«مَا يُهْرُشْ لَكْ إِلَّا إِيدَكْ»

The saying holds that a person's own needs are best met by the person who feels them. The image is of relieving an itch by scratching the skin with one's own nails: just as only you know exactly where it lies and how hard to scratch, only you can fully grasp and resolve your own concerns.

It also carries a note of caution about leaning on others. Friends and relatives may mean well, yet they will not pursue your interests with your urgency or precision, so self-reliance is presented as the surest course.

Fits moments when someone waits for others to handle a personal matter, or after help has fallen short. It can be offered as gentle encouragement to act independently, or as a wry, somewhat cynical remark about how little others can be counted on.