The words of Pakistan

Pakistan — quotes, proverbs & wisdom

Real words from the people of Pakistan, each with a verified source. New quotes are added as each is fact-checked.

“Cumin seeds in a camel's mouth.”

اونٹ کے منہ میں زیرہ

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“A half-baked physician is a danger to life.”

نیم حکیم خطرہ جان

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“Drums sound sweet from a distance.”

دور کے ڈھول سہانے

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“One who cannot dance blames the uneven courtyard.”

ناچ نہ جانے آنگن ٹیڑھا

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“Even a dog is a lion in its own street.”

اپنی گلی میں کتا بھی شیر ہوتا ہے

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“The buffalo belongs to whoever holds the stick.”

جس کی لاٹھی اس کی بھینس

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“One pomegranate and a hundred sick people.”

ایک انار سو بیمار

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“There is something black in the lentils.”

دال میں کچھ کالا ہے

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“A straw in the thief's beard.”

چور کی داڑھی میں تنکا

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition

“Come, ox, and strike me.”

آ بیل مجھے مار

Source: Traditional Urdu proverb (zarb-ul-misl), public-domain oral tradition