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Daaman-e-Koh

दामन-ए-कोह

said daa-man-e-koh

Meaning

The foot or skirt of a mountain, the lower slopes where the hill meets the plain.

Literally: skirt of the mountain

How Iqbal uses it

The daaman-e-koh evokes the mountain's lap, a place of streams, meadows, and quiet grandeur at the base of the heights. It sets the human scene against the loftiness of the peaks, where the high self looks down and the valley life unfolds.

See it in the verse

Daaman-e-Koh in Iqbal’s couplets

Guzar-auqat kar leta hai ye koh o bayaban mein
Ki shahin ke liye zillat hai kar-e-ashiyan-bandi

It makes its living among mountains and wilderness, for to the falcon the building of a comfortable nest is a disgrace.

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Related words

PERSIAN

Daman

The hem or skirt of a garment; by extension the lap, foothill, or border of a thing.

PERSIAN

Sang

A stone or rock, the hard mineral matter of the earth.

PERSIAN

Khaara

Granite or hard rock, the toughest, most unyielding stone.

PERSIAN

Jooi

A small stream, brook, or watercourse threading through the garden or valley.

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