«مَا يِمْسَحْ دِمْعِتَكْ إِلَّا إِيدَكْ»

The saying holds that real tenderness toward your own pain starts with you. Others may pity you for a moment, but no one feels your hurt as fully or tends to it as faithfully as you do, so comfort must ultimately come from within.

It also quietly warns against depending on others for emotional rescue, urging the listener to take charge of their own recovery and treat themselves with the care they hope to receive. Its focus is compassion and self-comfort rather than practical self-reliance in work.

Suitable when someone is hurting and others offer little real help. Said gently, it consoles and encourages resilience; said bitterly, it voices distrust of others or disappointment after unmet expectations of sympathy. Consider tone and the listener's state before using it.