«مَا يْكُبِّ الْمُلُوخِيَّه إلَّا الزَّبَادِي العُوجْ»

The image is a kitchen mishap. Mulukhiyya is a thin, soupy dish that stays put in a sound, level bowl, so if it spills out, the fault lies with a misshapen vessel. The damage comes from the container's defect, not from the food itself.

Applied to people, the saying blames harm on those who are ignorant or morally bent. Their actions spoil things because of what they are. The point concerns character, not clumsiness or bad luck: bad results are expected from bad sources, and someone upright would not have caused the loss.

Use it when trouble or a ruined outcome is traced to someone known for crooked conduct or foolishness. It works as a pointed, informal remark of blame, placing responsibility on the person's flawed nature rather than on chance.