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Hila-baaz

हीला-बाज़
Meaning

Given to pretexts; a wily evader who relies on excuses and tricks.

Literally: lit. excuse-player

See it in the verse

Hila-baaz in Iqbal’s couplets

Uthho meri duniya ke ghareebon ko jaga do
Kakh-e-umara ke dar-o-deewar hila do
Rise, and awaken the poor of my world — shake the doors and the walls of the mansions of the privileged.
Justice · Action
Related words
ARABIC

Hila

Ruse, pretext, contrivance, evasive excuse.

PERSIAN

Hilagar

A schemer or trickster who relies on excuses and pretexts.

PERSIAN

Chaalbaaz

Colloquial: a trickster, wily schemer full of ploys.

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