Translate an Urdu Idiom into English!

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can some one translate this Urdu Idiom/phrase?

matlab ki hai ye duniya!

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a selfish world?

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There are no free lunches in life

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selfish is Khudgharz!

"a selfish world" would translate....... duniya khudgharz hai...Right?

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YES! that is so true :)

Khana tuo Muft kaheen naheen Milta!

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no...i'm afraid not!

matlabii dunyaa kaa matlab hii GhudGharaz dunyaa hotaa hai.

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baray miyan to baray miyan chotay miyan subhan ALLAH

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Like son like father?

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or apna ullu seedha karana
unbend your owl?

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wo theek hai leken
muqa es tarah ki translation karen. :blush:

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you mean like we used to ‘translate into English’ in schools?

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^ yes :hehe:

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Mr elder was enough, but Mr young… O Jesus! :halo:

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Mercenariness 

    مطلب پرستی ٬ خود غرضی

seems a little more appropriate meaning would be "the World is full of Mercinaries"

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Good one!

Can you translate into Urdu this common phrase young Californian use:

as if

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as if= aise jaise, aise ke

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goya

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right... john Aliya ki book ka tuhfa aap ke sath jae ga :p

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^ wo hamaray paas pehlay say hay.. kuch aur inayat ho Dr. Saheb :cool:

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Zahida Hinna ka ‘Raqs e Bismil’ chale ga?