«اِلشَّرْطْ عَنْدِ الْمحْرَاتْ يِرَيَّحْ عَنْدِ الْعُرْمَهْ»

The saying recommends fixing the terms of any shared undertaking at its very beginning. Just as farmers who agree on their shares in the ploughing season, when the farming cycle starts, avoid quarrels later, people who spell out obligations early spare themselves conflict when the threshed crop is heaped and divided.

It also carries practical wisdom about trust: clarity up front is not a sign of suspicion but a kindness to everyone involved. Leaving arrangements unspoken until the payoff appears invites resentment, since each party may then recall the deal differently.

Suitable when urging partners, tenants, or collaborators to settle shares, payments, or duties before work begins, especially where the rewards will arrive later and must be divided. It works as friendly counsel against vague handshake arrangements, not as general praise of rules.