Arabic proverb of the day focuses on the difference between making a promise and keeping one. The saying, “A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain; and the best promise is that which has been proved by rain,” uses the image of a cloud and rain to explain trust. A cloud can signal rain, but it does not provide water by itself. In the same way, a promise can create expectations, but only action can meet those expectations. The proverb teaches that people should be judged by what they do, not only by what they say they will do.
