Urdu proverbs
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List of common Urdu proverbs.
بچھ بغل میں ڈھنڈورا شھر میں
- Roman Urdu: Bacha baghal mein, dhindora shehr mein.
- English: Child is in the armpit, chaos in the city
- Simple: The thing you are searching for everywhere is right under your nose.
تےل دےکھو اور تےل کی دھار دےکھو
- Roman Urdu: Tel dekho aur tel ki dhar dekho.
- English: Watch the oil and watch it pour
- Simple: Sit back and see what happens
سامپ بھی مر جاءے لاٹھی بھی نا ٹوٹے
- Roman Urdu: Samp bhee mar jaye, lathi bhee na tootay.
- English: The snake dies and the club doesn't break
- Simple: Get rid of the problem while keeping yourself safe
اےک تیر سے دو شکار
- Roman Urdu: Ek teer say do shikar.
- English: Two hunts with one arrow
- Simple: Killing two birds with one stone
بڈھی گھوڑی لال لگام
- Roman Urdu: Budhi ghori lal lagam.
- English: Old mare, red reigns
- Simple: Old is gold
دودھ کا دودھ پانی کا پانی
- Roman Urdu: Doodh ka doodh, pani ka pani.
- English: Milk of milk, water of water
- Simple: To get the true picture
پتھر په لکیر
- Roman Urdu: Pathar peh lakir.
- English: Line on the rock
- Simple: Something that is impossible to change
بھاگتے چور کی لنگوٹی هی سھی
- Roman Urdu: Bhagtay chor ki langoti hee sahi.
- English: A running thief's underwear is right
- Simple: Get what you can before you lose it all