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pighalta(m): melt

Description of pighalta: Pighalta is the present participle form of the Urdu/Hindi verb pighalna, meaning "melting" or "that which is melting," often evoking a soft, fluid transformation from solid to liquid. Unlike jalna , which implies intense heat and destruction, pighalta suggests a gentler, poignant dissolution. Differs from bahna , as it specifically denotes the initial melting process rather than steady movement. In Urdu poetry, it symbolizes melting hearts in love, as in

1 / 1: pighalta

jazbe ki kaDi dhoop ho to kya naheen mumkin

ye kis ne kaha

sang pighalta hi naheen hai

if there is intensity of passion

what is not possible?

who said that

the rock doesn't melt?

Akhtar Lakhnvi (1)

dhoop (f) (10)

heat from sun

mumkin (8)

possible

sang (m) (3)

rock

pighalta (m) (1)

melt

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