Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
رقص
/raqs/Roman
English meaning: Dance
Urdu Definition
(اردو)رقص جسم کو موسیقی کی تال پر حرکت دینے کا فن ہے۔
English Definition
The art of moving the body rhythmically, usually to music. Classical dance forms associated with Urdu-Muslim culture include Kathak, which developed in the courts of Lucknow and Jaipur.
Example
“کتھک رقص لکھنؤ کے مغل دربار میں پروان چڑھا۔”
In English: “Kathak dance flourished in the Mughal courts of Lucknow.”
Literary Heritage
“فن وہی ہے جو دل کو چھو لے، روح کو بیدار کرے۔”
/Fan vahī hai jo dil ko chu le, rūḥ ko baidār kare./
“That alone is art which touches the heart and awakens the soul.”
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