બેઠક Bethak

અલ્લાહ માલુમ બેલ કીદર ચલતા હે

allāha māluma bēla kīdara calatā hē

Literally
God knows which way the ox is walking.
What it means
Expresses complete uncertainty about how an unpredictable situation will turn out.

Also said as

  • અલ્લાહ નામ પર ડુંગર ચાલે, રામ નામે પથ્થર તરે.
  • અલેલ ટપુ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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