Persian · phrase · Spirit & the Divine
Hush-dar-Dam
हुश-दर-दम
said HOSH-dar-DAM
also written: hosh-dar-dam
Meaning
'Awareness in the breath' — the Naqshbandi practice of keeping conscious remembrance of God with every breath.
Literally: awareness in the breath
See it in the verse
Hush-dar-Dam in Iqbal’s couplets
Uthho meri duniya ke ghareebon ko jaga do
Kakh-e-umara ke dar-o-deewar hila do
Kakh-e-umara ke dar-o-deewar hila do
Rise, and awaken the poor of my world — shake the doors and the walls of the mansions of the privileged.
Justice · Action
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
Ishq ki tegh-e-jigar-dar uda li kis ne
Ilm ke haath mein khali hai niyam ai saqi
Ilm ke haath mein khali hai niyam ai saqi
Who has carried off love's brave, heart-piercing sword? Knowledge holds only an empty scabbard now.
Love · Action · Courage
Related words
ARABIC
Zikr
Remembrance of God; the devotional repetition of His names or praises.
ARABIC
Muraqaba
Sufi meditation, the watchful contemplative vigilance of the heart in the awareness of God.
PERSIAN
Naqshbandi
A Sufi order emphasising silent remembrance and adherence to the sacred law, influential in India through Mujaddid Alf Sani.