I have lost many camels to the nomads.
-Arabic proverb
You do not lose camels to Billa Ali al-Qrayn, the notorious thief of the Wadi al-Milk, but rather you redeem from him those he has stolen from you the previous night, at whatever price that Billa Ali chooses to ask, for he carries a .303 caliber Lee-Enfield rifle and you only a knife.
