«اِللِّي يْبُصِّ لْفُوقْ تِوْجَعُهْ رَقَبْتُهْ»

The saying warns that constantly measuring oneself against people of higher standing or better circumstances can produce pain rather than benefit. Fixation on what others possess may turn aspiration into dissatisfaction.

It encourages a more grounded attention to one’s own situation and attainable aims. The image does not reject ambition or self-improvement; it criticizes preoccupation with superior rank or fortune when comparison only causes distress.

Use it to advise someone not to torment themselves by dwelling on people who seem wealthier, more influential, or more successful. Its bodily image makes the counsel pointed but conversational, especially when envy or fruitless comparison is the issue.