ProverbCommunicationArabic origin

يد الله مع الجماعة (Yad Allāh maʿa al-jamāʿa)

Meaning: People who stand together are protected and strong.

Literally: God's hand is with the group

Example: “تعاونوا على إنجاز المشروع، فيد الله مع الجماعة.” — Work together to finish the project: united we stand, divided we fall.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and 5 more languages

  • English: United we stand, divided we fall
  • French: L'union fait la force (literally: Unity makes strength)
  • Spanish: La unión hace la fuerza (literally: Union makes strength)
  • German: Einigkeit macht stark (literally: Unity makes strong)
  • Italian: L'unione fa la forza (literally: Union makes strength)
  • Portuguese: A união faz a força (literally: Union makes strength)
  • Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht (literally: Unity makes power)
  • Russian: Один в поле не воин (Odin v pole ne voin) (literally: One man in the field is no army)
  • Polish: Zgoda buduje, niezgoda rujnuje (literally: Harmony builds, discord ruins)
  • Turkish: Birlikten kuvvet doğar (literally: Strength is born of unity)

Origin: From a hadith in al-Tirmidhi's collection (no. 2166): God's hand is with the community. Al-Tirmidhi graded it good but singly reported.

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