«حُمَارْ شُغْلْ»

The phrase describes a person who seems never to tire or lose patience with labor. Whatever task is assigned, they take it on and see it through completely, much like a pack animal that keeps hauling its load without complaint.

The label usually carries a backhanded edge. It suggests the person is good for little besides toil and lacks the insight to plan, manage, or decide how matters should be handled. Since likening someone to a donkey is usually insulting in Arabic, even admiring uses sting; it is not plain praise for diligence.

Use it for someone who reliably carries out whatever work is handed to them, especially when hinting that their value lies in effort rather than judgment. Said of a person kept away from decisions, it plainly belittles them.