«سِكِّةِ الصُّغَارْ دَيَّقَهْ»

The saying pictures a lane, meaning a road or way rather than a coin, laid out to the measure of 'little ones': the young and those of immature or weak judgment. It is too cramped for anyone of full stature to pass. The image stands for any undertaking shaped by shallow thinking, leaving no space for sound judgment.

In practice it explains why a sensible person feels stifled by such an arrangement and holds back from joining it. Their reluctance is not stubbornness; the scheme itself, born of poor counsel, simply has no room for a wiser approach. Here the word for 'narrow' is a colloquial spelling of the standard term.

Use it to comment wryly on an affair being steered by inexperienced or foolish voices, especially when explaining why a thoughtful person declines to participate. It carries a dismissive edge toward the decision-makers, so it suits candid talk more than polite company.