Word Meaning
ता-कूचा
tā-kūcha
Meaning
Up to the lane; as far as the street or alleyway.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional construct combining 'tā' (until, up to) with 'kūcha' (narrow street, lane). In this couplet, it spans the vast extent of ruin from the desert of the Kaaba up to the street of the Hindu sacred thread (zunnār). It illustrates how total desolation has collapsed the boundary between sacred Islamic spaces and the quarters of idolaters.
Etymology
Persian compound of the preposition 'tā' (up to, until) and the noun 'kūcha' (street, alley).
Usage
Frequently used in classical ghazals to mark the spatial span of grief, wandering, or devastation moving from wilderness into urban settlements.
Examples
Dust flew from the desert up to the lover's lane.
From the sanctuary up to the lane of idols, desolation reigned.