‫ݩݩݘ ݩݩݘ ݒ ݩݩݘ ݩݩ ݧݒݘ‬

‫  
 ݔݪ‬
Ada asap adalah api.

‫ݩ‬ ‫ݩ‬
Where there’s smoke, there’s s fire

‫ݩ  
ݑ‬
‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݘ‬
Ada gula adalah semut.
Where there is sugar, there is bound to be ants.
 ‫ݤ‬,‫ ݣݣ‬-‫ ݑݦ‬.‫(' ݒ‬
‫ݑݦ* ݧݑ) ݐ‬ ‫ ݐ ݕ"! ݒ‬#‫ݭݔ ݪ‬$‫ ݭݔݪ ݣݤݤݣݣ ݣݣ ݫݕ‬
Air dicincang takkan putus.
Water cannot be cut, and blood is thicker than water.

‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ 

0*‫ ݫݔ‬5-‫ ݫݓ‬0#‫ * ݔ‬34‫' ݣ‬/01‫ ݓ‬#* *‫ ݭݔݪ ݣ ݤݤݣݣ ݫݭݔ‬
‫ݐ‬
Air yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya.
Still water runs deep. Never take for granted a quiet person,
for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature.
 ‫ݧ ݩݑ ݐ‬
00#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݭݔ‬98* 067‫
ݫݭݓ* ݫݔ‬
Alah bisa tegal biasa
With practice and familiarity, all tasks will be easy.

‫
ݒ ­
ݒ ݫݭݓ; ݣݤ ݑ‬
>?‫ ݑ‬#@‫ ݥ=
ݔ‬0#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݭݔ‬/‫ݣ‬
Alang-alang berdakwat biarlah hitam.
Once started, a job should be done to its completion
 ‫ ݤݑ‬B‫ ݭݕ‬#C‫
ݒ ­
ݒ ݫݭݓ ݣ; ݔݪ‬
‫ݐ‬DE‫ ݔ‬F"‫ݔ ݕ‬G
=‫ ݥ‬0#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݭݔ‬A
Alang-alang berminyak biarlah licin
Once started , a job should be done to its completion

‫ݒ‬
‫ݣ'ݤݐ‬O
98 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ ݣ ݣ ݣ‬N0)M‫ ݣ‬K0‫) ݔ‬L =0#‫> ݫݣݭݓ* ݫݔ‬08J‫ ݣ‬IH#‫ ݕ‬C‫
­
ݣ‬
Alang-alang menyeluk pekasam biar sampai kepangkal lengan
Something is worth doing that is worth doing well. So too,
should you decide to plunge your hand into a pot of pickles, go
in all the way up to your elbow.
 ‫ݐݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬
،K R
‫ ݔ‬X* ‫ݤ‬U‫ݤ‬V=‫ ݥ‬H W S‫ ݣݣ‬0‫ ݓ‬T F‫ ݕ‬Q‫*ݔ‬B ‫= ݓ‬H*‫ ݫݭݓ ݣ;ݣ‬P*‫ ݫݭݔ‬
‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬
5\0* 0#‫ * ݔ‬SZ[‫=ݤ‬V‫ ݥ‬0 B‫­ ݥ= ݫݔݥ* ݫݭݓ‬5B‫ݥ= ݫݭݓݣݔݣ* ݓ‬H*‫ ݫݭݓ ݣ;ݣ‬B‫ݕݪ‬J
Ayam bertelur sebutir pecah kabarnya ke seluruh negeri,
penyu bertelur beribu-ribu seorangpun tiada tahu.
The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but
when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed.
 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬
‫ ݔ ݪݬ ݪ_^ݤ‬0* V‫ ݣ ݤݣ ݥ‬0*‫ ݐ' ݫݭݓ‬/0*‫ ݑݦ‬،])
;‫ ݑ ݒ‬P*‫ ݫݭݔ‬
‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ 
‫ݤ‬
Ayam terlepas, tangan bau tahi
The bad missed what he went after, but his deed wont be
forgoten.

‫ ݒ‬#‫ ݔ‬7‫ ݐ' ݑ* ݓ‬/‫ݥ= ݣ ݒݣ‬b‫  ݣݤݤݣ ݥ‬K0a‫ ݐ‬0*‫ݓ‬

‫ݔ‬
Bagai aur dengan tebing.
Like the bamboo and the river bank
 ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ ݐ‬N‫ݤ‬V‫ ݥ= ݤ‬g IB#4f ‫ݤ‬cd‫ ݣݤ‬V‫ݥ ݣݥ‬e
9#7*‫(' ݫݭݓ‬
Orang mengantuk disorongkan bantal.
Getting your wildest dream come true.

‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬
‫ ݐ' ݫݙ ݭݫݔ* ݔݬݪ‬/‫  ݣݣ‬K0‫ ݔ‬a0*‫ݓ‬
‫^ݤ‬i
Bagai kuku dengan isi.
Like the fingernail and the flesh beneath it, each is dependent
on the other for their mutual survival.
 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬
،cZ* P
 B‫ ݓ‬Cd ،‫ݤ‬A-‫ ݥ= ݔ‬0#C j#k‫ ݫݭݔ‬Of K0‫ ݔ‬a0*‫ݓ‬
‫ݑ‬I‫ ݤݣݣ‬Q ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ c
‫ݤ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݤ‬ , ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬
‫' ݫݭݓ ݣ; ݔ‬/01‫ݣ ݓ‬Z* ، ‫ ݣ ݣ‬-. '/01‫ ݓ‬B‫ ݓ‬Cd
Bagai menghela menarik rambut dalam tepung, rambut jangan
putus, tepung jangan berserak
Like pulling a strand of hair out of flour , ensure that the hair
does not break and the flour won’t scatter. A difficult problem
may need painstaking effort to resolve.
 ‫ݐ ݐ ݩݩݘ ݐ ݑݐ‬
‫ ݒ‬p‫
 ݔ‬B#‫ ݔ‬n*‫ ݓ‬Sm‫  ݕ‬S0Ll‫ ݔ‬0a0*‫ݓ‬
'o
Bagaimana acuan begitulah kuihnya.
Like father like son /

‫ݒ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬

‫ ݐ‬Jrs‫ ݓ‬BC‫ ݐ‬,0qp‫ݫݭݓ‬
064*‫(' ݫݭݓ‬
Bahasa menunjukkan bangsa
One’s use of language will show one’s breeding and culture.
 ‫ݑ ݒ ݑ ݐ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬
vu‫ݤ‬d‫ ݣݥ‬A-0‫ݤ ݫݭݓ* ݕ‬cd‫ ݣݤ‬V‫ݥ ݣݥ‬e A-0‫ ݫݭݓ* ݕ‬، t=0T A‫ ݑ‬-0‫ ݫݭݓ* ݕ‬c‫ ݤݣ‬V A‫ ݑ‬-0‫ݫݭݓ* ݕ‬
Banyak udang banyak garam, banyak orang banyak ragam.
We may share the same physical features, but what’s in our
hearts is never the same.

‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬
‫ݑ‬AB‫ݭݔݪ‬#‫ ݧݑ‬7‫ ݥ= ݫݔݥ* ݐ‬A‫ ݑ‬-‫ݤ  ݐ‬A‫ ݑ‬-‫ ݥ= ݫݬݔ‬-‫ ݫݭݓ‬w0‫ݫݭݓ* ݒ‬
Bapa borek anak rintik
The son will take after the father
 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݨ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݨ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ݤ‬K‫ ݓ ݣ; ݣݤݤ= ݔ‬#‫ ݔ‬x‫ ݫݕ‬By A- ،K ‫ ݓ ݔ‬#‫ ݔ‬x‫ ݫݕ‬By w0*‫ݫݭݓ‬
‫; ݔ‬
Bapa kencing berdiri, anak kencing berlari.
When father urinates standing, the child will urinate running.
Small flaws in one generation become disastrous in the next.

‫ݐ‬DE‫ ݧݨݒ) ݔݪ‬#y‫ ݫݭݓ ݣ; ݐ* ݒ ݤ­ ݐ=* ݒ ݩݧݑ‬،|} {‫ ݑ‬#y‫ ݔ‬d­{‫ ݑ‬#y‫ݫݭݓ ݣ;ݤ ݔ‬
Berakit-rakit kehulu. Berenang-renang ketepian.
Better to suffer in the beginning for the pleasure later.
 ‫ ݒ‬#‫ ݔ‬F"‫ ݐ ݓ‬#‫ݭݔ ݪ‬$‫ ݣ ݣ ݫݓ‬t0‫ ݐ' ݣ‬O‫ ݥ= ݫݔݥ* ݒ‬،~(#‫ ݔ‬J‫ ݣ ݒݣ‬t0 ;‫ݫݭݓ ݑ‬
Berat sama dipikul ringan sama dijinjing.
A difficult task will be easier to accomplish with teamwork.

‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬

‫ݤ'ݐ‬-‫€ݭݔ‬u
‫ݣ‬ ‫ݤ‬ # ‫ ݤݣ ݣݣ­ݣ‬#;‫ ݫݭݓݣ ݣݣ‬،|\‫ ݑ{ ݥݣ‬#y‫ݢ ݔ‬0­{‫ ݑ‬#y‫ݢ ݔ‬0;‫ݫݭݓ ݥݣ‬
Bersakit-sakit dahulu, Bersenang-senang kemudian.
Better to suffer in the beginning for the pleasure later.
 ‫'ݤݐ‬-‫€ ݣݭݔ‬u ‫ݤ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬
# ‫ݤ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬
#
‫ݤ‬ ‫ݤ‬ 
‫ݤ‬ ‫ݤ‬ 
‫ ݫݣݭݓݣ ݤݣ; ݤݣ ݣ ݣݣ­ ݤ ݤ‬،|\ g‫ݣ‬‫ݣ ݣ ݣ ­ ݣ ݣ ݣ ݣ ݣ‬g;
‫ݓ ݣ ݣ ݣ‬
Bersusah-susah dahulu, Bersenang-senang kemudian.
Facing difficulties in the beginning yields ease in the end.

‫ ݬݕ ݪݬƒ ݔݪ‚ݤ‬-‫ ݨݘ ݦݨݥ ݐ' ݫݭݓ ݣݓݣ‬0#‫ ݐ' ݑ* ݔ‬/0‫ ݑݦ* ݒ‬# ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬
‫ ݓ‬WZ*‫ݫݭݓ ݣ;ݣ‬
Bertepuk sebelah tangan tiada akan berbunyi
You can’t clap with one hand. There must be reciprocity in
commerce and in love.
 ‫ݤ‬،†‫ ݔ ݪ‬0J‫…„ݤ ݒ‬
‫ݬݔ ݪ ݪ‬ =
‫ݤ‬ ‫ݑ‬
( *‫ ݥ= ݫݙ ݫݭ ݔ‬0#‫ݫݭݓ* ݫݔ‬
‫ݤݑ‬IV‫ ݐ*‡ݣ ݥ‬-‫ ݑ‬D‫ ݐ‬Ey‫ݢݢ‬0C ‫^ݤ‬i*‫ ݢݬݙݤݢ ݫݭݔ‬D‫ ݐ‬Ey‫ݢݢ‬0C
‫ݔ ݓ ݔݪ ݔ‬
Biar ikut resmi padi, makin berisi makin tunduk
Just as the padi plant bends lower as it ripens, so too do those
who are more knowledgeable display greater humility.
 ‫ݑ‬V‫ݤ‬0*‫ ݒ ݫݭݓ ݣ; ݑݦ‬#C0 ‫ݑ‬
‫ ݓ‬#y‫ ݔ‬5|‫ ݣݣ‬I‫ݥ‬V‫‡ݣ‬#‫ݫݭݓ* ݫݭݔ‬
Biduk lalu kiambang bertaut.
Like seaweed that clings to each other after passing boats
separate them, so a family will come together with the passing
of every crisis.
 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ ݑ‬-‫ݫݓ‬
،0J­‫ݤ‬0J;‫ ݫݭݓ‬A‫ݤݤݣ ݑ‬-‫ ݔ ݣݣ‬0*‫ ݫݭݓ‬
‫ݒ‬
ˆ0‫ ݔ ݪ‬8 '/01‫@ ݑ{ ݓ‬01‫ ݓ‬
‫ݐ‬ ‫ ݑ‬-‫ݫݓ‬
Buat baik berpada-pada, buat jahat jangan sekali
Do good deeds but not excessively, avoid bad deeds
altogether.
 ‫ݒ‬c ‫ݑ ݤ ݤ ݐ ݒ ݑ‬
،‫ ݣ ݤ‬B#L‫ ‹ ݓ‬S‫
{  ݭݔݪ ݣ ݤݣݣ ݠ Š; ݤ‬-‫ݫݓ‬
‫  ݐŒ ݑ) ݑ‬S‫^ݤ Š; ݤ ݐݤ‬i*‫ݤ ݧݩݐ‬0C {‫
ݑ‬-‫ݫݓ‬
‫ݬݔ ݪ ݪ‬
Bulat air kerana pembetung, bulat manusia kerana muafakat
As water is rounded up in a bamboo duct, people are united in
thoughts when they reach an agreement after a conference.
 ‫ݒ‬
،U|BL‫ ‹ ݓ‬#
‫ ݫݔ‬V‫ݥ ݥ‬e ‫
ݑ{  ݭݔݪ ݣݤݤݣݣ‬-‫ݫݓ‬
‫  ݐŒ ݑ) ݑ‬#
‫ ݫݔ‬V‫ݥ ݥ‬e 0‫ ݑ‬T {‫
ݑ‬-‫ݫݓ‬
Bulat air oleh pembuluh, bulat kata oleh muafakat.
The roundness of the water ripples is caused by the ladle, the
roundness of words is caused by agreement.
 ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬
، {kB
‫{­ ݭݔݪ‬kB
‫ ݭݔݪ‬c0# ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ ݔ‬M‫ݢ‬01‫ݕ‬
‫ ݣݤ ݒŽ ݥ­ ݣݤŽ ݥݒ‬P
‫ݤ‬0‫ ݤ‬C ‫ ݒ‬M‫ݢ‬01
‫ݕ‬
Cakap siang lihat-lihat , cakap malam dengar-dengar
Be extra careful when speaking on sensitive matters.
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‫ݤ‬ ‫ݐ‬
‫ ݣ‬r‫ ݓ‬m
‫{ ݓ‬#‫  ݣݣ‘ ݔ‬5B7‫ݥ ݣ ݔ‬Ar‫ݣ ݔݪ ݣ ݣ ݔݪ ݫݓ‬-‫ݫݓ ݣݣ‬S0C 
Di mana bumi dipijak di situ langit dijunjung.
Loyalty and patriotism should lie in your own country.

