The Famous Proverbs From Around The World-2

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‫ُ‬ ‫ﻣﻈﮩﺮﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﮨﺎﺷﻤﯽ‪،‬ﭘﯽایﺳﯽ‪،‬اﺳﻼمآﺑﺎد‬ ‫ُﻣﺼﻨﻒ‪:‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﮐﻤﭙﻮزﻧﮓ‪:‬اﺳﻮہﮔﺮاﻓﮑﺲ‪ِ ،‬اﺳﻼمآﺑﺎد‬ ‫ﻧﻈﺮﺛﺎﻧﯽوﭘﺮوفرﯾﮉﻧﮓ‪:‬ﻓﮩﯿﻢﻋﺒﺎسﮨﺎﺷﻤﯽ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﺟﺪہ‪،‬ﺳﻌﻮدیﻋﺮب‬ ‫ﺳﻨﮧاﺷﺎﻋﺖ‪12:‬اﮐﺘﻮﺑﺮ ‪2021‬ء‬ ‫)‬

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‫ِا ک ر چ ا‬

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‫‪ِ ،‬ا ﻼم آ د‬

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‫اِ ب‬

‫ا‬ ‫ربا‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫اُس َر‬

‫ا‬

‫ﷺ‬

‫و‬

‫م‬

‫۔‬

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‫ﻓﮩﺮﺳﺖ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﻮان‬

‫ﺻﻔﺤﮧ‬

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‫ں‬ ‫ى‬

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‫ا‬ ‫ا و‬

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‫آ ورى‬

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‫ُ‬ ‫ﻋﻨﻮان‬

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‫و‬

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‫زى‬

‫و‬ ‫ا م‬ ‫ا‬

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Greek Proverbs ‫ﯾﻮﻧﺎﻧﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ ‫۔‬

‫زن‬

‫گ‬

40‫ وڑ‬1

‫اور‬

‫ا‬، ‫ا‬،‫س‬

،‫ن‬

A drop of wisdom is better than a sea of gold. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ا‬

Affairs sleep soundly when fortune is present. ‫۔‬ ‫ت ب‬ ‫د‬

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ىدو را‬

Age brings experience, and a good mind wisdom. ‫۔‬ ‫اورا ذ‬،

A man with a skinny wife is a deceitful man. ‫۔‬ ‫زآد‬ ‫د‬،‫ور ىوا د‬

Alexander the Great was not very tall. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ِرا‬

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. ‫۔‬ ‫ ى‬، ‫آد ا ى‬ ‫وہ‬ A small evil may be a great good. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ى‬ A stout bearded woman always bears something malicious. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫داڑ وا رت‬

All receive advice. Only the wise profit from it. ‫ہ ف‬ ‫۔ اِس‬ ‫م‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ُا‬ An eagle's old age is worth a sparrow's youth. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫ُب‬ Appear always what you are and a little less. ‫ڑا ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫و‬ ‫آپ‬

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Don't keep any secrets of yourself from yourself. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا راز د‬

He who would be happy should stay at home. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ُ‫وہ ش ا‬

Don't trouble a quiet snake. ‫د ۔‬

In times of difficulty, friendship is on trial. ‫۔‬ ‫دو اِ ن‬، ‫او ت‬

‫ش‬

Eat beans for lunch and have no friends at the dinner table. ‫دو‬ ‫اور رات‬ ‫۔‬ Either remain quiet, or say things that improve the silence. ‫دے۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫شر‬ Even from an enemy a man can learn wisdom. ‫۔‬ ‫دا ى‬ ‫ ُد‬،‫ا ن‬

It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money. ‫س ورت و دو‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ Kindheartedness and honesty can be expected only from the poor. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ر اورا ارى‬ Know yourself.

‫۔‬

‫د‬

Every story can be told in different ways. ‫۔‬ ‫ا از‬

Listen to valuable statements even if they come from your enemy's mouth. ‫وہآپ ُد‬ ‫ت ر‬ ‫۔‬

He who has been angry becomes cool again. ‫۔‬ ‫دو رہ ا‬، ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬

Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child. ‫۔‬ ، ‫مو ہ‬ ‫درو‬

He who suffers much will know much. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬، ‫وہ ز دہ‬ ُ‫ا‬

One minute of patience can mean ten years of peace. ‫دس ل ن۔‬ ‫ا‬

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Poor men's words have little weight. ‫۔‬ ‫آد ں ا ظ وزن‬ She who laughs not in the morning, laughs not at noon. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬، ‫وہ‬ The excess of a virtue is a vice. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫زد‬ The sins we often regret are the sins we never commit. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ِدم‬ ‫وہ ہ‬ Thinking evil is much the same as doing it. ‫ُاس ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ We have two ears and one mouth that we may listen the more and talk the less. ‫ز دہ اور ت‬ ، ‫رےدو ن اورا‬ ‫۔‬ We must endure what fortune sends. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ دا‬ Whatever is good to know is difficult to learn. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ د‬ ‫ا‬

Whatever kind of word thou speakest, the like shalt thou bear. ‫۔‬ ‫و دا‬، ‫ح‬ When the gods are angry with a man, they give him what he asks for. ‫ وہاُ و د‬، ‫د ا ن راض‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ Who hunts two hares will catch neither. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ں ر‬ ‫دو‬ You can tell who the good seamen are during a storm. ‫ے ۔‬ ‫ن دوران ن ا‬ ‫آپ‬ You can't hide behind your finger. ‫۔‬ ُ‫آپا ا‬ You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. ُّ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ A word out of season may mar a whole lifetime. ‫۔‬ ‫اب‬ ‫رىز‬ A woman prefers a man without money to money without a man.

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‫د‬

‫د اُس دو‬ ‫۔‬

‫دو‬،‫رت‬ ‫د‬

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous. ‫۔‬ ‫ك‬ ‫وا‬ ‫و‬ A thousand people cannot undress a naked person. ‫ے اُ ر ۔‬ ‫ار گ آد‬ A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit. ‫ڑ آد‬ ‫ہ ز دہ وان‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫در‬ ‫۔‬ A mad bull is not to be tied up with a packthread. ‫۔‬ ‫ك ڈور‬ A lucky person is someone who plants pebbles and harvests potatoes. ‫اورآ‬ ‫ں‬ ‫آد وہ‬ ‫ش‬ ‫۔‬ A library is a repository of medicine for the mind. ‫ذ ج دام ۔‬،‫ى‬

A lazy tailor finds his thread too long. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫درزىا د‬ A good bird begins chirping while in the egg. ‫وہ ا ے‬ ‫وع د‬ ‫ہ ُاس و‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ A goat thief came along and they put him in jail. ‫ڈال د ۔‬ ‫ ى‬،‫ى ر‬ ُ‫آ اوراُ ں ا‬ A fat belly did not invent gun powder. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬ ،‫رود‬ A drowning man takes hold of his own hair. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈو آد ا ل‬ A dove has no place amongst the crows. ‫۔‬ ‫ّوں در ن‬ You will break the bow if you keep it always bent. ‫ن‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڑد‬ You learn to limp if you live with cripples. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا آپ وں‬

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You easily forget the eyes that don't see you anymore. ‫آپ ز دہ‬ ‫آپ اُن آ ں ى د‬ ‫د ۔‬ You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears. ‫دے ؛اس ن‬ ‫د‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬

When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ن‬ Truth lies at the bottom of a well. ‫۔‬ ، To rebel in season is not to rebel. ‫۔‬ ‫ وت‬،‫وت‬

‫و‬

Whoever feeds the wolf in the winter will be eaten by him in the spring. ، ‫دى‬ ُ‫ر وہ ا‬ ‫۔‬

To have five drachmas in the hand is better than ten drachmas on paper. ‫دس ّں‬ ،ّ ‫ى‬ ‫رو‬ ‫۔‬

Who wouldn't lick his fingers when they have been dipped in honey? ‫۔‬ ‫ڈو ں ناُن‬ ‫اُ ں‬

To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it. ‫ر ر د د‬ ُ‫ ا‬، ‫۔‬

Where there is a sea there are pirates. ‫ں رو ں اق۔‬ When you go to bed with a clear head, you will not get up with a headache. ‫درد‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫آپ ف ذ‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬ When the fox cannot reach the grapes he says they are not ripe. ّ ‫وہ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ىا روں‬ ‫۔‬

Time is a river of passing events -- a rushing torrent. ‫ا ب ۔‬ ‫ر وا ت در ۔۔‬ ‫و‬ Those who fight with silver spears are sure of their victory. ‫ا د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

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‫۔‬

‫ش‬

،

They throw stones at the walnut trees, but not at the maple. ‫در‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا وٹ در‬، ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ They sowed the seed of an 'if' but it didn't germinate. ‫اُ ۔‬ ' ‫اُ ں 'ا‬ The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks bones. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ڑد‬ ، ‫ى‬ ‫زن‬ The rest of the world does not know what newlyweds know. ‫؟‬ ‫دى ہ‬ ‫د‬ The more the mother-in-law drinks the more friendly is her greeting. ‫اُس اورز دہدو‬ ‫س ز دہڈ ِر‬ ‫۔‬ The liar and the thief rejoice in their first year only. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ش‬ ‫اور ر فا‬ The grumbling mother-in-law forgets that she once was a bride. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ّا وا س ل‬

The frog wanted to be an ox and swelled up until he burst. ‫۔‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫اور ں‬ ‫ك‬ The fox that waits until the chicken falls from the perch dies from hunger. ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ ى‬ ‫۔‬ The fox is one hundred years old its' child is one hundred and ten. ‫دس ل ۔‬ ‫اوراُس ا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ىا‬ Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started. ‫ وہ‬، ‫ُدور‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫وع ۔‬ ‫ں آپ‬ Son of a priest, grandson of the devil. ‫ ن ۔‬، ‫درى‬ Sometimes you have to throw yourself into the fire to escape from the smoke. ‫آگ‬ ‫او تآپا آپ ُد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ Passing from mouth to mouth it was learned by a thousand, and by the

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time it came to be heard by the king he learned of how a cow laid an egg. ‫اروں‬ ‫دو ے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د ہ‬ ‫ اور و‬، ‫۔‬ ‫ا ہ د‬

Nothing will content him who is not content with a little. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑے‬ ُ‫ا‬،

One word spoken in anger may spoil an entire life. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫رىز‬ ‫ا‬ One witness one liar; more witnesses, all liars. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬،‫؛ز دہ اہ‬

Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults. ‫ں‬ ‫وہآپ‬ ‫اس‬، ‫ہ‬ ‫ا د ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬

Nothing is so reckless as a blind horse. ‫۔‬ ‫واہ‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬،‫اہ‬

‫ا‬

One minute of patience, ten years of peace. ‫دس ل ن۔‬، ‫ا‬ One hand washes the other and both wash the face. ‫اوردو ں ے ۔‬ ‫دو ے د‬ ‫ا‬ Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ ا اور‬، ‫اورد‬ Old age and poverty are wounds that can't be healed. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ‫اور‬

No need to teach an eagle to fly. ‫ورت ۔‬ ‫اُڑان‬ Never give a sword to a fool or power to an unjust man. ‫۔‬ ‫ف ار دواور ا فآد‬ Never consult a doctor who has never been ill himself. ‫ر ا ۔‬ ‫رہ و د‬ ‫اُسڈا‬ Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue; to the end we should hear and see more than we speak. ‫ دوآ اور ا ز ن دى ؛‬،‫دو ن‬ ‫رت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اورد‬ ‫ز دہ‬

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My first wedding makes me proud in front of people. ‫د د۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ى دى‬ My donkey is dead; let no more grass grow. ‫؛اباور س ُا ۔‬ ‫ا‬ Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫ ُاس‬، ‫دودھدو‬ Men who have lost heart never yet won a trophy. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ںوہ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وہا ن‬ Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise. ‫ گ‬، ‫ز دہ گ‬ ‫۔‬

‫ہ ۔‬

‫د‬

‫دروازے د‬

‫ےآد‬

It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest. ‫رى م ا ت رى ں؛ رى‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ر م‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ر م‬ ‫؛ ك‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا س‬ ‫آرام ا‬ ‫وٹ‬ It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue. ‫ت آ ن ۔‬ ‫ا زن ر‬ It is better to be the best of a low family than the worst of a noble one. ‫ان‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ان‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

Many a pupil has gained more wealth than his master. ‫۔‬ ‫دوں ا ا د ز دہدو‬

It is better to be envied than pitied. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

Listen to that which is well said even if it is from the mouth of an enemy. ‫۔‬ ‫وہد‬ ‫وہ ا‬

In the young, silence is better than speech. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ، ‫ا‬

It is useless to knock at the door of a deaf man.

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In business you need two Jews for one Greek, two Greeks for one Syrian and two Syrians for one Armenian. ‫دو‬ ‫ ا‬،‫دو دى‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو ں ورت‬ ‫اورا آر‬ Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. ‫۔‬ ‫ ن‬،‫ن ڑ‬ If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad. ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ، ‫ا آپ ا‬ ‫ے ۔‬ If you steal something small you are a petty thief, but if you steal millions you are a gentleman of society. ‫ ا‬، ‫ر‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا آپ ڑا ا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ ں ا‬ ‫۔‬ If you cannot catch a fish, do not blame the sea. ‫ر ا ام د ۔‬ ، ‫ا آپ‬ If all the bees made honey, there would be enough for even gypsies to eat. ‫ ا ز دہ‬، ‫ں‬ ‫ا م‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وش‬

If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod. ‫راڈ‬ ُ‫ا ا‬ ‫ے۔‬ I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night. ‫اوراِس در‬ ‫َ اُسآد ڈر ں‬ ‫رات ۔‬ He who wants to be happy must stay at home. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫وہ شر‬ He who thinks the worst usually is right. ‫۔‬ ‫م ر در‬ ‫وہ ا‬ He who revealeth his secret maketh himself a slave. ‫۔‬ ‫د م‬ ‫وہ ا راز‬ He who plunders with a little boat is a pirate; he who plunders with a fleet is a conqueror. ‫ا ؛ وہ‬ ‫ٹ ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ ر‬ ‫ى ے‬ He who is born in jail loves jail. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

‫وہ‬

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He who eats and drinks with the rich leaves the table hungry. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ، ‫اور‬ ‫وہ ا‬ He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ، ‫دا‬

‫۔‬

‫اور ب‬،

‫ب‬

From a broken violin do not expect fine music. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫زك‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وا‬ For lazy people it is always party time. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ں‬

Greeks only agree with each other about going to the toilet. ‫رے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف ا دو ے‬ ‫۔‬

First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا آ ن ظ‬

Great birth is a very poor dish at table. ‫اد ِڈش ۔‬ ، ‫ا‬

Every tale can be told in a different way. ‫۔‬ ‫ا از‬

Great abilities produce great vices as well as virtues. ‫ں ا‬ ‫ا ں‬ ‫۔‬

Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا ند‬

Gray hair is a sign of age, not of wisdom. ‫۔‬ ‫ ى‬، ‫ل‬

Empty barrels and insignificant people always make the most noise. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈرماور ا گ ز دہ ر‬

Give me today and you may keep tomorrow. ‫آجدےدواور ر ۔‬

Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers. ‫؛ رتا ں‬ ‫ا ر داروں‬ ‫و۔‬

From a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn.

Do not compare a fly with an elephant. ‫۔‬ ‫از‬

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Danger can only be overcome by more danger ‫۔‬ ‫ے ز دہ ے‬ Better the first of its kind than the last. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ى‬ ‫اِس‬ Better a sick body than an ignorant mind. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫د غ‬ Before you can score you must first have a goal. ‫آپ س ل ۔‬ ‫ر‬ As long as you have the blessing of your parents it does not matter even if you live in the mountains. ، ‫و م‬ ‫وا‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ ڑوں ر ۔‬ An iron rod bends while it is hot. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ م‬ ُ ‫راڈ‬

A different man, a different taste. ‫ ذا ۔‬، ‫آد‬ A gift, though small, is welcome. ‫۔‬ A heart that loves is always young. ‫۔‬ ‫انر‬ ‫وہ ِدل‬ A miser and a liar bargain quickly. ‫۔‬ ‫ ى دا‬، ‫ساور‬ A miser is ever in want. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

‫س‬

A priest blesses his own bread first. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫درى ا‬ A wheel that turns gathers no rust. ‫۔‬ ‫ّ ز‬ ‫وا‬

A young man should not marry yet, an old man not at all. ‫ اور ڑ آد‬، ‫دى‬ ‫ان آد‬ ‫۔‬ A beard signifies lice, not brains. ‫۔‬ ‫ ذ‬، ‫ں‬

A cat with gloves never catches mice. ‫۔‬ ‫د ں‬

Act quickly, think slowly. ‫آ ۔‬ ، After the war, aid. ‫ا اد۔‬،

‫داڑ‬

An old cat likes young mice.

‫ى‬

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‫۔‬

‫ ان‬،

‫ڑ‬

َ

‫۔‬

An old enemy never becomes a friend. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫اد‬

Ill-timed laughter is a dangerous evil. ‫۔‬ ‫ك ا‬

Character is habit long continued. ‫رىر وا دت ۔‬ ‫دار‬

Kindness begets kindness. ‫۔‬

Deeds are fruits, words are only leaves. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظ ف‬، ‫م‬

Know all and you will pardon all. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآپ م ف د‬

Do not lean on a worm-eaten staff. ‫را ۔‬ ‫ے‬

Learn to obey before you command. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

Either dance well or quit the ballroom. ‫دو۔‬ ‫چ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا ڈا‬

Learn to walk before you run. ‫۔‬

‫دوڑ‬

Envy accomplishes nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬

Live today, forget the past. ‫ل ۔‬ ، ‫ار‬

‫آج‬

Every country is a fatherland. ‫۔‬ ‫ا و‬

Man is the measure of all things. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن م وں‬

Good accounts make good friends. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا و ا دو‬

Men prone to tears are good. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬،‫ف ا ن‬

He who respects his parents never dies. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫وہ ا وا‬

Mountains are used to snow. ‫۔‬ ‫ ف رى ا ل‬،‫ڑ‬

I have found it. [Eureka.]

No one loathes the smell of himself. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ‫د‬

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Old men are twice children. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ آد دو رہ‬

The beginning is half of every action. ‫۔‬ ‫آ زاُس‬

Outside a sheep, inside a wolf. ‫۔‬ ،

The knee is closer than the calf. ‫۔‬ ،

Painless poverty is better than embittered wealth. ‫۔‬ ‫ وىدو‬،

The net of the sleeper catches fish. ‫۔‬ ‫وا آد ل‬

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to vice. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ ا‬، Remorse is worse than a beating. ‫ز دہ ى ۔‬ ‫ ر‬، Success has many friends. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ Sweet is the memory of past labor. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ Swift gratitude is the sweetest. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ Terrifying are the weaknesses of power. ‫ور ں ۔‬ ، ‫ڈرا‬

The people make the town. ‫۔‬

‫ گ‬،

The style is the man himself. ‫ اتِ دا ن ۔‬،‫ا از‬ The unknown is ever imagined. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫م‬ Time is the best adviser. ‫۔‬

‫و‬

Under every stone sleeps a scorpion. ‫۔‬ We became gravediggers but no body dies anymore. ‫۔‬ ‫اب‬ ‫د وا‬

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Guinean Proverbs ‫ﮔﯿﻨﯿﺎ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ A camel does not joke about the hump of another camel. ‫ن اق اڑا ۔‬ ‫او دو ےاو‬

Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬: ‫غ‬

Around a flowering tree, one finds many insects. ‫ے ڑے‬ ،‫ارد د‬ ‫اردر‬ ‫۔‬

He who does not cultivate his field, will die of hunger. ‫ے۔‬ ، ‫رى‬ ‫وہ ا‬

He who has not yet reached the opposite shore should not make fun of him who is drowning. ‫ اس اق اڑا‬، ‫وہ ا دو ے‬ ‫ڈوبر ۔‬ To have two eyes is cause for pride; but to have one eye is better than to have none. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آ‬ ‫و ؛‬ ‫دوآ‬ No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ‫ر‬ ، ‫۔‬ ‫اِس‬

For news of the heart, ask the face. ‫۔‬ ‫ ے‬، ‫دل‬ When you wait for tomorrow it never comes. When you don't wait for it tomorrow still comes. ‫آ ۔ آپ‬ ‫آپ ا ر‬ ‫آ ۔‬ ‫اِس ا ر‬ A cow that has no tail should not try to chase away flies. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ُدم ُا‬ ‫وہ‬ When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it.

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‫رےآد‬

، ‫آد اس‬

،

‫د‬ ‫۔‬

‫ر ں‬

To make preparations does not spoil the trip. ‫۔‬ ‫ِپ اب‬ ‫رى‬ The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling. ‫اُ ر ۔‬ ‫ اُسو‬، ‫ك‬ The man who can't dance says the band can't play. ‫۔‬ ‫وہآد ڈا‬ The man who builds his own throne rules over a desert. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫د‬ ‫وہآد ا‬ The man on his feet carries off the share of the man sitting down. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آد‬ ‫ا نا وں‬ He who has done evil, expects evil. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ Save your fowl before it stops flapping. ‫دے۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫اِس‬ ‫ے‬

‫ا‬

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Haitian Proverbs ‫ﮨﯿﭩﯽ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Hello is your passport. ‫رٹ ۔‬

‫آپ‬،

The Bokor gives you a protective charm, but he doesn't tell you to sleep in the middle of the highway. ‫ آپ‬، ‫د‬ ‫وا (آ‬ ) ‫۔‬ ‫وے در ن‬ When God chooses to give, it shall come in through the door. ‫ دروازے‬، ‫ا ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آ ۔‬ Hunger is misery; a full stomach is trouble. ‫۔‬ ‫؛ ا ا ہ‬ ‫كآ‬ When you curse your stepmother, your mother will be the victim. ‫ اِس‬، ‫ں ا‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ں‬ A mirror doesn't know how to lie. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ‬

'Hurry' and 'well' never go hand in hand. ‫۔‬ ‫" ى" اور" ب" ا‬ A woman is like mahogany: the older she is, the better she is. ‫ا‬ ‫؛‬ (‫) ى‬ ‫رت ل‬ ُ‫ا‬، ‫۔‬ If the lizard were good to eat, it would not be so common. ‫۔‬ ‫ اِ م‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ You don't throw rocks at a green mango. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫آپ آم‬ Little by little the bird makes his nest. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ ڑا ڑا‬ The rat knows full well that, if the cat is old and feeble, its claws are not. ‫ڑ اور ور‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ور‬ ‫اِس‬ Little snakes need to grow in hiding.

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‫ورت‬

‫وان‬

‫ں‬

‫ں‬ ‫۔‬

The way you got married is not the way you'll get divorced. ‫آپ ق‬ ‫اُس‬، ‫دى‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ Beyond mountains, there are more mountains. ‫اورز دہ ڑ ۔‬،‫ڑوں ُدور‬ Many hands make a workload lighter. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ True courage knows how to suffer. ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬ ّ Getting married with a woman is nothing; it's assuming the responsebility of marriage that counts. ‫ر ؛ ر‬ ‫رت دى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دى ذ دارى ر‬ No matter how beautiful the shoes are, they still have to go on the ground. ‫ اُ اب ز‬،‫رت ں‬ ‫۔‬

God has only one measure for all people. ‫۔‬ ‫ٰ ں م ں ا‬ ‫ا‬ All food is fit to eat, but not all words are fit to speak. ‫ما ظ‬ ، ‫م راك‬ ‫۔‬ Don't insult the alligator until you've crossed the river. ‫۔‬ ‫در ر‬ The child of a tiger is a tiger. ‫۔‬ Only the knife knows the heart of a pineapple. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ّ س ِدل‬،‫ف ى‬ The goat which has many owners will be left to die in the sun. ‫ ُد پ‬،‫ں‬ ‫وہ ى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڑدى‬ The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑے‬ The dog has four feet, but he does not walk in four roads at the same time.

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‫و‬

‫وہ ررا ں‬

‫ر ں‬ ‫۔‬

ّ

Poor people entertain with the heart. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ِد ِدل‬ A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly. ‫اُس ّ رت ۔‬ ‫ر‬ The constitution is paper, bayonets are steel. ‫۔‬ ، ‫آ‬ A single finger cannot catch fleas. ِ ‫۔‬ ّ ُ‫ا ا‬ The pencil of God has no eraser. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ A stumble is not a fall. ‫۔‬

،‫ا‬

Age and marriage tame the beast. ‫۔‬ ‫س د‬ ‫ ر آد‬،‫اور دى‬ Beat the dog; wait for its master. ‫ا ر ۔‬ ‫ّ ر ؛‬ Better rags than nakedness. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ّ ا‬

Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods. ‫۔‬ ‫؛ ےد‬ ّ ّ Children have wide ears and long tongues. ‫۔‬ ‫ناور ز‬ ‫ّں‬ Eggs have no business dancing with stones. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا وں م وں‬

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Hawaiian Proverbs ‫ﮨﻮاﺋﯽ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ He is as albatross that observes the ocean. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫وہا اس) رى ہ( ح ر‬ The growth of love is the essence within the soul. ‫۔‬ ‫روح ا ر‬،‫ى‬ ُ If you plan for a year, plant kalo. If you plan for ten years, plant koa. If you plan for one-hundred years, teach the children. ‫َاروى ُا ۔ ا آپ‬ ‫ل ن‬ ‫ا آپ ا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫آدر اُ ۔ ا آپ‬ ‫دس ل ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ن‬ The stars are the eyes of heaven. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ن آ‬،‫رے‬ In language there is life, in language there is death. ‫ت ۔‬ ‫ز ن‬، ‫زن ز‬

When love is given, love should be returned, anger gives no life. ‫ ز‬، ‫وا‬ ، ‫دى‬ ‫د ۔‬ A heart as big as a house. ‫۔‬

Love is worn like a wreath through the summers and the winters. ‫۔‬ ‫ے ح‬ ‫د ںاور ں‬ When one dreams of a canoe, there will be no luck the next day. ‫ ا دن‬، ‫د‬ ‫آد اب‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ All knowledge is not taught in one school. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫م ا‬ No canoe is defiant on a stormy day. ‫۔‬ ‫ُو‬ ‫دن‬

There is life in the rain. ‫۔‬

‫رش ز‬

‫ِدلاِ ا‬

Be one in love.

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‫ر ۔‬ Rains always follow the forest. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

Do not allow sins to get beyond creeping. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ُدور‬ ‫ں ِر ِر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬

Where the hands move, there let the eyes follow. ‫د ۔‬ ‫و ںآ ں‬،‫ں‬ ‫ں‬ Dip your paddle in and join the effort. ‫۔‬ ‫ںا رڈ اور‬ ‫ا‬ The awkward person always breaks the board in riding on the surf. ‫رڈ ڑ ۔‬ ‫ف ارى‬ ‫ا ڑىآد‬ Enjoy the beat of other drums, but this is my song. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫دو ےڈ ں پ ے‬ You are a chief because of your people. ‫دار ۔‬ ‫ں و‬ ‫آپا‬ No one is hurt by doing the right thing. ‫۔‬ ‫در م‬ Love is like fog--there is no mountain on which it does not rest. ‫۔‬ ‫آرام‬ ‫ڑ‬ — ‫ح‬ ‫ُد‬

Continue to do good, and heaven will come down to you. ‫اور آپ ساُ ے ۔‬، ‫ر‬ Abuse is like a god that destroys his master. ‫۔‬ ‫د د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ح‬ ‫د‬، Someone who speaks about "my inferiors" doesn't have them. ‫وہ‬ ‫" ے ا اد" رے ت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُن س‬ While the sun is still up, let people work that the earth may live. ‫د ز‬ ‫ ں م‬، ‫رجا او‬ ‫ز ہر ۔‬ Those above are going down, those below are going up. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ وا او ر‬، ‫ر‬ ‫وہاو وا‬ A coral reef hardens into land. ‫۔‬ ‫نز‬ A good surfer will not get wet. ‫۔‬

‫ن‬

‫ا‬

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Sweet tongues buy horses on credit. ‫۔‬ ‫اد ر ڑے‬،‫ز ن‬ The leopard does not change his spots. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬ Unite to move forward. ‫ں۔‬

‫آ‬

Hausa Proverbs ‫ﺣﻮﺛﯿﻮں ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Strategy is better than strength. ‫۔‬ ، You must live within your sacred truth. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬ ‫آپ ك‬ Man only ever scores nine out of ten. ‫۔‬ ‫فدس‬ ‫ا ن‬ If you do not agree with the phases of the moon, get a ladder and repair it. ، ‫ارج ا ق‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫د ۔‬ ‫اور‬ Even sugar itself may spoil a good dish. ‫۔‬ ‫دا ڈش اب د‬ Even silence speaks. ‫۔‬

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Hungarian Proverbs ‫ﮨﻨﮕﺮی ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ He would even lie, there is no star in the sky. ‫۔‬ ‫رہ‬ ‫آ ن‬ ‫وہ ٹ‬

More credit is given to the eyes than to the ears. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹد‬ ‫آ ں‬،‫ں ز دہ‬

It is better to ask twice than to err once. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ر‬ ‫ا ر‬

Speak praises or nothing of the dead. ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬ ‫ت ہآد‬

Many geese overpower a pig. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫راج‬

The purpose consecrates the means. ‫۔‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ذرا‬،

Slow water washes away the bank. ‫۔‬ ‫ رے‬، ‫آ‬

Truth may be told in a joke too. ‫۔‬ ‫اح‬

The neighbor’s meadow is always greener. ‫۔‬ ‫اہ‬

He tries to find his horse and is riding it. ‫اور اِس‬ ‫وہ ا ڑا ش‬ ‫ار ۔‬

He issues a certificate of poverty of himself. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫وہا‬ It is easy to push a cart drawn by twelve oxen. ‫آ ن ۔‬ ‫ے‬ ‫رہ ں‬

I have already seen a crow on a pole. َ ‫ں۔‬ ‫اد‬ It was baked too late. ‫۔‬

‫د‬

The wheel turns better if greased. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬

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He plays with somebody as a cat plays with a mouse. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬

Tell me who your friends are, I'll tell you who you are. ‫ آ دو آپ ن ۔‬، ‫ا دو ں‬

He who digs a pit for the horse of another man, will find his own horse's neck broken there. ‫ وہ ا‬، ‫د‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫اور‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ڑے دناُس‬

We do not live to eat, but we eat to live. ‫۔‬ ‫ ز ہر‬، ‫ز ہ ر‬

One of my eyes sheds tears, the other one laughs. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ى‬، ‫ا آ‬ ‫ىآ ں‬

The midwife should have cut his throat rather than his navel. ‫۔‬ ‫دا اُس ف‬

The owl tells the sparrow that her head is big. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ُاس‬ ُ‫ا‬

Three women, a goose and two women make a whole fair. ‫ا راج اوردو ر را د‬ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬

To whom God gives an office, adds also senses to it. ‫اُس ا ت ا‬، ‫آ د‬، ‫ا‬ ‫د ۔‬ He keeps silent, like a deaf pig in the wheat-field. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر م‬ ‫شر‬ ‫وہا‬ His pocket knife opens in my pocket. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫اُس‬

Man plans, God decides. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬،

He that hurries will be late. ‫۔‬

‫ا ن‬

‫ى‬

‫وہ‬

If a dog is to be killed, it is said to be mad. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ّ ر‬ ‫ا‬ He puts the dot on the i. ‫۔‬

‫ڈاٹ‬

‫وہآ‬

He who has butter on his head, should not go to the sun.

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‫۔‬

‫اُ د پ‬،

‫وہ‬

He keeps two irons in the fire. ‫۔‬ ‫آگ ر‬

‫وہدو‬

The grape is sour. ‫۔‬

‫ا ر‬

Whom a serpent has bitten, is afraid of a lizard. ‫ڈر ۔‬ ‫ڈ ا وہ‬ Long sausage and short sermon are good. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫اور‬ ‫دارآ‬ Property gained unlawfully will be lost in the same way. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ادا‬ He is between two fires. ‫۔‬ ‫وہدوآگ در ن‬ The person who trusts is happy; the person who doubts is wise. ‫ش ؛ وہ‬ ‫ا د‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Today it is enough to do it by one finger; tomorrow it will be necessary by ten nails. ‫؛ دس ں‬ ‫آج ا ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ورى‬

Tell the truth and your head will be broken. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑد‬ ‫اورآپ‬ If a stone was thrown at you, throw back some bread in return. ‫وا‬ ‫رو‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ُ‫ ا‬، ‫د ۔‬ It's hard to dance in chains. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

‫ز وں‬

Liberty is dearer than gold. ‫۔‬

‫آزادى‬

Opportunity bears the thief. ‫د ۔‬

‫ ر‬،

The great thief escapes, the small one hangs. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ے ر ار‬ Luck belongs to the brave. ‫۔‬ ‫در‬ Punctuality is the politeness of kings. ‫ د ں ِا ق ۔‬،‫ى‬ ‫و‬

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Many homes burns inside but it is not seen outside. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا ر ر‬ Today to me, tomorrow to you. ‫ آپ ۔‬، ‫آج ے‬ The straight road is the best. ‫۔‬

‫روڈ‬

‫ن‬

Hear and see much, say little. ‫ ۔‬،‫ز دہ‬

One does not know what he will find tomorrow. ‫؟‬ ‫وہ‬

It is easier to destroy than to build. ‫ہ ز دہآ ن ۔‬

‫ز‬

Trouble does not come alone. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ He knows as much about it as a hen does about the alphabet. ‫فِ ا‬ ‫وہ اِس رے ا‬ ‫رے ۔‬ He throws the hatchet. ‫۔‬

Order is the soul of everything. ‫ن ۔‬ ، Wise men learn by others' harm. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آد دو وں‬ He who sows wind, reaps whirlwind. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ن‬ ‫وہ‬ The little devil is hiding in me.

‫اورد‬

Measure twice, cut but once. ‫ا ر۔‬ ، ‫پ لدو ر‬

It's natural to have some disagreement between husband and wife. ‫ ر ت‬، ‫ںاور ى در نا فِرا‬

Life is beautiful if it is hectic. ‫ش ۔‬ ‫رت ا‬

‫ا ۔‬

‫وہ ڑى‬

His words are nice but he is a devil. ‫وہ ن ۔‬ ‫اُس ا ظا‬ It is not good to play with the fire. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آگ‬ Nobody is a prophet in his own country. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس ا‬

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Other people's eggs have two yolks. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے ں ا وں دوزرد ں‬ The hand of each saint inclines towards himself. ‫۔‬ ‫درى ا ف‬

He stands there like a donkey on the hill. ‫ح ا ۔‬ ‫وہو ں ڑى‬ Mountain does not meet mountain but man does meet man. ‫۔‬ ‫ا نا ن‬ ‫ڑ ڑ‬

Money is best when counted, a woman is best when beaten. ‫ رت ا‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬

I tell my daughter, my daughter-inlaw should understand it. َ ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ،‫ں‬ ‫ا‬

Nobody is forced to attend the dinner given after killing a pig. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر ر‬

The difference between them is like that between sky and earth. ‫۔‬ ‫اُن در ن قآ ناورز‬

Where need is great, help is nearby. ‫۔‬ ‫ د‬، ‫ں ورتز دہ‬

If your sword is short, add one step to it. ‫م ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ اِس‬، ‫ا آپ ار‬ ‫۔‬

He pours oil on the fire. ‫۔‬

‫وہآگ‬

He who is not against us that is with us. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ رے‬، ‫رے ف‬ In every good thing there is something bad. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Patience brings roses. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬

‫ ب‬،

He who comes late gets bones for lunch. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ُ‫وہ د آ ا‬ Where ambition begins happiness ends. ‫۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ںآرزو وع‬ He who is close to the fire, will get warm best. ‫وہز دہ م ۔‬، ‫وہ آگ‬

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Out of nothing there will be nothing. ‫۔‬

The dog is buried here.

He stares at the new gate as a calf. ‫۔‬ ‫ے ح‬ ‫وہ دروازے‬

He respects neither God, nor man. ‫ ا ن ۔‬، ‫ا ام‬ ‫وہ ا‬

He who works has no time to earn money. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫ُاس س‬ ‫وہ م‬

It is a splinter in the eye of somebody. ‫درى ى ۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫وہ‬

Man is a wolf to man. ‫۔‬

‫۔‬

‫ں د‬

It has neither an ear, nor a tail. ‫ ُدم۔‬، ‫اِس ن‬ ‫ا ن‬،‫ا ن‬

Rust cannot do any harm to gold. ‫ن د ۔‬

Luck brings friends, need tries them. ‫۔‬ ‫ ورتاُ آز‬، ‫ش دو‬ ‫ز‬

More credit is given to the eyes than to the ears. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ں ز دہ تد‬ ‫ں‬ Speak praises or nothing of the dead. ‫۔‬ ‫ن و‬ ‫دہ‬ Truth may be told in a joke too. ‫۔‬ ‫ اق‬، He lies as if he read from a book. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ُاس‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫وہا‬ I have already seen a crow on a pole. َ ‫ں۔‬ ‫اد‬

Radish is poison in the morning, food at noon and medicine in the evening. ‫راك اور م دوا ۔‬ ‫دو‬، ‫ز‬ The little devil is hiding in me. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ن‬ The right hand does not know what the left is doing. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫م ں‬ ‫دا‬ Two dogs can hardly agree on one bone. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ ‫دو ّا ى‬ He likes it, as a goat likes the knife, that kills him. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہا‬

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He turns his coat, according to the wind. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫وہ ا‬

Time passes, it waits for nobody. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ، ‫ر‬

If a stone was thrown at you, throw back some bread in return. ‫۔‬ ‫آپرو‬ ‫ا آپ‬

He is the kid of our dog. ‫۔‬

It's hard to dance in chains. ‫۔‬ ‫ز وں ر‬ In every good thing there is something bad. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ He won’t pick strawberries into the basket on somebody else. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ى‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ آد‬

ّ ‫وہ رے‬

He that is afraid of water, will not get into the boat. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ڈر‬ ‫وہ‬ It is good to have an old man at home. ‫ا ت ۔‬ ‫ڑ آد‬ Stretch yourself as far as your cover reaches. ‫۔‬ ‫ں آپ ف‬ ‫ا آپ ا‬ I tell my daughter, my daughter-in-law should understand it. َ ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ، ‫ا‬

It is an egg of Columbus. ‫ا ہ ۔‬ Many a little becomes much. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑاز دہ‬

‫ا‬

Several eyes see more. ‫۔‬

‫آ‬

‫ز دہد‬

‫و‬

The mills of God grind slowly, but surely. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ّ ںآ‬

One can do anything, only will is needed. ‫ ف ِتارادى ورت ۔‬، ‫آد‬ He preaches water and drinks wine. ‫اور اب ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ He who gains time, gains life. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬، ‫سو‬

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If something is given to you then take it, if you are beaten, then run away. ‫ ا آپ را‬، ‫دى‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫گ ۔‬ One of them is nineteen, the other is one less than twenty. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫دو ا‬، ‫ان ا ا‬ There is no joy without sorrow. ‫۔‬

‫ُد‬

The horse has four legs, still he stumbles. ‫ا ۔‬ ، ‫ڑے ر‬ They are as many as the Russians. ِ‫وہا‬ ‫رو ۔‬ It is an ugly bird that defiles its own nest. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ اب ہ‬ He that is not a master of something, is a butcher of it. ‫۔‬ ‫وہاس م‬، ‫م‬ ‫وہ‬ His eyes are beautiful, but his heart is a devil. ‫ ُاس دل ن ۔‬، ‫رت‬ ‫اُس آ‬

Strike the iron while it is hot. ‫وہ م ۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫اُسو‬ The place of an unbidden guest is behind the door. ‫۔‬ ‫ن دروازے‬ The agreement depends on two persons. ‫۔‬ ‫ہدوا ص ا ر‬ What does not exist, cannot cause any trouble. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬، ‫و د ر‬ He who cannot speak Arabic, should not speak Arabic. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬، ‫آ‬ If he is thrown out through the door, he enters through the window. ‫د وہو و دا‬ ‫ا اُ دروازے‬ ‫۔‬ Its smoke is bigger than the flame. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫اِس د اں‬ He makes an elephant out of a mosquito. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ To be silent is golden, to speak is silver. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫اور‬

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He that lies also steals. ‫۔‬ ‫ رى‬،

Postpone today's anger till tomorrow. ‫ڑد ۔‬ ‫آج‬

‫ٹ‬

His footprints can be beaten with a stick. ‫۔‬ ‫ش ى‬ ‫اُس ؤں‬ One cannot fight the wind. ‫۔‬

‫ن‬

He swallows the bitter pill. ‫۔‬

‫وہ وى‬

He would drown him in a spoonful of water. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈوب‬ ُ‫ا‬

The castle of Buda was not built in one day. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دن‬

Sing the song of the man whose cart you sit on. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑى آپ‬ ‫ؤ‬ ‫اُسآد‬

The work praises its master. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬

Take what is yours, not that of others. ‫ وہ دو وں ۔‬، ‫آپ وہ‬

‫ما‬

He puts his hand into a wasp's nest. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ If the mountain will not go to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to mountain. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ ف‬ ، ‫ف‬ ‫ا ڑ‬ The forest has an ear, the field has an eye. ‫۔‬ ‫ ان) ( آ‬، ‫ن‬ Where there are many masters the servant becomes mad. ‫۔‬ ‫ںز دہ‬

One cannot put everything under one hat. ‫ڈال ۔‬ ‫ا‬ The cat also likes fish but keeps away from water. ‫۔‬ ‫دورر‬ ‫ا‬ The world stands to those who have eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫د ُان‬ What was given by God to one, can not be taken away by man.

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‫ف‬

‫ وہ ا ن‬،

‫د‬

‫ف‬

‫ا‬

Do more things by wisdom than by force. ‫ز دہ م و۔‬

‫۔‬ If the shepherds fight each other, the wolf has a good time. ‫ا و‬ ، ‫ا ر آ‬ ‫۔‬ There is no medicine against death. ‫ج ۔‬ ‫ت‬ He shaves a bald head. ‫۔‬

‫وہ‬

God is the doctor of the man who quarrels with his master. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا اسآد ڈا‬ Each should sweep before his own house. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ He can get money in desert. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ا دو‬

In wine there is truth. ‫۔‬

‫اب‬

Living with a devil, you have to turn a devil. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آپ‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ن‬ Practice makes the master. ‫۔‬

،

The horse that draws better is beaten. ‫۔‬ ‫ را‬، ‫ڑا‬

A dog that barks does not bite. ‫۔‬

‫وہ‬

Even of a good thing too much is harmful. ‫ندہ ۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬ He defends the honor of the uniform. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ رم ا ام ِد ع‬ Every beginning is hard. ‫۔‬

‫آز‬

A rain in May is golden. ‫۔‬

‫رش‬

He fills one hole with another. ‫۔‬ ‫راخ دو ے‬

‫وہا‬

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A red dog, a read horse, a red man none of them are good. ‫ خ آد —اِس‬،‫ خ ڑا‬، ‫خ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ God neither hurries, nor is late. ‫ د ۔‬، ‫ى‬

‫ا‬

After three days the place of the guest is behind the door outside. ‫۔‬ ‫دروازے‬ ‫ن‬ ‫دن‬ A dog’s broken bone will soon be healed. ‫۔‬ ‫ى ى‬ ّ For good work time is needed. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫م و‬ Gold is gold even in the mud. ‫۔‬

،

A scalded dog fears even the rain. ‫رش ڈر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ Do not expect good in return for a good deed. ‫و۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا م‬ Goo tool means half the work. ‫آد م۔‬ ‫ا اوزار‬ Against a thousand crows one stone is enough. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ار وں‬

‫ا‬

Even a heavy burden is light if lifted by many. ‫۔‬ ‫گا ِ ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وز‬

،

A hasty work is seldom good. ‫۔‬ ‫ى م ذو درا‬ Barking of dogs cannot be heard in heaven. ‫۔‬ ‫ّں‬ A master's request is a command. ‫۔‬ ، ‫در ا‬

Friday is longer than Saturday. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬

A falcon will not breed a dove. ‫ے۔‬

،‫ز‬

Even our fingers are not equal. ‫۔‬ ‫را ں ا‬ Give the devil your little finger, you will be taken entirely. ‫۔‬ ‫وہآپ رے را‬، ‫ا د‬ ‫ن ا‬

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Do not run after a cart that will not take you. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ُاس‬ A fool can tell only foolish things. ‫۔‬ ‫ف فا‬ Fair words are not enough to an empty belly. ‫۔‬ ‫رتا ظ‬ Do it yourself sir, if you have not servant. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آپ زم‬، ‫م د‬ God has taken him to a high position. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ ا م‬ ‫ا‬ A bent head is not touched by the sword. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ All cows are black in the dark. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ے‬

A fool stumbles twice at the same stone. ‫۔‬ ‫فدو را‬ Every wonder lasts three days. ‫۔‬ ‫دن ر‬ A dog’s broken bone will soon be healed. ‫۔‬ ‫ى دن‬ An empty pantry has a fool housewife. ‫نوا ۔‬ ‫ر ف‬ ‫راك‬ Even an old goat likes to lick salt. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ڑ‬ A habit is first a wanderer, then a guest, and finally the boss. ‫س ۔‬ ‫اورآ‬،‫ن‬ ،‫دت آوارہ‬

‫رى‬

A bird is recognized by her feathers, a man by his friend. ‫۔‬ ‫اورا نا دو ں‬،‫وں‬ ‫ہا‬ All is well if the end is well. ‫۔‬ ‫آ زا‬

Even an owl is a judge in her cave. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ ا ر‬

‫ا ا ما‬

A late repentance is a dog’s idea. ‫۔‬ ،

‫د‬

Better to fear than to be frightened. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈرا‬ ‫ڈر‬

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A nut is good if broken, a women if beaten. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ رتا‬، ‫ا ڑا‬ ‫ا وٹا‬ Coward people have no homeland. ‫۔‬ ‫دل ں و‬

‫۔‬

‫دل ں ا‬

A three day long merry-making and regret lasting till death. ‫وا۔‬ ‫اور ت‬ ‫دن‬

Do not trust even your own shirt. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ ا د‬ ‫ا‬

A child, a drunkard and a fool tell the truth. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا اور ف‬،

Gold is gold even in the mud. ‫۔‬

A good excuse is never bad. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ى‬

Even a blind hen can find a grain. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دا ش‬ ‫ا‬

Even the mother cannot understand the words of a dumb child. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظ‬ ‫ں‬

After work rest is sweet. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬،‫آرام‬

‫م‬

A lazy man works twice. ‫۔‬ ‫آد دو ر م‬ Better to return from half-way than to take a wrong road. ‫۔‬ ‫وا آ‬ ‫آد را‬ ‫روڈ‬ A poor man cooks with water. ‫۔‬ ، ‫آد‬ Coward people have no country of their own.

‫ا‬

A liar is caught sooner than a lame dog. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ ّ ‫ے‬ Everyone is the blacksmith of his own fortune. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ A poor man is pulled even by the branch of a tree. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬ ‫خ‬ ‫در‬ An arrow once shot is hard to get back. ‫۔‬ ‫وا آ‬ ‫ا ر‬

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Even good tree has sometimes bad fruit. ‫او ت اب د ۔‬ ‫ا در‬ A good neighbor is better than many bad kinsmen. ‫۔‬ ‫ ےر داروں ا‬، ‫ا‬ A liar is not believed even if he tells the truth. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ God does not beat one with a stick. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ Accidents may happen to anyone. ‫۔‬ ‫و ع‬ ‫د ت‬ A good priest learns until his death. ‫۔‬ ‫ ت‬،‫ا درى‬

A crow does not louse the buffalo to clean him but to feed himself. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ He dances on a razor-edge. ‫۔‬ ‫وہر ر َد ر ر‬ A good wife is the crown of the house. ‫ج ۔‬ ‫ا ى‬ He who wants to go fishing must not be afraid of the water. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ُ‫ا‬ A prudent man does not make the goat his gardener. ‫۔‬ ‫ ى ا‬، ‫طآد‬

‫د ار‬

A little pot quickly boils. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ ىا‬، Blood will not turn water.

