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Urdu · idiom · Character & Virtue

Kaan pakadna tauba karna

कान पकड़ कर तौबा करना

Meaning

To vow contritely never to repeat a mistake.

Literally: holding the ears and repenting

See it in the verse

Kaan pakadna tauba karna in Iqbal’s couplets

Ho mera kaam ghareebon ki himayat karna
Dard-mandon se zaeefon se mohabbat karna

Let my work be to defend the poor — to love the suffering and the weak.

Justice · Humility · Love

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