«يُمُوتِ الْفَرُّوجْ وِعِينُهْ فِي الدِّشِيشَهْ»

The saying holds that inclinations formed in youth stay with a person for life. Like a chick that never stops fixing its gaze on the grain it was raised on, people keep the appetites and habits they grew up with until their final days.

In practice it is a remark about character resisting change, not a jab at greed or gluttony as such. It can excuse a lifelong quirk with affection, or it can dismiss hopes that someone will outgrow a fault. The image suggests desire so ingrained that even death arrives before it fades.

Used when someone keeps returning to an old craving, pastime, or habit despite age or changed circumstances. The tone is usually wry or gently teasing. It can also explain, with some resignation, why a person's character seems beyond reform.