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Dana-Pani

दाना-पानी
also written: Daana-Paani
Meaning

Grain and water; sustenance, and by extension the destined span of one's stay in a place.

See it in the verse

Dana-Pani in Iqbal’s couplets

Pani pani kar gai mujh ko qalandar ki ye baat
Tu jhuka jab ghair ke aage na man tera na tan
The wandering sage's words washed over me with shame: the moment you bow before another, neither your mind nor your body is your own.
Selfhood · Courage · Freedom
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