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Hire ki kani

हीरे की कनी
Meaning

A person of rare and precious worth.

Literally: a fleck of diamond

See it in the verse

Hire ki kani in Iqbal’s couplets

Phool ki patti se kat sakta hai heere ka jigar
Mard-e-nadaan par kalaam-e-narm-o-nazuk be-asar
A diamond's heart can be cut by the petal of a flower — yet on a foolish man, soft and gentle words have no effect.
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