«اِلشَّكْوَى لِغِيرَ اللهْ مِذَلَّهْ»

The saying treats laying one's suffering before other human beings as humiliating. It imagines that human listeners cannot offer the same refuge as God and may leave the sufferer feeling diminished or dependent. Its contrast is sweeping: the dignity of appealing to the Creator is placed against the shame of complaining to fellow creatures.

The positive side of the teaching is reliance on God as the only fitting recipient of grief. Turning to the Creator rather than to fellow creatures preserves one's dignity and expresses trust that relief comes from above. The saying therefore joins personal pride with piety, recommending patience in public and supplication in private.

Said to someone tempted to air their troubles to others, or by someone explaining why they keep hardships private. It urges dignified silence before people and turning to God alone, in hardship, illness, poverty, or mistreatment.