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Daal-roti

दाल-रोटी
Meaning

Simple daily bread; one's basic livelihood and sustenance.

Literally: 'lentils and bread'

See it in the verse

Daal-roti in Iqbal’s couplets

Hazaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai
Badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedavar paida
For thousands of years the narcissus weeps over its own sightlessness — only with great difficulty is a truly seeing one born in the garden.
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