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dhajjiyan(f): shreds, tatters

Description of dhajjiyan: Dhajjiyan refers to shreds or tatters, especially of cloth, paper, or fabric, and figuratively denotes disgrace or severe criticism in Urdu. Unlike intact garments that symbolize dignity, dhajjiyan evoke images of something ripped apart and ruined. Differs from mere fragments by implying violent tearing, often in idioms like "dhajjiyan udhana" meaning to tear to shreds or humiliate publicly. In poetry, it appears in verses like "u??.?ñ kyuuñ na gareb?ñ k?

1 / 1: dhajjiyan

uDaaun kyuun na garebaan ki dhajjiyan haihaat

vahi ye haath hain jin mein

kisi ka daaman tha

what wonder if i rip apart

the rags of my robe

for these very hands once

held the hem of my beloved

Abad Lakhnavi (2)

garebaan (m) (1)

collar of robe

dhajjiyan (f) (1)

shreds, tatters

haihaat (f) (1)

alas, what a pity

haath (m) (12)

hand

daaman (m) (6)

hem (clothes), lap

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