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Date: 2-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: dam

Meaning:

'dam' has various meanings:

1. Breath 2. Deception 3. Moment 4. Strength

Couplets:

hazaaro n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale 
bahut nikale mere armaa.N lekin phir bhii kam nikale 
[Ghalib]

vaadaa karane ko vo taiyaar the sachche dil se
mai.n ne kambaKht ye jaanaa mujhe dam dete hai.n
[Daag Dehlvi]

Gam rahaa jab tak ki dam me n dam rahaa 
dil ke jaane kaa nihaayat Gam rahaa 
[Meer Taqi Meer]

shab-e-Gam-e-furqat hame.n kyaa kyaa maze dikhalaae thaa 
dam ruke thaa siine me.n kambaKht jii ghabaraae thaa 
[Momin Khan Momin]

ham ko miTaa sake ye zamaane me.n dam nahii.n
ham se zamaanaa Khud hai zamaane se ham nahii.n
[Jigar Moradbadi]

dam-e-firaaq me.n jii bhar ke tum ko dekh to luu.N 
ye faisale kii gha.Dii hai, zaraa Thahar jaao 
[Saifuddin Saif]


Associated words:

dam-Kham enthusiasm/zeal
dam-ba-Khud - dumbfounded
dam-ba-dam - every moment
dam-saaz - friend
damaadam - continuous
dam-e-aaKhir - last breath
dam-e-iisaa - breath of Jesus (which brings the dead to life)
dam-e-vaapasii - last breath

Some more couplets:

dam-ba-Khud arbaab-e-mahafil ho gaye
Khvaab samajhe hai.n merii ruudaad ko


biimaar hai.n to ab dam-e-iisaa kahaa.N se aaye 
us dil me.n dard-e-shauq-o-tamannaa kahaa.N se aaye 
[Kishwar Naheed]

dam-e-aaKhir hii kyaa na aanaa thaa
aur bhii vaqt the bahaane ke
[Meer Taqi Meer]