«لَا نْحِبُّكُمْ وَلَا نْطِيقْ فُرَاقْكُمْ»

The saying puts words into the mouth of a person, or a group speaking together, who complains about others while insisting on keeping them close. It may echo what is openly said, or it may sum up what behavior reveals even when it is never said aloud.

It is aimed at the stubborn, hard-to-please character whose treatment of people rests on two opposed demands. Nothing satisfies them: they reject your company and resent your absence, so whoever deals with them cannot win either way.

Use it to call out someone whose conduct contradicts itself, finding fault with people yet refusing to let them go, such as a demanding employer, relative or companion. It suits teasing or pointed complaint in informal talk, not descriptions of genuine mixed feelings of affection and dislike.