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Description of simTin: SimTin is an Urdu poetic term meaning a slender, silver-bodied beloved, evoking delicate beauty and grace in classical verse. Unlike broader terms for lovers like maashooq, it specifically highlights a lithe, shimmering figure. Differs from simt , emphasizing human elegance over mere thinness. In poetry, it adorns ghazals, as in "simtin ki ada" praising a paramour's enchanting poise.

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puraane saal ki ThiThuri hui parchhaiyan simTin

naye din ka naya suraj

ufuuq par uTha aata hai

the shivering shadows of

the old year are fading away

the new sun of the new day

is rising over the horizon

Ali Sardar Jafri (6)

1997: Jnanpith Award

1967: Padma Shri

ThiThuri (f) (1)

shivering

parchhaiyan (f) (1)

shadows

simTin (m) (1)

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suraj (m) (1)

sun

ufuuq (m) (1)

horizon

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