«مَا كَانْ نَاقِصْ عَلَى سِتِّي إِلَّا طَرْطُورْ سِيدِي»

The saying mocks a woman, the lady of a household, who married in the hope of bettering her life, only to find that her new husband, the master, brings her nothing. He drifts around the house to no purpose, so the marriage meant to relieve her becomes one more weight on top of what she already carried.

More broadly, it scoffs at any supposed remedy that turns out to be a fresh nuisance. The ironic claim that she lacked only his tall, funnel-like pointed cap stands in for the husband himself. It presents the useless newcomer as a ridiculous ornament piled onto existing troubles rather than a real help.

Use it sarcastically when something brought in to fix a situation only adds a new burden, especially a person who contributes nothing. It suits wry complaint about a disappointing match or helper; aimed at a specific person's spouse, it can land as a pointed insult.