‫’؟ݤ‬ ‫ݤݐ‬0* W A‫ ݑ‬-‫ ݑ‬b‫ݣݣ‬0T U5 '}

‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬Zf-‫ ݑ‬S0‫ ݐ‬C †‫ݤ‬
‫ݔݬ ݪ‬ ‫ݔ ݬݪ ݪ‬
Di mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tak ke nasi?
Where pours the sauce if not on the rice?
 ‫ݐ‬0#y‫ ݧݩ‬،0#y‫ ݐ‬A‫ ݑ‬B
 ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ݐ‬
‫( ݔ‬4f ،S?‫ݔ‬7#C '/‫ݤݤ” ݣݣ‬0*‫ݥ= ݫݔ‬V‫ݥݣݥ‬
‫ ݐ‬.‫ ݒ‬A‫ ݑ‬B

‫ݐ‬0#y S ‫ݐ‬
‫ ݔ‬
Durian dengan mentimun, menggolek kena, kena golek pun kena.
Whether the durian hits the cucumber or the other way
round, it’s going to be bad for the cucumber.
 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݐ‬
، cm‫ ݫݭݓ ݣ ݓ‬1‫ ݓ‬0T t0 1‫ ݓ‬0T
‫ ݒ‬4‫ ­ ݑ* ݧݩ‬4‫ƒ  ݑ* ݧݩݒ‬0‫ ݑ‬C ‫ݤ‬I‫ ݑ‬V‫‡ݣ ݥ‬#‫ ݧݐ‬J‫ݒ‬
‫ݔݪ‬
Gajah sama gajah berjuang, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah
When elephants fight, it’s the tiny mousedeer that gets
caught in between and dies. When two great powers fight , the
small and powerless will fall victim.
 ‫ݩ‬
‫ ݩ>  =ݑ‬، ‫ ݑݥ‬V‫  ݣ ݣ ݣݤݤ ݥ‬t‫ݒŽ ݣݤݤ‬
‫ݘ‬
‫ݑ ݐ‬
W5m‫ ݓ‬5‫ ݤ‬l;‫ˆ ݫݭݓ ݥݣ‬5
‫ ݔ‬P
 †‫ݔݪ‬
Garam di laut, asam di darat. Di dalam kuali bertemu juga.
Limes from dry land, salt from the sea. In the pot may meet
eventually.
 ‫ݩݘ ݒ ݐ ݩݐ ݑ ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݐ‬
‫ݐ‬
Wm‫{ ݓ‬#‫ ݔ‬n#‫ ݫݔ‬y‫ ݫݭݓݣ‬S‫ݣ ݤ‬0T  –‡#
‫' ݔ‬/‫ ݔ•ݪݬ ݪ„ ݣݣ‬#‫ ݔ‬y
Gigi dengan lidah ada kalanya bergigit juga
Sometimes, the teeth would bite the tongue. It is inevitable
for people who are close to each other to quarrel sometimes.

