Word Meaning
तिरा
tira
Meaning
Your, yours, thy (poetic contraction of 'tera').
Detailed Meaning
'तिरा' is the poetic contraction of the second-person possessive pronoun 'तेरा' (tera), meaning 'your' or 'thy'. In classical Urdu poetry, it is employed to fit metrical scansion where a short-long syllable pattern is required. In this couplet, it directly addresses the beloved, asking whose dwelling their heart truly finds peace in.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Indo-Aryan and Old Indo-Aryan / Sanskrit pronominal bases related to the second-person pronoun (tava/tvat), contracted in Urdu/Hindi poetic usage.
Usage
In Urdu ghazal prosody, 'तिरा' is favored over 'तेरा' whenever the meter demands an initial short syllable.
Examples
Your face is the lamp of every longing.
The heart wanders endlessly in your lane.