Punjabi proverbs

This page is for proverbs from the Punjabi language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region (north western India and eastern Pakistan). In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken native tongue. Quotes اننے کتے ہرناں دے شکاری ਅੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਕੁੱਤੇ,ਹਿਰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ Transliteration: "Annay kuttay hirnan day shikari." English Translation: Blind dogs hunting deer. Idiomatic Meaning: Incompetent persons can not do a tough job. Sadey Akhan (ساڈے اکھان), p.64, (2004) آہلکیاں دے پنڈ وکھرے نئیں ہوندے ਆਲਸੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿਹੜੇ ਨੀ ਹੁੰਦੇ Transliteration: "Aalsiyan de pind vehray naeen hondey." English Translation: Villages of lazy people are not separated. Idiomatic Meaning: Lazy people live in same society. Sadey Akhan (ساڈے اکھان), p.29, (2004) جام دی رن تے بلی دے کن ਜਾਮ ਦੀ ਰੰਨ ਤੇ ਬਿੱਲੀ ਦੇ ਕੰਨ Transliteration: "Jam di rann tay billi day kenn." English Translation: Wife of Jam and ears like cat. Idiomatic Meaning: Wealth without use is no wealth. Sadey Akhan (ساڈے اکھان), p.140, (2004) عشق مجازی تے تلکن بازی ਇਸ਼ਕ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਜੀ 'ਤੇ ਤਿਲਕਨ ਬਾਜੀ Transliteration: "Ishk mjazi tay tilken baazi." English Translation: Love is a slippery game. Idiomatic Meaning: Love is a risky game. Sadey Akhan (ساڈے اکھان), p.268, (2004) شیرنی دا دد سونے دے پانڈے وچ ای سماندا اے۔ ਸ਼ੇਰਨੀ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਧ ਸੋਨੇ ਦੇ ਭਾਂਡੇ 'ਚ ਹੀ ਸਮਾਉਂਦਾ ਐ Transliteration: "Sherni da dud soney dey pandey vich ee smanda ae." English Translation: Pot of gold is needed to keep the gifts from loneliness . Idiomatic Meaning: Extraordinary care is needed for unique things. Sadey Akhan (ساڈے اکھان), p.264, (2004) پیلیاں دا گھر ماتماں توں خالی نہیں ہوندا۔ Transliteration: Paeliyaan da ghar matmaan tuN khali nhin honda. English Translation: Mourning never end in ants' home. ਲੜਾਈ ਤੇ ਲੱਸੀ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਵੰਡਣਾ Transliteration: ladaai te lassi da ki wadhaanan English meaning: You can continue with difference of opinion as much as you want similar to lassi/buttermilk can be increased by simply adding water ਬੇਸ਼ਰਮ ਦੇ ਢੂਹੇ ਤੇ ਅੱਕ ਉੱਗ ਆਏ ਤੇ ਉਹਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਛਾਂ ਹੋਏਗੀ। Transliteration: Besharm de dhue te aak ugyae te aune kya ki chaahn hoyegi English meaning: A shameless person will be happy with a thorny tree on his backside saying that it will give him shade meaning a shameless person has no values ਆਬ ਆਬ ਕਰ ਮੋਇਓ ਬੱਚਾ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀਆਂ ਘਰ ਗਾਲ਼ੇ Transliteration: Aab Aab Kar Moiyo Bacha Farsian Ghar Gaale English Transliteration: Child died calling out for water when he adopted Persian (foreign Language) in Punjab Meaning: ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਓਪਰੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਬੋਲਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ। Idiomatic Meaning: When a person adopts a foreign language and forsakes his own mother tongue Category:Proverbs by language proverbs