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"Om Namah Shivaya"
Ahankaras namaskaar,suy
gav sakhshaatkar
Obeisence to
the self that is a reflection of eternal reality
Aakh -t- aakh gav
kah
Unity is strength
Oat chhanun -t- pariyun
thavun hoakhun
To preserve for future
use what is not needed immediately
Aokhvanye saabenye
zardi
To show artificial
concern
Akh aamut ladeni
byaakh luhravani
One creates ,the other
destroys
Aamechh koker path
karainye
To let go of a golden
oppurtunity
Achhav rostai achh
gaash
To be able to see even
without having eyes
Anis mush haavun
-n- savaab -n- gaunah
To show colour to a
blind man
Apzis chhun guday
kuni
Lies have no basis
Aesas manz naabad
phol travun
To dangle a carrot
before someone
Asmaanas vauth travan
-t- tarakh ganzravaan
To dream of the impossible
Akh khaujas saet
bate khyon -t- byayi syuonis kun ath nyuon
To count upon impossible
favours
Anyan manz kane sunder
Among the ignorant
a little knowledge is of great value
Ami myani khalani
saetya
Taking all the credit
But for my last minute
contribution your dreams could have come to naught
Andhrim andher -t-
nyebrim nyeber
To be non plussed /bewildered
Akh hamal -t- byakh
damal
One partner is active,the
other is merely demonstrative
Aayi venis -t- gayi
kandaras
Destiny often withholds
the crown from the very person who deserves it
Athan phukh diwaan
bachun
To be saved by the
skin of one's teeth
Azar yi khush kari
-t- kar
Money makes the mare
go
Buthis chhantas toh
-t- nar,dyekas kartas namaskaar
Do not judge a person
by his looks
Despite his repulsive
looks a person may be blessed by gods
Baadshah gur chhun
khyawaan zyab
yeli peyas teli
kheyi rab
Despite being born
with a silver spoon in mouth one is forced to give
way to circumstances
Bayan bat divaan
naav khatir ,ganan manz paan maaraan paamav khatir
For a good name we
give parties but die if we get a bad name
Boay bayis pushpana,boay
bayis dushmana
A brother who can be
a great support frequently turns an enemy to his
brother
Boni muhul taarun
To try to make a stupid
person understand
Buda gav -t-
thah thah thovnam pathkun
The old man has passed
away but has left me to deal with
his unresolved issues
Chhal -n- mal chhaa
achan kin nearaan
Clean your heart and
mind of negative thoughts
Chamchi manchi hokhni
One with a depressed
and emaciated look
Daun salah -t- tran
vah vilah
Two's company,the third
person is an intruder
Deenuk tham chhuy
seenas pyath
True religion is in
one's heart
Dardidandan yakhraj
dadan
The best cure for an
aching tooth is to pull it out
Daarikanye anz yun
Prosperity visitng
unexpectedly
Dohli suray losun
The sun setting at
midday
Somthing unexpected
and tragic happenning
Gaenti thool vaalun
To accomplish a very
difficult task
Gub gaatej-t- grata
tsakaej
Wisdom and serenity
should not unduly weigh down a person
Hud gav -t- kuniu
myond gav
A slight lack of warmth
once may spoil long-standing relationship
Hoon lot lazayokh
kandilas su draav hoon lotui
It is difficult to
change a persons mentality
Hir peth hir guggal
khasnyay
To talk of others out
of thin air
Hati -t- khash -t-
mati -t- khash
To burn the candle
on both sides
Hatsar zad gatshun
To be exposed to social
stigma
Hachi -ti- karav
volaas,souti lagi sonder
Even a piece ofwood
looks beautiful after it has been decorated,
but it is the inner
beauty that matters in the long run
Hokhmut hogaad
Like a dehydrated fish
Kori roon hyut -t-
noshi kath kyut
A daughter should have
good husband,it is not so vital for a daughter-in-law
Kori doad gav pashminas
ather
Inherent anxiety for
a daughters welfare affects a person like moth's
quitely eating into
precious pashmina
Kori rs maej gayi
khori rs naav
A mother without a
daughter is like a boat without an oar
Khoonas chharey
Blood is thicker than
water
Khund gupun
An introvert person
is dangerous
Khyon polav -t- athi
chhalun gramyut
Feed the child with
choicest dishes but in a disciplined way
Lokachaari aases
guh gan mandaan,badith draayes pandit buoy
It doesn't take time
to change one's destiny
Lotuy vonmai lotui
boaz panini kath chhai panani jayi
I charge to you in
utter confidence
Not to give out private
secrets everywhere
Lembi pamposh pholun
A beautiful and talented
person born in humble surroundings
Lori dastar thavun
To keep a person for
namesake only
Maij - mol gav batas
peth syun
One's parents serve
as an appetiser only, one has to assemble the rest of the dinner
through one's own efforts
only
Mot laegith saala
bati khyon
To share a feast acting
like a dull witted person
Mudas gyanech kath
no vanizeh,kharas goor dina raavi doh
Trying to teach a stupid
person is useless,
its just like feeding
jaggery to a donkey
Mudan hanz maaeji
nai prasan -t- trukyan,
handai ghar kith
pathye khasan
How will clever
people thrive if nut-wits are not arround
Maaji maasi -t- kori
kus kaasi
An all-pervadin
curse in the family
Malinyuk hyot dyut
-t- kori hund zyevi pyot
Sweet nature of a girl
is better than a dowry
Maaji hund -n- maalyun
gaubur sund matamal
If mother does not
have good relations with her parents,her children are a
generation further
off
Mooli tali kul kadun
To destroy ones roots
Mauth gaubur gav
