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Urdu · idiom · Character & Virtue
Daagh Dhona
दाग़ धोना
also written: dagh dhona
Meaning
To wipe out a stain on one's honour; to clear one's name.
Literally: to wash off the stain
See it in the verse
Daagh Dhona 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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