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“Rab raakha”

means “May God protect you. A Punjabi goodbye”, written رب راکھا in Urdu.

رب راکھا

Rab raakha

May God protect you. A Punjabi goodbye.

Goodbyes

Goodbyes painted for everyone the truck leaves behind, from family at home to the car it has just overtaken.

Truck owners choose a line like this and have it painted across the tailgate in flowing script, surrounded by flowers, birds and reflective chamak patti. Press the speaker to hear how it sounds, or share it as a card.

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پھر ملیں گے اگر خدا لایا

Phir milenge agar Khuda laaya

We’ll meet again, if God brings us together.

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خدا حافظ

Khuda haafiz

God be your guardian. The everyday goodbye.

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