الحماره حمارتنا ونركب على الذيل

Ayna  from the englishsabla.com forums provides this Omani proverb:


 الحمارة حمارتنا ونركب على الذيل
(alHamaara Hamaaratna wa narakabu 'ala aldheel)
Literal meaning: The donkey is ours, but we ride on it's tail
Meaning: used when you own something you never get to use, instead other people use it. If you can think of an English equivalent, comment below.

متل الجرس ع دنب بغل

A Lebanese proverb from cedarseed:


متل الجرس ع دنب بغل
(metl ej-jaras 'a danab baghl)
Literal meaning: Like the bell on the mule's tail
meaning: said of someone who never stops talking, like "could talk hind leg off a donkey"