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bhes(m): form, appearance

Description of bhes: 'Bhes' is an Urdu word meaning disguise or camouflage, often referring to a deceptive cover or false appearance adopted to conceal one's true identity. Unlike overt deception through lies, bhes relies on physical transformation, such as costumes or makeup. Differs from 'chhupaana' , as bhes actively mimics another form to blend in. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes lovers' secret guises to meet amid societal constraints.

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aqal ayyar hai sau bhes badal leti hai

ishq bechaara

na zaheed hai na mullah na hakeem

intellect is clever

can change into many forms

poor love

not an ascetic, nor learned, nor a healer

Mohammad Iqbal (28)

aqal (m) (3)

mind, intellect

ayyar (m) (1)

clever, trickster

bhes (m) (1)

form, appearance

bechaara (m) (2)

helpless, miserable

zaheed (1)

ascetic

mullah (m) (2)

priest, learned, pious

hakeem (m) (2)

healer, physician

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