یہ پانی ملتان بہ گیا ہے ۔ کا کیا مطلب ہے؟

This question assesses understanding of Urdu idioms and their figurative meanings. Idioms are phrases whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary meaning of its words.

• Correct Answer: وقت یا موقع ضائع ہو گیا (Time or opportunity is wasted). The phrase "یہ پانی ملتان بہ گیا ہے" is an Urdu idiom. It literally translates to "this water has flowed to Multan," implying that something is gone beyond retrieval or use. Its idiomatic meaning is that time or an opportunity has been lost or wasted and cannot be recovered.
• Distractors: Option A ("پانی بہت دور چلا گیا" - water went very far) is a literal translation but misses the idiomatic sense. Option B ("پانی ضائع ہو گیا" - water is wasted) is close but less specific to time/opportunity. Option D ("پانی کی قلت" - water shortage) is unrelated to the idiom's meaning.