అంపబోయిన అల్లీసాహెబు, పిలువబోయిన పీరుసాహెబు ఫికరులేదు.

ampaboyina allisahebu, piluvaboyina pirusahebu phikaruledu.

Translation

Alli Saheb who went to see someone off and Peeru Saheb who went to call someone back have no worries.

Meaning

This proverb is used to describe people who go out on a task but forget their original purpose, get distracted, or take an unnecessarily long time to return, showing a complete lack of concern for the work they were sent to do.

Related Phrases

Even if she is the daughter of a king (Badshah), she is still a wife to the groom.

This proverb is used to signify that regardless of one's social status, wealth, or power in the outside world, certain roles and relationships within a family or specific context remain equal or defined by their function. It emphasizes that in a marriage, the bride is a wife first, irrespective of her father's stature.

'Ali Śâhib who went to set out [ the departing guests ], and Pîr Śâhib who went to call him, both disappeared.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone is sent to perform a task or bring someone back, but they also get delayed or lost, resulting in both people failing to return. It characterizes double failures or recursive delays where the person sent to resolve an issue becomes part of the problem themselves.

A quarrel with a perfume seller is better than flirtation with a scavenger.

This proverb suggests that it is better to have an argument with a person of refined character and status than to be on friendly or intimate terms with someone of low character or vulgarity. It emphasizes that the company you keep (or even the nature of your conflicts) influences your reputation and well-being. Association with the noble, even in disagreement, leaves a better 'scent' than intimacy with the base.

Like ghosts catching you at the very place you went to hide.

This proverb describes a situation where a person tries to escape a problem or seek safety, but ends up facing an even bigger danger or the exact same problem they were running from. It is similar to the English expression 'Out of the frying pan and into the fire.'

Like the god appearing while one was on the way to offer prayers.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unexpectedly finds what they were searching for or gets help effortlessly, right when they were about to put in a great deal of effort to achieve it.

Ali Saab, who went to ask, stayed there; Peeru Saab, who went to call him back, also stayed there.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone sent to retrieve another person or to fix a delay ends up getting stuck or distracted themselves, compounding the original delay. It highlights the irony of a rescuer falling into the same trap or distraction as the person they were meant to help.

If he has money, he is an Ameer Saheb (nobleman); if not, he is a Fakeer Saheb (beggar); if he dies, he is a Peer Saheb (saint).

This proverb describes someone with an extreme, 'all or nothing' lifestyle or fate. It highlights how a person is perceived based on their current circumstances: living in luxury when wealthy, living as a destitute wanderer when poor, and being venerated only after death.

Like the holy water/shrine appearing right in front when one was just about to set out for it.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where something you were planning to seek out or work hard for comes to you effortlessly or happens unexpectedly early. It signifies a stroke of good luck or perfect timing where the goal meets the seeker halfway.

Alli Sahib who went for support and Peeru Sahib who went to call him back are both missing.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone is sent to find or bring back another person who is already missing or delayed, and eventually, both individuals fail to return. It highlights a double loss or a chain reaction of disappearances and inefficiency.

Like the deity you were going to pray to, appearing right in front of you.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone you intended to visit or seek help from unexpectedly meets you or becomes available just when you need them. It signifies a stroke of great luck or perfect timing where a task becomes much easier than anticipated.