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Talkh-zubaan

तल्ख़ज़ुबान
Meaning

Bitter-tongued, harsh in speech, acrimonious.

See it in the verse

Talkh-zubaan in Iqbal’s couplets

Tu qadir-o-aadil hai magar tere jahan mein
Hain talkh bahut banda-e-mazdoor ke auqat
You are all-powerful and just — and yet, in Your world, the hours of the labouring man are very bitter.
Justice · Adversity · Awakening
Tu qadir o adil hai magar tere jahan mein
Hain talkh bahut banda-e-mazdoor ke auqaat
You are all-powerful and just, yet in this world of yours the hours of the labouring worker are very bitter.
Justice
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PERSIAN

Talkh

Bitter; also acrimonious, harsh in speech.

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