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Zarbaaf

ज़रबाफ़

said ZAR-baaf

also written: zarbaf, zar-baaf

Meaning

A weaver of gold brocade; cloth woven with gold thread.

Literally: zar (gold) + baaf (weaver)

See it in the verse

Zarbaaf in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ko na de seem-o-zar ke ewaz
Nahin shola dete sharar ke ewaz

Do not trade away your selfhood for silver and gold — no one hands over a blazing flame in exchange for a mere spark.

Selfhood · Freedom · Courage

Related words

Baaf

A weaver; a suffix meaning 'one who weaves' (as in zar-baaf, gold-weaver).

Julaaha

A weaver; one who works at the loom making cloth.

Zar

Money, gold, or wealth.

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