«اِللِّبْسْ مَا يِنْطِلِي إِلَّا عَلَى اصْحَابُهْ»

Every garment has a wearer it was meant for. On that person it looks natural and becoming, but borrowed by someone else, the same piece appears ill-fitting, odd, or even unsightly. Here the verb describes clothing sitting properly on a body, not someone being taken in by a trick. What flatters one body can embarrass another.

The image extends beyond dress to positions, habits, styles of speech, and privileges. Something that suits one person may look forced or unconvincing when another copies it. The proverb warns against taking what is not one's own and expecting it to fit.

Use this when someone takes on a garment, role, manner, or style suited to another person and the result looks awkward. It can also be used to defend the idea that each thing belongs with the person it was made for.