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darta: fearful

Description of darta: Darta is an Urdu word meaning "fear" or "fright," often conveying a sense of dread or apprehension. Unlike khauf, which implies intense terror, darta suggests a milder, lingering unease. Differs from dar by emphasizing the active state of being afraid rather than the abstract emotion. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the heart's trembling before love's uncertainties, as in verses depicting lovers darta in anticipation.

1 / 1: darta

yahaan har shakhs har pal hadsa hone se darta hai

khilona hai jo miTTi ka

fana hone se darta hai

everyone here is always

fearful of a calamity happenin

all of them toys...always

fearful of becoming dirt

Rajesh Reddy (4)

shakhs (m) (16)

person, individual

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

hadsa (m) (2)

calamity, accident

darta (1)

fearful

khilona (m) (2)

toy

mitti (f) (1)

dirt, clay, earth

fana (f) (2)

annihilation

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