«رَطْلِ نْحَاسْ بِيِغْنِي نَاسْ»

The saying holds that a modest quantity of a cheap metal can enrich and content people. A ratl is a traditional weight of no fixed value, and copper stands for humble worth beside gold or silver, not literal copper wealth. Something that looks paltry may still meet real needs.

It also stresses that value depends on who is judging. What one person shrugs off as too little to matter, another may regard as plenty and draw genuine benefit from, so judgments of worth reflect each person's circumstances.

Suitable when someone dismisses a sum, gift, or resource as trivial, to point out that for others it could be substantial. It can gently correct disdain for small amounts or encourage giving even when one's contribution seems negligible.