«زَيِّ جَمْعِيِّةِ الْغِرْبَانْ أَوِّلْهَا كَاكْ وِآخِرْهَا كَاكْ»

The saying compares a group of people to a flock of crows gathered together, whose only sound is kāk, an imitation of the crow's call. From the first moment of their meeting to the last, all that comes out is noise. The comparison targets assemblies dominated by shouting and clamor instead of discussion.

The main criticism is futility. Because the gathering begins and ends with the same empty cry, nothing is gained between those points. The speaker implies that the participants confuse volume with contribution and that their coming together has accomplished nothing worth the commotion.

Use it to deride a meeting, committee, or family gathering where people raise their voices from opening to close and leave without any decision or outcome. Because it mocks, it can offend those present; it works best as a wry aside about the event, not a direct remark to participants.