«قَيِّدْ بِهِيمَكْ يِبْقَى لَكْ نُصُّهْ اُرْبُطُهْ يِبْقَى لَكْ كُلُّهْ»

The image sets two ways of securing a beast against each other. Hobbling its legs counts as only half a safeguard, while tying it fast at its feeding trough makes it safe altogether. A partial precaution leaves you only partly protected, and full security comes from taking the more thorough measure.

More broadly, the saying urges people to increase their caution rather than stop at a step that merely reduces risk. It favors finishing the work of protecting something one values over settling for a measure that guards it only by half.

Say it to someone who has taken a modest precaution with something they value and should be nudged to secure it more thoroughly. It serves as practical advice to add the further step of care instead of resting content with a half-measure.