Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Daam-o-dirham

दाम-ओ-दिरहम
said daam-o-dir-ham
Meaning

Money and coin, cash of every denomination.

See it in the verse

Daam-o-dirham in Iqbal’s couplets

Tere seene mein dam hai, dil 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
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
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
Related words
PERSIAN

Daam

The snare or net spread by the fowler to catch birds.

ARABIC

Dirham

A silver coin and unit of currency in the classical Islamic world.

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