Jagtar didn’t look up from sharpening his dati (scythe). " Putar, ajjai rayyan naal lai ke nahi chalda. (Son, you cannot just rely on dreams)." He paused. " Tusi kacchi garhi te nahi chadhde? (You’re mounting an unripe melon? Without skill, you’ll slip and fall.)"
Within a year, he paid back every rupee. He even bought his own buffalo back. punjabi idioms
Jagtar smiled and clapped him on the back. " Putar, hun tu samajh gya? Rooli di rakhi naal khet nahi hunda. Jadon tak pind na phire, tera naa nahi chadna. (You can't farm by just drawing lines. Until you walk the village, your name won't spread.) You walked through the mud. Now the village knows your name." Jagtar didn’t look up from sharpening his dati (scythe)