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dhaDkanon(m): beats

Description of dhaDkanon: "DhaDkanon" is the Urdu plural form of "dhaDk?n," meaning heartbeats or pulsations, evoking the rhythmic throbbing of the heart. Unlike singular "dhaDk?n," which denotes a single beat, it conveys a collective, ongoing pulse of emotion. Differs from "dil" by focusing on its dynamic motion rather than the organ itself. In poetry, like Paraveen Rai's ghazal, it symbolizes love's turbulent flow, as in "dhaDkanon mein khinchaw dariya ka."

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ek ishq hai ki jis ki gali ja raha huun main

aur dil ki dhaDkanon se bhi

ghabra raha huun main

there is this love

who’s street i am going to

and i am terrified

of my own heartbeat

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ishq (m) (34)

love

gali (f) (8)

street

dhaDkanon (m) (1)

beats

ghabra (3)

scared, terrified

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