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

azaadi: freedom

1 / 2: azaadi

qurbatein hote hue bhi faaslon mein qaid hain

kitni azaadi se hum

apni hadon mein qaid hain

even in closeness, we are

imprisoned by distances

how freely we are confined

within our boundaries

Saleem Kausar (Muhammad Saleem) (3)

closeness

distances

qaid (4)

imprisoned, captive

freedom

boundaries

Theme: Friends, Family, & Community (127)

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2 / 2: azaadi

kya karishma hai mere jazbaa-e-azaadi ka

thi jo deewaar kabhi

ab hai woh dar ki soorat

what a marvel it is

my passion for freedom

what was once a wall

now appears as a doorway

Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi (6)

miracle, wonder, magic

enthusiasm, passion

freedom

wall

kabhi (24)

on occasion

dar (8)

window, door, gate

face, in the form of

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