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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.
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