Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Kunj-e-qafas

कुंज-ए-क़फ़स

Meaning

A corner of the cage; the captive bird's confined nook, emblem of imprisonment.

Literally: 'corner of cage'

See it in the verse

Kunj-e-qafas in Iqbal’s couplets

Nahin is khuli faza mein koi gosha-e-faraghat
Ye jahan ajab jahan hai na qafas na aashiyana

In this open expanse there is no corner of idle rest; this is a strange world, neither a cage nor a nest.

Action · Freedom · Restlessness

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