Read by the tongue
1 Punjabi proverb read closely — filed under Humility and Hypocrisy; set beside cousins in French, Arabic and Japanese.
ਮੰਗੇ ਦਾ ਢੋਲ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਦੇਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੱਜਦਾ
mangey da dhol bahutī der nahīṉ vajjdā
A Punjabi proverb about the borrowed drum that eventually falls silent — and how French, Arabic, and Japanese traditions say the same thing about borrowed standing.
The borrowed drum doesn't beat for long
ਮੰਗੇ ਦਾ ਢੋਲ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਦੇਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਵੱਜਦਾ
Mangey da dhol bahutī der nahīṉ vajjdā
Literally: A borrowed drum does not play for long
Punjabi · India
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