‫_^ݤ ݩݘ‬0 ‫ݒ ݑ ݒ ݑ ݑݦ‬

P*‫‘{ * ݤ ݬݔ ݪ  ݫݭݔ‬0@­{‘0@
Hangat-hangat tahi ayam.
Hot like chicken shit. Temporary enthusiasm.
 ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݐ‬
‫ ݐ‬J=0‫@ ݒݦ‬
‫ ݔ ݪ†ݤ‬0J‫ݣ ݐݣ' ݒ‬0C Š‫ݣ‬0J‫ ݒ‬،Š0‫ ݣ‬J‫(' ݒ‬
Harapkan pegar, pegar makan padi.
Place your trust in the pheasant [to chase away other birds],
then the pheasant eats the rice. Applied to betrayal of trust
by those in positions of responsibility

‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬

‫ݐ‬
\0C A- ƒ0‫ ݔݪ‬C ،'( w‫ݥ‬V‡‫ ݣ‬#@‫ݔ‬
Hidup segan, mati tak mahu.
Afraid to live, unwilling to die.
 ‫ݒ‬cd ‫ݐ ݐ ݩݘ‬ ‫ݐ‬
،‫ ݣݤ ݤ‬V‫  ݥݣ‬K ‫ݔ‬ X *  ]C 
‫ݙ‬ ‫ݫ‬ ' m\
‫ݓ‬
‫ݐ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݧ‬
‫ݤ‬K‫ ݣ ݭݔ‡ݣ ݤݣ ݫݔ‬# K‫ݔ‬ X *  5-0 * ‫ݓ‬ ‫ݭ‬ ‫ݫ‬ ' ‫ݐ‬ m\‫ݓ‬
Hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, Lebih
baik negeri sendiri.
Showers of gold in a foreign land are no better than a hail of
stones in your own
 ‫ݒ‬c ‫ ݐ‬R‫ݤ ݒ‬I‫ݧݑ ݑ‬
، ‫ ݣ ݤ‬-‫ ݬݔ‬V‫(' ݥ=ݥ‬kr‫‡ݣ ݣ ݕ‬#‫ * ݫݭݔ‬31‫ݓ‬
‫ݐ‬
‫ݒ‬S0‫ ݑ{  ݣ‬J‫‡— ݒ‬#C‫ ݧݐ‬#
‫ ݫݔ‬-‫ ݫݓ‬S0‫ ݐ‬C 
Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagunya.
You can't get at the precious sago without first breaking the
bark. You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
No Pain No Gain!
 ‫ݤݩ‬S‫ݒ ݒݦݩ‬ ‫ݨ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݩ‬
0‫ ݣ‬6‫ ݣ ݣ ݣ ݤݣ‬7‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݔ‬#@‫ ݨݥ ݐ' ݔ‬0#‫ * ݔ‬،Š =gBC‫˜ ݕ‬V‫ ݥݥ‬31‫ݓ‬
Jika ular menyusur akar, tiada akan hilang bisanya.
The snake that crawls among the roots would not lose its
venom. A nobleman would not debase him himself if he mixes
with the masses.
 ‫ ݩݩ ݒݘ‬K ‫ ݩݩݘ ݐ ݒ‬K
c= ‫ ݣ ݔݪ ݤ‬01‫ ݓ‬#C ، -‫ݣ ݔݪ ݤ  ݓ‬01‫
ݓ‬0T
Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang.
Most conflicts are not a zero-sum game. The vanquished will
be reduced to ashes and the victor to charcoal.
 ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݐ‬
،'‫ ݒ‬O*0 ‫ݔ‬ T c
‫ݤ‬ ‡
‫ݣ‬ ‫ݣ‬ # J 
‫ݣ‬
‫ݤ‬  J ‫ݥ‬ ‫ݣ‬
‡ #@ 1‫ ݓ‬0T b‫ݣݣ‬0T
‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݒ‬
'‫ ݒ‬O*‫ݤ ݫݭݓ‬c‫ ݣ‡ݣ‬#J‫ ݤ ݣ‬J‫ ݣ‡ݥ‬#@ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ ݧݐ‬b‫ݥ‬0Ll‫ ™š ݬݪ‬b‫ݣݣ‬0T
Kalau gajah hendaklah dipandang gadingnya. kalau harimau
hendaklah dipandang belangnya
Look at an elephant for its tusks, a tiger for its stripes.
Look for evidence rather than hearsay.
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‫ ݣ ݤ‬-‫ ݥ= ݓݥ‬5BJV
=‫ ݥ‬0#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݭݔ‬،U|-‫ ݥ= ݫݓ‬B*HC b‫ݣݣ‬0T
Kalau meluntur buluh, biarlah waktu rebong
To bend a bamboo, start when it's still a shoot. To mould a
person's character, begin when he's still young and
impressionable.
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‫ݤ‬
-‫ݣ ݔݪ  ݓ‬01‫ ݓ‬K0‫) ݔݪݬ‬L =0#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݔ‬d0*‫œ ݫݭݓ‬4› 4f b‫ݣݣ‬0T
Kalau menggenggam bara biar sampai jadi abu.
If you choose to hold a burning ember in your hand, hold fast
until it turns to ashes.
Something is worth doing that is worth doing well.
‫ݐ‬ ‫ ݑ‬.‫(' ݒ‬
‫ ݓ; ݔ* ݤݒ‬I ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬
‫ *) ݐ‬،DE‫  ‘ ݔݪ‬A- b‫ݣݣ‬0T
Kalau tak ada angin, takkan pokok bergoyang
the tree will not sway without a trace of wind. (I smell a rat (!
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‫ݐ‬ ‫ݨ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬  ‫ݑ‬
–‡*=‫ ݥ‬c‫ݤ‬d‫ݤ ݣ‬0‫ ݫݭݓ ݣ;ݣ‬5ZLl '‫ ݥ‬A- ،‫  ݓ ݣ; ݤ‬A- b‫ݣݣ‬0T
Kalau tak ada berada, tak akan tempua bersarang rendah
If there is no reason, why would the tempua bird nest on the
low branches? There can't be smoke without fire.
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،'gg '-\  Š ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݑ‬
‫ݐ‬S‫ ݧݒž ݣ‬jT ƒ0‫ ݑݩݦ‬C ‫ ݤ‬C‫ݤ‬V=‫  ݥ‬A‫ ݑ‬-‫ ݐ‬‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬
‫ݔݪ‬
Kera di hutan disusukan, anak di rumah mati kelaparan.
Monkeys are nursed in the jungle, and the child dies of hunger
at home.
Applied for misplaced priorities, often deployed to devastating
effect by pro-development politicians.
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‫ݤ ݬ ݪݔ‬0* I‫ Š ݣݣ‬,;Š­,;Š
Keras-keras kerak nasi.
Tough like burnt rice. Stubbornness that crumbles under
pressure.

