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