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jaldi: haste

Description of jaldi: Jaldi is an Urdu word meaning hurry, haste, or speed, often used as a noun for urgency or an adverb for quickly and immediately. Unlike deliberate actions that prioritize care, it implies rushed behavior prone to errors, as in the proverb "haste makes waste." Differs from "tez" , as jaldi emphasizes impatience over mere velocity. In Urdu poetry, it evokes fleeting moments, like lovers urged to meet in haste before

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abhi to aayi ho jaldi kahaan hai jaane ki

uTho na pahlu se

Thahro zara...kidhar ko chale

you have just arrived

what’s the hurry to leave

don’t get up just yet from my side

stay a while, where are you headed

Bhartendu Harishchandra (4)

pahlu (m) (4)

side

jaldi (1)

haste

thahro (1)

stay

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