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1 Urdu couplets and shers with qaidi

qaidi(f): prisoner

Description of qaidi: Qaidi is an Urdu word meaning "prisoner" or "captive," referring to someone confined or imprisoned. Unlike a mere detainee held briefly for questioning, it implies prolonged incarceration as punishment. Differs from "bandi," which often denotes a female prisoner or bondage. In Urdu poetry, qaidi evokes the lover as a captive of passion, as in Faiz Ahmed Faiz's verses on hearts ensnared by desire.

1 / 1: qaidi

taqleed ke khayaal ka qaidi hai aaj bhi

zehn ke paaon ki zanjeer jo

kaaTe vo tabar paida kar

even today, you are a

prisoner of conformity

make the axe that breaks

the shackles of your intellect

Syed Shahed (6)

taqleed (m) (1)

blind imitation, conformity

khayaal (m) (15)

thoughts

qaidi (f) (1)

prisoner

zehn (m) (4)

mind

paaon (m) (2)

feet

zanjeer (m) (7)

shackles, chains

kaaTe (2)

spend

tabar (m) (1)

axe

paida (2)

create, give birth to

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

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