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Chai-patti

चाय पत्ती
Meaning

Loose tea leaves used to brew chai.

Literally: tea leaf

See it in the verse

Chai-patti in Iqbal’s couplets

Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
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