1 Urdu couplets and shers with zindaan
zindaan(m): prison, jail
Description of zindaan: Zindaan is an Urdu word meaning a prison, dungeon, or jail, often evoking images of dark, oppressive confinement. Unlike modern prisons with regulated systems, zindaan typically refers to archaic, foreboding stone cells from historical tales. Differs from 'qaidkhana,' which implies a formal lockup, as zindaan carries a more poetic sense of torment and isolation. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes emotional captivity, as in Ghalib's verses on love's chains.
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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
rafta rafta (1)
slowly slowly, gradually
khulegi (1)
become apparent
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)
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