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Paani pherna

पानी फेरना
Meaning

To undo all one's labour; to pour water over and ruin efforts.

Literally: 'to pass water over'

See it in the verse

Paani pherna 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
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