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Urdu · idiom · Character & Virtue

Doodh Ka Doodh Paani Ka Paani

दूध का दूध पानी का पानी

Meaning

To deliver clear, impartial justice that separates right from wrong.

Literally: milk as milk and water as water

See it in the verse

Doodh Ka Doodh Paani Ka Paani 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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