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Arabic · idiom · Character & Virtue
Tauba karna
तौबा करना
Meaning
To swear off something; to repent and renounce.
Literally: to make repentance
See it in the verse
Tauba karna in Iqbal’s couplets
Ho mera kaam ghareebon ki himayat karna
Dard-mandon se zaeefon se mohabbat karna
Let my work be to defend the poor — to love the suffering and the weak.
Justice · Humility · Love
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