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Hazir-jawab

हाज़िरजवाब
Meaning

Quick-witted, ready with a reply, repartee-quick.

Literally: present of answer

See it in the verse

Hazir-jawab in Iqbal’s couplets

Aflaak se aata hai naalon ka javaab aakhir
Karte hain khitaab aakhir uThte hain hijaab aakhir
At last the skies answer the cries that rise to them; at last the veils lift and the silence breaks into speech.
Hope · Action · Aspiration
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