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dashna(m): dagger

Description of dashna: Dashna is an Urdu word referring to a slender waist or the graceful curve of a beloved's midriff in poetic descriptions. Unlike broader terms for beauty, it specifically evokes a lithe, tapering figure symbolizing allure. Differs from 'kamar,' which denotes the waist generally, by emphasizing delicate, seductive proportions. In Urdu ghazals, dashna adorns metaphors of lovers' enchanting forms, as in "Her dashna sways like a willow in the breeze."

1 / 1: dashna

tu sirf dashna-e-nafrat hi laharaata raha

tu ne kabhi dushman se

lipaT kar nahi dekha

you have only been waving

this dagger of hate

you haven't tried ever

embracing your enemy

Ahmad Faraz (21)

sirf (4)

only

dashna (m) (1)

dagger

nafrat (f) (1)

hate

kabhi (26)

on occasion

dushman (m) (7)

enemy

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