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dhaDkan(m): heartbeat

Description of dhaDkan: Dhadkan is an Urdu word meaning the rhythmic pulsation or beat of the heart, often evoking vitality and emotion. Unlike mere physical throbbing, it carries a poetic resonance symbolizing life's passion and inner turmoil. Differs from the English "heartbeat" by infusing cultural depth, frequently alluding to love's ecstasy or agony in verse. In Urdu poetry, it pulses through ghazals like "Tum dil ki dhadkan ho," capturing romance's fervent rhythm.

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agar ruk jaaye meri dhaDkan tho maut na samajhna

kayi baar aisa hua hai

federer ko yaad karte karte

if my heart stops a while

don’t presume I am dead

many a time it so happens

when i recollect federer!

Mirza Ghalib (63)

yaad (m) (35)

memory, remember

dhaDkan (m) (1)

heartbeat

maut (m) (4)

death

samajhna (2)

to understand

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

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