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Gul Katarna

गुल कतरना
Meaning

To perform an odd or impish feat.

Literally: to snip the flower (of a lamp wick)

See it in the verse

Gul Katarna in Iqbal’s couplets

Safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka
Hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga
The caravan of feeble ants will make a boat of a rose petal; though a thousand waves clash against it, this boat will cross the river.
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