«يَا شَايْفِ الْجَدَعْ وِتَزْوِيقُهْ يَا تَرَى هُوَّ فِطِرْ وَالَّا عَلَى رِيقُهْ»

The proverb warns against judging someone's circumstances by how well they are dressed or groomed. A handsome, carefully adorned young man may look prosperous, yet he might not have eaten a single bite today. Outward polish says little about what is happening at home or in the purse.

It applies to anyone whose attractive appearance covers genuine poverty. The closing image of being "on his saliva" is an idiom for not having eaten yet that day, not a literal remark about saliva. The question invites looking past the surface, mixing skepticism toward display with quiet sympathy for those struggling.

Use it to caution someone dazzled by another person's fine clothes or polished presentation, reminding them that outward show may conceal hardship. It fits gently skeptical remarks about appearances, or sympathetic observations about people keeping up a front despite real need.