Word Meaning
डालेंगे
dāleñge
Meaning
Will cast, throw, or cultivate (in the context of adopting a habit).
Detailed Meaning
Future tense, first-person plural form of the verb 'ḍālnā' (to cast, pour, or place). In this couplet, it combines with 'ख़ू' (habit/nature) to form the idiom 'ख़ू डालना', meaning to cultivate or adopt a practice. The speaker resolves to resign himself patiently to submission in response to the beloved's indifference.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Indo-Aryan/Prakrit 'ḍālei' (to throw, cast, place), descending from Old Indo-Aryan roots.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, 'ḍālnā' often attaches to abstract nouns like 'ख़ू' (nature/habit) or 'नींव' (foundation) to express instilling or inaugurating an emotional posture.
Examples
We too shall cultivate the habit of patience.
We shall institute a custom of devotion in the heart.
