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Aankhen churana

आँखें चुराना
Meaning

To avoid meeting someone's gaze out of shame or guilt; to evade.

Literally: to steal one's eyes

See it in the verse

Aankhen churana in Iqbal’s couplets

Khol kar aankhen mere aaeena-e-guftar mein dekh
Aane wale daur ki dhundli si ek tasveer dekh
Open your eyes and look into the mirror of my words — see the faint, blurred picture of the age that is coming.
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