‫ن‬

There is no coat big enough to hide both poverty and drunkenness. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ں‬ ‫ُ اور‬ ‫اِ ا ٹ‬ A loan, though old, is not a gift. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا‬

As one sows, so he reaps. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬، Even the wall has an ear. ‫ن ۔‬

‫۔‬

The woman of a man without sorrows is almost a widow. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ُد ں آد‬

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He who slowly gets angry will stay angry for a long time. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫د‬، ‫وہ د‬

In the long run even a dog will compromise with the cat. ‫۔‬ ،

The wife of a careless man is almost a widow. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وا د‬

Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman. ‫ا آد‬ ‫و ادا ا‬ ‫ وش ح‬،‫دا‬ ‫ح۔‬

The crowd is not led by the head but by the heart. ‫۔‬ ‫دل‬ One road leads to heaven but many lead to hell. ‫ف ۔‬ ‫فا روڈ‬ He who accepts the gift loses his liberty. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آزادى‬ ‫ل‬ ‫وہ‬ It is a fine thing to die for one's fatherland, but a still finer thing to live for it. ‫اِس‬ ‫ا ت‬ ‫پ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِس ز دہا‬ Better dry bread in peacetime than meat in wartime. ‫رو‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬ َ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

In the dark all cats and all girls are beautiful. ‫۔‬ ‫م ںاور ں رت‬ ‫ا ے‬ He who is struck by the lightning doesn't hear the thunder. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ج‬ ‫وہ‬ No one was ever hung for what he was thinking. ‫دى‬ ‫وہ چ ر اِس ت آج‬ ‫۔‬ Come a little closer when your sword is too short. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑااور‬ ‫آپ ار‬ Look at the mother, marry the daughter. ‫و۔‬ ‫ دى‬، ‫د ں‬ A flatterer is a secret enemy. ‫۔‬ ‫ى د‬

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Beloved children have many names. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫رے ں‬ Blushing is the paint of good habits. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دات ر‬، ‫ے‬ Even the white lily casts a shadow. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫ل‬ He is rich who owes nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬

‫وہا‬

Nobody can rest in his own shadow. ‫۔‬ ‫آرام‬ ‫ا‬ Peccadilloes at home, deadly sins abroad. ‫ نِ ہ ۔‬، ‫نِ ہ‬ When ambition ends, happiness begins. ‫۔‬ ‫ ں وع‬، ‫آرزو‬

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Indian Proverbs ‫اﻧﮉﯾﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ A bandicoot is lovely to his parents; a mule is pretty to its mate. ‫را ؛ ّا ى را ۔‬ ‫ا وا‬

All that is not given is lost. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

‫وہ م‬

A book is like a garden in the pocket. ‫۔‬ ‫بغ‬

An old patient is better than a new doctor. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ا‬

A good bark year makes a good wheat year. ‫۔‬ ‫ م ا ل‬،‫ل ا ل‬

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ح‬ ،

A harvest of peace grows from seeds of contentment. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن‬ ُ‫ا‬ َ‫ں ا‬

Clouds that thunder seldom rain. ‫۔‬ ‫دل‬

A house without children is a graveyard. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫ں‬ A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ A viper without fangs is like a piece of rope. ‫ا۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫دا ں ا‬ ‫ز‬

Do not ask advice of the ignorant. ‫۔‬ ‫رہ‬ Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings. ‫ادا‬ ، ‫ا ام د‬ ‫ا‬ ِ‫اُس ا‬ ‫د ۔‬ Drops join to make a stream; ears combine to make a crop.

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‫۔‬

‫؛ر‬

‫ى‬

‫ے‬

Eat fire and your mouth burn; live on credit and your pride will burn. ‫ار اورآپ‬ ‫؛اُد ر ز‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫آگ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ور‬ Even a cat is a lion in her own lair. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آرا ہ‬ ‫ں‬ Even if fed milk, a snake will still emit poison. ‫ز رج ۔‬ ، ‫اِ دودھ‬ Fate and free-will both play an equal role in destinies. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآزاد دو ں ر ا دارادا‬ If they don't exchange a few words, father and son will never know one another. ‫ پ اور‬، ‫د‬ ‫ا وہ ا ظ آ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا دو ے‬ If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster. ‫د ت‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا ز‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ In my homeland I possess one hundred horses, yet if I go, I go on foot.

، ‫ڑے‬

‫ے سا‬ ‫ا و‬ َ ‫ا‬ ‫ ل ں۔‬،‫ں‬ It is easier to cover our feet with sandals than to cover the earth with carpets. ‫ڈ‬ ‫ز‬، ‫ل ڈ‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آ ن ۔‬ It's a brave bird that makes its nest in the cat's ear. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وہ در ہ‬ Never strike your wife, even with a flower. ‫ل۔‬ ‫ ں‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ا ى‬ O daughter, I'm telling you ‫ َ آپ ر ں۔‬، ‫اے‬ One man's beard is burning, and another warms his hands by it. ‫ اوردو ااِس ا‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ا آد داڑ‬ ‫۔‬ Pearls are worthless in the desert. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.

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‫؛‬

‫ح رو ض‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬

‫؛ راج‬ ‫؛اور‬

‫ح‬ ‫ح‬

‫۔‬ ‫ى‬

The answerer is inferior to the asker. ‫۔‬ ‫ابد وا‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ال‬ The baby has not been born yet, and yet you assert that his nose is like his grandfather's. ‫اُس ك دادا‬ ‫ااورآپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ّا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ك‬ The nose didn't smell the rotting head. ‫۔‬ ‫ك‬ There are as many characters as there are individuals. ‫ا اد ۔‬ ‫دار‬ ُ‫ا‬ When a crow is killed by a storm, the fortuneteller says, "He died by my curse." ‫"وہ ى‬، ، ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬ "‫ا ۔‬ ‫ُد‬ When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.

‫اورد‬ ُ ‫آپ ت ں ُد‬

‫آپ رو‬، ‫آپ ا‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ز اِس ا از‬ ‫رو اورآپ ش ں۔‬

Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision ‫رہ ۔‬ ‫آ ا‬، ‫اب‬ ‫را ا‬ Deceive me about the price but not about the goods. ‫ن رے‬ ‫د د‬ ‫رے‬ ‫۔‬ Can the monkey know the taste of ginger? ‫؟‬ ‫ذا ن‬ ‫ر‬ Brains are not to be found in the beard. ‫۔‬ ‫داڑ‬،‫د غ‬ Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults. ‫ں‬ ‫آپ‬، ‫ں ا ام ت د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Be careful for deep water and dogs that do not bark. ‫۔‬ ‫دارر اوراُن ُ ّ ں‬ ‫ے‬

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Be bad to the bad; good to the good; be a flower to other flowers and a thorn to other thorns. ‫ں‬ ‫؛د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے ؛ا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ل اورد‬ As people go their own way, destiny goes with them. ‫ راُن‬، ‫ر‬ ‫گ ا را‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ All the water in the sea doesn't even reach the knees of the man who fears not death. ‫ں‬ ‫ر م اُس ا ن‬ ‫ڈر ۔‬ ‫ت‬ Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage. ‫رہ اہ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ رو ر‬، ‫زرا‬ ‫۔‬ A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times. ‫ا‬ ‫؛اُس‬ ‫رت ك د دو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫؛اُس ذ آ‬ ‫ر‬ After eating nine hundred rats, the cat is now going on a pilgrimage.

‫۔‬ A woman talks to one man, looks at another, and thinks about a third. ‫د دو ے اور‬، ‫د‬ ‫رت تا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ے رے‬ A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. ‫ا۔‬ ‫وہ ا ا‬ ‫ر ر‬ A house without a woman is the devil's own lodging. ‫۔‬ ‫ن آ ہ‬ ‫رت‬ A man without money is like a bow without arrows. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د دو‬ A man without a woman is only half a man. ‫آد د ۔‬ ‫رت‬ ‫د‬ A man laughs at others and weeps for himself. ‫رو ۔‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫ا ندو وں‬ A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field. ِ ‫ر۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ناِسد‬

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A lot of people become saints because of their stomach. ‫۔‬ ‫درو‬ ‫و‬ ‫گا‬

A coconut shell full of water is a sea to an ant. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا ل‬ ‫ر‬

A lie has no author, nor a liar a conscience. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ٹ‬

A cat in a cage becomes a lion. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬

A lawyer's fee and a harlot's wages are paid in advance. ‫ادا‬ ‫اُ ت ا وا‬ ‫اور ا‬ ‫و‬ ‫۔‬ A house without a child is like a tomb. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ار‬ ّ A fool who knows he is a fool has a little intelligence, but a fool that thinks he is intelligent is really a fool. ‫ڑى ذ‬ ‫وہ ف‬ ‫وہ ف‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ وہ ف‬، ‫ر‬ ‫وا وہ ف ۔‬ A dog will not make himself look like a horse just by cutting off his tail. ‫د ڑا ح ِد ۔‬ ‫ف ُدم د‬ A doctor is only a doctor when he has killed one or two patients. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫وہا دو‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ڈا‬

A buffalo does not feel the weight of his own horns. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ A blind man sat behind a pile of stones and thought that nobody could see him. ‫اور‬ ‫وں ڈ‬ ‫ا آد‬ ‫د ۔‬ ُ‫ا‬ A beautiful woman belongs to every one; an ugly one is yours alone. ‫؛ رت رت‬ ‫رت رت‬ ّ ‫۔‬ ‫فآپ‬ Your own wealth is flowers and wine; the other man's is but weeds. ‫ل اور اب ؛ دو ے آد‬ ‫آپ ا دو‬ ‫س س ۔‬ You should not call in a cat to settle the argument of two birds. ‫و ار‬ ‫آپ دو وں‬ ‫۔‬

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You must answer the devil in his own language. ‫۔‬ ‫ابد‬ ‫آپ ن اُ ز ن‬

You can buy everything, except a father and a mother. ‫ا پاور ں ۔‬ ‫آپ‬

You do not stumble over a mountain, but you do over a stone. ‫او‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آپ ڑ اُو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

Without men in the neighborhood all the women are chaste. ‫ز ۔‬ ‫م ر‬ ‫دوں‬ ‫وس‬

You cannot separate water by beating it with a fork. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ا‬ ‫آپ‬

Why would a man without a bow look for arrows? ‫ن ا ن ں ش ے؟‬

You can often find in rivers what you cannot find in oceans. ‫آپ ر‬ ‫در‬ ‫آپ ا و‬ ‫۔‬

Why save when your son is a good son? Why save when your son is a bad son? ‫آپ‬ ‫؟ ں‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫؟‬ ‫ا‬

You can never enter the same river twice. ‫۔‬ ‫در دو ردا‬ ‫آپا‬

Who is the happiest person in the world? An unfaithful husband. ‫۔‬ ‫؟ و‬ ‫ز دہ ش ن‬ ‫ُد‬

You can convince an ignorant man easily you can convince a wise man more easily. But a man who knows a little and thinks himself to be perfect, not even Brahma can convince. ‫آپ آد‬، ‫آپ آد آ‬ ‫ڑا‬ ‫۔ وہ آد‬ ‫اورز دہ آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫اور‬ ُ‫ ا‬، ‫۔‬

Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich?

He who is happy with his lot. ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا ن ؟ وہ دو ى ُد‬ ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رے ا‬ ‫؟ ا‬

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‫ن ؟‬

‫۔ا‬

‫ز دہ ا ت‬ ‫ش ۔‬

‫؟ وہ‬ ‫وہ ا‬

‫اُس ُروح‬

‫اُس‬

‫زت‬ ‫۔‬

Where there is sunshine, there is also shade. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ں ُد پ‬

When the mother dies the father becomes an uncle. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ت‬ َ‫پا‬

Where the sun shines, there is also shade. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ں رج‬

When the bed breaks, there is the ground to lie on. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ، ‫ر ٹ‬

When you drink milk under the palm tree, people will say that it is palm wine. ‫ گ‬، ‫ُدودھ‬ ‫در‬ ‫آپ ر‬ ‫اب ۔‬ ‫ر‬

When rogues fallout, honest men come by their own. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ار د دآ‬ ‫ش‬

When you are in difficulty, go to the house of your friend -- not your sister's.

– ‫ں ا دو‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ When we take one step toward to God, he takes seven steps toward us. ‫ وہ رى‬، ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ف ت م‬ When the sculptor is dead his statues ask him for a soul.

When pumpkins are watered, brinjals also get watered. ‫دے‬ ، ‫د‬ ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ When money is not a servant it is a master. ‫۔‬ ، ‫م‬ ‫ںدو‬ When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him. ِ‫ك ا‬ ّ ، ‫ا‬ ‫رے ۔‬ ‫ں‬

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When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him. ‫ر د‬ ‫رت‬ What good is giving sugar to the dead? ‫ہ ؟‬ ‫دہ د‬ What does the blind man know of the beauty of the tulip? ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا آد ل‬ We are both queens, so who will hang out the laundry? ‫ ن رىڈا ؟‬، ‫دو ں‬ War is to a man what bed is to a woman. ‫۔‬ ‫ رت‬، ‫د‬ Turkeys, parrots, and hares don't know what gratitude is. ‫ں‬ ‫اور ش‬، ،‫غ‬ ‫۔‬ Truth has but one color, a lie has many. ‫۔‬ ‫ ٹ‬، ‫ا ر‬

True happiness lies in giving it to others. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ دو وں د‬ To the world wisdom is folly; to the wise the world is foolish. ‫ُد ف ۔‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ُد‬ To give jewels to a donkey is as stupid as giving a eunuch to a woman. ‫رت ہد ۔‬ ‫ز رد ا‬ Though the snake be small, it is still wise to hit it with a big stick. ‫اُ ى ى‬ ‫ى ت‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫ر ۔‬ They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing. ‫ا رى‬ ‫؛ وہ د‬ ‫م ر‬ ‫وہ د‬ ‫ر ۔‬ They know not their own defects who search for the defects of others. ‫ش‬ ‫دو وں‬ ‫وہ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ These can never be true friends: Hope, dice, a prostitute, a robber, a

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cheat, a goldsmith, a monkey, a doctor, a distiller. ‫د‬، ‫ڈا‬، ‫ ا‬، ، ‫ ُا‬: ‫ّدو‬ ‫وا ۔‬ ‫ اب‬، ‫ڈا‬،‫ ر‬،‫ ر‬،‫ز‬ There is a great uproar made about the debt of a poor man. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہواو‬ ‫آد‬ There are three uncertainties: woman, wind, and wealth. ‫ ااوردو ۔‬،‫ رت‬: There are three things that refresh the heart and reduce your grief: water, flowers, and a beautiful woman. ‫آپ ِدل زہ اورآپ‬ ‫ لاور رت رت۔‬، :

The worst kind of poverty is to have many debts. ِ ُ ‫ى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ں‬ The word of a woman is a bundle of water. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫رت‬ The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫در‬ The voice of the poor has no echo. ‫۔‬ ‫آواز ز‬ The tree casts its shadow on every thing, even upon the wood cutter. ‫ں وا‬ ٰ ، ‫ڈا‬ ‫در ا‬ ‫۔‬

There are only two things from which to choose: profit or loss. ‫ن۔‬ : ‫ا ب‬ ‫فدو‬

The tongue is safe; even among thirty teeth. ‫دا ں در ن ۔‬ ‫زن ظ ؛ ں‬

There are many people who can sing, but don't know the words. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا ظ‬، ‫گ‬

The tip of a finger cannot be touched by itself. ‫ُ ا ۔‬ ُ‫اُ اُو ى ا‬

There are none so deaf as those who will not hear advice. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫اِ ہ‬

The thief that is not caught is a king. ‫د ہ ۔‬ ‫ر ا‬

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The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood. ‫اُس روز ر ۔‬ ‫ د‬، ‫د‬ ‫رت‬ The sieve says to the needle, "You have a hole in your tail." "‫راخ ۔‬ ‫" رى ُدم‬،

‫ےدنآ ۔‬

،‫دو ےدن ن‬،‫دن ن‬

The eyes do not see what the mind does not want. ‫آ وہ د ۔‬ ‫د غ‬

The poor looks for food and the rich man for appetite. ‫۔‬ ‫ك ش‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫راك ش‬

The dog's tail, even if buried for twelve years, will remain as crooked as ever. ‫ و‬، ‫د‬ ‫رہ ل ز‬ ،‫ّ ُدم‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

The one who teaches is the giver of eyes. ‫آ د وا ۔‬ ‫وہ‬

The diamond in your belly sparkles on your face. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ ‫اآپ‬ ‫آپ‬

The hot sun melts away the snow; when anger comes, does wisdom go. ، ‫آ‬ ‫م رج ف د ؛‬ ‫؟‬

The crab instructs its young: "Walk straight ahead -- like me."

– ‫ھ‬ ‫ "آ‬: ‫ں ا‬ ‫اا‬ "‫ى ح۔‬

The hands of a lawyer are always in someone's pocket. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫و‬

The cock goes to town for only four days and returns home a peacock. ‫وا‬ ‫اور ر‬ ‫غ ف ردن‬ ‫آ ۔‬

The greatest hero is one who has control over his desires. ‫۔‬ ‫ووہ ا ا ت ولر‬ The first day a guest, the second day a guest, the third day a calamity.

The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. Cobra. ِ ‫ا۔‬ ‫اآپ‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫آپا‬

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The beggar is not afraid of the drawbacks of being rich. ‫۔‬ ‫دہ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬،

Rather be a slave to a rich man than the spouse of a poor man. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آد‬ ‫ى‬ ‫آد‬

Sorrow for the death of a father lasts six months; sorrow for a mother, a year; sorrow for a wife, until another wife; sorrow for a son, forever. ‫ل‬ ‫ہ ؛ ں ت ا‬ ‫پ ت‬ ‫ت‬ ‫؛ ى ت دو ى ى ؛‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

Pull someone by the ears and his head will follow. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫واور ُاس‬ ‫ن‬

Smiles that you broadcast will always come back to you. ‫وا‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ Sit on the bank of a river and wait: your enemy's corpse will soon float by. ‫ش‬ ‫آپ ُد‬:‫رے اورا ر و‬ ‫در‬ ‫ے ۔‬ Since love departs at dawn, create, O God, a night that has no morn. ‫!ا‬ ‫اے ا‬، ‫ے ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رات ا‬ Saints fly only in the eyes of their disciples. ‫۔‬ ‫ار ں وں ُاڑ‬ ‫درو ا‬

One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil. ‫ دو ا آگ‬، ‫آگ‬ ‫ا آد‬ ‫۔‬ Pearls are of no value in a desert. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ں ا‬ Only two things matter in this world: a son and a daughter. ‫اوردو ى ۔‬ ‫ا‬: ‫اِس ُد ا‬ ‫فدو‬ Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد پ‬ ‫ّاورا دو‬ ‫ف‬ One of the two partners always bites the best part of the apple. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ر ز‬ One man's house burns so that another may warm himself. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ا د م‬ ‫ا آد‬

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One man's beard is on fire, and another man warms his hands on it. ‫ اوردو ااُس ا‬، ‫ا آد داڑ آگ‬ ‫۔‬ One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river. ‫ے۔‬ ‫اور ارآد در‬، ‫اج ٹد‬ ‫ا آد‬ Of what use is the veil if you are going to dance. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ہا آپڈا‬ ‫ب‬ O daughter, I'm telling you. O daughterin-law, listen to it. ‫اِس ت ۔‬، ‫ َ آپ ر ں۔او‬، ‫اے‬ No one was ever lost on a straight road. ُ ‫ا۔‬ ‫روڈ آج‬ Never use a dwarf to measure the depth of the water. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ل‬ Never strike your wife, not even with a flower. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ى‬ Never stand in front of a judge or behind a donkey.

‫ے ں۔‬

‫اور‬

Man is like a bubble of water on the ocean. ‫ا ن ل ر‬ ‫۔‬ َُ Love is a crocodile in the river of desire. ‫۔‬ ، ‫در‬ ‫ا‬ Life is like the flame of a lamp; it needs a little oil now and then. ِ‫؛ ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫اغ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. ِ‫۔ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ اِس‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ز ا‬ Learn about the future by looking at the past. ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬ ‫د‬ It's better to pick a fight with your inlaws than with your neighbors. ‫ا ا ب‬ ‫ُ ال‬ ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ It is worse to excuse than to offend. ‫رت ز دہ ا ۔‬

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It is only in your coffin that you sleep really well. ‫۔‬ ‫آپوا ا‬ ‫فآپ ت‬

، ‫۔‬

‫ت‬

‫ے‬ ،

It is love that makes the impossible possible. ‫۔‬

It is better to be blind than to see things from only one point of view. ‫ا‬ ‫ہ د‬ ‫وں ا‬ ‫۔‬

It is little use to dig a well after the house has caught fire. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫اں د‬ ‫آگ‬

It is a greater gift to give than to receive. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬

It is hard for an ex-king to become a night watchman. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫د ہ رات‬

In a tree that you can't climb, there are always a thousand fruits. ‫ار‬ ‫ اُس‬، ‫آپ ھ‬ ‫در‬ ‫۔‬

It is easy to forget a kindness, but one remembers unkindness. ‫۔‬ ‫ى در‬ ‫ ا ن‬، ‫د آن‬ It is better to walk than to run; it is better to stand than to walk; it is better to sit than to stand; it is better to lie than to sit. ‫؛‬ ‫ے‬ ‫؛‬ ‫دوڑ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ے‬ It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all.

If you throw a handful of stones, one at least will hit. ‫۔‬ ‫ از ا‬، ‫ا آپ‬ If you live on the river, befriend the crocodile. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ ، ‫ا آپدر ر‬ If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. ‫دو‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا آپ در‬ ‫۔‬

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If you have planted a tree you must water it too. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا آپ در‬ ُ‫آپا‬ If you can't give any sugar then speak sweetly. ‫۔‬ ‫دے‬ ‫ا آپ‬ If you call a lady a slave, she laughs, but if you call a slave a slave, he cries. ‫ ا آپ م‬، ‫وہ‬، ‫ا آپ ن‬ ‫ وہرود ۔‬، ‫م‬ If a man's heart be impure, all things will appear hostile to him. ‫اس د‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا ا ن ِدل ك‬ ‫ں ۔‬ If you are up to your knees in pleasure, then you are up to your waist in grief. ‫آپ‬ ، ‫ں‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫ں ۔‬ If you are buying a cow, make sure that the price of the tail is included. ‫اُس‬ ‫ اِس ت‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ُدم‬

I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother. ‫وا ا‬ ‫َ د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آد ں ِ اور ا‬ ‫۔‬ I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head. ‫ى دى اوروہ ا ڑ‬ ‫رے‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ا ل‬ I bought the nettle, sowed the nettle, and then the nettle stung me. َ ‫ں‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ ردار‬،‫ى‬ ‫ردار‬ ‫ٹ ۔‬ Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore. ‫اورد ! رىا‬،‫ر دو‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ He who works as a slave, eats as a king. ‫۔‬ ‫د ہ ح‬، ‫وہ م ح م‬ He who wants fruit should not pick flowers. ‫ُ ل ڑے۔‬ ‫وہ‬ He who loves the truth has many enemies. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد ر‬ ‫وہ‬

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He who loves drives a nail into his heart. ِ ‫ِدل‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ He who is a guest in two houses, starves. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ن‬ ‫وہ دو وں‬ He who has a true friend, has no need of a mirror. ‫ورت ۔‬ ‫ ُا آ‬، ‫دو‬ ‫وہ‬ He who dreams for too long will become like his shadow. ‫ح‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز دہ اب د‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ He who does not climb, will not fall either. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ا ِ ن‬، ‫وہ‬ He that is baldheaded has no need of comb. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫وہ‬ Happy is the woman whose husband does not speak to her. ‫۔‬ ‫و اُس ت‬ ‫ش وہ رت‬ Great anger is more destructive than the sword.

‫۔‬

ُ ‫ار ز دہ ہ‬

‫ز دہ‬

Good people, like clouds, receive only to give away. ‫۔‬ ‫فد‬ ، ‫ا گدں ح‬ God laughs when you steal from a thief. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آپ ر‬ Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ ‫فآد‬ For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ا‬، ‫دو دو‬ For the first five years of your son's life treat him as a prince, for the next ten years as a slave, then as a friend for the rest of his life. ‫ل اُس‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ ا دس ں‬، ‫ك‬ ‫ادے‬ ‫ردو ۔‬ ‫ہز‬ ، ‫ر‬ Follow the river and you will get to the sea. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآپ ر‬ ‫در‬

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Fish and guests smell when they are three days old. ‫وہ دن‬ ‫اور ن د‬ ‫۔‬ Fate and self-help share equally in shaping our destiny. ‫ڈا ہ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اورا دآپ ر‬ Every man is the guardian of his own honor. ‫۔‬ ‫آد ا ت د‬

A dog always bites under the knee. ُ ‫۔‬ A foolish bride gets no presents. ‫۔‬ ‫ف ُد‬ Abstinence is the best medicine. ‫۔‬ Among the blind, the squint rules. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

‫ا‬

An arch never sleeps.

Every dog is a tiger in his own street. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Don't poison someone whom you can kill with sweets. ‫ں ُس ز د ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آپ‬

‫۔‬ Anger ends in cruelty. ‫۔‬

Do what the mullah says, but don't do what he does. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫وہ و ں‬ Dig a well every day to drink water every day. ‫روز اں دو۔‬ ‫روز‬

،ّ

Anger has no eyes. ‫۔‬

Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water. ‫۔‬ ‫ُان ں دا و ا‬

‫ز‬

‫آ‬

Better cross-eyed than blind. ‫۔‬ Blind men have no need to walk. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ں‬

‫ا‬،

‫ا‬

Dig your well before you're thirsty. ‫اں د ۔‬ ‫آپ س‬

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Drums sound loud because they are hollow. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ڈ لز دہآوازد‬

Goodness reaches further than badness. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ے‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ا‬

Eleven persons take eleven paths. ‫۔‬ ‫رہآد رہرا‬

If not today -- when?

Empty vessels make much noise. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہآواز ا‬

Ignorance is the peace of life. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫ز‬،

Even an elephant can slip. ‫۔‬

In love beggar and king are equal. ‫رىاور د ہدو ں ا ۔‬ ٰ

Even the devil needs a friend. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ن دو‬ Faith keeps the world going. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ( ُد‬ Fear is the fever of life. ‫ر ۔‬

ٰ

‫؟‬

–

‫ا آج‬

Kill a cow to donate shoes. ‫۔‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫د‬

)‫ا ن‬

Kind words conquer. ‫۔‬

‫ز‬،‫ف‬

Large desire is endless poverty. ُ ‫وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ى ا‬

‫نا ظ‬

First God, then the white man. ‫ راآد ۔‬، ‫ا‬

Man loves his own mistakes. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

Friendly words are convincing. ‫۔‬ ،‫دو ا ظ‬

Money hides in the tiger's ear. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫د‬

‫دو‬

Garlic is as good as ten mothers. ‫دس ۔‬ ‫ا‬

Money is the best servant. ‫دم ۔‬

‫دو‬

‫ا نا‬

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No sin is hidden to the soul. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ ُروح‬

Poverty makes thieves, like love makes poets. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

Nonviolence is the supreme law of life. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫ز‬،‫م د‬ One and one are sometimes eleven. ‫۔‬ ‫او ت رہ‬ ‫ا اورا‬ One finger can't lift a pebble. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ہ ا‬

ُ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Regularity is the best medicine. ‫دوا ۔‬ Separation secures manifest friendship. ‫۔‬ ‫ظ د‬ ‫وا دو‬، Service is greatness. ‫۔‬

Only the nightingale understands the rose. ‫۔‬ ‫ ب‬، ‫ف‬ Our faults provide opportunities for others. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رى ںدو وں‬ Our shadow will follow us. ‫رے آ ۔‬

‫را‬

Patience is the most beautiful prayer. ‫رت ُد ۔‬ Poverty destroys all virtues. ‫۔‬ ‫م ں ہ د‬

،

Sleep after selling horses and elephants. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑےاور‬ Snakes turn milk into poison. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدودھ ز‬ The customers are known to the shopkeepers. ‫۔‬ ،‫دو ار‬ The danger past, and God forgotten. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫اور ا‬، ‫ہ ر‬ The deceitful have no friends. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دو‬

‫د‬

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The enemy's own punishment is his envy. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ُاس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬ The fall is nobody's desire. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

، ‫ض‬

To the mediocre, mediocrity appears great. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ، ‫او‬

‫زوال‬

The hare that escaped had eight legs. ‫۔‬ ‫ُاس آ‬ ‫وہ ش‬ The soldier's wife is always a widow. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ى‬ The truth is half a quarrel. ‫۔‬

‫۔‬

‫ا‬

Truth has no branches. ‫۔‬ Use medicine as well as prayers. ‫دوا ا ل ۔‬

‫د‬

Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا‬

‫آد‬،

The weakest goes to the wall. ‫۔‬ ‫د ار ف‬،‫ور‬

We admire understand. ‫۔‬

The wind sweeps the road clean. ‫۔‬ ‫ارا )روڈ( ف د‬

Weeping washes the face. ‫ے د د ۔‬

Theologians, dogs, and singers always disagree. ‫۔‬ ‫ اور ر‬، ‫ِد‬

When I drown, the whole world drowns. ‫۔‬ ‫َ ڈو ں رىد ڈو‬

There is no hand to catch time. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬

Where the needle goes, the thread follows. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬، ‫ں‬

To loan is to buy troubles.

‫و‬

what

we

do

not ‫اُس‬

‫رو‬

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Whose stick, his buffalo. ‫۔‬

‫اُس‬

Without love everything is in vain. ‫ر ۔‬ Worldly prosperity is like writing on water. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫د وى‬ You may never die before death arrives. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ تآ‬

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Indonesian Proverbs ‫اﻧﮉوﻧﯿﺸﯿﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬

A change of event such as the death of a leader, will lead to other changes. ‫دو ى ں‬،‫ر ت‬ ‫وا‬ ‫۔‬

A mother's love is never ending. ‫ا م ۔‬ ‫ں‬

A different way of thinking in every person. ‫ا از ۔‬ ‫ا ن‬

A person who is extremely cautious in doing something. ‫ز دہ ط ۔‬ ‫وہ‬

A dispute can only be resolved by discussing the problem openly and coolly. ‫ف‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ے‬ ‫۔‬

A person who loves about their mother is doing the best deed. ‫م ر‬ ‫وہ‬، ‫وہآد ا ن‬ ‫۔‬

A junior will always do what the senior does. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫و‬ A long dispute has been forgotten by love, or sometimes a long time of goodness has been forgotten by one badness.

‫او ت‬ ‫۔‬

، ‫دى‬

‫ا‬ ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬ ‫و‬

A person who talks a lot usually is empty inside. ‫۔‬ ‫م ر ا ر‬ ‫ہز دہ‬ A smart man is usually humble. ‫۔‬ ‫ا اج‬ ‫آد م ر‬ All the bad things seems to happen at the same time. ‫۔‬ ‫د د‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م ى‬

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An egoistic person can't realize his own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others. ، ‫ں س‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں ش‬ ‫دو وں‬ Asking question is the only way to learn. ‫ ال ۔‬، ‫ا‬ Be careful of what you say as it can hurt more than a knife. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہز‬ ‫طر‬ Be diligent in learning. ‫۔‬

Different people have personality. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Diligence is brilliance.

the

different ‫گ‬

beginning

of

‫ ار ر د آ ز ۔‬، Do multiple tasks at one go. ‫م ۔‬

‫ا‬

Do two things at one go. ‫دو م ۔‬

‫ا‬

Every action has its consequences. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

Beautiful day, a gift for the traveler. ‫۔‬ ‫ ح‬،‫رتدن‬

Expense is bigger than income. ‫آ ن ز دہا ا ت۔‬

Better something than nothing. ‫۔‬

Fighting a losing battle.

Different background means different thinking. ‫۔‬ ،

If we do a lot of practice we can do a good job. ‫۔‬ ‫ا م‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬

Different culture means different custom. ‫ ر ت۔‬،

Live a good and useful life. ‫ار ۔‬ ‫ز‬

‫۔‬

No experience, narrow minded.

‫رى‬

‫ا اور‬

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‫ى۔‬

،

No matter how smart a person is, eventually he will make a mistake. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫ك‬ ‫وہ‬ No matter how successful a person is, he will experience some bad things too. ‫وہ ى وں‬، ‫بآد‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ے۔‬ Nothing is difficult when you get used to it. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ دى‬ Nothing is perfect in this world. ‫ل ۔‬ ‫د‬ Once you lost the trust of someone, it is almost impossible to gain it back. ‫ دو رہوا‬، ‫ا ا رآپ ا د‬ ‫۔‬ There are hidden purposes behind an act. ‫۔‬ ‫اِس‬ There is always someone who loves you, and someone who hates you. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫اور آپ‬، ‫آپ‬

There will be a replacement for everything. ‫دل ۔‬ There's a cause of everything. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ To be a smart man you need to be humble. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫رآد‬ We are never satisfied with our possessions. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ We only call our friends if we need help, and we don't help our friends in need. ‫فا دو ں‬ ‫ورت ے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور ورت و دو ں د‬، When prominent persons fights, commoners would suffer. ‫۔‬ ‫ م گ‬، ‫ر گ‬ Wherever we live, we must observe the local custom. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ، ‫ں ر‬ Beware, the enemy lies under your blanket.

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‫ا ر ۔‬

‫آپ‬، ‫دارر‬

Death is the bride of life. ‫۔‬

‫د‬

‫د‬

‫ز‬،‫ت‬

Goodness shouts. Evil whispers. ‫۔‬ ‫۔ ا‬ ‫ر‬ Rippling water shows lack of depth. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ The name of love's fiancée is Divorce. ‫م ق ۔‬

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Irish Proverbs ‫آﺋﺮﻟﯿﻨﮉﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Come seldom, come welcome. ‫۔‬ ‫ شآ‬، ‫رآ‬ It is hard for an empty bag to stand itself alone. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ دا‬ May your anger set with the sun and not rise again with it. ‫اوردو رہ‬ ‫وب‬ ‫رج‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ع ۔‬ ‫اُس‬

‫۔‬

‫ورآ‬

The proverb cannot be bettered. ‫۔‬ ‫وت‬ You will never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ذ‬ ُ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Come seldom, come welcome. ‫ شآ آ ۔‬، ‫رآ‬

Sending the goose on a message to the fox's den. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫ى ر‬

Do not show your teeth until you can bite. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا دا‬ ‫آپ ٹ‬

If you meet a red-haired woman, you'll meet a crowd. ‫ آپ ا‬، ‫ا آپ خ ں وا رت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫م‬

He knows how many grains to a bushel of wheat. ‫ار ؟‬ ‫م دا ں‬

Making the beginning is one third of the work. ‫۔‬ ‫آز ما‬ Pride comes before a fall.

‫وہ‬

It's a bad hound that's not worth the whistling. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ ا رى‬ Never buy bread from a butcher. ‫۔‬ ‫رو‬

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Sweet is the wine but sour is the payment. ‫۔‬ ‫ادا‬ ‫ابا‬

It is a bad hen can't scrape for herself. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬

There are three creatures beyond ruling - a mule, a pig and a woman. ‫ ّراور رت۔‬، – ‫دور‬ ‫ا‬

Only a fool would prefer food to a woman. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫ف ف رت‬

When everybody's house is on fire go home and look at your own chimney. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آگ‬ ‫آد‬

There's no hearth like your own hearth. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آپ ا‬

If you don't know the way, walk slowly. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا آپرا‬ The money-maker is never tired. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬

‫دو‬

There's no wise man without a fault. ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬ Better sit beside him than in his place. ‫۔‬ ‫ُاس‬ ‫اُس‬ Fair words never fed a friar. ‫۔‬ ‫ہا ظرا‬

It’s as hard to see a woman cry, as a goose goes barefoot. ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬، ‫رو رت د‬ ‫۔‬ You'll not find a thrush in a hawk's nest. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫آپ ب‬ Comfort is not known if poverty does not come before it. ‫۔‬ ‫آ اس‬ ‫آرامو ن‬ Get down on your knees and thank God you're still on your feet. ‫ا‬ ‫ادا‬ ‫اور ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن ۔‬ ‫آپا‬

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It is hard to hunt the hare out of the bush it is not in. ‫ش ر‬ ‫اُس ڑى‬ ‫۔‬ May your neighbors respect you, Trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, And heaven accept you. ‫آپ‬ ، ‫آپ ت‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اور آپ‬، ‫آپ‬ ،‫ا از ے‬ ‫ل ے۔‬ Sense doesn't come before age. ‫آ ۔‬ The three faults of drinking are: a sorrowful morning, a dirty coat, and an empty pocket. ‫ ا ٹ‬، ‫ ُد ى‬: ‫ا ں‬ ‫اب‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ Everyone lays a burden on the willing horse. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫آ دہ ڑے‬ If you put a silk suit on a goat it is still a goat. ‫ى‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫ا آپ ى ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Man to the hills, woman to the shore.

‫۔‬

‫ رت‬،

‫د ڑوں‬

Proverbs cannot be contradicted. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫و‬ Don't be ever in court or a castle without a woman to make your excuse. ‫رت‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ He knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. ‫ا‬ ‫اور‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ It's a small thing that outlives a man. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬ ‫ا ن ز دہد‬ Never call a Kerry man a fool until you're sure he's not a rogue. ‫ف‬ ‫ے اُسو‬ ‫ى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ش‬ ‫آپ‬ Take gifts with a sigh because most men give in order to be paid. ‫رےآد اِس د‬ ‫آہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُن د‬ There are two tellings to every story. ‫۔‬ ‫دودا‬

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When the cat is out the mouse can dance. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ Don't go putting wool on a sheep's back. ‫اُون ڈا ۔‬ There is not a tree in Heaven that is higher than the tree of patience. ‫۔‬ ‫در‬ ‫در‬ ‫ا‬ As you live yourself, you judge your neighbor. ‫اُ ح ۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫آپز ار‬ If two neighbors want to fight, they will find a quarrel in a straw. ‫ا ڈ‬ ‫وہا‬، ‫ا دو‬ ‫۔‬ Listen to the sound of the river and you will catch a trout. ‫۔‬ ‫در آواز اورآپ ا ٹ‬ Only the rich can afford compassion. ‫۔‬ ‫درد ىاور د‬ ‫فا‬ Everything dear is a woman's fancy. ‫رت اب ۔‬

I'll go there tonight for evening is speedier than morning. ‫ز دہ‬ ‫م‬ ‫و ں آج رات ں‬ ‫۔‬ Many a defect is seen in the poor man. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ Your lord's rent or your child's life. ‫ز ۔‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ Go to a man who is in difficulty and you'll get a bargain. ‫اورآپ دا‬ ‫س‬ ‫اُسآد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ It is no secret that is known to three. ‫ں۔‬ ‫وہراز‬ Shame is ever a part of poverty. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ What is nearest the heart is nearest the mouth. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫دل‬، He may die of wind but he'll never die of wisdom. ‫ے۔‬ ‫وہذ‬ ‫وہ ا‬

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It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the house of a man whose father was hanged. ‫ُاس ر‬ ‫ُاس آد‬ ‫ا ار آ‬ ‫دى‬ ‫پ‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫رے ت‬ ‫۔‬ Never give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ‫ّر ى د اور ف رہ د ۔‬ Talk doesn't fill the stomach. ‫۔‬ When the drink is in, the sense is out. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ، ‫ابا ر‬ Don't go to law with the devil in the court of hell. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ 'I see,' said the blind man when he was directed on his way. ‫ا‬ ‫ف ا‬ ‫اُ ا را‬ ‫ں'۔‬ ‫'َ د‬ ‫آد‬ It's often a man's mouth broke his nose. ‫ك وا ۔‬ ‫ا آد‬ The doorstep of a great house is slippery.

‫۔‬

‫وا‬

‫د‬

‫ے‬

There is not strength without unity. ‫۔‬ ‫اِ د‬ Eight lives for the men and nine for the women. ‫آ ز ں دوں اور ز ں ر ں ۔‬ If you dig a grave for others, you might fall into it yourself. ‫آپ د‬ ، ‫د‬ ‫ا آپ دو وں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِس‬ Little by little, the bird builds her nest. ‫۔‬ ‫ہا‬ ‫ڑا ڑا‬ Only those who were born to hang are not afraid of the water. ‫ا‬ ‫ف وہ‬ ‫ڈر ۔‬ You cannot tell from a man's clothes how much he is making, but you must look at his wife's. ، ‫وں آپ‬ ‫د‬ ‫ے ورد ۔‬ ‫آپاُس ى‬ Everything troubles you and the cat breaks your heart. ‫۔‬ ‫اور آپ دل ڑ‬ ‫د‬ ‫آپ‬

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To be red-haired is better than to be without a head. ‫۔‬ ‫خ ںوا‬ Dance as if no one were watching.

Sing as if no one were listening. And live every day as if it were your last. ‫د ر۔ ا‬ ‫ڈا ا‬ ‫آ ىدن ۔‬ ‫ر ۔اور دن ار ا‬ God fits the back for the burden. ‫۔‬ ‫زوں‬

‫دو‬

There's no wise man without a fault. ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬ ‫دا‬ Many a rose-cheeked apple is rotten at the core. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬ Put it on your shoulder and say it is not a burden. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا اور‬ ‫ا‬ To put off repentance is dangerous. ‫ك ۔‬ Your pocket is your friend.

‫آپ دو‬

‫آپ‬

Dancing was first started by a madman. ‫وع ا ۔‬ ‫ر آد‬ ‫ڈا‬ Going in is not the same as going out. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ If you don't know the way, walk slowly. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا آپرا‬

‫ا‬

The money-maker is never tired. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬

‫۔‬

Pains and patience would take a snail to America. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ُد اور‬ The money-maker is never tired. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ There's no wise man without a fault. ‫۔‬ ‫آد دا‬ Dancing was first started by a madman. ‫وع ا ۔‬ ‫آد‬ ‫ڈا‬ It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of ups and downs. ‫و از ۔‬ ‫ا اوراد س‬

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Money makes the horse gallop whether he has shoes or not. ‫اُس‬ ‫دوڑا‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ں ں۔‬ The waiting man thinks the time long. ‫۔‬ ‫وا آد و‬ ‫اِ ر‬ It's better to be sorry and stay, than to be sorry and go away. ‫ا س اور‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ا س‬ Never put off tomorrow what you can do today. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫آج‬ ُ‫ا‬ There is misfortune only where there is wealth. ‫( ۔‬ ) ‫وں ف‬ ‫ںدو‬ Idleness is a fool's desire. ‫۔‬ ‫ ف ا‬، Keep the bone and the dog will follow. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ر اور‬ ‫ى‬ No war is bitterer than the war of friends, but it does not last long.

‫ز دہ‬

،

‫دو ں‬

‫ا‬ ‫ر ۔‬

‫د‬

There is nothing sharper than a woman's tongue. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ز ن ز دہ‬ Wind from the east is good for neither man nor beast. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ق ا ا ناور‬ Be kind to those that meet you as you rise, you may pass them again as you fall. ، ‫نر‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫وج آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آپزوال آ اوراُن س‬ ‫ے۔‬ Even black hens lay white eggs. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ا ےد‬ ‫ں‬ If you don't want flour on your shoes, don't go into the mill. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ں آ‬ ‫ا آپا‬ Live in my heart and pay no rent. ‫ےدل ر اور ا دو۔‬ Patience is a virtue that causes no shame. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

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There's trouble in every house and some in the street. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬

It is not easy to steal where the landlord is a thief. ‫ا آ نم ۔‬ ‫ںز دار ر و ں‬

Fame lives on after death. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬

Don't bless the fish till it gets to the land. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ُاس ر‬

‫ ت‬،‫ت‬

It is a hard task to comfort the proud. ‫م ۔‬ ‫ور‬ Many a sudden change takes place on a spring day. ‫۔‬ ‫ر دنو ع‬ ‫ا رى‬ The secret of an old woman is scolding. ِ ‫ڑ رت راز‬ ‫۔‬ Trouble hates nothing as much as a smile. ِ‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ت ا‬ ‫۔‬ Dead with tea and dead without it. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ Good care takes the head off bad luck. ‫د ۔‬ ،‫ا ل‬

He who falls today may rise tomorrow. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آج ےوہ‬ It's better to return from the centre of the ford than drown in the flood. ‫در ن‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ڈوب‬ ‫۔‬ Never rub your eye with anything but your elbow. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا آ‬ ‫وہ اور‬ ‫ا‬ The apple falls on the head that's under it. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ When the old woman is hard pressed, she has to run. ‫۔‬ ‫ اُ دوڑ‬، ‫ڑ رت ز دہد‬ All happy endings are beginnings as well.

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‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫ں آز ا‬

‫ما ا‬

Don't outstay your welcome like a neighbor's goat. ‫ى ح ر‬ ‫ا شآ‬ ‫د ۔‬ If a cat had a dowry, she would often be kissed. ‫۔‬ ‫ اُس‬، ‫ا‬ Keep your house and your house will keep you. ‫لر اورآپ آپ لر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ The eye should be blind in the home of another. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ا‬ ‫دو ے‬ There is pain in prohibition. ‫۔‬

‫ى‬

Wine divulges truth. ‫۔‬

،‫اب‬

‫د‬

Even the truth may be bitter. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ If you don't want flour, do not get into the mill.

(

‫دا ) ا‬

‫ا آپ آ‬ ‫ں۔‬

Long churning makes bad butter. ‫۔‬ ‫اب د‬ ‫ز دہ‬ The nest is enough for a wren. ‫۔‬ ( ‫ُ ) وا‬ The eye should be blind in the home of another. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ں ا‬ ‫دو ے‬ There is pain in prohibition. ‫۔‬ ( ،‫)روك‬

‫ا‬

If you don't want flour, do not get into the mill. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ، ‫ا آپ آ‬ Those who get the name of rising early may lie all day. ‫۔‬ ‫رادن ےر‬ ‫م‬ ‫ے ُا‬ ‫وہ‬ The silent mouth is golden. ‫۔‬

‫ش‬

Truth stands when everything else falls. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

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Both your friend and your enemy think that you will never die. ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ دو اورد دو ں‬ ‫۔‬ Discord is loneliness.

less

painful

‫دہ ۔‬ Half a leap falls into the ditch. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

than ،‫م ا ق‬

Everyone is wise till he speaks. ‫۔‬ Making the beginning is one third of the work. ‫۔‬ ‫آز ما‬ Pride comes before a fall. ‫ورآ ۔‬

‫آد‬

Neighbors bring comfort in adversity but only envy in success. ‫ب‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ Speed and accuracy do not agree. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ر راوررا‬ The longest road has an end and the straightest road has an end. ‫روڈ‬ ‫روڈ ا م اور‬ ‫ا م ۔‬ There's never a wise man without fault. ‫۔‬ Better be quarrelling than lonesome. ‫۔‬

The proverb cannot be bettered. ‫۔‬ ‫وت‬ No time for your health result in no health for tomorrow. ‫و‬ ‫۔‬

today, will your time ‫آج و‬ ،

The doorstep of a great house is slippery. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫اں‬ ‫ے د‬ There is not strength without unity. ‫ت ۔‬ ‫ا ق‬ Don't crow till you're out of the woods. ‫آواز ۔‬ He who lives with hope dies happy.

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‫۔‬

‫ش‬

‫ز ہر‬

It's hard to kill a bad thing. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

ُ‫وہ ا‬

‫ى‬

No dealing with a revengeful man. ‫۔‬ ‫ِڈ‬ ‫اِ آد‬ The bird that can sing and won't sing should be made to sing. ‫وہ‬ ‫اُ ا‬ ‫اور‬ ‫وہ ہ‬ ‫۔‬ When your hand is in the dog's mouth, withdraw it gently. ‫ے آرام اور ر‬ ‫آپ‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Any fool carries an umbrella on a wet day, but the wise man carries it every day. ‫آد‬ ، ‫ى ُا‬ ‫ف دن‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫روزاِ ا‬ Never buy bread from a butcher. ‫و۔‬ ‫رو‬ Sweet is the wine but sour is the payment.

