Literal translation
You have carried off the meat, but you will bring it to the fire (to be cooked).
Contextual meaning
What it means
You have carried off the meat, but you will bring it to the fire (to be cooked).
When people use it
In everyday life
Catalogued from a traditional Pashto proverb collection. Its usage and regional context still require specialist review.
Editorial record
Source and status
- Source
- S. S. Thorburn, “Bannú: Or Our Afghan Frontier” (1876), UNCLASSED-2, PDF page 455. https://archive.org/download/bannuorourafgha00thor/bannuorourafgha00thor.pdf