7 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
zanjeer: shackles, chains
1 / 7: zanjeer
asir hone ki
aazaad aarzoo karte
should they see the world of
shackles of your tresses
even free men would
desire to be held hostage
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2 / 7: zanjeer
mu-e-aatish deeda hai
halqa meri zanjeer ka
in captivity too, i am ‘ghalib’,
with fire under my feet
i still see the ring of passion
around my shackles
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3 / 7: zanjeer
zanjeer kheench kar hi
utarna paDa mujhe
the runaway train of thoughts
is now headed somewhere else
i had to pull the chain
and get off
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4 / 7: zanjeer
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
Theme: Life, Learning, & Living (122)
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5 / 7: zanjeer
zehn ke paaon ki zanjeer jo
kaaTe vo tabar paida kar
even today, you are a
prisoner of conformity
make the axe that breaks
the shackles of your intellect
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6 / 7: zanjeer
tujh par khulegi
teri zanjeer rafta rafta
you will realize the
prison around you, slowly, slowly
the shackles around your feet
will become apparent, slowly, slowly
shackles, chains
feeling, experience
prison, jail
slowly slowly, gradually
become apparent
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (57)
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7 / 7: zanjeer
zanjeer mere paa-e-junoon mein
hazaar Daal
i will fly away in spring
like the fragrance of flowers
even if you fetter my feet of passion
with a thousand chains
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