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.
Heard in the wild
راه افتادیم بریم شمال، چشمت روز بد نبینه، وسط جاده لاستیک ترکید!
We set off for the Caspian coast and, heaven help us, a tyre burst halfway there!
More luck and fate
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.
از این ستون به اون ستون فرجه
az in sotun be un sotun faraje
“From this pillar to that pillar, there's relief.”
Buy yourself some time; something may turn up.