Hausan ProverbsDefinitions

Abundance will make cotton pull a stone.

Accumulation is powerful — small showers fill the stream.

Allah will give water to the wheat on a rock.

Allah is the one who knows everything, not man.

The Beggar is the companion of the loafer.

Business is rough — the market is not anybody's home

Death is a blessing to the joyless man.

Desperation is the cause of risky action — man who falls into a well will seize even the edge of a sword

Ignorance is a terrible thing — lack of knowledge is darker than night.

Naivety is cured by experience — A boy knows not fire till it burns him.

Patience is like kindling, it’s quickly used up.