«عَادِي أَمِيرْ وَلَا تْعَادِي غَفِيرْ»

The saying ranks two kinds of enemy and finds the humble one more dangerous. A person of high standing has a name and dignity to protect, so even in hostility he tends to hold back from conduct that would shame him in public eyes.

The غفير here is a watchman or guard, a humble post, not the classical adjective meaning numerous. Carrying no burden of reputation, nothing restrains his spite, and his grudge can bring far heavier harm. أمير and غفير rhyme, pairing highest and humblest in one balanced line.

Suited to warning someone who brushes off a quarrel with a lowly or petty person, reminding them that such a foe may cause more lasting trouble than a powerful rival. The call to oppose a prince is rhetorical contrast, not advice to seek conflict with the powerful.