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Methi-Dana

मेथी-दाना
said me-thee-DAA-na
Meaning

Fenugreek seed, a bitter aromatic seed used as spice and a blood-sugar remedy.

See it in the verse

Methi-Dana in Iqbal’s couplets

Is raaz ko ik mard-e-firangi ne kiya faash
Harchand ki dana ise khola nahin karte
A man of the West let this secret out — though the wise usually do not disclose it.
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