Common English Proverbs With Urdu Translation Lesson 5

List of English Proverbs With Roman Urdu

121. Example is better than precept.
Misal se amal behtar hai.

122. Self-praise is no recommendation.
Apne mounh mian mithu ban'na.

123. God's will be done.
Allah kare aisa he ho.

124. Forced labor is better than slackness.
Jabri mushaqat susti se behtar hai.

125. Great cry, little wool.
Unchi dukan pheeka pakwan.

126. It is hard to live in Rome and fight against the Pope.
Darya mein rehna aur magar mach se ber.

127. Penny wise, pound-foolish.
Paise ka aqalmand lekin rupay ka ahmaq.

128. A nod to the wise and a rod to the otherwise.
Laton ke bhoot baton se nahi mante.

129. A sinful man going to the bath in the Ganges.
Nau so chohe khar kar bili Hajj ko chali.

130. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.
Ghar ki rookhi sookhi pardes ke murgh se behtar hai.

131. Do well and have well.
Ghar bhala so ho bhala.

132. Borrowed garments never fit well.
Parai charpai ras nahi aati. 

133. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
Aaj ka saag kal ki murgi se acha hai. 

134. A blood will have blood.
Khoon ka badla khoon. 

135. Better low than be broken.
Jhuk jana toot jane se behtar hai.

136. All the roads lead to Rome.
Jithon di khoti othay aan khaloti.

137. Distance lends charm to the view.
Door ke dhol suhanay.

138. Business is business.
Sauda phir sauda hai.

139. A bad penny always come back.
Khota sika kisi ko qabool nahi. 

140. When the old cock crows the young cocks follow.
Barron ki aadatein chhoto ko parti hain.

141. Idleness is the root cause of all ills.
Susti har bemari ki jarr hai.

142. An open door will tempt even a saint.
Sharab muft ki ho to qazi ko bhi halal.

143. What the eye sees not.
Na rahe ga bans Na baje gi bansri.

144. Honesty is the best policy.
Emandari sub se behtreen hikmat amli hai.

145. Self-done is well done.
Aap kaaj maha kaaj.

146. A bad name is worse than a bad deed.
Bad acha badnam bura.

147. To owe is woe.
Qarz marz hai.

148. The boot is on the other leg.
Yeh bat haqeeqat ke khilaf hai.

149. Happy in the wooing that's not long a doing.
Chatt mangni patt beya.

150. Small wit great boast.
Chhota mounh bari bat.