‫۔‬

‫ادا‬

‫اب‬

There are three creatures beyond ruling - a mule, a pig and a woman. ‫ ّراور رت۔‬، – ‫دور‬ ‫ا‬ When everybody's house is on fire go home and look at your own chimney. ‫اورا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آگ‬ ‫آد‬ ‫د ۔‬ Don't go early or late to the well. ‫۔‬ ‫ىد‬ It's natural for ducks to go barefoot. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ں‬ No rearing, no manners. ‫روا ار۔‬

،

‫و‬

The day of the storm is not the time for thatching your roof. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫ن دن‬ Sweet is the voice of the man who has wealth. ‫۔‬ ‫آد آواز‬ ‫دو‬

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There are many ways of killing a pig other than by choking it with butter. ‫ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫د‬ ‫۔‬ When death comes, it will not go away empty. ‫۔‬ ، ‫تآ‬ Don't expect a cherry tree from an acorn. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ط‬ Help is always welcome, except at the table. ( ) ‫ ا‬، ‫شآ‬ ‫د‬ ‫۔‬ There is no use in carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking. ‫ہ‬ ‫ىا‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ Wherever there are women there's talking, and wherever there's geese there's cackling. ‫۔‬ ‫ ںراج و ں‬، ‫ں ر و ں‬

As honest as a cat when the meat is out of reach. ‫دور ۔‬ ‫حا ار‬ Don't throw out the dirty water until you have the clean water in. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ Like an Irish wolf she barks at her own shadow. ‫۔‬ ‫حوہا‬ ‫آ‬ One woman understands another. ‫۔‬ ‫رتدو ى‬ ‫ا‬ Making the beginning is one third of the work. ‫۔‬ ‫ما‬ ‫آز‬ Pride comes before a fall. ‫آ ۔‬ When the cat is out the mouse can dance. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ Don't go putting wool on a sheep's back. ‫۔‬ ‫ُاون‬

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There is not a tree in Heaven that is higher than the tree of patience. ‫۔‬ ‫ادر‬ ‫در‬ As you live yourself, you judge your neighbor. ‫۔‬ ‫)و (ا‬، ‫آپ در‬ Hills far away are green but they often have sour bottoms. ‫رى‬ ‫ز ا‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫ُدور‬ ‫۔‬

If there is a way into the wood there is also a way out of it. ‫را‬ ‫را‬ ‫دا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Only a fool would prefer food to a woman. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫ف ف رت‬ The man of courage never lost it. ِ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬

It's natural for ducks to go barefoot. ِ ‫ں ں‬ ‫ى ۔‬

There's no hearth like your own hearth. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آپ ا ا‬

There is no virtue in the herb that is not got in time. ‫ُاس‬ ‫ى و‬ ‫۔‬

Better for a man to have even a dog welcome him than a dog bark at him. ‫ُاس‬ ‫ا شآ‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫۔‬

While young, it's all dreams; when old, all memories. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫اب؛‬ ‫ان‬

Everyone lays a burden on the willing horse. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫ر ر‬

Drunkenness truthfully.

If you put a silk suit on a goat it is still a goat. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫ٹ ى د‬ ‫ا آپر‬

and ‫۔‬

anger

speak ‫اور‬

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Man to the hills, woman to the shore. ‫ف۔‬ ‫ رت‬،‫د ڑوں ف‬ You'll not find a thrush in a hawk's nest. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫آپ ب‬ Comfort is not known if poverty does not come before it. ‫وا‬ ‫آ اِس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ Get down on your knees and thank God you're still on your feet. ‫آپ‬ ‫ادا‬ ‫اور ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Sense doesn't come before age. ‫آ ۔‬ The three faults of drinking are: a sorrowful morning, a dirty coat, and an empty pocket. ،‫ ٹ‬، ‫ د ى‬: ‫ں‬ ‫اب‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ Don't go putting wool on a sheep's back. ‫ُاون ڈا ۔‬

No stopping the force of a going wheel by hand. ‫رو ۔‬ ‫ر ر‬ Don't let your tongue cut your throat. ‫ا زت دو۔‬ ‫ا زن ا‬ Never give cherries to pigs or advice to fools. ‫۔‬ ‫ى د )اور( ف‬ ‫ر‬ Talk doesn't fill the stomach. ‫۔‬

،

Don't go to law with the devil in the court of hell. ‫۔‬ ‫اہ ن س‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ It's often a man's mouth broke his nose. ‫ا ك ڑ ۔‬ ‫ا ا ن‬ Whoever the cap fits, takes it. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫رىآ‬ It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of ups and downs. ‫۔‬ ‫اُو‬ ‫ا اور س‬

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She wipes the plate with the cat's tail. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ (‫) ُدم‬ ‫وہ‬ The tree remains, but not so the hand that put it. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫در‬ Never praise your son-in-law until the year is out. ‫ا دا د‬ ‫ل ر‬ ‫۔‬ That which is nearest a woman's heart is the first to come out. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫وہ رت ِدل‬ There is hope from the sea but there is no hope from the land. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ُ‫ا‬ ُ‫ر ا‬ You can't put a wide head on young shoulders. ‫ڈال ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫آپ ا ڑا ان‬ Fame lives on after death. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬

‫ ت‬،‫ت‬

Come seldom, come welcome.

‫آ۔‬

‫ شآ‬، ‫آ‬

He knows how many grains to a bushel of wheat. ‫م ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ( ) ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬ It's better to return from the centre of the ford than drown in the flood. ‫رڈ در ن وا‬ ‫ب ڈو‬ ‫۔‬ If a cat had a dowry, she would often be kissed. ‫۔‬ ‫ اُس ا‬، ‫ا‬ Keep your house and your house will keep you. ‫لر اورآپ آپ لر ۔‬ No-one is ever poor who has the sight of his eyes and the use of his feet. ‫اور‬ ‫ا آ ں د‬ ‫وہ وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ںا ل‬ ‫ا‬ The eye should be blind in the home of another. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ا‬ ‫دو ے‬

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Wine divulges truth. ‫۔‬ (

)‫آ ر‬

‫اب‬

Even the truth may be bitter. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ It was not on one foot that St. Patrick came to Ireland. ‫كآ آ‬ ‫درو‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny. ( ‫ل) م‬ ‫ش ا‬ ‫۔‬

Many a sudden change takes place on a spring day. ‫۔‬ ‫و ع‬ ‫ر دن ا ا‬ An excuse is nearer to a woman than her apron. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ُاس ا ن ز دہ‬ ‫رت‬ If God sends you down a stony path, may He give you strong shoes. ، ‫را‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫دےدے۔‬ ‫ط‬ ‫وہآپ‬ Laziness is a heavy burden. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬

‫ا‬

When death comes, it will not go away empty. ‫۔‬ ، ‫تآ‬

Of small account is a fly till it gets into the eye. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ں آ‬

Don't expect a cherry tree from an acorn. ‫۔‬ ‫ىدر‬ ‫ہ ط‬

The full man does not understand the wants of the hungry. ‫۔‬ ‫ور ت‬ ‫اا ن‬

There's trouble in every house and some in the street. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬

There are as many good horses in carts as in coaches. ‫اِ ح وں‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫ں ا‬ ‫۔‬

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A person's health is in his feet. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫ا ن‬ A good retreat is better than a poor fight. ‫۔‬ ‫ ى ا‬، ‫ا‬ A little pleases a poor man. ‫۔‬ ‫ش د‬

A wise head keeps a shut mouth. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ،

A fool's money is not long in his pocket. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫دو ز دہد‬ ‫ف‬ A guest should be blind in another man's house. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن دو ےآد‬

‫ا‬

A penny in a poor man's pocket is better than two pennies in a rich man's pocket. ‫دو ّں‬ ‫ّا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ A soft answer turns away anger. ‫م اب دور د ۔‬

A woman can beat the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ن ر‬ A foolish woman knows a foolish man's faults. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ ف د‬،‫ف رت‬

A dishonest woman can't be kept in and an honest woman won't. ‫اورا ار‬ ‫ر‬ ‫رت‬ ‫د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫رت‬

A good word never broke a tooth. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ‫دا‬

A fool and his money are easily parted. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫فاوراُس دو آ‬

A man is shy in another man's corner. ( ) ‫ا ندو ےآد‬ A rainy day is not a day for children. ‫۔‬ ‫رش دن ں دن‬ A woman like a lamb, a quiet friendly woman. ‫ ش ر رت۔‬، ‫ح‬ ‫رت‬

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A heavy heart seldom combs a gray beard. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ىداڑ‬ ‫رىدل‬ A man lives long in his native place. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬ ‫م ز دہد‬ ‫ا نا آ‬ A ring on a good woman's finger is no good without a blouse on her back. ‫ز‬ ‫اُس‬، ‫رت ا ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ A story without an author is not worth listening to. ‫۔‬ ، A glutton lives to eat; a wise man eats to live. ‫۔‬ ‫؛‬ ‫را‬ A hint is sufficient for the wise. ‫۔‬ ‫ا رہ‬ A man may be his own ruin. ‫د ۔‬

‫ا نا‬

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gets a great shine.

(

) ‫۔‬

‫ور‬

‫ى‬

A swan would die with pride only for its black feet. ‫ور و‬ ‫ہ ں‬ ‫فا‬ A golden ring can tie a man as tight as any chain. ‫د‬ ‫ط‬ ‫ا ا ن و‬ ‫ز ۔‬ A woman like a sheep, an affable friendly woman. ‫ شا ق ر رت۔‬، ‫رت ل‬ A house divided will soon fall. ( ‫ہ‬ ‫۔) ا وا‬ ‫ى‬ A thorn, a hound's tooth, a fool's word: these are the three sharpest things. : ‫ ف‬، ‫ رى دا‬، ‫۔‬ A woman like a sickle, a strong stubborn woman. ‫ ز دہ ى رت۔‬، ‫رت لدرا‬

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A soft dropping April brings milk to cows and sheep. ‫اور وں دودھ‬ ‫ے ا ا‬ ‫آ‬ ‫۔‬ A greyhound finds food in its feet. ‫۔‬ ‫راكڈ‬ ‫ں‬ ‫رى ا‬ A meeting in sunlight is lucky, and a burying in the rain. ‫ش‬ ‫و‬ ‫تاور رش‬ ‫ِدن رو‬ ‫۔‬

About evening a man is known. ‫۔‬ ‫م ا ن‬ A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ِ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫دوڑ وع‬ ‫۔‬ A misty winter brings a pleasant spring, a pleasant winter a misty spring. ‫ ار دى آ د‬، ‫ار ر‬ ‫آ د دى‬ ‫ر۔‬

A short visit is best and that not too often. ‫۔‬ ‫اوروہا‬ ‫ِوزٹ‬

A closed mouth--a wise head. ‫۔‬ ‫–ذ‬

A cart-horse could never win the derby. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈر ر‬ ‫ڑا ڑى‬

After the gathering comes the scattering. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬

A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ‫د ں‬ ‫رتاوراذاند‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬

A new broom sweeps clean, but the old brush knows all the corners. ‫ا ش م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ڑو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬

A good heart never went to hell. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دل‬

A silent mouth never did any harm. ‫ن د ۔‬ ‫ش‬

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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. ‫دل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫دہ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Your son is your son until he marries, but your daughter is your daughter until you die. ‫ آپ‬، ‫آپ‬ ‫دى‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ There is light at the end of the tunnel. ‫۔‬ ‫آ رو‬ It’s no use going to the goat's house to look for wool. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫اُون ش‬ ‫ى‬ A hut is a palace to the poor man. ‫۔‬ ‫ىا‬ When the hand is clean, it needs no screen. ‫ورت ۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ف‬ One may live without one's friends but not without one's pipe.

ُّ

‫ار‬

‫ز‬

‫ہدو‬ ‫۔‬

It is a long road that has no turning. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ‫روڈ‬ When the hand ceases to scatter, the heart ceases to pray. ‫۔‬ ‫ ِدل ُد روكد‬، ‫ُر‬ The best way to keep loyalty in a man's heart is to keep money in his purse. ‫ا ن دل و دارى ارر‬ ‫ر د ۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫اُس‬ A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ‫ج ۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ا‬ There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught. ‫ہ‬ ‫ں اب‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ر اب‬ ‫ں ۔‬ You must cut your coat according to your cloth. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ٹ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آپ ا‬

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Three diseases without shame: love, itch, and thirst. ‫ رشاور س۔‬، : ‫م‬ ‫رں‬ It is the good horse that draws its own cart. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ڑى د‬ ‫وہ ڑاا‬ A fast is better than a bad meal. ‫۔‬ ‫روزہ‬ ‫اب‬ If you have to swallow a frog, try not to think about it. If you have to swallow two frogs, don't swallow the smaller one first. ‫رے‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔ ا آپ دو ك‬ ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ Poor men take to the sea, the rich to the mountains. ‫ڑوں ف۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ر ف‬ ‫آد‬ A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea. ‫۔‬ ‫اٹ‬ ‫ر‬ What the child sees, the child does.

What the child does, the child is.

‫۔‬

‫وہ‬،

‫۔‬

‫د‬

An old broom knows the dirty corners best. ‫۔‬ ‫روں‬ ‫ا ڑو‬ Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain. ‫۔‬ ‫ رے ڑ دى‬، ‫دى‬ ‫ڑى‬ A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood. ‫ر‬ ‫ن ز دہد‬ ، ‫) (رو‬ ‫۔‬ What's good for the goose is good for the gander. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫دہ‬ Never burn your fingers to snuff another man's candle. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫ل‬ ‫دو ےآد‬ The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وا‬ It is not a sin to sell dear, but it is to make ill measure.

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‫ہ ۔‬

،

‫ہ‬

A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ر‬ ‫رت ر‬ Women in state affairs are like monkeys in glass-houses. ‫ت ا‬ ‫ر‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ر۔‬ What the child sees, the child does.

What the child does, the child is. ‫۔‬ ، ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to fools. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫روں ىد‬ The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child. ‫ ى ز‬،‫غ‬ : ‫رت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اور رت‬، A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا م راكوا‬

Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ںز ن‬ A man is often a bad adviser to himself and a good adviser to another. ‫ا نا ا اا وا ر اوردو وں ا ۔‬ It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead. ‫س‬ ‫و ڈا‬ ‫۔‬ When you are right no one remembers; when you are wrong no one forgets. ‫؛‬ ‫د‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab. ‫ان ے‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ ڑ‬- ‫ ے‬، ‫۔‬ Money swore an oath that nobody that did not love it should ever have it. ‫اس‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫س‬

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A lie travels farther than the truth. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ،‫ٹ‬

– ‫آد‬

The herb that can't be got is the one that heals. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫وہ ى‬

A hair on the head is worth two on the brush. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ل ش دو ں ز دہ‬

When the sky falls we'll all catch larks. ‫۔‬ ‫م ول‬ ‫آ ن ے‬

There is hope from the sea, but none from the grave. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫ر ُا‬

Your son is your son until he marries, but your daughter is your daughter until you die. ‫آپ‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫دى‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬

It is a long road that has no turning. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ‫ك‬

Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ، ‫ا اور را‬ A trade not properly learned is an enemy. ‫۔‬ ‫وہد‬ ‫ا از‬ ‫رت ا‬ Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man --and after that, praying.

‫ل‬

‫ا ر؛‬

‫ل دوڑ‬ ‫ل ؛‬ ‫دت۔‬ ‫اوراس‬

A light heart lives long. ‫۔‬ Two shorten the road. ‫۔‬

‫دلز دہ‬

‫دوروڈ‬

Need teaches things unlawful. ‫۔‬ (‫ى) ف ن‬ ‫ وں‬،‫ورت‬ The covetous person is always in want. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ Beware of people who dislike cats.

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‫۔‬

‫ں‬

‫رر‬

‫اُن ں‬

‫۔‬

‫ں‬

‫اس‬

‫رى‬

Great hate follows great love. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ز دہ ت‬

Trust me, but look to thyself. ‫د ف دو۔‬ ،‫ا د و‬

Patience is poultice for all wounds. ‫د( ۔‬ ‫)آ‬ ‫ مز ں‬،

God's help is nearer than the door. ‫۔‬ ‫دروازے‬،‫ا د‬

The devil never grants long leases. ‫ن‬ ‫ِ ) ( د ۔‬

Need teaches a plan. ‫۔‬

A lock is better than suspicion. ‫۔‬

The beginning of health is sleep. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا‬

،

،‫ورت‬

Two-thirds of help is to give courage. ‫۔‬ ‫ د‬،‫د‬ ‫دو‬

Even a small thorn causes festering. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

Continual cheerfulness is a sign of wisdom. ‫ى ا رہ ۔‬ ‫دا‬، ‫ز ہد‬

Postpone not a good action. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ى‬

God often pays debts without money. ‫ضادا د ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Necessity knows no law. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ A hound's food is in its legs.

A quiet tongue shows a wise head. ‫۔‬ ‫د غ‬ ،‫شز ن‬ Youth has a small head. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

،‫ورت‬ Hope is the physician of each misery.

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‫۔‬ Poverty parts good company. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬

ُ‫ا‬

The stars make no noise. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

A silent mouth is musical. ‫( ۔‬ )

‫ا‬،

A blind man can see his mouth. ‫۔‬ ‫آد ا د‬

‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫رے‬

‫مآد‬

، ‫ش‬

Every invalid is a physician. ‫۔‬

، ‫ا‬

Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ‫ ورش ز دہ ر ۔‬،

A silent mouth is melodious. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ش‬

There is no strength without unity. ‫( ۔‬ ) ‫ا ق‬

Even the longest day has its end. ‫دن ا م ۔‬ ‫ں‬

A silent mouth is sweet to hear. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬

If you want to be criticized, marry. ‫۔‬ ‫ دى‬، ‫آپ‬ ‫ا آپ‬

It takes time to build castles. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬

Praise the young and they will blossom. ‫۔‬ ‫اوروہ‬ ‫ان‬

Praise youth and it will prosper. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬

A disease known is half cured. ‫رى آد ج ۔‬ The work praises the man.

‫ا‬

A friend's eye is a good mirror. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ا ا آ‬ Time is a great story teller. ‫ر ۔‬

‫دو‬

‫ا‬

‫و‬

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Age is honorable and youth is noble. ‫۔‬ ‫ِ ت اور ا‬ Everyone is wise until he speaks. ‫۔‬ It's no use boiling your cabbage twice. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫دو ى ر ُا‬ Scattering is easier than gathering. ‫) ا (ز دہآ ن ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آورى‬

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Ivorian Proverbs ‫آﺋﯿﻮوری ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ ‫وڑ ۔‬

‫آ دىاڑ‬

،

Mutual affection gives each his share. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ ا ا‬، The death of an elderly man is like a burning library. ‫ى۔‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ڑ آد‬ Too much discussion means a quarrel. ‫ا۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ In the village that you don't know, the chickens have teeth. ‫ں دا‬ ‫اُس‬، ‫وہ ں آپ‬ ‫۔‬

‫ب‬

‫ا‬

‫د ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫آ‬ Better a bad wife than an empty house. ‫۔‬ ‫ى ى‬

‫ا‬

Too much discussion will lead to a row. ‫۔‬ ‫ے ف‬ ‫ز دہ‬ A poor man's sheep will never get fat. ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬ The twig that falls in the water will never become a fish. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬

Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son. ، ‫ر‬ ‫ف‬ ‫آد‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

A friend will wipe away sweat but not blood. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫دو‬

The stranger has big eyes but he doesn't see anything.

The panther and the sheep never hunt together.

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‫۔‬

‫ر ا‬

‫اور‬

A bad son gives his mother a bad name. ‫ ں ا مد ۔‬، ‫ا‬ Taking water from the same well doesn't make all the wives' gravy taste good. ‫ذا ا‬ ‫ م ا‬، ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Taking aim for too long can ruin your eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫ر آپ آ‬ Ingratitude is sooner or later fatal to its author. ‫رى‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫ا ن ا‬ ‫۔‬ In the villages where there are no oxen, the sheep's feet seem strong. ‫وں طد‬ ، ‫وہ وں ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ If you are not going to bite, don't show your teeth. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ ا دا‬، ‫ا آپ‬

He who gives a monkey as a present doesn't keep hold of its tail. ‫ےر ۔‬ ‫ُاس دم‬ ‫وہ ر ر د‬ Their mosquito won't bite me. ‫۔‬

‫اُن‬

Two flavors confuse the palate. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈالد‬ ‫ا‬

‫دوذا‬

He who cannot sleep can still dream. ‫۔‬ ‫ابد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ He who talks incessantly, talks nonsense. ‫۔‬ ، Mutual gifts cement friendship. ‫۔‬ ‫ط‬ ‫دو‬ Teeth will never quarrel with the tongue. ‫۔‬ ‫زن‬

‫دا‬

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Italian Proverbs ‫اﭨﻠﯽ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Go to the square and ask advice; go home and do what you like. ‫آپ‬ ‫اوروہ‬ ‫اور رہ ؛‬ ‫ك‬ ‫۔‬

Choose neither a woman nor linen by candlelight. ِ ‫ے اِ ب م رو‬ ‫رت‬ ‫۔‬

There is no love like the first love. ‫۔‬ He who eats alone dies alone. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Nothing dries faster than tears. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ز دہ‬

He who works by himself does the work of three. ‫۔‬ ‫آد ں م‬ ‫وہ د م‬

‫وہ ا‬

‫آ‬

At the end of the game we see who wins. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ‬ Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone's garden. ‫ِ ۔‬ ‫غ‬ ‫وہ ُ ل‬ Better give a penny then lend twenty. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اُد ر‬

If the patient dies, the doctor has killed him, but if he gets well, the saints have saved him. ‫ ا وہ‬، ‫را‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫وں ا‬ The countries you visit, the customs you find. ‫۔‬ ‫آپر ت ش‬، ‫آپ ُ ں ِوزٹ‬ Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ Italy will take care of itself.

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‫اِ دا لر ۔‬ The poorhouse is full of honest people. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ار ں‬ He is not happy who knows it not. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ش‬

If every man would sweep before his own door, the city would soon be clean. ‫ا آد ا دروازے آ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ،

We are all Adam’s children. ‫ّ ۔‬ ‫آدم‬،‫م‬

Tell me with whom you go and I’ll tell you what you are. ‫اور آپ‬ ‫اس‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں آپ‬

At the end of the game, the pawn and the king go back in the same box. ‫وا‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫ ن اور د ہ ا‬، ‫ا م‬ ‫۔‬

The person who enjoys good health is rich, even if he doesn't know it. ، ‫ا‬ ‫ا وز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

He who scrubs the head of an ass wastes his soap. ‫ا‬، ‫ر اورد‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬

Many pupils have gained more wealth than their masters. ‫۔‬ ‫دوں ا ا ہ ز دہدو‬

Patience is a plant that does not grow in everyone's garden. ‫اُ ۔‬ ‫غ‬ ‫وہ دا‬ Wine is old men's milk. ‫ ڑ آد ں ُدودھ ۔‬،‫اب‬ Beware of the vinegar of sweet wine. ‫دارر ۔‬ ‫اب‬

When a man is falling, every saint pushes him. ‫ درو اُ د د ۔‬، ‫ا ن ر‬ He who speaks to your face is not a traitor. ‫۔‬ ‫ ار‬، ‫وہ آپ‬ People get the government they deserve. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ار‬ ‫گوہ‬

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Beware the person with nothing to lose. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫دارر‬ ‫اُس‬ Tell your secret to your friend and he will set his foot on your neck. ‫اوروہ ا ں آپ دن ر‬ ‫ا رازا دو‬ ‫۔‬ Eat and drink with your relatives, but do business with strangers. ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫اور‬ ‫ر داروں‬ ‫و۔‬ In a thousand pounds of law there is not one ounce of love. ‫ن ا او ر ۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ا‬ Hard with hard makes not the stone wall. ‫۔‬ ‫د ار‬ Made thirty, we should make thirty one. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، There's no smoke with fire. ‫ُد اں ۔‬

‫آگ‬

Absence is a foe to love; out of sight out of mind.

‫د غ‬

‫او‬

‫؛آ‬

‫د‬

‫ى‬ ‫۔‬

‫او‬

He who has his own mother never cries. ‫رو ۔‬ ، ‫ںا‬ ‫وہ‬ We love the treason but hate the traitor. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ارى‬ Yes and no rule the world. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

‫ُد‬

If it's not true, it's a good story. ‫رى ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ،

‫ںاور‬

‫ا‬

In a world of blind people, a one eyed man is king. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آ وا د ہ‬، ‫ں ُد‬ ‫ا‬ The person who doubts nothing, knows nothing. ‫۔‬ ، ‫وہ‬ Those who begin many things finish but a few. ‫ڑى وں‬ ‫وع‬ ‫وہ ز دہ وں‬ ‫۔‬

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One minute of patience can result in ten years of peace. ‫۔‬ ‫ن رز دے‬ ‫دس ل‬ ‫ا‬

When a wife sins the husband is never innocent. ‫م ۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ى و‬

Better to ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me. ‫اُس ڑے‬ ‫ار‬ ‫اُس‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

Better give a penny than lend twenty. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اُد ر‬

If you stumble more than once over the same stump, you have no one to blame but yourself. ‫ا آپا‬ ‫آپ اور‬ ‫ُ ھ دو ر ا‬ ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا ام دے‬

He who wants too much doesn't catch anything. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ز دہ‬ Put the cart before the horse. ‫اڈا ۔‬ ‫ڑے آ‬

The man who knows two languages is worth two men. ‫۔‬ ‫دوآد ں‬ ‫وہآد دوز‬

If the blind lead the blind, both fall into the ditch. ‫ دو ں‬،‫ے‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا ا ا‬ ‫۔‬

Every man is nearest himself. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن د ز دہ‬

The big fish eat the little. ‫۔‬

Men are as old as they feel, women as old as they look. ‫ ر‬، ‫و ڑ‬ ‫س‬ ‫د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫و ڑ‬ ‫د‬

Experience is more important than theory. ‫۔‬ ‫ رى ز دہا‬،

Old thanks cannot be used for new gifts. ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ل‬ ‫ا‬

‫ڑا‬

‫ى‬

Never rub your eye but with your elbow. ‫۔‬ ‫ر و ا‬ ‫ا آ‬ To err is human, to persist in it, beastly.

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‫۔‬

‫اِس اِ ار و‬، ‫ا ن م‬

On a long journey even a straw is heavy. ِ ‫ا‬ ‫رى ۔‬ The poorhouse is full of honest people. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ار ں‬ He who lives by hope will die by hunger. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ اُ ز ہر‬ Where passion is high, reason is low. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬، ‫ں‬ Crows weep for the dead lamb then devour him. ‫۔‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ے دہ رو‬ The eye of the master fattens the horse. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫آ‬ The pope and a peasant know more between them than the pope alone. ‫۔‬ ‫پاور نز دہ‬ ‫ا پ‬ Death will find me alive. ‫۔‬

‫ت ز ہ‬

If you can't bite, don't show your teeth. ‫ِد ۔‬ ‫ا دا‬ ‫ا آپ ٹ‬ Facts are male, words are female. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظ ا‬، ‫د‬ The remedy for injuries is not to remember them. ‫۔‬ ‫د ر‬ ُ‫ز ں ج ا‬ He that has time, has life. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬، ‫سو‬

‫وہ‬

Who can do, don't want to; Who wants to, can't do; Who knows how to do, won't do it; Who does it, doesn't know how to; and, so, badly goes the world. ‫؛‬ ، ‫؛‬ ، ‫ وہ‬، ‫ے ؛‬ ، ‫ے ا از ُد‬ ‫؛ اور ا‬ ‫۔‬ Better to live well than long. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ا ز‬ Hunger makes hard beans sweet. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫وں‬ ،‫ك‬ Six feet of earth make us all equal.

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‫۔‬

‫د‬

‫م ا‬

‫ز‬

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ِدل د‬

Who gives bread to other's dogs is often barked at by her own. ‫ا اُس ا‬ ‫د‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وہ دو ے‬ ‫۔‬

Fine words don't feed cats. ‫۔‬ ‫ہا ظ ّں‬

Fools give parties, sensible people go to them. ‫۔‬ ‫ ار گاُن‬، ‫ف ر ںد‬

Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits. ‫۔‬

Life is half spent before we know what it is. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آد ز‬ ‫رے‬

The remedy is often worse than the disease. ‫۔‬ ‫رى ز دہ‬ ‫جا‬

The roses fall, and the thorns remain. ‫۔‬ ‫رہ‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ل‬

He that marries a widow with four children marries four thieves. ‫ر روں‬ ‫دى‬ ‫وہ ر ں وا ہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬

He who does many bad deeds can expect a big one in return. ‫ے م وا‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ے م‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬

As soon as a new law is made, a way around it is devised. ‫۔‬ ‫درا‬ ‫اُس‬، ‫ن‬

Not every truth is good to be told. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

One minute of patience can result in ten years of peace. ‫۔‬ ‫ن رز دے‬ ‫دس ل‬ ‫ا‬

Assurance is two-thirds success. ‫۔‬ ‫د دو‬ I protect myself from my enemies; may God protect me from my friends.

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‫ے‬

‫ں؛ ےا‬

‫د ں‬ ‫۔‬

‫َ دا‬ ‫دو ں‬

Summer is the mother of the poor. ‫ں ۔‬ ، Don't judge a horse by its harness. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑے اُس زو ن‬ If your head is wax, do not walk in the sun. ‫۔‬ ‫ د پ‬، ‫م‬ ‫ا آپ‬ A burden which one chooses is not felt. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫اِ ب ہ‬ A wise person sometimes changes his mind, but a fool never does. ‫فا‬ ‫او تا ذ ل‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ A cage made of gold does not feed the bird inside of it. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫ے دا‬ ‫ہا ا ر‬

A man shall learn to sail in all winds. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن م ں‬ A man was hanged for saying what was true. ‫دےدى ۔‬ ‫آد‬ A thorn has a small point, but the person who feels it does not forget its sting. ‫س‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ك‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِس ڈ‬ A bow that is bent too far will break. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫وہ ن‬ A kitchen dog never was good for the chase. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ A mill and a wife are always in want of something. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫اور ى‬

A dog that bites silently. ‫۔‬

A kiss without a moustache is like beef without mustard. ‫ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬

A living dog is better than a dead lion. ‫۔‬ ‫ دہ‬، ‫ز ہ‬

A good horse cannot be of a bad color.

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‫۔‬

‫ ےر‬،‫ڑا‬

‫ا‬

A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom. ‫ارآد‬ ، ‫ف ے ل‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫دا‬ A rotting fish begins to stink at the head. ‫۔‬ ‫د وع‬ ‫ى‬ A mild sheep is suck by every lamb. ‫۔‬ ‫م اج دودھ‬

‫اُس چ‬

‫م‬

‫اب ڈرم ز دہ ے‬ ‫ا ا ۔‬ ‫درو ں‬

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. ‫دن د پ ۔‬ ‫اب ا‬ A hungry dog does not fear the stick. ‫ڈر ۔‬ ‫ى‬ A good anvil does not fear the hammer. ‫ڈر ۔‬ ‫ا آ ن ڑے‬

A jade eats as much as a good horse. ‫ڑا۔‬ ُ‫اج رتا‬

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل) م (دو ى ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

A good horse and a bad horse need the spur; a good woman and a bad woman need the stick. ‫؛‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ڑے اور ے ڑے ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رتاور ى رت ى ورت‬ ‫ا‬

A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫دور‬

A rainy morn oft brings a pleasant day. ‫۔‬ ‫ار ِدن‬ ‫ت ا‬ A cask of wine works more miracles than a church full of saints.

A bad agreement is better than a good lawsuit. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ہ‬ ‫ا‬ A little gall make a great deal of honey bitter. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ِ

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A fool knows his own business better than a wise man knows that of others. ‫ُاس‬ ‫ح‬ ‫و )ا م(ز دہ ا‬ ‫فا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو وں رے‬ ‫آد‬ A doctor and a clown know more than a doctor alone. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا اور از دہ‬ ‫ا ڈا‬ A mule that thinks he is a stag discovers his mistake when he comes to leap over the ditch. ‫ا س‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫وہ رہ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫آ ۔‬ ‫وہا‬ A lawsuit is a fruit-tree planted in a lawyer's garden. ‫ا‬ ‫غ‬ ‫و‬ ‫اردر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ A great liar has need of good memory. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ا ددا‬ ‫ے‬ A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into three. ‫م ا ن اُ د‬ ‫ع‬ ‫و‬ ‫وہ ب‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫ ىا‬،

A man of words and not deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds. ‫س‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ا آد‬ ‫ز دہ اور م‬ ‫ا غ۔‬ ‫س‬ A pitcher that goes often to the well is broken at last. ‫۔‬ ‫آ رٹ‬ ‫وہ ا ت‬ A man of straw needs a woman of gold. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ورت‬ ‫وا آد‬ A horse falls though he has four legs. ‫۔‬ ‫ا اُس ر‬ ‫ڑا‬ All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday. ‫۔‬ ‫م ل رے‬ He is not a good mason who refuses any stone. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وہا‬ Fortune comes to him who strives for it. ‫اس‬ ‫سآ‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ Choose neither a lover nor linen by candlelight.

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‫) م‬

‫ل‬

‫) ا( ا ب‬

‫ت دروازے ۔‬ ‫و۔‬

‫ا‬

‫دروازہ‬

( ‫رو‬

All is not butter that comes from the cow. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ م‬ He who laughs overmuch may have an aching heart. ‫ُد ِدلر ۔‬ ‫وہ ز دہ‬ He that will not strive in this world should not have come into it. ‫اُ اِس ُد‬ ‫وہ اِسد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ Every time history repeats itself the price goes up. ‫اس‬، ‫ر ا آپ ُد ا‬ ‫و‬ ‫۔‬ Better to lose the wool than the sheep. ‫۔‬ ‫اُون‬ Handsome women generally fall to the lot of ugly men. ‫رت د‬ ‫رت ر م ر‬ ‫۔‬ Every door may be shut but death's door.

Better a living donkey than a dead doctor. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہ‬ ‫دہڈا‬ He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick. ‫ىڈ‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وہ ذ‬ ‫۔‬ At a round table there is no dispute about place. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ل‬ He who enjoys good health is rich, though he knows it not. ‫ وہاس‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬ Does your neighbor love you? Lend him a sequin. ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ُ‫؟اُس ا‬ ‫رہ اُد ر ۔‬ ‫ز‬ He who sweats more in peace, bleeds less in war. ‫ن‬ ، ‫ز دہ‬ ‫وہ َا‬ ‫۔‬

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For the buyer a hundred eyes are too few, for the seller one is enough. ‫ وا‬، ‫آ‬ ‫وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا آ‬ Call not a surgeon before you are wounded. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ All are not saints who go to church. ‫۔‬ ‫چ‬ ‫وہ مدرو‬ The devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬ ، ُ‫ن ا‬ ُ‫ن م ا‬ Every ten years one man has need of another. ‫دس ں ا آد دو ے ورت‬ ‫۔‬ Handsome is not what is handsome, but what pleases. ‫ش‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫رت‬ ‫رت وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ڑ‬

Eating and drinking, shouldn't keep us from thinking. ‫دور ے۔‬ ، ‫اور‬ At a great river be the last to pass. ‫وا آ ى ۔‬ ‫در ر‬ He who eats pears with his master should not choose the best. ‫وہ ا آ‬ ُ‫ا‬ ُ ‫۔‬ Does your neighbor bore you? Lend him some money. ‫ر اُد ر‬ ‫؟اُس‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ For an honest man half his wits are enough; the whole is too little for a knave. ‫م‬ ‫ز‬ ‫؛د‬ ‫آد ذ‬ ‫ا ارآد‬ ‫ڑى ۔‬ ‫ذ‬ He who knows nothing knows enough, if he knows how to be silent. ‫ا وہ ش‬، ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ He that shows his money shows his judgment. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ ا دو د‬

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Half a brain is enough for him who says little. ‫۔‬ ‫ُاس آد د غ‬

Don't sell the bearskin before you have caught the bear. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر‬

He sets the wolf to guard the sheep. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫اُس‬

Ask which was born first, the hen or the egg. ‫ا ہ۔‬ ،‫ن ا ا‬

Do not judge of the ship from the land. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ا ازہ‬ He is a good dog who goes to church. ‫۔‬ ‫چ‬ ‫وہا‬ For a wife and a horse go to your neighbor. ‫۔‬ ‫ىاور ڑے ا‬ He cannot lead a good life who serves without wages. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ ت‬ ‫ار‬ ‫وہا ز‬ He that has but one pig easily fattens it. ِ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر آ‬ ‫سا‬ ‫وہ‬ God keeps me from my friends; from my enemies I will keep myself. ‫؛ا د ں‬ ‫ےدو ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫َ د ں۔‬

Do not give the dog bread every time he wags his tail. ‫رو دو۔‬ ‫را ُدم‬ An old flag is an honor to its captain. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ He who serves two masters must lie to one of them. ‫ز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫وہ دوآ ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ‬ A woman who loves to be at the window is like a bunch of grapes on the wayside. ‫ل را‬ ‫وہ رت‬ ُ ‫۔‬ ‫دا روں‬ Even the dog gets bread by wagging his tail. ‫۔‬ ‫رو‬ ‫ُدم‬ ٰ

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God heals and the doctor has the thanks. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ڈا ادا‬ ‫ا‬

He who hath an ill name is half hanged. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ م آد‬

Cut off the dog's tail, he remains a dog. ‫وہ ر ۔‬، ‫دم ٹڈا‬

He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ا ا ظد آپ‬

Adam must have an Eve to blame for his faults. ‫آدم س ا ز‬ ‫ں ا امد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ He that runs fast will not run long. ‫دوڑ ۔‬ ‫وہ ز دہ دوڑ ز دہ‬ Have not all your eggs in one nest. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫رےا ےا‬ Everyone thinks he has more than his share of brains. ‫ں ز دہ‬ ‫ُاس سد‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫ز ۔‬ Better have an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow. ‫۔‬ ‫آج ا ہ‬ A starved town is soon forced to surrender. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫رڈا‬ ‫زدہ‬

Give your friend a pig and your enemy a peach. ‫آڑودو۔‬ ‫راورا د‬ ‫ا دو‬ He who can wait obtains what he wishes. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ا ر‬ He is not a man who cannot say no. ‫۔‬ ‫وہا ن‬ From still water God keep me; from running water I will keep myself. ‫؛‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫َ د‬ ‫ں۔‬ Curses are like processions: they return to whence they set out. ‫ں‬ ‫ وہو ںوا آ‬: ‫ رات ح‬، ‫۔‬ ‫روا‬ An ass's tail will not make a sieve. ‫۔‬ ،‫ُدم‬

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He who makes himself a servant is expected to remain a servant. ‫اُس دم ر‬ ‫وہ ا آپ دم‬ ‫۔‬ He wastes his tears who weeps before the judge. ‫۔‬ ‫آ رو آ ں‬

Don't reckon your eggs before they are laid. ‫ا ے ر و۔‬ ‫ا ےد‬ As you would have a daughter so choose a wife. ‫و ى ش و۔‬ ‫آپ‬

Absence is a foe to love; away from the eyes, away from the heart. ‫دل دور‬،‫؛آ ں دور‬ ‫د‬ ‫ى‬

Crooked by nature is never made straight by education. ‫ت و‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

Have an open face, but conceal your thoughts. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ہ ر‬

He who makes himself a dove is eaten by the hawk. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ُ‫ا‬

Everyone likes justice in another's house, none in his own. ‫ا‬، ‫ا ف‬ ‫دو ے‬ ‫۔‬

He is a fool who boasts of four things: that he has good wine, a good horse, a handsome wife, and plenty of money. ‫ اُس‬: ‫ر‬ ‫ر وں‬ ‫ف‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ رت ى‬، ‫ڑا‬ ‫ا‬، ‫اب‬ ‫سا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور دو‬

A solitary man is either a brute or an angel. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ، ‫آد‬ He who has teeth has no bread, and he who has bread has no teeth. ‫س رو‬ ‫ اور‬، ‫رو‬ ‫دا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬

A woman's in pain, a woman's in woe, a woman is ill, when she likes to be so. ‫ رت ر‬، ‫ رت‬، ‫رت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ،

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Happy is she who is in love with an old dotard. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫وہ ش‬ Every man has a fool in his sleeve. ‫ف ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ن آ‬ Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. ‫۔‬ ‫آج ا ہ‬

‫۔‬

‫ا ں‬

‫م ا م آپ م‬

He who fails to plan, plans to fail. ‫ م‬، ‫م‬ ‫۔‬

‫وہ‬

A tree often transplanted is never loaded with fruit. ‫۔‬ ‫ر راُ ا در‬

He who has a tongue, may go to Rome. ‫وہروم ۔‬، ‫سز ن‬ ‫وہ‬

Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a dragon. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدم‬ ‫ڈر‬

Go abroad and you'll hear news from home. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآپ‬

He who has no patience, has nothing at all. ‫۔‬ ‫ ُاس س‬، ‫س‬ ‫وہ‬

Don't put too tight a ring on your finger. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ز دہ ا‬

He who goes not into battle cannot wear a crown. ‫۔‬ ‫ج‬ ‫وہ‬

From saying to doing is a long way. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ Criticizing another's garden doesn't keep the weeds out of your own. ‫س‬ ‫غ‬ ‫رے ا‬ ‫غ‬ ‫دو ے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ At the end of the work you may judge of the workmen.

He is wise who learns at another's cost. ‫۔‬ ‫دو وں‬ ‫وہ‬ As is the lover so is the beloved. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ He is miserable indeed that must lock up his miseries.

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‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫وہ س‬

The father a saint the son a devil. ‫ن۔‬ ‫پدرو‬

All the honey a bee gathers during its lifetime doesn't sweeten its sting. ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ںز‬ ‫م‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ‬

Six feet of earth will make us all equal. ‫م ا دے ۔‬ ‫ز‬

Every fool is wise when he holds his tongue. ‫۔‬ ‫وہا ز ن روك‬ ‫ف‬

It's a bad plan that cannot be changed. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ا‬

Better a near neighbor than a distant cousin. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫دور‬

Let every fox take care of his own tail. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ى ا دم‬ ‫ا‬

He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈر ر‬ ‫وہ آگ‬ ‫ُدم‬

No good thing is failure and no evil thing success. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫اور ى‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا‬

God save me from him who studies but one book. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ُاس‬ ‫ا‬

Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ، ‫ے‬ ‫ى‬

The river does not swell with clear water. ‫۔‬ ‫َن‬ ‫در‬ ‫ف‬ Let not your shirt know all your thoughts. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ا م‬ ‫ا‬

The unfortunate know who are their real friends. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ُان‬ The fly that bites the tortoise breaks its beak. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫وہ‬

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If you want the daughter, you must kiss the mother. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ ں‬، ‫ا آپ‬ The dog that licks ashes is not to be trusted with flour. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬ ‫آ‬ ‫را‬ No good lawyer ever goes to court himself. ‫۔‬ ‫د رٹ‬ ‫ا و‬ If pride were a disease, how many would be already dead? ‫ے ں ؟‬ ، ‫رى‬ ‫ا‬ The right hand is slave to the left. ‫م ۔‬ ‫دا ں‬ Out of a white egg often comes a black chick. ‫۔‬ ‫زہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ے‬ What worth has beauty if it is not seen? ‫؟‬ ‫د‬ ‫ُاس ر‬ The good seaman is known in bad weather. ‫۔‬ ‫ح ے‬ ‫ا‬

Speak well of your friend; of your enemy neither well nor ill. ‫رے‬ ‫؛ا د‬ ‫رے ا‬ ‫ا دو‬ ‫ا اور ا۔‬ The dog that means to bite doesn’t bark. ‫۔‬ ، ‫وہ‬ The fear of war is worse than war itself. ِ ‫ف‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ات د‬ Six hours sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool. ‫رت اورآ‬ ‫ ت‬، ‫د‬ ‫ف ۔‬ Not all are asleep who have their eyes shut. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ا آ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وہ م‬ If you throw money away with your hands, you will seek it later with your feet. ‫ آپ‬، ‫ں‬ ‫ا آپ ا دو ا‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫ے ۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ں‬ Poor men do penance for rich men's sins. ‫۔‬ ‫ں رہد‬ ‫ا آد ں‬،‫گ‬

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It is no use crying over spilt milk. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫ُدودھ‬ ‫ے‬ When God punishes a land, he deprives it leaders of wisdom. ‫ وہ اُس ر ں‬، ‫اد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وم د ۔‬ The mouse does not leave the cat's house with a bellyful. ‫ڑ ۔‬ The best advice one can give to the hungry is bread. ‫۔‬ ‫رو‬ Out of a great evil often comes a great good. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ى ا‬ My No is as good as your Yes. ‫رى ں۔‬ ‫ى اُ ا‬ The woman who gives is seldom good; the woman who accepts is in the power of the giver. ‫؛ وہ رت‬ ‫ذو درا‬ ‫وہ رت د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہد‬ ‫ل‬ Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach.

‫۔‬

‫ زو ں‬،‫ز دہدور‬

‫ا آ‬

Of three things the devil makes a salad: advocate's tongues, notaries' fingers, and a third that shall be nameless. ‫ ى‬، ‫ ُو ز‬: ‫وں د‬ ‫ن‬ ‫اور ا م ں ۔‬،‫اُ ں‬ Let not your shirt know all your thoughts. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ٹ ا م‬ ‫ا‬ In the war of love that flies conquers. ‫۔‬ ‫اُڑ‬ The tree is not felled at one blow. ‫۔‬ ‫در ا‬ The father a saint; the son a devil. ‫ن۔‬ ، ‫پدرو‬ Six feet of earth will make us all equal. ‫۔‬ ‫م ا د‬ ‫ز‬ None so deaf as he that will not hear. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اُس‬ It's a bad plan that cannot be changed. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬

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Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. ‫ں۔‬ ‫دو ت‬ ‫ا اُن‬ ‫آد رازر‬

It is easy to preach fasting with a full belly. ‫آ ن ۔‬ ‫روزے‬ ‫ے‬

The sick man is free to say all. ‫آزاد ۔‬

To promise and give nothing is comfort for a fool. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ ف‬،‫و ہ ےاور دے‬

‫رآد‬

The dog that has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow. ‫وہ اُس‬ ‫را‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڈر‬

The white coat does not make the miller. ‫۔‬ ‫ وا‬،‫ٹ‬

It is not for the blind to give an opinion on colors. ‫وہر ں رے را دے۔‬ ‫ا‬

The full belly does not believe in hunger. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬

There is no worse robber than a bad book. ‫ى ب ز دہ ا ُ ا ۔‬

If young men had wit and old men strength everything might be well done. ‫ںاور ڑ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا انآد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا از‬

The purse of loved ones is tied with a gossamer thread. ‫۔‬ ‫وا ں س ى د‬ The braying of an ass does not reach heaven. ‫۔‬ ( )‫آوازآ ن‬ Open thy mouth that I may know thee. ‫َ آپ ن ں۔‬ ُ ‫ا‬

The sun is still beautiful, though ready to set. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫وب‬ ‫ُ رت ا‬ ‫رجاب‬ The earth covers the errors of the physician. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ڈ‬ ‫ڈا‬، ‫ز‬

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The eye is blind if the mind is absent. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ا‬ ‫ا د غ‬

It is easy robbing when the dog is quieted. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ آ ن‬ ‫ش د‬

Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves. ‫۔‬ ‫د م‬ ‫آ‬، ‫آگ‬

He's a wise man that leads passion by the bridle. ‫م ذر‬ ‫ت ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آد‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬

It takes four living men to carry one dead man out of a house. ‫رز ہ آد ں‬ ‫دہ آد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬

Water, smoke, and a vicious woman, drive men out of the house. ‫۔‬ ‫لد‬ ‫اور ى رت د‬،‫ ُد اں‬،

Three are powerful: the Pope, the king, and the man who has nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫اوروہ‬،‫ د ہ‬،‫ پ‬: ‫ر‬

Money and friendship break the arms of justice. ‫۔‬ ‫دو اوردو اِ ف زو ں ڑد‬

The ship does not go without the boat. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬

It is easy to give advice when all goes well. ‫۔‬ ‫رہد آ ن‬ ‫ما ر‬

When his head is broken he puts on his helmet. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫اُس‬ The poison of asps is under their lips. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا ز اُس‬ The best pears fall into the pigs' mouths. ‫۔‬ ‫ں روں‬

There is little peace in that house where the hen crows and the cock is mute. ‫اور‬ ‫ں اذان د‬ ‫ڑا ن‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ That suit is the best that best fits me. ِ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ٹ‬

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One enemy is too many, and a hundred friends are too few. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫اورا‬، ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ا ُد‬

The end of the pig is the beginning of the sausage. ‫آ ز۔‬ ‫ر‬

Love, a cough, and smoke, are hard to hide. ‫۔‬ ‫اورد اں‬ ، ّ ،

The same hammer that breaks the glass forges the steel. ‫ڑد ۔‬ ‫ڑد‬ ‫ڑا‬ ‫و‬

It is always good to have two strings to your bow. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ن دو ر‬

Poor men's money and cowards' weapons are often flourished. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آد ں دو اور د ں‬

The wolf is always said to be more terrible than he is. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس ز دہ ك‬

Never let people see the bottom of your purse or of your mind. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ں ا ےد غ ا ر‬

The heart does not think all the mouth says. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ م ِدل‬

It is not easy to show the way to a blind man. ‫آ نت ۔‬ ‫ا آد را د‬

Let him not be a lover who has not courage. ‫دو‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬ ّ

If it rained macaroni, what a fine time for gluttons! ‫ا و‬ ‫روں‬ ، ‫و رش‬ ‫ا‬ !

