«كُل لُقْمَه تْنَادِي أَكَّالْهَا»

The saying holds that whatever share of food or fortune has been set aside for someone will find its way to that person. The morsel is pictured as almost alive, summoning the one it belongs to. The word for its eater can suggest a heavy eater, but here it simply means the person destined for that morsel.

In practice it expresses trust that provision of any kind, not only meals, is apportioned in advance. It can explain an unexpected arrival at a table or a chance gain, and it can calm worry by suggesting that what is truly yours will not be taken by another.

Suitable when someone reaches a meal, job, or windfall by chance, or when reassuring a person anxious about missing out. Its fatalism may sound consoling or resigned, so it fits reflective remarks, not arguments about merit, and should not be offered as advice to stop trying.