Back

Yas ko-ri kh'a-ndar so ku-r lobran, nahqai gobran dae-d va-v "

To exercise unnecessary care about someone, especially when the person is oblivion and / or aversive to the fact that people are concerned.

yakur mA:rith athan phakh
After killing a yakur (a kind of bird), hands will stink.
A bad deed leaves a bad taste.

yath lachas ti carsIy
Let us have hashish for this Lakh as well.
A spendthrift does not have a second thought while spending money.

yas vAtsh nAr, tAm' kheyi lukIhInz lAr
One who lifts an arm, does grab someone else's house.

yi tse chuy v>ndas, ti chuy nI candas
Whatever is in your heart, it is not in your pocket.
One may be generous at heart, but may not be able to afford it.

yirIvIn' na:v tI cirvun D>r
A boat adrift.
Disaster all around.

yi:t' tsA:~g' t'u:t ga:sh
As many lamps, as much illumination.
The more the merrier.

yeth' kor to:bI, tiy a:v ro:bI
Whatever one didn't want to do, one is forced to do the same.

yem' von poz, tas kADIkh Ach
He who speaks the truth, his eye is gouged out.
Truth is bitter.

yem' h'ot, su hot
The one who worries a lot, rots.
If you weep, your troubles heap.

yus phol su phol g>Day
Whatever has bloomed, has bloomed from the very bud.
Coming events cast their shadows before.

yus yuth a:si, tas t'uth ba:si
Everything appears of the same type as one would like it to be.

yusuy rochum tAs' nish rachtam kh>da:yo:
May God save me from the one, whom I saved (or brought up).

yot ta:m dam, tot ta:m gam
Worries last as long as life lasts.

Yot ta-m poz pazi, tot ta-m a-lam dazi"

This phrase depicts a situation in which there are possibilities of a person being convicted from an aberrant verdict, stemming paradoxically from lack of evidence. It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.

 

Yot ta-m ni' ru-d peyi', to ta-m vothi ni' rab

Effect is incarcerated to Cause In our country. This proverb is usually pronounced regarding incidents manifesting an obvious effect but a suspect cause. Peculiar to our moral outlook, there is more disdain for the cause than the effect.