In the country of the blind blessed is he that hath one eye. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آ وا ا‬ ‫ا‬ The thief is frightened even by a mouse. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈر‬ ‫ر ں‬

When ill luck falls asleep, let none wake her. ‫د ۔‬ ، ‫ى‬ ُ‫ا‬ There is no worse fruit than that which never ripens.

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‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫اُس‬

Misfortunes, when asleep, are not to be awakened. ‫۔‬ ‫ ُا‬، It is easy to frighten the bull from the window. ‫ڈرا آ ن ۔‬ Hide not the truth from your confessor, your doctor, or your lawyer. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا و‬، ‫ا ڈا‬،‫ا درى‬ Wealth is not his who makes it, but his who enjoys it. ِ‫ا‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫ اُس‬، ‫دو اُس‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ا‬ There is a deep sea between saying and doing. ‫ا ر ۔‬ ‫در نا‬ ‫اور‬ The moon does not heed the baying of dogs. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ں‬ One can't enter Paradise in spite of the saints. ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬ ‫درو ں و داِ ن‬

Trust not the praise of a friend nor the contempt of an enemy. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫دو‬ The hare starts from where it is least expected. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وع‬ ‫شو ں‬ In men every mortal sin is venial; in women every venial sin is mortal. ‫؛ ر ں‬ ِ ‫ہِ ہ‬ ‫دوں‬ ‫ ہ ۔‬،‫ہ‬ ِ The tail is always the hardest part to flay. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدم‬ ‫اُ ر‬ She who is born a beauty is born betrothed. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ ا‬ ‫ُ رت ا‬ ‫وہ‬ It is vain to fish if the hook is not baited. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫رہ‬ ‫ا‬ If you are a mouse don't follow frogs. ‫۔‬ ‫ں اِ ع‬ ‫ا آپ‬ Keep yourself from opportunities and God will keep you from sins. ‫۔‬ ‫د اور ہ آپ ا‬

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If you would be rich in a year, you may be hanged in six months. ‫آپ ہ‬ ‫ل ا‬ ‫ا آپ ا‬ ‫ھ ۔‬ Tie me hand and foot and throw me among my own people. ‫ں در ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے اور ں ھ‬ ‫دو۔‬ The smoke of my own house is better than another man's fire. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد اںدو ے آگ‬ ‫ےا‬ No good thing is failure and no evil thing success. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ى‬ ‫ا‬ The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman. ‫اورڈا ش ۔‬،‫ش‬ ‫ڈا‬،‫ڈا راك‬ One would not be alone even in Paradise. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ن‬ It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog. ‫ى ش آ ن ۔‬ ‫ر‬ He's an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.

‫ٹ ۔‬

‫ا اُ ں‬

‫رہ ور‬

‫وہ‬

Wealth conquered Rome after Rome had conquered the world. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫ُروم‬ ‫ُروم‬ ‫دو‬ The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. ‫اُن ا ت‬ ‫وہ آد‬ ‫۔‬ One cannot drink and whistle at the same time. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ا و‬ Love is the true price at which love is bought. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ To whom you tell your secret you surrender your freedom. ‫۔‬ ‫آپا آزادى وىر‬، ‫آپا راز‬ The wolf bemoans the sheep, and then eats it. ‫۔‬ ‫ا س ا ر‬ ُ‫اور ا‬، Let every fox take care of his own tail. ‫دو۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ى ا ُدم‬

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In at one ear and out at the other. ‫اوردو ے ن‬ ‫ن دا‬

‫ا‬

It is too late to come with water when the house is burnt down. ‫د ۔‬ ‫آ‬

They who sing through the summer must dance in the winter. ‫۔‬ ‫ورڈا‬ ‫دں‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وہ‬

If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫ و‬، ‫ا ى ہ‬

I too can lead the geese to water when it rains. َ ‫ف‬ ‫ں‬ ‫رش ر‬ ‫ں۔‬

The man who lives only by hope will die with despair. ‫س ے۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫وہآد اُ ز‬

‫۔‬

One living pope is better than ten dead. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ز ہ پدس دہ در ں‬ Ill luck comes by pounds and goes away by ounces. ‫اوراَو ں‬ ‫آ‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ى‬ ‫۔‬ The sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle. ‫۔‬ ‫رج‬ ‫رو ڈا‬ See no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ا‬، ‫ ا‬، ‫ا د‬

Sometimes an egg is given for an ox. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا ہد‬ ‫او ت‬ It is the small expenses that empty your purse. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫آپ س‬ There's none so blind as those who will not see. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ُان‬ ‫د‬ The same fire which purifies gold consumes straw. ‫۔‬ ‫و ك‬ ‫ك‬ ‫و آگ‬ The cock is bold on his own dunghill. ‫۔‬ ‫در‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫غا‬

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Poor men do penance for rich men's sins. ‫۔‬ ‫ں رہ‬ ‫ا آد ں‬، ‫آد‬ When God punishes a land, He deprives it leaders of wisdom. ‫اد‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫وہ ا‬ ‫وم د ۔‬ ‫ر ں‬ There is no making pancakes without breaking the eggs. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ے ڑے ل رى‬ The liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس‬ It is a bad game where nobody wins. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ The friendship of the great is fraternity with lions. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫ وں‬، ‫دو‬ ‫وں‬ Sometimes the lees are better than the wine. ‫۔‬ ‫اب‬ ‫او ت اب‬ Nothing improves the taste of pasta more than a good appetite. ‫۔‬ ‫ذا‬ ‫ك ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬

Lawyers' robes are lined with the obstinacy of suitors. ‫د‬ ‫ا ں‬ ‫دا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ُو‬ ‫۔‬ To a quick question, give a slow answer. ‫ابد ۔‬ ‫آ‬، ‫ال‬ The dog that is quarrelsome and not strong, woe to his hide. ‫ا ساور‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ا اور ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ Rather hat in hand than hand in purse.

When everybody says you are drunk, go to sleep. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آپ اب‬ ‫ہ‬ The person who lives with cripples will soon learn to limp. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وں‬ ‫وہ‬ Many return from the war who cannot give an account of the battle. ‫دے ۔‬ Little thieves are hanged by the neck, great ones by the purse. ‫ ے ر س‬، ‫ر دن‬ ‫۔‬

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Nothing can come out of a sack but what is in it. ‫ا ر ۔‬ ‫رى و‬ The dying cannot leave their wisdom or experience to their heirs. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ‫وا ا وار ں ا ذ اور‬ If the hen had not cackled, we should not know she had laid an egg. ُ ُ ‫اُس ا ہ‬ ‫م‬ ،‫ے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د۔‬ The world is for him who has patience. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد اُس‬ The back door is the one that robs the home. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫دروازہوہ‬ One should learn to sail in all winds. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫اں‬ ‫ا ن‬ Many desire the tree who pretend to refuse the fruit. ‫ا‬ ‫و در‬ ‫اِ ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ It is better to irritate a dog than an old woman. ُ ُ ‫ڑ رت‬ ‫۔‬

The lion and the lamb shall lie down together, but the lamb won't get much sleep. ‫ز دہد‬ ، ‫اور ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ Teeth placed in front of the tongue give good advice. ‫۔‬ ‫دا اُس آ ر‬ ‫ز ن ا رہد‬ Old birds are not caught with new nets. ‫ے ۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ڑ‬ Little children and headaches, great children and heartaches. ‫ ے ّاور ِدل درد۔‬،‫ّاور درد‬ It is a bad thing to be poor, and seem poor. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ِد‬ The virtue of silence is a great piece of knowledge. ِ ‫ز دہ‬، ِ ‫۔‬ Sometimes an egg is given for an ox. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا ہد‬ ‫او ت‬ If you want to buy love, love itself is the price you'll have to pay.

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‫اُس‬

‫د‬

، ‫ے ۔‬

‫ا آپ‬ ‫آپ ادا‬

It is a silly sheep that confesses to the wolf. ِ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اف م‬ ‫وہ ف‬ The donkey won't drink if he can't see water. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ Revenge a hundred years old has still its milk-teeth. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدودھ دا‬ ‫ا م ا‬ If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault. ‫۔‬ ‫ اُس‬، ‫آپ ا رد د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫آپ دو رد د‬ ‫ا‬ Who makes the wolf his companion should carry a dog under his cloak. ‫ُ ّ ا را‬ ‫اُ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬ When the fox preaches, take care of yourselves, hens. ‫ا لر ۔‬ ‫ى‬

You will not be loved if you think of yourself alone. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ب‬ ‫ا آپ د‬ When rogues go in procession the devil carries the cross. ‫۔‬ ‫ش س‬ ُ‫ ن ِ ا‬، Who has no children does not know what love is. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ّ وہ‬ You must grease the wheels if you would have the car run. ‫ّں ور ِ د ۔‬ ‫ا آپ ڑى‬ Who divides honey with the bear, will be like to get the lesser share. ‫وا‬ ‫ ل‬، ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ Where there are no hounds the fox is king. ‫ىد ہ ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ں‬ You have nobody to blame but yourself if you stumble more than once over the same stump. ‫ھ ا ر ز دہ ڈ‬ ‫ا آپ ا‬ ‫د ا امد ۔‬ ‫اور‬

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Who depends on another man's table often dines late. ‫ا د‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ دو ے آد‬ ‫۔‬

When the sun shines on thee, thou needest not care for the moon. ‫ورت‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫رجآپ‬ ‫۔‬

With the first wife is matrimony, the second company, the third heresy. ‫ ى‬، ‫ دو ى‬،‫دى‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا د۔‬

Who has a tongue in his head can go the entire world over. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ن وہ ُد‬

Where there are no dogs the fox is a king. ‫وں ىد ہ ۔‬ ‫ں‬ Who throws a stone at the sky; it falls back on his head. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ن‬ ُ‫؛ وا ا‬ Who knows not how to flatter knows not how to talk. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ت‬ Who has love in his heart has spurs in his sides. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ُاس‬ ‫ِدل‬ With so many roosters crowing, the sun never comes up. ‫۔‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ رج‬، ‫ں اذا ں‬

When the wind is in the east, 'tis neither good for man nor beast. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ا‬ ‫ ا ناور‬، ‫ا ق‬ Who knows not the game, let him not play. ‫د ۔‬ ُ‫ا‬، Where there are no hounds the fox is king. ‫ں رى ّ و ں ى د ہ ۔‬ Where the hedge is low everyone will cross it. ‫اس ے ۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫ں ڑ‬ Who seeks a quarrel will find it near at hand. ‫۔‬ ‫ُا ا‬ ‫ا ش‬ Who goes softly goes safely, and he that goes safely goes far.

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‫ز دہ‬

‫ظ‬

‫ اور‬،

‫ظ‬

‫آرام‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ُدور‬

You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. ‫آپ ا ر‬ ‫ر ش‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ Who builds on the mob builds on sand. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫م‬ Wise lads and old fools were never good for anything. ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫اور ڑ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫۔‬ Where the devil cannot put his head he puts his tail. ‫ڈال ا ُدمڈالد ۔‬ ‫ں نا‬ Who builds upon the people, builds upon sand. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬، ‫ں‬ Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own. ‫ فا‬، ‫ں‬ ‫آد دو وں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

Who cannot beat the horse let him beat the saddle. ‫ر دو۔‬ ‫ر ُا ِز‬ ‫ڑے‬ Where the pupil is willing; the teachers will appear. ‫۔‬ ‫ں د ؛ زآ‬ Who serves well and says nothing makes claim enough. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ا‬ When the sun is highest it casts the least shadow. ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫رج ز دہ ى‬ You cannot make the mule drink when he is not thirsty. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫آپ‬ Who offends writes on sand; who is offended, on marble. ِ ‫؛‬ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding. ‫۔‬ ‫او ت ب‬ ‫ر ن‬ Years and sins are always more than admitted.

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‫۔‬

‫ہ ز دہ‬

‫لاور ہ‬

The soldier's blood exalts the captain. ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬

Where there is nothing to gain, there is a lot to lose. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ں‬

Women's tears are a fountain of craft. ‫ ر ى اّرہ ۔‬،‫رت آ ں‬

When your devil was born, mine was going to school. ‫ ےوا ل ر ۔‬، ‫آپ ن ا ا‬

Lasses and glasses are always in danger. ‫۔‬ ‫ے ر‬ ‫ںاور‬

When the lion is dead the hares jump upon his carcass. ‫۔‬ ‫شاُس‬

One devil does not make hell. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬

Women know a point more than the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫ ن ا ا ز دہ‬،‫رت‬ When there is a fire in the neighborhood carry water to your own house. ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آگ‬ ‫۔‬ Who laughs at others' ills, has his own behind the door. ‫ا‬ ‫دروازے‬، ‫وہ دو وں ا ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ When the danger has passed, the saints are soon forgotten. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ درو‬، ‫ہ‬

‫ا‬

The best always goes first. ‫۔‬ The world is governed with little brains. ‫۔‬ ‫ذ ں‬ ‫ُد‬ Where gold speaks every tongue is silent. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں ز ن شر‬ ‫ں‬ Lip courtesy pleases much and costs little. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ز دہ ش‬ ‫ز‬ The good time comes but once. ‫ا ر۔‬ ‫ا و آ‬ To a young heart everything is sport.

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‫ان ِدل‬

‫۔‬

‫ُدور۔‬

‫ ا‬،

‫چ‬

Who knows most, knows least. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ز دہ‬

Service is not inheritance. ‫۔‬

Small rain lays a great wind. ‫۔‬ ‫رش ى ا د‬

The lion had need of the mouse. ‫ورت ى ۔‬

The more the merrier.

True love never grows old. ‫۔‬

‫ش۔‬

ُ‫ز دہا‬

Who troubles others has no rest himself. ‫۔‬ ‫دآرام‬ ‫د‬ ‫دو وں‬ Illness tells us what we are. ‫۔‬

‫رں‬

‫ورا‬،

‫ڑ‬

Who serves the public, serves no one. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ام‬ It's a free country. ‫۔‬

There's no fool like a learned fool. ‫ف ۔‬ ‫ف ز دہ‬ Who gives, teaches a return. ‫۔‬ ‫وہوا د‬،

No wonder lasts more than three days. ‫دن ز دہ ر ۔‬ ‫د‬

Love rules his kingdom without a sword. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ار‬ ، Quick and well don't agree. ‫۔‬ ‫ىاورا آ‬ Near the church far from God.

‫آزاد‬

Some who just tell tales of themselves. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ The she-bear thinks her cubs pretty. ‫۔‬ ‫ّں ُ رت‬ ‫دہر ا‬ Live and learn. ‫۔‬ One word brings on another.

‫اور‬

‫ز‬

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‫۔‬

‫دو ے‬

‫ا‬

Poverty has no kin. ‫۔‬

The end praises the work. ‫۔‬ Who glows not burns not. ‫۔‬ Love rules without rules. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

‫ م‬،‫اِ م‬

‫وہ‬

‫ا‬

‫ر دار‬

The golden key opens every door. ‫۔‬ ‫دروازہ لد‬ Time is an inaudible file. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬

،

Running water carries no poison. ‫ُا ۔‬ ‫ز‬

Who loves the tree loves the branch. ‫۔‬ ‫خ‬ ‫در‬ There is no appeal from time past. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫زےو‬ Who excuses himself accuses himself. ‫۔‬ ‫د ا‬ ‫رت‬ ‫د‬ Mills and wives are ever wanting. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ںاور ں‬

‫و‬

Who judges others, condemns himself. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ د ز‬، ‫دو وں‬ Ill news comes apace. ‫۔‬

The gown does not make the friar. ‫۔‬ ‫ درى‬،‫ن‬

‫د‬

Necessity becomes will. ‫۔‬

‫ىآ‬

‫ى‬

‫ورت ا‬

Silence was never written down. ‫۔‬ The lion is known by his claws. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

‫ا‬

Under white ashes there is glowing coal. ‫ا رے ۔‬ ‫را‬

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Large trees give more shade than fruit. ‫۔‬ ‫ د‬،‫ز دہ‬ ‫ےدر‬ Not all that shakes falls. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

There's no disputing about tastes. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫َذوق‬ Misfortunes never come single. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬

ِ ،

‫م‬

Lilies are whitest in a black moor’s hand. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ز دہ‬ ( ) ‫ُر‬ One daughter helps to marry the other. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫دو ى دى‬ ‫ا‬ The beggar's wallet has no bottom. ‫۔‬ ‫رى ہز دہ‬ The world belongs to the phlegmatic. ‫۔‬ ( ) ‫ا‬ ‫ُد‬ When woman reigns the devil governs. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫رت ا‬ Love me, love my dog. ‫ر و۔‬ ّ ‫ ے‬،‫ر و‬ The eagle does not war against frogs. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ ں‬،

Paper does not blush. ‫(۔‬

)

The fox said the grapes were sour. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ى‬ Thirst comes from drinking. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬

‫س‬

Who has nothing is nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬، ‫س‬ Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, storm and hail. ‫۔‬ ‫ ناوراو‬، ‫ساور‬ See Naples and then die. ‫۔‬ ‫(د اور‬

ِ ‫)ا‬

To the fallen tree, hatchets! hatchets! !‫ ڑ ں! ڑ ں‬، ‫در‬ ‫ے‬

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Who pays a debt creates capital. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ادا‬

‫۔‬

It is good to have friends everywhere. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ں ا‬ The elephant does not feel a flea-bite. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ِّ Laughter makes good blood. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬

Where love is there the eye is. ‫۔‬ ‫و ںآ‬

‫ں‬

The river passed the saint forgotten. ‫درو ُ ۔‬،‫در را‬ Voice of one, voice of none. ‫ آواز ۔‬،‫آواز‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬،

Step by step one goes to Rome. ‫۔‬ ‫م ما ن ُروم‬ The strongest is always in the right. ‫۔‬ ‫ر در‬ When fortune comes, open your doors. ‫آ ا دروازے لد ۔‬

Sweet meat requires sour sauce. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ The tree is known by its fruit. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫در‬

The fish rots from the head. ‫۔‬ They say, is a liar.

Words are female, deeds are male. ‫م د ۔‬، ‫ا ظ ر‬ The best is the cheapest. ‫۔‬ The worst pig gets the best pear.

‫۔‬

،

‫وہ‬

Who has no head should have legs. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬، (‫س )د غ‬ Money is money's brother. ‫۔‬

،

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Savings are the first gain. ‫۔‬

، ّ

The house completed, possession defeated. ‫۔‬ ‫ ّ ر‬، Who loves, believes. ‫۔‬

Vices are learned without a master. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ں اُ د‬ Strength avails not a coward. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ہ ُا‬ When it thunders, the thief becomes honest. ‫۔‬ ‫ را ار‬،

،

Money is an epitome of human power. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫دو‬

Words won't feed cats. ‫۔‬

Save us from our friends. ‫۔‬ ‫رےدو ں‬

One door never shuts but another opens. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ا‬ ‫دروازہ‬

‫ ّ ں‬،‫ا ظ‬

The healthy die first. ‫۔‬

The best trees are the most beaten. ‫۔‬ ‫در ں ز دہ را‬

To have luck needs little wit. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ڑى‬ Never spur a willing horse. ‫ڑے ا د ۔‬

The wolf is not always a wolf. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬

The poorhouse is filled with honest people. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا اروں‬،

When wine enters modesty departs. ‫۔‬ ‫ زى ُر‬، ‫ابدا‬ Love knows not labor. ‫۔‬

،

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One lie draw ten after it. ‫۔‬ ‫دس ٹ‬

‫ٹ‬

‫ا‬

The workman is known by his work. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا‬، ‫وا‬ ‫م‬

There is a cause for all things. ‫۔‬ ‫م وں ا و‬

When wine sinks, words swim. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا ظ‬، ‫ابڈو‬

Men make wealth, and women preserve it. ِ‫اور ر ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ظ‬ ‫ا ندو‬

Thick wine is better than clear water. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫اب‬ ‫ڑ‬

Poison quells poison. ‫۔‬

The injurer never forgets. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬

‫ز‬

‫ز‬

Women, asses, and nuts, require strong hands. ‫ں ورت‬ ‫اورا و ں‬، ، ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ Likeness is the mother of love. ‫ں ۔‬

‫ز‬

،

One briar does not make a hedge. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑى ڑ‬ ‫ا‬ The beard does not make the philosopher. ‫۔‬ ، ‫داڑ‬

To know everything is to know nothing. ‫۔‬ Who loves, fears. ‫۔‬

‫ڈر‬،

In the fray the weak are strong. ‫ ر ۔‬،‫ور‬ ‫ا‬

‫رو‬

Love demands faith, and faith firmness. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ورت‬ One fool is enough in a house. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ The company makes the feast.

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‫۔‬ Who buys land buys war. ‫۔‬

،

No pear falls into a shut mouth. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬

"Yes" and "no" govern the world. ‫۔‬ ‫" ں"اور" " ُد‬ Who buys hath need of eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ آ ں ورت‬

Love is blind but sees afar. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدور‬ ‫د‬

‫ا‬

Who changes country changes luck. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Translators, traitors. ‫ ّار۔‬،

Out of debt, out of danger. ‫۔‬ ‫ ے‬، Think much, speak little and write less. ‫ اور ۔‬، ‫ز دہ‬ So many heads, so many brains. ‫ ز دہد غ۔‬، ‫ز دہ‬ Women naturally deceive, weep and spin. ُ ‫اور‬ ‫رو‬، ‫رت ى ر د د‬ ‫۔‬ It never thunders but it rains. ‫۔‬

Old wine and friends improve with age. ‫۔‬ ‫ا اباوردو‬ You cannot write down a meaningful silence. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ Love is master of all arts. ‫م ن آ ۔‬ Three brothers, three castles. ‫۔‬ ، Women naturally deceive, weep and spin.

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‫اور‬

‫رو‬،

‫د‬

‫ى ر د‬ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت دا ن د‬

That which is customary requires no excuse. ‫۔‬ ‫رت‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫ل‬ Your enemy makes you wiser. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ُد آپ‬ Love kills time and time kills love. ‫رد ۔‬ ، ‫اورو‬ ‫و‬، There are tricks in every trade. ‫ّر ں ۔‬ ‫رت‬ Who comes seldom, is welcome. ‫۔‬ ‫ ُا شآ‬، ‫آ‬ Pluck the rose and leave the thorns. ‫ڑد ۔‬ ‫ب ڑ اور‬ Three know it, all know it. ‫۔‬ ‫ م‬، Every bird thinks its own nest beautiful. ‫۔‬ ‫ُ رت‬ ‫ہا‬

Good watch prevents misfortune. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Everyone thinks his own cross heaviest. ‫۔‬ ‫ا نا ِ ز دہ رى‬ A sin concealed is half forgiven. ‫۔‬ ‫ہآد ف‬ Everything new is beautiful. ‫۔‬ ‫ُ رت‬ All are brave when the enemy flies. ‫۔‬ ‫م در‬ ‫د‬ An old dog will learn no tricks. ‫۔‬

‫ڑ‬

A greased mouth cannot say no. ‫۔‬ ‫ِ دى وہ‬ Every day has its night. ‫۔‬

‫دن ا رات‬

Good wine makes good blood. ‫۔‬ ‫ابا ن‬ A man's own opinion is never wrong.

‫ا‬

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‫۔‬

‫ا ن ا را‬

‫۔‬

‫د اب‬

‫وہ ا‬

Beware of a poor alchemist. ‫دارر ۔‬

He who sings drives away sorrow. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

Every promise is a debt.

Even foxes are caught. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ى‬

‫و ہ ض ۔‬ He cries wine, and sells vinegar. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬، ‫وہواو اب‬

Good blood never lies. ‫۔‬

A slothful man never has time. ‫۔‬ ‫سو‬

Honest men marry soon, wise men never. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا ار د ى دى‬

By night all cats are black. ‫۔‬ ‫م ں‬

‫آد‬

‫رات‬

Conscience is the chamber of justice. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ف‬، He who demands does not command. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ Dirty water will quench fire. ‫آگ دے ۔‬، ‫ہ‬ He who praises himself befouls himself.

‫ ٹ‬،‫ن‬

‫ا‬

By their marks the bales are known. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ He who buys betimes buys cheaply. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ و‬ A barking dog never bites. ‫۔‬

‫وا‬

A fool's spark glows in all men. ‫۔‬ ‫ف رى ما ں‬

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A small woman always seems newly married. ‫۔‬ ‫دى ہ ِد‬ ‫رت‬

‫ى‬

Different times different manners. ‫ ا ار۔‬،‫او ت‬

Deliberate before you act. ‫۔‬ Fortune helps fools. ‫۔‬

Big flies break the spider's web. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ى ل ڑد‬

A forced kindness deserves no thanks. ‫ار ۔‬ ‫ز د‬ ‫د‬

‫ں‬

He who knows nothing never doubts. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ An old quarrel is easily renewed. ‫۔‬ ‫ا اآ‬

Empty vessels make most noise. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہآواز ا‬ He who loses is always in fault. ‫۔‬

‫وہ‬

Health without money is a half-malady. ‫رى ۔‬ ‫آد‬ ‫دو‬

Eating teaches drinking. ‫۔‬

،

Gluttony kills more than the sword. ‫۔‬ ‫( ار ز دہ‬ )‫ر رى‬ Grease to the wheels. ‫ِ د ۔‬

Every dog is a lion at home. ‫۔‬ Great grieves are mute. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬

‫ے ُد‬

A mouse will scare a thief. ‫۔‬ ‫دہ د‬

‫ ر‬،

‫ں‬

A mischievous dog must be tied short. ‫۔‬ ‫ذرا‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ن‬

Every saint has his festival.

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‫ار ۔‬

( ‫)و‬

‫درو‬

Anger increases love. ‫۔‬

He loves well who does not forget. ‫۔‬ ‫وہا‬ Christmas comes but once a year. ‫ل ا ر۔‬ ‫آ‬ Good ware was never dear. ‫۔‬

‫ل‬

God sends cold according to the clothes. ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ا‬ A horse grown fat kicks. ‫ر ۔‬

‫ا‬

I being satisfied, the world is satisfied. َ ‫۔‬ ‫ں د‬ A good horse never lacks a saddle. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑا ِز‬ ‫ا‬

،ّ

‫زہ ڑادو‬

Bad grass does not make good hay. ‫۔‬ ‫سا رہ‬ Grief pent up will burst the heart. ‫دل دے ۔‬، A ragged coat finds little credit. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ٹ ت‬

Arms carry peace. ‫۔‬

ُ‫راَ ا‬

Every one praises his own saint. ‫۔‬ ‫ا نا درو‬ A cat pent up becomes a lion. ّ ِ (‫ ود‬،‫) س‬ ‫۔‬ All that's fair must fade. ‫۔‬ ‫رت‬

‫وہ م‬

He preaches well who lives well. ‫۔‬ ‫ار ا‬ ‫ا ا از ز‬ All the fingers are not alike. ‫۔‬ ‫ماُ ںا‬ Diseases are the visits of God. ‫دورہ ت ۔‬ ‫ ا‬،‫ر ں‬ Friends are known in time of need.

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‫۔‬

‫ورت و‬

‫دو‬

He who risks nothing can gain nothing. ‫۔‬ ، ‫وہ ہ‬ A gold key opens every door. ‫۔‬ ‫دروازہ لد‬ Even a fly has its anger. ‫آ ۔‬

‫ڑ ۔‬

‫ا ظ ں‬

A rakish bachelor makes a jealous husband. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ،‫ارہ‬ Everybody's friend, nobody's friend. ‫دو ۔‬ ، ‫دو‬

ٰ

Gold does not buy everything. ‫۔‬

Counsel is nothing against love. ‫ف ۔‬ He who excuses, accuses himself. ‫۔‬ ‫ د ا‬، ‫رت‬ ‫وہ‬

Hell is crowded with ungrateful wretches. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫آد ں‬ ‫ ے‬،

All water runs to the sea. ‫۔‬

A hungry ass eats any straw. ‫۔‬ ‫و ك‬

He who says nothing never lies. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ‬

Bad news is the first to come. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬

Gold is the devil's fishhook. ‫۔‬ ‫ ن‬،

‫ى‬

‫ر‬

‫م‬

Every fool wants to give advice. ‫۔‬ ‫ف رہد‬

A lean horse does not kick. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا ڑادو‬

Hard words break no bones.

A runaway horse punishes himself.

‫وہ‬

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‫۔‬

‫اد‬

‫ور ڑا د‬

‫۔‬

‫رت‬

Everything is good for something. ‫۔‬

He who has land has war. ‫۔‬ ‫ ر‬،

He who guesses well prophesies well. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫وہ ا ازےا‬

A donkey cannot trot for long. ‫۔‬ ( ‫ُد ل) ر ر‬ ‫ز دہد‬

A dead man does not make war. ‫۔‬ ‫دہآد‬ Among thorns grow roses. ‫۔‬ ‫ں در ن ب ُا‬ Do not sell sun in July. ‫۔‬

‫رج‬

Borderers are either thieves or murderers. ‫۔‬ ‫ى گ ر‬ Everything is good in its season. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ He sells the bird on the branch. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫وہ خ‬ A woman's place is in the home.

‫وہ ز ر‬

Dog does not eat dog. ‫۔‬

،

He who sleeps catches no fish. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

‫وہ‬

A good beginning makes a good ending. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا م‬،‫ا آ ز‬ Applaud the man who cheats a cheater. ‫ز د د ۔‬ ‫شد د‬ ‫اُسآد‬ Even the just has need of help. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ف د ورت‬

‫ں‬

Good is good, but better beats it. ‫اِ تدےد ۔‬ ، ‫ا ا‬

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Hour by hour time departs. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬

A short tail won't keep off flies. ‫ ں ُدور ر ۔‬،‫ُدم‬

‫در و‬

Better lose the saddle than the horse. ‫۔‬ ‫ِز‬ ‫ڑا‬

Break the legs of an evil custom. ‫ڑدو۔‬ ‫ى َر‬

Every hill has its valley. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ ا وادى‬ Borrowed garments never fit well. ‫ے رے آ ۔‬ ‫ر‬

He that never fails never grows rich. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ Absence is the enemy of love. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد‬ ،‫ى‬ ُ

Everything is of every year. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬

Crimes may be secret, yet not secure. ‫ظ ۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ا‬ He who has nothing, lacks nothing.

He that jokes, confesses. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ِل م‬،

‫اق‬

‫۔‬

‫وہ‬

، ‫ر‬

An eagle does not catch flies.

Credit lost is like a broken lookingglass. ‫۔‬ ‫ل آ‬ ‫ہ‬

‫۔‬

He who suspects is seldom at fault. ‫۔‬

A lover's anger is short-lived. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

‫ں‬

‫و‬

Arms carry peace. ‫۔‬

Have luck, and sleep. ‫۔‬

‫اورا‬

‫وہ‬

‫ا‬

‫ َا ُا‬،‫ر‬

A loving man, a jealous man. ‫۔‬ ، ‫وا‬ Every one praises his own saint.

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‫۔‬

‫درو‬

‫ا‬

Everything may be repaired except the neck bone. ‫دن ى ۔‬ ‫ا‬ He that stands may fall. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫وہ‬

Foolish boys, wise men. ‫آد ۔‬

،

‫ف‬

An idle man is the devil's bolster. ‫۔‬ ّ ‫ ن‬،‫ا ن‬ Dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. ‫۔‬

‫رواں ر‬

‫ر‬

ّ

He who swears is a liar. ‫۔‬

ُ‫ا‬

َ

‫وہ‬

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Japanese Proverbs ‫ﺟﺎﭘﺎﻧﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Beauty is skin deep. ‫۔‬

،

Difficulties make you a jewel. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ا‬،‫ت‬ Fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch. ‫۔‬ ‫ خ دو رہ‬،‫ا ُ ل‬ If eating poison finish up the plate. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫ا ز ر‬ Karma and shadows follow one everywhere. ‫۔‬ ‫اور آد‬ One may study calligraphy at eighty. ‫۔‬ ‫ ل‬80، ‫آد‬ Teaching is half learning. ‫۔‬

،

The old people are treasures to us. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ڑ گ رے‬

Without wine, even beautiful cherry blossoms have small attraction. ‫۔‬ ‫ِد ِد‬ ‫ َى ُ ل‬، ‫اب‬ A man with a sour face should not open a shop. ‫۔‬ ‫آد ُد ن‬ Brides and mothers-in-law are like dogs and monkeys. ‫ ّاور ر ۔‬،‫ُد اور س‬ If you respect others, others will respect you. ‫دو ے آپ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا آپ دو وں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ People with the same disease share sympathy. ‫۔‬ ‫ ردى‬،‫رىوا گ‬ ‫ا‬ The cow drinks water and it turns to milk; the snake drinks water and it turns to poison. ‫؛‬ ‫لد‬ ‫اور ُدودھ‬ ‫لد ۔‬ ‫اور ز‬

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Truth often comes out of a joke. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫اق‬

‫ا‬

A smooth talker is a good-for-nothing person. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وا‬ Conquer the self and you will conquer the opponent. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآپ ُد‬ ‫د‬ He who never goes is a fool; he who goes twice is also a fool. ‫وہ‬ ‫ف ؛ وہ دو ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ف ۔‬ It is better to go home and make your net than to gaze longingly at the fish in the deep pool. ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ے ب د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ل ز دہ‬ Not-speaking is the flower. ‫ ل ۔‬،

A man's good name is as precious to him as its skin is to a tiger. ‫اس‬ ‫ا ن ا ماُس ا‬ Beginning is easy - Continuing is hard. ‫۔‬ - ‫آ زآ ن‬ Do good things quickly. ‫م ى و۔‬

‫ا‬

Fallen blossoms do not return to branches; a broken mirror does not again reflect. ‫ا‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ل دو رہ خ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ڈا ۔‬ ‫دو رہ‬ If the fountainhead is clear, the stream will be clear. ‫ ى ف ۔‬، ‫( ف‬ )‫ا ى آ ز‬ Kind hearts are better than fair faces. ‫۔‬ ‫ رت وں ز دہ‬،‫ن ِدل‬ Ten men, ten minds. ‫دسد غ۔‬، ‫دسآد‬

The intimacy of water and fish. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫اور‬ There is nothing that cannot be achieved by firm imagination. ‫۔‬ ‫ط چ‬ ‫ا‬

The old should be treated with due respect. Children should be treated with gentleness. ‫۔‬ ‫۔ ّں‬ ‫رں ت‬

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Work the fields on a fine day, study on a rainy day. ‫۔‬ ‫ ت دن‬، ‫ز م‬ ‫ا ِد ں‬

Although dying of thirst, i drink not the water of a stolen fountain. ‫۔‬ ‫ َ رى‬،‫و د‬

A statement once let loose cannot be caught by four horses. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ا ر ندےد وہ ر ڑوں‬

Consult anyone, even your knees. ‫ں ۔‬ ‫ ا‬،‫رہ و‬

From the mouths of babes and drunkards, you will learn the truth. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ںاور ا ں‬

Sleep and wait for good luck. ‫اورا ر ۔‬

Love and a cough cannot be hidden. ‫۔‬ ، ‫اور‬

‫ا‬

Though the wind blows, the mountain does not move. ‫۔‬ ‫ ڑ‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬

Poke a bush, a snake comes out. ‫آ ۔‬ ، ‫ڑى ڑ‬ The criticism of a blind man. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

Obey the customs of the village you enter. ‫۔‬ ‫آپدا ں ُاس روا ت‬

‫ا‬

The strong will protect the weak and, in return, the weak will serve the strong. ‫۔‬ ‫ ر‬،‫ور‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ ور‬،‫ر‬ Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare. ‫وژنرات‬ ‫ ِدن اب ؛ا‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ِوژن‬ ‫ڈرا اب ۔‬

When the heat has past, you forget about the shade tree. ‫رے‬ ‫ آپ داردر‬، ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ A man's heart and the autumnal sky. ‫آ ن۔‬ ‫ا ن ِدلاور‬ Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher. ‫ اردن‬،‫ا دن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

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Fate aids the courageous. ‫۔‬ ‫ در ں د‬، Kindness will never be wasted in any way. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ، Ten men, ten tastes. ‫دسذا ۔‬،‫دسا ن‬ The person who admits ignorance shows it once; the one who tries to hide it shows it often. ‫اُ ا ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ِ‫؛وہ ا‬ ‫اِ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ You are wise to climb Mt. Fuji, but a fool to do it twice. ‫م دو ر‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ڑ ھ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ ف ۔‬

‫ن۔‬

،‫م‬

‫ا‬

Love lives in palaces as well as in thatched cottages. ‫اُ ح ت‬ ‫ں ر‬ ‫ح‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ The extreme form of passionate love is secret love. ‫۔‬ ،‫رت‬ A faithful wife does not marry again. ‫۔‬ ‫دو رہ دى‬،‫و دار ى‬ He who would go a hundred miles should consider ninety-nine as halfway. ‫را‬ 90 ‫ُا‬ 100 ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Old people are everyone's treasures. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ،‫ڑ گ‬

A bad wife is a poor harvest for sixty years. ‫۔‬ ‫ ں اب‬60،‫ى ى‬

Small things are lovable. ‫۔‬ ِ

Business is a two-way street. ‫۔‬ ‫دورا‬،

Time flies like an arrow. ‫حاُڑ ۔‬

Good things, many devils.

When you have completed 95% of your journey you are halfway there.

،

،

‫و‬

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‫آپ و ں‬

95

‫ا‬

‫آپ‬

‫۔‬

‫ى‬

‫ا‬،‫ى ى‬

‫۔‬ Feed a dog for three days and it is grateful for three years. Feed a cat for three years and it forgets after three days. ‫ل ا ن ر‬ ‫اور‬ ‫دن‬ ّ ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫اور دن‬ ‫ل‬ ‫۔‬ If unreason comes, reason goes. ‫۔‬ ، ‫و آ‬

‫ا‬

Kyoto people ruin themselves for clothing.

Osaka people for food. ‫۔او گ‬ ‫د د‬ ‫گ وں‬ ‫۔‬

A tea cup on the edge of a well. ‫۔‬ ‫رےا‬

‫در‬

Even a fool has one talent. ‫۔‬ ‫ف س ا‬ Man and wife are one flesh. ‫۔‬ ‫داور رتا‬ Poverty is no sin, but terribly inconvenient. ‫دہ ۔‬ ‫ك‬ ، ‫ہ‬ The eyes speak as much as the mouth. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫و‬

One who waits patiently will catch a big fish. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ ى‬، ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ‬

The tongue of woman is her sword, which never rusts. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ، ‫رت ز ن ُاس ار‬

The poor sleep soundly. ‫۔‬

We can laugh happily with our children, but not with money. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ّں‬ ‫ا‬

‫ ن‬،

To teach is also to learn. ‫۔‬ A bad wife is one hundred years of bad harvest.

A faultless person has seven faults, a faulty person forty-eight faults. ‫ ں۔‬48 ، ‫ ں‬7 ‫ّا‬

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Once we meet and talk, we are brothers and sisters. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ، ‫اور ت‬ ‫ا ر‬ Snakes follow the way of serpents. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ ، Better to die than to live in shame. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬

‫۔‬

‫ن‬

‫را‬

‫د د‬

‫آپا‬

Even a one-inch insect has a halfinch soul. ِ‫ا ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِ روح‬ ‫ے‬ Half an hour in a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces. ‫وں‬ ‫ اروں‬، ‫ر م ا‬ ‫۔‬

‫آگ ر‬

In a quarrel, the higher voiced person will win. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہآوازوا‬، ‫ے‬

If you beat even new floor mats, dirt will come out. ‫د ل ۔‬ ‫ اُس‬، ‫ڑ‬ ‫ا آپ‬

The flow of water and the future of human beings are uncertain. ‫۔‬ ، ‫اورا ن‬

The base of a lighthouse is dark. ‫س د ا ا ۔‬

A fool is only cured by dying. ‫۔‬ ‫ف ج ف ت‬

Fire does not burn in a jar. ‫۔‬

You cannot catch a tiger cub unless you enter the tiger's den.

An evil act runs a thousand miles. ‫دوڑ ۔‬ ‫ ار‬،‫ا م‬

‫آپ‬

It is the same life whether we spend it crying or laughing. ‫۔‬ ‫ُا رو ار‬ ‫ز و‬

By seeing one spot you know the entire leopard.

Once you have made a fortune, know how to spend it.

‫ر دا‬ ‫۔‬

‫آپ‬

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‫چ‬

ِ‫ا‬

،

‫دى‬

‫رآپ‬ ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

Some people like to make of life a garden, and to walk only within its paths. ‫اور ف اس‬، ‫غ‬ ‫گز‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ں‬ The more stupid the child the dearer it is. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ ‫ ف‬،‫ّ ز دہ‬ ُ‫ا‬

‫اورا‬

‫؛ا ن‬

‫ل ڑ‬

‫اورا‬ ‫۔‬

‫م ڑ‬

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health. ‫ل ۔‬ ّ ، Money matters make strangers. ‫۔‬ ‫تا‬ Put faith in your own abilities and not in the stars. ‫رز ۔‬ ‫ں و و‬ ‫ا‬

Where there is no antagonist, you cannot quarrel. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬، ‫ں‬

The flowers of others are red. ‫۔‬ ‫ل خ‬ ‫دو وں‬

Big fish do not live in small ponds. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ،‫ى ں‬

We learn by watching and listening. ‫۔‬ ‫د اور‬

If you become a dog, turn into the dog of a wealthy family. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ا آپ‬

A frog in the well knows not the ocean. ‫۔‬ ‫ ر‬،‫ك‬

You can't eat the rice cake in the picture. ‫۔‬ ‫درا‬ ‫آپ‬ A tiger dies and leaves his skin; a man dies and leaves his name.

Cover the ears and steal the bell. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ں ڈ اور‬ I have no friends; I make my mind my friend. ‫ا ذ دو‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ے دو‬ ‫۔‬

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Some pray to the gods only when in trouble. ‫وہ‬ ‫اُس و د ں دت‬ ‫۔‬ Whether to go east or west depends on one's mind or feet. ‫ا د غ ں اِ ر و۔‬،‫ب‬ ‫ق‬ Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out. ‫۔‬ ِ ‫دا گ‬ ‫د‬ ‫ں‬ Follow the villagers when you are in the new village. ‫و۔‬ ‫ں ںوا ں‬ ‫ں‬ ‫آپ‬ Let's live helping each other in this world. ‫۔‬ ‫آ اِسد ا دو ے د‬ The boaster and the proud person are fools. ‫ف ۔‬ ‫ر وا اور ور‬ Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice. ‫۔‬ ‫آج‬ You know your body best.

‫۔‬

‫آپا‬

Even a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step. ‫۔‬ ‫وع‬ ‫م‬ ‫ار‬ In strategy, secrecy is highly regarded. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دى‬ ‫راز‬، ِ The world is the world for the world. ‫ُد ۔‬ ‫د‬،ُ ‫ُد‬ A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫اردر ا‬ Cover your head, and not cover your bottom. ‫ڈ ۔‬ ‫ڈ اورا‬ It's easier to make it than to think about it. ‫ز دہاِس ز دہآ ن ۔‬ ‫اِس رے‬ One cannot become a priest just by having a rosary. ‫۔‬ ‫آد درى‬ ‫ف ر‬ The mouth is the cause of calamity. ‫۔‬ ‫ا س‬

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Duty is heavy as a mountain but Death is lighter than a feather. ‫ت‬ ‫ ڑ ح رى‬،‫ض‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ Food is delicious when one is hungry. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫آد‬ Life is a candle before the wind. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ ا‬،

‫درو‬

‫ں‬

‫آد‬

Speak well of others. ‫۔‬

‫رےا‬

‫دو وں‬

Borrowed garments do not fit well. ِ‫ح‬ ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ےا‬ ‫ز‬

The cat is a saint when there are no mice about. ‫۔‬

‫۔‬

‫اِد اُد‬

In trying to straighten the horns you kill the ox. ‫رد‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ A full belly is not the stomach of a scholar. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا‬ It's hard to know the quality of a person, or a watermelon. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ناور ز‬ One cannot quarrel without an opponent.

Duty knows no family. ‫۔‬

، ‫ڈ‬

If you love your son, let him travel. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا آپا‬ ُ‫ا‬ Inquire seven times then doubt a person. ‫و۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫تر‬ Never trust a woman, even if she has borne you seven children. ‫رے ت‬ ‫و اُس‬ ‫رت و‬ ‫ں۔‬ ‫ں د‬ At a distance enjoy the fragrance of flowers. ‫ا وز ں۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ُدور‬ Both quarrelers are to be punished. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫وا ں‬

‫دو ں‬

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Parents and children teach one another. ‫۔‬ ‫وا اور ا دو ے‬ Even if you hide yourself from the world, don't lose sight of your real nature. ‫ت‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ا آپ د د‬ ‫۔‬ Respect old people, and be gentle with children. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ں ا ام اور ں‬ At the first cup man drinks wine, at the second wine drinks wine, at the third wine drinks man. ‫اب‬ ‫ دو ے‬، ‫آد اب‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ابآد‬ ‫ ے‬، ‫اب‬ Destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑاوردر رہ‬ ‫ اس‬، ‫ہ‬

A word can't be recalled once spoken. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ا ر‬ Common sense is essential. ‫ورى ۔‬ He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other. ‫ڑ اور دو ے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ دو ں ر‬ ‫۔‬ There is no flower that remains red for ten days, and no power that lasts for ten years. ‫اور‬، ‫دس دن خ ر‬ ‫ا ل‬ ‫دس ل ر ۔‬ When you have children yourself, you begin to understand what you owe your parents. ‫وع‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫ق ۔‬ ‫آپ ا وا‬

The neighbour's lawn is green. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬

It is easy to die -- the difficulty lies in living. ‫۔‬ – ‫آ ن‬

Without oars, you cannot cross in a boat. ‫۔‬ ‫)در ( ر‬ ‫آپ‬،

When a girl in the teahouse smiles at you, look the other way. ‫ا دو ارا د ۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫س‬

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The spendthrift beats his money as if it were a carpet. ‫۔‬

‫ڑ‬

‫ا‬

‫ل چ‬

My son is my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life. ‫وہ ا ى‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ى ز‬ ‫آ‬ He who wants what God wants of him will lead a free and happy life. ‫آزاداور‬، ‫اُس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ و‬ ‫ار ۔‬ ‫شز‬ An idiot is eloquent when he stays silent. ‫۔‬ ‫شر‬ ‫ف‬

Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel-mine and coming out with empty hands. ‫اور‬ ‫ے ن دا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ If you are looking for bad luck, you will soon find it. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ُ‫ڈ ر آپا‬ Do not prophesy to the man who can see further than you can. ‫و آپ ز دہ د‬ ‫رے‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox. ‫۔‬

A beautiful woman is like an axe in one's life. ‫ڑے ح ۔‬ ‫آد ز‬،‫رت رت‬

A joke is often the hole through which truth whistles. ‫اقا راخ ح‬ ‫۔‬

Without women there is no day and no night. ‫ دن رات۔‬، ‫رت‬

The child who died too soon was always beautiful and intelligent. ‫رتاورذ‬ ‫وہ ى ت‬

Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ‫۔‬ ‫رش دو ں ى ورت‬

My skirt with tears is always wet: I have forgotten to forget.

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‫ل‬

َ :

‫ر‬

‫ں‬

‫آ‬

‫ى‬ ‫ں۔‬

Even a thief takes ten years to learn his trade. ‫۔‬ ‫دس ل‬ ‫ر ا م‬ A bath refreshes the body, tea refreshes the mind. ‫۔‬ ‫ د غ و زہ‬، ‫و زہ‬ Wisdom is lost in a fat man's body. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫آد‬ Pears and women are the sweetest in the parts that are heaviest. ‫ںاور ر اُن ں ز دہ رى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ںز دہ رى‬ Life is for one generation; a good name is forever. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ز ا‬ If you are in a boat you are more afraid of fire than you are of water. ‫ز دہ آگ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دہ‬ A proposal without patience breaks its own heart.

