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kaazib(m): deceit, lies

Description of kaazib: Kaazib is an Arabic-derived Urdu adjective meaning "liar," "mendacious," or "deceitful," denoting someone who habitually lies or speaks falsely. Unlike casual terms like jhoota , which simply means "liar" in everyday speech, kaazib carries a more formal, literary connotation of deliberate mendacity. Differs from its antonym saadiq , emphasizing opposition in moral integrity. In Urdu poetry, it evokes themes of betrayal, as in sahar-e-kaazib , symbolizing illusory hope.

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subh-e-kaazib ki hawa mein dard tha kitna 'muneer'

rail ki seeti baji to

dil lahu se bhar gaya

how much pain there is

in the breeze of the dawn of deceit

hearing the whistle of the train

the heart is filled with blood

Muneer Niyazi (4)

lahu (m) (3)

blood

subh (m) (7)

morning, dawn

kaazib (m) (1)

deceit, lies

hawa (m) (5)

breeze, wind

seeti (f) (1)

whistle, horn

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