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Naak rakhna

नाक रखना
Meaning

To preserve someone's honour; to save face for another.

Literally: 'to keep the 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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