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Urdu · idiom · Character & Virtue

Naak ooncha karna

नाक ऊँची करना

Meaning

To enhance one's prestige.

Literally: to raise the nose high

See it in the verse

Naak ooncha 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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