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Zubaan Chalana

ज़ुबान चलाना

also written: zuban chalana

Meaning

To talk insolently or answer back.

Literally: to wag one's tongue

See it in the verse

Zubaan Chalana in Iqbal’s couplets

Mere Allah burai se bachana mujh ko
Nek jo raah ho us rah pe chalana mujh ko

My God, save me from evil; set me on the path that is good.

Humility · Self-Knowledge

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