Date: 16-Mar-2001
Word of the day: 'shikan'


Meaning:

shikan - wrinkle/crease/fold [Persian, feminine]


Couplet:

ko_ii muu.Nh chuum legaa is nahii.n par
shikan rah jaayegii yuu.N hii jabii.n par
[Riaz Khairabadi]

[jabii.n = forehead]


Associated word(s):

shikan dar shikan - numerous folds (curly hair)

kaale kaale vo gesuu shikan dar shikan vo tabassum kaa aalam chaman dar chaman 
khe.nch lii un kii tasviir dil ne mere ab vo daaman bachaa kar kidhar jaaye.nge 
[Raaz Ilahabadi]