6. “The camels were being branded (with hot irons for the public service), and the spider came to be marked also.”
“Mekke gaye na Medine gaye bīch hī bīch hājjī the.”
7. “He neither went to Mekka nor Medina, but was a pilgrim nevertheless.”
“Dharyārē men kahūn lauharyāre to kān de.”
8. “I speak to those who have daughters, and let those who have sons listen.”
“Bālā-e-tawīlah bar sar-i-maimūn.”
9. “The misfortunes of the stable (fall) on the head of the monkey.” It is the custom in Hindostān to keep a monkey in or near a stable, to guard the horses from the influence of evil eyes. This proverb is applied whenever a poor man or a servant is punished for the crimes of his superior.
“Sūndhī bawā chatāī kā lahangā.”
10. “A handsome sister, with a mat for a petticoat.”