‫ݐ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫^ ݧݒ‬i

‫ݒ‬DE‫ ݔ‬F"‫ ݓ‬$‫ › ݒ ݣ ݣ ݓ‬J ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݧݒ ݒݐ‬
*
‫ ݬݔ ݪ ݤ‬0C 31‫ ݓ‬،DE
0‫* ݔ‬ › J  b‫ݤ‬0*‫Š ݣ ݫݓݣ‬
Kerbau di pegang talinya, jika manusia dipegang janjinya.
You hold on to a buffalo by its rope, you hold on to a person by
his or her promises.
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،0TV {J P
 ‫ ݑݥ ݫݭݔ* ݒ‬V‫ݣ ݣ ݣݤݤ ݥ‬
‫ݑ‬
‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬cd‫ݑ ݤ‬
\0* 0J0# ‫ ݣ ݤ ݔ‬V‫ݥ ݣݥ‬e ƒ0‫@ ݔ ݪ‬
Laut yang dalam dapat diduga, hati orang siapa tahu.
The deep sea can be fathomed, but who knows the hearts of
men. As Shakespeare would say: There is no art to find the
mind’s construction in the face.
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I‫ ݑ‬-‫ ݫݭ*Ÿ ݒž ݥݣݔݣ‬##

‫'ݒ‬.;Š ‫ݓ ݔ ݫ ݭݓ‬ ‫ݓݔ ݓ‬

Lebih besar periuk lebih banyak keraknya.
The larger the pot, the more rice sticks to the bottom.
As income rises, so do costs; . Mo money, mo problems

