“The neighbour's hen is a goose.”

The grass is always greener on the other side.

Heard in the wild

زندگی اونا هم سختی داره؛ فقط به نظر تو مرغ همسایه غازه.

Their life has its problems too. The grass just looks greener from here.

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.