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Muh mein paani aana

मुँह में पानी आना

Meaning

For the mouth to water; to be strongly tempted by something desirable.

Literally: 'water comes to the mouth'

See it in the verse

Muh mein paani aana in Iqbal’s couplets

Pani pani kar gai mujh ko qalandar ki ye baat
Tu jhuka jab ghair ke aage na man tera na tan

The wandering sage's words washed over me with shame: the moment you bow before another, neither your mind nor your body is your own.

Selfhood · Courage · Freedom

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