Takht ya takhta (تخت یا تخته; تخت یا تختہ; lit. 'throne or plank') is a Persian proverb, current in Urdu and associated South Asian languages, that frames a high-stakes contest as a binary between royal victory and death. The phrase pairs takht ("throne") with takhta ("plank", understood as the wooden board of a coffin or bier), so that the saying reads literally as "either the throne or the funeral plank".
Takht ya takhta (تخت یا تخته; تخت یا تختہ; lit. 'throne or plank') is a Persian proverb, current in Urdu and associated South Asian languages, that frames a high-stakes contest as a binary between royal victory and death. The phrase pairs takht ("throne") with takhta ("plank", understood as the wooden board of a coffin or bier), so that the saying reads literally as "either the throne or the funeral plank".
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