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1 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

zindaan: prison, jail

1 / 1: zindaan

ehsaas tujh ko hoga zindaan ka rafta rafta

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

Rajesh Reddy (4)

zanjeer (7)

shackles, chains

ehsaas (4)

feeling, experience

zindaan (1)

prison, jail

rafta rafta (1)

slowly slowly, gradually

khulegi (1)

become apparent

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