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Urdu · proverb · Nation, Faith & Society

Rassi jal gayi bal na gaya

रस्सी जल गई बल न गया
Meaning

To lose everything yet keep one's stubborn pride.

Literally: the rope burned but its twist remained

See it in the verse

Rassi jal gayi bal na gaya in Iqbal’s couplets

Jawanon ko meri aah-e-sahar de
Phir in shaheen bachchon ko bal-o-par de
Give the young my dawn-time sigh of longing — and give these falcon-children their wings and their feathers once more.
Youth · The Falcon · Aspiration
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