«اِللِّي عَنْدُهْ فَرْخَهْ مَا تْضِيعْ لُهْ قَمْحَهْ»

The proverb praises having a small but useful resource that prevents minor losses from accumulating. Its chicken image is figurative: even scraps or grains that fall aside can be recovered and put to use rather than wasted.

It can also commend an alert attendant who safeguards an employer’s property by noticing small losses. This reflects the saying’s historical social framing and should not be read as endorsing subordinate roles or assumptions about those who perform them.

Use it when a modest household resource yields practical savings by gathering what would otherwise be lost. It may also refer to a watchful attendant whose care prevents waste, though that employer-and-subordinate framing may not suit every audience.