तंगी

Meaning

Narrowness, constriction, distress, or hardship.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu poetry, 'tangi' denotes physical constriction, economic scarcity, or existential anguish. In this couplet, it represents the perpetual hardship and suffocating constraint that accompanies the speaker across existence and non-existence, metaphorical of being constrained by an envious eye.

Etymology

Persian: derived from 'tang' (narrow, tight) with the abstract noun suffix '-i'.

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, it frequently occurs in compounds like 'tangi-e-dil' (constriction of heart) or 'tangi-e-qafas' (narrowness of cage) to symbolize worldly or emotional anguish.

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