maukth haar -t- ar kure gayi tabardaar
A mad son is like pearl
necklace while an accomplished daughter is like a wood cutter
Mulah's doarr mashidi
taam
Person of limited perception
Myani bebi -n- guh
loar
Everyone thinks that
they are pure and flawless
Metsai tulakh -t-
soan sapdinai
To bless from the core
of one's heart
Na zyun na prasun
nakhay ratnas hurirazaan
I have no experience
of child bearing, yet the wrath of the deity of
child birth persues
me
Noon teel zyooth
-t- athi myon myooth
A delicious dish
needs all ingredients for nice cooking
Naevidas tagihe pananay
vodhi kaasihey mas
If a person
has the right tools he can cut away his own misery
Nafa huk oasum tasali
-t- gati masa paav hanglo karai shupi saet vaav
No loss no gain
Nanvaar naav dramut
A bad name sticks
Naklas -t- gachi
akal aasin
To be able to cheat
also requires some intelligence
Nasti hanz jayi
Delicate relations
Nosh lavi -n- haar,kath
karan khar
A person is not worth
a small shell,but talks in tons
Nagar neerith -t-
paan deeshith
To go to another country
is to forget oneself
Naagas naag chhiki
chhik karan
Sheeps of the same
flock, flock together
Nina vaalis kunay
gonah,raaven vaalis saas gonah
The one who pilfers
sins only once, but the loser commits a thousand sins
in trying to identify the culprit
Oar zuv chhuv nyamath
Good health is a luxury
Odhur zyun hyuv dazun
Burning with rage
like a wet piece of wood
Panini kakur
nai bad aasi,lukahundi gari kyaazi traavi thool
A silly person
gives a handle to others while dealing with them
Peetas pyatt chhakh
peetreni ,peeta pyatha vatshakh -t- chhak tsaentrene
Once you loose power,you
loose respect of the people too.
Panenyev chhinamanae
mat paygambar
A prophet is not valued
in his own land
Panun rath paanas
math
Self help is the greatest
virtue
Pata kani vaguv tsatun
Backbiting
Panai paanas taereef
kareny
To blow one's own trumpet
Yotaani poz pazaan
-t- awam dazan
The sufferer goes through
hell till the truth comes out
Piter harud kur khatanhaal
Out of jealousy for
enemy one does impossible things
Panay paanas zang
chateyn
or
Panay paanas drot
vaayun
To cut ones own roots
Phash dith gash annun
To massage with a vengence
Rachhdars doha -t-
churas gara
What one protects ones
whole life,gets lost in a moment
Razi sarp banaavun
To make a mountain
out of a molehill
Raenis kaulay -sau-
gayi dahan kaulay
If husband is fond
of wife every family member will like her
Reanis ziy hiy -t-
nyechvis ziy gari gari drey
A wife has right over
husbands income but reservations over son's income
Shaal chhalith battyan
lori
Try to act brave after
the danger has passed
Shaal -t- shaal vugaan,
tangi wakt kuni
Wolves fight each other,
but attack together
Sheasther phutravun
Anger that can cut
through solid iron
Shur -t- gur
gav barabar
A child and old people
are alike
Sedis -t- myendis
khuda dost
God is the friend of
both the simple guy and the leper
Sedis haul kya kari
A crook can never harm
a straight forward person
Shur vol kya khey
,hirvol panun
A man with many children
will have only husk to eat
Shur sund shur chhuy
sood
A child is like capital
and a grandchild is interest on that capital
Tsalaha chaani daadi
chh hyeth seethy
Trying to unsuccesfully
run away from something or someone
Tshopa chhay raup
sanz karkhay -t- saunsenz
Silence is silver ,but
if practiced is golden
Tse ta bota luta
bab ,anyut -t- bushkab
the fewer the better
Tshop gaav gayi gudhame
khav
An unusually simple
person can be very complex
Turan turnavun -t-
vusun vushnaavun
To take great care
Vuni chhay vuzmalay,pat
chhay gagray
This is just the lightening
before the thunderstorm
Vaav vuchhit nav
traven
Turn ones soil to catch
the wind
Van manz laal charith
anun
To search and find
a gem of a person from amongst the wilderness
Yam yath kar kal
-t- kahar -su- tul shahar vaetith pyav
Where there is a will
there is a way
Yem kar rey,tyem
ker krey
It is good to take
responsibility for your actions
Yath -n- push tath
-n- dush
If you cannot mend
do not bend
Yed khaeter gacchun
waatul
The stomach drives
us across all barriers
Yed sethy choup hyuon
To harm a person without
leaving any mark
Yeli pyeyi chhanas
panas peth
When it your responsibility
you will be more serious about it
Yoray gachha
ziney khaun hyeth
Extremely bewildered
by the problems of life
Yath gaamas -n- gachhun,tami
gaamuk kya naav
Why bother about a
place where you will not be going
Gathering useless information
Yus dam nyeri suy
wah-wah
To live in the present
moment
Zyab chalaan -t-
choab labaan
One's tongue is one's
greatest enemy
A loose tongue is one's
greatest enemy
Zan Zanani zoon maj
zoon
Posing to be very simple
and innocent
Zapur ruz ati -t-
sati baney dyead
To show superiority
out of the way
Zameen phutravaan
-t- pakaan
Someone who walks full
of pride
Zan chhi dehi lad
gagar ruzith
To live like a frightened
mouse in one's own house
Zouveli hund khyun
-t- zyevli hund -n
To eat with a petty
person but never with a long-tongued one
Zuvas peth kya hassar
chhu
Life cannot be trusted,death
can come at any moment
Zyethev naryav kheyiv
saal
People respect outer
beauty and affluence,but not inner values
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