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Urdu · idiom · Nation, Faith & Society
Naak Rakhna
नाक रखना
Meaning
To preserve one's honour or save face.
Literally: to keep one's nose
See it in the verse
Naak Rakhna in Iqbal’s couplets
Mazhab nahin sikhata aapas mein bair rakhna
Hindi hain hum, watan hai Hindostan hamara
Religion does not teach us to hold enmity among ourselves. We are of Hind, and Hindustan is our homeland.
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