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Pukhta

पुख़्ता
Meaning

Ripe, mature; firm, solid, well-baked; seasoned.

How Iqbal uses it

true

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
Related words
PERSIAN

Pukhtagi

Maturity, ripeness, firmness of character that has been tested and matured.

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