‫۔‬

‫ا دل ڑد‬،

‫دى‬

When you do something wholeheartedly, you are not in need of helpers. ‫ز‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ دل‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ The goodness of the father reaches higher than a mountain; that of the mother goes deeper than the ocean. ‫ر‬ ‫؛ ں ا‬ ‫ڑ او‬ ‫پ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ا‬ It is better to be ignorant than mistaken. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ز دہ‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ں‬ A good sword is the one left in its scabbard. ‫ا م ر ۔‬ ‫اروہ‬

‫ا‬

You will never learn enough looking for only the good things in life; you will always be a pupil. ‫آپ‬ ‫وں ف د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫؛آپ‬ The sparrow flying behind the hawk thinks the hawk is fleeing. ‫ز ار ر ۔‬ ‫ُاڑ وا‬ ‫ز‬ The character of a man lies not in his body but in his soul.

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‫اُس روح‬

‫داراُس‬

‫ا ن‬ ‫۔‬

Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart. ‫۔‬ ‫ ے دو ں‬، ‫دا اور‬

It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ر‬ ‫رى‬ After three years useless things are useful too. ‫۔‬ ‫رآ‬ ‫ل ر‬

To wait for luck is the same as waiting for death. ‫۔‬ ‫ت ا ر‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ش‬

Who cares if a crow is male or female? ‫دہ؟‬ ‫واہ ا‬

The mouth of a man is a terrible opening. ‫كا ح ۔‬ ‫ا ن ا‬

The most beautiful flowers flourish in the shade. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ رت ل‬

Life is a long journey with a heavy bag on its back. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫ز‬ ُ‫رى ا‬

Only through suffering and sorrow do we acquire the wisdom not found in books. ‫وہ دا‬ ‫اور‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

Depend on your walking stick, not on other people. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے ں‬، ‫ى ا ر‬ ‫ا‬ The gods just laugh when men pray to them for wealth. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا ندو‬ One can stand still in a flowing stream, but not in a world of men. ‫ں د‬ ‫ى آد ارہ‬

Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them. ‫ اُن‬،‫ا اور ر د دو‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Steal goods and you'll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king. ‫د ہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز‬، ‫ن ا‬ ‫۔‬

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Men and women are never placed too far apart to be near. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫دوررہ‬ ‫داور رت‬ Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ،‫فو اورر ز‬ Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ، ‫دا‬ If you are going out for a fight leave your best hat at home. ‫ڑ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ Day has its eyes, night has its ears. ‫۔‬ ‫رات ن‬، ‫دن آ‬ There are old men of three years old and children of a hundred. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ڑ آد اور ل‬ Beat your wife on the wedding day, and your married life will be happy. ‫ اور رى دى ہ ز‬،‫ا ى دى دن رو‬ ُ‫ش‬ ‫۔‬ If you love your son, make him leave home.

‫ر و۔‬

‫ڑ‬

ُ‫ا‬

‫ر‬

‫ا آپ‬

Happiness rarely keeps company with an empty stomach. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ When the time comes, even a rat becomes a tiger. ‫۔‬ ‫و آ‬ No road is too long in the company of a friend. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ ‫را‬ ‫دو‬ If you would shoot a general, shoot his horse first. ‫ڑے‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫ا آپ ل ر‬ ‫رو۔‬ Making money is like digging with a needle. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ If you have no one else, then confer with your knee. ُ ‫ا‬ ‫رہ و۔‬ ‫ا آپ س اور‬ The lawyer will extend the frontiers of a fight. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫و‬

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If the skin of your belly is tight, the skin of your eyelids can sleep. ‫ں‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬

When the heat has passed, you forget about the shade of trees. ‫ل‬ ‫آپدر ں‬ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬

If you wish to learn the highest truth, begin with the alphabet. ‫وع‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫و۔‬

The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high. ‫ا ن رد‬ ‫زن ا‬ ‫۔‬

You can't straighten a snake by putting it in a bamboo cane. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈال‬ ‫ڈ ے‬ ‫آپ‬

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulty. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا ن‬

If you hate a man, let him live. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا آپ آد‬ ُ‫ا‬

Even when months and days are long, life is short. ‫ز‬، ‫اوردن‬ ‫۔‬

To ask is a temporary shame; not to ask, an eternal one. ‫م ۔‬ ‫ر م ؛‬ The human heart is neither of stone nor wood. ‫ى۔‬ ‫ا ن دل‬ Cold tea and cold rice are bearable, but cold looks and cold words are not. ‫د‬ ، ‫دا‬ ‫د اور د ول‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬ ‫اور دا ظ‬

You can't see the whole sky through a bamboo pole. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ل‬ ‫آپ رےآ ن‬ The pensioner gets the wages of the death. ‫۔‬ ‫ت اُ ت‬ Love without friendship is like a shadow without the sun. ‫۔‬ ‫ رج‬، ‫دو‬

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If you carry treasure, don't travel at night. ‫۔‬ ‫رات‬ ‫ا آپ ا ا‬ He who is desperate will squeeze oil out of a grain of sand. ‫ل ۔‬ ‫ذرے‬ ‫وہ س ر‬ Time spent laughing is time spent with the God. ‫را‬ ‫راوہ ا‬ ‫و‬ The heaviest rains fall on the house that leaks most. ‫۔‬ ‫د ر رش‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ز دہ‬ One moment of intense happiness prolongs life by a thousand years. ‫ار ل د ۔‬ ‫ز‬، ‫ا‬ It is precisely the uncertainty of this world that makes life worth living. ‫ار‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ر ل‬ ‫وا د‬ ‫۔‬ If the father is a frog, the son will be a frog. ‫ك ۔‬ ‫ا پ ك‬ Grief itches but scratching it makes it worse.

‫۔‬

‫اب‬

‫اس‬

Better to write down something one time than to read something ten times. ‫دس ر‬ ‫ا ر‬ Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law. ‫ا ں ۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫ن‬ Even thinking about sexual pleasure has its roots in greed. ‫ت رے‬ ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ A country can be conquered from the back of a horse but may not be ruled in the same manner. ‫ڑے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اُ ا از‬ The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a precious stone. ‫۔‬ ‫ا از ا آپ‬ ‫ى‬ Look for a thrifty woman -- even though it may cost you a pair of shoes.

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‫ڑے‬

‫آپ ا‬

‫ا‬

‫ش‬ ‫۔‬

‫ر رت‬

He who is dependent on others must make friends with the dog. ‫دو‬ ‫وہ دو وں ا ر‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Don't call in the doctor after the funeral. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ When you reject gifts from heaven you will be rewarded in hell. ‫اِس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ‫؛ گ‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اورا م ڑ‬ One kind word can warm three winter months. ‫۔‬ ‫مر‬ ‫دى‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise. ‫ ارآد‬، ‫ا ا آد آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د ا‬

The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ُ‫ا‬، Don't take a golden sword to cut a radish. ‫ار ۔‬ Any ground is good enough to be buried in. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ان‬ ‫د‬ You can see heaven through the eye of the needle. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ‬ ‫آپآ ن‬ Under a powerful general there are no feeble soldiers. ‫۔‬ ‫ور‬ ‫ر ل‬ The past is the future of the present. ‫۔‬ ‫ ل‬، If you are travelling towards the East, you will inevitably move away from the West. ‫آپ ب‬ ، ‫ر‬ ‫ا آپ ق ف‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دور‬ Do not stay too long when the husband is not home.

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‫۔‬

‫ز دہ م‬

‫و‬

‫۔‬

A silent man is the best one to listen too. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ش‬ Women's quarrels cause the men's wars. ‫۔‬ ‫ے دوں ں‬ ‫ر ں‬ Unhappiness can be a bridge to happiness. ‫۔‬ ، Yesterday's flowers are today's dreams. ‫اب ۔‬ ‫آج‬،‫ل‬

،

Wealth gets in the way of wisdom. ‫۔‬ ‫راہ‬ ، ‫دو‬ What is good is not necessarily beautiful. ‫وہ رت ۔‬ ‫ورى‬ ‫ا‬ Too much is worse than too little. ‫۔‬ ،‫ت‬ Where profit is, loss is hiding nearby. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ، ‫ں‬ Too much politeness is impertinent. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ز دہ‬

Unspoken words are the flowers of silence. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ،‫ا ظ‬

Where there is fish, there is water. ‫و ں ۔‬، ‫ں‬

Virtue carries an empty purse. ‫۔‬ ُ‫سا‬

Truthful words are seldom pleasant. ‫۔‬ ‫ ذو در ار‬،‫ا ظ‬

،

There is no medicine for a fool. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ Walls have ears, bottles have mouths. ‫۔‬ ‫ ں‬، ‫د اروں ن‬ To teach is to learn.

Children grow up, with or without parents. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ ‫وا‬ ‫وا‬، The fast talker makes mistakes. ‫۔‬ ‫وا ں‬

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A good husband is healthy and absent. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ، ‫ا‬ Fear blows wind into your sails. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫زوں‬ ‫آپ‬،‫ف‬ The unscrupulous succeed every time. ‫۔‬ ‫بر‬ ‫ و‬،‫ا ل‬ Great deeds come from times of shortage. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ،‫م‬ Seeing is poison for the eyes.

The fortune-teller never knows his own. ‫۔‬ ‫وا ا‬ There are no national frontiers to learning. ‫۔‬ Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ز د د‬ ‫د‬ Lazy people have no spare time. ‫۔‬ ‫ں س و‬

A good religion does not need miracles. ‫۔‬ ‫وں ورت‬ ‫ا‬ Flattery is the best persuader of people. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ ں‬، Old horses don't forget the way. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑےرا‬

‫ڑ‬

There is no coincidence in getting married. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ق‬ ‫دى‬ All married women are not wives. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫م دى ہ ر‬ Great trees are envied by the wind. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا ر‬، ‫ےدر‬ Silence surpasses speech. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬

،

Life is the source of all things. ‫۔‬ ‫ م وں ذر‬، The hen tells the cock to crow. ‫۔‬ ‫اذان‬

‫ز‬

،

Fools and knives require good handling.

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‫ورت‬

‫ح ل‬

‫ں ا‬

‫ںاور‬ ‫۔‬

There is no escape from heaven's web. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ن ل‬ An accomplishment sticks to a person. ‫۔‬ ، Silent worms dig holes in the walls. ‫۔‬ ‫راخ ڈا‬ ‫د ار‬،‫ش ے‬ Eat before falling in love. ‫۔‬ A powerful man has big ears. ‫۔‬ ‫را ن ے ن‬ Fools and scissors require good handling. ‫ورت‬ ‫ح ل‬ ‫ںاور ں ا‬ ‫۔‬ One kindness is the price of another. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا ندو ےا ن‬ An excess of courtesy is discourtesy. ‫۔‬ ‫زد‬ Eggs and promises are easily broken.

‫۔‬

‫ٹ‬

‫ا ےاورو ےآ‬

Man is the instrument of illness. ‫ رى آ ر ۔‬،‫ا ن‬ The lotus flower blooms in the mud. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫ل ل‬ A single prayer moves heaven. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ن د‬،‫ز‬

‫ا‬

Fortune will call at the smiling gate. ‫د دے ۔‬ ‫ ا وا‬، Over-intelligent people can't find friends. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ز دہذ گدو‬ He who insults another, digs two graves. ‫د ۔‬ ‫دو‬، ‫وہ دو ے‬ Sorrow is the seed of wealth. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬،‫ا س‬ Even in hell you meet relations. ‫۔‬ ‫ر داروں‬ ‫آپ‬ Many flowers, few fruits. ‫۔‬

،‫لز دہ‬

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The mouth is the door of evil. ‫ ا دروازہ ۔‬، A woman has many mouths. ‫۔‬

‫د ۔‬ Pick your wife in the kitchen. ‫و۔‬ ،‫ى ا ب‬

‫ا‬

‫رت‬

Generals conquer, soldiers are killed. ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬ ، ‫ل‬

Indifference is a generous kind of intolerance. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ م دا‬، ‫وا‬

People who are asleep can't fall down. ‫۔‬ ‫گ‬

A borrowed cat catches no mice. ‫۔‬

Bad and good are intertwined like rope. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ ‫حآ‬ ‫ر‬، ‫ااورا‬

Money has no smell.

Hidden virtues ring like a soft bell. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ،‫ں‬ Stupidity begins with honesty. ‫۔‬ ‫وع‬ ‫ا ارى‬، Money grows on the tree of persistence. ‫۔‬ ‫وان‬ ‫در‬ ‫ا‬، Absent friends get further away every day. ‫۔‬ ‫روز دور‬ ‫دو‬

‫۔‬ The poor have no time to spare. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫س‬ Abuse often starts with praise. ‫۔‬ ‫وع‬

‫ا‬،

God lives in an honest heart. ‫۔‬ ‫ا اردل ر‬،

‫ا‬

Poetry moves heaven and earth. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ نوز‬،‫ى‬ Boasting begins where wisdom stops. ‫۔‬ ‫وع‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ں‬

Giving gold coins to a cat.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

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‫راُ ۔‬

‫آ‬، ‫ت ر‬

‫ں ۔‬

‫ رت‬،

‫ا ور‬

The sack of longing has no bottom. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ں رى‬

Good things are never cheap. ‫۔‬

Adversity is the foundation of virtue. ‫۔‬ ،

Say what you have to say, tomorrow. ‫د ۔‬

Good medicine often has a bitter taste. ‫۔‬ ‫واذا د‬ ‫ا دوا ا‬ Poor men sleep the best. ‫۔‬

، ‫آد‬

Character can be built on daily routine. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ رو‬،‫دار‬ It is a blessing in disguise. ‫۔‬

‫ز‬،

The caged bird dreams of clouds. ‫۔‬ ‫ابد‬ ‫ د ں‬،‫ہ‬ ‫ے‬ A dead cherry tree will not blossom. ‫۔‬ ‫ ل‬، ‫دہ ى در‬ Fast Ripe, Fast Rotten. ‫ ى ۔‬، ‫ى‬ Advertising is the mother of trade.

‫ر‬

‫ا‬

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Jewish Proverbs ‫ﯾﮩﻮدﯾﻮں ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall"-but don't rush to pick his up, either.

—" ‫"ا د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫اُ ا‬ A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return. ‫دو رہ ا‬ ‫ہ آپ آزاد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ ا ت آپ‬، ‫آ ۔‬ A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. ‫روح ں‬ ، ‫د ن دل ا دوا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫؛د آپ اہ اہ‬ ‫آپ دو‬ A good son-in-law is like the acquisition of a new son; a bad one is like the loss of your daughter.

‫ا ا دا د‬ ‫؛ا ادا د‬

‫۔‬ A half-truth is a whole lie. ‫۔‬ ‫را ٹ‬

‫آد‬

A mother understands what a child does not say. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ A person worries about the past, distresses about the present, and fears the future. ‫ ل رےد‬، ‫رے ن‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رے دہ‬ ‫اور‬، A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both. ‫ دو ں‬، ‫ دو ے ا ت‬، ‫س آد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ب‬ A slave shows his true character, not while he is enslaved but when he becomes a master. ‫ اس و‬، ‫دار‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہآ‬ ‫وہ م‬

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Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless. ‫ف؛ ا د ر ۔‬

Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house. ‫و۔‬ ، ‫ں رے‬

All things grow with time -- except grief. ‫– ا‬ ‫وان‬ ‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫۔‬

Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death. ‫س‬ ‫ت‬ ‫آد‬ ‫ر‬ ‫دو۔‬

Among those who stand, do not sit; among those who sit, do not stand.

Among those who laugh, do not weep; among those who weep, do not laugh. ، ‫اُن‬ ‫؛‬ ، ‫ے اُن‬ ‫ روو؛ رو‬، ‫ُان‬ ‫ے ۔‬ ‫۔‬ ، ‫اُن‬

Beware of the person who gives you advice according to his own interests. ‫رہد‬ ‫دات‬ ‫دارر ا‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ Charity is the spice of riches. ‫۔‬ ‫اتدو‬

Anyone who teases you loves you. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫د آپ‬

Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. ‫۔‬ ‫اور م‬ ‫دو ر ہ‬

As he thinks in his heart, so he is. ‫۔‬ ‫ و‬، ‫وہدل‬

Do not ask questions of fairy tales. ‫۔‬ ‫ات‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ں‬

As you do, so will be done to you. ‫۔‬ ‫ و آپ‬، ‫آپ و‬

Do not be wise in words - be wise in deeds. ‫۔‬ ‫ ں‬‫ں‬

As you teach, you learn. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬،

‫آپ‬

Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small. ‫۔‬ ‫آپا‬، ‫ا آپ ا ا‬

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Do not meet troubles half-way. ‫۔‬ ‫راہ ُ ں‬

‫آپ ن‬ ِ

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. ‫ ف‬، ‫ ڑے‬،‫و‬ ‫ے آ‬ ‫ف ۔‬ Don't ask questions of fairy tales. ‫۔‬ ‫ات‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ں‬

‫د‬

Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out. ِ‫؛ ا‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫ دا آپ‬، ‫۔‬ ‫ دا كد‬، ‫وے‬ Don't live in a town where there are no doctors. ‫ں۔‬ ‫ںڈا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. ‫ؤ۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫دے‬ ‫ر دى‬ Don't make toil of pleasure. ‫ؤ۔‬ Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.

‫دن‬ ‫۔‬

‫اُسو‬ ‫ُ ا‬

Don't pick a wasp out of a cream-jug. ِ ‫۔‬ Don't live in a town where there are no doctors. ‫ں۔‬ ‫ںڈا‬ ‫اُس ؤن ر‬ Don't sell the sun to buy a candle. ‫۔‬ ‫رج‬ ‫م‬ Don't trust someone who tells you all of his troubles and keeps you from all of his joys. ‫و آپ ا م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اورا م ں دورر ۔‬ Even the most expensive clock still shows sixty minutes in every hour. ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ First improve yourself, and then judge others. ‫۔‬ ‫اور دو وں‬،‫و‬ ‫د در‬ First learn, and then form opinions. ‫و۔‬ ‫اور را‬،

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First mend yourself, and then mend others. ‫و۔‬ ‫اور دو وں‬،‫و‬ ‫د‬

He who puts up with insult invites injury. ‫ز رى د تد ۔‬، ‫دا‬ ‫وہ‬

God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers. ‫۔‬ ‫اس اس‬، ‫ا‬

Hospitality is one form of worship. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ازى دت ا‬

God gives burdens also shoulders. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ God is closest to those with broken hearts. ‫۔‬ ‫دلوا‬ ‫اان ں‬ He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good. ‫ز ہ‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬، ‫وہ ا دا‬ ‫ر ۔‬ He that does not bring up his son to some honest calling and employment, brings him up to be a thief. ‫ا ارا اور ز‬ ‫وہ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وان‬ ‫ وہ ر‬، He who prays for his neighbor will be heard for himself. ‫۔‬ ‫و ا‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫وہ ا‬

I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet.

– ‫ا س ا ےس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ؤں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ں‬ Ideas are something that usually comes like fireman- too late. ‫آ‬ ‫حد‬ ‫م ر‬ ‫توہ‬ ‫۔‬ If charity cost nothing, the world would be full of philanthropists. ‫ى‬ ‫ د ا ن دو ں‬، ‫ا ات‬ ‫۔‬ If God lived on earth, people would break his windows. ‫ں ڑد ۔‬ ‫ گاس‬، ‫ا از ر‬ If not for fear, sin would be sweet. ‫۔‬ ‫ ہ‬، ‫ا ڈر‬

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If the rich could hire someone else to die for them, the poor would make a wonderful living. ‫ُا ت‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ا ا گا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫گ ارز‬ ، ‫ر‬ If there is bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ز‬ ، ‫ا دل‬ If you don't aspire to great things, you won't attain small things. ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ ى وں م‬ ‫۔‬ If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird. ،‫ رت‬، ‫ گ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ س دو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور ے ح‬ If you lie on the ground, you cannot fall. ‫۔‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ ش‬ In a restaurant choose a table near a waiter. ‫ا ب و۔‬ ‫ر ران و‬ In choosing a friend, go up a step.

‫ؤ۔‬

‫مآ‬

‫ا‬، ‫ا ب‬

‫دو‬

It is easier to guard a sack full of fleas than a girl in love. ‫ى رى‬ (‫ِ ؤں) ن س ا‬ ‫آ ن ۔‬ Let your ears hear what your mouth says. ‫وہ ں دو۔‬ ‫را‬ Life is the biggest bargain. We get it for nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دا ۔ ا اہ اہ‬ ‫ز‬ Locks keep out only the honest. ‫۔‬ ‫فا ار ں رو‬ Loneliness breaks the spirit. ‫ڑد ۔‬

‫ا‬

Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family. ‫ ا‬،‫ش و‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ان ا اد ل‬ ‫۔‬ Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands. ‫۔‬ ‫آزادز ن ے ں ز دہ‬ No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.

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‫۔‬

‫ہ‬

‫اُسآد‬

‫وہآد‬

One mother achieves more than a hundred teachers. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہا ہ) م( را‬ ‫ا ںا‬ One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. ‫وہ‬ ‫ا راز‬ ‫ے رازوں‬ ‫د‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫دى ز دہ زوں‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫پ‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫د‬ Only love gives us the taste of eternity. ‫۔‬ ‫ذا ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ People are like grass in the field: some blossom, some wither. ُ ‫راور‬ : ‫س ح‬ ‫گ‬ ‫۔‬ People make plans and God laughs. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ا‬ ‫گ‬ Prepare your proof before you argue. ‫ت ر و۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬ Pride is the mask of one's own faults. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ب‬ ‫وراس ا‬

Sympathy doesn't provide food, but it makes hunger more endurable. ‫ك اورز دہ دا‬ ، ‫د‬ ‫ردى‬ ‫۔‬ Sympathy is a little medicine to soothe the ache in another's heart. ‫دو ے دل درد‬ ‫دوا‬ ‫ردى وہ‬ ِ ‫۔‬ ‫آرامد‬ Teach your tongue to say "I don't know" instead of to make up something. َ "‫ؤ‬ ‫ر‬ " ‫ا زن‬ ‫۔‬ The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ش ا دو‬ The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. ‫دا د‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown. ‫ز دہ د‬ ‫اُس آد‬ ‫ا د‬ ‫ڑا‬ ‫وہآد‬ ‫ز دہد ۔‬ ‫رى‬

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The only truly dead are those who have been forgotten. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫وہوا‬ The person who only accepts friends without faults will never have any real friends. ‫اُس‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ں كدو‬ ‫وہ ا ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ The poor fool is a man who falls on his back and breaks his nose. ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف آد وہ‬ ‫ك ڑد ۔‬ The rich man carries God in his pocket, the poor man in his heart. ‫آد ا دل‬ ، ‫ا ر‬ ‫ا آد ا‬ ‫۔‬ There is no book that contains absolutely nothing bad, and there is no book that contains absolutely nothing good. ‫اورا‬، ‫ى‬ ‫ا ئ ب‬ ‫ا ت ۔‬ ‫ب‬ Truth is the safest lie. ‫ظ ٹ ۔‬

،

What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have. ‫وہ‬، ‫اور وہ‬، ‫وہ‬، ‫س‬ ‫ر ۔‬ What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. ‫۔‬ ‫آ روح‬، What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬، ‫د‬ ‫آپا آ ں‬ Whoever does not try, does not learn. ‫۔‬ ، With money in your pocket, you are wise, and you are handsome, and you sing well too. ‫اور رت‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اورآپا‬ Worries go down better with soup than without. ‫۔‬ ‫ا از‬ ‫ں‬ You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money. ‫ر‬ ‫اوراُد رد‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬

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You don't need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence. ‫ ذ‬، ‫ورت‬ ‫آپ ذ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫آپ ا‬ Your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has another friend -so know when to keep quiet. ‫ اورآپ دو‬، ‫ا دو‬ ‫آپ دو‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ن‬ – ‫ا اوردو‬ ‫دو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Your friend has a friend; don't tell him. ‫ؤ۔‬ ‫آپ دو ا دو‬ ُ‫؛ا‬

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Kenyan Proverbs ‫ﯿﻨﯿﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬‫ﮐ‬ A boy isn't sent to collect the honey. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ One finger alone cannot kill even a louse. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ The day before yesterday and yesterday are not the same as today. ‫۔‬ ‫ںاور ںآج ح‬ A man who continually laments is not heeded. ‫دى‬ ‫اُس‬، ‫ر‬ ‫آ ہو‬ The enemy you know is better than the one you do not know. ‫آپ‬ ‫اسد‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫وہد‬ ‫۔‬ A man's actions are more important than his ancestry. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ا ل ُاس آ ا اد ز دہا‬ The important things are left in the locker.

‫۔‬ ‫ز ر‬ ‫ا‬ Crawling on hands and knees has never prevented anyone from walking upright. ‫ر‬ ‫ںاور ں‬ ‫رو‬ There is no cure that does not cost. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ج‬ He who is unable to dance blames it in the stony yard. ‫اس ا ام‬ ‫وہ ر‬ ‫۔‬ Those who get to the river early drink the cleanest water. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫وہ ىدر‬ He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ ر‬ Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It is loaned to you by your children.

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‫وا‬ ‫ف‬

‫ك و۔ آپ آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫دى ۔ آپ آپ‬ ‫۔‬

‫ز‬ ‫ف‬ ‫اد ردى‬

He who receives a gift does not measure. ‫۔‬ ‫و ل‬ ‫وہ‬ Home affairs are not talked about on the public square. ‫۔‬ ‫ت ا ك ت‬ Try this bracelet: if it fits you wear it; but if it hurts you, throw it away no matter how shiny. ‫ا آپ را ؛ اورا‬ ‫د‬ ‫اِس‬ ‫ار ۔‬ ‫دور دو‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ‬ Hurry has no blessings. ‫۔‬

‫ى‬

Many births mean many burials. ‫ا ات۔‬ ‫ا ں‬ One does not slaughter a calf before its mother's eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ے اُس ں‬ When the figs are ripe all the birds want to eat. ‫۔‬ ‫م ے‬ ‫ا‬

Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ور ى‬ ‫آد‬ Don't count what they get -- they count what they don't get. ‫۔۔۔ وہ ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ No attention is paid to him who is always complaining. ‫دى ۔‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫ر‬ Never let a hyena know how well you can bite. ‫۔‬ ‫ا زت د وہ ا ٹ‬ Do not follow a person who is running away. ‫گر ۔‬ ‫اُس‬ We have not inherited this land from our ancestors; rather we have borrowed it from our children. ‫؛‬ ‫ز ا پ دادا ورا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں اد ر‬ ‫ا‬ It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children. ‫وں‬ ، ‫وں ا ر‬ ‫ں ذ دارى‬ ‫وہ ں ا ر ۔‬

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Because a man has injured your goat, do not go out and kill his bull. ‫اور‬ ، ‫آپ ى ز‬ ‫اُس آد‬ ‫ردو۔‬ ‫ُاس‬ At the harvest you know how good the millet is. ‫ہ ا‬ ‫و آپ م‬ ‫۔‬ There is no phrase that doesn't have a double meaning. ‫۔‬ ‫ذو‬ ‫ا‬ If one is roasting two potatoes, one of them is bound to get charred. ‫۔‬ ‫دوآ نر ا ا ز‬ ‫ا‬ All cassavas have the same skins but not all taste the same. ‫ا‬ ‫م وا دوں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ذا ا‬ There is no cure that does not have its price. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ج‬ If a dead tree falls, it carries with it a live one. ‫اردر‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ن در‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

Affairs of the home should not be discussed in the public square. ‫۔‬ ‫ت ا را ز‬ The water of the river flows on without waiting for the thirsty man. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آد ا ر‬ ‫در‬ Hearts do not meet one another like roads. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ح‬ ‫دلا دو ے‬ A white dog does not bite another white dog. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے‬ You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accommodation. ‫؛ اُس‬ ‫آپ دو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Talking to one another is loving one another. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دو ے ت ا دو ے‬ A flea can trouble a lion more than the lion can harm a flea. ‫اس‬ ‫ن ِ ّ دے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دے‬ ‫ز دہ‬

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Who does not know one thing knows another. ‫۔‬ ‫وہدو ى‬ ‫ا‬

‫۔‬

‫وا‬

‫م‬

‫ا‬

The eye is a coward. ‫ دل ۔‬، ‫آ‬

Having a good discussion is like having riches. ‫لوزرر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ A donkey always says thank you with a kick. ‫۔‬ ‫ادا‬ ‫دو ر‬ When the figs are ripe all the birds want to eat. ‫۔‬ ‫م ے‬ ‫ا‬ Don't count what they get -- they count what they don't get. ‫— وہ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ Soon found, soon lost. ‫۔‬

‫ ى‬، ‫ى‬

Absence makes the heart forget. ‫۔‬ ‫دل د‬،‫ى‬ Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ل‬ After a foolish deed comes remorse.

Bad dancing does not break an engagement. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ‫اڈا‬ Thunder is not yet rain. ‫۔‬ ‫رش‬ Blind belief is dangerous. ‫ك ۔‬

،‫ج‬

‫ا د‬

‫ا‬

To be praised is to be lost. ‫۔‬ ( ) We add wisdom to knowledge. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ذ‬ A Champion bull starts from birth. ‫۔‬ ‫وع‬ ‫ ا‬، Nobody walks with another man's gait. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫آد دو ےآد‬ You cannot take away someone's luck. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ اور‬

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A Dog that steals sells its body. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رى‬ Old age devours your youth. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ا پ‬ A hyena cannot smell its own stench. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Only believe a woman one day later. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دن‬ ‫ا رت‬ A loved one has no pimples. ‫۔‬

‫ب‬

Only scratch where you can reach. ‫رش ۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ں‬ Virtue is better than wealth. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬

‫دو‬

He who refuses to obey cannot command. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ‬ Water cannot be forced uphill. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫او‬ Hurrying has no blessing. ‫۔‬

‫ى‬

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Korean Proverbs ‫ﮐﻮرﯾﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ A great river does not refuse any small streams. ‫۔‬ ‫ں اِ ر‬ ، ‫ےدر‬

Man's mind changes throughout the course of a day. ‫ ؤ ذر‬/‫ا ن د غدن ُر ن‬

A stranger nearby is better than a far-away relative. ‫۔‬ ‫دوردراز ر دار‬،ُ ‫دا‬

One moment is worth more than a thousand gold pieces. ‫۔‬ ‫وں ز دہ‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ا‬

Anyone who goes hungry for three days will be inclined to steal. ‫ رى آ دہ ۔‬، ‫دن ُ ر‬ ‫آد‬

The person who has many faults is usually the first to criticize others.

Put something off for one day, and ten days will pass. ‫م ر‬، ‫ز دہ ں‬ ‫وہ آد‬ ‫۔ ا دن‬ ‫و دو وں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دسدن ر‬، ‫ك د‬

Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole that you can escape from. ‫راخ‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ا آ ن آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ Even though words have no wings, they can still fly a thousand miles.

Even if you encounter a stone bridge, tap it first before crossing. Through old things, we learn new things. ِ ‫وہ اروں اُڑ‬ ، ‫ا ا ظ‬ ‫ر‬، ‫آ‬ ‫۔ا آپ‬ ‫وں ذر‬ ‫اُس د دو۔ ا‬ ‫۔‬

The person who knows himself and his opponent will be invincible.

Carve a peg only after you have observed the hole. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬، ‫د اورد‬ ‫وہ آد‬ ِ ‫راخ ہ‬ ‫ ڈا ۔‬/ To be prepared is to have no anxiety. ‫۔‬ ، ‫رر‬

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To begin is to be half done. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ،

‫۔‬

‫ آپدروازہ ل‬،

‫ں‬

‫آپ‬

‫وع‬

You will hate a beautiful song if you sing it often. ‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫رت‬ ‫آپا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ُا ا‬

There is no winter without snow, no spring without sunshine, and no happiness without companions. ‫اور‬

‫ُد پ‬

‫ر‬

،

‫دى‬ ‫۔‬

You cannot strike a face that is smiling. ‫ُ ار ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آپا‬ Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles. ِ ‫وہ ار‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اڑ‬ ‫ا ظ‬ Woman was born three days earlier than the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رت دن ن‬

‫ف‬ ‫دو‬

There is no flower that lasts ten days and no might lasts ten years. ‫دسدنر اور‬ ‫ا ل‬ ‫دس لر ۔‬ The nicest woman is your own; the nicest harvest is your neighbors. ‫آپ‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ہ رت آ ا‬ ‫۔‬

Wise men philosophize as the fools live on. ‫ح ف‬ ‫د د‬ ‫اُس ح‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

The matchmaker gets three cups of wine when he succeeds and three slaps on the cheek when he fails. ‫اب‬ ‫ب‬ ‫دى ا وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫م‬ ‫اور‬

Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important. ‫۔‬ ‫ى ور‬ ، ‫ں‬

The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ روا‬ ‫ك ل‬

When you have three daughters, you sleep with the door open.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

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‫۔‬

‫و دوہز دہ‬

‫اس‬،

‫ے‬

The bull that is used to the sun, shivers by the light of the moon. ، ‫رج دى‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ The bad calligrapher is choosy about his brushes. ‫۔‬ ‫ےز‬ ‫ں رے‬ ‫ا طا‬ Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred. ‫ل ز دہ‬ ‫؛ا ا‬ ‫دس ل ر‬ Man's affairs are evaluated only after his coffin is closed. ‫ت‬ ‫ت ا ازہ اُس‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ It is a bad ploughman that quarrels with his ox. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ ا ن‬ If you kick a stone in anger, you'll hurt your own foot. ُ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫ آپا ؤں‬، ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ In the valley where there are no tigers the hare is king.

‫۔‬

‫ شد ہ‬،

‫وہوادى ں‬

If you want a well, only dig in one place. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ فا‬، ‫ا آپ ان‬ If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination. ‫آپ‬ ‫چ‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ا آپ دن‬ ّ ‫ے۔‬ If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined. ‫د ت ہ د‬ ‫ا ا آد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ If a pedestrian sees a horse he will want to ride it. ‫۔‬ ‫وہاُس ار‬ ‫ا ل وا ڑاد‬ Give an extra piece of cake to a stepchild. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ا ا‬ Even honey can taste bitter if it's used as medicine. ‫ر ا ل‬ ‫ا دوا‬ ‫وى‬ ‫۔‬

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Even children of the same mother look different. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬

Carve the peg only after studying the hole. ِ ‫راخ ہ‬ ‫۔‬ /

Even a sheet of paper is lighter when two people lift it. ‫دو ے‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬

Better in the grave than be a slave. ‫۔‬ ، ‫م‬

Even a monk can't shave his own head. ‫۔‬ ‫درو ا‬ Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا ا‬ Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ار‬ ‫ر‬ Cross even a stone bridge after you have tested it. ‫آپ ر ۔‬

Aim high in your career but stay humble in your heart. ‫دل ُ ر ۔‬ ‫ُ ر‬ ‫ا‬ A turtle can only get on it by sticking its neck out. ‫۔‬ ‫وہا دن‬ ‫ا‬ A poor old horse will have a worn out tail. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑے ُدم‬ ‫ڑ‬ A nobleman's calf does not know how a butcher kills. ‫ذ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬

Catch not at the shadow, and lose the substance. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬،‫و‬

A newborn baby has no fear of tigers. ‫۔‬ ‫وں ف‬ ‫د‬

Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water. ‫آپ د ۔‬ ‫اُس‬ ّ َ

A man's youth will never die, unless he kills himself. ‫وہ د ردے۔‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫آد‬

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A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle. ‫۔‬ ‫ُ ىا د د‬ A hunter's knife cannot carve its own handle. ‫۔‬ ‫رى ا د د‬ A day-old pigeon cannot fly over a mountain pass. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑىدرے ُر‬ ‫ا دن‬ A physician's neighbor is never a doctor. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ ِ Butterflies come to pretty flowers. ‫ِ ں رت ُ ں فآ ۔‬ Cast pearls to swine. ‫ڈا ۔‬

‫ر آ‬

Man's extremity, God's opportunity. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬، ِ‫آد ا‬ No sleep, no dream. ‫۔‬

‫اب‬

،

Remember, even monkeys fall out of trees. ‫۔‬ ‫ر در‬ ، ‫در‬

Tall branches are apt to be broken. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ڑا‬ The thief hates the moon. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬

‫ر‬

Three years will eradicate even murderous thoughts. ‫ت ۔‬ ‫ل د‬ Useful trees are cut down first. ‫۔‬ ‫رآ در‬ Virginity can be lost in one night. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ا رات‬/ ‫ا‬

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Kurdish Proverbs ‫ﮐُﺮدوں ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ A camel is not a animal and an Arab is not a human being. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ا ن‬ ‫ر‬ ‫او‬ A home without guests, a village without shepherds, both are hopeless indeed. ‫دو ں‬،‫ر ں د ت‬ ، ‫ن‬ ‫ر ۔‬ A kind word warms a man through three winters. ‫۔‬ ‫د ں ا ن مر‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ A shy woman is worth a city, a shy man is worth a goat. ‫د ى‬ ، ‫ز دہ‬ ‫رت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ A thief not caught becomes a king. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ا وہ د ہ‬ A thousand friends are too few; one enemy is one too many. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑے ؛ا د‬ ‫اروںدو‬

Bad habits are worse than rabies. ‫۔‬ ‫ىد‬ Both the hunted and the hunter rely on God. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫راور رىدو ں ا‬ Do not eat the strangers' bread as this diminishes your stature. ‫د ۔‬ ‫را‬ ‫ا ں رو‬ Every sheep is hung by his own leg. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ Fighting is better than idleness. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Freedom is never given but taken. ‫۔‬ ‫آزادىدى دى‬ If God closes one door, He opens a thousand others. ‫ وہ اردو ےدروازے‬، ‫ا اا دروازہ‬ ‫لد ۔‬

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If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, be strong. ‫ط‬ ‫ا آپ ڑا‬، ‫ا آپ آ ن‬ ‫۔‬ If you are not a flower, don't be a thorn. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آپ ل‬ Ignorance is sweet for the soul. ‫۔‬ ‫روح‬

Open your eyes, not your mouth. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا آ‬ Stretch your feet according to your blanket. ‫ا وں و۔‬ ‫ا‬ The enemy of a father will never be friend of his son. ‫۔‬

In a fire, both green and dry wood burn. ‫۔‬ ‫ىدو ں‬ ‫اور‬ ‫آگ‬ It is better to be a male for one day than a female for ten. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا دن‬ ‫رت‬ ‫دسدن‬ It is better to be naked in your place than to be a pasha with strangers. ‫ہا‬ ‫ا ں‬ ‫۔‬ Kurds have no friends. ‫۔‬

‫دو‬

‫دوں‬

Nobody knows who is he, even if he is under his father's ears. ‫ں‬ ‫ا وہ پ‬ ، ‫وہ ن‬ ‫آد‬ ‫ں ۔‬

‫دو‬

‫پد‬

The foreign person is blind and the killed person has no chance. ‫س‬ ‫اور رے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ The male is born to be slaughtered. ‫ا ا ۔‬ ‫ذ‬، The wolf repents only in death. ‫۔‬ ‫ ف ت‬، Those away from the battlefield boast about their swords. ‫۔‬ ‫دورر وا ا اروں‬ ِ‫ان‬ Time is like a dagger; if you don't cut with it, it cuts you. Go ahead and cut.

Be quick before it cuts you.

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‫؛ ا آپ اس‬ ‫اور ٹ دو۔ ى و اِس‬

‫۔آ‬

‫و‬ ‫آپ ٹ ڈا‬

‫آپ ٹدے۔‬

To find your place in life is easier than to occupy it. ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ش اُس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫آ ن ۔‬ When it is spring time, the grass will even grow under a big stone. ‫سا ے‬ ‫ر و‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُگآ‬ When the money starts to glitter and clink, even a Mullah will leave the mosque. ‫ڑ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اور‬ ‫دے ۔‬ Whoever is fond of cream should take the cow around with him. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ق‬ Your son can be a prince, your daughter will be a mother. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫آپ‬، ‫ادہ‬ ‫آ‬

With fortune on your side you can sow salt and harvest grass. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا‬ With a mule you have a son, with a son-in-law you only have a mule. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ف‬ ‫دا د‬، ‫آ‬ When Madame drops her cup of tea it makes no noise. ‫اس آواز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ما‬ ‫۔‬ When a cat wants to eat her kittens, she says they look like mice. ‫وہ ں‬ ‫وہ‬، ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫حد‬ When a bald man dies the mourners give him curly hair as a present. ‫ُاس ا ُا‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں د‬ Those who do not go to war roar like lions. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ‫وہ‬ The man is a river, the woman a lake. ‫۔‬ ‫ رت‬، ‫ددر‬

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The devil will not bother you in a house full of children. ‫۔‬ ‫نآپ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ں‬ The devil tempts all, but the idle man tempts the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ا‬ ‫آد‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬ The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ن ُاس م‬ Some will enjoy the honey, others will have to put up with the sting. ‫ اس ڈ‬، ‫ا وز ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ See with your mind, hear with your heart. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دل‬، ‫ا د غ د‬ Only by falling you learn how to mount a horse. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ڑے ار‬ One sturdy house is worth a hundred in ruins. ‫۔‬ ‫رات ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ط‬ ‫ا‬ One beats one's breast who does not beat one's child.

‫۔‬

‫ُا ا‬

‫آد ا‬

Of everything else the newest; of friends, the oldest. ‫ا دو ۔‬ ‫؛دو ں‬ ‫وں‬ No one says, "My pasture is not sweet." "‫۔‬ ‫" ى ا ہ رى‬، No matter where you go, your destiny follows you. ، ‫آپ ں‬ ‫ق‬ ‫اِس ت‬ ‫آ ۔‬ ‫آپ رآپ‬ Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak once. ‫ر؛ ر و ار ر؛ ا ر۔‬ It is more difficult to contend with oneself than with the world. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫د ز دہ د‬ It is easier to make a camel jump a ditch than to make a fool listen to reason. ‫د‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ق‬ ‫او‬ ‫ز دہآ ن ۔‬ In a flat country a hillock thinks itself a mountain.

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‫۔‬

‫ڑ‬

‫آپ‬

‫ا‬

‫ار‬

If God didn't like beautiful women, He wouldn't have made them. ‫ وہاُن‬، ‫رت ر ں‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫۔‬ If you talk to the blacksmith you'll get hit by sparks. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ر ت و‬ ‫ا‬ If you cannot build a town, build a heart. ‫و۔‬ ‫دل‬، ‫ا‬ He who wants pearls has to dive into the sea. ‫ ر اس د ۔‬، ‫ں ر‬ ‫وہ‬ He who loves a woman is a nephew of the sun. ‫۔‬ ‫ رج‬، ‫وہ رت‬ God created women and women created the hearth. ٰ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رت اور رت‬ For every wise man there is one still wiser. ‫۔‬

‫آد‬

‫اور‬

‫ا‬

‫آد‬

Fear an ignorant man more than a lion. ‫ڈرو۔‬ ‫ز دہ آد‬ Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. ‫رى فوا آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ Better one day a man than ten days a woman. ‫۔‬ ‫دسدن رت ا دن د‬ Any man with two wives becomes a porter. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ںوا د‬ After dinner a Kuru kills a man or kidnaps a woman. ‫رت‬ ‫د ہ رد‬ ‫رات‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا‬ A woman is a fortress, a man her prisoner. ‫ داُس ى۔‬، ‫رت‬ A visitor comes with ten blessings, eats one, and leaves nine. ‫اور ڑ‬ ‫ا‬، ‫آ‬ ‫ن دس ر‬ ‫۔‬

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A hundred men can sit together quietly but when two dogs get together there will be a fight. ‫ا‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ش‬ ‫دا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

Many women, many words. ‫۔‬ ،

A girl without a mother is like a mountain with no paths; a girl without a father is like a mountain with no streams. ، ‫ڑ را‬ ‫ں ا‬ ‫ڑ ى ۔‬ ‫پ ا‬

Not every cloud brings rain. ‫۔‬ ‫دل رش‬

A threat does not lengthen your sword.

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

‫د ۔‬

‫ار‬

‫آپ‬

‫د‬

Give nine, save ten. ‫۔‬

‫د اوردس‬

Guests bring good luck with them. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫نا‬ Habit becomes second nature. ‫۔‬ ‫دتدو ى ت‬ Habit is worse than rabies. ‫ز دہ ى ۔‬

‫دت‬

Loneliness is a nest for the thoughts. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

‫ر‬

No means, no market. ‫ زار۔‬، ‫ذرا‬

Once a friend, always a friend. ‫دو ۔‬ ، ‫دو‬

‫۔‬

‫ُد‬

‫د‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬، ‫ا‬

Search yourself, and you will find Allah. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ا‬،‫د ش و‬ Stairs are climbed step by step. ‫۔‬ ‫ں م م‬ What the heart thinks, the mouth speaks. ‫۔‬ ، ‫دل‬

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Latvian Proverbs ‫ﻟﯿﭩﻮﯾﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ As long as you live, you learn. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ار‬ ‫آپ‬

We have rowed well, said the flea as the fishing boat arrives at its mooring. ‫ٹ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر ا‬ ّ ِ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

Every man forges his own destiny. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا نا‬ No matter how much you eat, save some seeds for sowing. ‫ر ۔‬ ، ‫آپ‬ The ready back gets all the loads. ‫۔‬ ( ‫) دا‬ ‫م‬ ُ

A strange glass is emptied in one draught; your own glass not even in ten. ‫؛ ں‬ ‫د‬ ‫سا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا سدس ں‬ A good backside will easily find a bench to sit on. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫آ‬

On the hook of truth only small carp will bite; in the net of falsehood the big salmon are caught. ‫؛ ٹ ل‬ ‫ف‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ى‬ Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا آد‬ ‫رآد‬ If you can't use your eyes, follow your nose. ‫ا ك وى‬ ‫ا آپ ا آ ا ل‬ ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

Once you've cut the bread, you can not put it together again. ‫ آپ ُا دو رہ ا‬، ‫ا رآپ رو ڑ‬ ‫۔‬

Let the devil into church and he will climb into the pulpit. ‫۔‬ ‫ھ‬ ‫ن چ ر دواوروہڈا‬

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Even the devil himself does not know where women sharpen their knives. ‫ں ں‬ ‫م ر ا‬ ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ A smiling face is half the meal. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ In dense woods the trees grow straight. ‫۔‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫در‬ Promised berries will not fill the basket. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫و ے‬ Sleep is the poor man's treasure. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫آد‬ Your belly is not a book. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬

‫آپ‬

‫آپ‬

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Lebanese Proverbs ‫ﺒﻨﺎن ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬‫ﻟ‬ Do today what you want to postpone until tomorrow. ‫۔‬ ‫ُاس آج‬ ‫ڑ‬ Flies know well the sweet seller's beard. ‫حوا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫داڑ‬ ‫وا‬ ،‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ Have faith in a stone and you will be healed by it. ‫ر اوراِس آپ آرام ۔‬ He is like a deaf man at a wedding procession. ‫ح ۔‬ ‫ےآد‬ ‫وہ رات‬ He who has money can eat sherbet in hell. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫وہ‬ If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement. ‫؛‬ ‫ گا ذ‬، ‫ا ا آد‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ گ‬، ‫آد ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

Love overlooks magnifies them. ‫ تاُن د‬،

defects; ‫ا از د‬

hatred ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬

No one can give what he does not have. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫اس س‬ Only your nail scratches your skin. ‫۔‬ ‫چ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫فآپ‬ Some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape. ‫ف‬ ‫دن ل‬ ‫گ اب و‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا ر‬ Talking is not like doing. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬

‫م‬

The day will come for the despot to pay. ‫بد ے ۔‬ ‫وہدن آ‬ When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole nearby.

