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Persian · noun · Everyday Life

Paivand

पैवंद
said pai-VAND
also written: Paiwand
Meaning

A patch sewn onto cloth to mend a hole or tear.

See it in the verse

Paivand in Iqbal’s couplets

Fitrat ne mujhe bakhshe hain jauhar malakuti
Khaki hun magar khak se rakhta nahin paiwand
Nature has gifted me an essence that belongs to the heavens; I am made of dust, yet I am not bound to the dust.
Selfhood · Aspiration · Self-Knowledge
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SANSKRIT

Tukda

A piece or scrap, as of cloth.

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