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Khet rahna

खेत रहना
Meaning

To be killed in battle; to fall on the field.

Literally: to remain in the field

See it in the verse

Khet rahna in Iqbal’s couplets

Jis khet se dehqan ko muyassar nahin rozi
Us khet ke har khosha-e-gandum ko jala do
The field that does not yield its farmer even his daily bread — burn every ear of wheat in that field.
Justice · Courage
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