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خاکداں

khaakdaan

Means

A container of dust; a poetic metaphor for the physical world or the earth, signifying mortality and human transience.


Urdu Meaning

مٹی کا برتن یا دنیا؛ کنایۃً یہ فانی دنیا۔

Noun · Masculine · Persian


Shers using this word

تھی جملہ تن لطافت عالم میں جاں کے ہم تو مٹی میں اٹ گئے ہیں اس خاکداں میں آ کر

Thi jumla tan latafat aalam mein jaa ke hum to Mitti mein at gaye hain is khaakdaan mein aa kar

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