Afghan proverbs

Proverbs from all Afghan speaking parts of the world.

• دو تربوز به یک دست گرفته نمی‏شود
  • Transliteration:Doo tarbuz ba yak dast gerefta na-mey-shawad.
  • Translation: You can't hold two watermelons in one hand.
  • English equivalent: You must not run after two hares at the same time.
  • Meaning: "Concentrate on one thing at a time or you will achieve nothing. - Trying to do two or more things at a time, when even one on its own needs full effort, means that none of them will be accomplished properly."
  • Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X". European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. X. ISBN 1-875943-44-7. 
  • Zellem (2012). Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs and Afghan Proverbs Illustrated. Zarbul Masalha (Proverbs). www.afghanproverbs.com. Retrieved on 16 February 2013.

• خواستن توانستن است
  • Transliteration: Khastan tawanistan ast.
  • Translation: Where there is a will, there is a way.
  • Parsi (2012). Limped. H\&S Media. 

• شنیدن کی بود مانند دیدن
  • Translation: Hearing is never as good as seeing.
  • Saint (2002). Alexander's Riddle: An Afghan Mystery. Trafford on Demand Pub. p. 237. ISBN 1553952073. 

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