«عَلِيلْ وعَامِل مِدَاوِي»

The saying mocks a person who is clearly unwell yet poses as the one who cures others. The jab targets self-appointed pretension, not a genuine healer at work. The illness stands for any personal flaw or problem, and the healing role for meddling in others' affairs while ignoring one's own.

Beneath the ridicule lies a lesson about priorities and self-awareness: anyone who honestly saw their own condition would tend to it first.

Use it as a pointed remark about someone who keeps diagnosing and fixing other people's lives while their own troubles go untreated. It is a critical jab rather than gentle advice, suited to informal talk where some bluntness about hypocrisy or blind spots is acceptable.