«اِلشَّكْوَى لَاهْلِ الْبَصِيرَهْ عِيبْ»

The saying holds that spelling out one's troubles to discerning people is unnecessary and even unseemly, a matter of bad form rather than grave disgrace. Those with real insight can already read a person's condition, so a detailed complaint adds nothing. It does not condemn complaining in general, only belabouring it before those who already see.

In practice it works as a polite, indirect appeal. By declining to complain, the speaker compliments the listener's perceptiveness and leaves the hardship unspoken, expecting the other party to grasp the situation and respond without being explicitly asked.

Said to a perceptive friend, patron, or relative when the speaker chooses not to spell out a hardship. It signals trust that the listener understands, and it can serve as a tactful hint that help would be welcome.