Proverbs:

• 1. A not to the wise and arod to the otherwise.

• Latoon k bhoot baton say nai mantay. (Urdu meaning)

• 2) A sinful man going to the bath in the Ganges.

• 100 chohay kah kar billi hajj ko chali. (Urdu meaning)

• 3) A bad penny always comes back.

• Khota sika kisi ko kabool nai. (Urdu meaning)

• 4) Business is business.

• Soda phir soda hai. (Urdu meaning)

• 5) Distance lends charm to the view.
• Dour k dhol suhanay. (Urdu meaning)
• 6) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

• No naqad na tera udhar/jitni chadar utnay pawo phelo.

(Urdu meaning)

• 7) All the roads read to Rome.

• Jithay di khooti uthay aan koloti/ponchi waha par khak

jaha ka khamer ta. (Urdu meaning)

• 8) Beggars can’t be choosers.

• Mangany walay ko intikhab ka haq nai. (Urdu meaning)

• 9) Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

• Aaj ka saag kal k murgh say acha hai. (Urdu

meaning)
• 10) Better low than be broken.
• Jook jana tootnay say bheter hai. (Urdu
meaning)
• 11) A blood will have blood.
• Khoon ka badla khoon. (Urdu meaning)
• 12) Borrowed garments never fit well.
• Parai charpai rass nai atti. (Urdu meaning)
• 13) Do well and have well.
• Kar bala so ho bala. (Urdu meaning)
• 14) Dry bread at home id better than roast meat
abroad.
• Ghar ki roki soki pardes k murgh say bheter hai.
(Urdu meaning)
• 15) Forbidden fruits are sweet.
• Chori ke cheez badi mazydar hoti hai. (Urdu
meaning)
• 16) When the old cock crows the young cocks
follow.
• Badoo ki adatain choto ko padti hai. (Urdu
meaning)
• 17) Is takes two a make a quarrel.
• Tali dono hatoon say bajti hai. (Urdu meaning)
• 18) The murder will be out.
• Qatal chup nai sakta. (Urdu meaning)