لا تجعل الحبة قبة

Arabic

Etymology

Literally "do not make a grain into a dome", each being a metaphor for something small and something large, respectively.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laː tad͡ʒ.ʕa.li‿l.ħab.ba.ta qub.ba/

Proverb

لَا تَجْعَلِ الحَبّةَ قُبّة • (lā tajʕali l-ḥabbata qubba)

1. one should not exaggerate or make a scene of trivial matters.
2. one should not allow minor problems or disagreements to snowball.