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1 Urdu couplets and shers with giraftaar

giraftaar(m): arrest, confine

1 / 1: giraftaar

kuch is andaaz se sayyaad ne azaad kiya

jo chale chhuT ke qafas se

wo giraftaar chale

in such a way the captor

has set them free

they flew out of the cage

but are hostages still

Mubarak Azimabadi (4)

andaaz (m) (10)

mannerism, style

sayyaad (m) (8)

captor, hunter

azaad (1)

free, freedom

qafas (m) (5)

cage, prison

giraftaar (m) (1)

arrest, confine

Theme: Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (60)

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