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Zabt-o-qaraar

ज़ब्त-ओ-क़रार
Meaning

Self-restraint and repose; composure kept under strain.

Literally: 'restraint and rest'

See it in the verse

Zabt-o-qaraar in Iqbal’s couplets

Tha zabt bahut mushkil is sail-e-maani ka
Kah Daale qalandar ne asrar-e-kitab aakhir
It was very hard to hold back this flood of meaning; at last the wandering sage spoke out the secrets of the book.
Courage · Self-Knowledge · Awakening
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