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Doobega(m): sink

Description of Doobega: 'Doobega' is the future tense form of the Hindi/Urdu verb 'doobna,' meaning 'will drown' or 'will immerse.' Unlike 'doob jayega,' which implies complete submersion without return, 'doobega' suggests an ongoing or inevitable sinking process. Differs from 'tar jayega,' meaning 'will be saved,' as seen in the song lyric "Doobega toh tar jaaega," where immersion leads to salvation. In poetry, it evokes souls drowning in time's river to find truth.

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kaun Doobega kise paar utarna hai, 'zafar'

faisla waqt ke dariyaa mein

utar kar hoga

who will drown, zafar, and

who will cross to the other side

that will be decided only

after diving into the river of time

Ahmad Zafar (2)

dariyaa (m) (14)

river

faisla (m) (3)

decision

waqt (m) (20)

time

Doobega (m) (1)

sink

paar utarna (m) (1)

crossover

utarna (m) (2)

cross over, get off

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