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Niwaala-paani

निवाला-पानी
said ni-WAA-la-PAA-nee
also written: Nawala-pani
Meaning

Food and drink; one's daily sustenance.

Literally: morsel and water

See it in the verse

Niwaala-paani 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
Related words
PERSIAN

Niwaala

A morsel or mouthful of food.

PERSIAN

Dana-Pani

Grain and water; sustenance, and by extension the destined span of one's stay in a place.

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