Kurdish Proverbs
by Yassin Aref
To know a nation you have to read its history, study its culture and understand its situation. One of the goals of my web site is to help you to appreciate Kurdistan – the largest “stateless” nation in the world. We have been denied and ignored for a long time. We are still struggling to find friends and people who will understand us. My hope is that this site will help build understanding. I will be pleased if people learn something good and helpful for their lives from my words. It will mean that I am still living and able to serve people even though I am in prison. Read more on "Kurdish Proverbs"
Tobay Gorg Marga (which means, Repentance for a Wolf Is Death), posted 11/21/09
Ka Zor Hat Qawala Batala (which means, “In the Face of Force, Philosophy is Invalid”), posted 11/21/09
Ba Qsa Asana Balm Ba Krdawa Grana (which means, It's Easy by Mouth but It's Not So Easy by Action), posted 11/21/09
LA AWI LELA RAW AKA (which means, “He is hunting in dirty water”), posted 2/7/09
BARDE NAZAN BIKHATA GOMWA BA HAZAR ZANA DAR NAYA (which means, “The stone thrown in the river by a thousand foolish intellectuals can’t be brought out”)
PET BAQAD BARAKAI KHOT RAKESHA (which means, “Extend your leg [feet] on your carpet,” or usually it means “Stay within your limits”), Posted 2/7/09
SHTE LA BARIKIDA ABRETAWA
TANHA ZULM NABE LA ASTORIA'
which mean "things will end after becoming thin and weak but wrong and aggression will end after becoming thick and strong.” , Posted 12/31/08
Ema zido kuzi mrdo parsteen - "We ignore and neglect our people till they die", Posted 11/29/08
CONNECTING THE DOTS, Posted 9/29/08
BARKHI NER BO SARBRINA, Posted 5/27/08
HAQ RAQA (Truth is Hard), Posted 4/26/08
Short Rope, Posted 4/26/08
Clear Record, Posted 4/26/08
Bread for the Baker and Meat for the Butcher, (Nan Bo Nanawa Goshtish Bo Qasab), Posted 4/19/08
A Rock Is Strong in Its Place, (Bard La Jegay Khoy Sangina), Posted 4/19/08
REWI or Fox, Posted 4/8/08
Nawroz (New Day), Posted 3/20/08
If brothers stand back to back and support each other, only death (God’s will) can defeat them., Posted 2/24/08
Kurds and Flowers, Posted 2/17/08
Proverbs from Kurdistan, 2/24/08, To know a nation you have to read its history, study its culture and understand its situation.