«أَنَا مَا بَجِيكُمْ وِابْنِي يِجِي يْهَنِّيكُمْ»

Traditionally, the saying is used critically of someone who avoids a group but, when courtesy requires contact, sends another person in their place. It treats delegated goodwill as an inadequate substitute for the personal visit expected to maintain friendly relations.

Though framed as a quoted remark, it is ironic rather than a simple promise. It also mocks someone who expects thanks for a second-hand gesture, whether congratulations specifically or a broader socially expected visit or acknowledgment, when their own absence is the point.

Use it reproachfully when someone avoids direct social contact yet delegates a ceremonial greeting, visit, or other courtesy once acknowledgment becomes unavoidable. It is especially pointed where personal attendance is understood as part of preserving goodwill.