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Haathon ke tote udna

हाथों के तोते उड़ना

Meaning

To be stunned and dismayed; to lose one's nerve suddenly.

Literally: the parrots of the hands fly away

See it in the verse

Haathon ke tote udna in Iqbal’s couplets

Afrad ke hathon mein hai aqwam ki taqdeer
Har fard hai millat ke muqaddar ka sitara

The destiny of nations rests in the hands of individuals — every single person is a star in the fortune of the whole.

Action · Leadership · Selfhood

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