Literal translation
Though my house has been burnt, my house walls have become pucca.
Contextual meaning
What it means
Though my house has been burnt, my house walls have become pucca.
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-27, PDF page 456. https://archive.org/download/bannuorourafgha00thor/bannuorourafgha00thor.pdf