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Tsuntsun da ya ja ruwa shi ruwa kan doka

From HausaDictionary.com | Hausa English Translations
  1. (literal) The bird that called the rain would be the first to get soaked. Similar to English proverb... "you reap what you sow" - that is, you eventually have to face up to the consequences of your actions.
    Duk tsuntsun da ya ja ruwa shi ruwa kan doka” [lit. when the bird draws water, the water hits him] ... which can be interpreted as the woman‟s reminding her husband of the consequence of his act. --[1]
    "Duk tsun tsun daya jayo ruwa, to ruwan shi sai daka. Baba Buhari muna tare dakai..." --[2]
    "Allah ya kyauta tsuntsun da ya jawo ruwa shi ruwa kan duka." --[3]