6 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
daaman: hem (clothes), lap
1 / 6: daaman
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
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2 / 6: daaman
abhi qayaamat ka ik karishma
haya ke daaman mein pal rahaa hai
in the simplicity of your manners
no one can even sense
the miracle of an apocalypse being
nurtured in the lap of your modesty
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3 / 6: daaman
magar teri mohabbat ka
taqaaza kuchh aur
i hold a few pearl-like
words in my lap
but the demands of your love
are something else entirely
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4 / 6: daaman
daaman nichoD de to
farishte vazu karen
mock not, o preacher,
my wet robe
if i wring my garment
angels would wash for prayer
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5 / 6: daaman
sheeshe ka maseeha koyi nahin
kya aas lagaaye baithe ho?
picking some scraps of glass
and hiding them in your clothes
there is no savior in these trinkets
what hope are you holding on to?
glass
saviour, messiah
worthless, improper
hem (clothes), lap
Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (70)
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6 / 6: daaman
na qatra aastin par hai
na dhabbaa jaib-o-daaman par
i always wept the blood of my heart
but with such grace
not a drop showed on my sleeve
nor a stain on my pocket
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