خبّ قرشك الأبيض ليومك الأسود

خبّ قرشك الأبيض ليومك الأسود

(Khabbe qershak el-abiyad la-yomak el-aswad) 
Literal meaning: Hide your white money for your black day.
Meaning: Save the bulk of your money – silver coins – for hard days, like the English expression to save money for a rainy day.

الساقية الجارية ولا النهر المقطوع

A Lebanese proverb from Cedarseed:



 الساقية الجارية ولا النهر المقطوع
(Es-seqiye l-jerye la n-nahr al-maqTu')
Literal meaning:The flowing brook rather than the dry river.  
Meaning: A small but constant source of income is better than a large yet unreliable one.

الشهر الي ما فيه لك شهرية لا عد ايام

An Arabic proverb from Arabic Proverbs Collected by Mrs. A.P. Singer by Enno Littleman
الشهر الي ما فيه لك شهرية لا عد ايام 
Literal meaning: In a month without wages, do not count the days.
Meaning: A day when you don't achieve anything, doesn't count. Littleman says that this proverb is said in many countries: Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Morocco, and Iraq.    


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عطي خبزك للخبّاز ولو أكل نصّه

A Lebanese proverb courtesy of http://www.cedarseed.com.




 عطي خبزك للخبّاز ولو أكل نصّه
('aTi khebzak lal-khebbez wa law akal noSo)
Literal meaning: Give your bread dough to the baker, even if he eats half of it.
Meaning:Always go to the expert, even if it costs you more.

يا واخدة القرد على ماله، يروح المال ويبقَى القرد على حاله

An Egyptian proverb courtesy of Cherine of the wonderful Wordreference forums

يا واخدة القرد على ماله، يروح المال ويبقَى القرد على حاله
Literal Meaning: If you marry a monkey for his money, the money can be lost, but the monkey will still be a monkey.
Meaning: Think twice about marrying an ugly person for his money.

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شحشخ يلتموا عليك

Another Egyptian proverb from Arabic Proverbs.

.شحشخ يلتموا عليك
(shahashakh yeltamu aleik)
Literal Meaning: Jingle (your coins) and they (people) will gather.
Meaning: If you spend money, you will have company. Suggestions for an English equivalent? Comment below.