«مَا يُشْكُرِ السُّوقْ إِلَّا مِنْ كِسِبْ»

The saying observes that people judge things by how those things have treated them. A trader who came home with a profit will speak warmly of the market, while one who lost money will have nothing kind to say about the very same place.

More broadly, it suggests that praise usually has a motive behind it. When someone commends a person, a venture, or an arrangement, the expression invites listeners to ask what benefit that admirer received, implying that approval often follows self-interest.

Suitable as a wry remark when someone's enthusiastic praise of a person, deal, or situation appears tied to what they personally gained from it. It gently questions the speaker's impartiality rather than openly accusing them. Its marketplace image is central.