راستہ بدلنا
To change the path; to alter one's course; to change direction; to change one's way of life or approach; to deviate from a previous plan or route. راستہ (rasta) is the Urdu noun meaning path, road, way, route, or course. بدلنا (badalna) is the Urdu verb meaning to change, to alter, to exchange, to replace. Together, راستہ بدلنا means "to change the path". This phrase is used literally for changing direction while walking, driving, or traveling. It is also used metaphorically for changing one's life course, changing one's methods, changing one's behavior, or adopting a new approach. The polarity is neutral, but can be positive (changing a bad path to a good one) or negative (deviating from a righteous path). The opposite concepts are "راستہ پر رہنا" (rasta par rehna, to stay on the path), "راستہ نہ بدلنا" (rasta na badalna, not to change the path), or "اصرار کرنا" (israar karna, to persist). The phrase is grammatically transitive, taking راستہ as the object.