fiha khir فيها خير
Tunisian Derja · expression
“fiha khir” (فيها خير) is an expression in Tunisian Derja meaning it's for the best.
Meanings
- it's for the best
- there is good in it
Usage
Fiha khir literally means "there is good in it". It is used to put a setback or bad news in perspective, implying that God knows best and that it will turn out well. It is often heard as "inchallah fiha khir" or "rabbi ja3lha fiha khir". The usual reply is "amin" or "inchallah". The expression is also used to cautiously ask about news: "fiha khir inchallah ?" (it's good news, I hope?). Its register is neutral and common, used by all generations.
Example
ما خذيتش الخدمة؟ ما عليش، إن شاء الله فيها خير
ma khdhitech el khedma? ma 3lich, inchallah fiha khir
“You didn't get the job? Never mind, God willing it's for the best.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fiha khir” but also “fiha 5ir”, “fiha kheir”, “fih khir” and “fiha khayr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.
Type “fiha khir” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “it's for the best, it'll turn out well”; “there is good in it/her”: fiha khir in Algerian.