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zindan(m): prison

Description of zindan: Zindan is a Persian and Urdu word meaning "prison," "dungeon," or "underground pit," evoking dark confinement for captives. Unlike modern jails with structured cells, it refers to grim, rope-lowered pits like Bukhara's th-century Black Hole, meters wide and . meters deep. Differs from fortresses such as Lankaran's Zindan Fortress, which doubled as a prison and lighthouse. In Urdu poetry, zindan symbolizes emotional torment, as in Faiz Ahmed Faiz's verses likening

1 / 1: zindan

dekh zindan se pare rang-e-chaman, josh-e-bahaar

raqs karna hai to phir

paon ki zanjeer na dekh

look beyond the prison walls, at the

colors of the garden, the joy of spring

if you wish to dance, don’t look

at the shackles on your feet

Majrooh Sultanpuri (13)

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bahaar (f) (12)

spring

raqs (m) (3)

dance

zindan (m) (1)

prison

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

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