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Ustad Daman

Ustad Daman اُستاد دامن‬‎, (real name Chiragh Deen), چِراغ دِین‬‎ , (4 September 1911 – December 3, 1984) was a Punjabi poet, writer, and a mystic. He was the most celebrated Punjabi language poet at the time of the Partition of British India in 1947.

“Eh Duniya Mandi Paise Di, Har Cheej Vikendi Bhaa Sajjna, Ethe Ronde Chehre Vikde Nahi, Hasne Di Aadat Paa Sajjna”… A severe critic of military dictators who ruled over Pakistan for many decades, his most quoted lines censure the state of affairs in his country:

Pakistan diyaan maujaan hee maujaan, chaarey passay faujaan hee faujan.

— (Pakistan is great fun and more joy, wherever you look there is military people and more military people.)
He goes on:

Jidhar vekho sigrat paan
zindabad mera Pakistan
Jidhar vekho kulchey naan
zindabad mera Pakistan!

Wherever you look, it’s shops selling cigarettes and paan
Long live Pakistan!
Wherever you look, it’s shops selling bread and ‘naan’
Long live my Pakistan!

He was introduced into politics by Mian Iftikharuddin, a known left-leaning politician, a member of Pakistan Movement and owner of Pakistan Times – a major newspaper in Lahore, Pakistan. Ustad Daman was introduced originally as part of the struggle for independence from the British rule. A tailor by profession, in 1930, he stitched a suit for Iftikharuddin, who got impressed by his inspiring poetry verse, when the two met each other at his shop. He invited Ustad Daman to recite his poem at a public meeting organized by the Indian National Congress, where Ustad Daman became an instant hit. Pandit Nehru, who was present at that public meeting, dubbed him the ‘Poet of Freedom’ after listening to his revolutionary anti-imperialist poetry. At the time of 1947 Partition of British India, his shop and house were burned down by rioting mobs and his wife and young daughter was killed. However, Ustad Daman decided to stay in Lahore and the newly created country of Pakistan. He remained, throughout his life, a fierce opponent of dictatorship, civilian or military, and all corruption and hypocrisy. His work and poetry were published as ‘Daman dey Moti’ after his death by his devoted followers and admirers. The poems he wrote are still widely quoted in Punjab as well as in other regions of Pakistan. He first wrote under the pen name ‘Humdam’, which was later changed to ‘Daman’. The title ‘Ustad’ (meaning teacher or expert) was bestowed on him by the local people. After that, he became a regular participant in these political public meetings. He believed that the unity of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs was essential, if the struggle for freedom from the British, was to be carried on successfully. An example of his poetry:

In China, the Chinese are grand,
In Russia, they do as they have planned
In Japan, its people rule over its strand
The British rule the land of England,
The French hold the land of France,
In Tehran, the Persians make their stand
The Afghans hold on to their highland,
Turkmenistan’s freedom bears the Turkmen’s brand,
How very strange is indeed this fact,
That freedom in India is a contraband.

Punjabi Poetry 

Ustad Daman – Bacha diggda dhenda uthda ae

September 1, 2019September 4, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਬੱਚਾ ਡਿੱਗਦਾ ਢਹਿੰਦਾ ਉੱਠਦਾ ਏ, ਡਿੱਗੇ ਢਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੀ ਟੁਰਨ ਦਾ ਢੰਗ ਆਵੇ । ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ਾ ਟੁੱਟਦਾ ਭੱਜਦਾ ਜੁੜਦਾ ਏ, ਏਦੋਂ ਇੱਟ

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Ustad Daman – Asmaana te baddal hoye

August 18, 2019August 22, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਅਸਮਾਨਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਬੱਦਲ ਹੋਏ, ਚਿੱਟੇ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਕਾਲੇ ਕਾਲੇ । ਹਲਕੇ ਹਲਕੇ ਗੂਹੜੇ ਗੂਹੜੇ, ਇਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਨਾਲੋ ਨਾਲੇ । ਅਸਮਾਨਾਂ

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Ustad Daman – Mataan akk ke vatte de naal thokan

July 28, 2019August 7, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਮਤਾਂ ਅੱਕ ਕੇ ਵੱਟੇ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਠੋਕਾਂ, ਬਹੁਤਾ ਹਿੱਲ ਨਾ ਚਰਖੇ ਦੇ ਮੁੰਨਿਆਂ ਵੇ । ਤੂੰ ਏਂ ਸੇਕਿਆਂ ਫੁੱਲ ਕੇ

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Ustad Daman – Jithe khushi de vaaje pye vajjde san

July 23, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਜਿੱਥੇ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਵਾਜੇ ਪਏ ਵੱਜਦੇ ਸਨ, ਓਥੇ ਹਸਰਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਦਾਗ਼ ਦਾਗ਼ ਰਹਿ ਗਏ । ਕਿਤੇ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀ ਏਦਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮ

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Ustad Daman – Jinha ranna de mard kmau hunde

July 14, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਰੰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਰਦ ਕਮਾਊ ਹੁੰਦੇ, ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਰੀਕੇ ਦੇ ਬਹਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਨੇ । ਜਿਵੇਂ ਅੱਲੜ੍ਹ ਜਵਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਅੰਦਰ,

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Ustad Daman – Nede ho k ranjhana suni meri

July 8, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਨੇੜੇ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਰਾਂਝਣਾ ਸੁਣੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਡੋਲੜੀ ਰੰਗਪੁਰ ਢੋ ਚੱਲੀ ਵੇ ਡੋਲੀ ਚੱਲੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਬੈਠ ਮੈਂ ਖੇੜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੈਂ

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Ustad Daman – Kaum de gaddaro

July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਕੌਮ ਦੇ ਗ਼ੱਦਾਰੋ ਤੇ ਪੁਕਾਰੋ ਕੁਸਕਾਰੋ ਹੁਣ, ਗਏ ਹੋਏ ਫ਼ਰੰਗੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਕੇ ਬੁਲਾਈ ਜਾਓ । ਕੌਮਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੌਮਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ

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Ustad Daman – Puttar naal muqabala maa da ae

July 1, 2019July 3, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਏ, ਬੇਲਾਂ ਬੇਲੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਭਾਅ ਪਾਂਦਾ । ਚਿੱਟੇ ਝਾਟੇ ਦੀ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ ਲਾਜ ਰੱਖਦਾ,

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Ustad Daman – Duma dum mast kalandar

June 27, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਦਮਾਂ ਦਮ ਮਸਤ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਦਮਾਂ ਦਮ ਮਸਤ ਕਲੰਦਰ ਏਹ ਦੌਰ ਅਵਾਮੀ ਆਇਆ ਏ ਕੇਹ ਸਿਖਿਆ ਕੇਹ ਸਿਖਾਇਆ ਏ ਗਿਣ ਗਿਣ

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Ustad Daman – Chor vi aakhan chor o chor

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਚੋਰ ਵੀ ਆਖਣ ਚੋਰ ਓ ਚੋਰ । ਚੋਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੱਗ ਸਾਧਾਂ ਲਾਹ ਲਈ, ਚਾਰ ਚੁਫ਼ੇਰੇ ਪੈ ਗਿਆ ਸ਼ੋਰ । ਏਥੇ

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Ustad Daman – Asi oss makaan de rehan vaale

June 24, 2019June 26, 2019 rhymecloud Ustad Daman

ਅਸੀਂ ਓਸ ਮਕਾਨ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਜਿਥੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਤ ਹੈ ਜਾਲਿਆਂ ਦਾ । ਹੱਕਦਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਹੱਕ ਨਾ, ਮਿਲਣ ਧੱਕੇ,

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