Word Meaning
टालेंगे
ṭāleñge
hiverb
Meaning
Will avert, evade, defer, or brush aside dismissively.
Detailed Meaning
A first-person plural future form meaning 'we will brush off' or 'we will avert'. In this couplet, it expresses the lover's resilient nonchalance in laughing away and disregarding any degree of insult or ill-treatment inflicted by the beloved's guard.
Etymology
Derived from Prakrit, tracing to Sanskrit root टल् (ṭal, meaning to move away, waver, or be agitated).
Usage
In classical ghazal, it commonly depicts laughing off sorrow or describes the beloved repeatedly postponing a promised rendezvous.
Examples
ham ġham kī har ghaṛī ko hañsī meñ ṭāleñge
vo vaada-e-visāl ko kab tak ṭāleñge
Synonyms
उड़ाएँगेनज़रअंदाज़ करेंगेबचाएँगे
Related Words
टालनाटलनाटाल-मटोल