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قشقہ

Qashqa

Means

A mark or dot on the forehead; the tilak worn by Hindus; here worn by a Muslim lover as a sign of devotion to the beloved.


Shers using this word

اب میرؔ جی تو اچھے زندیق ہی بن بیٹھے پیشانی پہ دے قشقہ زنار پہن بیٹھے

Ab Meer Ji To Achhe Zindiq Hi Ban Baithe Peshani Pe De Qashqa Zunnar Pehan Baithe

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →

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 →

میرؔ کے دین و مذہب کو اب پوچھتے کیا ہو ان نے تو قشقہ کھینچا دیر میں بیٹھا کب کا ترک اسلام کیا

'mir' ke din-o-mazhab ko ab puchhte kya ho un ne to qashqa khincha dair mein baitha kab ka tark islam kiya

MIR TAQI MIRFull poem →