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Urdu · idiom · Everyday Life
Hathon ke tote
हाथों के तोते
Meaning
Sudden loss of composure from shock.
Literally: the parrots of the hands
See it in the verse
Hathon ke tote 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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