«اِلْحَرَامِي يَا قَاتِلْ يَا مَقْتُولْ»

The saying portrays the burglar as someone who, upon setting out to rob, has already resigned himself to two possible endings. The repeated يا marks an either-or choice, not direct address. He will either overpower whoever stands in his way or fall at their hands. Nothing safe lies between those outcomes.

Beyond describing thieves, the line highlights the all-or-nothing gamble built into a violent, illicit act. It describes those stakes rather than recommending violence. It implies that the person who takes up such a path cannot later claim surprise at a deadly result, since the risk was accepted from the very first step.

Fits remarks about someone who has chosen a dangerous, unlawful course, such as robbery, where no safe middle outcome remains. The speaker stresses that the person knowingly accepted ending as either the one who harms or the one who is harmed.