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Pukhta

पुख़्ता
said pukh-taa
Meaning

Firm, mature, solid, or well-established.

Literally: cooked, ripened

See it in the verse

Pukhta in Iqbal’s couplets

Pukhta hoti hai agar maslahat-andesh ho aql
Ishq ho maslahat-andesh to hai khaam abhi
Reason ripens when it learns to calculate advantage; but love that calculates advantage is still unripe.
Love · Courage · Action
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