«قَلِيلِ الْبَخْتْ يِلَاقِي الْعَضْمِ فِي الْكِرْشَهْ»

The proverb describes someone so ill-fated that trouble finds them even where none should exist. Tripe is a soft, boneless food, so finding a bone in it is an absurd mishap; a variant names the sheep's fat tail, also boneless, with the same sense. The image stands for someone who stumbles over obstacles in the simplest situations.

The saying places the blame on fortune rather than on effort or competence. It suggests that some people seem marked by bad luck, so that ordinary, easy tasks go wrong for them. The tone usually combines resignation with gentle humor at how improbable the setback is.

Say it wryly when someone hits a snag in a job that should have been effortless, especially if they seem to have bad luck often. It works as a sympathetic or teasing remark about misfortune, not a judgment of the person's skill.