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all that glitters is not gold in Arabic

لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَا يَلْمَعُ ذَهَبًا laysa kullu mā yalmaʕu ḏahaban

all that glitters is not gold in Arabic: لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَا يَلْمَعُ ذَهَبًا (laysa kullu mā yalmaʕu ḏahaban). In English, all that glitters is not gold means things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear.

Arabic words for all that glitters is not gold

things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so
لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَا يَلْمَعُ ذَهَبًا laysa kullu mā yalmaʕu ḏahaban

English meaning of all that glitters is not gold

  1. proverb Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear.

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Questions about all that glitters is not gold in Arabic

What is the meaning of all that glitters is not gold in Arabic?
All that glitters is not gold in Arabic is لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَا يَلْمَعُ ذَهَبًا (laysa kullu mā yalmaʕu ḏahaban).
ما معنى كلمة all that glitters is not gold؟
All that glitters is not gold: لَيْسَ كُلُّ مَا يَلْمَعُ ذَهَبًا (laysa kullu mā yalmaʕu ḏahaban).
What does all that glitters is not gold mean in English?
All that glitters is not gold means things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that appear nice might not be as good as they appear.

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