‫ݒ‬ ‫= ݣ ݥ= ݔ ݤ‬0#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݫݔ‬U|-‫ݥ= ݫݓ‬B‫ ݑ‬#

‫ݐ‬
'‫ ݒ‬/-‫ ݥ= ݓ‬K
Lentur buluh biar dari rebungnya.
Bend the bamboo while it is young
 †‫ ݬݔ ݪ ݤ‬g ‫‡ ݫݭݔ* ݒ‬J‫ ݒ‬I‫ ݑ‬m‫ ݣ; ݢݤ ݫݭݓݢ‬ 
Merajuk pada yang sudi
Sulk with someone who cares. Sulking will get you nowhere
unless there is someone willing to comfort you.

=-‫ ݓ‬-‫ݤ ݓ‬K‫ݣ ݔݪ‬01‫ ݓ‬Ug ‫’ݤ‬ ‫ݐ‬

Nasi sudah jadi bubur.
‫ ݬݪ ݪݔ‬0‫*ݤ‬
The rice has become porridge. The situation is irreversible.
 ‫ݒ ݒ ݒݐ ݒ ݐ‬
،{‫( ž ݔ*• ݔ ݪݬ„ݤ ݫݙ ݫݭݔ* ݑ‬NBC‫ݤ ݫݭݔ* ݐ‬cd‫ ݤݣ‬V‫ݥ ݥݣ‬e
‫ݑ ݐ‬
‫؟‬W0@ ƒ0‫ ݔݪ‬C K‫ ݫݙ ݔ‬y‫ݢ‬j#‫ݫݭݓ* ݫݔ‬
Orang yang menunggu perigi itu, bilakah ia mati dahaga ?
One who sits by the well will never go thirsty. So too would one
who mixes with the learned or the rich will never be wanting of
knowledge or wealth.
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، ;¡‫ݣݣ' ݫݭݓ‬0J| ‫ݤ‬IV‫‡ݣ ݥ‬#J‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ݤݑ‬IV‫‡ݣ ݥ‬#‫ ݧݐ‬J‫ݣ ݐݣ' ݒ‬0J‫ | ݒݦ‬0#*‫  ݫݭݓ¡ ݑ; ݑ‬0‫ ݒ‬#‫ݑ* ݧݑ‬
‫ݔ‬ ‫ݔ‬
Pelanduk lupakan jerat tetapi jerat tiada lupakan pelanduk
The mousedeer may forget the snare, but the snare does not
forget the mousedeer. We may forget a misdeed to others,
but there’s no assurance that the other will similarly forget.
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V 0#‫ ݑ‬#$‫ ݣ ݕ‬I‫ ݑ‬m‫ ݕ‬.‫ݒ‬
‫ݔ‬
Pucuk dicita ulam mendatang.
A sleepy head being shoved a pillow.

‫ݑ‬B7‫ ݐ‬#C‫ ݣݔݪݭ‡ݣ ݤ ݐ‬#‫ ݧݐ‬7 ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݒ‬

‫ ݔ‬A- ~.
Pukul anak sindir menantu
Hitting your daughter to spite your daughter-in-law.A kind of
back-handed attack on someone close.
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'‫ ݐݤ‬-‫ ݐݤ'­ ݣ ݭݔݣݪ‬-‫ ݔ ݪƒݤ ݭݔݣݪ‬0@ ، >?‫ ݑ‬#@‫ ݔ‬t0 ‫ ݑ‬B‫ ݓ‬Cd
Rambut sama hitam , hati lain-lain
The same black hair, but different hearts. The more people
there are, there will certainly be greater diversity.

‫ ݬݕ ݪݬƒ ݔݪ‚ݤ‬-‫@ ݑ{ ݫݭݓ ݣݓݣ‬0J‫ ݒ‬Ug ‫ ݤ‬C‫ݤ‬V=‫ݥ‬

Rumah sudah pahat berbunyi
Even though the house is completed the chisel still sounds. A
job may be finished but the criticisms over it never do.
 ‫ݑ‬I|m ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ ݐ' ݓ‬/01‫ ݓ‬S-0‫ * ݓ‬c‫ ݣ=ݣ‬0
Sarang tabuan jangan dijolok
Don’t poke a hornet’s nest.

