«جُحَا طِلِعِ النَّخْلَهْ خَدْ بَلْغِتُه وَيَّاهْ»

The picture is of Juha scaling a palm tree while keeping his shoe, a heavy slipper-like piece of footwear, on his person rather than leaving it at the foot of the trunk. The saying draws on this scene to describe carefulness taken to a remarkably thorough degree.

When said of a real person, it points to great wakefulness and attention: someone who remains alert, keeps his guard up, and does not let what belongs to him or concerns him slip out of his watch.

Apply this saying to a person whose caution and alertness stand out as unusually strong: someone who stays watchful at every step and keeps a close hold on whatever concerns him, even while occupied with something else.