علي قد لحافك مد رجليك Ala qadd lehafak medd regleik Translation: According to the length of your bed cover, extend your feet. Meaning: Live within your means Source: Egyptian Proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center for Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha, Translated by: Nabil Shawkat http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/133231.aspx