Jummeraat di jhari, ath din di khari.
it will continue to rain for eight days if it starts on a thursday
Rakhiye te preet, nahi te paleet.
Love, if you sustain it. Futile, if you can't.
Har sufi saafi nahi hunda.
Careful, not every sufi is genuine.
Gana te rona sabh nu aaunda ae.
Everybody sings and everybody cries.
Gana te rona sabh nu aaunda ae.
You'll sing and you'll cry. That is human.
Je sukh chahveń jeen da, khulle khambeeń udd.
Life begins when you are absolutely free
Baat badli, saakh badli.
Change your word and lose respect.
Hatho hath nabeṙa, na jhagṙa na jheṙa.
Deals closed right at the spot spare you troubles later on
Tu vi rani main vi rani, kon bhare ga pani?
Where everybody wants VIP treatment, nothing gets done.
Kothi wala roye, chhappar wala soye.
The rich are restless, the poor sleep peacefully.
Dhee moi, jawai chor.
Son-in-law is welcomed only until the daughter is alive.)
aasa jiye, nirasa mare.
hope keeps you alive.
turvaya taaN gaya, munda viaheya taaN gaya.
Make change for a note or get your son married, they're no longer yours.
Nain mila ke kade chain nai milda.
Fall in love, embrace restlessness.
Aap bure taañ jag bura, aap bhale taañ jag bhala.
Be good and people will be good to you. Be bad and expect the same.
Parayi aas, aayi na raas.
Expectations lead to disappointments.)
Aata gundhi hildi kyon aeN?
Blaming someone for no reason.)
Suno sub di, karo apni.
Listen to everyone but do what you consider right.)
Udeek naloN kahl changi.
It's better do it yourself instead of waiting for someone else to get it done.
Bhuk na mange lazataaN, ishq na puchhe zaat
Hunger asks not for taste, love cares not about caste.
JuvaaN wala sir saRe, Maran wala khassam mare.
Death upon the husband who beats his wife; fire upon the head that's full of lice.
Shehar kih te mehar kih!
brotherhood among city folks? you're kidding me.
Changi matt chaho taan buddhe nu puchhan jao.
Need a good piece of advice? Consult an old person.
Note turvaya taaN gaya, munda viaheya taaN gaya.
Make change for a note or get your son married, they're no longer yours.
Turreya te appaReya.
You will reach the destination, once you start.
Dharti jaid gareeb na koi, Indar jaid na data.
Poorest of all is Earth, most gracious is God.
Daal roti ghar di, vasakhi ambarsar di.
Best food is at home, best Vaisakhi in Amritsar.
Rajjeya kih jane bhukke di saar.
Well-fed people don't want to know how the hungry live.
Ghar da jogi jogra, bahar da jogi sidh.
a learned person is honored, except in their own house.
Dadhe da hath chale, maRe di zaban.
The powerful use their hand, the weak their tongue.
Jehri mauj chhaju de chobare, na oh balakh na bukhare.
East or west, home is best.
Annhi peehe te kutte khaan.
No checks? Things are sure going to waste.
Changi hoye ta apni, maRi waheguru di.
"I worked hard" if it's good, "God's will" when it's bad.)
Sochi peya te banda gaya.
think too much about something, and you can't get anything done.
Palle nai dhela, kardi mela mela.
got no money but want to go shopping, eh?
Rann nu te ann nu nindana nai chahi da.
Wife and food, one should not speak ill of these two
Ranjha, sub da sanjha.
it's the same god everyone looks up to.
Namazañ bakhswaan gaye, rozay vi gall pay gaye.
when someone's trying to lower the burden but gets more in the process.
aakar phooñ the fitte muñh.
nobody welcomes an arrogant person.
Neoñh na lagda zori da.
You can't make yourself fall in love.
jagde da lakh, sutte da kakh)
it's only the active ones who make something out of this world.
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