«زَيِّ الْمَيِّتْ مَا يُخْرُجْشْ إِلَّا بِالْكَفَنْ»

The saying mocks a persistent petitioner who refuses to go away empty-handed. A corpse leaves the house only once it has been wrapped in its shroud. In the same way, this visitor will not move off the doorstep until some gift, payment, or favor has been handed over. The image targets the lingering person, not an actual funeral.

The humor comes from the grim exaggeration of comparing a living visitor to a corpse. It treats the asker's stubbornness as fixed and unavoidable, like a funeral rite. The underlying advice is resigned: giving something small may be the only way to end the pestering.

Said, often behind someone's back or as a pointed jab, about a beggar, salesperson, or persistent asker who keeps pressing and won't leave until given something. It is teasing at best and can sound insulting if said to the person directly.