बोया पेड़ बबूल का तो आम कहाँ से होए

Meanings:

• 1.

  IndiaHindi-speaking regionsneutral
  • Literal: if one plants a babul (acacia) tree, how will mangoes grow from it?

• 2.

  IndiaHindi-speaking regionsproverbial
  • Figurative: one cannot expect good or desirable results from unsuitable origins or causes; outcomes correspond to what is sown or the nature of their source (equivalent to 'you reap what you sow').