«اِلدِّنِيَّهْ تِتْمَنَّى وَحْمِتْهَا وِالْهَنِيَّمَهْ تِسْتَنَّى وَجْعِتْهَا»

The saying mocks people who treat hardship as an opportunity, through two gendered stock character types. The greedy woman longs for pregnancy, since its cravings would license her to eat whatever she likes. The idle, pampered woman hopes for an ache or illness so she can take to bed and escape her chores.

More broadly, it mocks someone who welcomes an affliction for the privileges it might bring. Pregnancy cravings are used to justify indulgence, while illness offers an excuse for rest. The criticism concerns the self-serving wish, not a claim that pregnancy or sickness is itself dishonest. Both figures are gendered caricatures.

Used teasingly or critically about someone who wishes for a condition that excuses indulgence or idleness, such as an illness or pregnancy. Its gendered, mocking edge can sound demeaning toward a real person, so it suits informal, playful speech better than formal settings.