په ګوهار کښې به يې سخی نه وي، وايي به زموږ د کلي ګوهار هغه دی
pə gohā́r ke bə ye sxay nə wi, wā́yi bә zamuǵ də kalí gohā́r háğa day
Literal translation
He owns no calf in the herd, yet boasts that it is his village's herd.
Contextual meaning
What it means
He owns no calf in the herd, yet boasts that it is his village's herd.
When people use it
In everyday life
Catalogued as a traditional Pashto saying. Its regional context and usage still require specialist review.
Editorial record
Source and status
- Source
- Pashto literature and poetry, Proverbs, Proverbs table, row 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashto_literature_and_poetry#Proverbs