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kheench(m): voice

Description of kheench: Kheench is an Urdu verb meaning to pull, drag, or yank something with force. Unlike mere grasping, it implies a sudden, vigorous tug often accompanied by strain. Differs from khainch, its Hindi variant, by retaining a more emphatic, elongated pronunciation in Urdu poetry. In literary usage, poets like Ghalib employ it metaphorically for emotional turmoil, as in drawing the soul from torment.

1 / 1: kheench

yaadon ki rail aur kahin ja rahi thi phir

zanjeer kheench kar hi

utarna paDa mujhe

the runaway train of thoughts

is now headed somewhere else

i had to pull the chain

and get off

Zehra Shah (1)

yaadon (m) (10)

memories, thoughts

rail (m) (1)

train

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

kheench (m) (1)

voice

utarna (m) (2)

cross over, get off

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