WORD OF THE DAY
baadbaan
- बादबान
- بادبان
means
mast, the sheet of thick cloth or canvas mounted upright on boats and spread to catch the wind and thus propel a vessel
ye aks-e-āb hai yā is kā dāman-e-rañgīñ
ajiib tarah kī surḳhī sī bādbān meñ hai
ye aks-e-ab hai ya is ka daman-e-rangin
ajib tarah ki surKHi si baadban mein hai
from the Ghazal "tamam aalam-e-imkan mere guman mein hai" by Akbar Hameedi
