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Date: 5-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: 'pardaa'

Meaning:

pardaa - veil, curtain, secrecy, privacy

Couplet:

Khuub pardaa hai ki chilaman se lage baiThe hai.n
saaf chhupate bhii nahii.n saamane aate bhii nahii.n

[chilaman = curtain]

Associated words:

pardaadarii - removing the veil/ revealing the truth
pardaadaarii - to hide
pardaanashii.n - one who stays veiled
pardaaposhii - to hide


Some more couplets:

beKhudii besabab nahii.n Ghalib
kuchh to hai jis kii pardaadaarii hai

[besabab = without reason]