Persian · phrase · Nation, Faith & Society
Daam-e-Tazwir
दाम-ए-तज़वीर
said daam-e-taz-weer
also written: daam e tazwir, daame tazwir, dam-e-tazwir
Meaning
The snare of deceit; the trap laid by fraud and cunning, a Hafiz-favoured image.
Literally: daam (snare, net) + tazwir (forgery, deceit)
See it in the verse
Daam-e-Tazwir in Iqbal’s couplets
Tere seene mein dam hai, dil nahin hai
Tera dam garmi-e-mahfil nahin hai
Tera dam garmi-e-mahfil nahin hai
There is breath in your chest, but no heart. Your breath carries none of the warmth that lights up a gathering.
Awakening · Selfhood · Love
Aaya hai tu jahan mein misal-e-sharar dekh
Dam de na jaye hasti-na-paayedar dekh
Dam de na jaye hasti-na-paayedar dekh
You have come into the world like a spark — see that this fleeting existence does not slip away from you.
Action · Awakening · Aspiration
Zindagi insaan ki ik dam ke siva kuch bhi nahin
Dam hawa ki mauj hai ram ke siva kuch bhi nahin
Dam hawa ki mauj hai ram ke siva kuch bhi nahin
A human life is nothing more than a single breath — and that breath is a wave of air, nothing but a fleeting movement.
Humility · Awakening · Action