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Jail-khana

जेलख़ाना
Meaning

A prison or jailhouse.

See it in the verse

Jail-khana in Iqbal’s couplets

Jinhen main dhundhta tha aasmanon mein zaminon mein
Wo nikle mere zulmat-khana-e-dil ke makinon mein
Those I searched for across the skies and the earth turned out to dwell in the darkened house of my own heart.
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Related words
ARABIC

Qaidi

A prisoner or captive.

ARABIC

Qaid

Imprisonment, confinement, or captivity; also a constraint.

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