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

teeliyon: bars

1 / 1: teeliyon

kuchh qafas ki teeliyon se chhan 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

cage, prison

bars

noor (10)

light, radiance

faza (3)

environment, expanse

desire, mostly unmet

flight

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Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (112)

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Beauty, Charm, & Union (105)

Nature, World & Universe (49)

Life, Learning, & Living (126)

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