«لُولَا الْحَاجَهْ مَا مِشِتِ الرِّجْلِينْ»

The saying holds that necessity is what sets people in motion; in the Arabic, the two legs themselves are the subject that walks. Without pressing need, nobody would trouble to go out, travel, or labor. It explains what drives effort rather than praising idleness: effort is pushed along by what a person lacks and must obtain.

The saying can also carry a note of humbling. Need may send someone to a door, or to a person, they would rather not approach. In that light, the walking is a reluctant act of seeking help, and the speaker concedes that circumstance, not pride or preference, brought them there.

Say it when someone admits they came, asked, or exerted themselves only because circumstances forced them, such as visiting a person they would otherwise avoid or taking on tiring errands. It can be wry self-explanation or a gentle remark about another person's sudden effort.