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‫۔‬

‫راخ‬

،

‫اقاُڑا‬

When the angels arrive the demons leave. ‫۔‬ ‫رو‬ ‫آ‬ When they came to shoe the horse of the sultan, along comes the beetle and sticks out her foot. ، ‫ى آ‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫وہ ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ڑىاوردر اس ؤں‬ When you come back from a long journey, offer your family something though it be only a stone. ‫ان‬ ‫ا‬، ‫وا آ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ں ۔‬ / ‫وہا‬ When you're out of luck in the coffin making business, no one dies. ، ‫د‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ Two things cannot be hidden: being astride a camel and being pregnant. ‫دو‬ ‫ار اور‬ ‫اُو‬: ُ The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow. ‫۔‬ ‫اوراُس ى ہ‬، ‫ڑ آد‬

No matter how fast the poplar grows, it will never reach heaven. ، ‫ى‬ ‫ر در‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آ ن‬ Lock your door rather than suspect your neighbor. ‫دروازے ر‬ It's normal for a sieve to have holes in it. ‫م ت ۔‬ ‫را ں‬ It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower for a month. ‫ور ارىر آ ن ۔‬ ‫ا ہ ہ ا ل‬ If you spit in the face of a coward he will tell you that it's raining. ‫وہآپ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ا آپ دل‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رش ر‬ If you follow the lead of the cockerel, you'll be led to the poulterer. ‫وش‬ ‫ وہ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ غ دت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ If you fall in love let her be a beauty; if you should steal, let it be a camel. ‫ر د 'ا آپ‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫اُ او د ۔‬ ‫ا‬

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If you beat my drum, I will blow your whistle. ‫دوں ۔‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ اڈ ل‬

He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ُ‫ا‬،

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. ، ، ، ‫ا آپ ر ب‬ ‫۔‬

He who slaps himself on the face should not cry ouch. ‫ر اُ اوہ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫وہ دا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رو‬

If summer had a mother, she would weep at summer's passing. ‫ور‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ وہ ں‬، ‫ں ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رو ۔‬

He who knew you when you were young will not respect you when you grow up. ‫ آپ‬، ‫آپ ان‬ ‫وہ آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ے ں وہآپ ت‬

If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it. ‫ڑو۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫آپا د‬ ‫ا‬ If anyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view. ‫ اس‬، ‫ر‬ ‫آد آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫و۔‬ His brains hang at the top of his fez. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس د غاُس‬ He who wants to eat honey should endure the stings. ‫ے۔‬ ‫دا‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫وہ‬

He who has money can eat ice cream in hell. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫س‬ ‫وہ‬ He who gossips to you will gossip about you. ‫آپ راز‬ ‫وہ دو وں رازآپ‬ Good advice once was worth a camel; now that it is free of charge, no one takes it. ‫؛ اب‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫او‬ ‫ا‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ،

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Do good and throw it into the sea -- if it is not appreciated by an ungrateful man, it will be appreciated by God. ‫اور ر ڈال–ا اِس ا ن ا ش‬ ‫دے ۔‬ ‫ اِس ا ا‬، Beware of the man to whom you have done a good turn. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫رر‬ ‫اُسآد‬ Better to have one thousand enemies outside the house than to have one single enemy inside it. ‫ار‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا را د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint. ‫ا ق نز دہ ہ ۔‬ ‫اجو‬ ‫ا‬ A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth. ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ا ٹ ے ا از‬ ‫۔‬ A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan's treasure. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ن ا ںا‬ A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions.

‫ں‬

‫وں‬

ُ‫ا ا‬

،

‫ر‬ ‫ا ۔‬

ُ‫ا‬

A clear conscience shines not only in the eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫ فآ ں‬، ‫ف‬ A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ اور‬،‫ٹ‬ ‫ب‬ A cemetery never refuses a corpse. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ن‬ A wretched year has twenty-four months. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ God hears things upside down. ‫۔‬ ( ُ‫)ا‬ ‫ وں‬،

‫ا‬

Hygiene is two thirds of health. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬

‫م‬

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument. ‫ط۔‬ ‫ا آواز ر اورا د‬ Nights of pleasure are short. ‫۔‬

‫را‬

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The worst ache is the present ache. ‫درد دہدرد ۔‬ We traded in shrouds; people stopped dying. ‫ڑد ۔‬ ‫رو ر ؛ ں‬ Whatever your uncle gives you, take. ‫ ۔‬، ‫دےد‬ ‫رے‬ You become like that which you own. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫آپاُس ح‬ You cannot cook your eggs with wind. ‫۔‬ ‫آپا ا وں ا‬

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Liberian Proverbs ‫ﻻﺋﺒﯿﺮﯾﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly, but flooding the river. ، ‫ آ‬، ‫رش‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ُ ‫در‬ Do not measure the timbers for your house in the forest. ‫و۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ When building a house, don't measure the timbers in the forest. ‫و۔‬ ‫ى‬ To the patient man will come all the riches of the world. ‫۔‬ ‫مدو آ‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫آد‬ Though the palm tree in the jungle is big, who knows how big its yield will be? ‫اِ س‬ ‫ ن‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ر در‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اوار ى ؟‬ The elephant never gets tired of carrying its tusks. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا دا ا‬

Only when the tree is big and strong you can tether a cow to it. ‫ھ‬ ‫ف ُاس و‬ ‫ااور ط‬ ‫در‬ ‫۔‬ If the walls were adamant, gold would take the town. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ، ‫ا د ار ا س‬ If the townspeople are happy, look for the chief. ‫ دار ش ۔‬، ‫ا ں گ ش‬ Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ِ ‫ں ۔‬ ‫ و ںد‬،‫ںآپ ے‬ ‫وں د‬ Do not eat your chicken and throw its feathers in the front yard. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫روزا‬ ُ ‫رشدر ں‬

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Lithuanian Proverbs ‫ﻟﯿﺘﮭﻮآﻧﯿﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ All that glitters is not gold, and all that is sticky is not tar. ‫ر ل ۔‬ ‫اوروہ م‬، Don't be too bold, or you will burn your eyes; but don't be too slow, or you will lose your share. ‫؛ ز دہ‬ ‫ز دہ ر آپا آ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ آپا‬، One day teaches the other. ‫۔‬ ‫دندو ےدن‬

‫ا‬

You can't blow against the wind. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫آپ ا‬ The beauty of a housewife will not put more fat into the soup. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ن‬ Don't laugh when your neighbor’s oven is on fire. ‫۔‬ ‫ورآگ‬ ‫آپ‬ Smoke in your own country is purer than fire in a foreign land.

‫د اںز دہ ف ۔‬ ‫آگ ا‬ Dogs cannot make dreams come true -- people must do that. ‫۔‬ ‫– گ ور‬ ‫اب‬ Sleep on a bed of silver and dream of gold. ‫ابد ۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ى‬ As one devil goes out, another one comes in. ‫۔‬ ‫دو اا رآ‬، ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ You are learning all your life and you die stupid. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ف‬ ‫رىز آپ‬ Offer the lazy man an egg, and he'll want you to peel it for him. ‫آپ‬ ‫اوروہ‬،‫و‬ ‫آد ا ے‬ ‫د ۔‬ ُ‫ا‬ A man without a beard is like bread without a crust. ‫۔‬ ‫رو‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ن داڑ‬

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With the intellect of another you will not get very far. ‫۔‬ ‫آپز دہدور‬ ‫دو ے دا‬

There is an herb for every kind of sickness but not for death. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ى ڑى‬ ‫ض‬

To be without learning, is to be with out eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬، ‫اَن ھ‬

If you go to bed hungry, you'll wake up without having slept. ‫ار‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ‬ ‫ں ۔‬

To a starving man bread is sweeter than honey. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ، ‫رو‬ ‫آد‬ It is easier to give orders than to work. ‫د ز دہآ ن ۔‬ ‫م‬ There is no worse devil than a farmer who wants to be a gentleman. ‫۔‬ ‫ ن‬، ‫ز‬ ‫وہ ن‬ It is difficult to teach a cow to climb a tree. ‫۔‬ ‫در‬ There is no need to whip docile horses. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ار ڑوں‬ ‫ا‬ If you run from a wolf, you may run into a bear. ‫ر‬ ، ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬

The older the goat the tighter the rope. ‫ى ىاُ ىر ۔‬ If it weren't for sorrow and bad times, every day would be Christmas. ‫۔‬ ‫ دن‬، ‫ا ُد اور او‬ The church is nearby, God is far away. ‫ ادور ۔‬، ‫چ‬ Even the smallest drop is appreciated by the drunkard. ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ردا‬ The calf isn't even born yet and there he is sharpening his carving knife. ‫ااوروہا ُ ى ر ۔‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫ا‬ Even the hardest of winters fears the spring. ‫ ر ڈرا ۔‬، ‫د ں‬ ‫ں‬

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Without pains no gains. ‫۔‬

‫۔‬

A silent pig digs the deepest root. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ش ر ى‬ Words do not fill your purse. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظآپ س‬ Fear and love do not go together. ‫۔‬ ‫فاور ا‬ For every head a hat. ‫۔‬ َ

From a big cloud comes little rain. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑى رش‬ ‫ےد ں‬ God gave teeth; He will give bread. ‫دا د ؛وہرو دے ۔‬ ‫ا‬ Gold glitters even in the mud. ‫۔‬ Good eyes don't fear smoke. ‫ڈرا ۔‬ ‫ُد‬

‫ا آ‬

Smoke spreads further than the fire. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد اںآگ ز دہ‬ The breath of others always stinks.

‫ار آ‬

‫دو وں‬

Without gold even the daylight is dark. ‫ا ا ۔‬، ‫دن ُا‬ Without learning, without eyes. ‫ آ ں ۔‬،

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Luxembourgian Proverbs ‫ﻟﯿﮕﺰﻣﺒﺮگ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ A woman is as old as she wants to tell you she is. ‫۔‬ ‫وہآپ‬ ُ‫رتا‬ Your wife and your wheelbarrow are two things that you should never lend to anyone. ‫آپ اور‬ ‫ا ىاورا ر دو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

‫۔‬

،

‫رو‬

‫ى دى‬

Keep your eye on girls that don't tell their mothers everything. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ر اوران ں‬ In the eyes of its mother every turkey is a swan. ‫۔‬ ‫راج‬،‫غ‬ ‫ا ں وں‬

Your wife and your wheelbarrow -lend them to no one. ‫ا ىاورا ر – اد ر د ۔‬

A woman who likes to wash will find water. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫وہ رت د‬

You will catch no birds with a club. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ (‫ى‬ ) ‫آپ ف‬

A woman is at her strongest when she faints. ‫ط ز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رت‬ ‫۔‬

To the fiancé -- milk; to the bride -butter; to the husband -- cheese. ‫ ۔‬-‫– ؛ و‬ ‫دودھ؛ ُد‬-A man's eyes are for seeing, a woman's for being seen. ‫۔‬ ‫ رت آ د‬، ‫د آ د‬ The wife cries before the wedding, the husband after.

A woman is as old as she wishes to tell you. ‫ا‬ ‫وہ آپ‬ ‫رت اُ ڑ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Truth is what women do not tell. ‫۔‬ ‫رت‬ ‫وہ‬

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Latin Proverbs ‫ﻻﻃﯿﻨﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ ا‬،‫ل‬

،

‫ار‬،

،

‫۔‬ ‫۔‬

A fire is nourished by its own ashes. ‫ت ) ا ( ۔‬ ‫آگا را‬ A physician is an angel when employed, but a devil when one must pay him. ، ‫وہ‬ ‫مد‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ن‬ ‫د‬ ُ‫ا‬ A wheel not greased will creak. ‫ے۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ِ دى‬

‫ارب گ‬ ‫اوررو‬

‫ا‬

‫زن‬

Anxious about the shoe, but disregarding the foot. ‫رے‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ں ا از‬ ‫ن ۔‬ Apples taste sweetest when they are going. ‫وہ ر‬ ‫ذا د‬ ‫اُس و‬ ‫ں(۔‬ ‫ر‬ )‫ں‬ Art has no enemy except ignorance. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ُد‬ ( )‫آرٹ‬

A woman either loves or hates, there is no third course. ‫۔‬ ‫ ىراہ‬،‫ت‬ ‫رت‬

Avoid gambling.

Always speak well of the dead. ‫ا ت ۔‬ ‫ت ہ رے‬

Bright enough in the dark, dull in time of day.

An old woman dancing makes a great dust. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ز دہ ُد ل‬ ‫ڑ ر‬

‫و۔‬

‫۔‬

‫و‬

‫ ِدن‬، ‫رو‬

‫ے ا‬

‫ا‬

Danger can never by overcome without taking risks.

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‫۔‬

‫ے‬

‫ہ ل‬

Each man's character shapes his fortunes. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫دار ُاس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آد‬ Even the fountains thirst. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬

He moistens the lips, but leaves the palate dry. ‫ڑد ۔‬ ، ‫وہ ں‬ He opens the theatre, and immediately closes it. ِ‫اور راً ا‬، ‫د ۔‬ ‫وہ‬

‫ّاروں‬

Extreme law, extreme injustice. ‫ در ا ف۔‬،‫ن‬

He seeks to live like a parasite. ‫۔‬ ‫حر‬ ‫وہ ا‬ ‫در‬

Have a care how you irritate the wasps. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ط و آپ ِ وں‬ He conquers who conquers himself. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫وہ‬ He does not sing his father's songs. ‫۔‬ ‫وہا پ‬ He fights with spirit as well as with the sword. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫وہ ار‬ He has not even a clod of earth left to cover his remains. ‫اُس س ا ڈ‬ ‫ت ڈ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

He suffers from the same disease. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫وہا‬ He who has great strength should use it lightly. ِ‫وہ ا‬ ‫ڑا اِ ل‬ ‫س ز دہ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ے۔‬ He who has received a kindness forgets it; he who has been injured remembers it. ‫؛ وہ ز‬ ‫ل‬ ُ‫وہ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اِ در‬ He who is not lucky, let him not go to sea. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ ُا‬، ‫وہ ش‬ He who restrains his anger overcomes his greatest enemy.

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‫آ‬

‫ے ُد‬

‫ا‬

‫وہ ا‬ ‫۔‬

He writes with an iron pen. ‫۔‬ I have other fish to fry. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬

‫وہ دى‬

‫ےس ا‬

I know Simon, and Simon knows me. َ ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬،‫ں‬ I shall paint you in your own colors. َ ‫ر دوں ۔‬ ‫رےا ر‬ I speak of garlic, you reply about onions. ‫اب‬ ‫ آپ ز رے‬،‫ں‬ ‫ت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ I wish I were at home. ‫۔‬

َ‫ش‬

If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, let Mahomet go to the mountain. ‫ڑ ف‬ ، ‫س‬ ‫ا ڑ‬ ‫دو۔‬ If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourself.

، ‫وہ آپ رازر‬

‫ا آپ اور‬ ‫راز در ۔‬

In the great sea fish is always to be caught. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ے ر‬ It flies gently, but wounds deeply. ‫۔‬ ‫ ز اد‬، ‫اُڑ ى‬ It is better to be always prepared than to suffer once. ‫۔‬ ‫رر‬ ‫ا‬ It is well to buy oil as well as salt. ‫۔‬ Like a fish out of water. ‫۔‬

‫ح‬

Love and a cough cannot be hid. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ Lovers are madmen. ‫۔‬

‫وا‬

Many can drive an ox; few can plough. ‫۔‬ ‫گ‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ڑا گ‬ Mountains never unite. ‫۔‬

‫ڑ‬

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Mules help to scratch each other. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا دو ے‬ My turn today, yours tomorrow. ‫آپ ۔‬،‫ى رىآج‬ Negation proves nothing. ‫۔‬

‫اِ ر‬

No folly like being in love. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ No gain satisfies a greedy mind. ‫۔‬ ‫ذ‬ Often there is eloquence in a silent look. ‫۔‬ ‫ش آ‬ ‫ا‬ One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. ‫۔‬ ‫ا و داردو دس ارر داروں ز دہ‬ One man restored our fortunes by delay. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا آد‬ Our pillow should be our counselor. ‫۔‬ ‫را ّ را‬

Safely housed to listen to the storm outside. ‫۔‬ ‫ن آواز‬ ‫ظ وا‬ Strike when the iron is hot. ‫ب ۔‬

‫م‬

Sweet is war to those who have never experienced it. ‫وا‬ ‫اِس‬ ‫اُن ں‬ ‫ا۔‬ Tears are at times as eloquent as words. ‫ا ظ۔‬ ‫او تا‬ ‫آ‬ The cobbler should not go beyond his last. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ The course of a river is not to be altered. ‫۔‬ ‫در را‬ The field should be poorer than the farmer. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ز دہ‬ The fish requires salt. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬

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The wolf changes his coat but not his nature. ‫اُس ت ۔‬ ‫دو اُس ٹ ل‬ There is a time for all things. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬

‫فا‬

ُ‫ا‬

،

‫در‬ ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas. ‫اُ ۔‬ ‫ِ ّ ں‬، ‫وہ ّں‬

‫آ‬

You are looking for wings in a wolf. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ ر‬ ‫آپ‬

Truth will be out. ‫۔‬

‫ڑى‬

We all envy other people's luck. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ےآد‬

You are teaching iron to swim. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

‫آپ‬

What is lighter than a feather? Dust.

What lighter than dust? Wind. What lighter than the wind? A harlot. What lighter than a harlot? Nothing. ‫؟ ُد ل۔ ُد ل‬ ‫ے‬ ‫؟‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا۔‬ ‫؟‬ ‫۔‬ ‫؟‬ ‫رت‬ ‫رت۔‬

You hold an eel by the tail. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدم‬

‫آپ‬

You sail in the same boat. ‫۔‬

‫آپا‬

A rose is a rose. ‫ب ب ۔‬

What one knows it is sometimes useful to forget. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫او ت م ت ل‬ When the old dog barks it is time to watch. ‫۔‬ ‫ارى‬ ‫و‬ ّ ‫ڑ‬ When the tree is fallen, every one goeth to it with his hatchet.

A rich man is either a rogue or a rogue's heir. ‫ش وارث۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ا آد‬ A precipice in front of you, and wolves behind you; that is life. ‫؛‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫اور‬، ‫نآپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬

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A nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool. ‫اور ف راڈ۔‬،‫ا رہ‬ A mouse will put the finishing stroke to a castle wall. ‫۔‬ ‫د ار آ ى ب‬ A mouse relies not solely on one hole. ِ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫فا‬

‫د ہ ۔‬

‫ا ِ نا‬

A man if he lives alone is either a god or a demon. ‫ن۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا ِ نا ا ر‬ A man devoid of religion is like a horse without a bridle. ‫ڑا م ۔‬ ‫ومآد ا‬

A monkey is not to be caught in a trap. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ر ل‬

A man as he manages himself may die old at thirty, or young at eighty. ‫ل ڑ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ا ن د‬ ‫ے۔‬ ‫ اَ ل اں‬،‫ے‬

A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا اہ‬، ‫ذ‬

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

A mind conscious of guilt is its own accuser. ‫۔‬ ‫ د ا ام اش‬، ‫ذ‬ ‫ہ‬

A learned man has always wealth in himself. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا ردو ر‬ ‫آد‬

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. ‫۔‬ ‫ںوہ‬ ، ‫ںوہر‬ ‫ا نوہ‬

A jealous woman will set a whole house on fire. ‫رت رے آگ ر دے ۔‬ ‫ا‬

A man is judged of by his companions. ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ن اُس دو ں ذر‬

A horse deprived of his food won't work. ‫ے۔‬ ‫وم ڑا م‬ ‫رے‬

A man is a king in his own house.

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A guest should not remain forever a guest. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ن‬

A drop of luck is worth a cask of wisdom. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ڈرم‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ش‬

A good orator, but a very bad man. ‫ابآد ۔‬ ،‫ر‬ ‫ا‬

A dog which has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow. ‫ڈر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬

A good name is like sweet smelling ointment. ‫ح ۔‬ ‫ رى د وا‬،‫ا م‬ A friend that you buy with presents, will be bought from you. ‫ آپ‬، ‫آپ‬ ‫وہ دو‬ ‫۔‬ A friend that will go to the scaffold with you. ‫ف ۔‬ ‫دو وہ آپ‬ A fox is not caught twice in the same trap. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫ے دو ر‬ ‫ىا‬ A fire is nourished by its own ashes. ‫۔‬ ‫وان‬ ‫آگا را‬ A faithless wife is shipwreck to a house. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬

A dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ى ُا‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ‬ A dog that has once tasted the flesh cannot be kept from the skin. ‫ل دور‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ A crooked log is not to be straightened. ‫۔‬ A cough assists a musician when he hesitates. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ر د‬ A clear conscience is a wall of brass. ‫د ار ۔‬ ‫ف ف ر‬ A child may have too much of his mother's blessing. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ّ س‬

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A cautious man will observe the indications of character which nature reveals in others. ‫ہ ے‬ ‫ط آد ُان دار ا رات‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رتدو وں‬ A bad father has never a good son. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ےپ‬ The result validates the deeds. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ں‬ He catches the best fish who angles with a golden hook. ‫ا‬ ‫رہڈا وہ‬ ُ ‫۔‬ He can carry the ox that has carried the calf. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا وہ ا‬ ُ‫ے ا‬ Have a care of a silent dog and a still water. ‫دارر ۔‬ ‫ش ّاور ے‬ Hard things alone will not make a wall. ‫۔‬ ‫د ار‬ ‫ف‬ Happy the man who keeps out of strife. ‫۔‬ ‫و رىر‬ ‫وروہ‬

Happy is the man whose father went to the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫پ ن س‬ ‫وروہ‬ Happy is the man who is out of debt. ‫وض ۔‬ ‫وہآد ش‬ Happy are one-eyed men in the country of the blind. ‫ا آ وا ش ۔‬ ‫ا ں‬ Habit in sinning takes away the sense of sin. ‫۔‬ ‫ں دت ہ ر‬ Grieve not for that which is irreparably lost. ‫۔‬ ‫ِدر‬ ‫و‬ ‫اُس‬ Govern your passions, or they will govern you. ‫۔‬ ‫ وہآپ‬،‫و‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ Good health and good sense are two great blessings. ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ّ اورا‬ God will be present, whether asked or not. ‫۔‬ ، ‫د‬ ‫ا‬

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God sends meat, but the Devil sends cooks. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ور‬ ، ‫ا‬ God and nature do not work together in vain. ‫۔‬ ‫دا م‬ ‫اور رت‬ ‫ا‬ Give way to him with whom you contend; by doing so you will gain the victory. ‫آپ‬ ‫؛ا‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫و‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Give to each man that which is his due. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آد وہدےدو ُاس‬ Give ear to that man who has four ears. ‫( دے دو‬ )‫ن‬ ‫اُس آد‬ ‫رن ۔‬ Give a helping hand to a man in trouble. ‫د د ۔‬ ‫آد‬ From his silence a man's consent is inferred. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ر ىد‬ ‫ُاس‬ From the old ox the young one learns to plough.

‫۔‬

‫ان‬

‫ڑ‬

From the miseries of others he fears for his own position. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وہا ز‬ ‫دو وں‬ From small things a great heap is made. ‫۔‬ ‫ا َا ر‬ ‫وں‬ From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. ‫رى ں‬ ، ‫رے م‬ ‫رےآ ا اد‬ ‫راا ام۔‬ From one you may judge of the whole. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫آپا‬ Friendship lasts as long as the pot boils. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫دو‬ ُ‫ا‬ Fortune to one is mother, to another step-mother. ‫ں۔‬ ‫ دو ے‬، ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ Fortune smiles on the brave, and frowns upon the coward. ‫۔‬ ‫اور دل رى‬، ‫درآد‬

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Fortune is fickle and soon asks back what he has given. ‫ّن اج اور وہ دے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ُاس وا‬ Fortune fears the brave and crushes the cowardly. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫اورڈر ك‬ ‫در ڈرا‬ Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. ‫۔‬ ‫ ُ دل ڑد‬، ‫در د‬ Fortune enriches or tramples on us at her will. ‫ل د‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Fortunate is he whom the dangers of others have rendered cautious. ‫ط د ۔‬ ‫ات‬ ‫دو وں‬ ‫وا وہ‬ Forgetting trouble is the way to cure it. ‫۔‬ ‫ج‬ ‫ ُاس‬، ‫د‬ Fling him into the Nile, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. ‫ او وہ‬،‫دو‬ ‫اُ در‬ ‫وا آ ۔‬

Flatterers are the worst type of enemies. ‫۔‬ ‫ى؛د ں‬ ُ Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ اور‬،‫آگ‬ Fire, the sea, and woman; these are three ills. ‫اور رت؛ آ ت ۔‬،‫ ر‬،‫آگ‬ Fire will not put out fire. Anger is not appeased by anger. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آگآگ‬ Find a cruel man and you see a coward. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ُ دل‬ ‫ش‬ ‫آپ آد‬ Fight with silver spears, and you will overcome everything. ‫آ‬ ‫اورآپ‬،‫و‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ى‬ ‫۔‬ Experience without learning is better than learning without experience. ‫۔‬ ، ، Examine the past, examine the present, and examine the future.

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‫۔‬

‫د‬

‫اور‬،

‫ ل‬،

‫فا‬

‫وہ ا‬:

‫م‬ ِ

‫۔‬ Everyone is given the key to the gates of Heaven. The same key opens the gates of Hell. ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ ‫دروازوں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دروازوں‬

Every little blade of grass declares the presence of God. ‫ا ن‬

‫د‬

‫ا‬

‫اِك‬

‫س‬ ‫۔‬

Everybody has a name, but not always the same luck with it. ‫ا‬ ‫ اِس‬، ‫ے ا م‬ ‫۔‬

Every great thing only consists of many small particles united.

Every virtue is but halfway between two vices. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ا ں در ن آد‬

Even the smallest spark shines brightly in darkness. ُ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ا ے‬

Every soil does not bear the same fruit. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز ا‬

Even the rustling of leaves will alarm the hare. ‫ٰ ّں آواز ش ے آ ہ ے ۔‬

Every man's sin falls on his own head. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ ُاس ا‬ ‫آد‬

Even the fountains thirst. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬

Every man who can blow a horn is not a huntsman. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫آد‬ Every lover is a slave: he follows captive at his mistress's heels.

‫۔‬

‫ّذرات‬

‫ى‬

‫ٰ ّاروں‬

Even the fear of death is dispelled by music. ‫۔‬ ‫زك‬ ‫ٰ ت ف‬ Even light takes a decade to travel ten light-years. ‫دس ل‬ ‫ل‬ ‫رو دس‬ ‫۔‬

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Even Jupiter himself cannot be in love and wise at the same time. ‫اور‬ ‫و‬ ‫رد د ا‬ ‫رہ ۔‬ Even a straw becomes heavy, if you carry it far enough. ِ‫ ا آپ ا‬، ‫ز دہ‬ ‫رى‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫ا‬ Even a mangy camel will carry more that a herd of asses. ‫۔‬

‫ز دہا‬

‫ں‬

‫ر ُاو‬

Even a hare will insult a dead lion. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ش دہ‬ Even a fool sometimes speaks to the purpose. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫او ت‬ ‫ف‬ Even a child may beat a man that's bound. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫رآد‬ ّ ‫ا‬ Even a boy can beat a man when bound. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ا ا ا‬ ِ ‫ُا‬

Enjoying the fruits of the labor of others. ‫ا وز ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫دو وں‬ England is the paradise of women, the hell of horses, and the purgatory of servants. ‫ اور وں‬،‫ ڑوں دوزخ‬، ‫ر ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Empty the glass if you would judge of the drink. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫ا آپ وب‬ Eloquence avails nothing against the voice of gold. ‫۔‬ ‫آواز‬ Eat well, drink in moderation, and sleep sound, in these three good healths abound. ‫اِن‬، ‫ن‬ ‫اور‬، ‫روى‬ ،،‫ب‬ ‫ت ر ۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ Early, not late remedies are the most effective. ‫۔‬ ‫اركز دہ ا‬ ، ‫وا‬ Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad. ‫۔‬ ‫رو د‬ ُ

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Drunkenness makes some men fools, some beasts, and some devils. ‫ن‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ و‬،‫آد ں ف‬ ‫اب‬ ‫۔‬ Drumming is not the way to catch a hare. ‫۔‬ ‫ ش‬، ‫ڈ ل‬ Drown not thyself to save a drowning man. ‫ڈ ۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ڈو ا ن‬ Dropping water makes the rock hollow, not by its force, but by constant action. ‫ا‬، ‫د‬ ‫ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Don't tell a secret to anybody, unless you want the whole world to know it. ‫رى ُد اِس رے‬ ‫۔‬

‫ا آپ‬ ‫ا راز‬

Don't draw another's bow, don't ride another's horse, and don’t mind another's business. ‫ار‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫دو ے‬، ‫دو ے‬ ‫اوردو وں م م ر ۔‬،‫ں‬

Do not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping. ‫ے ل د ۔‬ Do not give an opinion until it is asked for. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ا را‬ Do business best when the wind's in the west. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ب‬ Do as I say, not as I do. َ ،‫ں‬ ‫ں۔‬ َ

‫و‬

‫و‬

Differing in words, not in reality. ‫۔‬ ،‫ز ا ِ ف‬ Despise not the weak: the gnat stings the eyes of the lion. ‫آ ں‬ ‫ ز‬: ‫ور ِ رت د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ ر‬ Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off. ‫آد اُ ر‬ ‫م ورى ا وہ آ ى س‬ ‫۔‬ Deeds, not words (Actions speak louder than words). ( ‫ا ظ ز دہزور‬،‫ ا ظ۔) م‬،‫م‬

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Death to the wolf is life to the lambs. ‫۔‬ ‫ّں ز‬ ،‫ت‬

‫؛ ف‬ ‫آپ‬

‫وہا ن‬ ‫آد اِ ح‬ ‫دے‬ ‫وہ ف‬ ‫اِ ح‬ ‫اب دے ۔‬

Death snatches away the most deserving, and leaves the wicked. ‫ں ڑ‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ں‬ ‫ت ز دہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

Close sits my shirt, but closer my skin. ‫ى‬ ‫ ز دہ‬، ‫ى ٹ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫۔‬

Death brings to a level spades and scepters. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ د‬،‫ت‬

Chalk is the pen of fools, walls their paper. ‫۔‬ ‫د ار اُن‬، ‫ك ں‬

Danger is never conquered without danger. ‫۔‬ ‫ے ے‬

By repeated blows even the oak is felled. ‫۔‬ ‫اد‬ ‫ٰ ہ ط در‬ ‫رر‬

Courts grant not their favors as men are good and deserving. ‫حا ن‬ ‫ں اُس ح د‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا اور‬

By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ، ‫آپ‬

Courage is the mistress and queen of all virtues. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ات م ں‬ Correct a wise man, and he will be grateful; correct a fool, and he will not only give a deaf ear, but send you off with a flea in your ear.

By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ں‬، By doing nothing men learn to do evil. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ا‬ By a brave endurance of unavoidable evils, we conquer them. ‫۔‬ ‫اَ ا ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫درا‬

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But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine, and women, these three have made me poor. ،‫؛ ا‬ ، ‫ا آد‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د۔‬ ‫اِن‬، ‫اباور ر‬ Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble. ‫آ ۔‬

ِ

‫آد‬

Both are the better for their mutual friendship. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ں‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ا‬ Bones snatched from the mouth of a hungry dog. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ّں‬ Boldness in business is the first, second, and third thing. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ىاور ى‬، ‫د ى‬ Benefits, like flowers, please most when they are fresh. ‫وہ زہ‬ ‫ے ں ح ز دہ ش‬ ‫۔‬ Benefits please like flowers, when they are fresh. ‫ وہ زہ‬، ‫ے ں ح ش‬ ‫۔‬

Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see. ‫ف آد‬ ‫ اور د‬، ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ Believe nothing and be on your guard against everything. ‫و۔‬ ‫فا‬ ‫اِ د واور‬ Believe not that the stream is shallow because its surface is smooth. ‫ار‬ ‫اِس‬ ‫و ى‬ ‫اِس ت‬ ‫۔‬ Believe not that all that shines is gold. ‫۔‬ ‫و وہ م‬ ‫اِس ت‬ Be old when young, if you would be young when old. ‫ان‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا ڑ‬، ‫ان ں ڑ‬ ‫۔‬ Be angry with a murderer, but keep your compassion for his victim. ‫ر‬ ‫ت ُاس‬ ‫ ا‬،‫ں‬ ‫ل ر ۔‬ Assistance given when it is not required is as bad as an injury. ِ ‫ز ۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫د‬

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As to what is future, even a bird with a long neck cannot see it, but God only. ِ‫دن وا ہ ا‬ ، ‫د‬ ، ‫۔‬ ‫ف ا‬ As the tree is known by its fruit, so is the wicked man by his deeds. ‫ اِ ح ش آد‬، ‫در‬ ‫ا ا ل ۔‬ As long as you are fortunate, you will have many friends. ‫دو‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫ر‬ ‫آپ ش‬ ‫ں ۔‬ As a man has lived, so will he die. ‫اُ ح ے ۔‬، ‫ارى‬ ‫ا ن ز‬ An ungrateful man is a tub full of holes. ‫ا ا۔‬ ‫را ں‬ ‫ا ن ا شا نوہ‬ An opportunity is found with difficulty and easily lost. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآ‬ ‫ى‬ An old woman dancing makes a great dust. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ رت ز دہ ُد ل ا‬ An old lion is better than a young ass.

‫۔‬

‫ان‬

‫ڑ‬

An old fox is not to be caught in a trap. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫ى ے‬ ‫ڑ‬ An old fox is not caught in a snare. ‫ى ۔‬ ‫ى ل‬ ‫ڑ‬ An industrious life is the best security for food in old age. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز‬ An idle youth becomes in age a beggar. ‫۔‬

‫رى‬

An evil gain is equal to a loss. ‫ن ا ۔‬

‫ان‬

‫ا‬

An evil conscience breaks many a man's neck. ‫ا ں دن ڑد ۔‬ ‫ا‬ An ass is beautiful in the eyes of an ass; a sow in those of a sow; and every race is attractive to itself. ‫رت ؛ ر ر ہ‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رت ؛اور‬

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All men grieve, and if you ask them the reason why, they cannot tell it. ‫ وہ اِس‬،‫ں‬ ‫ اورا آپ و‬، ‫م ا ن ُد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ All is not false which is publicly reported. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ م ٹ‬ ‫ا ر ن‬ All flute-players are mad; when once they begin to blow, away goes reason. ، ‫وع‬ ‫؛ وہ‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دور‬ All are not harpers, who hold the harp. ‫۔‬ ‫ فوہ آ‬، ‫مراگ ا‬ Alexander the Great was but of small stature. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ A woman is to be from three times: when she is married and buried. ‫ر‬ : ‫۔‬

her house christened, ‫ر‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ دى اورد‬،

A woman hath nine lives like a cat. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ں‬ ‫ح رت‬

A woman for a general, and the soldiers will be women. ‫ں ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫اور‬، ‫رت ل‬ A wolf often lies concealed in the skin of a lamb. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ّ ل‬ ‫ا‬ A wise man turns chance into good fortune. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آد‬ Money, like a queen, gives rank and beauty. ‫۔‬ ‫ح اور د‬ Misfortunes make sweeter when it comes. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫اورز دہ‬ ‫وہ‬

happiness ‫آ‬

Men worship the rising, not the setting sun. ‫وب‬ ، ‫رج‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫رج ۔‬ Men see more of the business of others than of their own. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے ز دہد‬ ‫رو ر‬ ‫ا نا‬ Men learn oratory by practice. ‫۔‬

، ‫آد‬

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Marry a person in your own rank in life. ‫دى و۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ز‬

Malice itself drinks the largest part of its own poison. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اتِ دا ز‬

Married life without children is as the day deprived of the sun's rays. ‫دن رو‬ ‫ں ا‬ ‫ازدوا ز‬ ‫۔‬

Make good use of your time, it flies fast. ‫ ى اُڑ ۔‬،‫ا و ا ا ل و‬

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ‫اور‬، ‫حآ‬ ‫رچ‬ Many will hate you if you love yourself. ‫گآپ‬ ‫ا آپ د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ Many meet the gods, but few salute them. ‫اُن م‬ ، ‫د ں‬ ‫۔‬ Man is to man a wolf, man is to man a demon. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ا ن‬، ‫ا نا ن‬ Man is himself the author of every sorrow he endures. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫رى‬ ‫ا ن اتِ دا ُد‬

Lust of power is the strongest of all passions. ‫ك م ت ز دہ ط ۔‬ Love or hate there is no third course. ‫۔‬ ‫ت ارا‬ Live your own life, for you will die your own death. ‫۔‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا ز‬ Live near a lame man, and you will soon learn to limp. ‫ا‬ ‫اورآپ‬، ‫ر‬ ‫ےآد‬ ‫۔‬ Listen to that which is openly and seriously spoken. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وا اور‬ ُ‫ا‬ Lions in time of peace; deer in war. ‫ن۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫؛‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا‬

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Let not your sword be drawn at any man's bidding. ِ‫ے ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ار‬

Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫شر اور گآپ‬

Light grieves can speak, but deeper ones are dumb. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ ، ‫ل‬

Keep adding little by little and you will soon have a big hoard. ‫ا ا‬ ‫ر اورآپ س‬ ‫ڑا ڑا‬ ‫۔‬

Life is more than merely staying alive. ‫ز دہ ۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬ ‫ز‬ Let not your spending exceed your income. ‫دو۔‬ ‫ا ا ا ت ا آ‬ Less of your courtesy, and more of your purse. ‫اور ے وادو۔‬،‫و‬ Know you not that kings have long arms? ‫؟‬ ‫زو‬ ‫د ں‬ ‫آپ‬ Kings love the treason, but not the traitor. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ، ‫ر‬ ‫د ہ ارى‬ Kings learn wisdom from associating with wise men. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ د ہذ‬ ‫دا ر ں‬

It would be clear enough even to a blind man. ‫ز دہ ف ۔‬ ‫ا آد‬ It will not always be summer (be prepared for hard times). ‫رر (۔‬ ‫ر ) و‬ It may be said that noisy barrels are easier to carry. ‫آ ن‬ ‫ز دہآوازد وا ڈرما‬ ‫۔‬ It is thou must honor the place, not the place thee. ‫م آپ ت‬ ،‫م ت دو‬ ‫آپ زم‬ ‫دے۔‬ It is the very backbone of wisdom not to trust too hastily. ‫و۔‬ ‫ى و‬ ‫ى ر ھ ى‬

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It is the tree that gives its nature to the fruit. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ ‫در‬ It is the season not the soil that brings the crop. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ It is the duty of friends mutually to correct each other. ‫ض ا دو ے اِ ح ۔‬ ‫دو ں‬ It is safer to irritate a dog than an old woman. ‫ظ ۔‬ ‫ا ل‬ ‫ڑ رت‬ He who is in love with himself need fear no rival. ‫ورت‬ ‫ڈر‬ ‫ُا د‬ ‫وہ د‬ ‫۔‬ He who hastens too much stumbles and falls. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ا اور‬ ‫وہ ى‬ He who hastens to be rich will not be without fault. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ ا‬ He who has tried it, is afraid of it. ‫اِس ڈر ۔‬، ‫اِس‬

‫وہ‬

He who has received a kindness forgets it; he who has been injured remembers it. ‫؛ وہ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫درر‬ ‫ُد‬ He who cannot conceal his sentiments, knows not how to live. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫وہز‬، ‫وہ ا ِد ت‬ He that would live for aye must eat sage in May. ‫ج ڑى ور‬ ‫وہ ں ز ہر وہ‬ He that gives bad counsel suffers most by it. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ داُس‬ ‫وہ ا رہد‬ He tells me my way, and knows not his own. ‫۔‬ ‫اورا‬، ‫ارا‬ ‫وہ‬ He spends the happiest life who knows nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ز‬ ‫وہ ز دہ‬ He rises early that is hanged before noon. ‫دو‬ ‫وہ ى گ‬ ‫۔‬

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He puts up with small annoyances to gain great results. ‫ں‬ ‫وہ ے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬

He labors vainly, who endeavors to please every person. ‫ش‬ ‫د‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫و‬

He prepares evil for himself who plots mischief for others. ‫دو وں‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫زش‬

He knows the roads by which he has escaped before. ‫ار ا ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫وہاُنرا ں‬

He ploughs the land of others, and leaves his own untilled. ‫ اور ا‬، ‫وہ دو وں ز‬ ‫ڑد ۔‬ He opens the theatre, and immediately closes it. ِ‫اور راً ا‬، ‫د ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ He moistens the lips, but leaves the palate dry. ‫ڑد ۔‬ ‫وہ ں‬ He makes his home where the living is best. ‫۔‬ ‫ںر‬ ‫وہو ں‬ He labors in vain who attempts to please everybody. ‫ش‬ ‫وہ ر‬ ‫۔‬

He is wise, who suits himself to the occasion. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫وہ‬ He is wise to no purpose, who is not wise for himself. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ ‫اُس‬ He is wise in vain who does not use his wisdom for his own advantage. ‫ے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ذ‬ ‫ى ر‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا ل‬ He is unworthy of life who gives no life to another. ‫د ۔‬ ‫دو ے ز‬ ‫وہز‬ He is the best gentleman, who is the son of his own deserts. ‫۔‬ ‫آد ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آد‬ ‫وہ‬

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He is the architect of his own fortunes. ‫د ر) ِ ات( ۔‬ ‫وہا‬

[A man reduced to extreme poverty.] ‫ڈ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫اُس سا‬ ‫(۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫)آد‬

He is not happy who does not realize his happiness. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ش‬ ‫س‬ ‫ا‬

He gives neither too little, nor too much. ‫ ز دہ۔‬، ‫وہ د‬

He is hunting for water in the sea. ‫ش ر ۔‬ ‫وہ ر‬

He gets his wisdom cheaply who gets it at another's cost. ‫دو ے‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬

He is but a poor husbandman, who sows in sand. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫و آد‬ ‫وہ‬ He is a wise man who accommodates himself to all circumstances. ‫ڈ ل‬ ‫ا آپ م ت‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ He is a fool who spares the children after having killed the father. ‫ا‬ ‫ں اُن پ‬ ‫وہ ف‬ ‫ڑد ۔‬ ‫د‬ He has not leisure even to scratch his ears. ُ ‫ن‬ ‫اُس س‬ ‫۔‬ He has not even a clod of earth left to cover his remains.

He fishes well who uses a golden hook. ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ا ل‬ He fears neither the earthquake nor the fury of the waves. ‫۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ڈر اور‬ ‫وہ ز‬ He even begrudges the water with which he washes. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ُاس‬ ‫وہ‬ He does not sing his father's songs.

[He does not imitate the good example of his father.] ‫ل‬ ‫۔)وہ پ ا‬ ‫پ‬ ‫وہ ا‬ (‫۔‬

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He dies twice who perishes by his own hand. ‫۔‬ ‫وہدو ر‬ ‫ں ہ‬ ‫ا‬ He dies before he is old who is wise before his day. ‫و‬ ‫وہ ڑ‬ ‫۔‬ He conquers who conquers himself. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫د‬ He confesses his guilt that flies from his trial. ‫اُس ا ا د‬ ‫ہ ا اف‬ ‫وہ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُڑ‬ You would frighten a lion with a mask! ! ‫ڈرا‬ ‫آپ‬ You win a few, you lose a few. ‫۔‬ ‫ ر‬،

‫آپ‬

You tell a tale to a dead man. ‫۔‬ ‫آد‬ ‫آپ ے‬ You should only believe half of what you see, and none of which you hear. ‫اور‬ ‫ف‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫آپ د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُس‬

You should know a man seven years before you stir his fire. ‫آپ‬ ‫ت ل‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آپ اُس آد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آگ‬ You should eat plentifully of the flesh of the turtle or not at all. ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ You seek for fruit in the garden of Tantalus. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫آپ س غ‬ You sail in the same boat. (You are in the same danger.) ‫ے‬ ‫آپا‬ ُ‫۔)آپ ا‬ (‫۔‬ You must rave with the insane, unless you would be left alone. ‫ا‬،‫و‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڑد‬ ‫آپ‬ You must howl with wolves if you wish to be one of their herds. ‫اُن‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ح ا‬ You may know a lion by his claw. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آپ‬

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You may judge of a man by his remarks. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آپا ن ا ازہاُس را‬

You have left the sheep with the wolf for safe custody. ‫س ڑا‬ ‫ظ‬ ‫آپ‬

You may judge a man by his countenance. ‫۔‬ ‫و رت‬ ‫آپا ن ا ازہ ُاس‬

You have hit the nail on the head. ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫آپ‬

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up. ‫رت‬ ‫ اور اب آپ‬، ‫ا‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ You let the cat out of the bag. ‫آ دو۔‬

‫آپ‬

You know not what the evening may bring with it. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ما‬ ‫آپ‬ You hold an eel by the tail. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدم‬

‫آپ م‬

You have to separate the chaff from the wheat. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آپ م‬ You have spoilt the wine by adding water to it. ‫اِ اب د ۔‬ ‫اب‬ ‫آپ‬

You have got your feet out of the mire. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ل‬ ‫آپ َد ل ا‬ You have come too late for the feast. ‫۔‬ ‫د آ‬ ‫آپ‬ You give hay to the dog and bones to the ass. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫س اور ں‬ ‫آپ‬ You compare the moorhen to the swan. ‫۔‬ ‫از‬ ‫اورراج‬ ‫آپ‬ You can't love Thetis and Galatea at the same time. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫آپ و‬ You cannot catch a fox with bait. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ى رے‬ You bring your own evil deeds to light. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ے مرو‬ ‫آپا‬

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You are looking for wings in a wolf. ‫۔‬ ‫ش ر‬ ‫آپ‬

With his own weapon do I stab him? ‫ر‬ ‫اُس ا‬ ‫َ اُ ز دوں؟‬

You are his father by nature, I by counsel. ، ‫پ‬ ‫آپ رت ف اُس‬ ‫ف ۔‬

Wisdom is overshadowed by wine. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫اب‬

You are comparing a rose to an anemone. ‫۔‬ ‫از ر‬ ‫آپ ِ ا ب‬ Words may either conceal character or reveal it. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظ دار‬ Women when injured are generally not easily appeased. ‫ُد ں م ر آ‬ ‫ر‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ Without favor, art is like a windmill without wind. ( ‫َن ) ا‬ ‫آرٹ ا‬ ‫رش‬ ‫ح ۔‬ With one hand he scratches you, and with the other he strikes you. ‫ اور دو ے‬، ‫وہ آپ رش‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہآپ ُ ر ۔‬

Wine mars beauty and destroys the freshness of youth. ‫ہ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫اور ا‬ ‫اب د‬ ‫اب ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ Wine is given to bring mirth not drunkenness. ‫دى‬ ‫و ب‬ ‫اب‬ ‫۔‬ Wine in the bottle does not quench thirst. ‫۔‬ ‫د اب س‬ Wine hath drowned more men than the sea. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ز دہآد ڈ‬ ‫اب‬ Wickedness with beauty is the devil's hook baited. ‫۔‬ ‫ ن رہ‬،‫رى‬ ‫ر‬ Whose life is as lightning, his words are as thunder. ‫اُس ا ظ ج ۔‬، ‫ح‬ ‫ز‬

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While avoiding the smoke I have fallen into the flame. َ ‫د‬ ‫ں۔‬ Wherever a man dwells, he shall be sure to have a thorn-bush near his door. ‫ اُ دروازے‬، ‫ں ا نر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ںوا ڑى‬ Where there's smoke, there's fire. ‫و ںآگ ۔‬، ‫ںد اں‬ Where the bee sucks honey the spider sucks poison. ‫۔‬ ‫ىز‬ ‫و‬ ‫ں‬ Where freedom is, there shall my country be. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬، ‫ںآزادى‬ Where art is displayed truth does not appear. ‫۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ںآرٹ آ‬ When the war is over then comes help. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ When the tree is fallen every one runs to it with his axe.

‫اِس‬

‫ڑى‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬ ‫۔‬

‫در‬ ‫دوڑ‬

When the tale of bricks is doubled, then Moses makes his appearance. ‫ت ؑ د‬ ، ‫ڈ‬ ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ When the soul hungers, even bitter things taste sweet. ‫وى‬ ، ‫روح‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ذا د‬ When the head aches, all the members suffer with it. ‫( م ا اِس‬ ) ‫ُد‬ ‫۔‬ When the battle is over you make your appearance. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ When one dog barks, another will follow suit. ‫ے‬ ‫ دو ا ُاس‬، ‫ا‬ When once at sea, do not long to be on shore. ‫ا‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬

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When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick. ‫رہد‬ ‫ر ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ When I did well, I heard it never; when I did ill, I heard it ever. َ َ ، َ ‫؛‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ َ ‫اب‬ ِ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ When hunger is appeased we can preach the merits of fasting. ‫ں‬ ‫ك دى‬ ‫۔‬ When fortune deserts us, our friends are nowhere. ‫ رے دو‬، ‫ڑد‬ ‫را‬ ‫۔‬ What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ى‬ What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you. ‫ز دہ ا‬ ‫دو ے آپ رے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپا رے‬ What the eye rarely sees, the heart soon despises.

