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“ കണ്ണുചിമ്മി ഇരുട്ടാക്കി”
English Translation:
Shutting one’s own eyes to claim the world has gone dark. (Willful denial of reality; pretending a problem does not exist by refusing to face it.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പാങ്ങർ ഒക്കെ പടിക്കലോളം”
English Translation:
Fair-weather companions accompany you only as far as the doorstep. (Superficial friends stand with you only in safety, abandoning you the moment real danger or trial begins.)

“ കാലത്തൊരു മടിമടിച്ചാൽ അന്തിക്കൊരു പശിപശിക്കും”
English Translation:
Sloth in the morning brings hunger by dusk. (Idleness in the prime of life or work hours yields poverty and distress in the end.)

“ വരവുചെലവറിയാതെ മാടമ്പിചമഞ്ഞാൽ ഇരുളുവെളിവില്ലാതെ വഴിയിൽകിടക്കാം”
English Translation:
Posing as a grand lord without balancing income and expenses leaves you stranded on the highway in pitch darkness. (Living beyond one’s means without budgeting leads inevitably to bankruptcy, disgrace, and destitution.)