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Haq-dost

हक़-दोस्त
Meaning

Lover of truth; a friend of righteousness and of God.

Literally: lit. truth-friend

See it in the verse

Haq-dost in Iqbal’s couplets

Aaeen-e-jawan-mardan haq-goi-o-be-baaki
Allah ke sheron ko aati nahin rubaahi
The code of the brave is to speak the truth and to be fearless — the lions of God do not know the ways of the fox.
Courage · Justice · Selfhood
Related words
ARABIC

Haq

A right, due, or just claim.

PERSIAN

Haqparast

A worshipper of truth; one devoted to the Real and to justice.

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