2 Urdu couplets and shers with dafn
dafn(m): burial
Description of dafn: The Urdu word dafn means burial or the act of interring a deceased person in the ground according to Islamic tradition. Unlike cremation, which reduces the body to ashes through fire, dafn involves placing the wrapped body directly into earth. Differs from other funeral practices, dafn emphasizes simplicity and dignity while honoring the deceased's return to nature. In Islamic literature and poetry, dafn carries profound spiritual significance, symbolizing the soul's
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mujhe wajuud ke girte hue
makaan se nikaal
let me not be buried
within my own body
free me from this
crumbling house of existence
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do gaz zameen bhi na mili
kuu-e-yaar mein
how wretched is your fate, ‘zafar’
that for your burial
you couldn’t get two yards
in the lane of the beloved
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