Urdu Dictionary

Urdu · proverb · Nation, Faith & Society

Hire ki parakh johari jaane

हीरे की परख जौहरी जाने

Meaning

Only an expert can judge true worth.

Literally: only a jeweller knows how to test a diamond

See it in the verse

Hire ki parakh johari jaane in Iqbal’s couplets

Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar

A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.

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