Punjabi Idioms ((full)) < TRUSTED • 2027 >

But the neighbors were cruel. "See?" whispered Sukhi, the grocer. " Kaane di nigh mitthi na kar. (Don’t turn a blind man’s gaze into dirt—don't take a fool's ambition seriously)."

Jagtar took a long puff. He didn’t scream. He didn’t cry. He simply said, " Jinna khaa mitti, ohi khaa ke rajjna. (He who eats dirt, will only be satisfied by eating more dirt.)" He looked at his son’s muddy shoes. "You tasted failure. Now you know its flavor." punjabi idioms

Jagtar didn’t look up from sharpening his dati (scythe). " Putar, ajjai rayyan naal lai ke nahi chalda. (Son, you cannot just rely on dreams)." He paused. " Tusi kacchi garhi te nahi chadhde? (You’re mounting an unripe melon? Without skill, you’ll slip and fall.)" But the neighbors were cruel

But the neighbors were cruel. "See?" whispered Sukhi, the grocer. " Kaane di nigh mitthi na kar. (Don’t turn a blind man’s gaze into dirt—don't take a fool's ambition seriously)."

Jagtar took a long puff. He didn’t scream. He didn’t cry. He simply said, " Jinna khaa mitti, ohi khaa ke rajjna. (He who eats dirt, will only be satisfied by eating more dirt.)" He looked at his son’s muddy shoes. "You tasted failure. Now you know its flavor."

Jagtar didn’t look up from sharpening his dati (scythe). " Putar, ajjai rayyan naal lai ke nahi chalda. (Son, you cannot just rely on dreams)." He paused. " Tusi kacchi garhi te nahi chadhde? (You’re mounting an unripe melon? Without skill, you’ll slip and fall.)"