout.wordpress.com

ما يحَكّ للحَيّ لَذّ مِن يده

Literal meaning: Nothing can scratch your itch but your own hand.
 Meaning: No one will do your job or look after your interests. I think this is similar to the English proverb "God helps those who help themselves'.

الزَمّار يموت و صُبْعه يرِفّ

A Libyan proverb from kato of http://dormirdebout.wordpress.com:


الزَمّار يموت و صُبْعه يرِفّ
(alzamaar yamutu wa Sab'ahu yirif)
Literal meaning: The flute player dies with his finger shaking.
Meaning:meaning strong habits stay with you your whole life, even until death, as in the English saying "old habits die hard."


Kato found this proverb in the book L’arabo parlato in Cyrenaica, by Elpido Ianotta. Read the details in his post here.