«إِنْ سَمُّوكْ حَرَامِي شَرْشَرْ مَنْجَلَكْ»

The saying expresses the bitter logic of a false accusation repeated until the accused has little reputation left to protect. Its image of sharpening a sickle is figurative, portraying persistent suspicion as pressure that may drive someone toward the very conduct wrongly attributed to them.

It is used critically to warn that relentless blame or public labeling can become self-fulfilling. It does not excuse theft, retaliation, or other wrongdoing; rather, it condemns the unfair treatment that can make restraint seem pointless to someone continually accused.

Use it when someone is persistently blamed for an act they did not commit and is pushed toward it because others refuse to revise their judgment. Its tone is cynical and cautionary, stressing the harm caused by baseless accusations rather than endorsing the alleged act.