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Paani

पानी
also written: Pani
Meaning

Water.

How Iqbal uses it

Everyday word; 'paani' also figuratively means honour or lustre (aab-o-paani).

See it in the verse

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
SANSKRIT

Doodh

Milk.

PERSIAN

Chaai

Tea.

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