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Chhati ka daagh

छाती का दाग़
Meaning

A lasting grief or grievance that rankles.

Literally: a stain on the chest

See it in the verse

Chhati ka daagh in Iqbal’s couplets

Haya nahin hai zamane ki aankh mein baaqi
Khuda kare ki jawani teri rahe be-daagh
No sense of shame is left in the eye of the age; may God keep your youth unstained.
Youth · Self-Knowledge
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