«اِللِّي وَرَاه الطَّلْقْ مَا يْنَامْشْ»

Someone who knows a painful trial is coming finds no rest. The certainty that the hardship cannot be escaped, together with dread of how it will feel, keeps the mind awake before the difficulty begins.

The saying draws on the image of approaching childbirth and expected labor pain. Used figuratively, it can apply broadly to anyone facing an inescapable ordeal, rather than only to childbirth or to any particular group.

Apply it to someone restless or sleepless because a difficult, unavoidable event is approaching, such as a dreaded task or a consequence they must face. It suits genuine looming burdens rather than trivial worries.