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Do naav par sawaar

दो नाव पर सवार
Meaning

To try to ride two boats at once; to pursue two incompatible aims and risk both.

Literally: 'mounted on two boats'

See it in the verse

Do naav par sawaar in Iqbal’s couplets

Aaeen-e-naw se darna, tarz-e-kuhan pe arna
Manzil yahi kathin hai qaumon ki zindagi mein
To fear the new order, and to dig in stubbornly on the old way — this is the hardest pass in the life of a people.
Awakening · Courage
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