‫۔‬

‫رت د‬

‫ ِدل‬،

‫رد‬

‫آ‬

What I do against my will cannot be said to be my own act. ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫ںا‬ ‫۔‬ Wealth, like an index, reveals the character of men. ‫دار‬ ‫ا ں‬،‫( ح‬ ) ‫دو ا‬ ‫۔‬ Wealth not acquired by our own labors, but inherited. ‫ ورا‬، ‫ں‬ ‫دو ا‬ ‫۔‬ Wealth lightens not the heart and care of man. ‫۔‬ ‫اورا ن ل‬ ‫دو دل رو‬ Wealth is protected and poverty is assisted by concord. ‫د‬ ‫ا ق‬ ‫اور‬ ‫دو‬ ‫۔‬ We trust what we see rather than what we hear. ‫اُس و‬ ‫د‬ ‫۔‬

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We sow the wind, and reap the whirlwind. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ا‬ We should trust more to our eyesight than to our ears. ‫۔‬ ‫رت و‬ ‫ں ز دہا‬ ‫ا‬ We should eat to live, not live to eat. ‫ز ہ ر‬ ، ‫ز ہر‬ ‫۔‬ We pay when old for the excesses of youth. ‫ڑ‬ ‫ا زد ں و‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ We need not friends if Providence smiles on us. ‫دو ں ورت ا‬ We must not expect everything, everywhere, and from everybody. ‫۔‬ ‫ اور‬، We live more by fashion than common sense. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ز دہ‬ We lessen our wants by lessening our desires.

‫۔‬

‫ور ں‬

‫ا‬

‫ا ں‬

‫ا‬

We learn the value of things more in their loss than in their enjoyment. ‫ن‬ ‫ز دہ اُن‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫وں ا‬ ‫۔‬ We learn not for school, but for life. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ل‬ We judge of the present from the past. ‫۔‬ ‫آج ا ازہ‬ We have all been fools in our time. ‫۔‬ ‫فرہ‬ ‫ما ا و‬ We are the authors of our own disasters. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ Valour even in an enemy is worthy of praise. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫درى‬ Unable to keep yourself, you are keeping dogs. ‫۔‬ ‫ لر‬، ‫آپ‬ ‫د‬ Truth is violated by a lie or by silence. ‫۔‬ ‫فورزى ٹ‬

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Truth becomes lost in the turmoil of arguments. ‫۔‬ ‫رو د‬ ‫د‬ Trust not a sword in the hands of a boy. ‫۔‬ ‫د ار و‬ Trust no one, until you have eaten a peck of salt with him. ‫ا‬ ‫ُ اُس‬ ، ‫و‬ ‫۔‬ ( ‫) ار‬ Treachery will eventually betray itself; though wary enough at first. ‫ط ۔‬ ‫د د د ؛ وع‬ ‫د‬ Too much wine will make a sane man mad. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ز دہ اب ش اِ ن‬ Too much care may be as bad as downright negligence. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ‫ز دہا ط ُا ح ى‬ Too much care does more harm than good. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ل‬ ُ ‫ز دہ‬ To win a war quickly takes long preparation.

‫۔‬

‫رى‬

‫ى‬

To understand a stammerer, you ought to stammerer yourself. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation. ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ ُان‬، ‫اور ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رت ِد‬ To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue. ‫۔‬ ‫ت زن ز‬ To remove the hairs from a horse's tail, one by one must be plucked out. ‫ا ا‬، ‫ں ف‬ ‫ڑے ُدم‬ ‫۔‬ To relax the mind is to lose it. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ا‬

‫د غ‬

To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty. ‫۔‬ ‫د ر ا آزادى‬ ‫ا ن‬ To have been silent never does harm, but to have spoken does. ‫د ۔‬ ، ‫ن د‬ ‫شر‬

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To do good to the ungrateful is to throw rose-water into the sea. ‫ب ق ر‬ ‫ا ن ا ش ا‬ ‫۔‬

Those who see the faults of others, and see not their own, are wise for others and fools for themselves. ، ‫د‬ ‫اور ا‬ ‫ںد‬ ‫وہ دو وں‬ ‫ف ۔‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫دو وں‬

To be in love and act wisely is scarcely granted to a god. ‫ د‬، ‫اور ش ى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ازا‬

Those who are conscious of their own iniquity, suspect others. ‫۔‬ ‫دو وں ك‬، ‫وہ ا‬

To accept a favor is to sell one's freedom ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ل ا آزادى‬

Things beyond our reach are not worth our consideration. ‫۔‬ ‫رى چ‬ ‫دور‬ ‫رى‬

It is gold, which makes the true man killed, and saves the thief; nay, sometimes hangs both thief and true man; what can it not do, and undo? ‫اور ر‬ ‫رد‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آد‬ ‫ او ت راور آد دو ں‬، ‫؛‬ ِ ‫اور‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د ؛‬

They understand each other, like thieves at a fair. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ، ‫وہا دو ے‬

Through difficulties lies the path to the stars. ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ ‫روں‬ ‫ت‬ Three women will make as much noise as a market. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ر ا ر ا‬

They marry under bad auspices who marry in the month of May. ‫وہ ے ن‬ ‫دى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ They look at the greens, but steal the bacon. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫ى‬ ‫وہد‬ They give, to find a pretext for asking. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈ‬ ‫وہدے‬

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They build houses but shall not inhabit them. ‫۔‬ ‫ُان ر‬ ‫وہ‬ There is nothing to be gained by buying inferior goods. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ن‬ There is nothing so intolerable as a fortunate fool. ‫ف۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫دا‬ ‫ا‬ There is no power without cooperation. ‫۔‬ ‫ون‬ There is no good but contains some evil; no evil but contains some good. ‫؛ ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

indeed no time in which everything can be said. ‫ا و‬، ‫ا و‬ ‫ا و‬ ‫ت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ There is a time and place for everything. ‫ز نو ن ۔‬ There grows not the herb, which can protect against the power of death. ‫ت‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫ا‬ There are many languages on earth, but one in heaven. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫ز‬ ‫ز‬ The world wants to be deceived. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ د د‬

‫د‬

There is more to be feared from the doctor than the disease. ‫ڈر ۔‬ ‫رى ز دہڈا‬

The wolf changes his hair, but not his nature. ‫ت ۔‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ل‬

There is danger when a dog has once tasted flesh. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫ا ر‬

The wind will let us neither sail nor stay. ‫دے اور ُر دے ۔‬ ‫ا‬

There is a time when nothing should be said, there is a time when some things may be said. but there is

The whisperer's tongue is worse than serpent's venom. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ُز ن‬

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The warnings of age are the weapons of youth. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ The toothless man envies those who can eat well. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫دا وا آد ا‬ The title is one thing, the contents another. ‫ اددو ى۔‬، ‫انا‬ The times are changing; we too are changing with them. ‫۔‬ ‫لر‬ ‫ان‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ت لر‬ The tears of an heir are laughter under a mask. ‫۔‬ ‫وارث آ ب‬ The swans will not sing till the jackdaws are quiet. ‫ے‬ ‫راج اُسو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬

‫۔‬

‫رہ‬

،

The smoke of our own country is brighter than fire abroad. ‫آگ ز دہرو‬ ‫ُد اں د‬ ‫رےا‬ ‫۔‬ The same shoe does not fit every foot. ِ ‫ں‬ ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ The sacrifice of an ox will not bring us all we want. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ م‬ The revenge of an idiot is without mercy. ‫۔‬ ‫ف ا م ر‬ The remembrance of past pleasures adds to present sorrows. ‫۔‬ ‫ں دآج ُد ں ا‬ The remedy for injuries is to forget them. ‫ل ۔‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ز ں ج‬

The stupid fear fortune, the wise endure it. ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬ ، ‫ڈر‬ ‫ف‬

The race is not always to the swift. ‫۔‬ ‫دوڑ وا ں‬ ‫ر‬

The spoken word vanishes, the written word remains.

The post of honor is the post of danger.

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‫ك ہ ۔‬

‫ہ‬

‫ا ام‬

The pleasures of the mighty are the tears of the poor. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ں آ‬ ‫ا وں‬ The pleasures of love are enhanced by injuries. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ت‬ The passing hour is sometimes a mother, sometimes a stepmother. ‫ں‬ ‫او ت ںاور او ت‬ ‫راو‬ The parrot utters one cry, the quail another. ‫ دو ا۔‬، ‫ا ل‬ The ox when most weary is most surefooted. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ز دہ‬ The owl has one note, the crow another. ‫ ے سدو ا۔‬، ‫سا ٹ‬ ُ‫ا‬ The old parrot does not mind the stick. ‫۔‬ ‫ى ا‬ ‫ڑ‬ The names of fools are always written on walls. ‫۔‬ ‫ں م د اروں‬

The more we have, the more we want. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ ز دہ‬، ‫ز دہ ر‬ The more they have, the more they want. ‫۔‬ ‫ ُا ز دہوہ‬، ‫اُن س‬ The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation. ‫رى ت آ ز ۔‬ ‫ہ‬ The intemperate die young, and rarely enjoy old age. ‫اِ ا‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ا ا‬ ‫۔‬ The fox loves cunning, the wolf covets the lamb, and a woman longs for praise. ، ‫ا‬ ، ‫ى رى‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور رت‬ The force of anger is broken by a soft answer. ‫۔‬ ‫زور ڑا‬ ‫م اب‬ The foolish fear Fortune, the wise endure her. ‫۔‬ ‫ُا دا‬ ، ‫ڈر‬ ‫ف‬

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The fish requires salt! [Derisively, the sea abounding with salt.] ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬

The deepest rivers flow with the least sound. ‫۔‬ ‫آواز‬ ‫ےدر‬

The field should be poorer than the farmer. [It is useless for a man to attempt farming without capital.] ‫ر‬ ‫۔) ا ن‬ ‫ن ز دہ‬ (‫ڑى ے۔‬ ‫وہ‬

The crow is a pretty bird when the jackdaw is not present. ‫ا ا رت ہ ۔‬ ‫ا د‬

The face is the index to the mind. ‫ہد غ ا ر ۔‬

The course of true love never did run smooth. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫را‬

The evil is lessened when it is seen beforehand. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ازو د‬ ‫ا‬

The cobbler should not go beyond his last. [Meddle not in things which you do not understand.] ‫۔‬ ‫ت ے‬ ‫ا‬

The doctor is to be feared more than the disease. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈرا‬ ‫رى ز دہڈا‬

The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫رى‬

The diseases of the mind are either caused or cured by the power of music. ‫ج‬ ‫د غ ر ں‬ ‫۔‬

The buyer buys for as little as possible the seller sells for as much as possible. ‫اور وا‬ ‫وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬

The disease worsens with the treatment. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ں ج اور‬

The brave man may die, but he will never say "die." ‫۔‬ '' ''‫ وہ‬، ‫درآد‬

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The blossoms in the spring are the fruit in autumn. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ان‬ ‫ر‬ The blind man wishes to show the way. ‫۔‬ ‫ا آد را د‬

The absent one will not be the heir. ‫۔‬ ‫وارث‬ That which is sweet to some is bitter to others. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ ‫دو وں‬ ‫وہ‬

The best things are the first to perish. ‫۔‬

That which is not understood is always marvelous. ‫وہ‬

The bear, he never can prevail to lion it for want of tail. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ر دم ہ‬

That which is his lot to-day may be yours to-morrow. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫وہ آجاُس‬

The bear wants a tail and cannot be a lion. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ر ُدم‬

That which is good for the back is bad for the head. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬

The avenging gods have their feet clothed in wool. ‫ں‬ ‫وا د ں ا‬ ‫۔‬

That which is despised is often most useful. ‫۔‬ ‫ا و ز دہ‬

The antidote before the poison. [To offer excuses before an accusation.] ( ‫ق۔) م‬ ‫ز‬ The act itself does not constitute a crime, unless the intent be criminal. ‫د ۔‬ ‫اتِ د م‬ ، ‫ارادہ‬

That which is beyond our reach is nothing to us. ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬ ‫وہ رى‬ That man is wise who talks little. ‫۔‬ ‫وہآد‬

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She is not a modest woman whom common report condemns. ‫مر رٹ روار ا ۔‬ ‫وہ ز رت‬ Seven hours of sleep is enough for the young and the aged. ‫۔‬ ‫ اناور ڑ‬، ‫ت‬ Self-love is a mote in every man's eye. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا ن آ‬،‫د ى‬ Seek not the rose which is once lost. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫وہ ب ش‬ Seek not the luxuries of life lest you reap sorrow. ‫آپ‬

‫ش‬

‫ں‬

‫آ‬

‫ز‬ ‫۔‬

Science is unlimited in its course; life is short. ‫۔‬ ‫ود ؛ز‬ ‫ا‬ Providence may delay, but punishment will come at length. ‫۔‬ ‫اآ رآ ر‬ ، ‫د‬ ‫لا‬ Providence is always on the side of the big battalions.

‫۔‬

‫ى‬

‫ى‬

‫دا‬

Promises, like pie crust, are made to be broken. ‫۔‬ ‫ ڑ‬،‫ ى ح‬،‫و ے‬ Promises must not fill the place of gifts. ‫۔‬ ،‫و ہ‬ Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of the fair. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ور رت‬، ‫ور‬ Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose. ‫ا ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫۔‬ Poverty shows us who are our friends and who our enemies. ‫ن اور رے‬ ‫رے دو‬ ‫ن ۔‬ ‫دو‬ Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ‫دہ ۔‬ ‫درد ز دہ‬ ‫ُروح درد‬ Our pillow should be our counselor.

[Sleep upon an idea.] ( ‫۔) ر‬ ‫را‬ ‫را‬

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Our neighbor’s crop is always more fruitful and his cattle produce more milk than our own. ‫اور اس‬ ‫ہ ر‬ ‫رے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رے ز دہدودھد‬

One bird in the hand is worth four in the air. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ ا ر وں ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door. ‫د ۔‬ ‫دو ر دروازے د‬

Once a buffoon, never a good father of a family. ‫۔‬ ‫ان ا پ‬ ،‫ا ر ا‬

Opportunity has hair in front, behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape, not Jupiter himself can catch her again. ‫؛ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ،‫ل‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ا‬، ، ، ُ‫ا‬ ُ‫آپ ا‬ ‫رد د اُ د رہ‬ ، ‫ار‬ ‫۔‬

Old men's children are rarely of good constitution. ‫ا‬ ‫ڑ آد ں‬ ‫۔‬

One man uses his tongue, another his teeth. ‫دو اا دا ۔‬، ‫ا آد ا ز ناِ ل‬ One man is no man. [A man is nothing without the aid of others.] ‫۔)ا آد دو ے د‬ ‫آد‬ (

‫۔‬

‫دو ادو ى‬،

‫آد ا‬

‫ا‬

Oil and truth will get uppermost at last. ‫۔‬ ‫او ر‬ ‫اور آ ر‬ Often a silent face has voice and words. ‫۔‬ ‫ش ہآوازاورا ظر‬ ‫ا‬ Offer not the right hand of friendship to everyone. ‫و۔‬ ‫دو دا ں‬

‫ا‬

One man excels in one thing, another in another.

Of two evils, the lesser is always to be chosen. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ب‬ ‫دو ا ں‬

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Never speak in a hurry. ‫و۔‬

‫ت‬

‫ى‬

Never take the antidote before the poison. ‫۔‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ز‬

No mortal is wise at all hours. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن و‬ No one attacks me with impunity. ‫۔‬ No one gives what he doesn't have. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ د اُس س‬

Never tell tales out of school. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬

‫ل‬ No one but death shall part us. ‫ا دے ۔‬ ‫ت‬

Never too old to learn. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬

No one is without flaw. ‫۔‬

No bees, no honey. ‫۔‬

،

No day is wholly productive of evil. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬ ‫ر ا و د‬ ‫دن‬

No one loves another better than himself. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے ا‬

No gains without pains. ‫۔‬

Not even a drop is left. ‫ڑا ۔‬

No man acquires perfection all at once. ‫۔‬ ‫م لا‬

Not words but knocks. ‫ا ظ د ۔‬/

No man can call again yesterday. ‫۔‬ ‫دو رہ‬ No man is faultless. ‫۔‬ ‫ّا‬

‫ہ‬

‫ہ‬

‫ا ظ‬

Nothing comes of nothing. ‫۔‬ Nothing prevails against wealth. ‫۔‬

‫اور‬

‫ا‬

‫دو‬

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Nourish not a lion's whelp. ‫ورش و۔‬

‫درى۔‬

،‫ر درى‬

‫ا‬

Nourish the whelps of a wolf! ! ‫ں ورش‬

Once in each man's life fortune smiles. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر ور ا‬ ‫ا ن ز‬

Novelty always appears handsome. ‫رت آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬

One butcher fears not many sheep. ‫ڈرا ۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ا‬

Novelty in all things is charming. ‫۔‬ ‫ِد‬ ‫م وں ا‬

One fool makes many. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ف‬

Now a layman, to-morrow a clerk. ‫ ك۔‬،‫آجا ڑى‬

One hour to-day is worth two tomorrow. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ں‬ ‫آج ا‬

Obedience is the mother of happiness. ‫ں ۔‬ ‫دارى‬

One house cannot keep two dogs. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ا‬

Obey orders, if you break owners. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا آپ ن ڑ‬

One lawsuit begets another. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫دو ے‬

Office tests the man. ‫۔‬

One man must not fight with two. ‫۔‬ ‫آد دو‬

‫د ا ن ا ن‬

‫ف‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Old age is in itself a disease. ‫رى ۔‬ ‫اتِ دا‬

One man's loss is another man's gain. ‫ہ ۔‬ ‫ندو ےآد‬ ‫ا آد‬

Once a handmaid never a lady. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ اب‬ ‫ر ا‬

One man's meat is another man's poison. ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ ‫دو ےآد‬ ‫ا آد‬

Once a priest, always a priest.

‫ا‬

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One poison is cured by another. ‫۔‬ ‫جدو ى‬ ‫ز‬

‫۔‬

‫ہ ں‬

‫رى‬

‫ا‬

‫رے ر‬

‫ا‬

One tree won't hold two robins. ‫ل ۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫در دو ےرا‬

‫ا‬

One who would quarrel about goats' wool. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ُاون‬ ‫وہ‬

Our own house surpasses every other. ‫۔‬ ‫را دو وں‬ Out of nothing nothing comes. ‫۔‬ Pain mingles with pleasure. ِ ُ ‫۔‬

Opportunity makes a thief. ‫۔‬

‫ُد درد‬

‫ر‬ Peace be with you.

Oppose not a hungry man. ‫۔‬ Opposites attract. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے‬

‫۔‬ ‫آد‬

‫ا آپ‬

ُ Peace gains a value from discord. ‫۔‬ ‫ا و ن اِ ف ا‬

‫ا سا‬

Oppression causeth rebellion. ‫۔‬ ‫ وت و‬،

Pleasure and pain succeed each other. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا دو ے‬ ‫اور‬

Our fears always outnumber our dangers. ‫۔‬ ‫رے ات ز دہ‬ ‫رے ت‬

Pleasure is often the introduction to pain. ‫۔‬ ‫رف‬ ‫ا‬

Our hearts run riot in prosperity. ‫۔‬ ‫رے ِدل‬ ‫ش‬

Pleasure is the bait of evil. ‫۔‬

Our outward actions reveal our hidden intentions.

Pleasure often comes from pain. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

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Ponder long before you act. ‫ز دہ ر و۔‬

‫ا‬

Poor though in the midst of wealth. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬

Preserve the guns, but destroy the gunners. ‫دو۔‬ ‫و ں‬ ، ‫و‬ Property is robbery. ‫۔‬

Potter envies potter, and smith smith. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ر ر‬ Poverty is death in another form. ‫ت ۔‬ ‫دو ى‬ Poverty makes a man mean. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا ن‬ Poverty trieth friends. ‫۔‬

‫ڈ‬،

Providence assists not the idle. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Providence crushes pride. ‫ا ور ُ د ۔‬ Providence has not entirely deserted us. ‫ڑا ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫را‬ ‫ا‬

‫دو ں آز‬

Power is strengthened by union. ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ق ز دہ‬،‫ت‬

Prudence is the charioteer of all virtues. ‫دا ى م ت ر ن ۔‬

Practice is better than theory. ‫۔‬ ‫رى ز دہ‬

Punishment awaits all offences. ‫۔‬ ‫ م ا ا ر ر‬،‫ا‬

Practice is the best master. ‫اُ د ۔‬

Punishment awaits crime. ‫۔‬ ‫ م ا ر ر‬،‫ا‬

Practice makes perfect. ‫۔‬

Quarrels enhance the pleasures of love. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ا‬ ‫ے‬

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Quickly come, quickly go. ‫ ى ۔‬، ‫ىآ‬

‫۔‬

‫ح‬

‫ں‬

‫ا‬

Shrouds have no pockets. ‫۔‬

Rare is agreement between beauty and modesty. ‫۔‬ ‫ذو درا ق‬ ‫ر اور زى آ‬

‫ں‬

Silence is golden. ‫۔‬

Ready money is ready medicine. ‫ج ۔‬

Silence means consent. ‫ر ى ۔‬

Rich for yourself, poor for your friends. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دو ں‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬

Sincerity gives wings to power. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ،‫ص‬

Satiety has killed more men than hunger. ‫۔‬ ‫ك ز دہا ن رے‬ ‫ى‬

Sing before breakfast, cry before night. ‫رو ۔‬ ‫رات‬،

Satires run faster than panegyrics. ‫ز دہ دوڑ ۔‬ ،

Sing not of triumph before the victory. ‫۔‬

Seek a wife in your own sphere. ‫ى ش و۔‬ ‫ز‬

Sleep is all important.

Self praise is odious. ‫۔‬

‫تا‬

‫ا‬

‫د‬

Self-praise is no recommendation. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ Servants differ as their masters.

‫۔‬ Sleep not in time of peril. ‫۔‬

‫ز دہا‬

‫و‬

‫ے‬

Slight grieves talk, great ones are speechless. ‫۔‬ ‫زن‬ ‫ ے ُد‬، ‫ُد ت‬

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Small things have their own peculiar charm. ‫۔‬ ‫ا صد ر‬

Stolen waters are the sweetest. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫رى ہ‬ Stone dead hath no fellow. ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬

Some sow, others reap. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے‬،

‫ن‬

Strange sins, strange punishments. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ا‬،‫ہ‬ ‫ا‬

Soon ripe, soon rotten. ‫۔‬

‫ ى‬، ‫ى‬

Sooner shall earth mount to heaven. ‫۔‬ ‫ز آ ن ف ھ‬

Study invites study, idleness produces idleness. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫د تد‬

Sorrow follows pleasure. ‫۔‬

‫ُد‬

Success alters our manners. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫رےا ار‬

‫ُد‬

Success leads to insolence. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬

Sorrows come uninvited. ‫۔‬

‫آ‬

Sour grapes will ne'er make sweet wine. ‫۔‬ ‫اب‬ ‫ا ر‬ Speak not against the dead. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ت ہآد‬ Spring succeeds to winter. ‫۔‬ Stagnant waters putrefy. ‫۔‬ ‫اب‬

Success makes a fool seem wise. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ‫ف‬ Summer will not last forever. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Take counsel of your pillow. ‫رہ ۔‬

‫ا‬

Take not the antidote before the poison. ‫ق ۔‬

‫ز‬

‫ر دى‬

‫ے‬

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Talk of the devil and he'll appear. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ت واوروہ‬

‫۔‬

Taught in the same school. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬

‫ا‬

Teach in order to learn.

‫آزا ا م‬

The best things come in small packages. ‫ں آ ۔‬ The best things in life are free. ‫آزاد ۔‬

‫۔‬

‫ز‬

That which I receive, that I return. َ ‫ں۔‬ ‫وہ‬،

The blind would lead the blind. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ر‬

That which is violent never lasts long. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫د ز دہد‬ ‫وہ‬

The bones for those who come late! ‫۔‬ ‫د آ‬ ‫ںاُن‬

That which satisfies is enough. ‫۔‬

The challenger is beaten. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫وا‬

‫وہ‬

The assistance of fools only brings injury. ‫۔‬ ‫ں د ف ُد‬ The autumn of beauty is still beautiful. ‫رت ۔‬ ‫اںاب‬ ‫ر‬ The axe forgets what the tree remembers. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ڑا ل‬ ‫در در‬ The beginning is half of the whole.

‫ا‬

The conquered dare not open their mouths. ‫۔‬ ‫ات‬ ‫حا‬ The conqueror weeps, the conquered is ruined. ‫ ح ہ ل ۔‬، ‫رو‬ The counsel of the aged is sound. ‫۔‬ ‫رہا‬ ‫ر ہ‬ The fool would teach the learned! ! ‫ف‬

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The gods assist the industrious. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫آد‬

‫د‬

The gods sell all things for labor. ‫۔‬

‫د‬

‫م‬

‫ز‬

The mouse is caught in the trap. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے‬ The old monkey is caught last. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رآ‬

‫ڑ‬

‫د‬ The owl sings to the nightingale. ُ ُ ‫ُا‬ ‫۔‬

The half is better than the whole. ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬

The people rule.

The hand that gives gathers. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

The highest tree hath the greatest fall. ‫۔‬ ‫ىاو‬ ‫در‬ The hindmost dog may catch the hare. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ ‫آ ى‬ The hour is passing. ‫۔‬

‫رر‬

‫گ ا‬

‫و‬

The people want to be deceived. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ د د‬ ‫گ‬ The pig prefers mud to clean water. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ف‬ The reward of silence is certain. ‫۔‬ The Roman conquered by delay. ‫ح ۔‬ ‫روموا د‬

The labor is in itself a pleasure. ‫۔‬ ‫اتِ د‬

The shirt is nearer than the coat. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ ز دہ د‬

The madness of one makes many mad. ‫د ۔‬ ‫ں‬

The silver is become dross. ‫۔‬

َ‫ى‬

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The swift are overtaken by the slow. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ر ں آ‬ The will cannot be compelled. ‫۔‬ ‫ارادے د‬

‫وہ ڑا‬

‫ر‬

‫ز دہ‬

They fight with tweezers, not swords. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ار‬ Thief knows thief, and wolf knows wolf. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ر ر‬

The wolf dances round the well. ‫۔‬ ‫ارد در‬ The work tests the workman. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن‬

‫مر‬

There is a good time coming. ‫آر ۔‬

‫ا و‬

There is a season for all things. ‫۔‬ ‫م وں ا‬ There is a skeleton in every house. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ڈ‬

Things coming from afar are most esteemed. ‫۔‬ ‫ُدور آ ا وں ز دہ ت‬ Things hardly attained are the longer retained. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہد در‬ ‫وا‬ Things past cannot be recalled. ‫۔‬ ‫وں وا‬ ‫رى‬ Think first and speak afterwards. ‫۔‬ ‫اوراِس‬

There is always a first time. ‫ر ۔‬

Think late, suffer soon. ‫۔‬ ‫ ىاذ‬،

There is no wheat without chaff. ‫م ۔‬ There's death in the pot. ‫ت ۔‬

‫۔‬

‫د‬

This grief will prove a blessing. ‫۔‬ ‫ُد ر‬ ‫اب‬

They can do least who boast loudest.

Tide and time wait for no man. ‫۔‬ ‫ز نو ن ا ن ا ر‬

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Time flies with hasty step. ‫اُڑ ۔‬ ‫ں‬

‫و‬

To-morrow we will credit it, not today. ‫آج ۔‬، ‫اِ ُاد رد‬

‫و‬

Too much consulting confounds. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ رہ ن‬

‫و‬

Too much of a thing nauseates. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬

‫و‬

Too much of anything is bad. ‫زد ى ۔‬

Time flies. ‫۔‬

‫اُڑ‬

Time reveals all things. ‫۔‬ Time softens animosity. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ To be loved, be loveable. ‫۔‬ To conceal disease is fatal. ‫ن ا ۔‬

ُ،

، ‫ب‬

Valor acquires strength by union. ‫۔‬ ‫درا ق ت‬

‫رى‬

Vice is nourished by concealment. ‫۔‬ ‫ َت وان‬، ‫ا‬

To have nothing is not poverty. ‫۔‬

Viper produces viper. ‫۔‬

To know nothing is the happiest life. ‫۔‬ ‫شُ ز‬

Virtue our companion.

leader, ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

،

fortune

‫رى‬

our

، ‫رىر‬

To silence another, first be silent yourself. ‫د ش ں۔‬ ، ‫دو ے ش‬

Walk on your own lands. ‫و۔‬

To-morrow is the pupil of to-day. ‫د ۔‬ ‫آج‬، ‫آ وا‬

Walk softly but carry a big stick. ‫ى ى ُا ۔‬

‫ا ز ں‬

‫آ‬

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We are born; we die. ‫۔‬

‫۔‬ ‫؛‬

‫ا‬

‫دو‬

‫ا‬

We become wiser as we grow older. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ We can accustom ourselves to anything. ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ ‫د‬

What everybody says must be true. ‫۔‬ What is permitted us we least desire. ‫ا‬ ‫ا زتدى‬ ‫۔‬ What's done is done.

We easily give advice to others. ‫۔‬ ‫دو وں رہد‬ ‫ىآ‬ We find much ingratitude, and create more. ‫اورز دہ‬، ( ‫ز دہ ى)ا ن ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ We give and take in turn. ‫۔‬ ‫اورد‬

‫رى‬

We hate whom we have injured. ‫ُد د ۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫اُس‬ We pardon faults in youth. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وا‬ We shall never be younger. ‫۔‬ ‫ان ر‬ Wealth makes worship.

‫ا‬

‫۔‬

،

What limit is there in love? ‫؟‬ What soberness drunkenness reveals. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

conceals, ،

What we possess is always beautiful. ‫۔‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ر‬ What you are doing do thoroughly. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ، ‫آپ ر‬ What's done can't be mended. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس‬ When an old dog barks, look out. ‫ د ۔‬، ‫ڑ‬

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When one wave leaves, another succeeds. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ دو ى‬، ‫ا‬

Wickedness and malice only require an opportunity. ‫۔‬ ‫ورى ف‬ ‫رىاور‬

When one will not, two cannot quarrel. ‫۔‬ ‫ دو‬، ‫ا‬

Wider ears and a short tongue. ‫ے ناور ز ن۔‬

Where bees are, there is honey. ‫و ں ۔‬،‫ں‬ ‫ں‬

Win by persuasion not by force. ‫۔‬

Where the honey, there the bees. ‫ں۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ں‬

Wine brings forth the truth. ‫۔‬

Where there is wealth, friends abound. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫دو‬، ‫ںدو‬

Wine carries no rudder. ‫۔‬

While there is life there is hope. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں ُا‬ ‫ںز‬

Wine gladdeneth the heart of man. ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ن دل ش‬،‫اب‬

Who loses honor can lose nothing else. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ت د‬

Wine is one thing, drunkenness another. ‫ اب رىدو ى۔‬، ‫ابا‬

Who loves me loves my dog. ‫۔‬ ‫ ے‬،

Wine is the mirror of the mind. ‫۔‬ ‫ابذ آ‬

Who timidly requests invites refusal. ‫۔‬ ‫اِ ر د تد‬، ‫ڈر ڈر در ا‬

Winter is summer's heir. ‫وارث ۔‬

Whom the gods love die young. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ان‬ ‫د‬

Winter never rots in the sky. َ ‫۔‬ ‫دىآ ن‬ َ

،‫اب‬

‫اب ار‬

،‫دى‬

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Wisdom does not consist in dress. ‫۔‬ ‫ى س‬

‫۔‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

‫روںاورر‬

You are needlessly alarmed. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ِ ورت‬

With a grain of salt. ‫۔‬

‫ذرے‬

Without divine assistance we can achieve nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬ Women's jars breed men's wars. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ں ) ( ن دوں ں د‬ Words pay no debts. ‫۔‬ Work makes the workman. ‫۔‬

‫ادا‬

‫ا ظ‬

‫ دور‬،‫م‬

Works have a stronger voice than words. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظ ز دہ رآوازر‬،‫م‬ Worthless is the advice of fools. ‫۔‬ ‫ں رہ‬ Would you take water to the frog? ‫؟‬ ‫ك‬ ‫آپ‬ Wrongdoers and assenting parties are equally punishable.

You are talking to a stone. ‫۔‬ ‫ت ر‬

‫آپ‬

You are teaching a fish to swim. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آپ‬ You are what you eat. ‫۔‬

‫آپ‬

You attack a horned animal. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وا‬

‫آپوہ‬

‫آپ‬

You cannot catch old birds with chaff. ‫۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫آپ‬ You cannot have all you wish for. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ا‬ ‫آپوہ م‬ You compare the bee to the grasshopper! ‫۔‬ ‫از‬ ‫اور اس‬ ‫آپ‬ You compare the tortoise to the hare. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ے از ش‬ You count the sand.

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‫۔‬

‫ر‬

‫آپر‬

You harp perpetually on the same string. ‫۔‬ ‫راگا‬ ‫آپ ا‬ You make an elephant of a mouse. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ You reap the crop of another. ‫۔‬ ‫آپدو ے‬

‫۔‬

‫ل‬

‫ا‬

‫دن‬

You war against heaven. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬

‫آپ‬

‫آپآ ن‬

You will learn by teaching. ‫۔‬

‫آپ‬

You would weave a rope of sand. ُ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپر‬ Even a hair hath its shadow. ‫۔‬ ‫ٰ ل‬

You reap what you sow. ‫۔‬

‫آپو‬

You seek water from a stone. ‫۔‬ ‫ش‬ You seek wool from a donkey! ‫۔‬ ‫اُون ش‬

Even hares insult a dead lion. ‫۔‬ ‫ش دہ‬ ٰ

‫آپ‬ Even the ant hath its anger. ‫آ ۔‬ ٰ

‫آپ‬ Even the beggar envies the beggar. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫رى‬

You talk to a deaf man. ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬

‫آپ ےآد‬ Every advantage has its disadvantage. ‫ےا ن ۔‬

You talk to a wall! !

‫ت‬

‫آپد ار‬

You teach the dolphin to swim! ! ‫ا‬ ‫آپڈو‬

Every madman thinks all other men mad. ‫۔‬ ‫آد دو ے م ں‬

You use a lantern at noonday.

Every man for himself.

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‫۔‬

‫آد ا‬

Every man has his peculiar habit. ‫۔‬ ‫ے ا ص دت‬ Every man judges of others by himself. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن د دو وں ہ ا ازہ‬ Every man rejoices in his peculiar study. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ص‬ ‫آد ا‬ Everything beautiful is loveable. ‫۔‬ ِ ‫رت‬ Everything has its season. ‫۔‬

‫ا‬

Evils follow each other. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے‬

‫ا ںا‬

Excess in anything becomes a vice. ‫۔‬ ، ‫زد‬ Excess of obligations may lose a friend. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ز د دو‬ Experience is the best teacher. ‫اُ د ۔‬ ،

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Malay Proverbs ‫ﻣﺎﻻﺋﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ ‫ا زن‬

‫دو وڑ ں‬

A heavy load should be borne together as well as a light load. ‫۔‬ ‫دا‬ ‫رى‬ After Falling, the ladder falls on you. ‫آپ ے ۔‬ ، As long as you happen to put your hand in a container full of pickles, might as well dip your whole arm in the container. ، ‫ڈا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫آپ ا ا ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپا زو‬ Because of a drop of blue dye, a whole pot of milk is contaminated. ‫دودھ را آ دہ‬، ‫ے‬ ‫ر‬ ‫۔‬ Because of lack of talent in dancing, the floor is blamed. ‫۔‬ ‫ ش ا امد‬، ‫رت‬ ‫ر‬ Bit by bit, in the end it becomes a hill. ‫۔‬ ‫ّذرہ ّذرہ‬ ِ،

‫ا و اور‬

Calf is given, but then thigh is requested. ‫۔‬ ‫ران‬ ، ‫دى‬ Do not be tricked into thinking that there are no crocodiles just because the water is still. ‫چ د‬ ‫۔‬ Do not think that placid water is without crocodiles. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ن‬ Don't use an axe to embroider. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑاا ل‬ Fear to let fall a drop and you will spill a lot. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈرو اور ز دہ ا‬ ‫ہ ا‬ ‫ا‬ Feasting is the physician's harvest. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬،‫د ت‬

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Gold rain drops on a foreign country, where else rain of stones drops on our country, but our country is better. ‫وں رش‬ ، ‫رش‬ ‫۔‬ ‫را‬ ، ‫رے‬ If you are too shy to ask, you might lose your way. When you go away, the conversation changes. ‫آپرا‬ ، ‫ا ال‬ ، ‫د ۔ آپ‬ If you plant grass, you won't get rice. ‫۔‬ ‫ ول‬، ُ‫ا آپ سا‬ If you want something, you'll do a thousand things to obtain it. But if you don't want something, you'll give a thousand excuses to refrain from it. ‫ار م‬ ‫ آ ا‬، ‫ا آپ‬ ‫ اِس‬، ‫۔ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ار رت‬ ‫آپ ا‬ Like a monkey who eats belacaan. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ر ح‬ Like the peanut, who forgets its shell. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ل‬ ‫ ا‬،‫ح‬ Milk belongs to the cow, but the bull cow gets the publicity.

‫۔‬

‫رى‬

،

‫دودھ‬

No matter how big the whale is, a tiny harpoon can kill him. ‫ا‬، ‫ى‬ ‫و‬ ‫ئ‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ No matter how high the squirrel jumps, it will eventually fall onto the ground. ‫آ راُس‬، ‫ى اُو‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ On which soil we stand on, that is where we carry the weight of the sky. ‫ں آ ن‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫ے‬ ‫ز‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وزنا‬ One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ‫ وہ‬، ‫اُد ر وا‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وض‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫نر‬ Prepare the umbrella before it rains. ‫ى رر ۔‬ ‫رشآ‬ The earth compared to the sky. ‫۔‬ ‫از‬ ‫آ ن‬

‫ز‬

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The Potato grows in silence, The iron corrodes in silence. ‫ز آ د‬ ، ‫وان‬ ‫آ‬ ‫۔‬ Think before you leap. ‫۔‬ Tigers die and leave their stripes, but humans die leaving their names. ‫ ا نا م‬، ‫ڑ‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ To truly love your wife, leave her alone every once in a while. ‫راس ا‬ ، ‫ا ى‬ ‫ڑد و۔‬ Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats. ‫او‬ ، ‫ل‬ ‫ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں ر ڑ‬ Where there's a carcass, there will be vultures. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں ھ‬، ‫ں ش ى‬ Where there is sugar, there are bound to be ants. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں ں ز‬، ‫ں‬

To bend a bamboo, start when it is a shoot. ‫دا ۔‬ ‫وع و‬ ‫ڑ اسو‬ Though a tree grows ever so high, the falling leaves return to its roots. ‫وا‬ ، ‫ر‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫ا در‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اس وں وا‬ The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed. ، ‫اروں ا ے د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ را‬، ‫ا ہد‬ The existence of the sea means the existence of pirates. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ ى ا ں‬، ‫د‬ ‫ر‬ The deep sea can be fathomed, but who knows the hearts of men? ‫ ا ن‬، ‫ائ‬ ‫ے ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د ں ائ ن ن‬ Smack a tray of water and you get to wash your face. ‫ے د‬ ‫رواورا‬ ‫ے‬ ‫زور‬ One who sits by the well will never go thirsty.

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‫ر ۔‬

،

‫ے‬

‫وہ‬

If you have, give; if you lack, seek. ‫ش و۔‬ ‫ دو؛ا‬، ‫ا آ س‬ If there is no reason, why would the tempura bird nest on the low branches? ‫ں را ہ ا‬ ‫ا ئو‬ ‫؟‬ ‫ں ں‬ He who has learned how to steal, must learn how to hang. ‫ز‬، ‫ح رى‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫ں‬ Do not measure another man's coat on your body. ‫و۔‬ ‫دو ے ٹ ا‬ Clapping with the right hand only will not produce a noise. ‫۔‬ ‫آواز ا‬ ‫فدا‬ An ox with long horns, even if he does not butt, will be accused of butting.

‫ر‬

، ‫ر‬

‫ا وہ‬

،

‫وا‬ ‫ا امد ۔‬

A fool is like the big drum that beats fast but does not realize its hollowness. ‫آوازد‬ ‫ف ل ےڈ ل‬ ‫ا س ر ۔‬ ‫ا‬ An unasked excuse infers transgression. ‫۔‬ ‫ ا ام‬، Ants die in sugar. ‫۔‬

‫ں‬

The more shoots, the more leaves. ‫ز دہ ۔‬، ‫ز دہ‬

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Malian Proverbs ‫ﻣﺎﻟﯽ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ One does not give a gift without a motive. ‫د ۔‬ A deaf man may not have heard the thunder but he surely will see the rain. ‫وہ رش ور‬ ‫ج آواز‬ ‫اآد‬ ‫د ۔‬ You will never drown where you always take a bath. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں ٓپ‬ ‫ںآپروزا‬ You must decide where you are going in the evening, if you intend to leave early in the morning. ‫ا‬، ‫آپ م ں ر‬ ‫آپ ز‬ ‫ى اِ ن ۔‬ ‫آپ‬ You cannot wage war without the sound of gunpowder. ‫۔‬ ‫رى ر‬ ‫رود آواز‬ ‫آپ‬ When mosquitoes work, they bite and then they sing. ‫۔‬ ‫اور وہ‬ ‫ وہ‬، ‫ا م‬

The hyena chasing two antelopes at the same time will go to bed hungry. ‫دو ں‬ ‫ا و‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Slowly but surely the excrement of foreign poets will come to your village. ‫ى آپ‬ ‫وں ا‬ ‫د‬ ‫آ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ں آ‬ Life is like a ballet performance -danced only once. ‫فا ر۔‬ ‫–ڈا‬ ‫چ ا مد‬ ‫ز‬ If you've nothing to do, dig a spinster's grave. ( ‫)آ‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫د ۔‬ A man is what he thinks. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

‫ا نوہ‬

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Maltese Proverbs ‫ﻣﺎﻟﭩﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Marry a man older than you and not a younger man, who will tire of you. ، ‫دى اور ان‬ ‫ے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہآپ دے ۔‬ We are all flesh and blood. ‫مر دار ۔‬ Believe not a swearing man and a weeping woman. ‫داوررو رت ا ر ۔‬ He who loves suffers. ‫۔‬

‫وہ‬

He who makes a fool of himself on account of a woman is well nigh ruined. ‫ہ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫وہ د رت و‬ ‫۔‬ Once you put on the wedding ring you must submit to all that is necessary. ‫وہ م ل‬ ‫ا رآپ دى ا‬ ‫ورى ۔‬ When the cock is euphoric, the brain is amnesic. ( ‫وا‬ ) ‫ ذ‬، ‫غ ش آواز‬ ‫۔‬

Money has wings. ‫۔‬

‫ں‬

Whatsoever a new bride touches is fragrant. ‫دار ۔‬ ‫د‬ Better an ache than a tear. ‫۔‬

‫درد‬

Better an old but wise man than a young but foolish man. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ ان‬، ‫ڑ‬ Prickly pear trees don’t produce peaches. ‫۔‬ ‫گ در آڑو ا‬

‫آ‬ A man's heart is a forest. ‫۔‬

‫ا ن دل‬

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Burn a good Maltese; let alone a bad one. ‫ں دو؛ ے ں ا‬ ‫دو۔‬ If the man lets a woman know what he has got in his saving box, she will marry him for his money. ‫اُس‬ ‫ا زت د‬ ‫ا آد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ ‫و‬ ‫وہاُس‬، See a sheaf of corn in the morning and a young woman in the evening. ‫د اور رت م د ۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫اج‬ Without money you can neither hug nor kiss. ‫۔‬ ‫دے‬ ‫اور‬ ‫آپ‬ A neck without a head, buttocks without a hole and a girl without shame are not worth admiring or marrying. ‫م‬ ‫اور‬ ، ‫دن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دى‬ Death spares no one. ‫۔‬

‫ف‬

‫ت‬

In the world there are more insane than sane.

‫۔‬

‫دار ز دہ‬

‫اِس ُد‬

Seven women in their right senses are surpassed by a mad man. ‫ش و اس‬ ‫ ت ر ں در‬، ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ Women have got long hair and short sense. ‫۔‬ ‫لاور‬ ‫رت‬ A woman can raise you to heaven and can dump you in hell. ‫اور‬ ( )‫رتآپ آ ن‬ ‫۔‬ Don’t make sauce before catching fish. ‫۔‬ ‫ے‬ In this world a pint of sweetness and a barrel of bitterness. ‫( اور وا‬ ‫سا ِ )ڈ ھ‬ ‫اِس ُد‬ ‫ا ڈرم ۔‬ The cat and the rat never thought alike. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫اور‬ A woman has got seven souls. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ترو‬

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Don't marry a good-looking bride for you'll have to watch her. ‫آپ اُس ا‬ ‫دى‬ ‫رت ُد‬ ‫ے ۔‬

‫وہ ف ۔‬

‫ر‬

‫دات‬

‫ڈ‬،

‫) ا‬

‫ا‬

Life is a farce. ‫( ۔‬

‫ز‬

It’s better to drive four horses than a donkey. ‫۔‬ ‫ر ڑوں‬ ‫ا‬

The seller has one eye, the buyer, and one hundred. ‫۔‬ ‫وا ا‬ ‫اور‬، ‫وا ا آ‬

The law is not made for the rich. ‫۔‬ ‫نا‬

A woman’s tongue cracks bones. ‫۔‬ ‫رت ز ن ں ڑد‬

A woman is like a lemon; you squeeze her and throw her away. ِ‫رت ں ح ؛ آپ ا‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

Man is a faggot of thorns. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن ں‬

Every bird is proud of its feathers. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ول‬ ‫ہا‬ It’s the fool who will get you in trouble. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ف‬ The person who thinks about his own grief forgets about the grief of others. ‫دو وں‬ ‫رے‬ ‫وہ آد ا د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ُد ل‬ He is a fool who does not consider his own interests.

After bad weather comes fine weather. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے‬ Marriage is a lick of honey and a barrel of bitter. ‫اور ڈرم ۔‬ ‫دى‬ The world teaches you more than your task-master. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫وا‬ ‫د آپ آپ م‬ Asking is the sister of knowing. ‫۔‬ ، He who follows his wife's advice will never see the face of God.

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‫۔‬

‫د‬

‫ہ‬

‫وہا‬

‫رہ‬

‫ى‬

‫وہ ا‬

Marriage without lovemaking means sad consequences and sorrow. ‫اورد ۔‬ ‫ا دہ‬ ‫دى‬ ُ There is no rose without thorns. ‫ب ۔‬ ‫ں‬ At night all women are alike. ‫۔‬ ‫م ر ا‬

The weather vane will not work without wind. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫ڑى ا‬ Enjoy yourself; for there is nothing in the world we can call our own. ‫؛ د ا‬ ‫دا ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

‫رات‬

The wallet of the timid man neither increases nor decreases. ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ہ ز دہ‬ ‫ڈر كآد‬

He who has had no experience of evil cannot know the worth of what is good. ‫ن ا‬ ‫وہ ا‬ ‫؟‬

Do well and forget it; do ill and remember it. ‫واور ل ؛ ا وار در ۔‬

If you don't eat you will die; overeating will shorten your life. ، ‫آپ‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫د ۔‬ ‫آپ ز‬ The world is a wheel and men are the felloes, and the devil prowling around spins. ‫د‬ ‫اورا ن ِرم اور ن‬ ‫د ا‬ ‫ا ۔‬ Far from the eyes, far from the heart. ‫دل دور۔‬،‫آ ں دور‬

Death said to the man with his throat cut, "How ugly you look." "‫رت ۔‬ ‫"آپ‬، ‫ت‬ Your soul to God, your body to dust, your property to your relatives, because thus it has been found written. ‫آپ‬، ‫آپ د ل‬، ‫آپ ن ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ادآپ ر داروں‬ The good die first: And those, whose hearts are dry as summer dust, burn to the socket.

