«اِلْمَالْ مَالَ ابُونَا وِالْغُربْ يِطْرُدُونَا»

The saying protests an upside-down situation. Something rightfully belongs to a person through family inheritance, yet outsiders, meaning non-kin rather than "the West", are the ones enjoying it and keeping the true owners away. The speaker voices disbelief that the rightful heirs have become the excluded party.

More broadly, it expresses frustration at being denied the benefit of one's own possessions or rights. Ownership in name brings no satisfaction when someone else controls the use. The tone is rhetorical and aggrieved. It does not ask a real question so much as decry an injustice.

Say it with indignation when you, or someone you side with, cannot enjoy or control property that is rightfully yours because others have taken charge of it. It fits disputes over inheritance, family assets, or any rightful share withheld by people with a weaker claim.