Word Meaning

चलिए

chaliye

hiverb

Meaning

Let us go; please go; a polite invitation or exhortation to depart.

Detailed Meaning

An honorific imperative or cohortative verb form derived from 'chalnā' (to walk, go, or move). In this couplet, it serves as a tender invitation to accompany the speaker to the garden to behold the beauty of spring. It blends polite address with intimate longing, urging the beloved or companion to step out.

Etymology

Sanskrit 'cal' (चल् - to move, wander) through Prakrit 'callaï' to Hindustani 'chalnā'.

Usage

Commonly employed in the ghazal to softly propose a shared journey toward the garden, tavern, or lover's lane.

Examples

Let us go towards the beloved's lane once again.

If spring has arrived, let us walk to the garden.

Synonyms

सिधारिएपधारिएनिकलिए

Related Words

चलनाचालचलन
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