الصبر مفتاح الفرج (Aṣ-ṣabr miftāḥ al-faraj)

Meaning: Patient endurance opens the way out of hardship.

Literally: Patience is the key to relief

Example: “لا تيأس، ستتحسن الأمور. الصبر مفتاح الفرج.” — Don't despair, things will get better: good things come to those who wait.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 3 more languages

English: Good things come to those who wait
French: Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre (literally: Everything comes in time to those who know how to wait)
Spanish: La paciencia es la madre de la ciencia (literally: Patience is the mother of science)
Japanese: 果報は寝て待て (Kahō wa nete mate) (literally: Good fortune comes while sleeping and waiting)
German: Geduld bringt Rosen (literally: Patience brings roses)
Italian: Chi la dura la vince (literally: Whoever holds out wins)
Portuguese: Quem espera sempre alcança (literally: Whoever waits always gets there)
Turkish: Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş (literally: The patient dervish got his wish)

Origin: Faraj is relief from distress: patience is the key that unlocks it.

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