Persian proverbs

سارا چند هفته پیش کارش رو از دست داد. یکم ناراحته، لطفا بیشتر هواش رو داشته باش.
Sarah lost her job a few weeks ago. She’s a little upset, please look out for her a bit more.

هوای کسی را داشتن
To have someone s back

اوضاع خراب است / شرایط متشنج است

هوا پسه
The situation is bad/ the situation is tense

Never too late
Literally, “Whenever you catch the fish it is fresh.”

ماهی را هروقت از آب بگیری تازه است
Maahi ro har vaght az aab begiri taazast.

“If the beginning is good, the end must be perfect.”

Literally, “A good year is evident in its Spring.”

سالی که نکوست٬ از بهارش پیداست

sāli ke nekust, az bahāraš peydāst

The darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Literally, “There is much hope in hopelessness; for at the end of the dark night, there is light.”

در نومیدی بسی امید است پایان شب سیه سپید است
dar nomidi basi omid ast pāyān-e šab-e siyah sepid ast

“With time and art the leaf of a mulberry-tree becomes satin.”
Literally, “If you exercise patience, you may make a sweet-meat out of the sour grape.”

گر صبر کنی٬ ز غوره حلوا سازی

gar sabr koni, ze γure halvā sāzi

"Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.”

ز گهواره تا گور دانش بجوی
ze gahvāre tā gur dāneš bejuy

مار گزیده از ریسمان سیاه و سفید می‌ترسد
mār gazide az rismān-e siyah va sefid mitarsad

“Laugh and the world laughs with you.”

Literally, “Smile, so the world smiles (back) onto your face.”

بخند تا دنیا به رویت بخندد
bexand tā donyā be ruyat bexandad

هیچ ارزانی بی علّت نیست
hic arzāni bi e’lat nist

“You see nothing, you hear nothing.”
Literally, “Did you see the camel? No you did not!”

شتر دیدی؟ ندیدی
šotor didi? nadidi

“Nothing to lose!”
Literally, “Stones are free and so are the sparrows.”

سنگ مفت٬ گنجشک مفت
sang moft, gonješk moft

“Praise a fair day at night.”

Literally, “ Shahname is pleasant only at the end of it.”

شاهنامه آخرش خوش است

shāhnāme āxareš xoš ast