Literal translation
However high the mountain is, there is a path over it.
Contextual meaning
What it means
No difficulty is completely without a way through. Persistence and patience can reveal a route past even a daunting obstacle.
When people use it
In everyday life
Used to encourage someone facing a difficult examination, journey, or long piece of work.
Editorial record
Source and status
- Source
- Traditional Pashto saying; printed source not yet documented.