{‫ ݑ‬#y‫ ݔ‬-‫ ݫݓ‬K

‫ݣ ݔݪ ݤ‬01‫ݤ ݓ‬0C‫ݤ­ ݣ ݥݣ‬0C‫ ݑ{  ݣ ݥݣ‬#n‫ ݑ{ ݣ­ ݣ ݭݫ‡ݥݣݔ* ݔ‬#n‫ ݣ ݭݫ ݥݣ‡ݔ* ݔ‬
Sedikit-sedikit lama-lama jadi bukit
A little effort in time makes a hill ,
 ‫'ݐ‬-0‫ ݭݔݪ‬T ‫ݤ‬K‫ ݣ ݔݪ‬01‫ ݓ‬0‫ ݤ‬C‫­ ݣ ݥݣ‬0‫ ݤ‬C‫ ݒ  ݣ ݥݣ‬#‫ ݫݭݓ* ݐ‬QL‫ ݫݭݓ‬£ K
‫ ݥ= ݔ ݤ‬0q¢
Sehari selembar benang lama-lama jadi kain.
A thread woven eventually becomes cloth.
Incremental efforts do make a difference as the benefits
accumulate..

‫ݑ‬ ‫ݩ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬

‫ ݐ‬-‫ ݣƒ ݔݪ‚ݤ ݫݓ‬¤
0‫ݤ‬#‫ ݥ= ݫݔ* ݫݓ‬W U-01‫|' ݓ‬
Seperti bulan jatuh ke riba.
Having the moon fall on your lap.
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،U-‫* ݓ‬0 ‫ ݔ‬T {J Ug
‫ݑ ݧݐ ݑ ݧݑ ݑ ݐ ݐ ݧݐ‬
‫ ݔ ݪ‚ݤ‬¥‫ ݥݣ‬0*;‫ݤ ݓ‬I‫‡ݣ‬#‫ݤ * ݫݭݔ‬IV‫‡ݣ ݥ‬#*
Sudah dapat gading bertuah, tanduk tidak berguna lagi
If you've gained posession of the prized ivory, the humble
horn is no longer worthy. The opportunist will discard what he
has when a better alrernative comes along.
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‫ ݤݣ ݤ‬08 U-‫ ݥ= ݬݔݥ‬،‫= ݣ ݔ ݪ ݓ ݔ ݬݪ¦^ݤ‬H*
Telur sebiji, riuh sekampung.
A single egg, a village in uproar. Making a big deal over a small
accomplishment.

‫ݐ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬ 

‫ݤ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݒ‬
‫ ݣ ݭݔ‡ݣ ݣݤ ݫݔ ݤ‬# W  AB‫ ݔ‬$‫
 ݣݣž ݣ ݬݕݣ‬V  ‫  ݭݔݪݣ ݤݣݣ‬IZ*
K ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݑ‬
Tepuk air di dulang terpercik di muka sendiri
Some things we do can backfire. Smack a tray of water and
you get to wash your face!
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‫ݘ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݧ‬
،=‫ ݤ‬V‫* ݣ‡ ݥ‬V #
‫ ݫݔ‬-‫ ݫݓ‬5\‫ݧݑ;
)] ž ݣ; ݤ‬

‫ݤ‬
‫\'ݒ‬ ‫ݒ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݑ‬
‫ ݣ ݥݣ‡ ݤ‬J ‫ݤ‬IV‫ ݥ= ݤ‬-‫ ݓ‬0T‫ݧݑ;
)] ݣ‬‫ݒ‬ ‫ݧ‬
Terlepas perahu boleh undur, terlepas kata buruk padahnya.
A boat past the dock can be reversed, but words past the lips
are a disaster forever.
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‫ ݔ‬S0*  WZ* ‫ݦ‬ ‫ݑ‬
Tepuk dada tanya selera.
Tap your chest and ask its pleasure. Do as you please.

‫ݐ‬ ‫ݧ‬ ‫ݐ‬ ‫ݑ‬ ‫ݘ‬ ‫ݩ‬

K 
‫ݤ‬ 
‫ ݣ ݭݔ‡ݣ ݣ ݔ ݤ‬# S0*‫ ݫݙ ݭݫݔ*( ݫݭݓ‬5m0‫ݥ= ݫݭݓ* ݓ‬V‫ݣ ݥ‬
Ukur baju ikut badan sendiri.
Measure your clothes to fit your own body.
Live within your means.