“Astarrā guftand, pidar ast kīst? Guft asp khāl-i-man ast yā mādar-am mādiyān ast.”
131. “The mule was asked ‘Who is your father?’ he answered, ‘The horse is my maternal uncle, and the mare is my mother.”
“Wahm kī dārū hī nahīn.”
132. “There is no physic for false ideas.”
“Āb dar jaughan kobīdan.”
133. “To pound water in a mortar.” Labour in vain.
“Ām machhli bahtā ho hī rahtā hī.”
134. “Mangoes and fish meet of necessity.”
“Murdan ba-izzat bih ki zindagānī ba-mazallat.”