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Zahr ka ghoont peena

ज़हर का घूँट पीना
Meaning

To swallow one's anger or grief in silence.

Literally: to drink a draught of poison

See it in the verse

Zahr ka ghoont peena in Iqbal’s couplets

Apne bhi khafa mujh se hain begane bhi na-khush
Main zahr-e-halahal ko kabhi kah na saka qand
My own people are displeased with me and strangers are unhappy too; I could never bring myself to call deadly poison sugar.
Courage · Selfhood · Justice
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