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زنار

Zunnaar

Means

The sacred thread worn by Zoroastrians or Hindus; symbol of non-Muslim devotion; used in Urdu poetry to contrast with Islamic piety.


Shers using this word

آئے ہیں میرؔ کافر ہو کر خدا کے گھر میں پیشانی پر ہے قشقہ زنار ہے کمر میں

Aaye hain Meer kaafir ho kar Khuda ke ghar mein Peshaani par hai qashqa zunnaar hai kamar mein

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

مومنؔ کو تو نہ لائے کہیں دام میں وہ بت ڈھونڈے ہے تار سبحہ کے زنار کے لیے

Momin ko tu na laye kahin daam mein woh but Dhunde hai taar-e-subha ke zunnaar ke liye

Momin Khan MominFull poem →