1 Urdu couplets and shers with daab

daab(m): press

Description of daab: Daab in Urdu means pressure, suppression, or the act of pressing down firmly on something. Unlike dabao which implies forceful coercion, daab conveys a subtler, sustained restraint. Differs from dabav by emphasizing emotional or atmospheric weight rather than mere physical force. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the quiet burden of unspoken longing, as in Ghalib's verses on love's oppressive hush.

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‘asad’ khushi se mere haath paanv phuul gaye

kaha jo usne

zara mere paanv daab to de

‘asad’, with joy

my limbs were rendered immobile

when she said

please press my feet

Mirza Ghalib (63)

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press

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