«اِلْجَارِي فِي الشَّر نَدْمَانْ»

Throwing oneself eagerly into harmful schemes carries its own penalty: sooner or later the doer looks back on those deeds and wishes they had never been done. Regret is presented as the outcome of choosing that path.

Read as advice, the saying urges restraint before acting out of spite or malice, because the harm a person sets in motion eventually comes back to weigh on that person's own conscience.

Suits a warning to someone tempted toward spite, troublemaking or revenge, or a sober remark when a harmful plan has turned against its author. Said directly to someone, it implies they are acting wrongly, so it can come across as a rebuke.