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1 Urdu couplets and shers with teeliyon

teeliyon(f): bars

Description of teeliyon: Teeliyon is the plural form of "teeli" in Urdu, referring to the thin metal bars or rods of a cage or prison. Unlike solid walls that fully enclose, teeliyon allow glimpses of the outside world, symbolizing partial freedom. Differs from matchsticks, which share a similar phonetic root but denote wooden splints for ignition. In poetry, as in "kuchh qafas ki teeliyon se chhan rahaa hai noor sa," it evokes light

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kuchh qafas ki teeliyon sechhan rahaa hai noor sa

kuchh faza kuchh

hasrat-e-parvaaz ki baaten karo

through the bars of the cage

some light is seeping through

speak of the expanse

speak of the desire to fly

Firaq Gorakphuri (Raghupati Sahay) (12)

1969: Jnanpith

1997: India Commemorative Stamp

qafas (m) (5)

cage, prison

teeliyon (f) (1)

bars

noor (m) (10)

light, radiance

faza (f) (3)

environment, expanse

hasrat (f) (11)

desire, mostly unmet

parvaaz (m) (3)

flight

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