Chhimba Darzi
The Chhimba Darzi are a Muslim community, found in the province Punjab, Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.
History and origin
The Chhimba Darzi, are said to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Chhimba caste, and have several territorial divisions. These include the Sirhindi, Deswal and Multani. The Punjabi Darzi are almost entirely Sunni.
The word Darzi literally means tailor in the Urdu language. It is said to be derived fromj the Persian word darzan, which means to sew. They claim descent from Idris, (Enoch) one of the biblical prophets. According to their traditions, Idris was the first person to learn the art of sewing. They are said to have settled in South Asia during the early period of the Sultanate of Delhi. According to other traditions, the Chhimba Darzi are Rajputs who converted to Islam, and took up the occupation of tailoring. The Chhimba Darzi have two sub-divisions, based on sectarian affiliation, the Shia and Sunni. They speak various dialects of Punjabi depending on the region they reside in.
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by: 4lynIsn’t it funny how long we know each other now?
And isn’t it strange that we’re still equal somehow?
And isn’t it weird that we are still on the same road?
And isn’t it real not to do what we’ve been told?
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Together forever
No matter what the weather
Side by side when we gamble with angles
Whatever comes whatever happens to you
It will happen to me too
They pointed their fingers at us
an called us names
They wanted us to be “the next big thing”
but we’ve never changed
We slept on the same floor
Ate the same waste every fuckin’ day
Good to know you mr. rock’n’roll
We say “fuck ‘em all”
And that’s all we say
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They say “only the good die young”
So that makes us old and bad
Thank you compadres
For the best time I’ve ever had
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We are all we’ve got