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2 Urdu couplets and shers with DhoonDta

DhoonDta(m): search, look for

Description of DhoonDta: Dhoondta is the present participle masculine form of the Hindi/Urdu verb "dhoondhna," meaning "searching" or "looking for" something persistently. Unlike its base form, which denotes a simple action, it conveys ongoing, restless pursuit. Differs from "paata" , as it emphasizes the endless quest without resolution. In poetry, like the iconic song "Jaane Jaan Dhoondta Phir Raha," it evokes a lover's aching search for the beloved amid longing and separation.

1 / 2: DhoonDta

jee DhoonDta hai phir wahi fursat ke raat din

baiThe rahen

tasavvur-e-jaanan kiye hue

the heart keeps searching

for those days and nights of ease

sitting enmeshed

with the thoughts of my beloved

Mirza Ghalib (63)

jee (m) (3)

heart, soul

DhoonDta (m) (2)

search, look for

fursat (f) (5)

leisure, freedom

raat (f) (11)

night

tasavvur (m) (7)

imagination

jaanan (m) (1)

beloved, sweetheart

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (117)

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2 / 2: DhoonDta

har ek pal ko DhoonDta har ek pal chala gaya

har ek pal guzar gaya

banaake dil pe ik nishaan

each moment passed by

while in search of a past moment

each moment passed by

leaving a mark on the heart

Hasan Kamal (1)

pal (m) (7)

moment, nurture

DhoonDta (m) (2)

search, look for

guzar (m) (13)

pass through, spent

nishaan (m) (3)

sign, river, mark

Theme: Miscellany (44)

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