“From this pillar to that pillar, there's relief.”

Buy yourself some time; something may turn up.

Heard in the wild

فعلاً یه ماه مهلت گرفتیم؛ از این ستون به اون ستون فرجه.

We've got a month's grace for now. Who knows what might turn up?

A note

It comes from the tale of a condemned man who asked to be tied to a different pillar before his execution, and was pardoned in the meantime.

More luck and fate

چشمت روز بد نبینه
cheshmet ruz-e bad nabine
“May your eyes never see a bad day.”
The dramatic opening to a tale of disaster: you wouldn't believe what happened next.
آب از سرش گذشته
âb az saresh gozashte
“The water has gone over his head.”
He's past the point of no return, so he may as well go all the way.
کار از کار گذشته
kâr az kâr gozashte
“The job has gone past the job.”
It's too late now; what's done is done.
آسمون به زمین نمیاد
âsemun be zamin nemiâd
“The sky won't fall to the ground.”
It's not the end of the world.