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Proverbs

See: Pashto literature and poetry § Proverbs

Pashto also has a rich heritage of proverbs (Pashto matalúna, sg. matál). An example of a proverb:

اوبه په ډانګ نه بېلېږي

Transliteration: O bә́ pə ḍāng nə beléẓ̌i

Translation: "One cannot divide water by a pole."