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‫ں د ل‬

‫دل‬ ‫۔‬

‫ اوروہ‬: ‫د‬

‫ا‬ ،

‫ح‬

An oven whose door does not shut does not bake its loaves. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫وہ ور دروازہ‬ You must kill the spider to get rid of the cobweb. ‫ى ر ۔‬ ‫ن ا‬ ‫آپ ى‬ The good cow gets sold in its own country. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ِ After taking ninety-nine years to climb a stairway, the tortoise falls and says there is a curse on haste. ‫ ا‬، ‫ں را‬ ‫ے ل‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫اور‬ With money you can build a road in the sea. ‫۔‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ں آپ ر‬ A man and a sheaf of straw make two. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ناور ں دو‬ Where the heart loves, there the legs walk. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ںدل‬

He who goes to bed hungry dreams of pancakes. ‫۔‬ ‫ابد‬ ‫وہ‬ A lovely girl attracts attention by her good looks, an ugly girl by the help of a mirror. ‫ول‬ ‫ں‬ ‫رى‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫د ۔‬ ‫اور رت ا‬، When the husband is a hen and the wife is a cock, the house is topsyturvy. ‫ در‬، ‫اور ى غ‬ A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ل‬ When it's raining and the sun shines -- then a Turk is born. ‫ك ا‬ – ‫رش ر اور رج‬ ‫۔‬ Malta would be a nice place, if every knight were a tree. ‫۔‬ ‫ا در‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ہ‬ When a miser dies, the heirs feel as happy as when they kill a pig.

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‫ش‬

‫ وارث ا‬، ‫س‬ ‫ر را ں۔‬ ‫ا ں‬

Long skirts carry dust, but short skirts carry away souls. ‫روح م‬ ، ‫ى‬ ُ‫د لا‬ ‫۔‬ Time gives good advice. ‫۔‬ ‫رہد‬

‫ا‬

‫و‬

A woman has even cheated the devil. ‫ن د د ۔‬ ‫رت‬ ‫ں‬ Today me, tomorrow you. ‫ آپ ۔‬، ‫آج ے‬ Charm is stronger than beauty. ‫۔‬ ،

‫۔‬

‫ر‬

،

‫ا‬

Money begets money, and fleas beget fleas. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ِ ّ ِ ّ د‬، ‫د‬ No one takes away anything with him. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ One man's death is another man's life. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ا ن تدو ےا ن ز‬ One man's fault is another man's lesson. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ےا ن‬ ‫ا ا ن‬ Only death is certain.

‫ِد‬

‫۔‬

‫ف ت‬

We are all equal before death. ‫م ا ۔‬ ‫ت‬

Only fools and horses work. ‫۔‬ ‫ف فاور ڑے م‬

You cannot serve God and the devil. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ن‬ ‫آپ ا‬

The good die young. ‫۔‬

You can't buy heaven with money. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ں‬ Good health is the sister of beauty.

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

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Mauritanian Proverbs ‫ﻣﻮرﯾﻄﺎﻧﯿﮧ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ He who wears too fine clothes, shall go about in rags. ‫۔‬ ‫ وں‬، ‫ہ ے‬ ‫وہ‬ Not all the flowers of a tree produce fruit. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م ل‬ ‫در‬ Two eyes see well than one. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ د‬

‫ا‬

‫دوآ‬

Before eating, open thy mouth. ‫۔‬ One must talk little, and listen a lot. ‫اور ز دہ ۔‬ ‫آد ت‬ It is only the water that is spilled; the bowl is not broken! ‫۔‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ف‬ He who has no spoon will burn his hands. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫س‬ ‫وہ‬ He who begins a conversation, does not foresee the end.

‫د ۔‬

‫ا م‬،

‫وع‬

‫وہ‬

Before one cooks, one must have the meat. ‫ور ۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫آد‬، He who loves money must labor. ‫ے۔‬

‫وہ‬

Too large a morsel chokes the child. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

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Mexican Proverbs ‫ﻣﯿﮑﺴﯿﮑﻮﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ If you're going to rest under the sun, it's better to keep walking. ‫آپ‬ ، ‫ا آپد پ آرام‬ ‫ر ۔‬ The dog that has his bitch in town never barks well. ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہا‬ ‫ُ اُ ں‬ The one, who went to La Villa, lost his/her chair. ‫۔‬ ، ‫وہ ِو‬ No one knows for whom they work. ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫وہ‬ There's no life as tiring as one of doing nothing. ‫وا‬ ‫وٹ وا ز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ Parrots are green everywhere; the idiot loses wherever he is. ‫؛ ف ں‬ ُ‫نا‬ Truth suffers but never perishes. ‫۔‬

He who walks with wolves learns to howl. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وہ‬ Ten who shout obtain more than ten who remains silent. ‫اُندس ز دہ‬ ‫دس ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫شر‬ Who wakes up early gets the God's help. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ى‬ In the matter of pigs, all is money, and in the matter of money, all are pigs. ‫اور‬ ‫ م‬، ‫روں‬ ‫ م ر ۔‬، Let not the tongue speak what the head may have to pay for. ‫ے۔‬ ‫دوور اِس ادا‬ ‫زن‬ No one trips with the same stone twice. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ر‬ ‫ا‬

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There's no reason to walk on the branches when the trunk is so thick. ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا ا‬

There's no worse deaf man than the man who doesn't want to listen. ‫۔‬ ‫اُس ز دہ ا‬ ‫وہآد‬

Walk your own road and bear your own load. ‫۔‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫ا را‬

Pray indeed, but get to work. ‫۔‬ ، ‫د‬

He who wants everything will lose everything. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫وہ‬ The best bullfighter is the one in the box seats. ‫وا وہ‬ ‫۔‬ In this treacherous world there is neither truth nor lie; everything is like the color of the crystal through which you gaze. ‫ٹ؛‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ذر آپد‬ ‫ر‬ Let water run that you do not intend to drink. ‫آپ ارادہ ۔‬ ‫دو‬ ‫ُاس‬ No road is safer than the one just robbed. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ظ‬ ‫روڈ ُاس‬

When hunger comes through the door, love jumps out the window. ، ‫كدروازے آ‬ ‫۔‬ The bowman who is a bad marksman has a lie ready. ‫۔‬ ‫ ٹ رر‬، ‫ز‬ ‫وہ ا از ا‬ With poison, one drop is enough. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ا‬

‫ز‬

In youth we learn, in old age we understand. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا‬ The good judge starts at home. ‫۔‬ ‫آز‬

‫ا‬

Look at the man you serve and you will see how much you are esteemed. ‫اورآپد‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫اُسآد د‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬

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The rat who only knows about one hole will soon be caught by the cat. ‫وہ‬ ‫رے‬ ‫فا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ Nobody lives in another person's head. ‫ر ۔‬ ( ‫)ذ‬ ‫دو ے‬ ‫آد‬ There's no worse struggle than one that never begins. ‫وع‬ ‫ُاس ز دہ ى‬ ‫۔‬

Words and feathers are carried away by the wind. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظاور و ل ا‬ It is better to be a fool than obstinate. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ڈ‬ The hypocrite is known by his actions, not by his clothes. ‫۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ا‬، ‫ا ل‬

‫ا‬

Make deaf ears to stupid words. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ے‬ ‫ں ا‬

Respect for the rights of others is peace. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬،‫ق ا ام‬ ‫دو وں‬

The sin carries its own penance. ‫۔‬ ُ‫ہا رہاا‬

When in doubt of what is right, consult your pillow overnight. ‫رات‬ ‫ا‬، ‫رہ و۔‬

Not all that glitters is gold. ‫۔‬

Hell must be in bad condition when even the devil stays out. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وا ى‬ The brave man lives until the coward wants. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ڈر ك‬ ‫رآد و ں‬

‫ا‬

Though the cage is made of gold, it's still a prison. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫ہ‬ Revenge is a dish that tastes better cold. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ے ہد‬ ‫ا موہ ِڈش‬ Hope dies last of all. ‫۔‬

‫ م‬، ُ‫ا‬

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Words of the mouth are like a stone in a sling. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ظ‬

The closed mouth doesn't catch any flies. ‫۔‬

It is in our work that we discover love and faith. ‫اورا ددر‬ ‫رے م‬ ‫۔‬

Works, and not words, are the proofs of love. ‫ت ۔‬ ،‫م‬ ‫ا ظ‬

The ill-mannered child finds a father wherever he goes. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫پ‬ Malice leaves reality behind. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬

The insane are told they're right. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫ں‬ ،

The throat must pay for what the tongue may say. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ادا‬ ‫زن‬ Time heals and then it kills. ‫۔‬ ‫رد‬ ‫اور‬

It's a bad start on the week for the man who is hanged on a Monday. ‫دى ۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫اآ ز‬ ‫اُسآد‬

Man can adjust to anything except not eating. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا ن‬ The tongue slow and the eyes quick. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآ‬ ‫ز نآ‬

‫و‬

When on an unenjoyable walk, walk faster. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ‬ How beautiful to watch the rain and not get wet. ‫۔‬ ‫رت رد اور‬

To the satiated bird, cherries taste bitter. ‫۔‬ ‫ ى واذا د‬، ‫ے ے‬ Where one door closes, another one opens. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ا‬، ‫ںا دروازہ‬

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If you don't honor your wife, you are dishonoring yourself. ‫آپا‬، ‫ا آپ ا ى ت‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Money is a good servant, but an evil master. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫دو ا م‬ The whole arena tells them to kill the bull, yet the bull should kill no one. ، ‫رد‬ ‫راا ڑااُن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ Old debts are not paid, and new ones are left to get old. ‫ا‬ ‫ اور‬، ‫ادا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ڑد‬ To the hungry man no bread is bad. ‫۔‬ ‫رو اب‬ ‫آد‬ When young, it's all dreams; when old, all memories. ‫ڑ‬ ‫؛‬ ‫م اب‬ ‫ان‬ ‫۔‬ ‫مد‬ If the river sounds, it's because it has water. ‫۔‬ ‫اِس‬ ‫ اس‬، ‫ا در آواز ا‬

Yes, old: But never sexually cold. ‫۔‬ ‫وم‬ ‫ت‬ : ‫ڑ‬ It's easy to trust a cat once you put the cream out of reach. ‫اس‬ ‫آپ‬، ‫آ ن‬ ‫و‬ ‫دورر دى۔‬ The lazy is a brother of the beggar. ‫۔‬ ‫ رى‬، Men meet, only mountains do not. ‫۔‬ ‫ ف ڑ‬، ‫ا ن‬ Since excuses were invented, no one is ever in the wrong. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا د‬ There is no choosing between two things of no value. ‫ا ب۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫دو و‬ The deaf does not listen, but invents well. ‫۔‬ ‫ا د‬ ، ‫ا‬ It's not the fault of the Indian, but of he who makes of the Indian his friend. ‫ا وا ں‬ ‫ اُن‬، ‫ا وا ں‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬

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The more one looks, the less one sees. ‫۔‬ ‫اُ د‬، ‫د‬ Necessity is mother of every invention. ‫ورتا د ں ۔‬

The devil is wiser not because he's the devil, but because he's old. ‫اس‬ ‫وہ ن‬ ‫اس‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وہ ڑ ۔‬

There is no evil that comes without something good. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا ا‬

The most desirable woman is always the one who belongs to someone else. ‫اور‬ ‫وا وہ رت‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫۔‬

One needn't study to become a fool. ‫ى ورت ۔‬ ‫ف‬

No man's a prophet in his own land. ‫۔‬ ‫ا و‬

Tree that grows crooked will never be straightened - bad habits learned early in life are hard to get rid of later. ‫– ى د‬ ‫وہ در‬ ُ‫ا‬ ‫را‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫ا ا ز‬ ‫۔‬

There's no better mirror than an old friend. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ا دو‬

Where there are trees there are no builders. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ںدر‬ If you want to live in peace, you must not tell everything that you know, nor judge everything that you see. ‫آپ‬ ، ‫ر‬ ‫ا آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپد‬ ،

One timely shout is better than constant talk. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ True friendship is one soul shared by two bodies. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ں‬ ‫دو ا روح‬ Stupidity closes the doors of kindness. ‫۔‬ ‫دروازے د‬ ، If you would be a good judge, pay attention to what everyone says.

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‫د ۔‬

‫ت‬

‫ں‬

‫ا آپا‬

‫۔‬

‫ن‬

‫آپ‬

Youth is a folly; maturity, a struggle; old age a remorse. ‫وا۔‬ ‫؛ ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ا‬

Everyone stones the tree that bears fruit. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آد اُسدر‬

Keep your counsel arrested until it's requested. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫رے ر‬ ‫ا‬ ‫در ا‬

He who assists everybody assists nobody. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬ ‫وہ‬

The mule wasn't born wild, the stick made her that way. ‫ ى اُ ا د ۔‬، ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬

A bird in hand is worth more than a hundred in flight. ‫۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫ہ واز‬ ‫ا‬

There's no better sauce than a good appetite. ‫۔‬ ‫ك ز دہ‬ ‫ا‬

He who keeps a secret prevents much mischief. ‫۔‬ ‫ار ں‬ ‫وہ رازر‬

He who talks too much errs much. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ ں‬ ‫وہ ز دہ ت‬

An idle mind is the devil's play ground. ‫ان ۔‬ ‫ ن‬، ‫ذ‬

Talking about bulls is not the same as facing them in the ring. ‫ان اس‬ ‫ں رے ت و‬ ‫۔‬

Calm seas make sorry sailors. ‫۔‬ ‫ح‬ ،‫ن ر‬

He who asks a question does not err easily. ‫۔‬ ‫آ‬ ‫وہ ال‬ By the claw you may know the lion.

He who covers you discovers you. ‫۔‬ ‫در‬، ‫وہ آپ ڈ‬ Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ار‬ ‫ں ز‬

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Everyone is the son of his own works. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ He is not to blame who does his duty. ‫۔‬ ‫وہاُ ا ام د ا ڈ ادا‬ Blood boils without flame. ‫۔‬ ُ

‫ن‬

He who doesn't speak-up is never heard. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ او‬ A man forewarned is equal to two. ‫آد دو ا ۔‬ ‫دار‬

Everyone knows where his own shoe pinches him. ُ ‫ں‬ ‫آد‬ ‫۔‬ ُ‫اُس ا‬

He who makes more usual either designs to wants your assistance. ‫آپ د‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬

He who is ignorant at home is ignorant abroad. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬

He who punishes one chastises a hundred. ‫۔‬ ‫اد‬ ‫وہ ا‬

An empty bag will not stay up. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

Even waking up early doesn't hurry the dawn. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ُ‫ىا‬

Eyes that don't see have less to lament. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫وہآ‬ He who does not praise a thing is he who buys it. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫وہ‬ A lamp in the street, obscurity at home. ‫ا ا۔‬ ،‫اغ‬

of you than cheat you or ‫ل‬ ‫وہ آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫د‬

From the fallen tree everyone makes firewood. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫در‬ ‫ے‬ A word and a stone once thrown away cannot be returned. ‫آ ۔‬ ‫وا‬ ‫د‬ ‫اور ا ر‬ He who speaks too much is tiresome; he who speaks too little is boring.

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‫ارى‬

‫؛ وہ‬

‫دہ‬

‫وہ ز دہ‬ ‫۔‬

Everyone has their own way of killing fleas. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow. ‫ڑو۔‬ ‫آج م‬ Fear doesn't travel by donkey. ‫۔‬

‫ف‬

A man without happiness is either not good or not well. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہا ن ش‬

A secret between two is god's secret; a secret between three is known to all. ‫در ن راز‬ ‫راز ؛‬ ‫دو در ن راز ا‬ ‫۔‬ Everyone is master of their own fear. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا‬ Great deeds are reserved for great men. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ر د‬ ‫ےم‬ He who is a parrot is green wherever he is. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫وہ‬ The road to hell is strewn with roses. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ڈ‬ ‫را‬

He who never goes to your house doesn't want you in his. ‫آپ ا‬ ‫وہ آپ‬ ‫۔‬

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ ُد‬ ‫دىوہ‬

Even the best horse needs to be spurred. ‫۔‬ ‫ورت‬ ‫ڑے ا‬ ‫ا‬

He who doesn't speak will get no help from God. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وہ‬

For whoever wants the blue sky, the price is high. ‫ز دہ ۔‬ ‫ُاس‬ ‫آ ن‬

A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden.

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، ‫ح‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر ارى‬

‫ا ارادہ ) ارداد( ڑ‬ ‫ا ز‬

Love is too rare to be lost on jealousy. ‫ڑدى ۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬ He who doesn't look ahead remains behind. ‫۔‬ ‫ رہ‬، ‫د‬ ‫وہ آ‬ A good cock will crow on every dung heap. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ا غ‬ The person who asks for little deserves nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫ار‬ ، ‫وہ ڑے ال‬ Love is blind -- but not the neighbors. ‫۔‬ – ‫ا‬ He who does not venture has no luck. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫آز‬ ‫وہ‬ The lover of a student does not always become the wife of a graduate. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ڈ‬ It's not the fault of the mouse, but of the one who offers him the cheese.

‫ا‬

‫اُس‬ ‫۔‬

He is not fat -- it is his belt that doesn't fit. ‫۔‬ ‫زوں‬ ‫– ُاس‬ ‫وہ‬ The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman. ‫ رت ڈا ۔‬، ‫ڈا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ا‬ It's not enough to know how to ride - one must also know how to fall. ‫ور‬ – ‫ارى‬ ‫فا‬ ‫۔‬ Fortune is like a wall that falls on those who lean on it. ‫اِس‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫ل د ار‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ِر‬ The heir's tears are but a mask to disguise his joy. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫وارث آ ں‬ For every dog there is an appropriate stick. ‫زوں ى ۔‬ ‫ا‬ If it is not stolen, it is a legacy. ‫۔‬ ‫ ورا‬، ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

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Tell me what you want to buy and I will tell you what you are. ‫اور آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ں آپ ن ۔‬

When two paupers get married it is the beginning of a generation of beggars. ‫آز ۔‬ ‫ر ں‬ ‫دى‬ ‫دو‬

If it does not stink, it is not a foot. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ، ‫ا‬

One string is good enough to a good musician. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر ا‬ ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Do well and don't worry to whom. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫واوراُس‬ Where there are weapons, there will be wars. ‫ں ۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ں ر‬ Only men with thick lips should smoke a cigar. ‫۔‬ ‫وا آد ں ر‬ ‫ف‬ I never ask God to give me anything; I only ask him to put me where things are. ‫دے؛‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ا‬ ‫و ں ڈال دے ں‬ ‫ف ال‬ ‫۔‬ As you see yourself, I once saw myself; as you see me now, you will be seen. َ ‫ا ر‬، ‫آپ د د‬ ‫د د ؛‬ ‫۔‬ ‫آپ د‬، ‫ابآپ د‬

Hunger brings people down, but pride can help them get up. ‫د‬ ، ‫ك ں‬ ُ‫وراُ ا‬ ‫د ۔‬ We are all made of the same clay, but not from the same mold. ‫ ا‬، ‫ما‬ ‫۔‬ No fate is worse than a life without a love. ‫۔‬ ‫ز دہ‬ ‫ز‬ He who really wants to die will not complain if he is buried standing up. ‫ےد د‬ ‫وہ وا‬ ُ‫ا ا‬ ‫ے۔‬ Agreements should be clearly expressed, and chocolate should be served thick.

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‫اور‬،

‫ن‬

‫ا از‬

‫ےوا‬

‫راك ۔‬

‫روح‬

‫۔‬ Duty before devotion.

Though a cage may be made of gold, it is still a cage. ‫ہ ۔‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ا‬ Never ask God to give you anything; ask Him to put you where things are. ‫دے؛ اُس‬ ‫وہ آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وہآپ و ڈالدے ں‬

‫ض۔‬ Those who rescue are always crucified. ‫۔‬ ‫ن‬ ‫وہ‬ We were born to die anyhow. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬

‫ل‬

He who is accustomed to evil is offended by good. ‫۔‬ ‫راض‬ ‫وہ ا دى ا‬

Even the saints' patience has its limits. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫درو‬

A jealous lover becomes an indifferent spouse. ‫۔‬ ‫وا‬

You cannot worship an unknown saint. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ مدرو‬

Nobody leaves this world alive. ‫ڑ ۔‬ ‫آد اِسد ز ہ‬ Cleanliness is the luxury of the poor. ‫۔‬ ،

Everyone makes firewood of a fallen tree. ‫۔‬ ‫در ا‬ Your hometown is like a small fatherland. ‫۔‬ ‫آ و‬ ‫ں ل‬ ‫آپ آ‬

Nobody wants to buy a sleeping horse. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑا‬

Foreign bread is good for your son. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫رو آپ‬

Conversation is food for the soul.

God did not give wings to scorpions.

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‫د ۔‬

‫ں‬

‫ا‬

God is bigger than your problems. ‫ا ۔‬ ‫رے‬ ‫ا‬ Necessity is a great teacher. ‫اُ د ۔‬

‫ورت‬

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Mongolian Proverbs ‫ﻣﻨﮕﻮﻟﯿﺌﻦ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ A man fails seven times and rises eight times. ‫۔‬ ‫آد تد م‬ ُ‫اورآ د ا‬ Do not start if afraid, once begun do not be afraid. ‫ ڈرو۔‬، ‫وع د‬ ‫ا‬،‫وع و‬ ‫ا ڈر‬ Each country's customs are different, just as each meadow's grass is different. ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ، ‫ر ت‬ ‫۔‬ Even foul water will put out a fire. ‫آگ دے ۔‬ If mind is clean, fate is good. ِ ، ‫ا د غ ف‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ If you endeavor, the fate will favor you. ِ ، ‫رى د ۔‬

‫ا‬

If you want to build high, you must dig deep. ‫ آپ ور ا دو۔‬، ُ ‫ا آپ‬ It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word.

َ‫ز دہآ نا‬ ُ

‫۔‬

‫وا‬ ‫ڑے‬ ُ

The meat-biting tooth is in the mouth; the man-biting tooth is in the soul. ‫؛ا ن‬ ‫وا دا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫وا دا ُروح‬ The supreme treasure is knowledge, the middle treasure is children, and the lowest treasure is material wealth. ‫اور‬، ‫ا‬ ‫در‬، ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ا دىدو‬ Union is source of success. ‫۔‬ ‫ذر‬

،‫اِ ق‬

While father alive to get to know people. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ہر‬ ‫پ ں‬ While horse is strong travel to see places. ‫و۔‬ ‫تد‬ ، ‫ڑا ر‬ You can't put two saddles on the same horse. ‫ڈال ۔‬ ‫ڑے‬ ‫آپدوز ں ا‬

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Wise men talk about ideas, intellectuals about facts, and the ordinary man talks about what he eats. ‫دا ر‬، ‫ت‬ ‫رے‬ ‫ت‬ ‫آد‬ ‫اُس رے‬ ‫رے اور مآد‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬ Who cleans up the dirt washes away happiness. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫ُر‬ ، ‫ُد ل ف‬ Two bears in one cave will not end up well. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ما‬، ‫دور ا ر‬ Times are not always the same; the grass is not always green. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ر ؛ س‬ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ There are men who walk through the woods and see no trees. ‫اوردر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا آد‬ ‫د ۔‬ The winner has many friends, the loser has good friends. ‫ا‬ ‫ ر وا‬، ‫دو‬ ‫وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو‬

‫ت‬

‫اور ُدہ‬

‫ا ر‬

‫ز وں‬ ‫۔‬

The fish sees the bait not the hook; a man sees not the danger -- only the profit.

--- ‫؛اِ ن ہ د‬ ‫دا د‬ ‫ف ہ۔‬ The donkey recognizes the tracks of a horse. ‫۔‬ ‫ ڑے را ں‬، The distance between heaven and earth is no greater than one thought. ‫چ ز دہ ا ۔‬ ‫در ن ا‬ ‫اور‬ Rich is he who has no debts, fortunate he who lives without handicap. ‫وہ‬ ‫ ش‬، ‫ا وہ‬ ‫ور ۔‬ One idiot can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer. ‫دس آد‬ ‫فاِ ز دہ ال‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ابدے ۔‬

The more you listen the more you give yourself room for doubt. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫آپ د ز دہ‬، ُ ‫ز دہآپ‬

Once you have locked your door you are the emperor in your own domain. ‫آپا‬ ‫ا راآپ دروازہ‬ ‫ُ ن ۔‬

The living are denied a table; the dead get a whole coffin.

Of the good we have an understanding, for fools we keep a stick upstairs.

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‫و ف ں‬

،

‫ر‬ ‫۔‬

‫ں‬ ‫ںر‬

‫ا‬ ‫ى‬

Men and women sleep on the same pillow, but they have different dreams. ‫اب‬ ، ‫داور رت ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ It's difficult to take a wolf cub without bringing in the whole pack. ‫ى ڈا‬ ‫۔‬ In a good word there are three winters' warmth; in one malicious word there is pain for six frosty months. ‫ت‬ ‫اوا‬ ‫ار‬ ‫دى‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫دہ ہ ۔‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫ا‬

He who drinks, dies; he who does not drink, dies as well. ‫وہ‬، ‫؛وہ اب‬ ، ‫وہ اب‬ ‫۔‬ Don't undo your bootlaces until you have seen the river. ‫۔‬ ‫ٹ‬ ‫ا‬، ‫آپدر د‬ Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich. ‫ت‬ ‫اِس ُد‬ ، ‫ر‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُن ا‬ A donkey that carries me is worth more than a horse that kicks me. ‫ ُاس ڑے‬، ‫ُا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫دو ) ( ر ۔‬

If you are sick, think about your life; if you are better, think about your gold. ‫؛ا آپ‬ ‫رے‬ ‫ا ز‬، ‫ا آپ ر‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رے‬ ‫ا‬،

A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water. َ ‫ا ر‬ ‫ زہ‬، ّ ِ ‫۔‬

If you are going to steal bells plug your ears. ‫ں رو‬ ‫ا آپ ں ا ر‬ ‫۔‬

A tiger wearing a bell will starve. ‫ُ ے۔‬

Don't look for bad things in the good that you do.

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Mauritius Proverbs ‫ﻣﻮرﯾﺸﺲ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬

A forest would want to be burnt by its own wood. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ى‬

One lie can fill a sack; a second will empty it again. ‫دے ۔‬ ‫؛دو ااِ دو رہ‬ ‫ٹ رى‬ ‫ا‬

Hypocrisy is the mother of peace. ‫ں ۔‬ ‫ا‬-

Men have thought about their marriage a whole year long -- and it lasts but one night. ‫را ل – اور‬ ‫دوں ا دى رے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫فا رات‬ It's easy to say "May Allah roast the lion's mother," when the lion isn't there. ‫ں‬ ‫آ ن "ا ے‬ ‫وں‬ ‫"۔‬ ‫رو‬ If a person is away, his right is away. ‫دور ۔‬ ‫ا آد دور اُس‬ He who fears something gives it power over him. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈر ا او ُا د سد‬ ‫وہ‬

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Moroccan Proverbs ‫ﻣﺮاﮐﺶ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ He who lacks knowledge derides his neighbor, but the man of understanding holds his tongue. ‫ دا‬، ‫اق اڑا‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫آد ا ز ن‬ If you see a man riding a wooden stick, say to him "Good health to your horse". ، ‫د‬ ‫ى ارى‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ا آپ آد‬ ‫"۔‬ ‫ڑے ا‬ ‫"آپ‬ ‫ُا‬ Little and lasting is better than much and passing. ‫ز دہاور ار ۔‬ ‫ڑااورد‬ Every rose has a thorn as its friend. ‫۔‬ ‫ردو ر‬ ،‫ل‬ The hand you cannot bite, kiss. ‫۔‬ ، ‫آپ ٹ‬

‫وہ‬

He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker. ‫وا‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫ں اق اُڑا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ت‬

If you're going to tell the truth, you better have one foot in the stirrup. ‫ا‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫وا‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫ںر ب ر ۔‬ Love truth even if it harms you, and hate lies even if they serve you. ‫اور ٹ‬،‫آپ ندے‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ے۔‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ By all means trust in Allah, but tie your camel first. ‫۔‬ ‫ا او‬ ، ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ Slowness comes from God and haste from the Devil. ‫اور ى ن‬ ‫ف آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ف ۔‬ The heart of a fool is in his mouth, the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. ‫اُس‬ ، ‫ف ز ن اُس‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دل‬ He who touches honey is compelled to lick his fingers. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا اُ ں‬ ‫وہ‬

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Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face. ‫ در اور‬، ‫؛‬ ‫رت ہ۔‬ Discipline awaits he who leaves his path. ‫۔‬ ‫و ُاس ا ر‬ ‫د‬ ‫ا را‬ That which you put into your soup kettle, comes latter onto your spoon. ‫آپ‬ ‫و‬، ‫ڈا‬ ‫آپ پ‬ ‫آ ۔‬ He is a good storyteller who can turn a man's ears into eyes. ‫۔‬ ‫آ ں لد‬،‫ا ن ن‬ ‫و ا‬ The palm of one’s hand does not eclipse the sun. ‫۔‬ ‫ رج‬،

In the eyes of its mother every beetle is a gazelle. ‫ن ۔‬ ‫راا ں وں‬ An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. ‫۔‬ ‫ے اب ل ں‬ One bean does not make a whole meal. ‫۔‬ ‫ا دا را‬ A wise woman has much to say and yet remains silent. ‫۔‬ ‫اور وہ شر‬ ‫رت‬ No land without stones, no meat without bones. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ، ‫وں‬ ‫ز‬

If I listen, I have the advantage; if I speak, others have it. ‫ں‬ ‫؛ا‬ ‫ہ‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو وں ہ‬

If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear? ‫گ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫ آپ‬، ‫؟‬ ‫ش‬

You can't catch two frogs with one hand. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ك‬ ‫آپا‬

To the dog that has money, men say: my lord dog. ‫ اآ ۔‬: ‫آد‬، ‫سدو‬ ‫وہ‬

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In Morocco never be surprised. If you see a donkey flying, just say Allah is capable of anything. ‫ان ۔ا آپ ُاڑ ا د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫در ۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫فا‬ For the sake of a single rose, the gardener becomes servant to a thousand thorns. ‫۔‬ ‫ار ں م‬ ‫ ا‬، ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ The moon and the stars are not above us, the earth is on the other side of our feet. ‫رے ں‬ ‫ز‬، ‫اور رے رے او‬ ‫۔‬ ‫دو ى‬ If at noon the King declares it is night, behold the stars. ‫روں‬ ‫رات‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا د ہ دو‬ ‫د ۔‬ What is here is elsewhere, what is not here is nowhere. ‫۔‬ ‫ ں‬، ‫ں وہ اور‬

‫د‬

‫دا‬

ُ‫ٰ ا‬

‫ا‬

‫دا‬ ‫۔‬

Plans fail for lack of counsel but with many advisors, succeed. ‫ز دہ‬ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫رے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ب‬ ‫وں‬ The first thing one should own is a home; and it is the last thing one should sell; for a home is one’s tomb the side of heaven. ‫؛ اور‬ ‫ا ن س‬ ‫ا ن‬ ‫؛‬ ‫آ ى‬ ‫اُس ہ ۔‬ Every dog thinks of his own fleas as gazelles. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ن‬ ‫ا‬ The barking of dogs does not hurt the clouds. ‫د ں ن د ۔‬ ‫ں‬

In movement, there is blessing. ‫۔‬

He who eats when he is full digs his grave with his teeth. ‫ا دا ں ا‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫د ۔‬

Allah gives dried beans to eat to him who has no teeth left.

The same destiny awaits both the wise man and the fool.

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‫۔‬

‫را ر‬

‫اور ف ا‬

‫۔‬

‫ى ن‬

Instruct a man, you instruct an individual. Instruct a woman, you instruct a nation. ‫۔ رت ا‬ ‫د ا‬ ‫ا‬، ‫د ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ م ا‬،

The tongue has no bone yet it crushes. ‫۔‬ ‫د‬ ‫زن ى‬

An old cat will not learn how to dance. ‫۔‬ ‫ڑ‬ ‫ڈا‬

If a man puts a cord around his neck, God will provide someone to pull it. ‫َدر ڈال‬ ‫دن‬ ‫ا اِ ن ا‬ ‫دے ۔‬ ‫آد‬ ‫ا‬

The sun cannot be covered by a net. ‫۔‬ ‫رج ل‬ If the prayers of dogs were answered, bones would rain from the sky. ‫۔‬ ‫ں‬ ‫ آ ن‬، ‫ا ں د ں ل‬ It's the eye that eats. ‫۔‬

‫آ‬

Angels bend down their wings to a seeker of knowledge. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ One who does not travel will not know that value of men. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ن رو‬، ‫وہ‬ Do not shoot a glass arrow into a painted deer.

Time wounds all heels. ‫د ۔‬

‫مز ں‬

‫و‬

In his heart a man may plan his course but God determines his every step. ‫ى‬ ‫ا ن ا ِدل ا را‬ ‫۔‬ ‫م‬ ‫ااُس‬ Strike a match above the sea of opinions and the fish all swim away. ‫اور م ں آ ۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫را‬ Let us sit bent, but talk straight. ‫۔‬ ‫ ت‬،

‫آ‬

Better a patient man than a warrior, one who controls his temper than one who takes a city. ‫اج‬ ‫ وہ ا‬، ‫ا ن‬ ‫اا ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اُس‬

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Open your door to a good day and prepare yourself for a bad one. ‫ر‬ ‫اور د ے دن‬ ‫ا دن ا دروازہ‬ ‫ر ۔‬ He who is a mocker dances without a tambourine. ‫۔‬ ‫ڈا‬ ‫ہ وہ رے‬ ‫وہ‬ The world has not promised anything to anybody. ‫۔‬ ‫و ہ‬ ‫ُد‬ If you know his father and grandfather you may trust his son. ‫آپاُس‬ ‫ا آپ اُس پاوردادا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫و‬ A handful of couscous is better than Mecca and all its dust. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ُاس‬ Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a woman without discretion. ‫رت ل ر ك‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ِر‬ A devil takes one and makes two, a saint takes two and makes one. ‫ا‬ ‫درو دو‬، ‫اوردو‬ ‫نا‬ ‫۔‬

One who is not moved by words is not moved by the stick. ‫۔‬ ‫ى‬ ‫وہ ا ظ‬ There is no queue at the gate of Patience. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬ ‫دروازے‬ Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. ‫۔‬ ‫ہ رى‬ ‫ات ل‬ ‫ا‬ Evening promises are like butter: morning comes, and it's all melted. ‫اور م‬، ‫ آ‬: ‫ح‬ ‫م و ے‬ ‫۔‬ In every false step there is something good. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫م‬ A wise man without a book is like a workman with no tools. ‫دور اوزار‬ ‫ب ا‬ ‫آدى‬ Teaching in youth is like carving in stone ‫ہ رى ۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ If the judge is against you, you should withdraw the complaint.

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‫د دار‬

‫آپ ا‬

‫آپ‬

‫ا‬

‫۔‬ A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple. ‫۔‬ ، ‫دو‬ Strong attachment is difficult -- it makes one mad or kills. ‫د‬ ‫– ا ن‬ ‫ط وا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رد‬ If a rich man steals it is a mistake; if a poor man makes a mistake he has stolen. ‫آد‬ ‫؛ا‬ ‫ا ا آد ا‬ ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫ے اُس‬

A good name is more valuable than a velvet garment. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫س ا مز دہ‬ ‫ر‬ Manage with bread and salted butter until God brings something to eat with it. ‫اِس‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ارہ و‬ ‫رو اور‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اور‬ If a man leaves little children behind him, it is as if he did not die. ، ‫ڑ‬ ‫ا ا نا‬ A garden without a fence is like a dog without a tail. ‫ُدم ۔‬ ‫غ ڑ ا‬

A little nod is enough for the wise man; an ass needs a fist. ‫ورت‬ ‫؛‬ ‫ا رہ‬ ‫۔‬

Little by little, the camel goes into the couscous. ‫ِڈش( ا ر‬ ‫س س )ا‬ ‫او‬ ‫ڑا ڑا‬ ‫۔‬

Perform good deeds; you will not regret them. ‫ے۔‬ ‫ا م ؛آپ ُان‬

He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ رو د‬

If a man once falls, all will tread on him. ‫۔‬ ‫م ُا رو ڈا‬ ‫ا آد ا ر‬

A fly will not get into a closed mouth. ‫۔‬

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Work and you will be strong; sit and you will smell. ‫اورآپ دو‬ ‫؛‬ ‫م و اورآپ ط‬ It is worse to be wounded by words than a sword. ‫۔‬ ‫ ار ز دہ‬، ‫ا ظ ز‬ Friendship is honey -- but don't eat it all. ‫۔‬ ‫– اِ را‬ ‫دو‬ If you don't understand it with a wink, you certainly will with a blow. ‫ آپ د‬، ‫ا رے‬ ‫ا آپ آ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ز‬ Cold teaches a man how to steal charcoal. ‫۔‬ ‫رى‬ ‫دىا ن‬ The pumpkin gives birth and the fence has the trouble. ‫۔‬ ‫اور ڑ‬ The hen lays an egg, and the cock feels the pain in his backside. ‫۔‬ ‫س‬ ‫اوردرد غا‬، ‫ا ہ د‬ If you are a peg, endure the knocking; if you are a mallet, strike.

‫؛ا آپ‬

‫دا‬ ‫ د‬، ‫ا آپ ى‬ ‫ا ۔‬ ‫ زور‬، ُ ‫ُدر‬

Abundance of money is a trial for a man. ‫۔‬ ‫تا ن آز‬ ‫دو‬ The falcon does not struggle when he is caught. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ ا‬ ( )‫ب‬ Among walnuts only the empty one speaks. ‫۔‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ا و ں‬ An agreement is a kind of debt. ‫۔‬ ‫ ض ا‬،‫ہ‬ Do not respond to a barking dog. ‫اب د ۔‬ Over truth there is light. ‫۔‬

‫او رو‬

Reading books removes sorrows from the heart. ‫۔‬ ‫دور‬ ‫ِدل‬ ‫ں‬ Whoever does not respect you, insults you. ‫۔‬ ‫آپ‬، ‫آپ ت‬

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Mozambican Proverbs ‫ﻣﻮزﻣﺒﯿﻖ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Never marry a woman who has bigger feet than you. ‫ے‬ ‫ں آپ‬ ‫دى‬ ‫ُاس رت‬ ‫ں۔‬ If you do not travel, you will marry your own sister. ‫دى‬ ‫ آپ ا‬، ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ He who led me in the night, will be thanked by me at daybreak. ‫ ى ف اُس‬، ‫ى رات ر‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ےادا‬ A snake that you can see does not bite. ‫۔‬ ‫آپد‬ ‫وہ‬ You cannot dance well on only one leg. ‫۔‬ ‫ا ڈا‬ ‫آپا‬ Witch doctors do not sell their potions to each other. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ڈا‬ ُ ‫دو‬

Slander by the stream will be heard by the frogs. ‫۔‬ ‫ن ك‬ Once a man has been bitten by a lion, he buys a dog. ‫۔‬ ‫وہ‬، ‫ا ر‬ On a dead tree there are no monkeys. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫ندر‬ No tattoo is made without blood. ِ َ‫) ا‬ ‫۔‬ ( ‫ن‬

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Namibian Proverbs ‫ﻧﻤﯿﺒﯿﺎﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ I am not dead yet. I can suffer a bit more. َ ‫ں۔‬ ‫َ ا ا‬ ‫ں۔‬ ‫ڑا اور دا‬

Where you see the tail, there is the mouse. ‫۔‬ ‫و ں‬، ‫ںآپ ُدمد‬

If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him of your future plans. ‫ اُ ا‬، ‫د‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا آپ ا‬ ‫۔‬

Elephants carry each other. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ے ُا‬

Today butterflies, tomorrow wasps. ‫ ِ ۔‬،‫آج ں‬ A man cannot undo his past. can zebras wipe away their stripes? ‫ں‬ ‫۔ ز ےا‬ ‫ا نا‬ ‫۔‬ It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar. ‫ر دد‬ ‫دورر دو‬ ‫۔‬ Let the first urge pass, wait for the second. ‫دو ى ا ر و۔‬،‫ر دو‬ ‫ا‬

‫ا‬

Moral people sleep well at night, but the immoral seem to get pleasure from the waking hours much more. ‫ا ق گ‬ ، ‫ا ق گ رات ن‬ ‫۔‬ ‫اراو ت ز دہ‬ From little date seeds, great things are born. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ ى‬، ‫ں‬ ‫روں‬ Never kill the cat that cries. ‫۔‬ ‫ر‬

‫اُس‬

God is in the details and so is the devil. ‫ن۔‬ ‫اورا‬ ‫ا ت‬ The earth is not ours; it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations.

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‫ں‬

‫ا‬

‫؛‬ ‫۔‬

‫رى‬

‫ز‬ ‫ا د‬

Gold like the sun melts wax and hardens clay. ‫اور‬ ‫م‬ ‫رج‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ The trees never meet but people do. ‫۔‬ ‫گ‬ ‫در‬ Half bread is better than nothing. ‫۔‬ ‫آد رو‬ If the State is going to fall, it is from the belly. ‫۔‬ ، ‫ر‬ ‫ا ر‬

‫دو ے‬

‫ا‬

‫ا‬

‫ر‬

‫وہ گ ا‬ ‫۔‬

The bone given to you by the king is meat. ‫۔‬ ‫د ہ ف دى ى‬ If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips. ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ‬ ‫دے ۔‬ He who has bad breath cannot smell it. ‫۔‬ ‫ى ا‬ ‫وہ‬ Even a weak lion is not bitten by a dog. ‫۔‬ ‫ٰ ور‬

To the white horse the zebra said: 'i am white too,' and to the black horse: 'i am really black.' ‫ں؛ اور‬ ': ‫ڑے ز ے‬ '‫ں۔‬ ‫ َ وا‬: ‫ڑے‬

It's easy to wad your neighbor's field. ‫ل آ ن ۔‬

A diamond’s father is coal, yet it regards itself as upper-class. ‫د ا س در‬ ، ‫ے پ‬ ‫د ۔‬

Only the strong survive. ‫۔‬ ‫رز ہر‬

Those who live together cannot hide their behinds from each other.

Only the mountains never meet. ‫۔‬ ‫ف ڑ‬

‫ف‬

The ears do not lose their interest. ‫۔‬ ‫نا د‬ Where there are birds, there is water.

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‫و ں ۔‬،‫ے‬ A fool laughs at himself. ‫۔‬

‫او‬

‫ں‬

‫فا‬

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Nepalese Proverbs ‫ﻧﯿﭙﺎل ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ If you only depend on others, you will soon go hungry. ‫ آپ‬، ‫ا آپ ف دو وں ا ر‬ ‫۔‬ To take revenge on an enemy, give him an elephant -- first he must thank you for the gift, and then the elephant's appetite will deplete your enemy's resources. ‫د – وہ‬ ‫ ُا‬، ‫ا م‬ ‫د‬ ‫ك آپ د‬ ‫اور‬، ‫ادا ے‬ ‫۔‬ ‫پ‬ ‫و‬ You have a lot of friends if you have money; otherwise there are only strangers. ‫؛‬ ‫دو‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫س دو‬ ‫ا آپ‬ ‫۔‬ ‫فا‬ ‫و‬ Wealth is both an enemy and a friend. ‫د اوردو دو ں ۔‬،ُ ‫دو‬ The god who made the mouth will provide the food.

‫ راك دے ۔‬،

‫وہد‬

The farmer grows the corn, but the bear eats it. ِ‫ ر ا‬، ‫۔‬ ‫نا ج) ( ُا‬ It is the mind that wins or loses. ‫ر ۔‬ ‫د غ‬ Vanity blossoms but bears no fruit. ِ ‫۔‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ور‬ A speaker needs no tools. ‫۔‬ ‫ل ورت‬

‫آ‬

‫ر‬

Depend on others and you'll go hungry. ‫۔‬ ‫اورآپ‬ ‫دو وں و‬ Even the devil slaves for the fortunate. ‫۔‬ ‫ ش آد‬،‫ن‬ ٰ Hold short services for minor gods. ‫تادا ۔‬ ‫د ں‬ Opportunities come but do not linger.

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‫۔‬

‫ُر‬

Too much sugar is bitter. ‫ وى ۔‬،

‫ا آ‬

‫ز دہ‬

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Netherlands Proverbs ‫ﻧﯿﺪرﻟﯿﻨﮉ ﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ The rainbow would be even more beautiful if the show was not for free. ‫۔‬ ‫س حاورز دہ رت آ ا رہ‬ The more hair a dog has, the more fleas he will have. ‫اُ ز دہ ں ۔‬، ‫ں‬ ‫ز دہ ل‬ The monkey will never wash with the same water twice. ‫۔‬ ‫دو رہ‬ ُ‫را‬ Don't give a child a name until after it is born. ‫م د ۔‬ ‫ا‬ The dog says: "Master, my life is far too good, hurt me in the tail." ، ‫دور‬ ‫ ىز ا‬، ": "‫ىدم ز ۔‬ In the hangman's house you will always find a rope. ‫۔‬ ‫َر‬ ‫آپ‬ ‫د‬

A cat will teach her young ones all the tricks, except how to jump backwards. ‫ ا‬، ‫م‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ You cannot fly with wings made of butter. ‫ُاڑ ۔‬ ‫وں‬ ‫آپ‬ The rope will break where it is thinnest. ‫۔‬ ‫ں ور‬ ‫ر وں‬ An old hen makes strong soup. ‫۔‬ ‫ر پ‬

‫ڑ‬

Never throw the cat at the dog. ‫۔‬ ُ

There are no virgins in a brothel. ‫۔‬ ‫ار ں‬

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NewZealander Proverbs ‫ﻧﯿﻮزی ﻟﯿﻨﮉﮐﯽ ﮐﮩﺎوﺗﯿﮟ‬ Don't spend time with people who don't respect you. ‫ارو آپ ا ام‬ ‫و‬ ‫اُن ں‬ Walk in the valley of our ancestors, learn of the history, and marvel at the beauty. ‫اور‬، ‫ ر‬، ‫رے آ ا اد وادى‬ ‫ان ۔‬ A house full of people is filled with different points of view. ‫ا ا ۔‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا ال‬ ‫ں‬ A little axe, when well used, brings lots of food. ‫ز دہ‬ ، ‫حا ل‬ ‫ڑى ا‬ ‫راك ۔‬ Can I pull down the sun with a forked stick, or prevent it from running its course? ،‫ں‬ ‫رج‬ ‫دو وا ى‬ ‫ں۔‬ ‫اِ ا را‬ In peace be faithful; in war be valiant.

‫در ۔‬

‫و دارر ؛‬

‫ا‬

Hold on tight to the words of your ancestors. ‫ھ ۔‬ ‫ا آ ا اد ا ظ‬ The land is a mother that never dies. ‫۔‬ ‫ز ں‬ The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. ‫۔‬ ‫ن چ‬ Boast during the day; be humble at night. ‫۔‬ ‫رو؛رات‬ ‫دن‬ A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks, but a farmer dies of old age. ‫ن ڑ‬ ، ‫ں‬ ‫؛ ہ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫۔‬ A house full of people is a house full of different points of view. ‫۔‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا ا‬ ‫ں‬

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Only the foolish visit the land of the cannibals. ‫۔‬ ‫ف ف آدم روں‬ A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble. ‫آپ ز دہ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫۔‬ Old canoes can be restored, but youth and beauty cannot. ‫۔‬ ‫ا اور‬ ، ‫ا‬ A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots. ‫وں راك‬ ‫اُن‬ ‫وہ درآد در ں‬ ‫۔‬ A bird which eats berries can be caught, but not a bird that eats wood. ‫ وہ ہ ى‬، ‫ا‬ ‫وہ ہ ى‬ ‫۔‬ Many stars cannot be concealed by a small cloud. ‫۔‬ ‫دل‬ ‫رے‬ When one chief falls, another rises. ‫۔‬ ‫دو ا ا‬، ‫دار‬ ‫ا‬ Even food can attack.

‫۔‬

‫راك‬

‫ں‬

Let us hurry and finish up the food; when visitors arrive, the meal will be over. ، ‫آ‬ ‫و؛‬ ‫آ ى واور راك‬ ‫۔‬ Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. ‫رج ف واور آپ‬ ‫۔ا‬ Let someone else sing your praise. ‫دو۔‬ ‫اور ا‬

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